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The great threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.
-Robert Swan
We would all love to see a clean ocean, but the current state of our ocean is not clean. There are millions of tons of trash floating around the ocean affect marine life and ultimately human life.
Here's what some of our students are saying on Medina Talks where they are putting their message out to the world
Yusuf Salam form 3B https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJS625QfO_k
Mohamed El-Gayar https://youtu.be/svxuShVq8FQ
Azhaf Mehmood from 1A https://youtu.be/YDm9vqnxsC8
Nuray Yossef from 2A https://youtu.be/xSPpd5Pme8E
Aisha Baccouche from 2B https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nys4DpkE46E
Aymen Abduirazak from 2A https://youtu.be/ZdWz19zD4k8
Update: as part of Maaz’s (1A) experiment, he is creating awareness among his friends. Watch his second video on YouTube where he is requesting every kid around the world to put this poster in his bike...
https://www.facebook.com/khushia/posts/10213772643924910
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2TdqrHZPS0
Omar Elamin from 1A https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uzjNpjwcI9JlCk6gZ1dDGEyJe0XmQ9XE/view
Aamina from 2A https://drive.google.com/open?id=1UV8QCCVd2OPA_LyPSNjRUDCY-o1HLROj
Ibrahim Malik 1A is sending his full presentation. https://youtu.be/rlBdTUNn0v0
Arham Khan 1A https://youtu.be/vNfem3HD7r4
Noora Khawaja 4th grade Experiment on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX5wko781UA#action=share
Ishaq Alshihabi from 2A https://youtu.be/VqeWZ6Czoi0
Anas has recorded his projext and piblished you tube.
Please find the below reference links:
https://youtu.be/UZDl-XW0SIg
https://youtu.be/78DiKFkjo5M
https://youtu.be/aZuyht8vk1Y
https://youtu.be/F4osbTPOulA
Sama Haytham from 1st grade explains the bad effects of a dirty oily ocean. https://youtu.be/g16oW4NfRiI
Ibrahim Malik from 1st grade sent this video - ocean pollution hypothesis. https://youtu.be/-oKnoUPX_J8
Mustafa Sufyan Syed from 2nd grade created Plastic Hazards in the Ocean and its Solution - https://youtu.be/iy5Lb0L87t0
4th grade Jana Kamel's experimentation for separating oil from water. https://youtu.be/yd-RM7JRStc.
1st grade Sabeel ElSherbini's video testing her hypnosis. https://youtu.be/dcc_Kxpom3I
1st grade Maaz Rehan explains his hypothesis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoz2iNDuBdo
2nd grade Hashem Atassi explains the problem and the solution on how to clean the ocean https://youtu.be/EZ742sYSNiA
Mohamed El-Gayar from 2nd grade You can view his solution to the world plastics problem at https://youtu.be/svxuShVq8FQ
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The digital Drawing of a plastic ocean above was done by Harris Janjua in 3A
The digital Drawing to Save our Oceans above was done by Maaz Rehan 1B & Family
In April 2018, some of our students and their families did research to show just how bad it is. Her are some of the links they found.
Here are a couple videos fro Kenzy Aboulfetouh in KG
the effects of ocean pollution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqTTSVM5TCo
When birds eats plastic!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAL9Xvrg3hI&t=63s
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From Ibrahiim Muhamud 4th grade
1.There is a boat trying to move and someone trying to surf in garbage.
https://www.google.com/search?q=how+dirty+is+our+ocean&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS729US733&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiAz6mNktPZAhVCMGMKHaWUBV4Q_A
2.And this is a map of the world in garbage.
