In the article Elephant Express (BTW, btwadmin, Sep 22, 2022) I was reassured that African elephants are still in...
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In the article “Saving America’s Treasures” (Upfront, Bubar, 2022) it explained the many U.S. national parks and how these...
Debate on Zoo Ethicality
Nicole, , Environment, Environment & World, Nature, Animal Rights, Animals, Orange Cove High School, zoos, 1In the article, “Are Zoos Ethical?” (Upfront, Ashe, Marris 2022) I learned of the debate on whether zoos are...
Social Media and Its Effects on Nature
Christian, , Nature, Social Media, Technology & Computer Science, Nature, Orange Cove High School, Social Media, 0In the article, “Is Social Media Ruining Nature?” written by Chrisanne Grise (Upfront, 2019), I learned about the negative...
Animal Physical Therapits
Madai, , Nature, Spring 2022, #animals, #physicaltherapits, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, ¨Wildlife Rebilatator¨ (BTW) I learned the purpose of a wildlife rebilatator. Wildlife rebilatators are physical therapits...
How Natural Disasters Affect People
Lesly, , Environment & World, Nature, Nature, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article “Haiti Faces Series of Natural Disasters” I learned that Haiti faced the problem of political instability...
The Colorado River is at Risk
Aaliyah, , Life Below Water, Nature, #GlobalWarming, #Water, Orange Cove High School, 2In the article, “The Colorado River is Nearing its Limits” (Henry, YouthVoices) I learned that the Colorado River has...
Shark Finning: Sharks Turned Prey
Zoe, , Environment, Nature, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Ocean, sharks, 0This article gives a good example of why people are fishing for sharks and why it’s dangerous. Shark finning,...
Addiction is More Common Than You May Think
Leonel, , Nature, Psychology, addiction, Orange Cove High School, 0Addiction. Once it becomes a part of you it’s hard to leave behind, it is bonded to you, and...
Surprise of a Sunset
Srinidhi, , Creative Writing, Nature, Poems and Stories, Poetry, creative writing, Okemos High School, poetry, 4I thought I’d awaken to a sky of silver. Heavy clouds covering the shining snow river. But there’s something...
To an owl
Ella, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2021, Life on Land, Nature, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, cinquain, Inklings, magazine, man vs nature, Nature, poetry, Silver Creek High School, 17Warm nestDowny feathers, soft mossThe owl’s old bones shake asAxe seeks heartwood and the world falls fromAtlas’s shoulders Owl...
Blue River
Ella, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Environment & World, Fall 2021, Nature, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Inklings, magazine, Nature, poetry, Silver Creek High School, 0There is a strong riverOver the hill from my grandmother’s houseAnd although she does not know my nameShe knows...
Changing Pollution
Jamie, , Good Health and Well-Being, Nature, Science, Air pollution, Climate Change, Pollution, 0Nowadays pollution is a widely known topic. Especially with global warming happening. As humans, we need to step up...
Zoos do more harm than good
Ava, , Environment & World, Fall 2021, Life on Land, Nature, Questioning and posing problems, Rights, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Animals Rights, inhumane, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, zoos, 7Humans have been displaying animals for entertainment for thousands of years. Zoos are overall great for people; being up...
The First-Ever Native American Put Forward For The National Parks Service
Ruendi, , Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2021, Nature, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, National Parks, Native Americans, Nature, Orange Cove High School, 1In the article, “First Native Americans Nominated To National Parks Service”(McGraw Hill), I learned that Chuck Sams is a...
Climate Change is Affecting Coral Reefs
Sayra, , Environment, Fall 2021, Gathering data through all senses, Life Below Water, Nature, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, #coralreef, Orange Cove High School, 3In the article ” Coral Reefs Show Damage From Climate Change.” I learned that coral reefs are important because...
Nature vs. Nurture
Emily, , Fall 2021, Gathering data through all senses, Nature, Psychology, Quality Education, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Nature vs. nurture, RHS, 3We separate everything about ourselves into two categories, nature vs. nurture. The debate over nature vs. nurture focuses on...
Nurture Defines Our Identities
Madison, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Fall 2021, Nature, Psychology, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, nature vs. nature, RHS, 0The debate of nature vs. nurture has been ongoing for an extremely long time. Some people believe that both...
