• Actiity 12:  Evaulating Materials


    AQ #5 Evidence and Trade-offs Writing Frame - GoogleDoc link  (note you will only be able to view the document - follow directions below to edit)
    Open the link, go to 'File' and then click on 'Make a Copy'.  Rename the document "(your last name), Act 12 EV-TO".  It will automatically be saved into your GoogleDrive.

     

    Activity 13:  Product Life Cycle

    How Glass Bottles are Made video
    How Plastic Bottles are Made video
    How Aluminum Cans are Made video


    Chemistry Work Sample (Rate of Chemical Reactions)

    Chemistry Work Sample GoogleDoc Template
    Directions:  Click on link above, go to "File", then "Make a Copy".  Save the template as "(your last name) Chemistry Work Sample" and it will automatically be saved into your GoogleDrive.  For any part that you are not typing, delete that part from the template so you don't print a bunch of incomplete pages.  

     

    Weather

    • Weather infrared

      CLIMATE CHANGE LINKS

      Part 1:  How Americans Think About Climate Change in Six Maps - NY Times  - link

      If time, check out "Mapping 50 Years of Melting Ice in Glacier National Park" - NY Times - link

      Part 3:  What are the possible consequences of climate change? - EPA - link

      Part 4:  Why don't people believe and act?  The psychology of threats - PBS - link

      Part 5:  What is our government's plan?  America First Energy Plan - whitehouse.gov - link

      Part 6:  What is the world doing about climate change?  Paris Agreement

      Article from EU that explains Paris Agreement - link

      Article from BBC about Paris Climate Agreement - link

      Movie that explains Paris Agreement - link

      Movie from EU about Paris Agreement - link

      Part 7:  What do scientists think can be done about climate change?  

      10 Solutions for Climate Change (Scientific American) - link

      Engineering the Earth to Fight Climate Change (Harvard) - link

      Are any Geoengineering Solutions Viable or Realistic (Scientific American) - link

      In Global Efforts to Address Climate Change, Electrical Engineers Have Crucial Role (MIT News) - link 

      also interesting, Jet Contrails Affect Surface Temperatures (Penn State) - link

      Making Methane Fuel from Microbes (science daily) - link

      Climate Stabilization:  Planting Trees Cannot Replace Cutting CO2 Emmisions - link

      and lastly, the Wikipedia entry on climate engineering - link

      Part 8:  How can we convince people?  

      Video from poet Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner of her poem, "Dear Matafele Peinem" - link

      Science in America with Neil deGrasse Tyson - link

      13 Misconceptions About Climate Change Explained from Veritasium - link

       

      WEATHER

      Weather Underground - Great website for checking on lots of weather details

      SEPUP Atmosphere Interactive - We will use this atmosphere interactive to learn about layers of the atmosphere and their properties.

      Water Cycle - This cycle shows the water cycle, and you can click on each part of the water cycle to learn more.

      Link for #64

       

      For #68

      SEPUP Worldwide Wind Interactive - We will use this interactive to learn about prevailing winds all over the world.

      Worldwide Winds

      Winds in the US

      Types of Clouds - images and information about clouds at different elevations


      For #69

      Warm and Cold Fronts - Great animations of each

      USA Today Weather Animation
       

      CLIMATE

      EPA Climate Change (for students)

      Global Climate Change QUIZ from National Geographic

      Global Climate Change BASIC FACTS - very reliable information from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

      NASA Climate Change information 


    Activity 71:  Household Energy Efficiency

    Link to Reading Outline - GoogleDoc link  (note you will only be able to view the document - follow directions below to edit)
    Open the link, go to 'File' and then click on 'Make a Copy'.  Rename the document "(your last name), Act 71 Reading Outline".  It will automatically be saved into your GoogleDrive.  You will have to print a copy when you're done to keep in your Notebook.

    Link to Extension Energy Efficient Project - GoogleDoc link  (note you will only be able to view the document - follow directions below to edit)
    Open the link, go to 'File' and then click on 'Make a Copy'.  Rename the document "(your last name), Act 71 Extension Project".  It will automatically be saved into your GoogleDrive.  You will have to print a copy to turn in your poster.