Tuesday February 2nd - Thursday February 4th

We will be working on the project the entire week and it is due Friday.

Alternative Energy Project Requirements Etc.

Alternative Energy Project Requirements Etc.

Today we commonly use electrical energy to power our homes, schools  and businesses. however in order to produce electrical energy we are harming the environment and the quality of life for humans. In attempts to avoid these environmental issues, we are developing new sources of energy that are safer and cause less harm to the environment. These sources are called alternative energy resources.

For this project you will choose one of the following types of alternative energy sources to research:

• Solar Energy

• Geothermal Energy

• Tidal Energy

• Wind Energy

• Biomass Energy

Requirements: 
You must research and answer the following questions (answers must be in your own words and in complete sentences).

• Describe the alternative energy source.

• Where is that energy produced?

• How is that energy produced?

• What are the advantages and disadvantages of this type of energy?

• In your own words, explain why it is beneficial to use this type of energy.

You are acting as an energy advertising agency. 

Your task is to make a poster advertising your alternative energy. 

The poster must include a title, an advertisement, picture or pictures illustrating the energy source, and the answers to the questions that you researched. 

Remember you are trying to convince people that they should convert to these alternative forms of energy. 

Be creative and persuasive!!

Here are a few internet sites to get you started

AE KIDS                         EIA ENERGY KIDS                              ENERGY AND KIDS

               RENEWABLE ENERGY 101                      KIDS CORNER ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES

Due Friday February 5th

Friday January 29, 2016

Today we took the test linked below.

CHANGES TO EARTH'S SURFACE EXAM CLICK HERE

Thursday January 28, 2016

Today we played a review game over the unit 7 exam review.

Tomorrow we will test over it.

For extra credit write: " I will do my best on the exam tomorrow" below your name on the front page of the review and turn in the review before we begin the exam Friday.

Wednesday January 27, 2016

Today the students worked on the Unit 7 review that was passed out to them.

The exam for Unit 7 is this FRIDAY!!!!

Tuesday January 26, 2016

Today the students finished up their diagrams of the formation of oil and coal formation in their science spirals.  If they didn't finish they were asked to complete it for homework and show me before Friday.

The students that did finish viewed the digital lesson linked on Monday's post.

Monday January 25, 2016

Today the students started copying the steps to coal and oil formation that are linked at the top of the blog.  They started putting this in their science spirals.

We will continue this tomorrow if they are not done.

We will also be looking at the digital lesson linked below tomorrow if we get time:
WHAT WAS ANCIENT EARTH LIKE? DIGITAL LESSON CLICK HERE

Friday January 22, 2016

Today was an early release.


We had a spiral quiz over material that has been put into their spirals since the beginning of this new calendar year.

Thursday January 21, 2016

Today we went over the digital lesson "What are fossils?"
You can check it out through the link below:

WHAT ARE FOSSILS? DIGITAL LESSON CLICK HERE

Wednesday January 20, 2016

Together as a class we read pages 317-323 and went over the concepts that are covered in those pages.

You can check out those pages through the textbook link that is at the top of the page.