Friday, March 14, 2008
B. What does this equation mean?
area x bioproductivity = biocapacity [SUPPLY]
population x consumption per person x footprint intensity = ecological footprint
the supply is how much the earth can supply us with and the demand is how much we take from the earth.
C. What is the significance of the year 1987?
that was the year that we began to take to take more from the earth than it could give us.
D. What happened on October 6, 2007?
U.S used up all of the reacorces that the earth would give us for that year.
area x bioproductivity = biocapacity [SUPPLY]
population x consumption per person x footprint intensity = ecological footprint
the supply is how much the earth can supply us with and the demand is how much we take from the earth.
C. What is the significance of the year 1987?
that was the year that we began to take to take more from the earth than it could give us.
D. What happened on October 6, 2007?
U.S used up all of the reacorces that the earth would give us for that year.
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Answer the following questions on your blog in complete sentences and in your own words:
1. What is biomimicry?
Imitating life.
2. Why are termites a great subject for biomimicry research?
Termites have enzymes that could make fuel from parts of plants that are not being eaten.
3. What is an enzyme? What is a catalyst?
Catalyst is something that speeds up a process. Enzyme is a catalyst of breaking down food.
4. What is cellulosic material?
Is a part of a plant that we do not eat.
5. Why would cellulosic ethanol be more sustainable and efficient than biofuels using corn or sugar cane?
Because insted of wasting a part of a plant we do not eat we can use it as fuel.
Answer the following questions on your blog in complete sentences and in your own words:
1. What is biomimicry?
Imitating life.
2. Why are termites a great subject for biomimicry research?
Termites have enzymes that could make fuel from parts of plants that are not being eaten.
3. What is an enzyme? What is a catalyst?
Catalyst is something that speeds up a process. Enzyme is a catalyst of breaking down food.
4. What is cellulosic material?
Is a part of a plant that we do not eat.
5. Why would cellulosic ethanol be more sustainable and efficient than biofuels using corn or sugar cane?
Because insted of wasting a part of a plant we do not eat we can use it as fuel.
Catalina Reflection
3 short paragraphs:
What final product did you create for our exhibition? Are you proud of it? Why or why not? What was the process that you went through to create your presentation? What did you learn from the process and about the information you are presenting on? What was a challenge you faced while creating your display?
After these past two weeks, what is your definition of sustainability and what it means to be an environmental steward?
We created a poster that was about Freegans, and we made a mosaic out recycled materials. I am really proud of this piece of work because we worked really hard on it. We had to dig through the trash and find recycled materials that we had to use. We took apart of a cardboard box and pasted it on a board. We learned a lot about Freegans and what they are, and what they do. We didn't really face any challenge so we really worked well together. I think my definition of sustainability is taking care of the earth, peace, getting along, and working well with others. An environmental steward is being responsible for some ones else's responsibility.
What final product did you create for our exhibition? Are you proud of it? Why or why not? What was the process that you went through to create your presentation? What did you learn from the process and about the information you are presenting on? What was a challenge you faced while creating your display?
After these past two weeks, what is your definition of sustainability and what it means to be an environmental steward?
We created a poster that was about Freegans, and we made a mosaic out recycled materials. I am really proud of this piece of work because we worked really hard on it. We had to dig through the trash and find recycled materials that we had to use. We took apart of a cardboard box and pasted it on a board. We learned a lot about Freegans and what they are, and what they do. We didn't really face any challenge so we really worked well together. I think my definition of sustainability is taking care of the earth, peace, getting along, and working well with others. An environmental steward is being responsible for some ones else's responsibility.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Concept Definitions
1. sustainablity: proviiding what we need for the future.
2. Freegan: a Veegan that uses others' trash
3. stewardship: helping the environment or a sense of responsibility.
4. biomimicry: when people imitate what nature does.
5. ecological footprint: when people take things from the Earth.
6. overshoot: an overshoot is where people take more from the Earth than it supplies. For example, in 1987 people asked for more than the Earth supplied. Now it has do to with a lot of the pverty problems.
2. Freegan: a Veegan that uses others' trash
3. stewardship: helping the environment or a sense of responsibility.
4. biomimicry: when people imitate what nature does.
5. ecological footprint: when people take things from the Earth.
6. overshoot: an overshoot is where people take more from the Earth than it supplies. For example, in 1987 people asked for more than the Earth supplied. Now it has do to with a lot of the pverty problems.
Photo Poem
Eating Sour Grass
In a feild in catalina my friends and I were eating Sour Grass
I waved to a driver but he and the other passengers rudely just stared at me.
I looked to my left and saw the other kids yelling at each other,
I saw others climbing trees,
The rest were eating PB&J sandwiches.
The day before i was eating fries they were really good
I don't think i will ever be able to eat PB&J sandwiches ever again.
Monday, March 3, 2008
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