Global Kids' Digital Media Initiative

I have been negligent at posting about how the "I Dig Zambia" virtual summer camp is going because we've all been so busy working on the camp all week.  Building upon the successful "I Dig Tanzania" camp last year, "I Dig Zambia" is a two-week intensive summer camp that brings together 11 teens in New York with 8 teens in Chicago to learn about evolution, biology, paleontology, and social and cultural issues in Zambia.  The camp takes place within the virtual world of Teen Second Life, with the New York teens logging in from Global Kids headquarters and the Chicago teens participating from the Field Museum of Chicago.

It's been an outstanding and challenging first week, both for our kids and the educators. Here's a recap of some of the cool activities we had our high schoolers engaged in.

Continue reading "[IDZ] "I Dig Zambia" Week One Wrap-up: Fossil Digs, Grassroots Soccer, Comic Strips, and Mass Extinction" »

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If you are a regular reader to the blog, you might have followed along with our Science through Second Life project that we ran during the past school year. Well we are excited to announce the release of an independent evaluation that was conducted during this project. The project, funded by the Motorola Foundation, integrated Second Life and a wide range of web tools into a standards based high school science class in New York City.

Key findings included:

• Students’ attitudes towards science-related careers changed positively with the StSL curriculum.
• Students’ self-efficacy and self-confidence in their abilities to do science-related work increased.
• Compared to the traditional science curriculum, the number of students reporting being overwhelmed by science class fell by 50%.
• 40 minutes of class time was not enough for the range of activities on many occasions.
• Students’ low literacy skills played a major role in shaping the curriculum activities.
• Low achieving students’ grades improved significantly compared to the previous semester.
• Students’ collective intelligence skills improved throughout the semester. More students reported that they felt more comfortable working with others to get something done using digital media in the post survey.
• Students’ confidence in the effectiveness of blogging, doing Comic Life projects, and using SL for science learning increased throughout the semester.

Download a PDF of the full evaluation findings here.

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On 09.06.08 I introduced a term I have coined, "the ludic life," and discussed its implications for Second Life and learning. In short, Eric Zimmerman, the game designer, had been making the argument that we have entered "a ludic century." We once moved from an industrial age to an information age. However, we are now interacting with that information in a way Zimmerman finds best described as ludic, which is not to say everything is becoming a game but rather game/play dynamics, aesthetics and sensibilities will increasingly define our social interactions.

While Zimmerman uses Wikipedia as his example, I am looking to articulate that Second Life is a better example and, more importantly, the way in which SL allows users to combine their real life identities and practices within a ludic context not only makes it a powerful space for teaching people how to live a ludic life, but it also becomes the key defining characteristic of the Second Life experience.

Much more at: http://www.rezed.org/group/ludiclife

You can also view the video at: http://blip.tv/file/1642807/

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In the article Virtual Environments and the K-12 Education, Kelly Czarnecki offers up a look at projects using virtual worlds in K-12 schools and what is being learned from them. Within that framework she brings up Teen Second Life and spotlights Suffern Middle School and our Science in Second Life program as a good example of enabling educators to utilize virtual worlds to engage students, specifically in Science, technology and programming.

Download the article as a PDF.

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The Science in Second Life year has ended and Ms. Rebe's fantastic students are enjoying a much deserved summer break! However, before school ended, everyone participated in one last science adventure - learning about more sustainable building and energy alternatives. They even did independent research and presented their findings both in Second Life and Real Life. The students were absolutely super. Everyone involved was really pleased they had the opportunity to work with such a great group!
Here's just a peek at their final work!

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Last week saw Global Kids Global Science class come to a close, led by Tracy Rebe at our High School for Global Citizenship. It was the first OLP program to be developed and run within a classroom setting, mandatory and not optional. The program was designed to use Second Life during most sessions, as well as blogs, flickr, digital comics, and more.

Frankly, we had no idea which parts, if any would work. Now that the program has come to a close, Tracy reports that yes, the students developed an awareness and empathy to global science, environmental and sustainability issues, and did so in a way that was only possible through use of a virtual world.

Equally exciting are the quotes below taken the from the youth's final blog entries regarding their final words on the class. I am sure you will enjoy them as much as we did:

Continue reading "[SiSL] Teen's comment on their SiSL experience" »

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If you look at students' responses below, you may say "you don't need to say much why you congratulate/cheer the students in Ms.Rebe's class", but I do want to talk little bit about what I have seen in Science through Second Life.

Continue reading "[HSGC] /clap for Ms.Rebe's class" »

Posted by Selen at 2:25 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I do recommend this second life to people all over the world because the would have the oppertunertity to be able to learn things that are dangerous like for example going inside an volcano. they would be able learn things that are about science and have fun at the same time.

Posted by Asha at 9:55 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

it's kind of cool you know being in this class has changed my life physically and mentally so yea and it has helped me learn about computers and other places(meaning all around the world) and different states.

Posted by Shaquile B at 9:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

My experiences in second life was koolim not sure if i would recommend because it depends on if you like using technology for your studies and projects.second life is a good experience for people that us.

Posted by Brandon at 9:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

one thing i want to say about learning global science through second life is that it was a fun experience, and i never thought global science can be so fun to learn now it's easier for me to know what are some global issues.using global science for my project is very fun,and it helped me alot doing the project.i would recommend this style of learning to others because if they are not understanding something they could understand it now.

Posted by Naomi at 9:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Learning in second life was fun and it taught me a lot of things because its learning and having fun instead of just learning and being bored. Using second life for my project was kind of complicated. I was complicated because you have to go around getting information and sometimes it didn't work. Yes i would recommend it because its easier to find information.

Posted by Latisha at 9:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Using second life to learn science was a fun experience, i would most definitely recommend it to other people. I got to learn science is a fun way. and still get education.

Posted by Rakeem at 9:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

My experience in this class is one to remember. Using Science in Second Life made it a lot easier for me to do projects and homework. In class instead of just writing every day we would use the computer to type our notes, look up information, and sometimes get pictures to do class work and homework. If someone asked me how i felt about this class and if they should join this class i would tell them yes because it's a great experience and to get to learn more then you know

Posted by KoraAnne at 9:35 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

ITS BEEN AWESOME
I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS STYLE BECAUSE ITS FUN

Posted by Daquan at 9:35 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One thing i can say about second life is it is very exciting and very entertaining, and to be able to do my project on it is great. I would recommend this style of learning to anyone who loves science and online games. It would appeal to what they like.

Posted by Eaon at 9:35 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

i have learned many things in second life. but in my final project, i wus required to do reasearch about hybrid cars and put it onto a bill board. i would recommend this style of learning to others because it is an interesting way to learn science.

Posted by Demetra at 9:34 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One thing i learned about science in second life is that science is real not that hard i all ways thought i can't do this but know i learn so much like sustainability and how i can help to make our earth better recycle and renewable in non- renewable.If i can do this again i will. i learn so much i never knew i was this smart but i would not tell anyone about this because if there are no student i can attend this program again.

Continue reading "[HSGC]LEARNING" »

Posted by Egypt at 9:34 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Learning global science through Second Life was a great experience. I would recommend this program to other teachers and student because it shows science in a whole different way. You also get to learn certain computer skills like typing. It helped me with my final project, because of all the information that I learned while I was in Second Life about sustainability.

