global warming

How does the electricity get from the power plant to the outlet?

Energy

Climate Change

• the earth is getting warmer
• many experts believe that our activities are casing this climate change
• carbon dioxide stays in the earth's hemisphere, trapping the sun's heat

Saving Energy at School

• if windows and doors are left open during the winter, heat will escape
• if you ride your bike to school you will never get stuck in traffic and you will not pollute
• turn off the computers when not in use

Saving Energy at Home

• when you leave the house turn the thermostat down or switch the heat off
• when you are going to leave the room for over ten minutes turn the lights off                                                                                                                                                                                                             Why Save Energy?                                                                                             
• once fossil fuels like coal, natural gas, and oil are gone they are gone forever 
• if we keep using so much energy as we do now, these supplies will run out

How much energy do we use for everyday things?

item	Amount of watts
Fridge	500-750
microwave	110.7
Washing machine	500-1000
Furnace fan	750-1200
Coffee maker	600-750
TV	80-400
Desk top computer	65-250
Standard TV	188
Lcd monitor	80-150
fan	30
Phone charger	5.45
Xbox 360	187
New 3ds	110-220
Panini toaster	935
oven	3000
Hair dyer	1538
dishwasher	1200-1500
projector	255.2
Pencil sharpener	13.0
Netbook	65.0
Toaster	713.3

Global Warming: How to stop it!

Stop Global Warming, the world is getting hotter. The greenhouse effect is something that traps heat in our world. Here are some ways to help stop global warming:

Reduce the amount of energy you use:

• use LED lights
• turn off your lights when you don't need them
• close down power plants that pollute the air
• save gas and oil by using your car less and walking or biking more
• ask your government leaders to consider ways to use less nonrenewable forms of energy and more renewable forms (wind, solar)
• ask your parents to sign petitions to reduce global warming 
• stop buying so much and if you do shop, shop in second hand stores 

Join the call for climate action:​

"We call on the federal government to develop an ambitious Canadian GHG emission reduction target, and support a binding international climate agreement with fair and clear targets to keep global average temperature well below a 2˚C increase from pre-industrial levels."  - from  CPJ 

What is global warming?

What is global warming?

Global warming can have serious consequences to living things. Scientists predict that in the coming years summers will get hotter,winters will get colder and storms will get fiercer. Many scientists also believe that global warming is causing the ice caps in the north and south pole to slowly melt away which changes the level of water in the ocean and affects animals like polar bears and penguins, not to mention people living on coastlines all over the world!

That's one of the reasons why scientists are making such an effort to use less and less nonrenewable energy and use more and more renewable energy, which usually releases less CO2. But scientists can't do it alone!!

Keep reading our blog to find out what you can do about global warming. 

4S Studies Energy

We began our study of energy by discussing: What is energy? Here's what 4S came up with.

Energy 

• it gives you the ability to be active
• energy is a source of power to make us move
• energy is what powers our appliances and us, humans.
• here are some things that use energy. stoves, furnaces, humans
• energy from the power lines light up houses
• energy is power that makes anything and anybody move
• it is a source used to make electricity 
• energy powers many household objects