The Science of Clean
Kids Learn to Love the Environment In Santa Rosa, CA, one high school has taken the environment to heart.
Twice a month, students there, host younger students and teach them about the benefits of green living.
When a tree that collapsed in a local park during a violent thunderstorm had been removed, the high school students worked with the elementary school students to plant a sapling that would take its place and thrive, providing natural beauty, shade, food for squirrels, and strong branches in which birds can build nests for their young.
Worms: an Efficient Composting Infrastructure The older students showed the younger ones how composting with earthworms (Vermicomposting), can help the school reduce the amount of rubbish that ends up at the local dump.
The worms break down non-fatty food scraps, transforming them into a black, earthy-smelling, nutrient-rich soil suitable for planting more saplings where they're needed.
The kids loved gently handling the worms and "feeding" them their lunch leftovers: apple cores, bread crusts, eggshells, salad scraps, citrus peels, potato skins, and radish rinds.
They kept a journal; chronicling the amount of time it took their worms to turn their garbage into black organic fertilizer-about four months from start to finish.
The Power of Recycling In a Brooklyn, NY high school, a science teacher took an informal poll, asking her students how many of their families recycled at home.
The results were shocking; only a quarter of the class raised their hands.
One boy mentioned that his parents considered it a huge hassle; they would rather pay a fine than recycle.
The teacher explained how most cans; glass and plastic bottles, juice and milk containers, as well as cardboard boxes are all derived from recycled material.
If people stopped recycling, the resources needed to create these items would dwindle and eventually disappear, leaving everyone in a bind.
Recycling enables us to re-use, our resources, enabling us to preserve our environment.
Sorting items is quick and easy; it becomes second nature in no time.
All containers should be rinsed thoroughly before they are placed in proper bins.
Bottles and cans with a deposit go in one container; all other containers go in a second bin.
Currently, only plastic containers with a 1 or 2 can be recycled; containers without these markings must be thrown away with regular household trash.
Newspapers and magazines should be bundled with twine; as should flattened cardboard boxes.
Twice a month, students there, host younger students and teach them about the benefits of green living.
When a tree that collapsed in a local park during a violent thunderstorm had been removed, the high school students worked with the elementary school students to plant a sapling that would take its place and thrive, providing natural beauty, shade, food for squirrels, and strong branches in which birds can build nests for their young.
Worms: an Efficient Composting Infrastructure The older students showed the younger ones how composting with earthworms (Vermicomposting), can help the school reduce the amount of rubbish that ends up at the local dump.
The worms break down non-fatty food scraps, transforming them into a black, earthy-smelling, nutrient-rich soil suitable for planting more saplings where they're needed.
The kids loved gently handling the worms and "feeding" them their lunch leftovers: apple cores, bread crusts, eggshells, salad scraps, citrus peels, potato skins, and radish rinds.
They kept a journal; chronicling the amount of time it took their worms to turn their garbage into black organic fertilizer-about four months from start to finish.
The Power of Recycling In a Brooklyn, NY high school, a science teacher took an informal poll, asking her students how many of their families recycled at home.
The results were shocking; only a quarter of the class raised their hands.
One boy mentioned that his parents considered it a huge hassle; they would rather pay a fine than recycle.
The teacher explained how most cans; glass and plastic bottles, juice and milk containers, as well as cardboard boxes are all derived from recycled material.
If people stopped recycling, the resources needed to create these items would dwindle and eventually disappear, leaving everyone in a bind.
Recycling enables us to re-use, our resources, enabling us to preserve our environment.
Sorting items is quick and easy; it becomes second nature in no time.
All containers should be rinsed thoroughly before they are placed in proper bins.
Bottles and cans with a deposit go in one container; all other containers go in a second bin.
Currently, only plastic containers with a 1 or 2 can be recycled; containers without these markings must be thrown away with regular household trash.
Newspapers and magazines should be bundled with twine; as should flattened cardboard boxes.