Should we have solar panels at home?

I believe we should have solar panels at home.

Firstly, if we use electricity we will be wasting resources. Coal is a nonrenewable resource. People use it to make electricity. But if we use solar panels, we will be catching the sunlight to make electricity instead.

Secondly, with solar p0wer you don't have to pay for how much power you use. But you have to pay for how much you use with power from power lines.

Thirdly, generating power from other resources such as coal, makes pollution but solar power doesn't because it is energy from the sun.

Daniel

Should we have a compost heap at home?

I think we should have a compost heap.
Firstly, we put all our food scraps in the compost heap instead of the rubbish bin. Then less rubbish will go to the landfill.

Secondly, we can use some kitchen and garden waste to make compost for our garden.

Thirdly, composting recycles nutrients into the soil and the plants can have healthier soil.

Therefore I believe that we should have a compost heap at home.

By Bridget

Making a Worm Farm

Home Movie

This movie is about how humans are using Earth's resources. http://www.youtube.com/homeproject

Oil and Water Don't Mix!!!

Oil and water don't mix because oil sits on top of the water.

Oil gets into water because of boats loaded with oil breaking in half, people pouring oil into drains or sinks and people spilling oil into the water when filling up their boat.

When oil gets into water birds swim into it and get covered with oil so they can't fly very well. Sometimes fish swim into oil thats on top of the sea, that causes the fish to not swim very well and die.

People put up a floating wall called a boom on top of the sea around the oil spill to make it stop getting any bigger, then they use a thing like a vacuum cleaner to suck up all of the oil that was on top of the water.

If you want to help stop oil getting into the water and help save the enviroment, you can try to be careful when filling up your boat and not pouring oil into drains and sinks.

By Deken

Petroleum Cartoons

by mancent | Create your own Cartoon at www.toondoo.com

Oil and Water don't Mix

Today we watched a very interesting video about the damage oil does to the environment when it gets into water. Follow this link to view the video.

Term 2

I hope everyone has had an interesting and restful holiday!

We have lots of exciting things planned for this term. Children will be choosing a poem to present in a poster and to recite to the class. In week 3 we are going to the Botanic Gardens to learn about nature's recyclers. We also will be learning about how we can reduce our impact on the environment.