Sustainability HS Students

Yomi 080496

2008-07-22T01:48:00.000-07:00

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Pat's one

2008-06-23T19:35:00.001-07:00

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Patthew

2008-06-23T19:20:00.001-07:00

Get a Voki now!

Litter Daniel, David and Mikey

2008-05-19T20:33:00.001-07:00

Don't Litter!!

2008-05-19T20:26:00.000-07:00

This is the Bitstrip that Monica a De Rango and Mikaila made.

Energise Me!

2008-05-19T17:21:00.000-07:00

Big Question:
Why should we care?

What is energy?
Energy explained Wow......electrical, chemical,
Energy Explains energy
Write your thoughts in our FAQ for our topic Sustainability. Select view all to see all questions and answers.

Group Jigsaw on Types of energy?
Become an Expert
In your groups complete data chart for your type of energy you are researching. This will be shared with the class. Remember to fill in your choosen area in the FAQ property. Link with whether your energy source in Renewable or Non renewable
Energy Facts Gives a good outline of energy sources
More information on different energy types
Renewable Energy
http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/generate_your_own_energy/types_of_renewablestypes of renewable energy
Fossil Fuels

What's the verdict? Vote on perfered energy Source.

Global warming

Not everyone believes there is a problem?

Fact or Fiction. Share your views

View Learning object

Energy Efficient House

Your Brief

Design and Energy Efficient House. See rubric for assessment.

Energy savers in our home and at school. How can we???
Sustainable practices that may be undertaken in homes and in the local environment.

Saving energy

Home, Locally, Globally

Sustainable Practices

List thoughts on blog and wikispace

St.Joseph's what are they doing? Any ideas? Link your thoughts

Podcast using audacity to be uploaded to myclasses for St.joseph's and Holy saviour students to view on sustainable practices

What's the matter with water?

2008-05-19T16:59:00.000-07:00

Group discussions:
Discuss the following facts:
-Water is made up of two parts-hydrogen-2 parts and oxygen-1 part.
-Water covers nearly ¾ of the earth, but the amount that can be used by humans is less then 2%
-The earth will not get any more water; it has about the dame amount of water as when it was formed.
-Over 60 % of the human body is fluid- a person could only live about 3-4 days without drinking water.
-It takes about 50 litres of water to produce one newspaper.
-Millions of microscopic organisms live naturally in waterways. Because some of these can be harmful, water is treated with filters and chemicals before it is piped to homes for domestic use.

Big Issues
-More then one billion people do not have access to safe drinking water
-Most fresh water goes into growing food
-Fresh water animals are disappearing faster then land animals
-Australia is the world’s driest continent but Australians are the highest users of water per person
-Around 70% of the Murray River is diverted for human use.

Report back to class in your groups 10 mnis only per group

Your Group Major Task
Research, design and produce a ‘Water Wise’ poster for specific audience-eg farmers, gardeners, peers, and small businesses. Use myclassses websites for links and books in the classroom

Individual Task
How can we make our houses and our school water-wise?
Conduct an investigation as to how you are saving water around the home.
Think about the kitchen, laundry, toilet, bathroom and pool.
Are there rainwater leaks that need fixing because of a loose roof tile or storm damage.
Present this using your choice of ICT. Selected students voted by the Grade will present at Whole school assesmbly. See rubric

Must complete Home Water Investigator!!!
http://education.melbournewater.com.au/content/home_water_investigator/home_water_investigator.asp

Classroom School Task
Children planting native plants and to learn the process and importance of compost and mulching on plants. Prior to planting principal approval and design brief as a class.

Collaboration with St.Joesph's
Find out what they are donig with their Kitchen Garden?
Comment in myclasses journal
Wikispaces appropriate page
List ways to Save water in this blog, scroll down!!!

Composting

2008-05-13T01:14:00.000-07:00

Composting

Some trash is burned in a controlled process called waste-to-energy incineration. Incinerators, when properly equipped, can convert water into steam to fuel heating systems or generate electricity. Methane gas generated by decomposing garbage at landfills can also be captured and used to generate electricity

The best way to reduce the amount of trash you generate is to be a careful shopper. Don’t buy more than you need, especially if the product can go bad over time.As a consumer, you have purchasing power. As more and more people buy products that are reusable, refillable or concentrated, manufacturers will take notice and produce more of these Earth friendly products.

by Nayomi

Carbon cops at HS

2008-05-11T22:23:00.001-07:00

Our school has Carbon cops. The Carbon cops check all the classrooms twice a day to see if they have turned off computer sceens,lights and air conditioners. At the end of the week they tell the school which class has been the most energy efficient and they give them a certificate and badge. You see, I was a ex-Carbon cop[Jessica]

By Jessica and Nayomi

Sustainability

2008-05-11T21:46:00.000-07:00

What is Sustainability?

Sustainability means to keep the world going.There are many different ways to sustain the earth like walking instead of driving because this will cut down greenhouse gas emissions that the car makes

By Nayomi and Jessica.

What is energy?

2008-05-11T17:11:00.000-07:00

What is energy?

Energy is something we use everyday in our lifes. We all use it differently for different purposes.Energy can be made in many different ways. There are renewable and non- renewable sources. Some examples of non- renewable sources are coal, oil (petroleum), Natural Gas and Urainium (nuclear). Some examples of renewable sources are Solar, Wind, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass and Ocean.

Why is energy so important?

This is so important because of Global Warming. Global Warming is when the Earth becomes warmer by the o-zone layer being broken by Greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases are made by the burning of non- renewable sources. These are the six Greenhouse gases that are metioned in the Kyoto Protocol; carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, hydrofluorocarbons, sulphur hexafluoride.

By Jessica and Nayomi.

Ways to Save Water

2008-04-20T20:43:00.000-07:00

Hi Let's tell you about ways to save water?