JV Humphries Beyond Recycling students explored the History of Waste in this class. Students got to dress the part of different eras of waste from Prehistory to Modern times. We discovered that our waste has significantly increased over time, and that now we produce more waster per person in Canada than ever before.
JV Humphries Beyond Recycling students explored the History of Waste in this class. Students got to dress the part of different eras of waste from Prehistory to Modern times. We discovered that our waste has significantly increased over time, and that now we produce more waster per person in Canada than ever before.
It was a rainy Earth Day this year, but Mrs. Hendry’s grade 5/6 class visited the Ootischenia Landfill and Brilliant Recycling Centre, seeing where our waste goes when we throw it "away". The landfill is trying very hard to become a resource recovery centre, aiming for no waste in the future, and the recycling centre … Continued
Brent Kennedy looked at our climate today – what it is, what’s changing about it. We learned that greenhouse gases aren’t bad things – in fact, they’re essential for life on earth as we know it. For tens of thousands of years, there’s been an amazing balance between greenhouse gas emissions (i.e. volcanic eruptions, animals’ … Continued
Brent Kennedy engaged in a polite, well-reasoned, well-researched debate today, where they tried to determine the best energy source out of solar, wind, hydro, fossil fuels, and nuclear. All were surprised by nuclear energy’s compelling arguments, and more than a few were surprised that "debate" doesn’t mean yelling at each other, trying to get one’s … Continued
Beyond Recycling is back in Mrs. Hendry’s class for the year. The program started off by taking a trip through time to see how our waste production has changed over time – both what waste we create, and how much. We went as far back as the cave people who, while they created waste, basically … Continued
JV Humphries students planted 2 garden beds today. Students prepared the soil and seeded a variety of lettuce, greens, spinach and radishes in the beds. This is the 4th year these beds have been used at JVH, and we plan to add 1 or 2 more beds next spring. Students enjoy checking on their seed’s … Continued
Today JVH students learned about their Ecological Footprint and how to calculate the average footprint of their class. Food, Water, Energy, Transportation, and Waste make up our eco-footprint. Students who had been in Beyond Recycling last year as grade 4’s were experts in their ecofootprint and helped to explain the concepts to the other students.
Today JVH students learned about their Ecological Footprint and how to calculate the average footprint of their class. Food, Water, Energy, Transportation, and Waste make up our eco-footprint. Students who had been in Beyond Recycling last year as grade 4’s were experts in their ecofootprint and helped to explain the concepts to the other students.
Brent Kennedy had their last Beyond Recycling Class, reviewing all we did and learned both through the Eco-Jeopardy game show and a Power Point showing the lessons, learning and fun that was had.