Posted by Shabede at 9:33 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

i think learning science in second life was very fun and educational. i think that it was fun because we got to do something different instead of reading a regular text book. it was also educational because we learned science while we were having fun and me personaly i learned how to type better by using the computer
if i was to recommend it to anybody i would because it was a fun and exciting experience and i will miss it very much./Users/student/Desktop/2573167974_de1b863e60_m.jpg

Posted by Zana at 9:33 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Well by doing this project I learned new things that didn't know before and things that I wasn't sure about it. My project was about wind electricity, I learned how wind can be turned into electricity and how that helps sustainability. I will recommend people to use less electricity because if we want to to help our sustainability we should use less electricity and us e less gasoline so that will help you too because you wont spent a lot of money than you used to pay.

Posted by Katerine at 9:33 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One thing about learning global science through second life is that it was fun and both a great learning experience. I learned multiple topics from it such as the Naples project, sustainability, photovoltaic solar cells, etc. Using it for my final project was both interesting and challenging. Yes, I would recommend this learning style to others especially if they enjoy working on computers. I would recommend this style to others because I enjoyed going on second life to do science.

Posted by Lucius at 9:32 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

This Experince in second life was good and hard at the same time The projects was tough ,but i learned a lot of things.It helped me understand science more it could help anyone better understand science .I did not like Science before i did this course .I wish i could have second life in each class.This is an the most amazing thing that I've expreince i high school so far.I would recommend this style of learning to everyone .

Posted by Andrysse at 9:32 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

During this last semester I had a lot of fun on second life. Second life was a great experience for me and I don't think I will have a chance to do it again in school but for while it lasted I had a good time. Learning global science in second life helped a lot because we got to make things that we need to learn and also we got to have our first field trip in second life where we got to experience different things in a virtual world. And yes, I would in fact recommend learning science in second life to other students because it is a lot of fun and also it keeps you interested in your work which is normally very hard for me to do, except for in this class.

Posted by Shaquille S at 9:31 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One thing that I want to say about learning global science through second life and using it for our final project IT WAS REALLY FUN!!!! I enjoyed building a solar/ hybrid car for my project I enjoyed making a billboard.. I would recommend this style of learning for any subject because it keeps us (students) pushing because we are using a game for learning and a computer for learning.

Posted by Ernesto at 9:31 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Our student scientists never take a break! Recently, they have been spotted exploring a coal mine, measuring levels of water pollution, interviewing researchers, investigating the effects of oil spills and taking samples of arctic greenhouse gases.

In Brooklyn? Of course! Check it out!

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http://tinyurl.com/22ugo9

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The SiSL students have been BUSY. After learning about sustainability in their own homes, they've virtually traveled abroad - researching current real life Solid Waste problems in Naples, Italy.
Students explored an interactive version of Naples, Italy - Second Life style! Like real researchers, they interviewed different citizens to understand all sides of the issue. Students also interacted with various objects and viewed rich media to further understand the dynamics behind a very serious problem. They even participated in a dump survey, designed to simulate an actual scientific garbage study.
.. and all this from their classroom in Brooklyn! Check it out!

Posted by Cathy at 2:36 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

i would use qualitative and quantitate data to share with other scientist.

Posted by Rakeem at 8:50 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The way i like to share my work is by presenting my work. The reason why i do it this way is; better explains my perspective on the topic i am talking about.

Posted by Eaon at 8:45 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

the way i would share my evidance is to presentate my final project and after i present my final project then tey would know m evidence

Posted by Shaquile B at 8:43 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I can post my evidence on blogs where many people can see it. They can tell me feed back as to if my evidence is correct or not.

Posted by Andrysse at 8:43 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I would share my conclusions by comparing the advantages and disadvantages. I would do this because it is easier then reading a whole long paragraph and it gives people a better understanding of what your talking about.

Posted by Latisha at 8:42 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I would share my evidence with others in teaching them what i learned.I am choosing this method to share my information with others because it would be easier and might be clear to them if i thought them what i learned rather than them finding the answers for themselves.

Posted by Naomi at 8:42 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

i will show everyone how i got my answer and what website i got it from that's a way i can share my information. i pick this one so everyone will understand where I'm coming for.

Posted by Egypt at 8:42 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

If I was a scientist I would share my evidence with others by creating a chart, and by saying a brief description of it. I would share this way because it seems easier to me and it would probably be easier for others to understand as well.

Posted by Shaquille S at 8:42 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

i am sharing my evidence with others by explaining it and presenting it with pictures and statistics. i am going to do it this way because it is easier to follow and understand my presentation if i had pictures.

Posted by Zana at 8:42 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The ways that I will share my evidence with classmates (others) is by asking questions to see if the have heard of the topic and what info.. do they know on the topic if in that case they don't know allot on the topic I will give them a summery on the topic. The reason that I choose to share my info.. this way is because my classmates will interact and be apart of my presentation and the will also share their knowledge with me and every one in this class

Posted by Ernesto at 8:42 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

ILL MAKE A PRESENTATION ON WHAT I LEARNED I CHOSE THIS BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN LEARN SOME THINGS FROM THE PRESENTATION.

Posted by Daquan at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Some ways that we share our evidence in school is by doing experiments. I'm gonna do it on a big piece of paper so that everyone can see it and understand what I am doing or displaying to them.

Posted by Lucius at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

To get my conclusion I used evidence from the internet and from some worksheets

Posted by Lucius at 9:10 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

THE EVIDENCE IM USING TO DRAW MY CONCLUSION FOR MY PROJECT IS A WEBSITE THAT IS CALLED YAHOO AND ANOTHER WEBSITE TO GET MY INFORMATION.

Posted by Egypt at 8:43 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

i am using the evidence i got from multiple web sites to put together my project. not only did i use one web site to get my information i used different ones to varify the credibility of the information. from the information instead of using cars you can use alternative fuel or public transportation.

Posted by Zana at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Evidence that I'm using to draw conclusion project is look up information about green houses and what save enrgey.

Posted by Andrysse at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Alternate fuels are evidence that are help me make my conclusions. They show me that there are less harmful fuels that can be used.

Posted by Shabede at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

the evidence i am using to draw my conclusion for my project is facts,from different websites and of my opinions.

Posted by Naomi at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The evidence that i am using to draw conclusion is the research that i am getting from the websites.

Posted by Latisha at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The evidence that I'm using to draw conclusions for my project is comparing a solar power car to a normal non-solar car..

Posted by Ernesto at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

the evidence that i am using is information from the websites that i am looking on for my project

Posted by Demetra at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One evidence that Im using is wind energy, and ways to use less gasoline.

Posted by Katerine at 8:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

the evidence im using to draw my conclusions for my project is the evidence i wrote down for the project meaning the evidence on the starting the FINAL PROJECT IN SECOND LIFE project

Posted by Shaquile B at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

THE SOUN HAS PRODUCED ENERGY FOR BILLIONS OF YEARS, SOLAR ENERGY IS THE SUN'S RAYS( SOLAR RADIATION) THAT REACH THE EARTH

Posted by Daquan at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I am using what i see,and research i found to draw conclusion for my project.

