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I hope you have had lots of fun today. I had to leave early today and unfortunately I couldn’t come and see your work today.

What you need to do is:
 * 1) We have to make sure that your working models are ready one day before presentation (your job is to remind me, so we can charge up the batteries for the presentation day).
 * 2) Prepare a one page explanation that tells the judges what is the purpose of the working part for your model. How is it going to save energy for your city (therefore making your city a green future city). Remember your card will be one sided so be precise and succinct.

This would be your card layout:



Hey everyone,

Create a book of your work for Science. Your book can be written in any way as long as you have included all of the points below. To ensure that you don’t lose your work, save all the information in a word document and then copy and paste your work across to your digital book.

Follow your teacher’s instructions in class to set up your account for your digital book.

What should be included in your book:


 * 1) Create a speech and discuss the impacts of your city on the environment.
 * 2) Design a species that has been introduced to your city and describe its characteristics, Advantages or disadvantages (this can be an animal or plant). Outline methods with which you can control these species. Draw a picture for this plant or animal.
 * 3) Investigate the area that you are going to build your city in. Explain what types of rocks can be found in that area (remember to include a picture).
 * 4) Investigate the type weathering in your area that can affect your buildings and suggest a solution to prevent this.
 * 5) Which type of landform is most likely to have formed in your area? (For example if your city is going to exist in the year 3000, then what sort of land form is more likely to exist in your city). Give this landform a name and explain how it has formed over the years (include a diagram/drawing).
 * 6) Decide on the number of people who are living in your city and Calculate how many litres of water will be used by the population in one year. How will you ensure that everybody in the city can have access to water? Suggest ways to save water in your city
 * 7) What would be the source of power for your city? How would your city maintain its supply of electricity.
 * 8) Think of a working part for your model. Research information about your idea and then build the part for your physical model. This can be a form of transportation, a power plant (which creates electricity for your city) or finally it can be a device that filters water for your city or even a system that gets rid of pollution clears the water. (INCLUDE THIS PART IN YOUR PHYSICAL MODEL)
 * 9) (Conclusion) Look at the list of these green cities on this website. How would you make your city green? Note: You need YouTube to see these videos.

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Adelaide Green city

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Environment and Heritage (NSW government)

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Geothermal Power plant model (you might need an adult supervision if done at home)

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Water for cities and towns:

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National water initiation (look on the left hand side for (ground water, water for environment, urban water and ...)

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Saving water:

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Water quality:

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water resources

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Electricity:

Some information on electricity in Australia

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Generation of electricity

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Where does electricity come from?

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Producing electricity from fruits like lemon

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Using biogas to make electricity

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Using wind energy to make electricity

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Wind energy,(making a model wind turbine)

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Using water energy to make electricity (or hydroelectric power)

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Using water energy to make electricity (or hydroelectric power)

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Green city challenge:

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Your task for today is:

3. Complete your puzzle of volcano.
4. Prepare a Glogster poster about your volcano.

This task is due on 12/09/2012,Your page must be updated by tomorrow 8:00 PM.Upload your research as a Glogster into your Wiki page.
Check your Edmodo and complete the following task: (This task is due on 2/8/2012)

Hey every one!

Please check the folder **“Rock Cycle”** on the right hand side of this page. Use the other two resources in this folder as your reference.and save the word document into your laptops. Complete this word document as your homework. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Your task (to do in class 21.6.2012 ) Note: All tasks can be found on Edmodo
== Choose an aspect of weathering (physical or chemical) and draw a flow diagram using Paint or Photoshop etc. that shows that aspect. Research your choosen aspect and label your diagram for each step. Upload your final diagram in to the Wiki when you are done. ==

1. All your diagrams should have the definition of weathering and the aspect of weathering shown in the flow diagram.
2.Your diagram should be easy for a Year 4 student to understand.

Use the following links to help you better understand these processes. 1.Shape it up! (An earth changing erosion activity) []

2. What is erosion? []

3. Physical weathering []

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Well done everybody!!! You have done so well!!! I am proud of you!
//** 12.6. 2012 **//

Your task (to do in class 7.6.2012 and 8.6.2012).
Create a poster of the Earth using "Glogster". Your poster should include the following: 1. A labeled diagram of the earth 2. A detailed description of the different layers (e.g. what are the materials that make the core, inner core, crust or the mantle.) 3. What type of rocks do can you find on the surface of the earth? 4. Identify each type and give a description for each type.

5. Find a video about the structure of the earth and include it in your poster. 6. Add your bibliography // Extension: // What is rock cycle?

Task due date: Thursday, 17.5.2012 Changed to 22.5.2012.
YOUR TASK IS write a 3 minutes speech and outline the impacts of humans on local ecosystems. The speech is to presented in front of class. You are to create a discussion thread in your Wiki page, discuss these impacts on the local ecosystem of your choice, insert your references and finally prepare the speech.

Well done!!!! Some of you have already started your speech.