November 7th
Quick Write:1.
Respond to the following quote from Einstein
"Humanity is going to require a substantially new way of thinking if it is to survive"
Climate Change, rapidly growing populations and the degradation of the Earth's natural environments will cause major problems for our future
Case Study
Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines
bbc news - Typhoon Haiyan
Population data Base
Travellerspoint- Philippines
Wikipedia Philippines
Quick Write:1.
Respond to the following quote from Einstein
"Humanity is going to require a substantially new way of thinking if it is to survive"
Climate Change, rapidly growing populations and the degradation of the Earth's natural environments will cause major problems for our future
Case Study
Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines
bbc news - Typhoon Haiyan
Population data Base
Travellerspoint- Philippines
Wikipedia Philippines
Typhoon Haiyan
Assignment - I movie news report from the Philippines
You will be reporting from the Philippines on the storm and its impact on the developing nation of the Philippines.
You will be creating an i-movie report from the Philippines detailing the destruction and rescue efforts.
Create a guiding question for your report.
For example: Is the destruction in the Philippines partly as a result of man-made climate change?
Is the rapid population growth and widespread poverty responsible for the high death toll and damage to property and infrastructure?
Our natural disasters like Typhoon Haiyan and Hurricane Sandy and Katrina the sign of things to come? What can we do do prevent future destruction?
Read this article on climate change
Philippines and climate change
Day by Day - typhoon damage
Worse than Hell - The economist
You will be reporting from the Philippines on the storm and its impact on the developing nation of the Philippines.
You will be creating an i-movie report from the Philippines detailing the destruction and rescue efforts.
Create a guiding question for your report.
For example: Is the destruction in the Philippines partly as a result of man-made climate change?
Is the rapid population growth and widespread poverty responsible for the high death toll and damage to property and infrastructure?
Our natural disasters like Typhoon Haiyan and Hurricane Sandy and Katrina the sign of things to come? What can we do do prevent future destruction?
Read this article on climate change
Philippines and climate change
Day by Day - typhoon damage
Worse than Hell - The economist