Posted by Rakeem at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The evidence that I used for the conclusion of my project is a document that I found that discusses the topic specifically.

Posted by Shaquille S at 8:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One conclusion that I think is true is f you want to cut down on the use-age of gasoline and oil people should car pool so there will be less amount of cars that need fuel.

Posted by Shabede at 8:44 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

one conclusion that i believe to be true is hybrid cars are better for our community

Posted by Demetra at 8:43 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

A conclusion to to my question is passive solar energy lowers your heating bills by using solar power to run your home. Instead of using only electricity you use the sun to keep your home going.

Posted by Eaon at 8:40 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

one conclusion that i have is that you can save money on gas if you take the bus or the train. another good reason to taking the bus or the train is that it is better for the environment and causes less gas pollution in the air.

Posted by Zana at 8:40 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One conclusion that I believe to be true about the question that I asked on my final project was that hybrid cars can have a huge impact in reducing your carbon foot print. Hybrid Cars can save you gas money, the way this happens is that any red light or when you stop the car has an electric cell that takes in the friction energy from the brake hitting the tire which then is used when you switch on the electric cell which then will generate an electric pulse to keep the car in motion

Posted by Ernesto at 8:40 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

That geothermal energy is provides heat energy from nature. That is one statement that is true that i know about.

Posted by Egypt at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

i can lower my heating bill by using passive solar heating in the winter to complement its regular heating system.

Posted by Daquan at 8:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

My question is about wind so my conclusion is that:wind is the most cleanest,most sustainable ways to generate electricity. Wind electricity come from renewable resources this means that wind is never gone. Wind electricity is very useful. So we have to keep the air clean.

Posted by Katerine at 8:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One conclusion that I believe if you build a green house it will save lots of energy like glazing windows or solar panels.

Posted by Andrysse at 8:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One conclusion that i believe to be true is that you can use solar power energy to save energy in your home.

Posted by Latisha at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Windmills are expensive and noisy. It runes on wind which is a renewable source of energy. windmills are sustainable. and is a great way to make electricity rather then burning coal which is bad for the earth because the gases released contribute.

Posted by Rakeem at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

for my final project one conclusion i believe to be true about the question, What are ways to use less gasoline? Is that we can use other resources that is less harmful to the environment and it is a natural resource.

Posted by Naomi at 8:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

the one thing i think is true about our project is that windmills are a source of renewable energy

Posted by Shaquile B at 8:35 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One conclusion that I believe to be true for my final project question which is why are farmers growing corn instead of wheat and what does this have to do with renewable energy and sustainability? is that I think that farmers are now growing corn more than wheat now because corn just like many other crops are now very hard to grow because of all the diseases and toxins in the earth but they are also a good crop to grow because they are probably easy to grow in good soil.

Posted by Shaquille S at 8:35 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The question that I picked was oil and gas prices have gone up a lot recently. What are ways to use less gasoline? I chose this question because this problem is affecting everyone. Many people are not traveling as much because the prices are going up.

Posted by Shabede at 9:03 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The two questions are, how can I build a house that saves the most energy? and what are photovoltaic solar cells and how can they help sustainability? I chose these two questions because those seemed like the most interesting ones, and the second question looked very challenging. I found out that you can use solar power houses to save a lot of energy.

Posted by Lucius at 9:02 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I chose the question "How can i use passive solar energy to lower my heating bills" because i seemed interesting and i would be nice to help the family with some of the bills.

Posted by KoraAnne at 8:48 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I CHOSE WIND BECAUSE I THINK WIND IS EASY AND THE INFORMATION I COLLECTED WAS IS RENEWABLE IT CAN BE USED OVER

Posted by Daquan at 8:47 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I chose two questions. The first question that I chose is:How can the wind be returned into electricity and how does that help sustainability? The reason why I chose this question is because I already know something about wind and I like to know more about it, wind is very useful and is renewable because is never one.

Posted by Katerine at 8:47 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

i chose a wind mill. I want to show how wind can help make electricity. sum:the wind blows the petals and energy goes trough cords.I dont know exactly the full process thats why i ant to do this project to find out more about how it works.

Posted by Rakeem at 8:47 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The questions i chose was how can i build a house that saves most energy and how can the wind be turned into electricity and how does that help sustainability. I chose these topics because they would be interesting to work on and because it deals with the things that we learned already.

Posted by Latisha at 8:46 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

THe 2 questions i chose were what are greenhouse gases and explain why thet are harmful and suggest solutions. And the next question was what are hybrid cars, how do they work, how do they increase sustainability?
i chose them because they will be interesting topics to look up.

Posted by Demetra at 8:46 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

i have chosen what are ways to use less gasoline because of high oil and gas prices. i chose this one because i have a car and my mother is always talking about how gas prices are so much so i want to know what are ways to use less gasoline. i think to use less gasoline you can ride bikes or take the train.

Posted by Zana at 8:45 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One question i have chosen for m project is How can i build a house that saves the most energy?Because I'm intersted in knowing how can i save money,ecspaillcy now.glazing windows saves you money .It keeps the heat in the house.

Posted by Andrysse at 8:43 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The questions i have chosen to research is 1)what are photovolatic solar cells and how can they help sustainability? 2)oil and gas prices have gone up a lot recently.what are ways to use less gasoline? i chose these questions because i think these are good questions people need to know, and the answer can change people point of view. A piece of evidence i found on my topic was that you can find different resources that is less harmful to the environment rather than things that harm the environment.

Posted by Naomi at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The questions i chose were: what are Hybrid cars? how do they work? how do they increase sustainability? what are ways to use less gas? how can wind be turned into electricity? The reason why i chose these because they sound interesting.

Posted by Eaon at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The question that I choose was ,how can using a hydro power help you save on our/ your energy bill.

Posted by Ernesto at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The question i pick was why are farmers growing corn instead of wheat and what does this have to do with renewable energy and sustainability?i pick this because i think it's very important to know about the climate and how the plants are growing.

Posted by Egypt at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

i think that recycling makes the most difference because it takes a long time for recycled materials to be processed so it sits on the ground if you do not recycle. i also think that it makes the most difference because it will just pill up and cause toxins in the air.

Posted by Zana at 8:42 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Based on my research, the way I see it is that all the types or forms of energy that we see in second life, all are good forms and way to save energy and also save money and make th biggest difference to sustainability.

Posted by Ernesto at 8:40 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

a renewable energy i think that take up sustainability that was the most is transportation becausewe use to much .

Posted by Egypt at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

WIND IS SUSTAINABLE BECAUSE IT CAN BE USED OVER AND OVER AGAIN . AND IT CANT RUN OUT.

Posted by Daquan at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

the form f renewable energy i think makes the most difference to sustainability is solar panels and double glazed windows.i think this because makes life living in a home decrease. Double glazing prevent loss of heat.Its also reduces your carbon footprint .

Posted by Andrysse at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

based on the research the forms of renewable energy i think makes the most difference to sustainability is one that is renewable,a natural resource, and the one that cost less pollution and harm to the environment.Solar power would be the best because it is renewable,and it causes less pollution.The evidence i have is the sun is a natural resource.

