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STEVE TRASH SCIENCE

IS IT… MAGIC OR SCIENCE?

Alabama Public Television and Steve Trash are proud to partner on a national broadcast - kids TV - science series of 30 minute STEAM VIDEOS (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math), called STEVE TRASH SCIENCE.

Currently the first season of STEVE TRASH SCIENCE (10, thirty minute episodes) are broadcast on PBS affiliates ACROSS THE US including in Los Angeles, New York, and New Orleans. We’re also in the regularly scheduled Alabama Public Television kid programming block.

The first season of STS has gotten some truly amazing feedback (see below).

So, we’ve begun work on season two, but we need your help.

APTV takes care of the broadcasting and distribution, but they do not provide production funding.

Please support this amazing show!

1. Your contribution is 100% TAX DEDUCTIBLE. Please write check to SHOALS AREA CHAMBER FOUNDATION. Mail check to: Shoals Area Chamber Foundation. (Tax ID: 63-1143838) 20 Hightower Place, Florence, AL 35630. In the memo section write: PRODUCTION PARTNER STEVE TRASH SCIENCE.
2. You are helping problem solving kids in America develop a passion for STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art Math). Understanding STEAM is one of the best ways to grow up to be a truly effective problem solver.

Here’s a 30 second version of Steve Trash Science.

Cool right?

A tax deductible donation of $10K can underwrite the cost of ONE ENTIRE EPISODE – of Steve Trash Science!

Please help us grow tomorrow’s problem solvers out of today’s kids.

There are currently three levels of - STEVE TRASH SCIENCE – on PBS and Alabama Public Television production underwriting.

At each level of underwriting we will be broadcast on Alabama Public Television, on its app, Roku, Chromecast, and Apple TV, once we’ve completed the production process (fund, write, shoot, edit, approval by education partners) and through our partners at NETA (we can be distributed to PBS affiliates across the country).

PLATINUM - 100K = one entire season (10 episodes x 26:47 each) and we begin production immediately. You are our sole underwriter for season two.

GOLD - 50K = underwriting half the season (five episodes x 26:47). We will continue to seek out grants and funding to fully finance season two. But we WILL begin production immediately.

SILVER - 10K = underwriting one episode (26:47). We begin production once we are fully funded. We have many partners working to reach full funding. AUM (Auburn University at Montgomery) is applying for multi-year grants that will fund us for several years, and will allow us to create even MORE online resources than are currently available. Keep Alabama Beautiful has committed to underwriting for season two. We are currently working with our partners from season one; NRCS, Lyons HR, Alabama Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest Alabama RC&D, to support season two as well. Things are looking good!

We have recently partnered with AUM to create interactive content for after school programs, and out of school learning (this is particularly focused on 21CCLC after school programs) based on the STEVE TRASH SCIENCE show.

Steve Trash Science is currently seen on the national PBS website and broadcast by PBS affiliates across the country.

https://www.pbs.org/show/steve-trash-science/

Got questions?

Reach out to Steve's Executive Assistant Pamela at pamelalewerenz@gmail.com.

Need more info? Download this printable 1.5mb pdf.

Need EVEN MORE specifics? Here's a downloadable pdf (1mb) letter that gives you almost everything you need to know to get a 100% TAX DEDUCTION, Be a STEAM ROCKSTAR, and make some TV HISTORY!

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Season Two of Steve Trash Science is correlated to ALABAMA COURSE OF STUDY for primary and middle schools. Want a great COS correlated video to kick-off a classroom discussion? Download the SEASON TWO correlation guide here.

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STEVE TRASH SCIENCE - SEASON ONE - LIST OF TITLES, SUBJECTS & NUMBERS

EPISODE 101 TITLE: MESSY BABIES & POLLINATORS/YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

1. PART 1: MESSY BABIES AND POLLINATORS

SUBJECT: POLLINATION AND POLLINATORS

WHAT IS POLLINATION?
HOW DOES NATURE MAKE POLLINATION HAPPEN?
WHAT ARE SOME POLLINATORS WE SEE AROUND US?
WHY ARE POLLINATORS IMPORTANT?
WHAT IS POLLEN AND HOW DOES IT HELP MAKE NEW PLANTS?
HOW CAN HUMANS HELP POLLINATORS?

VOCABULARY:
NECTAR
POLLINATION
POLLEN
POLLINATOR
PISTIL
OVULE
SYMBIOSIS
HABITAT


PART 2: YOUR BIG FAT DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

SUBJECT: HOW TO BE A GOOD AND SAFE DIGITAL CITIZEN.

