Earth's Cycles Project

Part I 

Rock Cycle
1. How does a metamorphic rock become a sedimentary rock?
-Weathering breaks down the rock into sediments. Sediments moves by erosion into water. Then by compaction and cementation sedimentary rock forms.

2. How does Magma change into metamorphic rocks?
-Magma goes out and called Lava. Lava gets cold and turns into igneous rock. Igneous rock changes its shape by heat and pressure into metamorphic rock.

Carbon Cycle
3. How does a consumer become a fossil fuel?
-When they die, their remains goes underground by decomposers and turns into fossil fuel.

4. How can a fossil fuel be used in photosynthesis?
-Burning of fossil fuels releases CO2 emissions into air, and in photosynthesis plants use CO2 to produce O2.

Water Cycle
5. How does a lake water turn into clouds?
-Because of sunlight in the lake happens evaporation and evaporation creates water vapor. Then happens condensation process in which water vapors turns into clouds.

6. How can a cloud turn into groundwater?

-First happens precipitation process, it causes run-off. Then water goes underground by infiltration. 

Part II

Essential Questions 
1. How are rock, carbon and water cycles connected to hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere and atmosphere? 

Hydrosphere-is the water layer of Earth.

Hydrosphere and carbon cycle connected to each other by photosynthesis, because plants use groundwater in photosynthesis process. Hydrosphere and rock cycle connected to each other
by erosion and weathering.

Lithosphere-Land, underground.

Most of the processes in rock cycle happens underground. Creation of metamorphic rock and sedimentary rock, melting of metamorphic rock. Lithosphere and water cycle connected to each other by infiltration and underground water. Lithosphere and carbon cycle connected to each other by fossil and fossil fuels.

Atmosphere-air that covers the Earth.

Atmosphere and carbon cycle connected to each other by CO2 emissions, CO2 and O2. Atmosphere and water cycle connected to each other by evaporation, water vapors, precipitation and transpiration. Atmosphere and rock cycle connected to each other by weathering and eruption.

Biosphere-Living world.

Biosphere and rock cycle connected to each other by eruption, because eruption releases CO2 for plants. Biosphere and water cycle connected to each other by transpiration. Biosphere and carbon cycle connected to each other by consumers, decomposers and producers.

2. How are the three cycles (rock, carbon & water) connected to each other?
- Carbon cycle connected to rock cycle by fossil because fossil is a type of sedimentary rock (Coal).
Carbon cycle and water cycle also connected to each other. In photosynthesis plants use groundwater that is in water cycle. Rock cycle and water cycle connected to each other by precipitation, weathering and erosion.

Earths Cycles Project

Topic-Rock Cycle

Vocabulary

Word	Native Language	Definition
Magma	магма	Liquid that is inside of Volcano.
Lava	лава	When Magma goes out it called Lava.
Crystallization	кристаллизация	Cooling down.
Igneous Rock	изверженная порода	Rock formed by crystallization.
Weathering	выветривание	Breaks down the rocks.
Sediments	отложения	Small pieces of rocks that formed by weathering.
Erosion	эрозия	The process of eroding.
Compaction	уплотнение	Push together.
Cementation	цементация	Rocks stuck together.
Sedimentary Rock	осадочная порода	Rock, which formed by cementation.
Heat	тепло	Hot.
Pressure	давление	The continuous physical force.
Metamorphic Rock	метаморфических	Rock, which formed by heat and pressure.
Melting	плавление	Solid turns into liquid.

Diagram

Video

Reflection

1.What did you enjoy most about this project and why?
-Create background because it was fun.
2.What was most challenging for you during this project and why?
-To make a story because at the beginning I didn't understand how rock cycle works.
3.What new skills did you learn from doing this project?
-I learned more about Rock cycle, Water cycle and Carbon cycle and how these three cycles connected with each other.
4.Is there anything that you could have done to improve any of your work? Explain.
-I could make the background more colorful, it would be more interesting to watch the video.

Vocabulary Quiz

Rock Cycle:

Multiple choices….

