Personal Inquiry
Learning Goal 1: use your research skills to identify and research relevant questions based on your interests.
Learning Goal 2: use your research skills to gather information from a variety of reliable source
Learning Goal 3: use your research skills to present the information you have learned in a format of your choice
Learning Goal 1: use your research skills to identify and research relevant questions based on your interests.
Learning Goal 2: use your research skills to gather information from a variety of reliable source
Learning Goal 3: use your research skills to present the information you have learned in a format of your choice
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The Solar System
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Volcanoes
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Earthquakes
Guiding Questions:
- What causes earthquakes to happen? Look into how moving tectonic plates and faults cause earthquakes.
- How do we measure how strong and intense earthquakes are? Learn about the Richter scale and the Mercalli intensity scale, and how scientists use them.
- What are the main and side effects of earthquakes? Find out about the immediate effects like shaking and cracks in the ground, and side effects like tsunamis, landslides, and building damage.
- How do scientists predict and watch for earthquakes? Check out the tools and methods like seismographs and GPS that scientists use to monitor earthquakes.
- What are some of the biggest earthquakes in history, and what happened because of them? Research major earthquakes like the 1906 San Francisco earthquake or the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami, and what we learned from them.
- How can people prepare for and reduce the damage from earthquakes? Look into ways to get ready for earthquakes, like building strong buildings, making emergency plans, and teaching people about earthquakes.
- How do human activities affect earthquakes? Explore how things like mining, building dams, and fracking can cause earthquakes, and what this means.
Possible Research Ideas:
The Life Cycle of a Butterfly - Explore the stages from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly.
The Life Cycle of a Butterfly - Explore the stages from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly.
- Endangered Animals - Learn about animals that are at risk of extinction and what can be done to save them.
- Ancient Egypt - Investigate the culture, pyramids, and mummies of ancient Egypt.
- The Water Cycle - Study how water moves through the environment in different forms.
- Famous Inventors - Research inventors like Thomas Edison or Leonardo da Vinci and their inventions.
- The Amazon Rainforest - Learn about the biodiversity, importance, and threats to the Amazon rainforest.
- Space Exploration - Explore the history and future of space travel, including missions to the Moon and Mars.
- Renewable Energy - Find out about different types of renewable energy sources, like solar and wind power, and their benefits.
- Allergies - Understand what causes allergies, common allergens, and how people manage their allergic reactions.
- Dinosaurs - Study different types of dinosaurs, their habitats, and what led to their extinction.