Climate Chaos - My Investigation on climate change

My Investigation on climate change

ACIDIFICATION

          

DEFINITION: Making or changing something into an acid.

What is happening to the oceans?

• The ocean is absorbing carbon dioxide.
• People are polluting the oceans.
• Poisoning the oceans with different chemicals.

What does this do to shellfish?

• The shellfish are dying cause they aren't able to make their shells.
• The carbon is hurting sea life.
• Poisoning the oceans kills the ocean critters and shellfish.

HOW DOES CLIMATE CHANGE CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACIDIFICATION OF OUR OCEANS?

The water cycle evaporates into the air and the carbon dioxide is condensation into the water cycle and perpetuates into the oceans.

DEFORESTATION

             

DEFINITION: When people cut down trees but don't replace them.

What are trees used for?

Buildings, Furniture, Things

HOW DOES DEFORESTATION AFFECT THE CLIMATE?

The carbon we breath out has nowhere to go.

ICECAP MELT

                   

DEFINITION: The ice in antarcicta mealts.

If all the ice melted what would happen?

The sea levels would rise, Citys would be flodded. The salt in the water would go and the sea salt creatures would die not being able to get use to freash water.

HOW DOES ICECAP MELT AFFECT CLIMATE CHANGE?

It changes that way the water gies. More people would have to move and the trees would be cut down to get more space and stuff for them.

The Zero Waste Climate Solution - Science

The Zero Waste Climate Solution movie 

Video questions:

What has human activity done to our planet?


What is Zero Waste?
Definition: when people use the least amount of waste possible.

What stuff has a carbon footprint?

Gas, Oil, Burning woods.
What are 2 easy things to help our planet?

1.   Burn fewer things
2.   Recycle

What do we need to recycle?

1. Plastic
2. Glass

What does recycling do to our planet?

People are reusing things instead of hurting the environment by digging up more items.

How much of our rubbish is made up of food scraps?

%42What does methane gas do to our planet?

it traps more heat on the earth heating it up more and faster.

What is a carbon footprint?

What is your Carbon Footprint?

Carbon Footprint Calculator

You are now going to look at your own carbon footprint by taking a questionnaire. Remember to 'Add details to improve accuracy'.

Based on the questionnaire what is your:

1. Ecological Footprint

2. Carbon Footprint

How many planets did you have?

Emily - 3.3

Makenzie - 5.1

What is your personal Earth overshoot day?

ENERGY SAVING TIPS FILM

Name 2 of the tips.

1.   Use less heating
2. Use less water  

New Kahui - What I Think

               

            

Today for our first class we got told we had to write about what we think, see, feel about the new buildings we have been working in. 

When I walked into the new bildings I saw a pastel blue matched with a creamy white. The walls inside were different shades of gray with one ugly orange wall. Flags holding onto poles still on the roof from the construction. Nice, new, polished fans that were as white as snow. Lights flicker around the tv's as they changed color. The windows were crystal clear as if they had been cleaned for a year. Everything was just in perfect condition from the alphabet letters on the wall to the zig-zags patterns on the roof.

As I was walking through the building I thought that things will be harder to find with everyone just crowded around one area. With the year 13s next to the year 7/8 classrooms I knew everything was going to be loud and obnoxious. I was afraid that things would be different and not the good kind. My class was now with another so we had two teachers. Now I am here and working in this space I know everythings alright and I did all the worrying.

I felt happy about the new buildings but also depressed about leaving the other classes because of how use to them I had gotten. When I first walked in I was uncomfortable because I didn't know where I could go or what would happen if I plugged something in. The building is very beautiful with the inside being in tip-top shape and how the fake grass looked with the shape and look of the new Kahui's.

In conclusion, I think that this new Kahui is amazing. It might take a little time to get used to but for now, I think that this is going to be fun.

Science Laboratory Introductions

AIM - To learn about the expected behavior in a science laboratory.

Our R9 Class Treaty

1. Quiet voices
2. Sitting with appropriate people
3. Not fidgeting
4. Not disturbing
5. Respect equipment
6. Making a good choice

• Test tube - Used for most experiments using liquids. They have a bung that goes on top.
• Conical flask -  used for experiments with liquid up to 150 ml. The flask has a rubber bung for the top and the glass is heatproof.
• Glass stirring rod - A 20cm glass rod used to stir and mix any liquids together.
• Test tube tongs - These are used to hold a hot test tube after an experiment.
• Spatula - For holding very small amounts of chemical powders 
• Funnel to make it easier to pour the liquid into something.

