Energy Resources

Hello! Thank you all for your homework this week. They all look very good. Just so you know, your homework was 4.2 Reading, A: 1,2; B: 1,2,3; C: 1,2; and F: 1,2,3, in addition to 4.3 A: 1,2; B; C: 1,2,3; and 4.4 A: 1,2; B: 1,2; and C all! I am checking them now and found most of you did very well. I told you several weeks ago about plagiarism. Of course, copying something and saying that it is yours is not right, and that is plagiarism. It is best to be avoided. Paraphrasing, or writing something in your own words, is best. If you do use someone's idea, you must acknowledge that in your work. For example, "this was taken from the book, page 3."

This week we will start unit 5 in the book, Energy Resources. For me, this is probably one of the most important units in this book. The book contains some useful information, such as worldwide energy use between 2008 and 2030, as well as information on the formation of coal, a widely used energy source in almost every corner of the globe. Energy resources are depleting, and we must find solutions for clean and sustainable energy.

This week we will begin another Topic Design Project called, "Design Your Own Solar Energy Plant." Here you will have the opportunity to think about the uses of solar energy and the impact it will have on the future of our environment when you design your own plants. There are some problems associated with solar energy however! We will talk about them in class, but please think about them. What are they?

The homework for next week will probably be Extending Skills 5.3 and 5.4 in addition to some work on the Topic Design prints and your designs. We will learn new vocabulary such as renewable, velocity, replenish, solar, fossil, pollution, and more. Please try to understand the book as we go, and try to understand the listening and my speaking. Remember, you don't have to be perfect, you just have to try! See you in class tomorrow!