Posted by Naomi at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I think wind energy is the most different and useful energy because is never done and you don't waste a lot of money.

Posted by Katerine at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

what form of renewable energy do you think makes the most difference to sustainability.
I think hydroelectric is the most renewable source of energy that we need because its what we need most basically,to my opinion.

Posted by Rakeem at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The most sustainable renewable energy i think is solar power. I think this because solar power is everywhere you go and it will never run out. The sun comes up every day.

Posted by Eaon at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

i think solar is going to make the best difference in sustainability.

Posted by Brandon at 8:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

one of the most renewable energy i think makes a difference to sustainability is a windmill i think this because the wind blows the things on the windmill to make i think kenetic energy or something and my evidence is ive acctuall sen it happen.

Posted by Shaquile B at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

On Friday 23rd May the Science class of HSGC went on a virtual fieldtrip to a water treatment plant. Here is the transcript of that visit. I was transcribing what Zev Paiss was saying on Skype, so comments listed as "You:" are actually a badly-typed version of what he was saying :-)

Continue reading "Virtual Fieldtrip: a transcript" »

Posted by Kate Farrell at 8:58 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Here are the links you can find by clicking on the objects in Second Life:

Wind Power
http://www.biggreenswitch.co.uk/around_the_home/green-electricity?ito=1642&itc=0
http://www.biggreenswitch.co.uk/around_the_home/wind-power?ito=1624&itc=0

Solar Power
http://www.biggreenswitch.co.uk/around_the_home/solar?ito=1625&itc=0
http://www.biggreenswitch.co.uk/around_the_home/solar-security?ito=1650&itc=0

Hydroelectric Power
http://www.biggreenswitch.co.uk/around_the_home/hydro-power

Water Resources
http://www.biggreenswitch.co.uk/around_the_home/install-water-butt?ito=1634&itc=0

Passive Solar
http://www.biggreenswitch.co.uk/around_the_home/double-glazing?ito=1631&itc=0
http://www.biggreenswitch.co.uk/around_the_home/natural-light?ito=1633&itc=0

Landfill
http://www.biggreenswitch.co.uk/waste_reduction/donate-unwanted-furniture?ito=1670&itc=0
http://www.biggreenswitch.co.uk/waste_reduction/compost-food-waste

Energy Saving at home
http://www.biggreenswitch.co.uk/shopping/energy-saving-logo?ito=1647&itc=0
http://www.biggreenswitch.co.uk/around_the_home/floor-draughts?ito=1632&itc=0
http://www.biggreenswitch.co.uk/around_the_home/cavity-wall-insulation?ito=1628&itc=0
http://www.biggreenswitch.co.uk/energy_saving/low-energy-lightbulbs?ito=1622&itc=0h

Transportation
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Posted by Kate Farrell at 6:50 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

What happens when you can't visit scientific experts? They visit you! The students in Science in Second Life got a firsthand virtual tour today of a sustainable water treatment plant courtesy of Zev Paiss, an expert in sustainability and co-housing in Boulder, Colorado.
Zev graciously visited the Teen Grid and toured students through an avatar sized model of an alternative method to reclaim and re-use water resources.
Both Zev and the students asked great questions of each other and had a super time. Thanks Zev!

Posted by Cathy at 2:18 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Today i learned that in SL they use a green house to grow different things, i learned that when choosing animals for this process they us fish because it's easier and they help improve the water. One advantage of using this system is reusing the same water over and over again, and the water is also cleaned at the same time.

Posted by KoraAnne at 9:55 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

A NATURAL WAY TO CLEAN WATER.

Posted by Rakeem at 9:55 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Today I learned about how water can be cleaned through a different process fish. I learned that this way is more sustainable then it is in the U.S. the advantage is that it is better for the earth.

Posted by Lucius at 9:54 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I learned there is a better way of cleaning water. The advantages of using aquaculture waste water treatment is not having to use a lot of chemicals to clea the wter and use less amuont of enregy.

Posted by Andrysse at 9:54 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Some of the things that i learned from zev today is that there are easier ways to purify water without using so much chemicals. The advantages of using aquaculture waste water treatment system is that it doesn't use a lot of chemicals and it uses less energy

Posted by Latisha at 9:54 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Today i learned that there are different ways to clean water, like using bacteria in the process. Also i learned that certain plants cannot function in certain temperature. The advantages of using this program is that less energy is being used and its using natural resources to clean the water.

Posted by Shabede at 9:54 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

today i learned about how to conserve water and how it is processed into the plants. the advantages of using aquaculture waste is that it makes the plant grow faster.

Posted by Zana at 9:53 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Some of the things that i learned from zev today was that the green house in second life has a clean prosses for water. he use bacteria to clean the water so that it can go back into the sea.

Posted by Asha at 9:53 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

some advantages are it uses less energy,and it harms nobody.
i learneed more about greenhouses and why they are covered up.

Posted by Demetra at 9:53 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I learned were water goes when we finish using it. I learned about something about the plant hycacin and some other things about water and how fish are useful.

Posted by Katerine at 9:53 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

i learned that all the water we finish using they clean it. you clean water with out using that up energy.

Posted by Daquan at 9:53 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

1. i learned that the water in a greenhouse is beng cleaned and purified

2.the advanteges of usung aquaculture is for anybody to learn what aquaculture and lean how to use it . i guess

Posted by Shaquile B at 9:53 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Today i learned from zev is that it is better to have a aquaculture water treatment. It have processes that the water we already use go through purification.The advantages of using an aquaculture waste treatment system because it don't use chemicals in the water.

Posted by Naomi at 9:53 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Today i learned more about a natural way of purifying water instead of using all the chemicals that many other people do. The advantages of using the aquaculture waste water treatment plant is that you use less chemicals and also that it is a more natural and in my opinion a better way of purifying fresh water. It also felt good to be in the first class among the first people who was on the first field trip in second life.

Posted by Shaquille S at 9:53 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One thing i learn from Mr. Zev is one the water is clean and where the water comes from. An advantage of using aquaculture waste water treatment is much better for the earth.

Posted by Eaon at 9:53 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One thing i learned today from Zev Paiss is a new cleaner way to purify water to the point where its safe to use in many areas. THE advantages of using this are a cleaner way and les toxic way of water treatment.

Posted by Allister at 9:53 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

fossil fuel is non-renewable because you can not use it over and over again.

Posted by Brandon at 8:44 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

They take up millions of years to form. solar, wind, and water.

Posted by Latisha at 8:44 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

because they take millions of years to form and examples of renawable souces are sun solar wind water

Posted by Shaquile B at 8:40 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Fossil Fuels are considered non renewable forms of energy because once you use it it can not be replaced and millions of years to form. some examples of Fossil Fuels are Solar, wind , water and wood.

Posted by Asha at 8:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

ONCE YOU USE FOSSIL FUEL IT CANT BE REPLACE. SOLAR WIND WATER . BECAUSE THEY DONT RUN OUT

Posted by Daquan at 8:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

fossil fuels are considered non-renewable because it takes thousand of years to make more, and right now we are using up more then we have.A renewable resource is water and it doe take thousand of years only takes about some weeks.

Posted by Rakeem at 8:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

fossil fuels are considered non renewable forms of energy because they take a long time to come back.Some examples of forms of energy that is renewable is water, wind, and sunlight.They are renewable because they can come back without having any time of coming back.

Posted by Naomi at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Fossil fuels are considered non-renewable forms of energy because when they are all used up it takes a very long time for more fossil fuels to be formed. Some forms of renewable energy are solar, wind and water. They are considered renewable because there is an unlimited supply of them.

Posted by Shabede at 8:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

fossil fuels are considered to be non renewable forms of energy because they can not be replaced once they are gone. one type of energy that is renewable is solar energy. solar energy is renewable because once you use solar energy it can be used over and over again.

Posted by Zana at 8:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Fossil fuels are considered non-renewable because they get burn and you can't use them no more. If you used once you can't use it twice. It takes millions of years to form, we are using more fossil fuels than are being replace. some examples of energy:water,wind,solar etc. .....

Posted by Katerine at 8:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Fossil fuels are considered non-renewable forms of energy because one day these resources will run out, they are not natural resources, and they take millions of years to form. Some examples of renewable forms of energy is solar,wind, and water. They are renewable because there is an unlimited supply of them.

Posted by Lucius at 8:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Fossil fuels are considered to be nonrenewable forms of energy because after they are all used up they can't be brought back by anyone or anything. Forms of renewable energy would be things such as salt water, wind, sunlight, and also heat from the sun, they are renewable because they can't be used up by anyone because they are constantly being made over and over again.

Posted by Shaquille S at 8:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Fossil fuel are considered non renewable because its take many years to from and you cant use it again. Wind,water and solar energy are renewable forms of energy.They are considered as renewable because you ca use over and over agian.

Posted by Andrysse at 8:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Posted by Egypt at 8:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The reason why they are called non renewable fossil fuels is, it take a long period of time for fossil fuels to form. Some renewable forms of energy are wind, sunlight and hydro power. These are renewable because it forms quickly.

Posted by Eaon at 8:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The reason that fossil fuels are considered Non-renewable, Fossil fuels are non-renewable resources because they take millions of years to form, and reserves are being depleted much faster than new ones are being formed. Concern about fossil fuel supplies is one of the causes of regional and global conflicts. The production and use of fossil fuels raise environmental concerns. A global movement toward the generation of renewable energy is therefore under way to help meet increased energy needs. But much of the world relies still on fossil fuels and if current trends continue, will for the near future. A natural resource qualifies as a renewable resource if it is replenished by natural processes at a rate comparable or faster than its rate of consumption by humans or other users. Resources such as solar radiation, tides, and winds are perpetual resources that are in no danger of being used in excess of their long-term availability.
Natural resources such as fresh water, timber, and biomass might be considered as renewable, depending on usage and location. They can become non-renewable resources if used at a rate greater than the environment's capacity to replenish them. For example, groundwater may be removed from an aquifer at a rate greater than the sustainable recharge. Removal of water from the pore spaces may cause permanent compaction (subsidence) that cannot be reversed. A life cycle assessment provides a systematic means of evaluating renewability. Renewable resources may also include commodities such as wood, paper, and leather. Furthermore, alcohol derived from corn, sugar cane, switchgrass, etc. is also a renewable source of energy. Similarly, oils from plants and seeds can used as even as a substitute for non-renewable diesel. Methane is also considered as a renewable source of energy.

Posted by Ernesto at 8:34 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

THE burning of fossil fuels makes more greenhouse gases which traps sunlight on the earth, when this happens it makes the the earth hotter and hotter that is why the ice caps melt.

Posted by Lucius at 9:03 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The burning of fossil fuels create global warming by the toxins being realesed. This causes more green house gases in the atmosphere which makes the planet hotter and It makes more greenhouse molecules in the atmosphere which makes the earth even hotter that whats makes the ice caps melt.

Posted by Allister at 8:57 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Fossil fuels when burned creates toxic fuels,ozone, CO2, methane,NOx, gas, and the earth gets hot.

Posted by KoraAnne at 8:43 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The burning of fossil fuels create global warming because when the gases are released they trap the heat and the earth becomes hotter.

Posted by Shabede at 8:43 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The burning of fossil fuels can create global warming because it is letting off toxic fumes into the air.

Posted by Demetra at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

the burning of fossil fuel is can create a lot of toxic fumes and the earth get hotter.

Posted by Brandon at 8:40 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

WHEN YOU BURN FOSSIL FUEL IT LETS OUT TOXINS. METHANE IS FORM IN THE AIR, THE HEAT GET TRAPPED AND BURN THE WORLD

Posted by Daquan at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The burning of fossil fuels creates global warming because it causes pollutes the air and pollution is one thing that causes global warming.

Posted by Latisha at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The burning of fossil fuels create global warming by the toxins being realesed. Its more greenhouse molecules in the atmosphere which makes the earth hotter.

Posted by Andrysse at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

when the air is polluted and there is allot of green house gasses and that is probably how the burning of fossil fuels creates global warming.

Posted by Shaquile B at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The burning of fossil fuels crete global warming by releasing gases that thin the ozone layer which allows more harmful sun rays to enter and the start to change the temperature of areas we use for food etc..... Fossil fuel use, as well as producing greenhouse gases, creates other by-products. These by-products are also pollutants, such as sulphur dioxide, soot, and ash. These pollutants however, also change the properties of clouds. Clouds are formed when water droplets are seeded by air-borne particles, such as pollen. Polluted air results in clouds with larger number of droplets than unpolluted clouds. This then makes those clouds more reflective. More of the sun’s heat and energy is therefore reflected back into space. This reduction of heat reaching the earth is known as Global Dimming.

Posted by Ernesto at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Burning fossil fuel can contribute to global warming because the smoke would create a layer in the atmosphere and when the sun rays come into the earth atmosphere the layer of the smoke would trap the heat and warm the earth.

Posted by Naomi at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The burning of fossil fuels create global warming by air trouble.

Posted by Egypt at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The burning of fossil fuels creates global warming because when you burn it, it gets bigger and that goes up to our atmosphere and that's why it creates global warming. Everything we burn creates global warming.

Posted by Katerine at 8:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

that burning fossil fuels has a direct impact on the solar radiation reflectivity of clouds, thereby contributing to global climate change and global warming

Posted by Zana at 8:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The green house effect is when toxic pollutants cause the sunlight we get from the sun to have a stronger persencence on the planet causing the polar ice caps to melt and rise water levels around the planet.

Posted by Allister at 8:52 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The greenhouse effect is the rise in temperature that the Earth experiences because certain gases in the atmosphere trap energy from the sun. Without these gases, heat would escape back into space and Earth’s average temperature would be close to 60ºF colder. Because of how they warm our world, these gases are referred to as greenhouse gases.

Posted by KoraAnne at 8:44 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

GREEN HOUSE EFFECT IS WHEN THE EARTH STARTS TO GET HOT BECAUSE OF GLOBAL WARMING

Posted by Daquan at 8:43 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The greenhouse effect is the rise in temperature that the Earth experiences which traps energy from the sun. some examples of the green house gasses are water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane.

