Tuesday, January 23, 2018

January 29, 31, February 1

January 29

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Service as action projects

Community Service Environmental Project Ideas for Students and Educators

Want to help your local community and environment? Then donate your time to a community service project.   Learn more about what service learning is and see sample projects below. 
January 31

Rob Hopkins: Transition to a world without oil
https://www.ted.com/talks/rob_hopkins_transition_to_a_world_without_oil#t-143903

Watch the video and create a test (multiple choice, short answer, true/false).

February 1 
Landscape ecology:  Improving landscapes in your community


Read the article. Do you think supertrees are a good idea? Will you install any in your garden? Why or Why not?   Write an informal email to a friend to tell them your thoughts about Singapore's supertrees.  

Saturday, January 20, 2018

January 22, 24, 25

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Technology and Jobs

January 22
Watch the video (take notes). Answer the questions that follow.
https://ed.ted.com/on/3L1lID7z/

Then consider the following discussion questions:

  • Do you think robotization will impact your prospective career choice?
  • Is it possible to slow technological progress down to allow humanity to catch up?


January 24
Opinion: Should we tax robots that take our job? read the text and answer the questions
https://newsela.com/read/robot-tax/id/27665/quiz/0/

What jobs will still be around in 20 years?  Read this to prepare your future
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/26/jobs-future-automation-robots-skills-creative-health

The optimist's guide to the robot apocalypse
https://qz.com/904285/the-optimists-guide-to-the-robot-apocalypse/

January 25
Research how jobs have changed in recent years.  Share your information with your classmates.

Monday, January 15, 2018

January 15, 17, 18

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January 15, 17, 18

Research MYP Global Contexts.  Focus on the Global Context you have chosen for your personal project, and the Global Context for this unit.

Saturday, January 6, 2018

January 8, 10, 11

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January 8, 10
Test prep  -  Understanding the Science That Shows the Environment Affecting Human Health

Homework:  How to organize information on an infographic.
   http://www.dummies.com/programming/big-data/big-data-visualization/how-to-organize-information-for-your-infographics/

https://piktochart.com/blog/7-steps-of-transforming-information-into-a-clear-and-concise-infographic/

https://www.canva.com/learn/how-to-design-infographics/

January 11
Criterion B - Reading Comprehension

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

January 4 (Welcome to 2018)

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1.  Continue reading practice