Community Service
every one should help
Submitted by IP on Fri, 12/19/2008 - 3:04pmsince im in a hurry ill make this quick. everyone should help to clean this earth so the world wont come to an end. THE END ^-^"""
Pollution
Submitted by IP on Tue, 12/16/2008 - 6:07pmThis pollution thing is very bad for the world. I mean like when i went to clean the beach up me and my partner found this HUGE peice of tar and oil put together to make this block of black icky, squishy, stuff. It was like a big soft rock. So when we found it i immidietly made a story.
The shrunken head
kualoa beach park
Submitted by chris on Mon, 12/15/2008 - 6:30am- chris's blog
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as a part of our trip, we went to kualoa beach park with kawananakoa middle school to see the niu device, which we have been discussing. a major part of the trip was to learn of the watershed. while the focus was on the niu device, we spent the majority of the time there discussing the delicate balance of the watershed and claering out debris to improve the beach there, a major part of the watershed. we also tested the ocean for harmful substances and positive results for nitrites were seen.
Doing My Part for the Environment
Submitted by Evan on Fri, 10/17/2008 - 1:59pmLet's face it, we all each need to do our own part to help protect the environment for future generations. Here are some things that I do on a regular basis. You'll notice that a lot of these also save me money... what a great combination!
Please let everyone know, what do you do?
- I replaced my old light bulbs in my house with low-energy compact fluorescent light bulbs. This also saves me money on my electric bill!
- I carpool to work on a regular basis, which reduces carbon emissions into the atmosphere. It also saves me a lot of money on gas!
Share Your Knowledge
The final project of the school year will have the students create some form of presentation about what they learned for the purpose of teaching people in the community about different aspects of environmental protection. Additionally, this lesson will include a final exam that will measure what the students learned while also giving them an opportunity to write about how their views of the world might have changed during the year. This lesson will parallel the final lesson in the science curricula.
Globalization & the Environment
The past century is only a fraction of the time that people have existed in the world, but we have done more to change the planet in that time than in all of history before that. International trade, air travel, and the Internet have made it possible for someone to be surrounded by products, people, and information from thousands of miles away. This lesson will explore the positive and negative effects of globalization, focusing on the students’ place in a world that faces tremendous environmental challenges and is changing extremely quickly.
Global Climate Change
One of the most hotly discussed issues today is that of global climate change. The vast majority of scientists across many fields agree that the world is changing rapidly and that the effects can be seen everywhere. These lessons will discuss address the suspected causes of this problem, but will focus more on current research (using first hand sources when possible) into the adverse impact the change is having on various ecosystems and communities.
Marine Debris
The ocean currents and atmospheric winds have carried garbage around the world with certain areas receiving the worst of it. The “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” in the northern Pacific has millions of pieces of floating trash spread out over an area the size of Texas. The science lesson “NAME HERE” addresses how these processes work while this lesson discusses the impact that this trash has on living organisms, organizations (such as NOAA) who are working to fix this problem, efforts in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands, and things that individuals can do to help.


