Science Water Facts

1. 780 million people don't have access to purified water (Three times the size of the USA)
2.  Every time you invest $1, you will gain $9 in return
3. Half of the world hospitals are filled with someone suffering from a water related problem


Memo- Show Ms. Hill "http://adoptamicrobe.blogspot.sg"

Science Microbes!

Almost surely paramecium. Paramecium live in both fresh and, well, not-so-fresh water. A paramecium can range from a mere 50 micrometers to a full 330. Paramecium use cilia, tiny hairs, that act like oars, to move around. Did you know there is a groove running from paramecia's bottom to its centre lined with cilia that work to bring food to the parameciums mouth instead of  helping it move?

Cell Webquest Reflection

I got the question- Which organelle is the storage center for food and water!- wrong; I answered "Golgi" where the answer should have been the "Vacuole". Also I missed a few descriptions in the venn diagram including "Regular" and "Irregular" shaped and "Small Vacuole" and "Large Vacuole".

Water-Use Reflection

My family's average monthly water use for the past six months is 14.48 cubic meters per month. We live in an apartment, and the national average for apartments in Singapore is 17.2 cubic meters per month. That means my family is 3.28 cubic meters under the average, which computes to 19% lower than the average household uses.

There are five people living in my house. After I worked out the calculations, I found that each member of the house uses about 96.5 liters of water every day. Again, this is much lower than the national average. The average Singaporean uses about 114 liters of water per day. My 96.5 liters is only what I use at home. I also use water at school and when I'm out of my house other places in Singapore. I might need to look at ways to reduce my consumption and have a smaller water footprint on our planet.

If I could convince my family to help me, I think we could reduce our water use by at least 25%. This would put us at 10.86 cubic meters, even lower below the national average. My ultimate goal is to reduce our usage by 10% the first month, an additional 10% the second month and another 5% in the third month. After that we will try to make small reductions or simply stay at that level.  The graph below shows my family's water usage for the past six months (blue), our average (green) and my "targets" for the next three months (red).

I've identified a five-point plan for my family. Every time we reach our target we will have a eat out somewhere. Here's the plan:

1. Don't run water while brushing teeth, shaving, washing dishes.
2. Collect unused water to water house plants.
3. Only do full loads of laundry.
4. Install water-efficient shower heads in showers.
5. Install flow restrictors in faucets.

R.L.A. Mood Music

I think this song symbolises the mood in "When My Nam Was Keoko", a sad and dark song. "When My Name Was Keoko" Is about a girl named Sun-Hee and her brother Tae-Yul who live in Korea under the rule of the Japanese. The book isn't slavery at all, but it's nearly worse. Sun-Hee is renamed Keoko and her brother is now called Nobuo. They may never hang the Korean flag up. They must plant cherry trees in their garden. They must burn all Sharon trees, the tree of Korea. It seems like everything Korea has made was destroyed. Therefore, I picked this song to symbolise the shattered soul of Korea that the Japanese are trying to destroy.

Friendship Bumper Stickers

Friendships arre easy to make- just TALK!

Ending a friendship isn't always bad. Fun has a limit.

As a friend, be loyal, forgiving, helpful and empathic.

Climbing Reflection

I think I did did bouldering moderately okay, but my height isn't that good and my top distance is the red line. I can get across 8 panels without falling off but that does take me quite a while to traverse.