Carbon Footprint Pledge

My Carbon Footprint

Carbon Footprint explained ( Youtube)

Carbon Footprint handout

You will need:

1. 2 different colouring pencils
2. The Carbon Footprint Handout.

We will look at our Carbon Footprint under the following headings.

• 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

List 5 of the actions you pledge to undertake in the future.

1. Conserve water every chance I get
2. Conserve Heating and Cooling every chance I get
3. I enjoy carbon intensive
4. I want to be a vegetarian
5. I want to try to bike or walk every chance I get

Hurumanu - Renewable Energy

Hurumanu - Renewable Energy

Aim: To make a solar powered oven.

Materials: 

1.   Pizza box
2.   Scissors
3.   Tape
4.   Tin foil
5.   Black plastic
6.   Ruler
7.   Vivid

Steps:

1.   Make pizza box
2.   cut out square 
3.   put in black paper
4.   open box
5.  Put tin foil on 
6.   Start cooking

Aim: To make a presentation that investigates different renewable energy's.

Section 1: Title Page

Make a title page that incorporates all renewable energy 's Hydro, Solar, Wind and Wave.

Section 2: Definitions

Define and provide a picture of each energy type.

1. Hydro Energy
2. Solar Energy
3. Wind Energy 
4. Wave Energy

Section 3; Investigate each of the 4 Energy types.
( Hydro ,Solar ,Wind ,Wave ) 

1. Type:
2. Is it used in NZ ?
3. Other Countries that use it?
4. How is it used to generate electricity?
5. Draw and label a diagram of the main parts of the electricity generator? This can be done on paper and uploaded or on a drawing program on your device. I do not want any Internet images or pictures. They must be hand drawn using a ruler and labelled.

Section 4: Renewable Energy in the future.

List 10 ways that renewable energy will be used in the future to replace our current activities.

Hurumanu - My Investigation on climate change

ACIDIFICATION

DEFINITION:When the oceans obsorb CO2 and the oceans become acidic

What is happening to the oceans?

• As the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rises, the oceans absorb a lot of it. In the ocean carbon dioxide reacts with seawater to form carbonic acid. This causes the acidity of seawater to increase.

What does this do to shellfish?

• When carbon dioxide dissolves in water, it becomes an acid. That acid can be lethal to baby oysters, preventing them from forming shells Eudeline said. And it's not just oysters at risk lobsters crabs clams and coral reefs are feeling the effects of ocean acidification too.

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

• Climate change creates carban dioxide and that makes the oceans suck up the CO2 in the air witch causes the acidity of the seawater to increase.

2 Images;

DEFORESTATION

DEFINITION:When trees are cut down and not replaced

What are trees used for?

• Trees provide them shelter from the weather and from enemies. Trees provide food in the form of fruits, nuts, leaves, bark, and roots. Even dead trees provide shelter and food for many insects.You also use them to make furniture and paper

HOW DOES DEFORESTATION AFFECT THE CLIMATE?

It keeps carbon dioxide in the air and carbon helps climate change

2 Images;

ICE CAP MELT

DEFINITION: ICE CAP Melting

If all the ice melted what would happen?

All the fish would probably die and we would haver no fish left

HOW DOES ICE CAP MELT AFFECT CLIMATE CHANGE?

The primary cause of this phenomenon is ice-albedo feedback, whereby melting iceuncovers darker land or ocean beneath, which then absorbs more sunlight, causing more heating.

2 Images;

WATER VAPOUR

DEFINITION:

HOW DOES  WATER VAPOUR AND EVAPORATION CONTRIBUTE TO CLIMATE CHANGE? 

2 Images;

Hurumanu - Science Laboratory introduction

Hurumanu - Science Laboratory introduction

Aim: To learn about  the expected behaviour in a science laboratory.

Our R9 Class Treaty

   
   
  

1. Quiet voices
2. Sitting with appropriate people
3. Not fidgeting
4. Respecting equipment
5. Not disrupting
6. Making good choices

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Safety in a laboratory.

teacher   shoes   practical  teacher laboratory   ask  sniff teacher  breakages 

1.   Follow the instructions given to you by the __________ .
2.   You must not enter the laboratory without your ________.
3.   Report all ____________ to your teacher.
4.   You must never eat or drink in a ____________ .
5.   _______ must be worn at all times.
6.   If you spill something you should tell your _________ immediately.
7.  You should wash your hands after every _______ activity.
8. You should know what you are doing. If in doubt ______ your teacher.
9. Never taste or ______ chemicals.

In your group, discuss how the following scenarios could be dangerous.

1. Not putting your bag under your desk.
2. Running around in the laboratory.
3. Not wearing shoes in a laboratory.
4. Shaking a test tube with your thumb over its mouth?

How do we work in this laboratory?

1. Beginning and End of class: Lining up, Entry, Seating, 
2. Equipment tray: equipment list and details.

• Test tube - This is used  for experiments using liquids.They have a bung that can be placed in the top. Test tubes sit in a test tube rack.
• Conical Flask - This is used for experiments with liquid up to 150 ml. The flask has a rubber bung for the top and the glass is heat proof.
• Glass Stirring rod - This is 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 - This is for holding very small amounts of chemical powders.
• Funnel - used to channel liquids into a smaller container.
• Measuring Cylinder - This is used to measure liquids for experiments. The liquids will be poured into a beaker or test tube once measured out.

Hurumanu - Decomposition

Decomposition

Aim: To learn about the rate that different materials decompose.

Hypothesis:

-Bananas
-White styrophone
-Paper
-Bread
-Water

Materials:

1.   4 Test tubes
2.   Banana(x1)
3.   Bread(x1)
4.   Styrophone(x1)
5.   Paper(x1)
6.   Test tube rack(x1)
7. 4 Rubber Bung
8. Water

Steps:

1.   Get 4 test tubes and place them in the test tube rack.
2.   Get the Banana, Bread, Styrophone and Paper and place them in each test tube.
3. Place a bung on each test tube so it is closed.
4.   Make sure the test tube is big enough for each strip of materials to fit in.
5.   That is done and see if they change over the weeks and the colour they change into.
6.   Record them on the table you made for each week.
7. Plus: Add half a test tube of water to the bread.

Findings:

TODAY	Colour	Change	Observations
Banana	Cream
Paper	White
Styrophone cup	White
Bread	White

Hurumanu - Solar Energy

AIM: To learn about how solar energy is used


Hypothesis: I think black would attract the most heat.

Materials:

1.  3 cups
2.  water
3.  tinfoil
4.  black plastic
5.  thermomotor
6. heat lamp

Steps

1.   get the materials
2.  put the materials together
3.   record
4. do blog post

Findings:

Time	Cup 1 White	Cup 2 Black	Cup 3 Tinfoil
0	16	16	16
15	21	24	21
30	21	23	21
45	22	23	22

Conclusion