, , , Animal Rights, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, 3
The world is full of endangered species. People around the globe are taking action to decrease the rate of...
, , , Environment, Fall 2019, Showcase, Sports, Transportation, 3
INTRO With rising populations in the East Bay riding a bike these days is much more dangerous than it...
We wanted to write a blog post on the topic of the Australian Bush fires, which were in the...
, , , Environment, Fall 2019, Health Care, Showcase, 0
In this article about being a vegetarian, I got a deeper understanding of the pros of being a vegetarian. I...
The climate change generation has increasingly formed part of peaceful protests and demonstrations urging local and global policymakers to...
In every part of the world, natural disasters pose a threat to the people living there, whether it’s the...
, , , Climate Change, Fall 2019, Showcase, 2
I have chosen to study renewable energy and its importance in the world today. “We’re in a race against...
Within society today we face more complex problems everyday. One of our biggest problems is the amount of pollution...
, , , Animal Rights, Call to Action, Climate Change, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, 2
Vegetarianism has been around ever since Ancient Greece (570 BC – 495 BC) There were many philosophers back then...
, , , Animal Rights, Climate Change, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, 2
There have been thousands of fires in Australia since July and it has only just been reported on. Hundreds...
, , , Community, Environment, Fall 2019, Showcase, 0
What should we do about our environment? By The year 2050 it is estimated that many bad things will...
, , , Animal Rights, Climate Change, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, 0
In recent years, I have been seeing so many news about wildfire. Whether it’s Sichuan, Los Angeles or the...
Our environment is very important for our lives. We need the fresh air, the clean water and so on....
It seems like we are all aware that plastic consumption is at all time highs. Even if you specifically...
Air pollution is the release of pollutants from humans that cause problems for everyone’s health and the planet itself....
, , , Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, 0
In today’s day in age, electric cars are becoming more popular compared to gas cars. There are many different...
, , , Animal Rights, Fall 2019, Showcase, 0
I have learned that there are many different reasons why animals should and should not be in zoos. The...
Did you know that cars and factories are what causes air pollution? Did you know that then leads to...
Greta Thunberg is a sixteen year old activist fighting for climate change. Recently, a few months ago, CNN released...
Fossil Fuels are formed from plants and animals that lived hundreds of millions of years ago and became buried...
, , , Climate Change, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, 3
Global warming and climate change is an important issue in the world these days as populations grow. Many people...
Many people think that marine protection has nothing to do with themselves, as if they don’t live close by...
, , , Animal Rights, Climate Change, Education, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, 1
There has always been controversy surrounding the topic of zoos. There are questions of it being morally okay to...
, , , Environment & World, Fall 2019, Food, Showcase, 0
Our air pollution can affect the seafood that we eat. The pollution from coal-powered plants causes poisons like mercury...
Greta Thunberg is a sixteen year old activist fighting for climate change. Recently, a few months ago, CNN released...
Controversy has always been a topic around zoos and the humane aspect of keeping animals captive. Many people love...
, , , Environment & World, Fall 2019, Protest, Showcase, 0
While looking at the image, it shows a few people protesting about being a survivor of a genocide. By...
People cut all the trees down to make tall buildings and other things that are made with trees but...
, , , Environment & World, Fall 2019, Renewable Energy, Science & Math, Showcase, 1
A switch to sustainable energy is an ideal solution to the energy crisis. Though the environmental benefits would undoubtedly...
, , , Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, 1
In America, you will find that even if you have plenty of sunshine, no one will dry clothes outside,...
, , , Economy, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Politics, Showcase, This I Believe, 1
What if I were to tell you that once a year approximately 130 of the world’s most powerful politicians,...
, , , Animal Rights, Climate Change, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Nature, Showcase, 3
In recent years, zoos have become a very controversial topic. Many argue that zoos should not exist because wild...
, , , Crime, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Media and Message, Showcase, Violence, 0
People and their drones in the past few years there have been more threats and more than the less...
