April Journeyman

Read: Journeyman section of packet

Watch:

• What is energy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_5oYuDY2qM
• Methane hydrates: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U46XOoU0DrM
• Nuclear energy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B69RHqAfj8
• TMBG: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JdWlSF195Y
• King of Random, Solar Power: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrje73EyKag

Inspirements:  Choose one of the following or come up with your own way to share what you have learned. Please let Sis. Mapes know by Tuesday what inspirement you will be doing.

• Select four natural resources (material or energy) and create a poster or presentation showing how these resources benefit our lives. Be prepared to present it in class.
• Research the 1979 Three Mile Island or 1989 Chernobyl Ukraine nuclear accidents. Write about how the accidents happened and what the consequences were. Include how safety measures have been implemented. Share your opinion about nuclear power. Is it safe? Consider how many lives have been lost in coal and petroleum production compared to nuclear energy.
• Learn how oil is used in farming and plastics. Write about your findings and share what you have learned.
• Research a renewable energy source that is interesting to use. What are the benefits of the resource? What are the shortcomings? Should this energy source be further developed?