Posted by Zana at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I think greenhousehe trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface.

Posted by Egypt at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The greenhouse effect is the rise of temperature that the earth endures because the gases in the atmosphere trap energy from the sun. Some gases are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous, and water vapor. The greenhouse gases come from different places, like from human beings, industrial emissions,and rice agriculture.

Posted by Shabede at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The greenhouse effect is when the temperature rises in the earth. Greenhouse gases are methane, oxide, carbon dioxide, nitrous. Methane comes from agriculture.

Posted by Latisha at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The greenhouse effect causes trouble by raising the temperature of the planet. There are some natural greenhouse gases: water vapour, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, methane and ozone. The Greenhouse effect is a much debated issue.

Posted by Katerine at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Energy from the sun that warms the earth so it can be living things can live on the planet. Examples of greenhouse gases are Carbon dioxide and methane . They come from the world atmosphere.

Posted by Andrysse at 8:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Greenhouse is effected by the gases that effects the earth. the greenhouse protects the earth so that the tempeature would not drop.

Posted by Asha at 8:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

some examples of greenhouse gases is methane,water vapor,carbon dioxide,and ozone. It layers the earth atmosphere and it let some of the sun rays enter the earth and keep the heat inside the earth. The greenhouse gases comes from people and factories.

Posted by Naomi at 8:35 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Green House effect is when toxins are let out into the atmosphere and then makes a outer layer which keeps some of the heat that bounces off the earth on the earth. One of the gases are CO2.

Posted by Eaon at 8:34 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

the trapping of the suns warmth in a planets lower atmosphere due to the grater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun hen to inferred radiation emitted from the planets surface

and an example of green house gasses are water vapor,carbon dioxide, tropospheric ozone, nitrous oxide, and methane

Posted by Shaquile B at 8:34 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Earth’s atmosphere is all around us. It is the air that we breathe. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere behave much like the glass panes in a greenhouse. Sunlight enters the Earth's atmosphere, passing through the blanket of greenhouse gases. As it reaches the Earth's surface, land, water, and biosphere absorb the sunlight’s energy. Once absorbed, this energy is sent back into the atmosphere. Some of the energy passes back into space, but much of it remains trapped in the atmosphere by the greenhouse gases, causing our world to heat up.

Posted by Ernesto at 8:34 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The greenhouse effect is the rise in temperature that the earth goes through. Some examples of the greenhouse effect would be gasses getting trapped in an atmosphere and causing the earth's temperature to drop to 60 degrees f. These gasses come from the pollution and the burning of fossil fuels.

Posted by Shaquille S at 8:33 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Many people probably have heard of the discussions about blurring the boundaries in virtual worlds, especially in boundaries of space. Being in a virtual environment with a dozen of people doesn't require to be physically at the same place has huge, powerful educational, social implications.

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Posted by Selen at 4:36 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

In my opinion global warming means the increasing of temperature of the earth,when the big mountains of ice melts,the warming of the earth can cause many disasters and destructions.

Posted by Katerine at 8:46 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

i know global warming is bad. and if people keep global warming the earth will not be here in a few years.

Posted by Daquan at 8:43 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Global warming what does that mean? to me it is something that is changing the earth.
which is caused my various things. For.Example Pollution,water waste,etc... using up earths resources.THIS IS CAUSED BY HUMANS!!!! And change if environments and habitats. rising sea levels.

Posted by Rakeem at 8:42 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Global warming refers to an average increase in the Earth's temperature, which cause the the climate also to increases. A warmer Earth leads to changes in the rainfall patterns, a rise in sea level, and a wide range of impacts on plants, wildlife and humans.
This is all cause by humans.

Posted by Eaon at 8:42 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Global warming is the warming of the earth its caused by the greenhouse effect. The concequences of global warming is the melting of Glaciers , sea levels are rising.

Posted by Andrysse at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The things that I already about Global warming is that global warming is caused by all the pollution that has been piling up for decades and decades which we humans are aware of but still don't try to make a change in our lives. The consequences that we get from global waring is that the earths atmosphere starts to thin or virtually disappear which allows more harmful sun rays to enter which then starts to melt the polar ice caps leading to an over flowing of the northern region then leading to other effects like the death of many animals that need cold temperature to live the earth will start to burn. the most important effect , which I think is important is that trees will start to dry up which will cause less usage of wood (less animals)

Posted by Ernesto at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

global warming there is an increase in temperature due to the green house effect caused by an increase of other pollutants

a flood throughout the whole world

Posted by Shaquile B at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

What i know about global warming. I know that polar bear are and danger with global warming the ices is melting the polar bear live off on the ices.

Posted by Egypt at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

From my prior knowledge of global warming I know that global warming is caused by pollution which is caused by humans. The consequences of global warming would be that eventually global warming would melt the polar ice caps which would then also over flow our land and we all would die a very unsuspecting death.

Posted by Shaquille S at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

first we burn it, then is releases ash and heat,the heat heats up the water and turns it into steam, the stem turns turbine, the turbine moves the generator and the generator generates electricity will boil the water.

Posted by KoraAnne at 8:46 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

To turn coal into electricity first you have to dig up the coal, then pulverize it. Then you need to burn the coal, heat and ash will be released. The heat will heat up the water and turns it into steam. The steam turns the turbine, then the turbine moves the generator. After that the generator will generate electricity.

Posted by Shabede at 8:43 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The electricity that we use comes from coal that is pulverized, burn the coal, the steam turns the turbine, the turbine moves the generator, the generator generates electricity.

Posted by Latisha at 8:42 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The electricity that we use come for factories that makes coal through a machine. The machine chop the coal up into smaller piece and then the coal become steam then the steam turn the turbine then the turbine turn generator.

Posted by Egypt at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

THE PROCESS AND PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY

Step one..
Coal is dug up and sent on trains and boats.

Step two..
The trains and boats deliver the coal to the power plant.

Step three
The coal is burned to heat water to make steam.

Step four
Inside the generator, the steam spins a big fan called a turbine.

The spinning turbine rotates a big magnet around some pice of wire, creating a magnetic field that electrifies the wire. The electric current flow through the wire and pushed out through high-voltage transformers.

Posted by Allister at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

the coal miners dig the coal then they smash the rocks, they burn the rocks ash comes out , then steam moves the turbine turns generate which generate electricity

Posted by Daquan at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

We burn coal and it create heat and ash.The heat turns the water to steam.The steam moves the turnbine . The turnbine turns the genarator. the generator generates electricity.

Posted by Andrysse at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The electricity that we use comes from coal. It is processed from coal by first coming from the machine .the machine pulverize's the coal and turns it into heat. After it turns into heat it is then processed into water steam. then the water steam moves the turbine,and the turbine starts the generator then it is made into electricity.

Posted by Zana at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

the electricity that we use comes from coal that is pulvarized, burn the coal,the steam turns the turbine, the turbine moves the generator, the generator generates electricity, the electricity goes through the wires to our homes.

Posted by Naomi at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Where does the electricity that we use every day come from?Dig up the c0AL,pulverize the coal,next heat up the coal,heat and ash is released,the heat war up the water, the water makes steam,the stem cause turbine to move,making a generator, and then the generator produces electricity.