WHAT IS A GOOD DIGITAL CITIZEN?
WHAT IS A DIGITAL FOOTPRINT?
WHAT THINGS CAN KIDS DO TO BE SAFE ONLINE?
WHY SHOULD KIDS AVOID SAYING AND DOING IRRESPONSIBLE THINGS ONILINE?

VOCABULARY:
CITIZEN
DIGITAL FOOTPRINT
AVATAR
SKEPTICAL

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EPISODE 102. TITLE: THE DIRTY TRUTH ABOUT SOIL/THE SUPER COLLABORATORS

PART 1 - SOIL - THE DIRTY TRUTH ABOUT SOIL

SUBJECT: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIRT AND SOIL?

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE HEALTHY SOIL?
WHY IS SOIL IMPORTANT?
WHAT IS IN SOIL AND WHAT ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF GOOD SOIL?
HOW DOES SOIL HELP PLANTS AND WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT?
HOW DOES TILLING AFFECT SOIL AND WATER QUALITY?
WHAT DO EARTHWORMS DO TO SOIL?

VOCABULARY:
SOIL
DIRT
TILLED SOIL
NO TILL SOIL
AERATION
pH
ORGANIC MATTER


PART 2 - THE SUPER COLLABORATORS - DIGITAL COLLABORATION

SUBJECT: SOLVING PROBLEMS WORKING WITH OTHERS DIGITALLY.

HOW CAN THE INTERNET HELP SOLVE PROBLEMS?
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A GLOBAL COLLABORATOR?
WHY IS IT GOOD TO HAVE HELP SOLVING A PROBLEM, DO RESEARCH OR WORK ON A PROJECT?
HOW IS "THE CLOUD" HELPFUL?
WHAT ARE TWO WAYS TO COLLABORATE GLOBALLY?
HOW CAN I BE A GOOD COLLABORATOR?
WHAT IS SOME HISTORY OF HUMAN COLLABORATION?
HOW TO VERIFY INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET?

VOCABULARY:
COLLABORATION
GLOBAL COLLABORATOR
CLOUD
ASYNCHRONOUS
SYNCHRONOUS
VERIFIED DATA

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EPISODE 103. TITLE: SUN SUN SUNSHINE/EARTH IS WICKED AWESOME

PART 1 - SUN SUN SUNSHINE

SUBJECT: OUR SUN - SOLAR ENERGY AND ITS USES.

WHAT ARE SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SUN?
HOW DOES THE SUN AFFECT EARTH?
WHY IS THE SUN NECESSARY FOR LIFE ON EARTH?
HOW IS SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTED AND USED?
HOW DO SOLAR PANELS AND SOLAR PANEL SYSTEMS WORK?
WHAT ARE SOME BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS OF SOLAR POWER?

VOCABULARY:
SOLAR
SOLAR SYSTEM
ORBIT
RENEWABLE
NONRENEWABLE
SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR PANEL
GRID TIED
NON GRID TIED


PART 2 - EARTH IS WICKED AWESOME

SUBJECT: EARTH: IT'S PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE AND WHY IT IS UNIQUE.

WHAT FORCE HOLDS THE UNIVERSE TOGETHER?
IN ADDITION TO THE 8 PLANETS, WHAT ELSE MAKES UP OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?
WHAT ARE SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?
WHY IS EARTH THE ONLY PLANET THAT SUPPORTS LIFE?
WHAT ARE EARTH'S 4 MAJOR NATURAL SYSTEMS (OR SPHERES) AND HOW ARE THEY CONNECTED?
WHY ARE WE CALLED "CARBON BASED LIFE FORMS"?
HOW DOES EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE BENEFIT THE PLANET?
WHAT IS THE WATER CYCLE?

VOCABULARY:
GALAXY
MILKY WAY
SOLAR SYSTEM
STAR
ASTEROIDS
COMETS
HABITABLE
SPHERES
BIOSPHERE
GEOSPHERE
ATMOSPHERE
HYDROSPHERE
BIO
POLLUTION

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EPISODE 104 - TITLE: WHO LET THE COWS OUT/DAY-TUH VS DAT-UH

PART 1 - WHO LET THE COWS OUT

SUBJECT: PROTECTING GROUND WATER AND PREVENTING WATER POLLUTION.

