More cool global warming sites!

Here are some links from a fellow blogger….

Global Cool “Over the next 10 years the solutions based campaign of Global Cool will be launching a series of educational and entertaining programmes, and inspirational and upbeat global events, aimed at empowering individuals to make a difference.”  Check out the rock stars who endorse Global Cool in the Cool Tube section.  Also, look at list of simple things you can do in the “Be Cool” section.

Try the Global Warming quiz!

We’ll be checking out a carbon footprint calculator in class soon.  It asks for a lot of information that your family members can help you with since you guys don’t tend to be in charge of paying bills and driving the car.  If you would like to do it with your family, here’s the website:  Lifecycle Climate Footprint calculator

Homework for the Week of March 26

**HAVE YOU STARTED YOUR SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT YET?!**

1)  Read “Effects of Global Warming”

2)  Complete HW#24: Global warming cartoon

Due date:

Block I: Wednesday

Block II: next Tuesday, April 3

Block III: Thursday

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3)  Continue work on Climate Change book–I’ll talk about this in class.

Global Warming site for kids

 

This is a site developed by the EPA (the Environmental Protection Agency).  Fun and easy to follow!  There are some nice animations too. Highly recommended.

EPA Climate change site for kids

Missing work as of March 20

Here’s the list of missing work!

Missing work as of March 20

Okay, it should be the right file now.

Please turn in all work by Friday.

The Inconvenient Truth

Sorry I’ve been a bit absent with posting to the blog…..

So, recently we watched an Inconvenient Truth.

Here were some of the comments and thoughts from students:

“I thought the film was educational and interesting. Al Gore did a nice job of explaining the facts.”

“It’s really scary what’s happening to our world.”

“It made me think about our morals. Why won’t we do anything to save our world?”

“Wow. Intense.”

“I agree that it [global warming] is not a political issue. I think that everybody should see this film even if they think that their religion is against it.”

“What can we do?”

“I was really inspired by this film.”

It seems like most kids enjoyed the film and even those who had seen it before, learned more the 2nd time around. If you want to check out more information, see the website at: http://www.climatecrisis.net/

Download this list of 10 things you can do to help stop our climate crisis.

Homework for the Week of March 19

*START WORKING ON YOUR SCI FAIR PROJECT IF TIFF HAS RETURNED YOUR EXPERIMENTAL PLAN!!!!!

1) Read “Climate change”

2) Complete HW#22: Ice Ice Baby

Due date:

Block I: Wednesday

Block II: Friday

Block III: Thursday

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2) Read “GeoSigns”

3) Complete HW#23: I’m meeeeelting!

Due date:

Block I: next Monday, March 26

Block II: next Tuesday, March 27

Block III: next Monday, March 26

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The grading period ends on Friday, March 23rd. A missing work list will be posted tomorrow.

Science fair alert

After I have returned your experimental plans, you may start your project!!!

The next phase to turn in is the Rough Draft of your project.

On the initial timeline, the due dates for the Rough Draft was during Spring Break  My bad… so the new due dates will be the week BEFORE Spring break.  This will give me time for thorough feedback of your work.  Remember that the MORE you write, the MORE feedback I can give you before the final draft on your display board.

Science Fair rough draft requirements

Invention documents:  Inventor’s log blank sheets

Invention rough draft

DUE DATES:

Block I: Wednesday, April 4

Block II: Friday, April 6

Block III: Thursday, April 5

Science Fair Experimental Plan

The next step is the Experimental Plan or Design worksheet (inventions).

For all blocks, this is due by this Friday!  Remember that you cannot start your project without the approval of your experimental plan.

Science Fair Experimental Plan

Sample experimental plan

Homework for the Week of March 5th

Hello! Back from Mexico and back to the grind!

1) Read “The Greenhouse effect”-the 2nd chapter in your reading

2) Complete HW#21: House of the Rising Temperature

Due date:

Block I: Thursday*

Block II: Tuesday

Block III: Wednesday *

*Note the schedule change!