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 Forms of Engergy & Mineral Resources
Be sure to also search for the subjects below in Groliers Online Encyclopedia!
Various Forms of Energy
Mineral Resources
Hydroelectric Power
Coal Power
Wind Power
BioFuels
Hydrothermal Energy
Oil
Natural Gas
Nuclear Fission
Hydrogen Energy
Photovoltaics
Solar Thermal Technology
OTEC and Tidal Energy
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Earth Science Research project
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Environmental Issues
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Solar panels
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Hydrogen fuel cells
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Composting (different types)
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Deforestation (logging)
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Groundwater use (Tuscan aquifer)
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Nuclear power
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Tide and wave energy generation
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Dams as energy generators
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Fresh water pollution (stream, river, lake)
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Mining waste
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Ocean waste (plastics)
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Coal power plants
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Automotive efficiency (mpg, US vs. others, goals)
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Electric hybrid cars
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Topsoil loss/runoff/erosion
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Pesticides/herbicides (in food production)
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Feed lots - waste management (methane capture)
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Feed lots - antibiotics
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Greenhouse effect (gases)
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CFCs (use, disposal, harm)
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Public transportation
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Plastic bags (usage, harm, recycling)
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Landfills (methane capture)
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Glacier loss (source of fresh water)
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Acid rain
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Biofuels (algae)
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Light bulbs (incandescent vs. CFL vs. LED, recycling)
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Human population (growth, max, high density centers)
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Honeybees
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PBS (Nature) "Silence of the Bees"..
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Desertification
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Fossil fuel use
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Household water usage
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Recycling (butte county recycling, what is recyclable)
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Sea Level rise (why, how much, what is the effect?)
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Grolier encyclopedia article
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CSIRO..
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Paper consumption (office, bags, junk mail)
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Chemistry Vertebrate Assignment for Reyna and Gripenstraw
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Tips on finding the Latin word origin
Different Latin words will need different strategies to find the origin of the word.
Here are a few--
Use these search words-- etymology word origin
Example: monotremata etymology would be the words you would use in a search engine such as Google to find the origin of "monotremata." monotremata word origin would be another possibility.
Links
Animal Diversity Web
Arkive Web site
ZipcodeZoo animal descriptions
Seaworld Info Books (Besides sea life, there is info on elephants, polar bears, tigers, flamingos, gorillas)
Natural History magazine
Smithsonian Magazine--Science & Nature search site
Smithsonian natural history museum-- North American mammals
African Wildlife Foundation - has downloadable sounds for some animals as well as information
Databases
Grzimek's Animal Encyclopedia - Butte County Library (you will need a Butte County Library Card)
Out-of-the-ordinary animal information:
1922!! article about elephants in Natural History magazine-- find out what scientists knew about elephants then.
Four ears to the ground: for an elephant, the foot may be a powerful listening device
Natural History Magazine Samplings from past years :
The Curious, Bloody Lives of Vampire Bats -- Natural History Magazine.
The Owl That Hunts by Light--Natural History Magazine
Order Rodentia (California ground squirrels and rock squirrels) - video of rock squirrel chewing up rattlesnake skin & rubbing it on it's skin to mask it's scent from predators.
Sound:
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JungleWalk (click on "hear sound"; then right-click on "Play audio" and "Save target as." Save to PowerPt folder on your h drive.)
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