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What did you think about today’s Planet Earth video – “Mountains”. Can you imagine the immensity of the forces involved in making and breaking apart mountains? Can you imagine sleeping/playing/fighting on the side of a steep cliff for survival? Have you seen any of the great mountains up close?
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What did you think about today’s Planet Earth video – “Mountains” • Can you imagine the immensity of the forces involved in making and breaking apart mountains? • Can you imagine sleeping/playing/fighting on the side of a steep cliff for survival? • Have you seen any of the great mountains up close? • Have you been , or do you have any desire to go mountain climbing?
the fragility/tenacity of life • bears eating moths • snow leopard • pandas • crane migration over the Himalayas
How much are you willing to spend for a gallon of gas? • factors involved in the price slideshow CNN • http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/27/explainer.pump.price/index.html • world gas prices • http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/global_gasprices/ • US gas prices • http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/wrgp/mogas_home_page.html • gas quiz • http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/fuel-consumption/gas-price-quiz.htm
What are you willing to give up • to lessen our dependence on foreign oil • to lessen the CO2 emissions causing climate change • to lessen the impact of mining and drilling… • to lessen the health effects of our energy production