Author Archive for Pembroke Primary

The Environment

Published

Pembroke Primary

on May 26, 2009

in 5.2 Ms. Adriana's Class

. 2 Comments

Reduce, Reuse

and Recycle

Justin Xerri

Three great ways YOU can eliminate waste and protect your environment!

Waste, and how we choose to handle it, affects our world’s environment — that’s YOUR environment, everything that surrounds you including the air, water, land, plants, and man-made things. And since by now you probably know that you need a healthy environment for your own health and happiness, you can understand why effective waste management is so important to YOU and everyone else. The waste we create has to be carefully controlled to be sure that it does not harm your environment and your health.

Reduce

Reduce/Reduction: to make something smaller or use less, resulting in a smaller amount of waste. “Source reduction” is reducing waste before you purchase it, or by purchasing products that are not wasteful in their packaging or use. A key part of waste “reduction” is “conservation” - using natural resources wisely, and using less than usual in order avoid waste.

Reuse

You can “reuse” materials in their original form instead of throwing them away, or pass those materials on to others who could use them too! Remember, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure!

Recycle

Recycling occurs when you save and take reusable materials to places where they can be remade into either the same product or new products, rather than to just toss them in the trash. Making new items from recycled ones also takes fewer energy and other resources than making products from brand new materials.

Don’t throw away anything that

can be recycled!

Here is a list of things you should always recycle (or reuse!) …

Magazines
Metal
Newspaper
Aluminum Cans
Building Materials
Cardboard
Acid Batteries
Chemicals
Electronic equipment
Glass (particularly bottles and jars)
Oil
Paint
Paper
Plastic Bags
Plastic Bottles
Steel Cans
Tires
White Goods (Appliances)
Wood
Paper

Published

Pembroke Primary

on May 14, 2009

in 5.2 Ms. Adriana's Class

. 0 Comments

Trees

I want to go to the desert, sure there are lots of things to see….I’m not here to see a camel, sand or an oasis. I want to see a cactus ! But i feel sorry for all the other trees being chopped down….so lend a hand and plant a tree. If you don’t we’ll run out of trees ! We’ll say bye to paper and hello to rock ! If you want try recycling. It won’t be hard..recycle old paper and like that we’ll never run out of trees!

Jessica Attard 5.2

Published

Pembroke Primary

on May 14, 2009

in 5.2 Ms. Adriana's Class

. 1 Comment

L-Ambjent ta’ Madwarna

Meta mmur il-bandli għandi nuża l-affarijiet li nilgħab b’attenzjoni ħalli ma nkisser xejn !

Jekk nkun kilt xi ħaġa nara li narmi l-karti fil-bramel taż-żibel li jkun hemm fil- ġonna ħalli ma nħammiġx. Id-dar infakkar lil mama’ biex l-affarijiet tal-kartun, metall, karti u landa titfagħhom fil-borża l-kbira tar-riċiklaġġ. Meta mmorru fil-kampanja biex nagħmlu piknik għandna niġbru l-affarijiet li huma għar-rimi biex il- post inħalluh nadif .

Robert Muscat

Year 5.2

Pembroke Primary.

Nature

Published

Pembroke Primary

on May 10, 2009

in 5.2 Ms. Adriana's Class and Year 5

. 0 Comments

Our natural environment is getting smaller as time goes by because people are killing trees to make money. Trees make our air clean and without them we wouldn’t be able to survive.. The fumes we produce are causing a lot of damage to the ozone layer and we have to be very careful not to waste electricity otherwise we will be contributing to the destruction of our world. We can all do something, so come on and do your part !!

Lucas Galter Year 5.2

Pembroke Primary

Poezija dwar L-Ambjent

Published

Pembroke Primary

on May 9, 2009

in 5.2 Ms. Adriana's Class and Year 5

. 1 Comment

L- Ambjent

Kemm inhobba l-kampanja!

go xi xaghri ghaz-ziffa tar-rih

Jew go xi wied

kemm inhobb nigri go fih.

Inhobb hafna nara l-fjuri

narcis, lellux, vjoli w peprin

kemm ikunu vera sbieh!

u kemm jghamluna tassew henjin.