Safe
Ella, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Creative Writing, Environment & World, Fall 2021, Gathering data through all senses, Nature, Poems and Stories, Poetry, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Thinking flexibly, Climate Action, Climate Change Effects, environment, Fall 2021, magazine, national day of writing, Silver Creek High School, writeout, 14Flow in Flow out Baby’s breath, Moss Lung, cling to the mouth of the cave, Rustled by her breath,...
How Will Bees Be Used With The New Discovery?
Ruendi, , Bio, COVID Around the World, Nature, Science, Technology, #pandemic, bees, Covid 19, Orange Cove High School, science, technology, 1In the article, “These Bees Can Smell Covid”, (New York Times, Upfront) I learned that bees can smell COVID...
In the article “Bison On the Rebound” (Upfront) I learned there is a reservation center named the Fort Peck...
National Parks!
Lily T, , Fall 2021, Life on Land, Nature, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, National Parks, writeout, 6In AP Lang, we asked 10 questions and had to find the answer using an article. My question was...
Wildlife Rehabilitator
Ernesto, , Environment & World, Fall 2021, Life on Land, Nature, Showcase, lovefor animals, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “Wildlife Rehabilitator” I learned that these people are like veterinarians but you take your pets to...
Were gunshots the only solution to safety?
Valarie, , Environment, Fall 2021, Life on Land, Nature, Showcase, gorilla, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “The Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla Incident”(BTW), I discovered a debatable subject regarding a child dropping into a...
Can a Giant Laser Control the Weather?
Christian, , Fall 2021, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Media, Nature, Showcase, Lightning, Orange Cove High School, 2In the article “Can a Giant Laser Control the Weather” the writer explains that Switzerland is trying something new,...
Haiti Against Natural Disasters
Adalberto, , Environment & World, Nature, disaster relief, natural disasters, Orange Cove High School, 2In the article “Haiti Faces Series of Natural Disasters”(McGraw-Hill) I read that Haiti was hit by a massive earthquake....
Raging wildfires in California
Damian, , Environment & World, Nature, #wildfires2021, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “California Battles Deadly Wildfires” (Mcgraw Hill) Wildfires are still raging across Northern California, and firefighters are...
Will Cloning Save Endangered Animals?
Yamile, , Nature, Science, Showcase, Spring 2021, Animals, cloning, Orange Cove High School, 1In the article, “Clones to the Rescue?” scientists may have discovered a way to save endangered animals. This can...
Problem Section – Ocean Pollution
Megan, , Environment, Environment & World, Nature, #oceans, #RHS, RHS, 4Since the beginning of time, humans have used the oceans as their own personal trash can, dumping so much...
Bears Ears National Monument and the Antiquities Act
Milo, , Environment, Environment & World, Nature, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2021, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, National Monuments, 1This week, after reading over this New York Times article, I learned more about how the motion to reduce...
The truth about our plastic
Gerardo, , Environment & World, Nature, Orange Cove High School, plastic pollution, 0Ever since World War 2 began, plastic has been a massive global problem. Most Americans think that it will...
A Night/Gloomy Morning In NYC
Drew, , Gathering data through all senses, Nature, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Harvest Collegiate High School, nwpplaces, writeout, 1Darkness spreads as the sun is ready to sleep. Lights increase, crowds start to flee. The moonlight bounces off the empty...
Technology advancement
Gage, , Climate Action, Design & Style, Environment & World, Nature, Technology, Technology & Computer Science, air, future, technology, 1Fuel cell technology is evolving into a new system of fuel cell technology. That advancement has been advanced to...
How much Trash Is In the Ocean?
Katie, , AAPI Heritage, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2020, Life Below Water, Nature, Showcase, biodegradable, cleanocean, garbagepatch, greatpacificgarbage, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, marinelife, oceantrash, 5There is an astounding amount of trash in the ocean. National Geographic claims “there are 5.25 trillion pieces of...
Unsustainable Bee Population Decrease
Mia, , Environment, Life on Land, Nature, #enviroment, save our planet, save the bees, 0Wild honeybee populations have been declining in recent years. One cause that was seriously underestimated is urbanization. A study...
Recently There have been lots of wildfires in some U.S. states and they are going to get worse and...
Non-Religious Pilgrimage
Izzy, , Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Nature, Showcase, Wonder, pilgrimage, RHS, 3Often associated with religious motives, pilgrimage is the long, arduous journey meant to enlighten one about his or herself...
Climate Change is Not Controversial… It’s Really Happening
Miles, , Climate Action, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2020, Nature, Science & Math, Showcase, Climate Change, Global Warming, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Temperature Changes, 10There’s no denying that global warming is one of the main world issues, but even with the scientific evidence,...