Posted by Rakeem at 8:40 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The electricity that we use today comes from coal mines the coal miners dig up big amounts of coal then they send it to factories then the people n the factory pulverize the coal then they burn the coal then it turns to heat then the heat steams the water then the water releases steam the steam turns the turbine then the turbine generates the generator then the generator generates electricity.

Posted by Shaquile B at 8:40 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The coal is drilled then smashed. After they burn it lets out ash and heat. Then heat goes out then heats the water. The the steam from the water turns the turbine, the turbine starts the generator, then the generator generates the electricity.

Posted by Eaon at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Electricity comes from a process. Coal is useful to make electricity. Coal is take it into a machine and then coal makes electricity but first, coal is take it into a process.

Posted by Katerine at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Coal is dug up and sent on trains and boats. The trains and boats deliver the coal to the power plant. The coal is burned to heat water to make steam. Inside the generator, the steam spins a big fan called a turbine.

Posted by Ernesto at 8:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

one environmental impact is that the animals in the surrounding area will have so suffer with that smoke in the are zone layer and oil in the waters.

Posted by Brandon at 8:42 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One human consequence would be the impact on how people are getting hurt by doing thing that can kill you and it very bad for our health.An one environmental would be how we are harming the animal by cutting down tree and building on top were they lived.

Posted by Egypt at 8:40 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

the coal can kill you and if we keep getting oil we will run out of oil

Posted by Daquan at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One human consequence that comes about from extracting coal or oil is asthma. You can develop asthma when coal is being burned. One environmental consequence that comes with extracting coal or oil is the earth is using up its limited amount of fossil fuels and in a certain amount of time there will be none left when we really need it.

Posted by Shabede at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

one of the human consequences is that when coal workers get the coal on mountain tops the part that is being blown up gets into streams affecting the water and food we need. one environmental problem is that the coal gets into the air and pollutes the air in which people get health problems.we can use our natural resources to solve these consequences.

Posted by Naomi at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One human consequence is that when coal workers get the coal on mountain tops the parts that are being blown up gets into the rivers, streams etc and that affects the animals like fishes and it also affects the water. Which means that it affects the food that we eat ad the water that we drink. one environmental problem is that it pollutes the air.

Posted by Latisha at 8:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One environmental consequences that we have get from oil drilling and coal mining is that we have to suffer with the lose of clean water and the lose of animals. Along with that when we go blowing up mountains to find coal the mine releases natural gas and toxins into the air which can cause sickness for anyone who is near the mining area. There is also a chance that when we go oil drilling oil spills can occur and can pollute the water we drink and etc..............

Posted by Ernesto at 8:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One human consequence of extracting coal for our energy need is risking our lives.if the oil gets in the the body it will/and can poison you which eventually can lead to death,and you also an get asthma from the extracting. One consequence that of extracting coal for our energy need to the environment are killing animals and oil spills that can drastically affect the enviroment.

Posted by Rakeem at 8:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

one human consequence to extracting oil and coal is that it is bad for our health. one environmental consequence to extracting oil and coal is that it is bad for the environment by trees falling down and animals dying because of the oil.

Posted by Zana at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One human consequence of extracting coal or oil for energy is toxins affect our health in terms of we drop dead or have long lasting illness. One environmental consequence of extracting coal or oil for energy is the air ,the water and other items we need to live is polluted .which also effect humans and other living things as well.

Posted by Andrysse at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

health issues in mines and air pollution the only way for people to stop having health issues in the mines if they wear a gas mask if they wear a gas mask the polluted toxic air wont come in but the air they breathe will go out and air pollution stop putting factories around communities if you do that there would be less air pollution.

Posted by Shaquile B at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

A human consequence of using fossil fuels as our primary source of energy would be all the pollution that occurs after the burning of all of these fossil fuels, also there would be all of the health problems that follow the fossil fuels. An environmental consequence of using fossil fuels as our primary energy source would be also the pollution that infects and kills the earth slowly.

Posted by Shaquille S at 8:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I think that There are many things that anyone can do to cut down on the amount of gasoline they use first by simply not using cars to travel short distances and carpooling so that everyone dose not use seperate cars to travel to the same place. Oil drilling has negative impacts on animals because drilling can turn animals away from there natural habitats and even make many of there food sources deadly and toxic.

Posted by Allister at 8:44 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

My homework answer was to cut down on car like don't use a car use a bus because the amount of gas we use a day is killing our planet. Like for example we use more car then bus.

Posted by Egypt at 8:44 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The response for the first question about reducing the amount of gasoline i use is by using natural resources. The second response for the second question is that birds are being affected by the drilling because most of the places where the drill for oil birds have their homes made there

Posted by Latisha at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One way that we can cut down in the use of oil/ Gas is to start using solar power cars and if we dont feelthe need to cut down we can also use cars that have a low gas usage.
the animal i choose was a duck be cause when there is oil drilling sometimes there is oil spills into the water and the oil affects te animals that swim in the water which most of the time kills them

Posted by Ernesto at 8:40 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

raise the gas prices up. start taking public transportation.oil get put in water and fishes die

Posted by Daquan at 8:40 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

the response for the first question about reducing the amount of gasoline i use is by using natural resources. The second response for the second question is that birds are being affected by the drilling because most of the places where they drill for oil birds have their homes made there.

Posted by Naomi at 8:40 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

ways of reducing gasoline and how it affect our health is a question to ask .My eaxmples of how to reduce gasoline was to ride bikes,walk or take the train instead of driving a car.oil drilling effects our health . toxins is realesed into the air and water which makes us sick

Posted by Andrysse at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

For homework we had to write ways that we could reduce the amount of gasoline that we use, I said that we could travel in groups, that way we cut down on the amount of gas we use for the cars. Also an animal that is affected by oil drilling is a polar bear.

Posted by Shabede at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

for people who drive reduces the amount of miles you drive + use transportation. In the household don't use power that uses gas or oil use less heat + air condition use less hot water buy energy that is durable.

Posted by Shaquile B at 8:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One consequence that it has on humans is that it could give humans asthma. A consequence it has on the environment is it digs very large holes into the earth.

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Posted by Eaon at 8:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

For the first question in the homework I put that I can reduce the usage of oil by using less transportation vehicles. For the second question I put that worms are effected by drilling because you are tearing up their home and leaving them out to die because they rely on the cool wet soil of the earth to keep them from burning up in the sun.

Posted by Shaquille S at 8:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

we can cut down the amount of gasoline being used by cutting down on using the stove. i say this because it runs on gasoline so if you cook a lot then you are wasting gasoline. the impact on oil drilling on animals is bad because they might die because of toxins in the gas.

Posted by Zana at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

i know that you have to drill in the earth to get it. some people also trade with other places(countries,etc..) to get it.

Posted by Brandon at 8:50 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Oil is a fossil fuel as well as a non renewable item.We use oil to cook to put gas in out car to keep us warm . Oil comes from rocks from the coal mine. Sometimes oil is spilled in water ,which cause water pollution.

