1. Welcome to the… SUPREME COURT

2. Showing OFF !!!!!! This year you will encounter questions that will require you to use your “critical thinking” skills. ALWAYS REPHRASE THE QUESTION IN THE ANSWER and then answer each question using “POWER VOCABULARY” for subject area. FINISH your writing by wrapping up your ideas with a conclusion. Dare to show off your knowledge! I understand how to produce powerful writings that convey my content knowledge in a clear, concise, powerful paragraph, 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

3. Traps, springs, and triggers I understand the various types of test questions and how to “handle” them successfully 0 1 2 3 4 5

4. HERE COMES THE JUDGE RUBRIC : 1. Rephrased question in clear logical fashion 0 1 2 3 4 2. Power Vocabulary in a STRONG, CLEARLY STATED ANSWER 0 1 2 3 4 3. A CONCLUSION that wraps it all up 0 1 2 3 4

6. Lawyer Hall of Fame Case # 3 Corinne Greenlee Case # 4 Amelia Barbins Case # 5 Brianna Chuba Case # 6 Daniel Casey Case # 7 Corrine Greenlee/ Case # 8 Helena Wilson Amelia Barbins/ Samantha Popp

7. Case Log

8. The role of the “Chairperson” Session # 1 (15 minutes) A.Read the question to the group B. Lead Power Vocabulary discussion C. Allow lawyer to improve their answers Session #2 (10 minutes) A.Have each lawyer read their answer while group uses rubric to evaluate B.Have group choose best answer to “SHARE” with Supreme Court

9. Case # 1 Mr. Johnson is a farmer who decided to place 5 bee hives right in the middle of his apple orchard. Explain why this is a scientifically wise decision! How will this improve his farm?

10. Case # 1… pollination, interdependence, nectar, profit Mr. Johnson has made a wise decision to put the bee hives in his apple orchard because both the bees and the apple trees will benefit. The bees will pollinate the flowers as the bees gather nectar for the hive. This will cause the apple tree to have many apples due to the fact that the flowers were all pollinated. The bees will also be able to produce large amounts of honey because of the nectar they found in the apple trees. Both organisms benefited. This is called interdependence. Mr. Johnson will make more money as a farmer because he now has many apples and a lot of honey to sell at the local market place.

11. Case # 2 A truck carrying copper sulfate ( a chemical that kills only small plant) wrecked by the Mentor marsh and some of the chemical leaked into the Marsh. It appeared to only kill plant life. Will it affect the Bald Eagles in the area? Explain your ideas!

12. Case # 3 Raccoons, the masked bandits of the marsh, absolutely thrives around people and their dwellings in the Mentor Headlands. What physical and behavioral adaptations allow this to occur? Explain your reasoning.

13. Case # 4 Scientifically explain the photos and their relationships…

14. Case # 5 Mr. Jones is a new biologist who is studying animal populations (single species) in the Mentor Marsh and he is exploring how they effect each other and the community. (many animals mixed together ) He has noticed the following facts: 1.The mouse population has 8 babies in every litter 2. The rabbits/squirrels have 6 babies in each litter of offspring. 3. The Great Horned Owl only has 2 babies and only one of them survives. Explain to Mr. Jones why this is occurring? ** Bonus time… be prepared to show how you can up with an answer!

15. Case # 6 If Human pesticides kill off all the grasshoppers in the Marsh area what impact will it have on the animal community shown in the food web? ** Bonus time… be prepared to show how you can up with an answer!

16. What pattern is Marsha observing and how will this pattern effect the physical adaptations of the artic fox and the behavioral adaptations of the Mentor Headland’s geese? Case # 7

17. Case # 8 Explain this drawing scientifically. What does it mean?

18. How is the moon different than our Earth? http://space-facts.com/the-moon/ http://www.moonconnection.com/moon_facts.phtml http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/space/moon.html Research sources for your exploration CASE # 9

19. Case # 10 In the most creative way possible prepare a comparison between the Inner and Outer Planets http://www.solstation.com/stars/4planets.htmhttp://www.space.com/17028-terrestrial-planets.html http://www.space.com/30372-gas-giants.html

20. For Whom the “BELL” tolls http://www.online-stopwatch.com/full-screen-stopwatch/