Available Topics

Global Warming
GMOs
Land Conservation/Loss of Farmland
Electronic Waste and Recycling
Mercury
Influenza
Overfishing
Oil Shortage
Errosion

Individual Topics-E Period

Brian-O-Zone Depletion
..........http://ozdep.blogspot.com
Carly-Factory Farming
..........http://ilvento.tumblr.com/
Sami-Smoking
..........http://nosmokesami.tumblr.com/
Drew-Monocultures
..........http://biologyprojectmonofarms.tumblr.com/
Ed-Oil Spills
..........http://oilspillbioproject.tumblr.com/
Eric-Population Growth
..........ericoverpopulation.tumblr.com
Steven-Air Pollution
..........http://airpollution.tumblr.com/
Children with HIV/AIDS-Ashley
..........http://hivohword.tumblr.com/
Harry-Nuclear Waste
..........http://icanseenuclearlynow.tumblr.com/
Alaina-Fresh Water Pollution
..........waterpollution.tumblr.com
Akhil-Deforestation
..........http://midhasdeforestation.tumblr.com/
Allison-World Hunger
..........http://worldhungersucks.tumblr.com/
Zoe-Hepatitis B
..........http://changinghepatitisb.tumblr.com/
Kerrie-Global Warming
..........http://kkortmann.tumblr.com/
Niki-Breast Cancer
..........breastcancer9.tumblr.com
Tatiana-Pesticides
..........http://pesticides.tumblr.com/

Individual Topics - D period

Grant-Pesticides
..........http://goen2010.blogspot.com/
Colin-Renewable Energy
..........http://ckochenash.tumblr.com/
Molly-Water Shortage
..........http://mmucciarone.tumblr.com/
Elizabeth-Coral Reef Destruction:
..........http://jacobisavesthereefs.tumblr.com/
Jenn-Loss of Biodiversity:
..........http://gotbiodiversity2012.tumblr.com/
Merith-Oil Spills
..........http://marithnorodom.blogspot.com/
Claire-Whaling
..........cmlindsay.blogspot.com
Frank A.-Antibiotic Resistance
..........http://frankieistheman.tumblr.com/
Shannon-Cardiovascular Disease
..........http://sloughran-12.tumblr.com/
Chris-Deforestation
..........http://deforestation-chris.blogspot.com/
Frank Hu-TB
..........http://zhutb.tumblr.com/
Tommy- HIV/AIDS
..........http://tommy-aidsinafrica.blogspot.com/
Chris- Nuclear Warfare
..........http://nuclearweaponsasbiowarfare.blogspot.com/
Steve-Influenza
..........http://influenza-ssipprelle-12.blogspot.com/2010/05/thesis-statement-although-most-strains.html

Assignment

In place of a final exam this spring, Peddie biology students will be taking on some of the biggest issues we face as a global community. They will work individually to learn about and analyze a global problem, and then create a blog to contain the different components of the project. They will then present the problem to the class, and execute local solutions here in Hightstown. They will have almost 3 weeks of in-class and homework time to give to this project, which is worth 20% of their spring-term grade. This should be their best work of the year! The breakdown of the project grade is as follows:

20% = oral presentation and power point
60% = blog components
20% = local solutions