Climate Change and the Future

Aim; To look at the different ways we can prevent climate change in the future.

How is sea-level rise going to affect us in NZ

What places will be affected?

Deferent places in New Zealand, Pacific Island, Rivers, Close to the Beach.

What else do we need to think about?

Pollution.

What other places around NZ will be affected?

Places near the shore. 

What does this do to our drinking water?

Saltwater will get into peoples drinking water and bad for health.

What are the main concerns?

The sea level is getting higher.

What can we do to prevent climate change?

What can we do?

1. Buy an electric vehicle.
2.  Electric transport.
3.  Try to use more electricity. 

Curbing climate change

What is the one, silver bullet solution?

There is no silver bullet solution.

What is the mix of things we need to start doing?

1.  Using solar, on buildings
2. Keeping away from the fossil-fueled transport vehicles.  
3. Plant more trees.

What are 3 others you can think of?

1. Replace the trees that were cut.  
2. Replace the vehicles that were releasing carbon dioxide into an electric vehicle.
3.   Use fewer vehicles that release carbon dioxide.

Activities:

Carbon Footprint: 

Carbon Footprint explained

Dwelling
Water
Recreation
Heating and cooling
Electricity
Transportation
Food
Waste
Air Travel
Consumption

Colour 1: for actions, they are already doing 

Colour 2: for actions that they pledge to undertake in the future

Ecological Handprint The Ecological handprint builds on the concepts from the Carbon Footprint. We will look at the positive actions of:

1. Transportation
2. Community
3. Consumption
4. Water
5. Food
6. Home
7. Waste

1 Colour: For each action you are already doing 

2 Colour: For each action you would like to do in the future

Renewable energy and solar energy

Aim: To make a solar-powered oven.

Materials: 

1.   Sellotape
2. Scissors
3. Pizza box
4. Straw
5. Marshmallow
6. Biscuit
7. Glad wrap
8. Tinfoil
9. Black plastic
10. Ruler
11. Vivid marker
12. Newspaper

Steps:

1. Measure the box
2. Cut the center of the box
3. Cover the bit you cut, with tin foil
4. Put a piece of black plastic on the bottom of the inside of the pizza on the bottom
5. Make a paper square that fits inside the pizza box and lays around the edge
6. Put a marshmallow on top of a chocolate biscuit, place  it on a plastic plate and put it in the solar oven
7. Put it in the sun to cook

Time	Temperature
0	nothing
15	nothing
30	nothing
45	nothing

Conclusion
 I have learned a lot.  I've learned how long it takes for stylophone to rot it takes thousands of years so it means that it takes the longest to break down.  Banana is also the easiest to rot out of the four it had already gone mouldy.  I'd like to finish off with I would like to do this again.




Aim: To make a presentation that investigates different renewable energy.

Section 1: Title Page

Make a title page that incorporates all renewable energy 's Hydro, Solar, Wind, and Wave.

Section 2: Definitions

Define and provide a picture of each energy type.
Hydro Energy

Solar Energy

Wind Energy 

Wave Energy

Section 3; Investigate each of the 4 Energy types.
( Hydro ,Solar ,Wind ,Wave ) 

1. Type:
2. Is it used in NZ?
3. Other Countries that use it?
4. How is it used to generate electricity?
5. Draw and label a diagram of the main parts of the electricity generator? This can be done on paper and uploaded or on a drawing program on your device. I do not want any Internet images or pictures. They must be hand-drawn using a ruler and labeled.

Section 4: Renewable Energy in the future.

List 10 ways that renewable energy will be used in the future to replace our current activities.

Measuring Weather

Extreme weather

Measuring weather.

Definitions:

1. Anemometer:
2. Beaufort wind scale:

MATERIALS

1. cellotape 
2. pencil 
3. pin 
4. 2 sticks 
5. 4 cups  

STEPS

1. cellotape the sticks to the cup.
2.  cellotape the stick together to make a cross. 
3. pin the cross to the rubber on the pencil.
4.   
5.   
6.   
7.   

Group Investigation.

Groups size: 5 
Roles:

• Timekeeper ( watch)Khyle

• Counter Christian

• Recorder ( Chromebook or refill ) Qyn

• Anemometer Manager ( Anemometer) Faye

• Wind ManagerRyan

Instructions:

• Go to the measuring place and set up your wind gauge.
• Make sure everyone in your group is ready to start their roles.
• Record how many times it spins and record it in the table below.
• Count the number of spins in 15 seconds.
• Record it on your chart.

FINDINGS

	Place name on school grounds	Number of Spins in 15 seconds
1.	Field	20
2.	Old J Block site	15
3.	Grass hill in quad	10
4.	Tennis Court gate	3

• USING A4 PAPER DRAW YOUR RESULTS ON A GRAPH.
• TAKE A PICTURE OF THE GRAPH AND UPLOAD IT TO YOUR BLOG

WHICH IS THE WINDEST AREA AND WHY?

the windest area is field because it is a big space, so its windy.

WHICH IS THE CALMEST AREA AND WHY?

the calmest area is tenis court because there trees around the court.

WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE ON LAND TO BUILD A WINDMILL?

The best places for wind farms are in coastal areas, at the tops of rounded hills, open plains, and gaps in mountains - places where the wind is strong and reliable. Some are offshore.

CONCLUSION:

I learn in this subject that when the wind is fast the more spin you'll get in a minute. I Learnt how to measure the wind around the area. We didn't measure the wind outside because it was raining outside and we don't have time to measure.

Wind

Beaufort Wind Scale

Beaufort Force	Wind Speed (KPH)	Spins	Indicators	Terms Used in NWS Forecasts
0	0-2	0	Calm; smoke rises vertically.	Calm
1	2-5	10	Shown by direction of wind smoke drift, but not by wind vanes.	Light
2	6-12	40	Wind felt on face, leaves rustle; ordinary vanes moved by wind.	Light
3	13-20	80	Leaves and small twigs in constant motion; wind extends light flag.	Gentle
4	21-29	130	Raises dust and loose paper; small branches are moved.	Moderate
5	30-39	190	Small trees in leaf begin to sway; crested wavelets form on inland waters.	Fresh
6	40-50	250	Large branches in motion; whistling heard in telephone wires; umbrellas used with difficulty.	Strong
7	51-61	320	Whole trees in motion; inconvenience felt walking against the wind.	Strong
8	62-74	390	Breaks twigs off trees; generally impedes progress.	Gale
9	75-87	470	Slight structural damage.	Gale
10	88-101	550	Seldom experienced inland; trees uprooted; considerable structural damage occurs.	Whole gale
11	102-116	640	Very rarely experienced inland; accompanied by widespread damage.	Whole gale
12	117 or more	730+	Very rarely experienced; accompanied by widespread damage.	Hurricane

Based on your findings what was the Wind Speed and the Beaufort Wind Force for each area.

	Spins per minute	Wind speed ( kph)	Beaufort Scale
Field	80	13-20	3
Old J Block site	60	12-14	2
Grass hill	40	6-12	2
Tennis Court Gate	12	2-5	1

The Boy who Harnessed the wind: 1:36

Wind Farm construction