tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284511282011-04-21T17:11:39.193-07:00Laugh 'n Learnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725024825149436589noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28451128.post-1148151073523722062006-05-20T11:47:00.000-07:002006-10-18T22:14:16.430-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The crew at </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><a href="http://tinyurl.com/pujga">Solar Power Ro</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><a href="http://tinyurl.com/pujga">adshow</a> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">was plea</span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">sed to be part of </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.geocities.com/ebike_shows/sailcars_2_silbury_delta.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">edu-fun</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://tinyurl.com/ksdx9"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">worksh</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://tinyurl.com/ksdx9"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">ops</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> at </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Si</span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >lbury School</span>, which is an excellent forum for sustainability education in greater Vancouver, BC, Canada.</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Which high-</span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >tech subjects hav</span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >e we</span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > presented? Well, let's recollect ..</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Silbury School</span> students hav</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">e done <a href="http://tinyurl.com/7kcfj"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">model solar ca</span></a></span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/305/3011/1600/SAIL%20050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/305/3011/320/SAIL%20050.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/7kcfj"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">rs</span></a></span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/7kcfj">,</a> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/9wxbl">sail cars</a>, </span><a href="http://www.geocities.com/solar_ovens/silbury_delta.html"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >solar ovens</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">,</span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >ocean <a href="http://www.geocities.com/solar_ovens/ocean_wave_energy.html">wave energy-capturing devices</a></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://tinyurl.com/engmt"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Stirling engines</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.geocities.com/ebike_shows/advanced_solar_cars.html"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">advanced solar car building</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.geocities.com/solarpowerroadshow/Silbury_Batt_Workshop.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">dead-battery rescue</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.geocities.com/solarpowerroadshow/Did_The_Impossibles.html"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">sun-less</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">solar panel energy</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, among </span><a href="http://www.geocities.com/solarpowerroadshow/Model_Fuel_Cell_Car.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >others</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We're looking forward to having even more fun at day camp </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://tinyurl.com/myxqj"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">workshops</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> (such as one in Kerrisdale) and </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Sustainability</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://tinyurl.com/zhqer"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">magic shows</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> (next one at Lougheed Mall) and at </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><a href="http://tinyurl.com/qfjt9">outdoor festivals</a> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">this </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.geocities.com/solarwindvan/Cooling_Station.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">summer</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">!<br /><br />As you can see, Sustainability education doesn't have to be boring, as these and other Vancouver students (K-12) have had fun learning.<br /><br />Sustainability teachers have a tremendous responsiblity as the earth's climate reaches (or has it already passed?) the Tipping Point, beyond which runaway temperature change occurs. Therefore, Sustainability education, is important to all of us. Sustainability teaching will affect our future.<br /></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28451128-114815107352372206?l=silbury-school-workshop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laugh 'n Learnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725024825149436589noreply@blogger.com0