Izda biex nkomplu ingawdu dan kollu,

u nkomplu naraw l-hdura

li minnha qed naraw dejjem inqas

je ht i eg l i l k oll irr idu niehd u k u ra.

Kylie Marie Aquilina

Year 5.2

Pembroke Primary

Deforestation

Published

Pembroke Primary

on May 5, 2009

in 5.1 Ms. Natasha's Class and Year 5

. 0 Comments

DEFORESTATION

CAUSES

There are many causes of deforestation. One of them is the clearing of land for farming. Another cause of deforestation is the building of large cities. The trees are used largely for paper and timber.

Unfortunately the earth’ forests are paying the price. The trees are chopped down and not replaced. This leads to deforestation.

IMPORTANT FACTS

The tree top is the home for many animals like squirrels, insects and birds. The trunk of a tree is chopped down and taken to a mill to be made into paper, furniture and construction material.

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS

Deforestation effects the whole environment. Trees provide the earth with oxygen and they take carbon dioxide in atmosphere. When trees are chopped down, the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rise and oxygen levels fall. When trees are chopped down there are no more roots to hold the ground together. The roots absorb rain water run-off. If there are no roots then flooding and erosion will occur.

PREVENTION

In order to prevent deforestation we must try not to waste paper. We must also try to replant the trees we have cut down. If we all follow these steps we can help protect one of our most precious resources- our trees.

TREES are very IMPORTANT for our PLANET!

Save our trees

Lisa Scalpello

Published

Pembroke Primary

on May 5, 2009

in 5.1 Ms. Natasha's Class, Uncategorized and Year 5

. 0 Comments

Having clean air is not a choice but it’s a necessity

Trees

Trees and shrubs are planted to provide beauty and shade. These are excellent reasons for their use. The benefits of trees can be grouped into social, communal, environmental and economic categories.

Social Benefits

We like to have trees around us because they make life more pleasant. We like to observe their beauty, we feel serene, tranquil, peaceful and restful in a grove of trees. They make us feel “at home”. It has been shown that patients recover more quickly where hospital rooms have views of trees. There is a strong tie between people and trees. This can be seen from the efforts of organizations and individuals to save trees. The strength, endurance and long life of trees make people feel attached to them.

Commercial Benefits

Due to their size, trees often become part of the community where they are planted. This makes good planning important so that the whole community can benefit from the trees that are planted. Trees provide privacy, emphasize views or hide objectionable views. They reduce glare and reflection and can be used to direct traffic or provide background to compliment buildings.

Environmental Benefits

Trees alter the environment by moderating the climate, improving air quality, conserving water and sheltering wildlife.

Climate control is obtained by moderating the effects of the sun, wind and rain. Radiant energy from the sun is absorbed or deflected by leaves. We are cooler when we are in the shade of trees and are not exposed to direct sunlight.

Wind speed and direction can be affected by trees. The more compact the foliage of the trees the better they act as windbreakers.

Rain and sleet are also absorbed by trees, giving protection to people, animals and buildings. Trees intercept water, store some of it and reduce the possibility of flooding. There is less dew and frost under trees because less radiant energy is released from the soil.

Air quality is improved as leaves filter the air by removing dust and particles which are then washed to the ground by rain. Leaves absorb carbon dioxide, and other air pollutants such as ozone, carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide. In turn they give off oxygen which is very beneficial to us.

Trees and shrubs make our environment less artificial and attract birds and other wildlife.

Economic Benefits

Trees provide direct economic benefits with reduced energy costs, for example:

Less air conditioning costs if buildings are shaded or less heating costs if buildings have windbreakers.

Landscaped houses have more value, making property more valuable.

Indirect benefits are even more numerous. Energy suppliers use less water, build fewer facilities, use less fossil fuels and need fewer air pollution measures.

Deforestation

Population growth has made a greater demand for roads, houses and factories. This has stripped a vast amount of land from forests. There is also a large demand for wood to be used for construction. Trees are not being planted as fast as they are being chopped off.

Cutting trees means turning off our life support machine. Trees are our life partners and we should ensure their abundance.