Mr.+Gonzalez



8th Grade Go Green Wiki!
In preparation for the culminating activities, students will respond to the following questions on their own Wiki page using the linked websites. = =

How may Global Warming affect your life?
[|Activity:] //Create a mobile using a wire hanger and other various recycled materials. Choose one of the above questions as your main topic, and use the mobile as a means to answer the question. Include facts from the above website, and pictures you may find along the way.  //

== [|Where does CO2 come from?] ==

[|How does CO2 warm the earth?]
//[|Class Activity:] Given a cup of water, a straw, and pH (acidity) measurement sticks, experiment with what happens to CO2. As the colorless, odorless gas carbon dioxide, CO2, is bubbled through water, H2O, some of it dissolves and stays behind. As the CO2 dissolves, it reacts with the water, and causes the pH to decrease.//

[|What is a Carbon Footprint?]
[|Activity:] //Calculate your carbon footprint, and identify 5 ways you can reduce your carbon footprint. Write these 5 ways on recycled materials of your choice, and create a collage using these 5 different ways. //

==[|How Can our school reduce its Carbon Footprint?] == //Activity: Write a persuasive letter to our principal in attempts to convince her to participate in your carbon footprint reduction project. Be sure to include facts to support your idea. Be creative! Let her know why this particular project would positively influence our school. //

__Resources:__ [] [] [] http://www.videojug.com/expertanswer/ozone-and-greenhouse-gases-4/what-is-carbon-dioxide-or-co2-and-how-does-it-contribute-to-global-warming [] http://www.lenntech.com/carbon-dioxide.htm

__Reycled Activity Example taken from:__ []

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