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS729US733&biw=1366&bih=573&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=xyacWuD0BOmO0wLoxIDQAw&q=the+great+pacific+garbage+patch&oq=the+gr
Sama from 1A also contributed the following links and explained what she researched
The great Pacific garbage patch: I learnt about the swirl of garbage in the Pacific ocean and that many plastic and other garbage hurts marine life
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/great-pacific-garbage-patch/
- I watched a video about someone going scuba diving in a dirty part of the ocean filled with garbage, I was sad for the fish who lived in that ocean:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWgfOND2y68
- I also read about oil spills and did an experiment to see how bad oil spills are
https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/interesting-oil-spill-facts.php
experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfWV3YYl4oM
Abdullah Ali from 1B contributed the following
I am Abdullah and I am doing research on plastic in oceans. I have seen these videos with my mom and I am trying to write the list of ideas which we can do to reduce the pollution in the oceans. I will insha'Allah give you a hand written list soon. Please watch these videos. I am very worried about all hhe pollution in the world.
https://youtu.be/amKYixXzsDs
https://youtu.be/M1Cxkm6xP3c
https://youtu.be/fZrIAL9OyoY
https://youtu.be/1qT-rOXB6NI
This is from Ayah Patrick, from 1B
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/ocean-pollution-dirty-facts
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/pollution.html
Haaris from 3A researched on the following topics related to Ocean Pollution:
How did the ocean get dirty?
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/pollution.html
http://ocean.si.edu/ocean-videos/gulf-oil-spill-effects-marine-life
How does this affect our eco system, health, children?
http://www.marinesafe.org/blog/2016/04/18/how-ocean-pollution-impacts-marine-life-and-all-of-us/
How many tons of garbage are dumped in the ocean each day?
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150212-ocean-debris-plastic-garbage-patches-science
Here is a link to a TEDx Talk from Jumana AbouSharkh in 1A
"We can clean the ocean: Rachael Miller at TEDxLowell"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DhpxpBye_I&feature=youtu.be&list=PLsRNoUx8w3rP2AXhPk27cE0Dx8kHznLwz
Hana in 1A took some notes on causes of dirty ocean and will continue to note down more later this week inshaAllah. She's very excited about the topic and feel empathy for marine life . Few of website we came across and would like to share:
https://4ocean.com/blogs/blog/how-much-trash-is-in-our-ocean
https://oceanconservancy.org/trash-free-seas/
https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-and-effects-of-ocean-pollution.php
https://oceanconservancy.org/trash-free-seas/outreach-education/
Videos:
https://youtu.be/Hfwmlps0l Of
https://youtu.be/HQTUWK7CM-Y ( National geographic)
From Sakhaa Iman in 4th grade a Ted Talk about a high school student's idea of cleaning.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROW9F-c0kIQ
From Rhyyan Patrick in 2nd grade - http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/marine-animals-are-dying-because-of-our-plastic-trash/
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS729US733&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=2fSdWo3HC8TTjwSr6ozYCA&q=who+is+making+the+icean+dirty&oq=who+is+making+the+icean+dirty&gs_l=mobile-gws-img.3..30i10.6075.16957..18005...13....232.5133.0j35j1..........1..mobile-gws-wiz-img.....3..0j35i39j0i67j0i10j0i8i10i30j0i10i24j0i13j0i8i30j0i24.MGQTPqKLrec%3D#imgrc=WHccEtbRBJCXJM:
Ocean Pollution: The Dirty Facts | NRDC
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/ocean-pollution-dirty-facts
Greenpeace work:
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS729US733&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=2fSdWo3HC8TTjwSr6ozYCA&q=who+is+making+the+icean+dirty&oq=who+is+making+the+icean+dirty&gs_l=mobile-gws-img.3..30i10.6075.16957..18005...13....232.5133.0j35j1..........1..mobile-gws-wiz-img.....3..0j35i39j0i67j0i10j0i8i10i30j0i10i24j0i13j0i8i30j0i24.MGQTPqKLrec%3D#imgdii=qssXQ3F1DD3BwM:&imgrc=WHccEtbRBJCXJM:
Here is the video that Meera Badarin 3A wants to share about her research on how ocean pollution is killing animals on islands.
