Reflection Post: Week 11 & 12

Week 11


We got into groups to define different parts of environmental health that a 10 year old would be able to read and understand. Our group had environmental citizenship and we came up with: We all affect the environment and need to be responsible for our actions. Remembering we are part of the worlds community and helping out. We learned that breaking down parts in a the definition help people who don't have knowledge of the topic understand! We also watched a short video clip called "The Story Of Stuff" it shows how things are made and put on to our shelfs to buy then brought home and then waste. Americans have this cycle of work--watch--spend, we repeat this over and over which is resulting in twice as much trash then 50 years ago! Thats a lot! I also found that they are making products cheaper so they break faster and consumers buy more, not good. Another shocking thing is that breast milk is the most toxic! What?! We also looked at 5 different junk objects and come up with ideas in which ways we could use them. Some groups had some really cool ideas! Getting exciting for a junking project! 

Week 12


We learned about how to Blog Hop! I think it is a great idea where people can share there same ideas with others! We shared are photos essays on a Blog Hop, it was really cool to see what everyone came up with! Everyone had great ideas! We went over how to write a letter to an editor and a politician, I think it is pretty cool we are going to do these about are advocacy issues!