Is this the Holy Grail of renewable energy?

          Xyleco's Marshall Medoff: The unlikely, eccentric inventor


Step 1: Watch the video clip from a CBS 60 Minutes Episode #51  Dec. 30th 2018

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marshall-medoff-the-unlikely-eccentric-inventor-turning-inedible-plant-life-into-fuel-60-minutes/

* Note: If the hyper link doesn't work copy and paste into your search engine.


Step 2: Take notes using the Spider template
Step 3: Respond to the question.

??? What are the implications of this renewable energy source if it is adopted into real world applications?

Note-Taking Stations: Which Templates Work Best?

We are learning all about note-taking in order to research for Genius Hour, Science, and Social Studies. There are so many ways to take notes and it really depends on the sources you are using and on your own style of learning.

Today you will travel in small groups from station to station in order to try different approaches to taking notes.

Here are the links you'll need. Other print resources will be available at the stations.

1) Try Cluster Notes Template when you access this site:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/vancouver%27s_greenest_city_action_plan#goals

2. Try Event Spider Template for this one:

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/5-reasons-why-hub/5-reasons-brain-is-mind-blowing/

3. Try Roundtable Notes for this one:

www.malala.org/girls-education

4. Try the Video Notes Template to learn about Anne Frank:

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/anne-frank-1

5. Try the Timeline Template to learn about Ben Franklin:
https://www.biography.com/people/benjamin-franklin-9301234

Levels of Questioning

Soon we will be starting literature circles and asking deep questions will be an important part of our learning.

Check out this video to review three levels of questions: