Mrs. Toad

Yesterday we found a toad. We know it was a girl because it had a tiny circle beside its eye. She jumped into our closet and we had trouble finding her. Man I don't know what she's up to now! Their back feet are twice as long as their front feet. Snakes are their main predator. So if you find one make sure you set it in a damp place, but make sure it's away from snake habitats too. We put her in a bucket but we put water in it, only a tiny bit. (It could drown.) We released it under a tree that didn't have too tall of grass where snakes could be hiding.

Endangered blue whale

Blue whales can weigh up to 200 tons. They can eat four tons of krill a day. They can hold one ton in their stomach. They are endangered by people. They are also endangered by toxins and by climate change, kind of like the polar bear. World Wildlife Fund is trying to protect them and you can do it too by giving money to them. (We learned this from the WWF webpage.)

Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is the way we create oxygen (O2). Plants take in carbon dioxide (CO2). The plant uses the carbon dioxide to make sugar and lets off oxygen. It also uses sun and water (H2O). They go into cells in the leaves. The sun goes on to it and it creates sugar and it lets off oxygen. Chlorophyll makes leaves green. It helps with photosynthesis.

Our oceans and water animals

One of our worst waste places is our oceans. Over half of our oceans are filled with trash.  We need to save these animals.  One of the animals that is most in danger of becoming extinct because of this is the sea turtle.  Their favorite prey is jellyfish.  When they see bags, they think they are jellyfish and eat them.  If they eat too many, they die.  And that is why this animal is endangered. We need to clean up our oceans.

Recycling

We all know what recycling is.  Overall, we do a pretty good job of it.  But we can really do better.  Maybe even make a contest of who recycles the most.  Help Mother Nature.

Waste

Over 75% of our trash is reusable but we only recycle about 30% of it.

We waste about 21.5 million tons of food each year.

We waste enough food to fill Lane Stadium two times each day.