Why Is Air Pollution In Utah So Bad?
Katie, , Fall 2020, Nature, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Air pollution, emission, health Effects, inversion, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Utah, 1Utah’s poor air quality has to do with the geography of our state. According to the Utah Department of Environmental...
IS THE CORONAVIRUS UNINTENTIONALLY HELPING THE EARTH?
Pauline, , Environment, Environment & World, Nature, coronavirus, earth, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, planet, 1With the pandemic of the coronavirus rising and people staying in I have begun to wonder if the planet...
WHY WE NEED ZOOS!!!
Pauline, , Climate Action, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life on Land, Nature, Showcase, Climate Change, conservation, endangered species, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, zoos, 3In recent years, zoos have become a very controversial topic. Many argue that zoos should not exist because wild...
PLASTIC PLANET
Pauline, , AAPI Heritage, Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Environment & World, Life Below Water, Nature, Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Ocean, oceanpollution, plasticintheocean, Plastics, 3It is very discouraging to think how much plastics are now in the oceans due to human waste. In...
Milky Milky Yum Yum Yum
Ben, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Nature, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Agriculture, cow, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, milk, 4Since our birth, our parents have been forcing us to guzzle gallons of milk, insisting that it’s good for...
Deforestation in NY Reflection
Karen, , Climate Action, Community, Environment, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Media, Nature, Quality Education, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Technology, #BaccalaureateSchoolForGlobalEducation, #DisagreeWithDeforestation, Baccalaureate School for Global Education, Deforestation, education, green, 2My name is Karen, the authour of the blog “Deforestation In NY”. This blog is a high-school project where...
Digital Activism Project
Ben, , Nature, Showcase, Spring 2019, #BSGEproblems, #NYCparks, #projectforsemester, #Safeparks, reflection, 0We strive to improve the overall quality of dutch kills playground. This public park in NYC had lots of...
Parks.home.blog Reflection
Niles, , Community, Nature, Science, Showcase, Spring 2019, #BSGEproblems, #Cleanwater, #NYCparks, #Parks, #saftey, #SpreadAwareness, #TreatWater, 0Me and three other of my colleagues worked on a wordpress blog from the start of February to the...
An Informative Video About Trees No One Else Thought About…
Karen, , Environment, Environment & World, Nature, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2019, Sustainable Cities and Communities, #Desforestation, #DisagreeWithDeforestation, #Druid-Life, #SavingTreesOneStepAtATime, #Trees, 0Trees are pretty much one of the only other largely populated organism existing on this planet besides the humans....
#ParkSafetyMatters
Mamoon, , Environment, Life Skills & Fitness, Nature, Showcase, Spring 2019, Sustainable Cities and Communities, #BSGEproblems, #Buildparks, #NYCparks, #Parks, #Safeparks, #SpreadAwareness, 0I chose this presentation to display all the components of creating new parks and fixing old used up parks....
Importance of Clean Water
Niles, , Nature, Showcase, Spring 2019, #BSGEproblems, #Cleanwater, #Hydro, #Multimedia_presentation, #SpreadAwareness, #TreatWater, 0This presentation was chosen to spread awareness about water-based diseases, transmission routes, and their preventions; in hopes that people...
The Nasoalveolar Molding (NAM)and How It Has Helped.
Ashton, , Decision Making, Family, Gender Equity (Women), Love, Nature, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Science, Science & Math, Showcase, Spring 2019, This I Believe, What do I stand for?, Women in Action, #americancreed #columbushighschool #americandream #america #tribe, 0The NAM is not the only way or the best way to treat children with cleft lips and palates,...
Zilker Park
LaDayzia, , Arts & Entertainment, Family, Life Skills & Fitness, Nature, Photography, Showcase, Spring 2019, Austin Independent School District, dogs, fun, kayak, nwpplaces, park, plays, river, snacks, train, 1Zilker Park has been around for a long time, it’s had a big impact on my childhood. There’s a...
Fires
Medina, , Climate Action, Found Poetry, Nature, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 5Paradise, CaliforniaA wet place, compared to most of the state.It averages 55 inches of rainfall a year.This year, a measly1/7...
Polar Ice is Disappearing, Setting Off Climate Alarms
Andrew, , Climate Action, Fall 2018, Nature, Science, Showcase, This is America, Climate Change, earth, Global Warming, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 12017 has been one of the warmest years in recorded history. This has detrimental consequences on the polar ice...
