The Globe and Me

Summer 2013 - Greater Newark Conservancy

Outline

Date	Topics	Readings / Handouts
July 10	Getting Started Global Awareness Google Sites	Introductions Using Google Earth to observe natural disasters around the world. Identifying Weather Patterns and Climate Change. Natural resources are limited. Risk vs. Hazard Getting Started with Google Site
July 17	Nutrition	How to read a food label Difference between Regular Coke Cola, Diet Coke, and Coke Zero Calories Good vs. Bad Cholesterol What can it do? Block blood veins Alkaline vs. Acidic food "Avoid all that ends in (-ine; nicotine, caffeine, etc.)" List of foods good for certain things (e.g. Carrots are good for eyesight)
July 24	Agriculture	Sustainability PPT Presentation Homework Assignment Write a summary of the topics that where learned in class. Be sure to include discussion topics and examples. Find a local organization in your community that supports sustainability. Be sure to include their mission statement. Create a student organization for your school to teach other students about the purposes of recycling and sustainability.
July 31	Rain Water & Litter	Rain gardens How they prevent water from flooding the streets Storm drain markers Photos of storm drain markers Only water goes down the storm drain, to prevent polluting our water Litter Don't litter, litter can block storm drains, causing flooding in your neighborhood Teach how to use Google maps to track litter / storm drain markers Homework Assignment Write a summary of the topics that were discussed in class. Walk around your neighborhood and find how many storm drain markers & garbage baskets you can find and map them on google maps.
August 6	Presentation Skills	Choose one of the topics and choose a current article and begin to work on a presentation using Prezi and/or PowerPoint OR Create a list of topics for them to choose from Then, or before they start: “Flip a coin topic presentation game” ← Ask Bryan
August 14	Professional Presentation	Continue on Presentation