Posted by Andrysse at 8:49 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I know that oil is a non-renewable resource and it is found underground it is also thick and most likely black, it is different types of oil. We use oil to heat up our houses, to drive cars, lubrication and to cook. Oil comes from under the ground. Some problems that is caused by transporting oil by humans is it can cause oil spills, war and conflict between countries, oil releases toxins, and it is explosive.

Posted by Lucius at 8:49 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Oil is very useful for people. We use oil to cook food and for other different ways but we have different types of oil. There is oil for cars,machines,bicycles, etc..... I think oil comes from the ground. Oil is very useful and important.....

Posted by Katerine at 8:48 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Oil is a non renewable resource. One thing we use oil for is to fuel are automobiles. Oil come from earth. One huge problem would be if we had a oil spill while transporting the oil.

Posted by Eaon at 8:47 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I know that oil is underground and that you have to dig for it. We use oil for gas, heat, and cooking. Oil comes from beneath the surface. Some problems are that some people can not afford oil.

Posted by Latisha at 8:45 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

What i know about oil is that we have to sacrifice something such as tree because we drill for oil and then oil cause accidents oil spills hat can cause deaths of animals, people and affect the environment

Posted by Ernesto at 8:45 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I don't know a lot about oil but I do know that you have to dig to find it, and I know that there are different kinds of oil like cooking oil, and engine oil. Also I learned that oil is a non-renewable substance. Oil is used for many things, like cooking, medicine, fueling cars, electricity, and lubrication. Oil comes from underground, and there is a lot of conflict over it. Some problems are wars, an oil spillage.

Posted by Shabede at 8:44 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

i know that oil comes from the earth, i know that there is not enough oil so the prices for it are expensive. we use oil for things like running cars and etc. oil is dug up from the earth. some problems is that since i is so expensive some people can not afford it so they can not drive.

Posted by Zana at 8:44 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

somt things we use oil for is to fixcar parts...there is aslo cooking oil...oil comes in many types of forms. oil comes from underground.some problems are...ummm...well im not to sure of some of the problems.

Posted by Demetra at 8:44 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Oil, it is an non-renewable source that is used by billions of people all over the world. Most people all over the world uses oil for energy, by burning it, or for their cars to run. Oil is also used to lubricate bike chains, and also to create and maintain energy in things such as boilers for homes. Oil comes from the earth and to get to it someone would have to dig far into the earth to find it. Some problems that occur while humans try to get oil, is that they use big machines that dig far into the earth at mass weights which from my knowledge will obviously leave the earth torn up. Also from the humans using all of this oil and having to dig for more they are also creating pollution when they burn this oil which they do often.

Posted by Shaquille S at 8:43 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

we use oil to make things like food and there is different types of oil and it is probably used for allot of things like to moisturize your skin and to prevent most things form sticking together and prevent things from sticking on the pot plus most of the oil is renewable and non-renewable resources

Posted by Shaquile B at 8:42 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I KNOW THAT PEOPLE FIND OIL UNDER GROUND AND MAKE MONEY OFF OF OIL. WE USE OIL TO SALE TO PEOPLE.

Posted by Daquan at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

i already know that oil comes from beneath the ground and you have to dig for it.some of the things we use oil for is to heat home, start fires,gas,and etc.oil comes from beneath the surface.some of the problems that result is people can't afford to buy oil.

Posted by Naomi at 8:40 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

They can get the coal out of the ground by digging and drilling the coal out. Some consequences of getting out coal are that it can cause health problems, it destroys mountains, and it can cause cave-ins which is not healthy for the environment.

Posted by Lucius at 8:48 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The way i think they coal out the ground is by digging exploding and picking at the rock. The consequence is that this very hard labor.

Posted by Eaon at 8:44 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

They get coal out of the ground by digging deeper into the plant to found fossil fuel that are left behind by dies animal. the consequences is it make cave in.

Posted by Egypt at 8:43 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The coal miners get coal out in different ways like using drilling machine, shovels, and sometimes they use explosives and it can cause toxins, cave-ins, and causes lung cancer with the different deceases in the air.

Posted by KoraAnne at 8:43 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

they get coal out from the ground by digging it up or drilling in the ground to make a hole. the consequences is that they inhale toxins which are released in the air and they can get diseases or sick from it

Posted by Zana at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The way coal miners get coal is by first blowing up rocks to make small caves then the go in to excavate pick at rocks until the find coal the consequences that we get for doing this is toxic waste are released into the air and sometimes the mine isn't safe can collapse causing people to die.

Posted by Ernesto at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Coal miners get coal out of the ground by digging deep into the ground.The consequences of working in a coal mine is their health is decline. The Coal cuases black lungs.

Posted by Andrysse at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

coal miners get coal out of the ground by drilling and digging into the ground.they make a big hole and bring up the coal from inside the hole in the ground.the consequences to the coal miners is that it can affect their health,because the coal has and consists of toxins.

Posted by Naomi at 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

COAL MINERS GET COAL BY GETTING THE FROM MOUNTAINS GET THE COAL AND THE CONSEQUENCES IS IT EFFECTS PEOPLE HEALTH

Posted by Daquan at 8:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

they probably blow up the parts of the mine and pick up the gravel and the consequences is that the people and the citizens might consume the air

Posted by Shaquile B at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Coal miners get coal by looking in the mines and some of the consequences is that being a miner worker is too dangerous because sometimes the mines could go down or something like that.

Posted by Katerine at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

One more unit has been finished in Ms.Rebe's Global Science class. Students have done various inquiry based activities and solved given problems throughout the unit. Here are some of the activities they did...

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Posted by Selen at 11:24 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

our trash is similar to the ones in naples because we both have to dump our trash some place else and once we dump our trash mice and other creatures comes.

Posted by Zana at 8:45 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

A problem that is similar to the trash problem in Naples is recyclable items are in the garbage. The landfills are filled up.

Posted by Latisha at 8:45 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Similarities between my own home and the Naples trash problem are that both my home and Naples sometimes throw away things that otherwise can be recycled.

Posted by Allister at 8:42 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

We both produce trash, we both throw away substances in the wrong place, we have recyclable items in garbage, we are filling up our landfills, we our trash somewhere else, and we have rodents in the streets.

Posted by KoraAnne at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The similarity between naples trash and my trash is that we both have a lot of garbage, having to throw away a lot of recyclable things and non recyclable objects or things. also our landfills are being full up. we are both throwing away our garbage in wrong places.

Posted by Asha at 8:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I think that naples compared to our homes is not the same but it have some things in common, like some people like me don't recycle, and we throw away things that can be use more than one. We don't recycle, and we throw away substances usual .

Posted by Katerine at 8:38 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The trash problem in Naples is similar to my own trash because there is a lot of items that can be recycled in the landfills in Naples but instead they just stay there, thats kinda what happens my trash. Also another similarity is that we use up too much trash.

Posted by Shabede at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

the similar between my trash an the trash at naples is they throw away there trash just like we do. sometime we recycle .

Posted by Egypt at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

one time i accidentlally threw a glass bottle in the regular garbage disposal. its probally still sitting there un composed and taking up more space than needed

Posted by Demetra at 8:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The misplacement of potentially recyclable objects is very similar to my own trash. On many o