The Expansion of Light Pollution
Alexandra, , Climate Action, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2018, Nature, Politics, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, environment, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, light pollution, 1With the implementation of government policies, the effects of light pollution, such as washing out starlight in the night...
Forgotten Dreams
Annika, , Beauty, Creative Writing, Decision Making, Friendship, Happiness, Nature, Poetry, Showcase, Stories, Summer 2018, Wonder, Writing, 0So many dreams, forgotten This one comes true I open my eyes and feel minuscule before the towering force...
The Ugly Duckling Animation- Kindness and Reality
Tasmia, , Beauty, Bullying, Friendship, Happiness, Life on Land, Love, Nature, Scratch, Showcase, Spring 2018, #Don't Judge, #struggles, Animals, ducks, Fairytales, family, farms, friendship, happiness, HappyButSad, kindness, 0Do you like ducks going in adventures? Well, you’re in for a ride! My animation is based off the...
Echo and Narcissus- With a Special Twist
Jakub O., , Life on Land, Nature, Scratch, Showcase, Spring 2018, Stories, Writing, Animation, Dinosaurs, Echo and Narcissus, Scratch Animation, stories, 0In the fairytale “Echo and Narcissus” written by Ovid. The main character, Echo, who is a nymph living in...
What is Global Warming and How Can We Take Action to Prevent It?
Sama, , Climate Action, Nature, Showcase, Spring 2018, Arctic Ice Melt, carbon dioxide, Climate Change, environment, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gases, Sea level, Temperature Changes, 0The issue that I am discussing is global warming. I am passionate about this issue because this is our...
Climate Change
Rahul, , Climate Action, Nature, Quality Education, Science, Showcase, Spring 2018, Agriculture, carbon dioxide, clean, electric, emission, environment, greenhouse, infrastructure, low-energy, Pollution, power, quality, soil, sustainability, water, 1The issue that I am doing in my video is known as climate change. Climate change is...
Panda Vulnerability
Danny, , Call to Action, Life on Land, Nature, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2018, Deforestation, panda, poaching, vulnerable, 0Pandas are a vulnerable species that reside in only China, they are vulnerable because of habitat destruction and poaching....
I.S.O Nikki Giovanni
Zoe, , Creative Writing, Happiness, Nature, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, creative writing, Okemos High School, summer, sun, 0summers are everlasting but i’ve learned to love the days spent in the sun with my mother soaking in...
All it took was an application. Then an interview. Met my mentor. Then went on my first trip. ...
I.S.O. Nikki Giovanni
Emilila, , Climate Action, Creative Writing, Nature, Photography, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0winter poem yesterday while running to the bus a raindrop told me to put my hood on but i...
Water and Climate Change
Tanner, , Climate Action, Nature, Showcase, Spring 2018, Climate Change, water, 1Water does not directly affect climate change, but it is mostly affected by or accelerating climate change. The ocean...
How Geography Affects Your Personality
Erica, , Nature, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 3Geography is highly correlational with personalities. Understanding how geography shapes people’s personalities is key in understanding how to help...
Genetic Engineering
Angelica, , Argument, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Nature, Science, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Thesis Feedback, Wonder, Writing, genetic engineering, humans, science, 2The definition of human genetic modification is, “the direct manipulation of the genome using molecular engineering techniques.” There are...
Land Pollution and Climate Change
Tanner, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment, Nature, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2018, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Climate Change, Global Warming, Nature, Pollution, 3Land pollution is probably the most evident one we can see, but it still can be hard to notice....
Air Pollution
Tanner, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Nature, Showcase, Spring 2018, Sustainable Cities and Communities, air, Climate Change, Nature, Pollution, 0Air pollution is caused by humans. Humans release pollution when we drive cars, burning waste from factories, heating up...
Gardens with grey tree frogs are croaking my name, I let their midnight chorus soothe me, The song that...
Disease prevention more likely than designer humans
Angelica, , Argument, Good Health and Well-Being, Nature, Science, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Writing, crispr, science, 0One of the main concerns about genetic engineering is the practice being used for enhancing humans instead of curing...
Wonder – ISO Giovanni
Valerie, , Creative Writing, Happiness, Nature, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, Wonder, Writing, Okemos High School, 5i was young when pink and white flowers grew on the dogwood tree in the front yard of the...
when the warm summer air turns to crisp fall wind the leaves start to descend from high upon the...