, , , Animal Rights, Fall 2019, Showcase, 1
I believe it to be cruel for animals held in captivity in zoos because it limits their freedom to...
When I am going to the zoos, I can see lots of various animals and I feel that animals...
Global warming has been a hot topic discussion for years now and people have regularly debated the effects it...
In the article about plastics, I learned about how plastic does not just affect ocean life. It affects everything....
, , , Environment, Environment & World, Nature, 2
It is very discouraging to think how much plastics are now in the oceans due to human waste. In...
, , , Animal Rights, Fall 2019, Showcase, 8
In the article regarding animal testing, I learned that animals don’t necessarily need to be tested as there are...
, , , Climate Change, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Politics, Showcase, 0
There have been numerous wildfires occurring in California over the past few years. Many people are being evacuated and...
, , , Environment, Fall 2019, Showcase, 1
Do bans against plastic bags and plastic waste actually work? Many places have already begun plastic bag bans/ fees...
Since our birth, our parents have been forcing us to guzzle gallons of milk, insisting that it’s good for...
, , , Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, 1
As a country, we have become extremely dependent on Fossil Fuels. Not only are the cheap and convenient but...
, , , Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, 4
Humans cannot communicate underwater unless we use our bodies to communicate. When humans do activities underwater such as scuba...
The earth has natural greenhouse gases that are released into the atmosphere. The greenhouse effect is the effect where...
, , , Climate Change, Fall 2019, Getting Started, Showcase, Spark Inquiry with Questions, Technology & Computer Science, 1
In my thought, I think that the world will be very different 500 years from now. The world will...
, , , Animal Rights, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, 1
Dear fellow oxygen-consuming Penguins You are feathery You are a bird that can fly in water You are noots...
Dear people of the Hawaiian Islands, You are a 5.1 million year old rainforest, You are as bumpy as...
, , , Call to Action, Climate Change, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, 6
Dear Earth, I’m sorry I’m so so sorry I’m sorry that we’re losing our chance for change I’m sorry...
, , , Climate Change, Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, 2
dear philippine eagle, you are strong birds with wings stretching out to the skies, you are made of your...
, , , Climate Change, Fall 2019, Showcase, 2
In this assignments, we were asked to write a poem based fighting for you poem. For my Poem I...
, , , Climate Change, Fall 2019, Showcase, 0
Dear Snakes You are a reference to Kevin Durant You are quick and fierce They say that floods and...
, , , Climate Change, Community, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Health Care, Point of View, Raise Your Voice, Science, Showcase, 4
The issue of climate change and its increasing effect it has on the world is very alarming. The more...
The environment has become quite the concern of many people. However the reasons behind the efforts to move to...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Creative Writing, Emotional Health, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, 2
How many children will die in school shootings? Depends on if we try to stop them. How many teens...
, , , Art, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 6
Dear Youth Voices, We should use less plastic, ban single-use plastic, and start managing our waste. Single-use plastic should...
, , , Art, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 5
Dear Readers on Youth Voices, If you are unaware of the plastic pollution that is occurring in our modern...
, , , Art, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 3
Dear Youth Voices, Plastic Pollution is a serious topic that should be focused on. Many times, the plastic is...
, , , Art, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 2
Did you know plastic has been around for more than 50 years? Also, did you know that plastic never...
, , , Art, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
Dear Fellow Teens, As a country, we should ban or reduce unnecessary single-use plastics like water bottles, plastic bags,...
, , , Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
A little over a year ago in the McKinley Park area, an asphalt plant was built without alerting or...
, , , Climate Change, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
Pollution Plastic Animals Danger Etninct We need to help
, , , Climate Change, Environment & World, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 1
” Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish...
, , , Climate Change, Environment & World, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 1
The overall goal of our project is to raise awareness about plastic pollution in the ocean and its devastating...