https://youtu.be/SCC2cZnMieY
I am Maryam Shahdad from 1A. This is what I learnt regarding ocean pollution.There are six things that make ocean pollution worse:
Ocean Pollution: 6 Things That Make It Worse1. Ocean Dumping2. Land Runoff3. Oil Spills4. Littering5. Ocean Mining6. Noise Pollution
"Only we humans make waste
that nature can’t digest”
(Captain Charles Moore)
Resources:
https://www.marineinsight.com/environment/causes-and-effects-of-ocean-dumping/
Marine Pollution:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp572udnPVg#action=share
How we can keep plastics out of our ocean:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQTUWK7CM-Y#action=share
From Zaakirah, Zaeemah Ali and family
https://www.economist.com/news/international/21737498-so-far-it-seems-less-bad-other-kinds-pollution-about-which-less-fuss-made
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS729US733&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=2fSdWo3HC8TTjwSr6ozYCA&q=who+is+making+the+icean+dirty&oq=who+is+making+the+icean+dirty&gs_l=mobile-gws-img.3..30i10.6075.16957..18005...13....232.5133.0j35j1..........1..mobile-gws-wiz-img.....3..0j35i39j0i67j0i10j0i8i10i30j0i10i24j0i13j0i8i30j0i24.MGQTPqKLrec%3D#imgrc=WHccEtbRBJCXJM:
Ocean Pollution: The Dirty Facts | NRDC
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/ocean-pollution-dirty-facts
Greenpeace work:
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS729US733&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=2fSdWo3HC8TTjwSr6ozYCA&q=who+is+making+the+icean+dirty&oq=who+is+making+the+icean+dirty&gs_l=mobile-gws-img.3..30i10.6075.16957..18005...13....232.5133.0j35j1..........1..mobile-gws-wiz-img.....3..0j35i39j0i67j0i10j0i8i10i30j0i10i24j0i13j0i8i30j0i24.MGQTPqKLrec%3D#imgdii=qssXQ3F1DD3BwM:&imgrc=WHccEtbRBJCXJM:
Here are a couple videos fro Kenzy Aboulfetouh in KG
the effects of ocean pollution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqTTSVM5TCo
When birds eats plastic!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAL9Xvrg3hI&t=63s
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From Ibrahiim Muhamud 4th grade
1.There is a boat trying to move and someone trying to surf in garbage.
https://www.google.com/search?q=how+dirty+is+our+ocean&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS729US733&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiAz6mNktPZAhVCMGMKHaWUBV4Q_A
2.And this is a map of the world in garbage.
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS729US733&biw=1366&bih=573&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=xyacWuD0BOmO0wLoxIDQAw&q=the+great+pacific+garbage+patch&oq=the+gr
Sama from 1A also contributed the following links and explained what she researched
The great Pacific garbage patch: I learnt about the swirl of garbage in the Pacific ocean and that many plastic and other garbage hurts marine life
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/great-pacific-garbage-patch/
- I watched a video about someone going scuba diving in a dirty part of the ocean filled with garbage, I was sad for the fish who lived in that ocean:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWgfOND2y68
- I also read about oil spills and did an experiment to see how bad oil spills are
https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/interesting-oil-spill-facts.php
experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfWV3YYl4oM
Abdullah Ali from 1B contributed the following
I am Abdullah and I am doing research on plastic in oceans. I have seen these videos with my mom and I am trying to write the list of ideas which we can do to reduce the pollution in the oceans. I will insha'Allah give you a hand written list soon. Please watch these videos. I am very worried about all hhe pollution in the world.
https://youtu.be/amKYixXzsDs
https://youtu.be/M1Cxkm6xP3c
https://youtu.be/fZrIAL9OyoY
https://youtu.be/1qT-rOXB6NI
This is from Ayah Patrick, from 1B
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/ocean-pollution-dirty-facts
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/pollution.html
Haaris from 3A researched on the following topics related to Ocean Pollution:
How did the ocean get dirty?