Climate Chaos - Stuff

In period 3 and 4 watched a documentary about the good things that we can do to help keep our earth a nice, clean place. While watching this documentary I learned that climate change can be a good and a bad thing it just depends on your opinion on the heat/coldness. The other thing that I learned was that the world could be a great place if you just stop and think for a minute on what you're doing. I was surprised that one little thing that we all decide to do could change the world for the better. When I first heard we were gonna watch it I was excited because I wanted to know what I ould do to help this world become a better place for humanity. When I watched it I was worried about the fact that some people in this world wouldn't care about the earth and continue with destroying the earth.

Hurumanu - Decomposing and Recycling

Aim: To learn about the rate that different materials decompose.
Hypothesis: I think that the bread will decompose the fastest because it is placed in water.

Materials:

1. Test tubes x 4
2. Corks x 4
3. Test tube stand
4. Bread
5. Banana
6. Styrophone
7. Brown paper/cardboard
8. Water

Steps:

1. Collect your materials from your science teacher.
2. Put the banana, styrophone, paper/cardboard, and bread into their own test tubes.
3. Add half a tube of water to the bread.
4. Write the names of your team members down so you know whos thing is whos
5. Set them out and wait for your results.

Findings:

TODAY	Colour	Change	Observations
Banana	Yellow	Nothing	It is getting brown quickly
Paper	Brown	Nothing	Nothing is happening
Styrophone cup	White	Nothing	Nothing is happening
Bread	White	Nothing	Nothing is happening

Climate Chaos - The Water Cycle

Draft: Water Cycle Experiments

The purpose of these experiments is to duplicate the water cycle process in a plastic bag.

Materials -

• 2 x A4 plastic ziplock bag
• 50mm of water
• 50mm of sparkling water
• Blue food coloring
• Baking soda
• Litmus paper
• Marker
• Double-sided tape

Steps -

1. Draw the water cycle (with labels) on both the A4 plastic, ziplock bags.
2. Open the ziplock bags and pour 50mm water in one of the plastic bags.
3. Open the other bag and put 50mm of sparkling water into it.
4. Put 2 drops of blue food coloring in each of the bags.
5. Add 1 teaspoon of baking soda to the bag with the sparkling water.
6. Add to the same bag a strip of litmus paper on the top half of the paper is sticking up and the other in the bag.
7. Seal both of the bags tight making sure to conceal everything inside.
8. Use double-sided tape to attach both bags onto a window.

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Feedback (Positive, Thoughtful, Helpful):

Hi Emily, your writing is coming along very well, I have come across something that just needs to be changed. Firstly just check the spelling in the first paragraph, secondly just fix up mm to ml. The steps are looking good. Have you got a conclusion, sorry I can’t really tell you? 

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Final: Water Cycle Experiments

The purpose of these experiments is to duplicate the water cycle process in a plastic bag.

Materials -

• 2 x A4 plastic ziplock bag
• 50ml of water
• 50ml of sparkling water
• Blue food coloring
• Baking soda
• Litmus paper
• Marker
• 20 cm double-sided tape

Steps -

1. Draw the water cycle (with labels) on both the A4 plastic, ziplock bags.
2. Open the ziplock bags and pour 50ml water in one of the plastic bags.
3. Open the other bag and put 50ml of sparkling water into it.
4. Put 2 drops of blue food coloring in each of the bags.
5. Add 1 teaspoon of baking soda to the bag with the sparkling water.
6. Add to the same bag a strip of litmus paper on the top half of the paper is sticking up and the other in the bag.
7. Seal both of the bags tight making sure to conceal everything, inside.
8. Use double-sided tape to attach both bags onto a window.

Conclusion -

In conclusion, I think that this experiment is worthwhile and very educational. Creating the water cycle in a plastic bag may take some time but in the end, you would be one step closer to finding out more about how the water cycle works and what we can do to help stop climate change.

Findings:

	The Water Cycle	Acid Water Cycle
Does it cycle?	1	1
Amount of Water	1	1
Acidity	0	2

Key: Water and acidity amount: 0 = none 

1 = small 

2 = large 

Conclusion:

The water cycle experiment takes a lot of time so making it would mean you would have to have patience. It takes a little while to get going but afterward it is amazing with how the condensation completes it. The water cycle moves around like a circle. It all comes along if all of the parts do their job. If you didn't have one of these vital parts the water cycle wouldn't exist which means the rain would be no more.