My Carbon Foot Print Pledge

Today in Science we got given a sheet which we colored in, in blue what we are currently doing. Then in pink, we color in what we want to start doing. Five things that I want to start doing are. 1. to check labels of food to try and buy more local foods. 2. To shop as little as possible and am considerate of the environment. 3. To reduce the amount of meat I consume. 4. Use energy-efficient light bulbs and turn everything off every chance I get. 5. To conserve water every chance I get. Those were the five things that I want to start doing to shrink my carbon footprint.

Sea Levels

Aim; To look at the different ways we can prevent climate change in the future.

How is sea-level rise going to affect us in NZ

What places will be affected?

Pacific Islands, Coastal areas, 

What else do we need to think about?

What other places around NZ will be affected?

What does this do to our drinking water?

The people who live on the coast's water supply in the ground will become salty water. 

What are the main concerns?

1.    People who live on the coast will have no homes. 
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What can we do to prevent climate change?

What can we do?

1. Use more public transport.  (Create Less Carbon Dioxide) 
2. Walk to school (scooter, Bike) 
3.  Use fuel efficent veachels  (hybrid cars or Electric cars)

Curbing climate change

What is the one, silver bullet solution?

There is no silver bullet. 

What is the mix of things we need to start doing?

1.  Use renewable energy   
2.   Solar heating
3.  Stop using cars that depend on fossil fuels. 

What are 3 others you can think of?

1.  Use more public transport 
2.  Walking or biking instead of creating carbon dioxide 
3.  Recycle or reuse your things instead of putting them in the compost. 

Activities:

Carbon Footprint: 

Carbon Footprint explained

Dwelling
Water
Recreation
Heating and cooling
Electricity
Transportation
Food
Waste
Air Travel
Consumption

Colour 1: for actions, they are already doing 

Colour 2: for actions that they pledge to undertake in the future

Ecological Handprint The Ecological handprint builds on the concepts from the Carbon Footprint. We will look at the positive actions of:

1. Transportation
2. Community
3. Consumption
4. Water
5. Food
6. Home
7. Waste

1 Colour: For each action, you are already doing 

2 Colour: For each action, you would like to do in the future

CLIMATE CHAOS ( The Water Cycle )

This week for Climate Chaos (science) we did an activity where we got a big sheet of yellow paper and a piece of paper with 10 hexagons with Scientific words on them. For this activity, we had to cut out the hexagons and then link them together if the scientific words on the hexagons were somehow linked.



These were the words that we thought were somehow linked.
Water Cycle & transpiration- Transpiration is a part of the water cycle.
Transpiration & Water Vapor & Evaporation - They are all the action of water rising in heat.
Water Vapor & precipitation - Water Vapor goes up and then it falls as rain,hail or snow(precipitation)
Precipitation & Acid Rain - When rain falls (precipitation) it can be Acidic ( Acid Rain )
Acid Rain & Carbon Dioxide - Carbon Dioxide can cause acid rain when it gos up into the clouds.
Precipitation & Condensation - Water forms clouds ( condensation )  then falls ( Precipitation )
Climate Change & Hurricanes - Climate Change Can make hurricanes form and appear more often.