Nurture From the Start
Hailey, , Good Health and Well-Being, Life on Land, Nature, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 4There is a lot that can be discovered with monozygotic twins, specifically when they are separated at birth and...
ISO Giovanni
Abigail, , Creative Writing, Life on Land, Music, Nature, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, Okemos High School, 6a harsh chaotic melody echoes through the storm drenched clouds and orchestral raindrops and i sit and smile and...
The Effects of Aquatic Pollution
Tanner, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Fall 2017, Nature, Showcase, Spring 2018, Sustainable Cities and Communities, environment, health, Nature, Pollution, 1There are many problems affecting the environment today. The list of issues can go on and on and on....
Genetic Engineering of Human Organisms is Good for Society
Angelica, , Argument, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Goals, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Nature, Science, Showcase, Spring 2018, Technology, Wonder, #Geneticengineering, Nature, science, 0In recent years the government has banned funding for genetically modifying humans, but that hasn’t stopped scientists from pursuing...
5 Ways Hurricanes Will Intensify Over Time
Sofia, , Climate Action, Fall 2017, Nature, Showcase, Spring 2018, Climate Change, future, Pollution, weather, 2Recent patterns of hurricanes have sparked fear and panic across the world. After events like Hurricane Irma and Hurricane...
Shark Finning
Abby, , Call to Action, Fall 2017, Life on Land, Nature, Showcase, environment, Rights, sharks, 6Shark finning is the process in which sharks in the worlds oceans are being hunted and caught using long-line...
A Monumental Mistake
Sofia, , Fall 2017, Nature, Politics, Rights, Showcase, Donald Trump, environment, Public Lands, 7As many fellow Utahns may have heard, the size of Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase have been...
The Trophy Hunting Controversy and American Action
Kira, , Call to Action, Life on Land, Nature, Politics, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, What do I stand for?, 1America has a knack for ignoring uncomfortable issues, regardless of the degree of importance. Perhaps we take too much...
Genetic Engineering and Aldous Huxley
Keaton, , Fall 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Nature, Rights, Science, Showcase, Social Class, Technology, 2Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, or better known as CRISPR, is the latest and greatest DNA editing tool...
Yellowstone’s Wolves: Why Predators are Crucial to the Ecosystem
Beth, , Fall 2017, Life on Land, Nature, Science, Showcase, Animal, fall 2017, wolf, yellowstone, 1The word “predator” is often associated with negative images, such as a big, bad animal attacking an adorable, tiny...
Maybe the universe never ends, or maybe it does…
Angelica, , Argument, Fall 2017, Nature, Point of View, Quality Education, Research Help, Science, Showcase, Space, Space Exploration, space travel, universe questions, 1Consider the organisms and bacteria living in us, for example Microscopic mites living on our faces or Friendly bacteria...
Will Natural Disasters, Like Hurricanes Worsen in The Future?
Sofia, , Climate Action, Community, Hurricane Harvey, Nature, Science, Showcase, Climate Change, Global Warming, Hurricanes, 3The recent patterns and chains of hurricanes are extremely worrisome. Hurricanes are sweeping the Atlantic. Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane...
One of the most important values that Americans have is protecting the environment and animals for future generations. When...
Why Do People Make Bad Decisions?
Anthony, , Good Health and Well-Being, Nature, Decision Making, Nature, psychology, 1I have always wondered why we, humans, continually make bad decisions. That question has always run through my head...
Is overpopulation a big problem that needs to be answered?
Parker, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Decision Making, Environment, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Nature, Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities, overpopulation, population growth, 0Places like India, China and Africa that have an enormous population and with the increase in population we see...
How to Save the World’s Smallest Porpoise?
Anna, , Call to Action, Fall 2017, Goals, Life on Land, Nature, 2The vaquita porpoise. How can we save them? So, there are roughly 30 left in the wild. The vaquita,...
The human population on Earth had doubled in the last 40 years and is expected to do so again...
Boycotting the 2020 Japan Olympics to save the dolphins.
Rachel, , Argument, Call to Action, Community, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Life on Land, Love, Nature, Photography, Politics, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Science, Social Media, Sports, Terrorism, Violence, What do I stand for?, Zero Hunger, animalabuse, Animals, boycot2020olympics, japan, taiji, taijidolphins, thecove, Violence, whaling, 2Whalers kill dolphins, whales, porpoises, and other marine mammals. In Japan, they do so in a cruel and shocking...
Earth as 2/3 Land
Juliana, , Getting Started, Life on Land, Nature, Showcase, earth, environment, water, what if, 1What would the planet be like if ⅔ the surface were land instead of water? Many have wondered this,...
Will our environment continue to grow unhealthier or will we be able to change that?
Charlie, , Climate Action, Fall 2017, Nature, Showcase, Climate Change, environment, save the earth, 2Based on the world around me today, it is apparent that the Earth is growing worse and worse every...
Neocolonialism in Africa
Ariel, , Black Lives Matter, Crime, Debt, Family, History, Housing, Nature, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Quality Education, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2017, africa, Okemos High School, Politics, poverty, 1To Whomever Cares to Listen, “Without Africa, France will slide down into the rank of a third power,”...
Tourists that come into Yellowstone National Park should be informed about the capabilities and territorial behaviors of elk. This...
Yellowstone’s History is Surprisingly Unknown.
Brett, , History, Life on Land, Nature, Columbus High School, 3Montana is a gorgeous place. Millions of years of Mother Nature’s harshest weather and catastrophic geothermal events have...
Visitors to the Gibbon Falls overlook in Yellowstone National Park should stay away from the edge of the stone...
Elk are the most abundant mammal in Yellowstone National Park. These creatures show the natural divinity and beauty that...
Yellowstone National Park Moose
Nate, , Argument, Call to Action, Life on Land, Nature, Spring 2017, 0Moose need to once again obtain protection in Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding areas because their population is...
Black Bears in Yellowstone National Park
Kolton, , Call to Action, Life on Land, Nature, Spring 2017, 0Dear Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone National Park needs to increase awareness and the public’s knowledge concerning the black...
On Japan’s school lunch menu: A healthy meal, made from scratch: Annotated
Evan, , Argument, Good Health and Well-Being, Nature, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, Zero Hunger, 2This is the link to the article I annotated for my what do I care about. Please note that because...
Little Red Riding Hood/ The Bear Remixed
Shantanu, , Crime, Family, Nature, Spring 2017, Animation, bear, castle, Fairytale, lesson, little red riding hood, moral, princess, remix, scratch, 0Making a scratch animation, is harder than most may imagine. You need to have patience, to sit through all...
The Selfish Horse Remixed
Farah, , Friendship, Happiness, Life on Land, Nature, Scratch, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stories, Animals, donkey, farm, helping, Horse, lesson, Morals, 0In the Story “The Selfish Horse”, the horse learns that helping someone is always better because something is much easier...
Ranching on Public Lands
Skyler, , 2nextprez, Argument, Call to Action, Nature, Showcase, Spring 2017, This I Believe, Zero Hunger, 0Dear Editor: I was raised in a little rural Montana town. I have had a large amount of...
Letter to the President
Joshua, , 2nextprez, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment, Nature, Point of View, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 0The state of our environment is appalling. Many of the regulations that are currently in place are not making...
Pollution
Tuan, , Environment, Life on Land, Nature, Spring 2017, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 3Pollution is a big problem today that is slowly getting worse. Pollution not only is ruining the Earth but...
It has become evident on many social media sites, including Instagram, Twitter, Phhhoto and Facebook, etc, that many people...
Though the ways humans attack the ocean may be endless most people turn a blind eye. Dan Brayton, in...
The first thing I saw when I would open my eyes was the wood that made up the inside...
After I did some more research on ways that the Great Barrier Reef can be saved I came up...
Save the Bees! (Part 4)
Anna, , Life on Land, Nature, Showcase, Spring 2017, bees, black and yellow, help our earth, research, save the bees, 7After doing more research on the Pioneer Databases, I found an article that explains more about the disappearance of...
One weekend when I was camping on a three day trip with my friends from my soccer team and...
Some Nights
Em, , Creative Writing, Nature, Showcase, Spring 2017, creative writing, fragmented thought, poetry, 0There are some nights/ like this night/ where I wish to be one of those stars that you wish...
Fragmented Thought
Em, , Creative Writing, Nature, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2017, creative writing, fragmented thoughts, poetry, 2There are some nights/ like this night/ where I wish to be one of those stars that you wish...
How do dogs perceive us? (Initial Research)
Jessica, , Life on Land, Nature, Psychology, dogs, pets, psychology, 0I found lots of different articles on how dogs perceive humans. Some of which support my thesis and some...
How do Our Dietary Choices Impact the Environment?
