This Week In Science #10

      In these few past weeks I did things like researching, going out, asking questions, drawing, things like that. First we did things in class about all of our topics, Waste, Energy, Water, and Transportation. For Waste we did a compost as a class. For Water we tested different water from different places. For Energy we plugged in different things like blow dryers to see how much energy it takes up. Then did some research on a topic and my group topic is Waste. The Human Impact Institute was there and helped us to come up with ideas. My group and I gathered all the information and made some questions out of them. Also all the other groups did the same thing. So with all the questions in, my teacher David narrowed it down and put it on a piece. The class took that piece of paper and went out into the community and asked the different people the questions and recorded their answers. The next time The Human Impact Institute came we stared to draw, draw about the idea that the group picked together. And finally The Human Impact Institute came with others to also help to come up the best picture.

   
       I learned that the worms you need for a compost is red wrigglers. Red wrigglers are like vegans. You need a certain amount of soil, water, and food. My school water has chlorine added to it. Learned how to test water in different ways. And the fish tank in my science class has bacteria in it. We check how much energy things take up. Learned that watts measure energy. That's how we get our energy bills. I learned the difference between action and awareness campaigns. Going out to the community was fun. But there was people who didn't speak English so we couldn't ask them questions. Also people didn't have time to stop or they just kept walking.

Human Impact ad Campaign

    This picture shows food items. Food items like a gallon of milk, large container of water , veggie, and even fish. So whats going on is that all of these food items have something wrong with them. They are all contaminated with something.

On Our Radar: Alien Plants in Antaratica

       This article is about how the plants in Antaratica are coming about and what researchers think is going on. The main point is that as the climate warms the alien plants and tiny animals in Aantaratica are likely to spread. This article has no picture to look at but it does has statistics. In the article you will read that there's a group, a agency, Scientists and Researchers, and even Bloomberg Businessweek talking. I think that is that some people have an idea why is happing.
         I think that this article should be read because if is going to be spreading people should know what is spreading. I also read that the clothes and boots of scientists and tourists visiting the continent, they found that most were carrying nonnative plant seeds. That right there make me ask a lot questions. But what am wondering is why the tourists are carrying plant seeds.

"alien plant" not the one spoken about

       
       

Plastic Breaks Down in Ocean, After All -- And Fast

         The article I picked and read is important, and I feel that this is the type of article people should read more. This article is about how the toxic chemicals are harmful to the animals and the people of course. I think that the main thing is that some plastics actually decompose rapidly in the ocean. And, the researchers say, that's not a good thing. This article uses some statistics but also have opinions from scientists, researchers, journal, and magazine. The author argued that, I think  people should stop making trash ending up in the ocean because animals and peoples health are at ricks.

plastic mixed with sand

Dead bird with all types of plastic in side

          I think that this article is good beause one it talks about the toxic chemical bisphenol A which is in hard plastic. Which about 44% of all seabirds are eating  plastic and 267 marine species are affected by garbage, and and animals are known to swallow plastic bages. I liked this article because I think this is the information more and more people should read about. And maybe it will make a impact.