, , , Climate Change, Environment & World, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 1
Does climate change impact the severity of wildfires in California? The warnings about climate change and global warming have...
The overall goal of my project was to spread awareness about the horrors that animals face in the USA...
Hello!! My name is Crystal. My partners, Rena and Julianne, and I are on a journey to stop animal...
, , , Climate Change, Community, Education, Environment, Media, Nature, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Technology, 2
My name is Karen, the authour of the blog “Deforestation In NY”. This blog is a high-school project where...
, , , Climate Change, Environment, Environment & World, Protest, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
Hi, my name is Hajar, me and my friends started this project to reduce the waste created by fracking...
At the start of the New Year, 2 of my classmates and I decided to advocate for animal wellness....
, , , Animal Rights, Decision Making, Health Care, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
When beginning the project, the overall goal was to spread awareness about declawing. To get a bill passed, banning...
My project was a project which was to inform people about the dangers of pollution. Some types of pollution...
, , , Animal Rights, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
Dogfighting is a serious topic that people don’t care as much but it should be. Around the world, people...
, , , Climate Change, Environment & World, Media and Message, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
The people of Denton, Texas voted to ban hydraulic fracturing or fracking. Despite being outspent 10-1 by the oil...
, , , Environment, Environment & World, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
The overall goal of the project was to raise awareness about littering and its consequences on the environment. The...
The overall goal of our project was to raise awareness about a problem, specifically sanitation in NYC. We created...
When this project was first started, our group decided that our goal should ultimately be to have people understand...
There are lots of logical reasons that disprove global warming. Conserve Energy Future says, “Scientists who argue against global...
Hello! For my digital activism topic, I chose to do animal-shelters and how to prevent shelter animal abuse and...
This animation talks about the effects of pollution in the human body. In this animation it shows how pollution...
The video I created was about animal testing. Animal testing has been around for many hundreds of years. It...
It is known at this point that my team and I have been working on our end of year...
, , , Environment, Environment & World, Nature, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
Trees are pretty much one of the only other largely populated organism existing on this planet besides the humans....
, , , Animal Rights, Decision Making, Health Care, Rights, Scratch, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2019, 0
Declawing cats is a serious matter that should be thought about twice before going through with the decisions. Many...
, , , Climate Change, Community, Economy, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
fracking is very harmful to the animals and we should try very hard to change that. in this video,...
I chose to write about ocean pollution because its important that we protect oceans from pollutants such as oil,...
I decided to start a cause where my community can build a garden. There are many people who are...
My multimedia presentation is about the effects of litter on our environment and us in general. It also talks...
I chose this presentation to display all the components of creating new parks and fixing old used up parks....
From walkways, when we commute, and subways, litter is everywhere. Littering can prompt deplorable mischief on our daily lives....
This video is significant as it focuses on the suffering animals in zoos. The video brings attention to a...
I chose the digital activism topic of littering in New York City because I am concerned about the sanitation...
, , , Climate Change, Environment, Environment & World, Health Care, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
If a million people went zero-waste it would make an incredible impact on the Earth, we have so little...
Above is a video I made about littering in the New York City subway system. Littering is a giant...
Climate change is mainly a result of burning fossil fuels. Because of the greenhouse effect, excess heat is trapped...
Cars release a very bad gasNot the gas that comes out yourtailpipeBut something that can possibly kill usAllSo all...
My essay is about EVs or more commonly known as Electric Vehicles such as: Teslas, the Nissan Leaf, the...
Dear Dr. Phillip Williamson, My team and I are choosing to write to you because in your article “Climeworks...
, , , Animal Rights, Bio, Showcase, Spring 2019, 8
My name is Holley and animals are kinda my thing. Who i am is hard to describe because animals...
, , , Climate Change, Found Poetry, Nature, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 4
Paradise, CaliforniaA wet place, compared to most of the state.It averages 55 inches of rainfall a year.This year, a measly1/7...
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