Heidi, , Climate Action, Good Health and Well-Being, Nature, Showcase, Spring 2017, Zero Hunger, carbon footprint, Climate Change, environment, health, vegan, veganism, 5Climate change is affecting our planet now more than every, and people may have a bigger part in this...
Big Oil and Politics: Continued Research
Will, , Affordable and Clean Energy, Climate Action, Inquiry, Nature, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2017, oil, 3Big oil and politics have a close relationship. This combination of money and policy influence many key factors of...
One possible solution to the paradox I talked about in my last post is the so-called “Great Filter Theory”. The...
Save the Bees! (Part Two)
Anna, , Climate Action, Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, Life on Land, Nature, Showcase, Zero Hunger, bees, black and yellow, buzz, Help, save the bees, 2After doing further research, I have found out a lot more about why the bees are disappearing. According to an...
Bears Ears National Monument and Public Lands
Jackson, , Life on Land, Nature, Showcase, Spring 2017, Public Lands, 0In Late December, President Obama declared 1.35 million acre area a national monument through the antiquities act, an act...
Fresh Water Scarcity
Savannah, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Fall 2016, Nature, Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, fresh water, running out, water, 0We use water in almost everything we do every day of our lives. We drink it, we cook with...
Big Oil and Politics
Will, , Affordable and Clean Energy, Climate Action, Nature, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2017, oil, 0Big oil and politics are highly intertwined. Because of the massive amounts of money in the petroleum industry, government...
The American Freeways
Tommy, , American Dream, Climate Action, Environment, Nature, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 0Instagram posts of the Salt Lake air pollution that reside in my feed each winter always makes me cringe....
Save the Bees!
Anna, , Call to Action, Climate Action, Fall 2016, Nature, Showcase, Zero Hunger, bees, black and yellow, buzz, help our planet, save the bees, 3The topic I am interested in researching is the decline of the bees. I know that the number of...
Social Media’s Influence on Outdoor Recreation
Chloe, , Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Nature, Showcase, Spring 2017, outdoors, 0My chosen research project for my english class asks the question of how social media and technology have influenced...
Is it too late to stop climate change?
Olivia, , Affordable and Clean Energy, Call to Action, Climate Action, Nature, Showcase, Climate Change, Global Warming, 3Climate change has been a hot topic in the news for a while now and you often see various...
Habitats are Dying
Caroline, , Beauty, Call to Action, Climate Action, Fall 2016, Nature, Showcase, oil, 0A habitat is where animals and organisms get what they need to survive and thrive. Essentially, it is their...
Scientists have spent a lot of time researching the power of meditation. With its coming popularity in the West,...
Animals Have Rights Just like Us
Hugo, , Fall 2016, Life on Land, Nature, Rights, Showcase, #Trump, 2nextprez, Animal Rights, Rights, 5Animal Rights Dear People of America We have sent you this letter because we care not only about...
Rumpelstiltskin (remixed)
Shantanu, , Fall 2016, Friendship, Happiness, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Nature, Point of View, Scratch, Technology, geed, gold, Rumpelstiltskin, 0(As you can tell from this title), I made an animation based on the folktale “Rumpelstiltskin”. Rumpelstiltskin is about...
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter Remixed
Shantanu, , Beauty, Books or Plays, Fall 2016, Happiness, Love, Nature, Scratch, Stories, Alternate Endings, fairy tale, Isao Takahata, Japanese Fairy Tale, The Tale of Princess Kaguya Movie, 0The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is an old Japanese fairy tale telling of the princess of the moon...
The Ridiculous Wishes Remixed
Megan, , Nature, charles perrault, dumb decisions, fairy tale, mythical, the ridiculous wishes, 0The Ridiculous Wishes, a remix from Charles Perrault’s original story, is an interactive animation that has to do with...
The Fox and the Wolf (Remixed)
Shantanu, , Crime, Death Penalty, Fall 2016, Friendship, Happiness, History, Inquiry, Love, Nature, Quality Education, Stories, Violence, BrothersGrimm, lessons of life, Make the World a Better Place, Morals, the fox and the wolf, 0This project is based on a moral “The Fox and the Wolf” by the Brothers Grimm which was adapted...
Genetic Engineering Survey
Thaarini, , Fall 2016, Nature, Research Help, Showcase, Surveys, gene, genetic engineering, genetics, 7Hey, Youth Voices Community! I am writing a research project on the topic of genetic engineering, and I would...
