Happy Children's Day!
Kinder 10 students enjoyed all of the activities: the storyteller, the different workshops in each classroom and the delicious food! It was a wonderful day filled with excitement.
Earth Week
Since last week, students have been excited about Earth Week and all of the activities around it.
Reuse, Recycle, Reduce
We talked about how our actions have an impact on the Earth. Students are now familiar with the concepts of reusing, recycling and reducing. They know that we reuse to avoid sending the material to trash or to recycling. They know that recycling means to process the material so it can be renewed. And now they know that everything starts with what we buy. They understand that if we buy products that produce trash like a water bottle, we are contributing to polluting the Earth. Thus, we reflected on how important it is to be aware of what we buy.
Miss Tina donated a bag with re-usable material. Students explored the material and used it in a fun and original way to create a doll:
Miss Tina donated a bag with re-usable material. Students explored the material and used it in a fun and original way to create a doll:
Waste-Free Lunch Challenge
The Waste-Free Lunch Challenge has been a great exercise. It made it tangible for students to understand how our daily habits can pollute the Earth and how easily it is to do small changes that make a difference.
Prior to the challenge students sorted their lunch into waste and waste-free:
Prior to the challenge students sorted their lunch into waste and waste-free:
Decomposing Experiment
At the beginning of the year we filled three containers with soil and three different materials: banana peel, paper towel and plastic wrap. We opened them last week and students were amazed with the results. First, they predicted that the paper towel and the banana skin had disappeared because it was hard to see them from the outside. Once we poured out the contents of each container onto the table, students touched the soil and what was left of the material.
The banana peel had decomposed into very small black and soft pieces. Students pressed them with their fingers and the matter broke easily into smaller pieces, leaving only soil and very small pieces of organic matter. The paper towel disintegrated into tiny, dry grains with the first touch. The plastic wrap remained exactly the same.
The banana peel had decomposed into very small black and soft pieces. Students pressed them with their fingers and the matter broke easily into smaller pieces, leaving only soil and very small pieces of organic matter. The paper towel disintegrated into tiny, dry grains with the first touch. The plastic wrap remained exactly the same.
Like scientists, students observed, analyzed and touched the different materials:
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Then they shared reflections:
Ian: plastic is not absorbed by the Earth because it pollutes the Earth.
Michelle: the plastic is too thick to break into pieces like the others. Daniel: plants cannot absorb plastic. Luciana A: the banana peel and the paper towel melted because they were there for so long. Max: the banana melted because it’s soft. Efrain: the plastic didn’t break into pieces because it’s not organic, it is trash and it pollutes the Earth. Arturo: the plastic is too hard to break. Juan Mario: the plastic is trash. |
Students Initiatives
Last Saturday, when Galo went to walk his dog, he decided to take a bag with him and use it to collect all the trash he found on the streets. On Monday, he talked to his friends about his new way of taking care of the Earth. Everyone was inspired! Thank you for sharing Galo!