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/pollution.html
http://ocean.si.edu/ocean-videos/gulf-oil-spill-effects-marine-life
How does this affect our eco system, health, children?
http://www.marinesafe.org/blog/2016/04/18/how-ocean-pollution-impacts-marine-life-and-all-of-us/
How many tons of garbage are dumped in the ocean each day?
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150212-ocean-debris-plastic-garbage-patches-science
Here is a link to a TEDx Talk from Jumana AbouSharkh in 1A
"We can clean the ocean: Rachael Miller at TEDxLowell"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DhpxpBye_I&feature=youtu.be&list=PLsRNoUx8w3rP2AXhPk27cE0Dx8kHznLwz
Hana in 1A took some notes on causes of dirty ocean and will continue to note down more later this week inshaAllah. She's very excited about the topic and feel empathy for marine life . Few of website we came across and would like to share:
https://4ocean.com/blogs/blog/how-much-trash-is-in-our-ocean
https://oceanconservancy.org/trash-free-seas/
https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-and-effects-of-ocean-pollution.php
https://oceanconservancy.org/trash-free-seas/outreach-education/
Videos:
https://youtu.be/Hfwmlps0l Of
https://youtu.be/HQTUWK7CM-Y ( National geographic)
From Sakhaa Iman in 4th grade a Ted Talk about a high school student's idea of cleaning.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROW9F-c0kIQ
From Rhyyan Patrick in 2nd grade - http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/marine-animals-are-dying-because-of-our-plastic-trash/
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS729US733&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=2fSdWo3HC8TTjwSr6ozYCA&q=who+is+making+the+icean+dirty&oq=who+is+making+the+icean+dirty&gs_l=mobile-gws-img.3..30i10.6075.16957..18005...13....232.5133.0j35j1..........1..mobile-gws-wiz-img.....3..0j35i39j0i67j0i10j0i8i10i30j0i10i24j0i13j0i8i30j0i24.MGQTPqKLrec%3D#imgrc=WHccEtbRBJCXJM:
Ocean Pollution: The Dirty Facts | NRDC
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/ocean-pollution-dirty-facts
Greenpeace work:
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS729US733&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=2fSdWo3HC8TTjwSr6ozYCA&q=who+is+making+the+icean+dirty&oq=who+is+making+the+icean+dirty&gs_l=mobile-gws-img.3..30i10.6075.16957..18005...13....232.5133.0j35j1..........1..mobile-gws-wiz-img.....3..0j35i39j0i67j0i10j0i8i10i30j0i10i24j0i13j0i8i30j0i24.MGQTPqKLrec%3D#imgdii=qssXQ3F1DD3BwM:&imgrc=WHccEtbRBJCXJM:
Here is the video that Meera Badarin 3A wants to share about her research on how ocean pollution is killing animals on islands.
https://youtu.be/SCC2cZnMieY
I am Maryam Shahdad from 1A. This is what I learnt regarding ocean pollution.There are six things that make ocean pollution worse:
Ocean Pollution: 6 Things That Make It Worse1. Ocean Dumping2. Land Runoff3. Oil Spills4. Littering5. Ocean Mining6. Noise Pollution
"Only we humans make waste
that nature can’t digest”
(Captain Charles Moore)
Resources:
https://www.marineinsight.com/environment/causes-and-effects-of-ocean-dumping/
Marine Pollution:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp572udnPVg#action=share
How we can keep plastics out of our ocean:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQTUWK7CM-Y#action=share
From Zaakirah, Zaeemah Ali and family
https://www.economist.com/news/international/21737498-so-far-it-seems-less-bad-other-kinds-pollution-about-which-less-fuss-made
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS729US733&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=2fSdWo3HC8TTjwSr6ozYCA&q=who+is+making+the+icean+dirty&oq=who+is+making+the+icean+dirty&gs_l=mobile-gws-img.3..30i10.6075.16957..18005...13....232.5133.0j35j1..........1..mobile-gws-wiz-img.....3..0j35i39j0i67j0i10j0i8i10i30j0i10i24j0i13j0i8i30j0i24.MGQTPqKLrec%3D#imgrc=WHccEtbRBJCXJM:
Ocean Pollution: The Dirty Facts | NRDC
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/ocean-pollution-dirty-facts
Greenpeace work:
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS729US733&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=2fSdWo3HC8TTjwSr6ozYCA&q=who+is+making+the+icean+dirty&oq=who+is+making+the+icean+dirty&gs_l=mobile-gws-img.3..30i10.6075.16957..18005...13....232.5133.0j35j1..........1..mobile-gws-wiz-img.....3..0j35i39j0i67j0i10j0i8i10i30j0i10i24j0i13j0i8i30j0i24.MGQTPqKLrec%3D#imgdii=qssXQ3F1DD3BwM:&imgrc=WHccEtbRBJCXJM:
Who is polluting the Oceans the most?
