2014 - The Polar Vortex

The Polar Vortex explained in 2 minutes - and why climate change makes extreme weather more likely going forward.
The White House

Environment week - Commercial

The United Nations have asked you to record a commercial about the preservation of rivers or forests.

RIVERS AND FORESTS - COMMERCIAL

- 1.5 to 2 minutes
- Language: English (you can also use Spanish and Basque)

GUIDE FOR THE COMMERCIAL (2 hours)

- Main goal of the video (pollution, rubbish,  hamburgers-palm oil and rain forests, wildfires, overexploitation, deforestation,...)
- Parts of the video (where, what,...)
- Actors and actresses
- Images
- Sounds, music

RECORDING AND EDITING (3 hours)

Timeline: Charles Darwin - the Beagle's Voyage

1.Go to http://www.dipity.com
2. Create an account or use your facefbook account to sign in
3. Look for information about the voyage of the Beagle
4. Create a timeline; make sure you have at least the beginning, Galapagos Islands and the end.
5. Mail me the link and names of the group using the school inner e-mail.
6. Enjoy your summer

CIBERIMAGEN Y RIESGOS DE LAS NUEVAS TECNOLOGÍAS

1. Presentación: cuida tu imágen on-line
     Vídeo1(40s)

2. Privacidad
     Vídeo2 (2m40s)
     Ejemplo: vídeo 3 (1m20s)

3. Sexting
     Vídeo 4 (1m15s)

4. Ciberbullying
     Vídeo 5 (1m20s)

5. Grooming
     Vídeo 6 (30s)

6. Sextorsión
     Vídeo 7 (2m40s)

7. Etiquetas en redes sociales
     Vídeo 8 (1m50s)
     Vídeo 9 (según tiempo) (2m 4s)

8. Netetiqueta
     Vídeo 10 (2m20s)
     Vídeo 11 (según tiempo) (3 min)

Algunas direcciones:
Pantallas amigas: http://www.pantallasamigas.net/
Protégeles: http://www.protegeles.com/

CATASTROPHIES

TASK

Write a scientific report in Word with the following structure:

1. Catastrophe data (what, where, when, casualties, damage)
2. Brief catastrophe summary (before, during, after)
3. Photographies/artistic representation
4. Factors that increased/reduced the effects and damage from the phenomenon.
5. What could have been done to reduce the impact (or things to do for the future)

Maximum two pages

You will briefly explain it to your classmates.

TOPICS

1. Nevado del Ruíz Volcano (November 13, 1985)
2. Eruption of Krakatoa (August 26, 1883)
3. Bhola cyclone (Bangladesh, November 12, 1970)
4. Wenchuan Earthquake (May 12, 2008)
5. Indonesia tsunami (December 26, 2004)
6. Tunguska (June 30, 1908)
7. Haiti earthquake (January 12, 2010)
8. Grimsvotn volcano (Iceland, November 2, 2004)
9. China Floods (1931)
10. Huascarán avalanche (1970)
11. Limnic eruption of Lake Nyos (1986)
12. Laki volcano (Iceland, 1783-84)

AIR- ENVIRONMENT WEEK 2012

1. Magnetosphere and solar wind. Aurora borealis.
2. Layers of the Atmosphere I: Exosphere, Thermosphere and Mesosphere
3. Layers of the Atmosphere II: Stratosphere and Troposphere. Airplanes.

4. Green House Effect.
5. Ozone Layer. UV radiation. CFCs.
6. Chemical composition of air. Acid Rain.

  7. Air pollution. Factories and power plants. Solutions.
8. Geological history of the Atmosphere. Photosynthesis.
9. Mars vs Venus Atmospheres. Terraforming.
10. Respiratory systems (bacteria, plants, invertebrate, mammal,...) and respiratory diseases.
11. Society and Atmosphere: climate forecast, ISS, satelites, space junk.