Monday, May 9, 2011

Potential and Kinetic

Potential Energy - Stored energy (stretched rubber band)
Kinetic Energy - Energy from movement (Shot rubber band)

Potential Energy

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

Monday, May 2, 2011