Catalina Documentary

Excellent work on the documentary, Heather, Akon, Kristin, Carmella and Ava!

Checklist

TO DO:
1. Finish your Blog (this includes your photo poem, defining and answering sustainability questions, your termite post and your project reflection - 4 posts).

2. Set-up your Presentation for Friday (give a practice presentation to Ms. Staff and to at least 2 other students in our team).

3. Print out a favorite excerpt from your journal, post it on black paper and tape it up near the camping picture of your choice in our classroom.

4. Put your journal out for all to see for our Exhibition on the tables under the pictures and journal quote.

5. Make your t-shirt with our silk screen to wear tomorrow!

Excellent work! I love you guys! You're such an amazing group!

Project Reflection (Finishing our Projects!)

You have all been working on different projects since we've gotten back from Catalina. Now, it is time to reflect on the process you've been going through and what you have learned.

Answer the following questions in 2 to 3 short paragraphs:
What final product did you create for our exhibition? Are you proud of it? Why or why not? What was the process that you went through to create your presentation? What did you learn from the process and about the information you are presenting on? What was a challenge you faced while creating your display?
After these past two weeks, what is your definition of sustainability and what it means to be an environmental steward?

Projects:
Kai - solar powered flashlight/ t-shirts/ termites
James - environmental footprint posters/ web page
Andy and Alex - Environmental Dungeons and Dragons game
Heather, Carmella, Kristin, Akon and Ava - Catalina Documentary + Post 2020 Sustainability Plan on the Board
Savannah, Zury and Sally - recycling robot and termite display
Camille and Nicole - R3 poster, freegan display and recycled jewelry
Kya - recycled material recycle bin with statistics on recycling and leader of the Recycle Band
Emma and Nina - recycled clothing display and information on Global Warming
Jonathan and Matthew - public transportation commercial and info on MTA

Termite Blog

Answer the following questions on your blog in complete sentences and in your own words:

1. What is biomimicry?

2. Why are termites a great subject for biomimicry research?

3. What is an enzyme? What is a catalyst?

4. What is cellulosic material?

5. Why would cellulosic ethanol be more sustainable and efficient than biofuels using corn or sugar cane?

Blog Work: Sustainability Questions

First Post: Photo Poetry
Find a picture that peaks your interest on Student Shared. (Connect to server, smb://blanc, Student Shared in the folder called "SustainablePhotos" highlighted in blue) Write a poem that captures the essence of the photo and provides details not visible.

Second Post: Concepts Learned
A. Define and provide examples of the following concepts:
1. sustainability
2. freegans
3. stewardship
4. biomimicry
5. ecological footprint
6. overshoot (as it relates to supply and demand)

B. What does this equation mean?
area x bioproductivity = biocapacity [SUPPLY]
population x consumption per person x footprint intensity = ecological footprint

C. What is the significance of the year 1987?

D. What happened on October 6, 2007?

Learning Activities: March 10, 2008

Good morning! Welcome back to the mainland!

1. Reflect on Catalina Island Experience (share journal reflections)/ Hear about Global Warming study by Emma and Nina
2. Introduce the concept of Carbon footprints.
3. Guest Speaker: Chris Gerber (~10am)
4. Take notes in Journals
BREAK
5. Read and discuss: "Carbon's New Math: To Deal with Global Warming, the First Step is to Do the Numbers" by Bill McKibben (National Geographic Oct. 2007)
6. Building a Pie with Slices Group Activity
7. Discuss James' Carbon Footprint Floor Mat project
LUNCH
8. Read article on Freegans: "Not Buying It" by Steven Kurutz and explore http://freegan.info/
9. Plastic glove trash expedition for our Freegan Art Exhibit
10. Begin plans for recycled art for our Freegan Art Exhibit on Friday

Catalina Camping Trip: March 5-7th

Thank you to all of you for making our camping trip amazing! Thank you for sharing your enthusiasm, energy and your beautiful self with the group! I feel so lucky to be a part of this Intersession group that is all about sustainability as we are building a sustainable family that will extend far beyond these two weeks. Keep up the great work! Here we go into week two!