Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Transportation!!!



Challenge 1- For one full day (from the time you wake up until you go back to sleep), free yourself completely from carbon-producing transportation, such as cars, motorcycles, and elevators. For this challenge you may not carpool with anyone. Comment on your experience walking, biking, skating, etc., all day without the use of fossil fuels. Tweet a pic from your experience to #enviscilove!

Trash!!!



Challenge 2- For one full day (from the time you wake up until you go to sleep again), carry with you all the trash you produce in one day. Comment below about your experience and describe how much, and what, you ended up with at the end of the day. Tweet a pic from your experience to #enviscilove!

Local Eating!!!



Challenge 3- Shop at a local farmers market this saturday and find ingredients needed to create a complete, fresh, organic, free-range meal for your friends or family. Comment on the foods you chose, what you made, and the feedback you received for your efforts. Attach the recipe you used.
Coppell Farmers Market. Tweet a pic from your experience to #enviscilove!

Veganism!!!



Challenge 4-How difficult is it to be a vegan? Now that you've seen Cowspiracy, try out a healthy, vegan diet for one full day, based on veggies, fruit, whole grains, and legumes. Comment on your experience, noting what you ate and how you felt. Tweet a pic from your experience to #enviscilove!

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

5th- LTP Activity of Your Choice!


You may choose to find an activity, book, video, etc. that relates to your long term project. (Yes, we will be focusing on these projects after the AP Exam.) Write a reflection in your individual blog about your learning experience and how it will relate to your project.

5th-LTP Book Study




Choose a book related to your LTP to read. Give a review and summary of what you learned from the book. (ex.Animal, Vegetable, Miracle- Barbara Kingslover; Silent Spring- Rachel Carson)
You may read a portion for this six weeks and continue for another six weeks.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

5th- Veganism



How difficult is it to be a vegan? For this challenge, try out a healthy, vegan diet for THREE full days, based on veggies, fruit, whole grains, and legumes. Reflect on your experience, noting what you ate each day, the pitfalls you faced, how you felt, and where you got your nutrients from.

Note: If you did this challenge for the 3rd or 4th six weeks, YOU MAY repeat it for the 5th six weeks but you will increase your challenge to either FIVE or TEN full days! (SEE Ms. B for receipes and nutritional help.) :)