Essential Questions

  • Is my water safe?
  • Where does my water come from and where does it go when I’m finished with it?
  • How do my actions impact the water of my community, family, and city?

Thursday, December 20, 2012

New Year's Environmental Resolution due 1/1/13 @ midnight

One of our essential questions for the year is...

How do my actions impact my community, family, and city?

Reflect on this question.  Use the following questions as a guide.

  1. Have your actions changed because of things you have learned in environmental science?
    1. Why or why not?  Provide examples
  2. Do you live a sustainable life?  
    1. Why or why not?
  3. What is one New Year's resolution you want to make that is related to the environment?
    1. Explain your choice.

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Congratulations Class of 2013!



  • No blog due this weekend. 
  • Annotations due Monday in order to participate in socratic circle.  
  • Wastewater treatment quiz Weds.






Friday, December 7, 2012

Blog Post Due Sunday 12/10

NYC Tap is where it's at!
This week almost everyone presented their tap water campaign projects. (Check out this Prezi and this one, this website, this rap, this glog) Now that they have been completed reflect on the learning, planning, and creation process.

I am interested in knowing your thoughts about this project and if/how it helped you learn.

You may choose to reflect (in paragraph form) on some or all of the following questions...

DEP makin' that fo sho.
Use the questions below as a guide, not a script.
  • How did this project help you understand the safety of our drinking water in NYC?
  • How did/do you think the project will influence your personal actions in the future?  
    • Will you make any changes in your actions? 
      • Why/why not?
  • Do you think you have a better understanding of where NYC's drinking water comes from and the bottled water industry after completing this project?  
    • Why or why not?
  • How does this project compare to others that you have completed in school?  
    • What did you like about it?
    • What could make it better?
    • Would you be interested in doing something similar in the future?
  • Which types of projects did you think were the most engaging when to presented (prezi, glog, video, rap, etc)?
    • Explain your response
  • Are there any other thoughts you want to share about the project or NYC's drinking water related to you, your family, or community?