WHY IS FRESH WATER SO IMPORTANT?
HOW CAN FARMERS AND RANCHERS HELP PROTECT WATER QUALITY?
HOW CAN COVER CROPS PROTECT WATER QUALITY?
WHAT IS A RIPARIAN ZONE?
HOW DO RIPARIAN ZONES PROMOTE BIODIVERSITY AND CLEAN WATER?

VOCABULARY:
POLLUTION
COVER CROP
FENCING OUT
TROUGH
RIPARIAN ZONE
VEGETATIVE RIPARIAN SPECES
BIODIVERSITY


PART 2 - WAR OF THE WORDS - DAY-TUH VS DAT-UH

SUBJECT: DATA COLLECTION USING COMPUTERS.

WHAT IS DATA?
WHY IS DATA COLLECTED?
HOW IS DATA USED?
WHAT IS A COMPUTER DATABASE AND HOW CAN I USE IT?
IS DATA REALLY STORED IN A CLOUD?
HOW IS DATA USED TO MAKE CHARTS AND GRAPHS (DATA VISUALIZATION)?
WHAT ARE COMPUTER MODELS AND SIMULATIONS AND HOW ARE THEY USED?

VOCABULARY:
DATA
DATABASE
CLOUD
TABLE
ROW
COLUMN
DATA VISUALIZATION
BAR GRAPH
PIE CHART
MODEL
SIMULATION

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EPISODE 105 - TITLE: BIOME SWEET BIOME/REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE

PART 1 - BIOME SWEET BIOME

SUBJECT: WHAT ARE BIOMES?

WHAT ARE 6 OF THE EARTH'S BIOMES?
WHAT ARE SOME CONDITIONS THAT CAN DEFINE A BIOME?
HOW IS AN ECOSYSTEM DIFFERENT FROM A BIOME?
WHICH IS THE LARGEST BIOME?
WHAT ARE SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH BIOME?
WHAT ARE THE 3 FOREST BIOMES AND SOME OF THEIR CHARACTERISTICS?
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE PLANTS AND ANIMALS THAT LIVE IN EACH BIOME?
WHY ARE FRESH WATER BIOMES EXTRA IMPORTANT TO US?

VOCABULARY:
BIOME
ECOSYSTEM
PERMAFROST
SAVANNA
TEMPERATE FOREST BIOME
TROPICAL FOREST BIOME
BOREAL FOREST (TAIGA)


PART 2 - REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE - WASTE AND RESOURCES

SUBJECT: WHAT IS "GARBAGE" AND HOW WE CAN REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF GARBAGE WE HAVE.

ON AVERAGE, HOW MUCH GARBAGE DO AMERICANS MAKE?
WHAT EFFECT DOES GARBAGE HAVE ON THE PLANET?
WHAT DOES "REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE" MEAN?
HOW CAN WE MAKE LESS GARBAGE?
WHAT DOES "UPCYCLE" MEAN?
WHAT THINGS CAN BE RECYCLED?
WHAT ARE THE STEPS IN THE RECYCLING PROCESS?
HOW DOES NATURE RECYCLE?

VOCABULARY:
LANDFILL
REDUCE
REUSE
RECYCLE
RECHARGEABLE BATTERY
DISPOSABLE BATTERY
UPCYCLE
POST CONSUMER WASTE
CLOSED LOOP
WATER CYCLE
RESOURCE

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EPISODE 106 - TITLE: THE WATER CYCLE/OH YUCK POLLUTION

PART 1 - WATER WATER WATER CYCLE

SUBJECT: WHAT IS THE WATER CYCLE AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT?

WHAT DRIVES THE WATER CYCLE?
CAN WE DRAW A PICTURE REPRESENTING THE WATER CYCLE?
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF WATER ON EARTH IS USEABLE FRESHWATER?
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO HAVE SAFE, CLEAN WATER?
WHY SHOULD WE NOT DUMP ANYTHING INTO STORM DRAINS?
WHAT ARE SOME WAYS TO CONSERVE WATER?
WHAT THREE PHYSICAL FORMS CAN WATER BE FOUND IN?
DOES THE OVERALL AMOUNT OF WATER ON EARTH EVER CHANGE?

VOCABULARY:
WATER CYCLE
CONDENSATION
PRECIPITATION
INFILTRATION
EVAPORATION
GROUNDWATER
RUN OFF
TRANSPIRATION


PART 2 - OH YUCK POLLUTION

SUBJECT: POLLUTION AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO PREVENT IT.

WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF POLLUTION?
WHAT ARE THE 3 MAIN TYPES OF POLLUTION?
IS MOST POLLUTION CAUSED BY HUMANS?
DEFINE "LITTER" AN GIVE EXAMPLES OF IT.
HOW CAN LITTER HARM ANIMALS?
WHAT SHOULD WE DO WITH USED MOTOR OIL AND WHY?
NAME ONE KIND OF POLLUTION THAT WE CANNOT SEE.
CAN THE EARTH JUST "TAKE CARE" OF POLLUTION BY ITSELF?
WHAT EFFECT DOES POPULATION GROWTH HAVE ON POLLUTION?
EVERYTHING IN THE NATURAL WORLD IS ______________. (CONNECTED)
NAME 3 THINGS WE CAN DO TO LIMIT POLLUTION.

VOCABULARY:
POLLUTION
LITTER
CARBON MONOXIDE
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
DISPOSABLE BATTERIES

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EPISODE 107 - TITLE: ECOSYSTEMS GIMME SHELTER/ROCK PAPER SCISSORS

PART 1 - ECOSYSTEMS - GIMME SHELTER

SUBJECT: ECOSYSTEMS

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ELEMENTS OF AN ECOSYSTEM?
WHAT ARE THE TWO PRINCIPLE COMPONENTS OF AN ECOSYSTEM?
NAME THE THREE DIFFERENT KINDS OF BIOTIC FACTORS IN AN ECOSYSTEM.
WHERE DO PRODUCERS GET FOOD?
WHERE DO CONSUMERS GET ENERGY?
WHERE DO DECOMPOSERS GET ENERGY?
GIVE THREE EXAMPLES OF DECOMPOSERS.
GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF ABIOTIC FACTORS IN AN ECOSYSTEM.
WHAT SIZE CAN AN ECOSYSTEM BE?
WHAT IS A COMMUNITY MADE OF IN AN ECOSYSTEM?
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO KEEP ECOSYSTEMS IN BALANCE?
DEFINE "LIMITING FACTOR" IN AN ECOSYSTEM.
WHAT ARE SOME POSSIBLE "LIMITING FACTORS" IN AN ECOSYSTEM?
WHAT ARE SOME WAYS HUMAN RESOURCE CONSUMPTION CAN AFFECT ECOSYSTEMS?

VOCABULARY:
ECOSYSTEM
ECO
SYSTEM
BIOTIC FACTORS
PRODUCERS
CONSUMERS
DECOMPOSER
ABIOTIC
COMMUNITY
SPECIES
POPULATION
BALANCE
LIMITING FACTOR
RESOURCE


PART 2 - ROCK PAPER SCISSORS

SUBJECT: COMPUTATIONAL THINKING - THE THINKING PROCESS FOR CREATNG SIMPLE COMPUTER PROGRAMS TO HELP SOLVE PROBLEMS.

HOW CAN COMPUTATIONAL THINKING HELP US SOLVE A PROBLEM?
WHAT IS A COMPUTER PROGRAM?
WHAT IS ANOTHER WORD FOR "WRITING" A COMPUTER PROGRAM?
WHAT ARE THE LOGICAL STEPS TO TAKE TO WRITE A COMPUTER PROGRAM TO HELP SOLVE A PROBLEM? (ORGANIZE/ANALYZE, BREAK INTO SMALLER PROBLEMS, LOOK FOR PATTERNS, CREATE ALGORITHMS, FIND SIMPLEST SOLUTION)
WHAT DOES AN "EVENT" DO?
WHAT IS A FLOWCHART AND WHY IS IT USEFUL?
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMPUTER CODE AND PSEUDOCODE?
WHAT IS "BLOCK BASED CODE"?

VOCABULARY:
COMPUTER PROGRAM
COMPUTATIONAL THINKING
ALGORITHM
EFFICIENT
FLOWCHART
PSEUDOCODE
COMPUTER CODE
CODING
PROGRAMMING
EVENT
BLOCK CODING

