Mrs. Berg's Basics

  Natural Resources Natural Resources  exist freely in nature. These things include water (seas and fresh water), land, soils, rocks, forests (vegetation), animals (including fish), fossil fuels and minerals. They are the basis of life on earth. All these mentioned above are natural, and they exist in nature. No human created them. We tap into their supply to survive and also to function properly. Natural resources are all connected in a way. Therefore if one is taken away, it will affect the supply or quality of all others. For example, if water is eliminated from an area, the vegetation, soils, animals and even the air in that area will be affected negatively. Here are some great things we get from natural resources: Natural resources are broken down into two categories according to their production, renewable and nonrenewable. Renewable resources  can be replaced and replenished in our lifetime. Some examples are sun, wind, water, soil, and plants.  Nonrenewable r...

  Input-Output Tables Input and output tables are diagrams used to teach the basic concepts of functions. They are based on the rule of the function. When the table is filled in, it produces the pairs of coordinates that are necessary to construct the graph. The input is the value of x that is applied to the function. The output is the f(x), or the answer that is received as a result of putting x into the function. Here is a link to a clear explanation with examples. Input/Output Table Lesson Here are some games for additional practice: Function Tables Function Machine Stop that Creature Game Find the Rule Please let me know if you have any questions!

  Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition We are studying the slow changes to the Earth's surface. These processes include weathering, erosion, and deposition. Weathering  is the process of natural forces breaking down rocks into smaller pieces. Some of the causes of weathering include: moving water, ice, wind, plant root growth, burrowing animals, and temperature changes. Erosion  is the process which the broken pieces are transported, or moved, from one place to another. Some of the causes of erosion include: moving water, wind, glaciers (ice), and gravity (avalanches). Deposition  is the process of moved particles being deposited, or dropped off, in a new location. This process creates new land forms such as flood plains, deltas, sand dunes, and beaches. Although we talk about weathering, erosion, and deposition as three separate processes, they often occur together. Over time, rocks are generally broken into smaller pieces (weathering), carried downhill (erosion), an...

  Personal Financial Literacy Personal financial literacy is mainly used in connection with personal finance matters. Financial literacy often entails the knowledge of properly making decisions pertaining to certain personal finance areas like real estate, insurance, investing, saving (especially for college), tax planning and retirement. We apply this daily with our classroom economic system. We specifically learned a few areas of personal financial literacy. We focused on: calculating profit in a given situation  determining the relationship between income, expense, and profit describing the purpose of financial institutions determining fixed expenses and variable expenses Financial Institutions The basic purpose of financial institutions include keeping money safe, borrowing money, and lending money. Fixed and Variable Expenses Fixed expenses are expenses that occur regularly and the amount  does not   change. car payment mortgage payment or rent insurance (health...