Friday Jan 29

Friday Jan 29
1. Pick 3 Climate Change issues you are interested in - Research 5 things about them that you want to know more about.
- Pick 2 ACTIONS you are interest about and find 2 examples of each.

I will collect Reading Monday...

8th Grade - Study for Math Test & be ready to turn your Spanish 15 sentences on Monday
SELL APPLEBEES!!! get tix if you need em!
READ READ READ &  get sponsors :)

Jan 19-22

Tuesday, Jan 19
Homework:
1. Reading: Hero's Journey - Journal #2 - Due Fri 22
2. Writing: Brainstorm (white page) and Hero's Journey Map (yellow page) - fully filled out with all your awesome ideas! - Due Thurs, 21st
3. Service Presentations w/visuals - Wed-Fri

Wed, Jan 20
Late Start - see you at 10:45 - Go straight to tech!
1. Read "What to do when you're not the hero any more" - read for 10 minutes - go slowly, re-read and make sense of this article. Make notes in the sideline, questions, underline etc. Be ready to finish the article on Thurs or Fri - Due Thurs

2. see above for the other homework!

Thurs, Jan 21
HW:
1. Reading Journal #2 -Due Fri 22...please turn in before going to Health
2. Writing: Hero's Journey - Rough Draft of 2 pages typed and turned in on google classroom, log into your apps4pps acct, then type in search bar: google classroom code efnncl  -
Please share with my by Tues, Jan 26th. I will give some feedback over the energy teach in week!
3. Energy Rotations - Please finish graphic organizers for today's rotations using your Yellow Energy Booklet if you didn't finish during your classes. - Due Friday Jan 22

COOL SOLAR ENERGY HAPPENINGS

Cool Solar Happenings

With a partner, check out some cool solar projects around the world. Discuss the following:

• Which ones sound smart to you?
• What projects do you think Portland should try?
• Do you think Solar is a sustainable option to meet energy needs?

Community Solar Gardens

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/07/09/3674045/community-solar-gardens-grow/

Solar creating more jobs than oil and gas extraction

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/01/12/3737971/solar-job-growth/

Largest Solar Farm - Mojave Desert http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2560494/Worlds-largest-solar-farm-SCORCHING-BIRDS-fly-it.html

Germany

http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-08-14/germany-reaches-new-levels-of-greendom-gets-31-percent-of-its-electricity-from-renewables

Solar Thermal - using mirrors to boil water and turn steam turbine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onFagHKBUog

http://www.neok12.com/video/Solar-Energy/zX02775d447d450959617a59.htm

Solar Roadways

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1_ut9GIr-U

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/04/solar-roads-the-future-of-clean-energy.html

Solar Cars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7FV4YHF6jM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYtWl0TtaKU

Japan’s offshore solar project

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovations/Is-Japans-Offshore-Solar-Power-Plant-the-Future-of-Renewable-Energy-180949453/?no-ist

Home solar ...new battery technology

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/new-renewable-energy-play-launches-in-melbourne-20151127-gl9urr.html

Jan 11-15

**Noticias** All Service Projects HOURS ONLY are due by tomorrow, Jan 11.
All Service Reflections due Jan 19th - we will share in class, don't be late! - 7th graders you need to have 7th grade-based speeches ready as well.

**All 2nd quarter work due no later than Thurs, Jan 21st.

Monday, Jan 11
HW:
1. 2nd Quarter Service Reflection and Visual

Tues, Jan 12
HW:
1. 2nd Quarter Service Reflection and Visual - Due Tues, Jan 19th
2. Hero Journal Week 1 - due Fri, jan 15th

Wed, Jan 13
1. 2nd Quarter Service Reflection and Visual - Due Tues, Jan 19th
2. Hero Journal Week 1 - due Fri, jan 15th
**tomorrow, Thurs - no travel. We will be here at school rotating thru core teachers learning about different energy sources.


Thurs, Jan 14
1. 2nd Quarter Service Reflection and Visual - Due Tues, Jan 19th
2. Hero Journal Week 1 - due Fri, jan 15th
**tomorrow, Thurs - no travel. We will be here at school rotating thru core teachers learning about different energy sources.
3. Complete Graphic Organizers from your 3 rotations today - use your yellow booklet. to fill in the gaps. Due - Friday Jan 15th

Fri, Jan 15
DUE: Hero Journal Week #1

HW:
1. Hero Journal Week #2 - Due Fri 1/22
2. 2nd Quarter Service Reflection & Visual - Due Tues, 1/19
3. Hero Brainstorm - Come to class Tuesday with 3-4 solid storylines. Choose setting, plot, characters for each. Click here for the class brainstorm

SERVICE OPPORTUNITY

Hunger Banquet

Martin Luther King Day of Service

Monday, January 18^th at 4:00 pm

Linnton Community Center

10614 SW St Helens Road

an interactive look at the root causes 

of hunger in our community and around the world

$10 donation to the Linnton Food Pantry Kitchen

Tickets available at Linnton Feed and Seed

Information or reservations - 503-805-4680