Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Blog Check!!!

Time to make sure you have all you need on your blog, its worth 70 points of your grade

  1. Blog up and working, links to me and your class mates
  2. An answer to the final exam question
  3. Scientific method, moon landing movie post
  4. Video link to a environmental movie
  5. Web quest post
  6. Power Articles (brochure and green power)
  7. Secret lives of stuff response

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Global Warming Film Festival I

Post your notes on your blog:

What vision of the future does this film present?
What brought on these future events?
How old is this film?
Is the film's vision of the future belivable or not?
Notes on the corny, cheezy, hokey aspects of the film... CHEESE FACTOR!!

Thursday, February 1, 2007

Re-NEW-Able.. Energy

Pictured Below are several types or methods of producing renewable energy. Identify them and add thumbnails to your own blog.






What is green power? What makes a power source renewable? Us the following


Green Power FAQ from San Miguel Power

http://www.smpa.com/

http://www.tristategt.org/greenpower/locations.cfm

Where is their Green Power from?

What kinds of methods are they using?

How do they work? Where are they located?

What is Tri State Generation and Transmission Association ?

What are green energy certificates? How do they work, where do they come from?

When we buy "green energy" what are we really buying?


What kind of information can I find on the following websites?

National Renewable Energy Research Labs

Department Of Energy
Purchasing Green Energy
Green Energy Certificates

Ok, now its time to repeat the Power production brochure, this time we will make posters to explain various "green" energy methods.