Endangered Species Written Assignment

2a, 2b & 2c Individual work Choose an endangered animal species and research the following questions 1. What is an endangered species? What is a threatened species? 2. Where is your chosen animal originally from? 3. n what regions and types of climate does your animal live? 4. What does it eat? What natural predators does it have? 5. Why is your chosen animal in danger of extinction? 6. What organizations are working to protect this animal? What do they do? 7. What can people do to help protect the animal? TIPS Include photos and images Write your name, grade and line (eg. no. 27) on your assignment and on the email NEVER Copy and paste – you will get a low grade!! Research the information and write it using your own words. DEADLINE Send the work by email to mikeanahuac@gmail.com before Tuesday 5th April 11.59pm Write your name, grade and line in the file name and in your document (2 extra points for participation) USEFUL LINKS http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html http://www.kidinfo.com/science/endangered_animals.html http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/13-animals/29-engangered-anumals.html http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/endangered_animals/endangeredanimals_1.htm http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/ GRADING Your work will be graded on: -quality of research and investigation (20 points) -quality of writing (using your own words) (10 points) -presentation (design) (10 points) The project is worth 40% of your grade for this bimestre

Growing food project

3a, 3b & 3c The full instructions are in facebook 1. Sign into facebook 2. Click on profile "Mike Anahuac" 3. Click on 'notes' or Write to mikeanahuac@gmail.com to ask for the written instructions I will try to reply within 24 hours

CLIMATE CHANGE ORAL PRESENTATIONS

2A, 2B & 2C

You will give your presentations on the 1st February. Your group must be 100% ready before the class, and send any presentations by PowerPoint before 6pm Tuesday January 31st

Time: 2 - 4 minutes

TOPICS

In class you will be told which topic your group will present. Under some of the topics below, I have put links that may help you with your research.
You must use look for other websites/ sources of information too!

1. What is climate change? watch

2. Causes of climate change
UK government
Climate leaders

3. Who is causing climate change? Which countries are more responsible? What sectors (eg. Transport, industry) are more/less responsible?
Map of CO2 emissions
USA Co2 emmissions per sector
UK contributors to climate change - see bottom of page

4. Effects of climate change
(general effects and different effects around the world)
effects in different countries
effects of climate change on different people

5. What is the Greenhouse Effect?
watch

6. Solutions to climate change
Climate solutions
David Suzuki foundation - solutions
A UK Climate Change campaign
Avaaz
Greenpeace
Greener living

7. United Nations Climate Change Conference 2010
Explain what the conference was about, where is was etc. Also research:
-What solutions were proposed? What is REDD?
-What happened at the conference?
-Why did Bolivia not like the agreement?

Greenpeace News
Cancun climate summit
COP16
What is REDD?
Why did Bolivia stand alone?


TIPS
- Do not read your presentation! Speak naturally, the class must understand you
-If you do a presentation in PowerPoint, do not write everything you say. You can use key words, maximum 6 words per line.
-Use visual aids, for example cartulinas etc.

If you have questions, or don't understand something, you can ask here!
Good luck!

Papier Mache Project - 3A, 3B & 3C

For the instructions to this project, please follow this link to a page in facebook:

or
1. sign into facebook
2. go to profile "Mike Anahuac"
3. click on 'notas' and you will find the project

or, if you don't have facebook, email mikeanahuac@gmail.com and I will reply in 24 hours.

PROYECTO DE VIDEO

todas las indicaciones para alumnos de segundo y tercer grado acerque del nuevo proyecto de video sobre el cambio climatico estan en el blog del rally

TRABAJO ESCRITO: TRIPTICO

• OBJETIVO
  
  Diseñar un tríptico como parte del proyecto Rally Ecologico que motiva a las personas en las colonias a reciclar.
  
  REQUISITOS - Tiene que incluir:
  
  · Motivación e importancia de reciclar, y de las otras Rs (reducir, reusar)
  · El logotipo de la escuela
  · Materiales que se reciclan
  · ¿Cómo se recicla?
  · Fecha y hora que recogemos reciclado: Viernes 5 Noviembre de 17.00 a 19.00hrs.

· Se debe de entregar su tríptico en blanco y negro

Es importante usar ambos lados de la hoja-triptico.

ENTREGA
Mandar por correo a mikeanahuac@gmail.com antes de 23.59 el Domingo 31 de Octubre.

CALIFICACIÓN
Tu tríptico será calificado por:

El contenido y la claridad de información (10 puntos)
La presentación (5 puntos)
El mensaje ecológico (5 puntos)

FOOD PROJECT

3a, 3b & 3c

As an experiment, I have uploaded the instructions for the project onto facebook

HOW TO FIND INSTRUCTIONS
1. Log into facebook
2. Search for "Mike Anahuac" (if necessary, 'agregar como amigo' first)
3. Click on 'notas'

Or directly with this link:
facebook post

If you don't want to use facebook, send an email to mikeanahuac@gmail.com and I will send you the instructions within 48 hours.