5.2 & 5.3: Reduce and Reuse

Last week we looked at what we used to heat our homes and power the appliances we use everyday. This week we think about ways to extend and reuse these resources.

How can we conserve our natural resources?
What items can we recycle in our homes?

Over the next two weeks we will be working on Contract 11 and Contract 12. This will wrap up our first unit and prepare us for our first Unit Exam!

Contracts 11 & 12

5.1: Natural Resources Support Human Activity

Ever stop to think about the things you use everyday? What are they made from? Where does that come from? How does it get to you? In chapter 5 we will be gaining appreciation for what we use on and how we affect the world by using those products.

This questioning is the first step in solving some of the issues we face. Some of the questions already posed in class:

What could we use to replace our nonrenwable resources?
What drastic changes would come about?
How does this affect us?

In our discussions about our use of natural resources, ask yourself what you would do if there was no oil to move things from place to place, or what if the lights didn't come on with the flick of a switch?

Contract 10 has students looking at energy use in their own home.

I will also give an extra contract grade to any whole groups who participate and finish the We Change the World Challenge!

Here is a look at a few week 10 A Contracts.

Contract 10