To get you started on your Sustainability research, here  are  some links for you to explore.
 Please come to class next day with a draft of a research question. See hand outs and the video below to help  you.

Developing your research question

Here is what  we did today:

o  Hand in your Competency self- assessment and goal

o Poem Who is the speaker? Where and when is the speaker? What is the core message?

SOME IDEAS FOR YOUR RESEARCH

You may use one of the ideas listed on the back of this page, or come up with your own. 

Waste Management

a.     Paper towels vs. hand dryers

b.     Recycling/Composting vs landfill

c.      Burning vs. landfill

d.     Zero waste markets

e.     Plastics and alternatives

f.      Tokyo 2020 medals

g.     Personal electronics

2.     Food

a.     Food Waste

b.     Organic farming vs. conventional farming

c.      100 Mile diet

d.     Ocean Wise

e.     Impacts of various foods (coffee, cattle, quinoa, palm oil)

3.     Power

a.     Wind farms

b.     Solar power/farms

c.      Comparisons of other types of power to hydro

d.     Waste to energy (burning garbage)

e.     Biofuels

f.      Electric (or other power source) vehicles

4.     Community

a.     Green buildings (use of solar and geothermal power; living walls)

b.     Storm water management (Smith Park)

c.      Greywater

d.     Urban development

e.     Community gardens, school gardens  

f.      Wildlife corridors (insect hotels at Oak Meadows Park)

g.     Lawns

h.     Streetlights

i.       Public transportation

j.       Compostable packaging and take-out containers

k.     Great Canadian Shoreline Clean Up

l.       Analyzing your personal ecological footprint

5.     Interesting Inventions (Your project could be to evaluate the implementation of the invention)

a.     Transparent solar windows

b.     Edible cutlery

c.      Soy fabric

d.     Electricity-generating bicycles

e.     Water-soluble packing peanuts

Links

SOME IDEAS FOR YOUR RESEARCH

You may use one of the ideas listed on the back of this page, or come up with your own. 

1.     Waste Management

a.     Paper towels vs. hand dryers

b.     Recycling/Composting vs landfill

c.      Burning vs. Landfill
Sweden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7agiEvW5k

d.     Zero waste markets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyk4bpLKFp8

e.     Tokyo 2020 medals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH41bpm0nlw

f.      Personal electronics/E-Waste
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A4mzZ428Ag

g.     Pacific Garbage Patch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qT-rOXB6NI
One possible solution https://www.inverse.com/article/20474-teen-takes-on-pacific-trash-vortex

2.     Food

a.     Food Waste
Ugly produce:
https://www.facebook.com/HuffingtonPost/videos/10154021282936130/
Some Food Waste Stats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QbHlWNoyp4
An initiative in Denmark: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/first-food-waste-supermarket-uk-leeds-real-junk-food-project-a7317906.html

b.     Organic farming vs. conventional farming

c.      100 Mile diet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6sF5R2Avzo

d.     Ocean Wise

e.     Impacts of various foods (coffee, cattle, quinoa)
Palm oil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSumTLrJzdU

3.     Power

a.     Wind farms

b.     Solar power/farms

c.      Comparisons of other types of power to hydro

d.     Waste to energy (burning garbage)
Sweden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7agiEvW5khs

e.     Biofuels (or other alternatives to gasoline vehicles)

f.      Methane recovery

4.     Community

a.     Green buildings (use of solar and geothermal power; living walls)

b.     Storm water management (Smith Park)

c.      Greywater https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8kipgTJDUw

d.     Urban development

e.     Community gardens, school gardens
http://www.vsb.bc.ca/green-board-gardens-and-food
https://www.vsb.bc.ca/district-news/creating-buzz-about-school-gardens

f.      Wildlife corridors (insect hotels at Oak Meadows Park)
http://www.houseporn.ca/landscape/article/the_insect_hotel_in_vancouver_by_contexture_design

g.     Lawns
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/08/03/my-town-calls-my-lawn-a-nuisance-but-i-still-refuse-to-mow-it/?utm_term=.21142a89b3ac

h.     Streetlights

i.       Public transportation

j.       Compostable packaging and take-out containers (eg: UBC and Vancouver Aquarium)

k.     Great Canadian Shoreline Clean Up
https://youtu.be/7ykQq_KwwcI

l.       Analyzing your personal ecological footprint
Carbon footprint calculator: http://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx

5.     Interesting Inventions (The project could be researching whether or not they are viable)

a.     Transparent solar windows
https://www.facebook.com/ScientificCuriosities/videos/1309237019142508/

b.     Solar roofs https://electrek.co/2016/11/17/tesla-solar-roof-cost-less-than-regular-roof-even-before-energy-production-elon-musk/

c.      Edible cutlery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deDlrkhLsTw

d.     Soy fabric https://www.facebook.com/ajplusenglish/videos/907719832702858/

e.     Electricity-generating bicycles
http://www.businessinsider.com/bike-generator-2016-2

f.      Water-soluble packing peanuts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdWRx05P4I0

g.     Shopping bags from cassava https://www.facebook.com/ajplusenglish/videos/898902283584613/

h.     Edible 6-pack rings https://www.facebook.com/ajplusenglish/videos/733243706817139/

i.       Smog to diamonds http://shanghaiist.com/2016/08/04/smog_diamonds.php

Elevated bus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzpU4RjjJ8k