Maryam Sathar in 4th grade found the following countries to be the biggest polluters.
The top five countries polluting the oceans are China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Since Indonesia is a mostly Muslim Country, how can we bring this to the attention of our Muslim Brothers and Sisters? Is there something we can do to help them?
From Abdurahman Mohamud in 1st grade
I just cleaned 6.73 pounds of trash using the @OurOcean 'Clean Swell' app! Join me in the fight for trash free seas: http://ocean.ly/1rmFSFB and http://oceana.org/climate
this link was chosen by Yasmin Hassan 1B
https://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/responsible-living/stories/16-simple-ways-reduce-plastic-waste
Here is Taha's (KG2) submission for the science fair:
Choking the Oceans with Plastic (very good article by NY Times):
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/26/opinion/choking-the-oceans-with-plastic.html
Plastic Bags - an awful load of rubbish (PowerPoint slides):
http://www.cleanup.org.au/files/CUA_plastic_bags.ppt
How we keep plastics out of our ocean (video):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQTUWK7CM-Y
How Can we clean up the oceans? (video):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i8pjnjZcF8&t=192s
The Ocean cleanup (video):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn_vzZwVJNY
Kids take action against Ocean Plastic (video) - inspirational for kids:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKFV9IquMXA
Hi I am Ahmed Mantawy, I would like to tell about Ocean Pollution, we have farms, plastics and where all of those dumped? In the ocean :(, causing the following problems:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp572udnPVg
How We Can Keep Plastics Out of Our Ocean | National Geographic
Here’s some research from Shagufta Kashif
http://ourblueplanet.bbcearth.com/blog/?article=why-do-marine-animals-eat-plastic
Here is a link from Br. Robert
https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2017/07/19/8-new-facts-plastic-care/
Some research by Jennette Khalil in 2nd grade
Kamikatsu, Japan the zero waste town. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eym10GGidQU In this
small Japanese town, residents take the concept of recycling very seriously. They separate their trash
into a whopping 34 categories. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWnsmzSSgdI Recycle less. Reuse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju_2NuK5O-E
From Sr. Aishah
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/06/plastic-british-diver-films-sea-rubbish-bali-indonesia
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/29/if-you-drop-plastic-in-the-ocean-where-does-it-end-up
More research from Ibrahim Malik
My name is Ibrahim Malik 1A, not long ago my parents took my brother and I to the Pacific ocean shore, Denginus Spit. The ocean shore was beautiful, and I had so much fun. I could only imagine all the creatures that live in there; my favorite ocean animals are octopus and shark. But, when I was running around; I saw many plastic bottles, straws, styrofoam cups floating in the shallow water - that made me very sad. Oceans and animals in it are all sooo beautiful why so many parents and kids don't care about them - that's not OKAY. Recently, I had been thinking about that problem more and here are few of my ideas:
- I will no use any plastic utensils and that include straws
- I will encourage my family, neighbors and friends to always recycle waste to prevent unnecessary garbage going into ocean
- I will make a poster and show it to as many people as I can
- I will made a lemonade stand and donate all the profits to Ocean Conservancy Foundation.
https://oceanconservancy.org/
- I want to learn more about this big problem. Here are few sources my mom help me find:
http://ocean.si.edu/ocean-news/how-you-can-help-ocean
http://www.oceandefenderhawaii.com/kids/
Noora's Save the Oceans Research
Noora's Save Oceans Presentation 2018
View in OneDrive
Maryam Sathar in 4th grade found the following countries to be the biggest polluters.