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EPISODE 108 - TITLE: WONDERFUL WILDLIFE/ROBOTS ROCK

PART 1 - WILD WILD WILDLIFE

SUBJECT: WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

WHAT ORGANISMS DOES THE TERM "WILDLIFE" INCLUDE?
WHAT IS WILDLIFE CONSERVATION?
WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF ONE PART OF THE WEB OF LIFE IS HARMED?
NAME SOME CONNECTIONS BETWEEN EARTH SYSTEMS.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO KEEP BALANCE IN HABITATS?
WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF THERE IS AN OVERPOPULATION OF DEER IN ONE AREA?
DEFINE "NATIVE SPECIES".
WHY IS BIODIVERSITY A GOOD THING?
HOW CAN WILDLIFE BE AN ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR?
WHAT ARE SOME ACTIONS WE CAN TAKE TO HELP PROTECT WILDLIFE?
WHAT ARE SOME BASIC NEEDS OF WILD ANIMALS AND PLANTS?
WHERE CAN I LEARN ABOUT PLANTS OR ANIMALS THAT ARE THREATENED OR ENDANGERED?
ARE THERE ANY POTENTIAL UNDISCOVERED HEALTH BENEFITS IN WILDLIFE?

VOCABULARY:
WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
WEB OF LIFE
CONSERVE
HABITAT
NATIVE SPECIES
BIODIVERSITY
EXTINCT
ENDANGERED
THREATENED


PART 2 - ROBOTS ROCK

SUBJECT: ROBOTS - WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW THEY ARE USEFUL.

WHAT ARE TWO TYPES OF ROBOTS AND HOW ARE THEY DIFFERENT?
A BUMP-AND-GO ROBOT IS WHICH TYPE, AUTONOMOUS OR SEMI-AUTONOMOUS?
WHICH TYPE REQUIRES A PRE-WRITTEN PROGRAM?
GIVE EXAMPLES OF COMMON USES FOR AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS.
WHY IS AN AUTONOMOUS ROBOT REQUIRED FOR SPACE PROBING?
SEMI AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS ARE CONTROLLED BY WHAT?
NAME SOME WAYS ROBOTS CAN BE BETTER THAN HUMANS.
WHAT IS ROBOTICS?
WHAT SKILLS CAN BE LEARNED WORKING IN ROBOTICS?
WHAT ARE SOME WAYS NASA USES ROBOTS?
HOW COULD A WAREHOUSE USE ROBOTS?

VOCABULARY:
ROBOT
AUTONOMOUS ROBOT
SEMI AUTONOMOUS ROBOT
ROBOTICS
OZOBOT
DASH
VEX IQ

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EPISODE 109 - TITLE: PLANTS/WICKED WAVES OF SOUND

PART 1 - PLANTS

SUBJECT: PLANTS

WHAT IS A PLANT?
WHAT MAKES A PLANT DIFFERENT THAN OTHER ORGANISMS?
WHAT'S THE LIFECYCLE OF A PLANT?
WHAT IS PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
WHY ARE PLANTS USUALLY GREEN IN COLOR?
WHY ARE STRONG CELL WALLS IMPORTANT TO PLANTS?
HOW DO PLANTS USE GLUCOSE?
WHAT ARE TWO WAYS PLANTS CAN REPRODUCE?
WHAT ARE XYLEM AND PHLOEM?
WHAT IS A SEED?
IN WHAT KIND OF ENVIRONMENT MIGHT YOU FIND NON VASCULAR PLANTS GROWING?
DESCRIBE THE LIFE CYCLE OF A VASCULAR PLANT.
WHY DO SOME PLANTS HAVE FLOWERS?
WHY DO SOME PLANTS BECOME EXTINCT?
HOW ARE HUMANS AND PLANTS CONNECTED?

VOCABULARY:
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
CHLOROPHYLL
MULTICELLULAR
CELLULOSE
CHLOROPLAST
STOMATA
GLUCOSE
VASCULAR
NON VASCULAR
XYLEM
PHLOEM
SEEDS
SPORES
GERMINATE
SEEDLING
FLOWER
POLLINATOR
EXTINCT
ROOTS
STEMS
LEAVES
FLOWERS
FRUITS


PART 2 - WICKED WAVES OF SOUND

SUBJECT: MECHANICAL AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES.

WHAT IS A WAVE?
WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF WAVES AROUND US EVERY DAY?
HOW IS A WAVE CREATED?
WHAT ARE TWO KINDS OF WAVES?
WHAT IS A WAVELENGTH?
WHAT IS FREQUENCY?
WHAT IS AMPLITUDE?
WHAT DETERMINES PITCH?
WHAT KIND OF WAVE HAS THE LONGEST WAVELENGTH?
WHAT HAPPENS TO A SOUND WHEN ITS AMPLITUDE IS INCREASED?
WHAT IS THE FORMULA TO CALCULATE HOW FAST A WAVE IS MOVING?
WHAT KIND OF WAVE CAN TRAVEL THROUGH EMPTY SPACE?
DO WAVES HAVE ENERGY?
CAN WAVES BE USED TO PRODUCE ELECTRICITY?

