Wednesday, April 30, 2008

USA and Resources

How does it make you feel when you think about how wasteful the USA is when it comes to resources? How is this going to affect your life?

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Your thoughts

How does it make you feel to hear yesterday that some of our energy sources are going to be gone in about 50 years? How do you think that people are going to start changing their ways of life?

Monday, April 28, 2008

Nuclear Energy

How is nuclear energy created? What are some of the problems with nuclear energy?

Friday, April 25, 2008

Energy Sources

How are the projects comeing? Tell me something that you have learned about your energy source.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Renewable Resources

What is a renewable resources? What are some renewable resources and what are they used for?

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Nonrenewable Resources

Why do you think our courntry uses so many nonrenewable resources? What is one thing that you think that everyone one could do to help save on the use of these nonrenewable resources?

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Earth Day

Today is Earth Day! :) What are three things that you can do in our home to help save the Earth and to would help your parents save money?

Monday, April 21, 2008

11th Hour

How do you feel about the movie the 11th hour? What did you learn, do you agree with the message, and did it change your view of how you live?

Friday, April 18, 2008

Petroleum

What are something that we use petroleum products for? Do we use them for too many of our items? What can we do to recycle and reduce our use to products?

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Energy

What is the main sources of energy within the United States? Make sure that you include percentages. Also what can we do to help change some of your energy sources?

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Generators

What is a generator? Why is it important to electricity? When would you use a generator?

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Solenoids

How is an electromagnet created? How many paperchips do you believe you can pick up? Did the amount of solenoids matter?

Monday, April 14, 2008

Magnets and Electricity

How can magnets be used to produce electricity? Why is this a benefit in creating reusable energy?

Friday, April 11, 2008

Humans and electricity

I would like for you to think of a design that we could use the energy produced by humans to generate electrical energy. Be creative and come up with a new idea.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Earth Day

What do you feel that our school can do to help out the community of Warner on Earth Day? Do you feel that this one day of difference can help create change for the rest of the year?

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Magnets

From going over the chapter what are somethings that you found have magnets in them that you didn't know about before?

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Magnets

Compare and contrast magnetic forces, fields, and poles. Then explain how they compare to the Earth's magnet.

Friday, April 4, 2008

Your Energy

Where and how is the energy created that powers your homes?

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Your House

In your house you have either fuses or a circuit breaker. What is the difference between the two of them and why are they in your home?

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Electric Power

Electric Power is used in our homes and everywhere around us. What are some ways that you are able to lower your energy bill to help lower the electric bill for your parents and to help save the environment?

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Batteries

What are the different types of batteries in your chapter and how do they differ? Also what is some that you could use each type of battery for?