The top five countries polluting the oceans are China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Since Indonesia is a mostly Muslim Country, how can we bring this to the attention of our Muslim Brothers and Sisters? Is there something we can do to help them?
From Abdurahman Mohamud in 1st grade
I just cleaned 6.73 pounds of trash using the @OurOcean 'Clean Swell' app! Join me in the fight for trash free seas: http://ocean.ly/1rmFSFB and http://oceana.org/climate
this link was chosen by Yasmin Hassan 1B
https://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/responsible-living/stories/16-simple-ways-reduce-plastic-waste
Here is Taha's (KG2) submission for the science fair:
Choking the Oceans with Plastic (very good article by NY Times):
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/26/opinion/choking-the-oceans-with-plastic.html
Plastic Bags - an awful load of rubbish (PowerPoint slides):
http://www.cleanup.org.au/files/CUA_plastic_bags.ppt
How we keep plastics out of our ocean (video):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQTUWK7CM-Y
How Can we clean up the oceans? (video):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i8pjnjZcF8&t=192s
The Ocean cleanup (video):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn_vzZwVJNY
Kids take action against Ocean Plastic (video) - inspirational for kids:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKFV9IquMXA
Hi I am Ahmed Mantawy, I would like to tell about Ocean Pollution, we have farms, plastics and where all of those dumped? In the ocean :(, causing the following problems:
- Threatening wild life
- Our safety and health
- Depleting Oxygen
- Creating dead zones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp572udnPVg
How We Can Keep Plastics Out of Our Ocean | National Geographic
- we can stop using plastics
- if we used plastics, we should reuse it again
Here’s some research from Shagufta Kashif
http://ourblueplanet.bbcearth.com/blog/?article=why-do-marine-animals-eat-plastic
Here is a link from Br. Robert
https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2017/07/19/8-new-facts-plastic-care/
Some research by Jennette Khalil in 2nd grade
Kamikatsu, Japan the zero waste town. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eym10GGidQU In this
small Japanese town, residents take the concept of recycling very seriously. They separate their trash
into a whopping 34 categories. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWnsmzSSgdI Recycle less. Reuse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju_2NuK5O-E
From Sr. Aishah
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/06/plastic-british-diver-films-sea-rubbish-bali-indonesia
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/29/if-you-drop-plastic-in-the-ocean-where-does-it-end-up
More research from Ibrahim Malik
My name is Ibrahim Malik 1A, not long ago my parents took my brother and I to the Pacific ocean shore, Denginus Spit. The ocean shore was beautiful, and I had so much fun. I could only imagine all the creatures that live in there; my favorite ocean animals are octopus and shark. But, when I was running around; I saw many plastic bottles, straws, styrofoam cups floating in the shallow water - that made me very sad. Oceans and animals in it are all sooo beautiful why so many parents and kids don't care about them - that's not OKAY. Recently, I had been thinking about that problem more and here are few of my ideas:
- I will no use any plastic utensils and that include straws
- I will encourage my family, neighbors and friends to always recycle waste to prevent unnecessary garbage going into ocean
- I will make a poster and show it to as many people as I can
- I will made a lemonade stand and donate all the profits to Ocean Conservancy Foundation.
https://oceanconservancy.org/
- I want to learn more about this big problem. Here are few sources my mom help me find:
http://ocean.si.edu/ocean-news/how-you-can-help-ocean
http://www.oceandefenderhawaii.com/kids/
Noora's Save the Oceans Research
Noora's Save Oceans Presentation 2018
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More Ocean research continues in waves...