VOCABULARY:
WAVE
OSCILLATION
MECHANICAL WAVES
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
CREST
TROUGH
WAVELENGTH
FREQUENCY
AMPLITUDE
PITCH
RADIO WAVE
MEDIUM
GAMMA RAY

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EPISODE 110 - TITLE: BIRDS ARE AMAZING/RENEWABLE VS NONRENEWABLE

19. TITLE: BIRDS ARE AMAZING

SUBJECT: THE REMARKABLE UNIQUENESS BIRDS.

CAN BIRDS BE FOUND ALMOST EVERYWHERE ON EARTH?
GIVE 3 REASONS WHY BIRDS CAN FLY.
WHAT IS MIGRATION?
WHY DO BIRDS NEED EXCELLENT EYESIGHT?
HOW ARE BIRDS IMPORTANT IN THE ENVIRONMENT?
HOW DOES A SCAVENGER HELP KEEP THE ENVIRONMENT CLEAN?
HOW CAN BIRDS HELP OUR FOOD SUPPLY BE SAFER?
HOW DO BIRDS HELP MOVE PLANTS TO DIFFERENT PLACES?
WHAT THREE THINGS DO BIRDS NEED TO SURVIVE?
WHAT CAN HUMANS DO TO HELP AND/OR ATTRACT BIRDS?
WHAT ARE SOME NATURAL FOODS THAT BIRDS EAT?
NAME TWO BIRDS THAT YOU MIGHT SEE IN YOUR BACK YARD, AND WHERE THEY NEST.
WHAT'S THE OFFICIAL BIRD OF YOUR STATE?
HOW MIGHT DINOSAURS BE RELATED TO BIRDS?

VOCABULARY:
BIRDS OF PREY
FEATHERS
MIGRATION
POLLINATION
SCAVENGER
INSECTICIDE
NICHE
PREDATOR
CAVITY NEST


PART 2 - THE BIG MATCH-UP - RENEWABLE VS NONRENEWABLE

SUBJECT: RENEWABLE AND NON RENEWABLE RESOURCES.

WHAT ARE NATURAL RESOURCES?
GIVE 3 EXAMPLES OF A NATURAL RESOURCE.
HOW ARE RENEWABLE RESOURCES DIFFERENT FROM NON RENEWABLE RESOURCES?
GIVE EXAMPLES OF RENEWABLE AND NON RENEWABLE RESOURCES.
EXPLAIN WHY TREES ARE A RENEWABLE RESOURCE.
ABOUT HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE A WATER MOLECULE ON EARTH'S SURFACE TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE WATER CYCLE?
WHAT ARE TWO NATURAL RESOURCES THAT CAN BE USED TO MAKE POWER?
NAME THREE SPECIFIC CYCLES IN NATURE.
GIVE TWO EXAMPLES OF FOSSIL FUELS.
HOW DO WE GET ENERGY OUT OF FOSSIL FUELS?
HOW HAVE FOSSIL FUELS HELPED AND HARMED HUMANS?
NAME THREE ALTERNATIVE RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES.
HOW CAN WIND AND SUN PRODUCE ELECTRICAL ENERGY?
HYDRO POWER IS ENERGY CAPTURED FROM WHAT?
WHERE IS GEOTHERMAL ENERGY MADE?
HOW IS BIOMASS OR BIOFUEL ENERGY MADE?
HOW IS USING RENEWABLE INSTEAD OF NONRENEWABLE RESOURCES PREFERABLE?

VOCABULARY:
NATURAL RESOURCES
RENEWABLE
NON RENEWABLE
WATER CYCLE
WIND ENERGY
MAGMA
FOSSIL FUEL
COAL
COAL
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
SOLAR PANEL
HYDRO OR WATER POWER
GEOTHERMAL
BIOMASS

BIOFUEL

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MAJOR FUNDING FOR STEVE TRASH SCIENCE PROVIDED BY:

• Auburn University at Montgomery
• Northrop Grumman
• Lawrence County Soil and Water Conservation - thanks to Kathy G and Henrietta "The Hen"
• Northwest Alabama RC&D
• Lyons HR
• Keep Alabama Beautiful
• Keep The Shoals Beautiful
• SSWA Recycling
• Derek Thornton
• Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee