Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Potential and Kinetic
Potential Energy - Stored energy (stretched rubber band)
Kinetic Energy - Energy from movement (Shot rubber band)
Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy - Energy from movement (Shot rubber band)
Potential Energy
Friday, May 6, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Human Foot Print Response
The focus of the Human Footprint video is on the consumption by the average US citizen. You will write a response to the video that will be a minimum of 250 words.
Part 1 Consumption:
· What does it mean to be a consumer?
· How are you a global consumer? Use two items from the video that are made from global resources.
· What does it mean to be a responsible consumer?
Part 2: Big Resources
· Compare US vs. World consumption of goods/resources
o Use CO2 production and two other facts from the video
o How does the average US person compare to similar countries like Canada or England.
o How do we compare to countries that are less similar?
Part 3: Your Choices
· Write about some things you can do as a teenage consumer that can lessen your global footprint.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Human Foot Print Reflection
PART 2
Use the sites below to compare the US consumption of resources with other countries.
Are we the biggest consumer of the resource per person?
Are we the biggest consumer of resourcs by country?
Beef
Water Use
Tons of Coal
Coal per Country
Liters of Gasoline
Cell phone per person
Cars per person
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
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