Genetic Engineering Research Paper Followup
Thaarini, , Nature, Showcase, genetic engineering, genetic modification, genetics, Okemos High School, 10Over the course of the researching process, I have learned a lot about my topic of genetic engineering and...
Plastic is everywhere, and we are pretty used to seeing it in plates, phones, furniture, and just about everything...
Two World Collide
Shantanu, , Art, Beauty, Fall 2016, Media, Nature, Scratch, Showcase, Stories, Wonder, #Trump, 10/10, 2nextprez, Amazing, Animal, Arc reactor, art, Beuty, Black Lives Matter, call to action, College, education, Explosion, fall 2016, Free Education, Gamews, Gender equality, happiness, Inequality, inequalty, Love, Media, Minimum Wage, Money, moon, Nuclear enercy, Optimus Prime, Poem, poetry, Rights, stories, Tony Stark, 1Here is my Project:https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/126762457/ Here are some steps to create an awesome Animation like this. Brainstarm for ideas...
The Future of Us is Controlled by Us
Wentao, , 2nextprez, Climate Action, Fall 2016, Nature, Showcase, Okemos High School, 1Dear Future President, When you passing the street, seeing the trees near you, have you ever think about how...
Let’s Start from the Beginning: The Environment
Tala, , 2nextprez, Affordable and Clean Energy, Climate Action, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Nature, Politics, Showcase, Technology, 7Dear Mr./Mrs.President, While there are plenty of other issues that need to be solved such as college tuition, gun...
Finding things never before seen Like a ridged mountain with Rocky hills See through like dirty glass smeared with...
Dear Future President of the United States, I want to talk about an important issue that I care about,...
Are You Eating Food Containing GMOs?
Talmadge, , Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, Nature, Point of View, Politics, Rights, Showcase, Zero Hunger, food, gmo, safety, 2Have you ever looked at some type of food and saw a label that said something similar to “Non-GMO...
What I want to hear being talked about in the 2016 election
Isa, , Affordable and Clean Energy, Climate Action, Fall 2016, Nature, Showcase, debate, earth, Energy, Nature, Politics, 2With the 2016 election coming up all anyone can seem to talk about is politics. People like to fight...
How to Earn our Respect
Juray, , 2nextprez, Climate Action, Fall 2016, Nature, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, Showcase, 2Dear Next President, First, I would like to congratulate you on becoming the next President of The United States...
The Importance of the Moon
Monica, , Books or Plays, Nature, Showcase, Wonder, The Lunar Chronicles, 7In this book, the moon is in the center of it all. Here on “Luna” the people have the...
Waste of money or savior of the planet?
Abi, , Affordable and Clean Energy, Climate Action, Fall 2016, Nature, No Poverty (Economy), Showcase, 2In the world of renewable energy the sources are great and the possibilities seem greater. With today’s technology the...
Could alternative energy replace fossil fuels?
Heidi, , Affordable and Clean Energy, Climate Action, Fall 2016, Nature, No Poverty (Economy), Showcase, alternative energy, economy, fossil fuels, Global Warming, green, jobs, oil, oil drilling, solar power, World, 2As our world becomes more and more urbanized and demands more energy to sustain itself, the topic of whether...
I personally think that National Parks make the United States better. In the world today there is little...
The Weeping Willow
Taylor, , Beauty, Fall 2016, Family, Friendship, Love, Nature, Poetry, Psychology, Showcase, Okemos High School, 1Why does the weeping willow weep? so gentle and so tender so slight and slender it’s frail branches sway...
Climate Change
Asha, , 2nextprez, Affordable and Clean Energy, Climate Action, Nature, No Poverty (Economy), Nuclear Energy, 3Dear Mr. President, People ignore important issues daily but I think an idea we’re all avoiding in fear...
Water: An Often Overlooked Resource
Minnie, , 2nextprez, Climate Action, Nature, Showcase, Climate Change, environment, Okemos High School, water, water wars, 3Dear Next President: In many cases, it is human nature to look more at the short term than the...
Can we genetically modify cows to produce chocolate milk?
Isa, , Life on Land, Nature, Showcase, childhood, Chocolate milk, cows, gmo, science, 11When I was young the biggest rumor I dealt with was that brown cows produce chocolate milk. To my...
There are 2,266 endangered species on this earth as of 9/13/16 (fws.gov). That’s a pretty big number if you...
First, Fix Your Planet
Will, , Climate Action, Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, Nature, Showcase, 2I found a website that summarizes the current issues that are affecting the health of the environment. Fifteen pressing...