Electricity Issues & Missy Higgins....what do they have in common???

It was very obvious at the Arias that many of our talented artists have a real concern for global issues. In March, a number of Australian artists supported 'Earth Hour', giving it greater emphasis in the community. Many young people were more interested because their favourite artists were supporting this cause. As students studying electricity you have no doubt thought about the issues....if you need some more information go to http://www.smh.com.au/earthhour/2008/

IMAGINE MY DAY WITHOUT A ..........

NAME TWO ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES IN YOUR HOUSE THAT YOU WOULD USE EVERYDAY.




EXPLAIN HOW YOUR DAY WOULD BE DIFFERENT WITHOUT THESE APPLIANCES.



EXPLAIN HOW THE LIFE OF A FAMILY LIVING IN EAST TIMOR WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF THEY HAD ACCESS TO THESE APPLIANCES FOR A DAY.

EXPLANATIONS BY YEAR SIX

CAN YOU WORK OUT WHAT IT IS WE ARE EXPLAINING ?

TEENAGE AFFLUENZA

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HOMEWORK

WHAT SUGGESTIONS CAN YOU MAKE ABOUT HOMEWORK ?

PODCASTS, VOICETHREAD, UTUBE, WIKIS, BLOGS - SO WHAT !!

HOW HAVE THESE TOOLS CHANGED THE WAY YOU LEARN?

ENERGY

WELCOME BACK YEAR 6

LINKING TO OUR PREVIOUS WORK ON THE TYPES OF COMMUNICATION WE USE IN OUR WORLD WE ARE NOW GOING TO SPEND SOME TIME INVESTIGATING DIFFERENT FORMS OF ENERGY THAT WE USE IN OUR WORLD.




NAME AT LEAST ONE FORM OF ENERGY THAT YOU KNOW OF.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ELECTRICITY?

WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE ABOUT ELECTRICITY?

WHAT IS HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY?

DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT FORMS OF ENERGY? WHAT IF WE JUST DECIDED NOT TO DO IT???????