Greetings and welcome back. Next Tuesday, November 4 is the election. This week you will have the opportunity to dig in to the issues and the candidates and get to know what is going on. This look at the election will be happening across science, language arts and social studies classes.
A short list of science related issues in the 2008 election includes:
Energy Policy
Energy policy deals with how the United States obtains, produces and uses energy. Historically we have relied heavily on fossil fuel sources for our energy needs. With rising fuel costs and conflicts in the middle east, energy policy has become a science related issue in the current election.
Climate Change
The issue of climate change has been hotly debated over the past two decades. Now the debate has shifted from whether or not climate change is real to what to do about it. The different candidates at both the federal and state level offer different approaches.
The Environment
Both energy policy and climate change fit into this category also. But environmental issues extend further. At issue is how to manage our natural resources in our currently changing world. Introduced species, increasing land pressures from development and resource use, drought, air quality and pollution are all examples of top issues within the scope of the environment.
There are clearly more issues, some of which may be important to you. As you work this week, please feel free to chime in here about the issues most important to you.
Selected booksmarks for this weeks unit can be found on my science delicious account. Just click the election2008 tag.
For your agenda books
Monday- Google Reader, set up igoogle, explore del.icio.us
Tueday- Background research on issues and candidates
Wednesday- Presentations in the 21st century
Thursday- continued research and presentation creation
Friday-continued research and presentation creation
4 users commented in " Week of October 27, 2008 "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackMr.Biche,
What’s del.ici.ous? How can I do it from home?
hola, I read a article on how cellphones are helping with aids and hiv in south Africa. They help because they get information around o billions of people in one day.
Really, I want Barack Obama to win, because he will help the economy. He will promise tax relief to the middle-class working families, and lower gas prices. I do NOT like McCain! On a commercial for Obama, the commercial said McCain will promise almost NO tax relief to the middle-class workers! (Which I know may not be true)
Mr.Biche,
I was wondering how I could do del.ici.ous from my house also. I wasnt in class today and I am also in need for a little update what we did in class today.
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