1.       What are the three main types of rock?                                  

a)      Igneous, pumice, basalt

b)     Metamorphic, igneous, sedimentary

c)      Shale, limestone, slate

d)     Conglomerate, sedimentary, obsidian

      2.    What type of rock is formed when Lava gets cold?

              a) Metamorphic Rock

              b) Sedimentary Rock

              c) Igneous Rock

              d) Obsidian Rock

     3.   Which process breaks down the rocks?

              a) Weathering

              b) Erosion

              c) Melting

              d) Crystallization

True/False. Write the correct answer if it False….

1.       _____ Metamorphic Rock changes into magma by getting cold.                                 Correct__________________

2.           _____    Cementation helps to transfer the rocks.                                                               Correct__________________

3.                _____  Sedimentary Rock changes into Metamorphic Rock by heat and pressure.

C   Correct__________________

4.       _____  Lava changes into Igneous Rock by Crystallization,                                           Correct__________________

Fill-in-the-Blank using the words below….

      

Compaction

Magma

Erosion

Cementation

Sediments

1.       Rocks go underground by___________________.

2.       __________________is a process in which rocks gets stuck together.

3.       Weathering breaks down the rocks into____________________.

4.       __________________is the process in which sediments moves from one place to another on Earth's surface.

5.       Red, hot liquid that stores deep underground, inside of volcano, it calls__________________.

                                                          Sleep & Learning
Reflection:

     1. How does sleep effect your learning?
- While we are sleeping our brain gets break from all the things that we did whole day. While we are sleeping brain will practice what we learned. If we get enough sleep, in the morning brain will be ready for new learning.
    2. How much sleep do you get each night? Do you think this is enough? Do you feel tired in the morning?
- I sleep at different time, but in average I sleep 6 hours. I think this not enough, because everyday in the morning I feel tired and I feel sleepy.
    3. Will you change what you do after reading about sleep and learning? Why or why not?
- I will change my daily routine, because my brain needs more break from the internet, music and television and needs more sleep.

Energy Drink

1. What is your opinion about energy drinks?

 

- In my opinion, we cannot drink too much energy drinks in a day, because energy drinks has a caffeine that will damage human body... But not normal amount of caffeine. Normal amount of caffeine in a day is 200 to 300 mg..

2. What is an opposing argument than the one that you have been presented with? What would the drink makers say about this? 

 

- effects of energy drinks on human body. 10 top effects are - 

1. Palpitations / tachycardia
2. Tremor / shaking
3. Agitation / restlessness
4. Gastrointestinal upset
5. Chest pain / ischaemia
6. Dizziness / syncope
7. Paraesthesia (tingling or numbing of the skin)
8. Insomnia
9. Respiratory distress
10. Headache
11. 3. Will you drink them? Why or why not?
12. - I will not drink them because I don't want to get one of the effects of the caffeine. 

A Piece in the Puzzle Project

Title - Uzbekistan

Vocabulary

Word	Native Language	Definition
Climate	климат	Area with precise dominant weather conditions.
Climate Zone	климатическая зона	Divisions of the Earth’s climates into general climate zone.
Landform	рельефа	Natural characteristics of the Earth’s surface
Water Resources	водные ресурсы	Sources of water that is useful for people.
Natural Resources	природные ресурсы	Materials or substances that took place in nature and can be used to obtain economic gain.
Natural Disasters	Стихийные бедствия	Cause damage or death, events like earthquake, hurricane, flood etc.

Essential Questions

1. What are the natural characteristics of a specific country?

- Mostly midlatitude desert. Long, hot summers, mild winters. Semiarid grassland in last. 

2. How does our country define who we are?

- Our country defines us on the following criteria: Whom we represent, what we grew up in our country, what we have done for our country and what we brought for our nation.

Video

Reflection
1. What did you enjoy about this project and why?
- I liked to work in Animoto and create a video, because it was easy and fun to work in Animoto.
2. What was most challenging for you during this project and why?
- To write definitions short and simple
3. What new skills did you learn from doing this project?
- Searching information, work with Animoto.
4. Is there anything that you could have done to improve any of your work? Explain.
- Adding more pictures.
5. What would you change about this project?
Nothing.