Here are a couple videos from Ahmed Abdullah in 2nd grade
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Boyan Slat's story is not quite that of a 20-year-old Wunderkind who magically found a potential fix to a longstanding problem. It's perhaps more accurately described as a combination of personal dedication and trial and error. When going through his old prototypes for a technology that would passively scrub oceans of plastic, he's almost embarrassed of his early concepts.
https://youtu.be/hmPHBhYaCR4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IjaZ2g-21E
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United Nations - Plastic - both a wonderful invention and a scourge on our planet. Over 300 million tons will be produced this year.
Most is never recycled and remains on our land and in our seas for ever. Our story shows the damage to all creatures who depend on the ocean for their food – from birds… to us.
https://youtu.be/ju_2NuK5O-E
Yahya Hassan from 2B did the following research
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/ocean-plastic-cleanup-rubbish-seas-take-out-23-year-old-boyan-slat-north-sea-pacific-microplastics-a7880321.html
https://www.dutchwatersector.com/news-events/news/16344-ocean-cleanup-enters-new-stage-with-model-experiments-in-test-basins-of-marin.html
Hypothesis by Hafsa Fatima from KG1:
My name is Hafsa Fatima and recently my Parents have been asking me not to use straws when I take juice and I could not understand why? Then my Mom explained to me how much pollution is being caused just by the straws that we kids use to enjoy our cool drinks. So here is my hypothesis on how straws are polluting our oceans.
Say No to Straws: One of the easiest ways to keep plastic out of the landfill is to refuse plastic straws. Simply inform your waiter or waitress that you don't need one, and make sure to specify this when ordering at a drive-thru. Can't stop using straws? Purchase a reusable stainless steel or glass drinking straw. Restaurants are less likely to bring you a plastic one if they see that you've brought your own.
Why Are Straws Bad For The Environment? | 1 Million Women
Why Are Straws Bad For The Environment? | 1 Million WomenPlastic straws are ending up in our oceans by the thousands and devastating marine ecosystems.
16 simple ways to reduce plastic waste
16 simple ways to reduce plastic wasteThese easy things can dramatically decrease the amount of plastic trash you make.
Below are the few resources which helped me understand how straws are polluting the oceans
The Flaws of Straws - #RefusePlasticStraws
The Flaws of Straws - #RefusePlasticStrawsDid you know that In the US we use 500 million straws a day, enough plastic polluting straw waste to wrap around...
No Straw, Pleasehttp://www.twitter.com/nostrawplease http://www.facebook.com/nostrawplease http://nostrawplease.blogspot.com Str...
From the family of Zeeya and Fazeela
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-garbage-patch-plastic-20180322-story.html
Maaz Rehan (1B) made a poster telling everyone to NOT throw plastic in the ocean. He is will also ask everyone to put this poster on their bike for awareness. You can see the poster at http://www.medinaacademy.org/a-clean-ocean.html
World Oceans Day – June 8th, 2018 Anyone want to organize and event? Be the first in the state of WA.
https://youtu.be/2p3nNOWMy9A From Br. Ahmed Mohamed
Two girls, age 10 and 11, start on a 3 year campaign to ban plastic bags in Bali. They got the attention and agreement of the governor to ban the bags.
https://www.ted.com/talks/melati_and_isabel_wijsen_our_campaign_to_ban_plastic_bags_in_bali?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
Do you want to start your own local campaign? To learn how, click on http://www.byebyeplasticbags.org/
World Oceans Day – June 8th, 2018 Anyone want to organize and event? Be the first in the state of WA.
https://youtu.be/2p3nNOWMy9A From Br. Ahmed Mohamed
Two girls, age 10 and 11, start on a 3 year campaign to ban plastic bags in Bali. They got the attention and agreement of the governor to ban the bags.
https://www.ted.com/talks/melati_and_isabel_wijsen_our_campaign_to_ban_plastic_bags_in_bali?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
Do you want to start your own local campaign? To learn how, click on http://www.byebyeplasticbags.org/