Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Pertandingan Solar Cooker

Antara solar cooker yang dipertandingkan


Pelajar mencatat suhu air selepas dua jam

Sabar menunggu hasil .....

Sempena Minggu Sains dan Teknologi yang telah berlangsung pada 18 Julai hingga 22 Julai 2011, pertandingan Solar cooker telah dianjurkan. Antara tujuan utama adalah untuk memberi pendedahan kepada pelajar tentang penggunaan Tenaga Alternatif iaitu tenaga solar dalam kehidupan mereka.

Recycle Bins at School

Recycle bins at the canteen
Blue bin for paper, brown for glass and an orange bin for plastic bottle and tin can 
There are two sets of recycle bins at school, placed at the canteen and the block A.
The objectives are :
1.  To create awareness among students the concepts of Reuse, Reduce and Recycle
2.  To see the students responsibility in recycling programme
3.  To create the awareness among students on the importance of the environment

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

THE LAUNCHING OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WEEK

The school is conducting 'Science and Technology Week' from 18th to 22nd July 2011. In conjunction of the week, Green at Heart is chosen as the theme.

The MC of  the day.

Students from PintarMAS programme.

The gimmick during the launching of the 'Science and Technology Week'.

The YDP of PIBG SMSS is launching the programme.

Performances by students using recycled materials

Henderson fourth-grader creates community garden at her school


BY MICHAEL LYLE
VIEW STAFF WRITER
Posted: Jul. 19, 2011 | 12:18 a.m.
While watching "Project Green" on the Disney Channel and seeing children her age around the country make a difference, 10-year-old Lexi Lopez thought, "W hy can't I make a change? "
The change that Lexi, then a fourth-grader, saw for her community was to start a community garden that would help feed people while making Henderson green.
"She is always coming up with ideas," said Dana Lopez, Lexi's mother. "She is a thinker, a mover and a shaker."
Lexi said she has always loved gardening and decided to create her own -- a community garden at her school.
"I just got home from work, and she said she wanted to start a garden," Lopez said. "I didn't think much of it. You know how it is when you get home from work."
A persistent Lexi told her mother that she needed to be dropped off at school early to talk to her principal at Gibson Elementary School, which resulted in a call to Lopez later that week.
"Principal (Lisa) Medina was on board," Lopez said. "So I went to Lexi and said, 'Are you sure you want to do this? It is going to be a lot of work.' "
But her answer was still yes.
Lexi enlisted the help of her grandfather David Newcomer, a landscape architect, her neighbors and her friends in Girl Scouts Troop 226 to see the project she named 'Project Green Heart" come to fruition.
"And of course, we couldn't do anything with out the muscle of the project (Rick Lopez, Lexi's father)," Lopez said.
The project cost about $2,400 and used organic products to ensure quality and sustainability.
The school received a $1,000 grant for the project, and Lexi's grandfather fronted the rest of the money. He is being paid back with any donations that are raised.
"We couldn't have done anything without him," Lopez said. "He gave the money because he wanted to make sure the project was done right. We are still accepting donations (for project costs)."
The garden has 11 4-by-11 r edwood boxes that contain radishes, corn, pumpkins, squash, watermelons, strawberries, green beans, tomatoes, carrots, roman lettuce, peppers, wildflowers and sunflowers.
"We try to choose the best things that would be heat-friendly," Lopez said. "Our wild flowers aren't doing so good. But it is all trial and error."
The project took about three months to complete, with most of the work done on the weekends.
At first, only a few people helped . As the word spread, Lexi had about 20 to 25 volunteers each time.
Her current principal, Kristian Ryerson, started at the school mid-project, but she was amazed by Lexi's passion.
"It is a great opportunity for community involvement," Ryerson said.
As an educator, Ryerson believes that society can learn a lot from examples such as Lexi.
"Kids are really our teachers, too," Ryerson said.
The garden was finished around May.
"It was amazing to see what I did with my friends," Lexi said.
Even as Lexi finishes her fifth-grade year and moves on to middle school, her legacy will remain at Gibson.
"What is so great about it is it will be around for a long time," Lopez said. "This will be around for the next generation."
When the vegetables are ready for harvest, Lexi hopes to give them to a soup kitchen or food pantry.
"We want something local," Lopez said. "We want to stay in Henderson."
Whichever agency they decide to partner with , Lexi hopes to make the soup that her vegetables will go into.
Lexi's friend suggested that some of the products should be used at the school, so she is trying to get approval for a salad bar option with the produce.
"They took away the salad bar, I think, because of budget cuts," Lopez said.
In addition to Lexi's ideas, Ryerson wants to use this garden as an example in science gardens.
"We have three teachers we call our green thumbs that plan on starting a gardening club," Ryerson said. "They can teach kids about growing their own food and what goes into it."
City officials got word of the project when Lexi approached the Las Vegas Valley Water District about irrigation for community gardens. A member of the LVVWD board was so impressed with Lexi that she shared it with colleagues, one of whom was a member of the Henderson's Citizen s Advisory Committee.
Lexi was honored at the June 21 Henderson City Council meeting by Mayor Andy Hafen, the council and United States Green Building Council.
Her story is available on ourhenderson.com.
Contact Henderson and Anthem View reporter Michael Lyle at mlyle@viewnews.com or 387-5201.

