CGL23I - Sustainable Living
The BLOG SITE is closing this week.
CURRENT TASKS:
Sustainable House Summative Project - due Thursday 16 June
Link to the task sheet/rubric here.
Some ideas to help:
The Archetype Sustainable House - this house won the Canadian competition for sustainable house design.
Solares Homes - Click on "Projects" to see some examples.
Trendir - Various house designs, including some zero energy options
People and Planet-Friendly Sustainable Living Guide - lots of links here to sustainable construction/renovation sites.
...and there are many, many more!
LINKS from Thursday's class:
The Archetype Sustainable House
Dream Green Home Plans (featuring all those rather interesting floor plans!)
HGTV Green Homes
Some ideas to help:
The Archetype Sustainable House - this house won the Canadian competition for sustainable house design.
Solares Homes - Click on "Projects" to see some examples.
Trendir - Various house designs, including some zero energy options
People and Planet-Friendly Sustainable Living Guide - lots of links here to sustainable construction/renovation sites.
...and there are many, many more!
LINKS from Thursday's class:
The Archetype Sustainable House
Dream Green Home Plans (featuring all those rather interesting floor plans!)
HGTV Green Homes
Blogs
Blog 10 is the final blog. It's a little hard to find: scroll down to the very bottom of all the blogs - it's the last one.
Link here.
Link here.
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EXPIRED TASKS:
Fair Trade
Sheets were handed out in class on Wednesday 25 May, and a link to them will be here soon. Responses are due MONDAY May 30.
REEP Green House Task
Link to REEP Waterloo website
Keep trying!!!
Task sheet is here
Keep trying!!!
Task sheet is here
GM Foods: Should we grow GM crops?
Go to the PBS website here and read the introduction. Each page you see after this is based on the answers you give, as the website consistently challenges your opinion.
After you have finished, review all the arguments both for and against GM foods, and complete the summary here.
The written task is due TUESDAY 17 MAY.
After you have finished, review all the arguments both for and against GM foods, and complete the summary here.
The written task is due TUESDAY 17 MAY.
Blogs
Blog #6 is due WEDNESDAY 11 May. Blog #7 is due WEDNESDAY 18 MAY. Link to blog site here. Link to blog rubric here.
Wasteful packaging presentation due Friday 29 April
Unit 3 (Energy) Test Tuesday 2 May
The next blog task will be posted on May 4, due on May 11.
Blog entry #5 - due Wed Apr 13
Blog is here.
FIELD TRIP Friday 15 April
The Toronto Green Living Show, at the Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto.
You should have a permission sheet by now.
You should have a permission sheet by now.
Water Assignment #2
Instructions for Tasks A & B can be found here.
Source 1 is here, Source 2 is here, Sources 3-7 are here, and Source 8 is here. Marking rubric is here - please read this so you are certain what you need to do!
(All files are in .pdf format)
TASK A (Letter to Ministry of Environment) due MONDAY APRIL 4
TASK B (In-class committee meeting) TUESDAY APRIL 5
Source 1 is here, Source 2 is here, Sources 3-7 are here, and Source 8 is here. Marking rubric is here - please read this so you are certain what you need to do!
(All files are in .pdf format)
TASK A (Letter to Ministry of Environment) due MONDAY APRIL 4
TASK B (In-class committee meeting) TUESDAY APRIL 5
Blog Entry #4 DUE 30 March
Link to blog is here.
Water Assignment #1: Access to water
The assignment is in three parts, and is due THURSDAY 10 MARCH. A copy of the front page of the assignment is here. (now with rubric) and the statistics needed for the task are here. World map is here. (You will need to print two).
Task for 23 Feb - 2 Mar
PowerPoint Assignment - key points
Task sheet here.
Please refer to your task sheet, especially the rubric. Additional points:
DUE DATE: Tuesday 1 March.
Please refer to your task sheet, especially the rubric. Additional points:
- PowerPoint slides should not be over-run with text or too many graphic designs. Keep it simple, and expand on your written points orally.
- Please add a bibliography at the end of your PowerPoint, or give source acknowledgements throughout
- Some visual content THAT YOU HAVE PRODUCED is mandatory. This could be a map, chart, diagram or some other visual representation of data.
- Please ensure you answer the questions on your task sheet. Pairs will need to go into more detail than individuals.
- Please discuss any questions with Mr McMahon!
DUE DATE: Tuesday 1 March.
Task for 16-23 Feb
Ecological Footprint Quiz #1
Ecological Footprint Quiz #2
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Bias assignment due Wednesday February 16 (NEW DAY)
Helpful links:
Time Magazine Admits Its Climate Change Bias
Drowning in plastic: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is twice the size of France
The rising oceans
Advertisement: Stop Climate Change Before it Changes You
Advertisement: You Can Help Stop Climate Change
Ecological Footprint Quiz #2
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Bias assignment due Wednesday February 16 (NEW DAY)
Helpful links:
Time Magazine Admits Its Climate Change Bias
Drowning in plastic: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is twice the size of France
The rising oceans
Advertisement: Stop Climate Change Before it Changes You
Advertisement: You Can Help Stop Climate Change