4/23/09 -5th grade- Earth Day

Today we are going to talk about why it is important to take care of the earth. And, if taking care of the earth is so important, what can we do to reduce the pollution that damages our planet?

Where does most pollution come from?
Livestock 18% (abc news)http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/GlobalWarming/Story?id=2723201

Top causes of greenhouse gas emission: read page 7 and 8 for top CO2 emissions.
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/downloads09/ExecutiveSummary.pdf

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/gw-causes.html

What contributes to pollution? (read about air pollution, and take the quiz)
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/kids/kidsQuizAir.cfmhttp://www.pca.state.mn.us/kids/kidsQuizAir.cfm

http://healthandenergy.com/air_pollution_causes.htm

3/3/09 - 8th Grade - Alternative Energy

Let's Brainstorm the types of energy that are available.
What is the source of each type of energy?
Is the source renewable (we can grow, or gather more) or non-renewable (once it is all gathered, we cannot make more)?

There may be a few sources of energy that you didn't know about:
http://www.re-energy.ca/pdf/renewable-energy-basics-bg.pdf

http://www.altenergy.org/renewables/renewables.html

http://www.epatric.com/classes/sbc/alt-energy/