Going for green?: The ecological aims of the 2012 Olympics

By Tom McGowan and Ben Wyatt, CNN

(CNN) -- It was once the polluted hotbed of the Industrial Revolution in London, a large area of land that became badly contaminated with toxic waste after centuries of abuse.
But the hope of the local Olympic organizers is that, what was once a wasteland site in Stratford, will soon bloom with fauna and wildlife as the green heart of the 2012 Games' site.
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is planning to convert the area into Britain's first new public park in London for over a century once the sporting event is over and -- in order to create the intended environmental legacy -- the work of planting, cultivating and remodeling the new landscape is already underway.
The Olympic Park will not only provide a public space for people to enjoy both during and after the Games, the aim is to generate a variety of habitats for wildlife with 2,000 trees and 350,000 wetland plants.
"There are all kinds of different habitats here and there are target species," John Hopkins, a project sponsor for the parklands and public realm at the authority, told CNN. "We have things like the frog ponds, which hold water and have loggeries in them.
"We also have over 700 wildlife installations. We have wet woodland, which is a very rare habitat that feeds off the river to keep it wet."
Wetland areas have been central to the regeneration of the area, specifically along the banks of the River Thames, which runs from the UK's east coast and through the heart of the British capital.
"This is part of a huge vision for restoring working landscapes in the whole of the Thames gateway, which is great for bio-diversity and great for people," Hopkins said.
"Parks like this create those places where people want to live, work and play."
Turning the former industrial area into a suitable home for plants and animals has not been a straightforward process.
Factories had been located on the site in the 18th and 19th centuries, which left the soil in need of special treatment.
Parks like this create those places where people want to live, work and play
--John Hopkins


"This site was one of the crucibles of the Industrial Revolution in London," Hopkins said. "Some of the land was heavily contaminated after centuries of abuse.
"We had what we called 'soil hospitals.' They were treating all of the materials to make sure that it was suitable for re-use on the site."
Paul de Zylva, head of international environmental organization Friends of the Earth has been working on the issue of the Games coming to London since 2003, two years prior to the city being awarded the Olympics.
He told CNN he was generally supportive of the work being done by the ODA.
"The plan they have come up with is about trying to create some of the old London habitat that used to exist there," said Da Zylva. "Grasslands, meadows, woodland and waterways as well, and I think that's been done well.
"They are putting in a long-term management plan for the area. There's a 10-year management plan for the park, which is a good start.
"They are trying to manage the land to be of high conservation value, to the point where some parts of it would be on the way to being designated as a site of special scientific interest, which is the highest possible designation in this country. So that's a good ambition."
De Zylva also praised the honesty of London's organizers with regards to making information about the Games available.
"We said to them that we do want you to be open and transparent about what the impact of putting on the Games would be, and they published that.
"We were very pleased they did. We think it's important, if you're going to learn lessons from staging the Games, that you have a baseline of information about what it actually takes to host the Olympics.
"This is the first time it has been done, London has been good in that respect."
London has held the Summer Olympics on two previous occasions, in 1908 and 1948 -- next year's event will begin with the opening ceremony on July 27 and conclude on August 12.

KAEDAH MEMBUAT SABUN DARIPADA MINYAK MASAK TERPAKAI

BAHAN-BAHAN
  • 1 L minyak masak
  • 120 gram natrium hidroksida
  • 400 mL air
  • Pewangi
  • Pewarna

LANGKAH 1
  • Tapis minyak utk membuang kotoran.
  • Campurkan NaOH dalam air & kacau sehingga larut.

LANGKAH 2
  • Sejukkan larutan selama lebih kurang 15 minit.

LANGKAH 3
  • Campurkan larutan  ke garam dalam minyak masak & kacau sehingga campuran menjadi likat.

LANGKAH 4
  • Masukkan pewangi & pewarna bagi menjadikan sabun lebih kelihatan menarik & berbau wangi.

LANGKAH 5
  • Masukkan campuran ke dalam acuan & biarkan ia membeku.

SABUN YANG TELAH SIAP
  • Boleh digunakan selepas disimpan untuk proses pembekuan selama 3 ~ 4 minggu.

LANGKAH BERJAGA-JAGA
  • Gunakan sarung tangan ketika mengendalikan NaOH (caustic soda). Jika larutan terkena tangan basuh dengan air yang banyak atau menggunakan cuka.
  • Jangan guna semula bekas NaOH utk meletak makanan (manusia/binatang).
  • Jangan gunakan bekas aluminium ketika mengendalikan garam.

TIPS BERGUNA
  • Untuk menjadikan sabun lebih berbuih, tambahkan 1 atau 2 sudu kecil gula ke dalam campuran sebelum ianya dibekukan.