Renewable energy: How does it work

In preparation for Thursday's English exam we will spend the remaining periods writing about a form of renewable energy of your choice from the four major types we studied in class.

You will be provided  a video that you can get from my public folder when you log onto the network I created in class. There are four folders: biomass, wind, solar or geothermal energy.  In your schoology accounts there is a file that contains at least two links for each of the types of renewable energy mentioned above.

What do you have to do, then you ask? Decide on which field of renewable energy you want to write about; choose the video from my public folder and the links from your schoology accounts and then watch and read about the renewable energy you chose. Then  write a 150 word essay on how that form of renewable energy provides power in the form of electricity or heating and cooling to the consumer.


But wait, there's more. You have to write how this form of renewable energy helps the environment we live in.  What are the reasons why governments and countries should use the form of renewable energy you chose; why change when we already have plenty of energy, electricity and air conditioning. You should show at least two distinct paragraphs in your essay and spelling will count.

 

After you complete your 150 word essay, please turn it in via the schoology assignment tab.  This is an individual assignment, which means you must work on it alone in class.  You have plenty of reading, listening and writing to do, so class should be quiet.  I'll be there as usual so if you have any questions please ask.

Headed towards the home stretch

We are headed to the end of term 2 and there are some things I want to place on the record for the students of G10-02,05 & 08 especially regarding their assignment and grades.  First off there will be no more homework assignments for you to turn in after this week, however, ALL homework assignments given during this term will be used to calculate your term 2 grade.  Please make sure you've turned in all your homework.  I will follow the rules about late assignments turned in that are posted on the bulletin board in our room.

We have had over 50 assignments for this term; all of them will not be counted, but please make sure you've turned them in.  This work has to be turned in by Thursday, 8 March. If I don't have any work from you I am obliged to give you a zero for work not turned in.  The due dates for all assignments are clearly posted with each piece of work you had to do so there are no surprises that will pop up in your schoology accounts. Please take time to look at your work for this term and make sure it's been turned in.

Finally all supplemental vocabulary work and quizzes will be suspended, so we WILL NOT have our RAK pearl museum vocab quiz.  Instead we will continue with our green chemistry material, so be prepared to do more speaking and writing during class.  If you have any questions, please ask.  See you in class.

Tying up loose ends

Now that system wide quiz week is over we will resume our normal schedule.  That means a return to our weekly recorded reading sessions.  The first assignment due this week has been loaded onto your schoology accounts and is due by the end of the first break on Tuesday.  We will also have a supplemental vocabulary quiz on the RAK pearl museum vocab on Wednesday G10-05 G10-08.  G10-02's vocab quiz will be on Thursday.  The second of our weekly recorded reading homework assignments will also be due by 3pm on Thursday.  That will be loaded on your schoology accounts by Tuesday.  This week will also be the wrap up for all project activities, so please come to class and complete your project assignments as directed.  We will not work on them anymore beyond this week. If you have any questions please ask.  See you in class!

SRA READING 10-01

10-01 celebrating "World Book Day". They have started reading the SRA books.They all seem to be diligently reading, focused and interested. Let us see who will be the hare or the tortoise of this reading race.
All the best. Keep up the reading.It is the best practice.
Pictures will be posted soon