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Back to 1983 FOR A DAY

Back to 1983 FOR A DAY

How did you communicate?
How did you get your news?
How did you entertain yourself?
What was the most difficult gadget you had to give up and why? What about the least difficult sacrifice.
Were there any surprises for you?

I took this assignment pretty serious. I even dressed up as someone would from the 80’s. So the night before I turned off all my cell phones, ipod, and laptop, and my tv. I know I wanted to take as much time doing an activity that doesn’t involve modern technology. So I cooked myself a massive breakfast and took my time to eat all of it. Then I washed the dishes and clean my room. I spent an hour rearranging my bedroom. I gave my dog a bath outside and played with my dog. Then I walked over to my friends house so we can go biking around our neighborhood. We rode over to downtown and talked to interesting people. I basically spent most of my day exercising and exploring the beauty of my city.

It was pretty easy not looking or using my phone. I only worried about getting lost or raped that I couldn’t call the police. I felt a little lost most of the day mainly because I had no internet so I couldn’t see any news updates. I couldn’t look at what the weather was going to like because I couldn’t watch the news on television. I was getting kind of fat and chunky so I dedicated most of the day to exercise and explore the world around me. My ipod and my laptop was the most difficult gadget to give up. Because I couldn’t live without any music in my life, and I couldn’t catch up with all my social networking sites. The whole was pretty easy and only at the end of the day I got a little bored and struggled a lot. It was a nice change of life but I much rather have modern technology with me.

Biome HW: Part 1

Freshwater: What then happens to the profundal zone?

Its just a lower layer in the bottom of the pond/lake/river that mostly contains alge and plankton that sinks down to the bottom. It rarely sees light due to the thick penetration.

Marine: How does such a wide variety of animals live in a reef?

Reefs are excellent grounds for a great variety of wildlife to breed and survive. Plants like coral and seagrasses allow organisms and fishes to thrive and provides shelter at the same time.

Desert: How exactly are deserts hostile?

It could be hostile to unprepared humans due the extremely high temperatures and lack of fresh water available. Extremely hot in the daytime and extreme cold during the night.

Forest: How do plants as old as 100 years old survive in forests?

Most forests are under conservation and being protected by wildlife officials Studies have shown forests must be 150 to 200 years old before the appearance of some species of lichens. Certain herbaceous plants require from 40 to 150 years to rejuvenate, and will never recover in a forest with a logging cycle of 100 years or less. Studies done on forests 90 years after a major event, such as a clear-cut, have found no evidence of the recovery of vernal herbs normally expected in the area. Many plants disperse at extremely slow rates, and once they are eliminated from an area, it may take thousands of years, and the right habitat, for them to return

Grassland: Frequent fires in grasslands?

Tundra: Due to global warming how would plants and wildfire learn to adapt in warmer temperatures?

It's likely that most of the wildlife would not survive and the vegetation would likely die out.

Exam Questions

Water

1. Describe the distribution of the world's water resources.

a.)a funnel of tubes carries water to you

b.)fresh water and surface water

c.) A cow carries all the water to all your houses

d.)TUBES

Air and Land

3. Explain the way in which a thermal inversion traps air pollution

a.)emperature profile of the atmosphere is "inverted" from its usual state

b.)the inversion layer acts as a lid to prevent air at ground level from rising and dispersing

c.)being trapped in a jar

d.)hot box

Food and Agriculture

4. Explain the benefits and environmental impacts of pesticide use.

a.)No more bugs

b.)reduce pests

c.)safe and protective crops

d.)make plants bigger

11/2/2010

1. Team Erwin

2. My goals today are to go to the garden and sow some seeds like lettuce and other greens.

Then since I'm the team's bed designer, this week ill design the positioning of the plants.

Environmental Science Goals

1. Add more plants to my plant index

2. Finish my Legend

3. Add more plants to my backyard

4. Make my garden more prettier.