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Did we prove our first hypothesis true or false?

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Did we prove our first hypothesis true or false?

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If we create pollution air catchers and hang them up then the amount of pollution that will get caught on it will be tremendous.
~Kyra M
I guess our first experiment was half proved. We hung them up, but on my half of it, there did not get as much pollution as expected. Therefore, I am not qualified enough to answer this question.
~Briana M

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Vaseline Air Catchers:
Honestly, my half of the experiment went okay. The rain ruined it a bit, so I kept them up for another day. It still, worked, just not as well as I thought it would. I have taken pictures of them and remembered where I put it. Sadly, one of my Air Catchers got taken down for no reason, so that narrows our results down even smaller.
~Briana M

The experiment went successful for me. Well it was okay and I learnt that from these pollution catchers I will see the results of pollutants in our gardens, class and enviroment. My 4 pollution catchers were not all successful 2 of them were perfect and the  other 2 were partly destroyed from our rainy weather.
~ Kyra M

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This diagram shows the 'cycle' of air pollution. (Click on Pic to make it full screen).

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This is a diagram on sources, transport and removal can cause, be caused or 'cure' pollution. (Click on Pic to make it full screen).

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https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bxjvnbh3tsaNRGRSUmgxY3djaUk

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101 Cool Science Experiments:
Smog is a mix of natural fog - tiny droplets of water in the air and carbon dioxide smoke from pollution. It forms a thick, dirty, smelly atmosphere.

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Did we prove our second hypothesis true or false?

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Did we prove our second hypothesis true or false?

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If we light a match and put it in a damp jar, then we will see the amount of smog that one match can create.

Personally, I think that we did prove our hypothesis TRUE because we were successfully able to create Smog In A Jar. Ms. V gave us supervision and lit the match for us. We released it into the environment we were in. The smog came into freedom and seemed to make  our air less clean.
~Briana M

I think that we did prove our hypothesis right because we saw the smog come out of the jar and we watched it come to LIFE. Ms.V supervised us and did our Experiment since a adult had too. Me and Briana watched and recorded our analysis!
~Kyra M

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smog

smɒɡ/

noun

1. fog or haze intensified by smoke or other atmospheric pollutants.

1. "exhaust emissions are mainly responsible for the smog"

2. synonyms: | exhaust fumes, fumes, smoke, pollution, gas

3. Link: https://www.google.co.nz/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=strict&q=What+is+smog

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http://www.livescience.com/22728-pollution-facts.html

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http://www.ecoants.com/stoppollution.html

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Picture of Air Pollution in New Zealand:

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Picture of Air Pollution in New Zealand:

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https://docs.google.com/a/wis.school.nz/forms/d/1YM4PF1vpCfYWdlTYC-1SV_sliBkLmTfPM2mDVBhe3G4/edit

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We were planning on interviewing GNS, but unfortunately they did not get back to us in time.

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H1: If we create pollution air catchers and hang them up then the amount of pollution that will get caught on it will be tremendous.
H2: If we light a match and put it in a damp jar, then we will see the amount of smog that one match can create.

These hypothesis' will help us through our experiments. At the end of each experiment we will see if our hypothesis was proved true or false.

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Pollution is an environmental issue in New Zealand with a number of measures being taken to reduce its severity. New Zealand is sometimes viewed as being "clean and green" but this can be refuted due to pollution levels, amongst other factors.

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Pollution is an environmental issue in New Zealand with a number of measures being taken to reduce its severity. New Zealand is sometimes viewed as being "clean and green" but this can be refuted due to pollution levels, amongst other factors.

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Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution_in_New_Zealand

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According to google this is a picture of NZ waterway pollution.

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According to google this is a picture of NZ waterway pollution.

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Waterway Pollution is important for this inquiry, because Air Pollution can help contribute to it.

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http://www.mfe.govt.nz/air/overview-air-quality/air-pollution-and-new-zealands-air

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The air quality is at it's worst in the Winter because that is when it's the coldest. Because it's cold, this means that  more people will be using fires to keep warm. The burning of  wood, pellts etc to keep your fire going is also polluting the air and making it unsafe for any type of life to live there. This means that soon there will be much more extinct species then right now; There are approximately 67 extinct species in NZ itself! If we wish to stay the 'Clean and Green' country of the world, we need to pull our act together.
#CLASSROOM LESSON

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/80120726/Why-the-South-Island-is-home-to-New-Zealands-worst-air-pollution

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Q 1: Where in NZ does the air quality get the worst?
A 1: South Island
Q 2: At what time of year is pollution at it's worst?
A 2: Winter
Q 3: At what time of day is the pollution inferior in NZ?
A 3: Evenings and Mornings
Q 4: What products\pollutants contribute to the poor air quality?
A 4: Smog, fossil fuels, factory waste, human waste, littering, radiation and
Q 5: How can this problem be fixed?
A 5: Reducing, Reusing, Buying organic foods etc.

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Smog In A Jar:
I found that smog in a jar shows the amount of smog that can be created by one match which was our Hypothesis. I learnt how smog is made and how it is made in a jar. I saw how it is created and what resources contribute to smog!
-Kyra M
In our experiment, I noticed that it does not take very long to create smog. When we did create some ( in approximately 10 seconds) the match actually made more than I thought. This is interesting because if it made that much in such little time, then imagine how much it can make in years. Also, if that little thing made all that smog, then imagine how much the factory waste, litter, fossil fuels, human waste etc creates.

-Briana M

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We are making smog in a jar.
Resources:
-Match stick
-Damp glass Jar
-Small strip of paper
-Aluminum foil
-Ice

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Below is a link to our Task A.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1TUTQaZLjZYbYfDLAhT3ctcgjegoNfpcoypxlCSeoLuc/edit#slide=id.p

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For our survey,  we made a google form which contained 5 questions about air pollution. We posted it on Google Classroom and asked everyone to answer it. Sadly, we only got 9 replies so we didn't get to analyse it properly.

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For our interview, we e-mailed the GNS staff to answer our questions and give us some tricks and tips.  A link to the questions will be  below

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Because of the unfortunate event of the air quality eggs not working, we have to go to our backup plan of the Vaseline air catchers.
Resources needed:
-Vaseline or Petroleum jelly
-Paper or Plastic Plates
-String or Yarn
-Trees or Bushes

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How living things interact with each other and the environment ?
Living things on Earth interact all the time. We communicate. Animals communicate in different ways because birds build nests with different things in the environment which helps them grow their young. Animals help maintain the Earth's natural environments by predating upon plants and other animals, pollinating various plants, and exhaling carbon dioxide, which green plants require to live. We help by growing plants in our environment but e also destroy it for paper and other resources. Additionally, animals help to fertilize plants with their droppings/waste. We help with compost and seeds. We grow and help the environment by looking after it. We interact with animals because we help and train them. If you think about animals seem dangerous. But we even more lethal. Mankind hurt the environment that is interacting in a negative way. Animals are also abused by us but some endangered species are protected and are saved by mankind in certain environmental societies like Greenpeace.

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Our statement means that too much pollution (E.G: Fossil Fuels and Litter) is affecting our air quality negatively and making it unsafe for plant and wild life to live.  We are slowly decreasing the number of species (Including NATIVE) that live in this country. There are many solutions to solve this problem but there is another question that arises from this: I'm going to die soon, so why should I help fix this problem? Because you will make a better future for your children and grandchildren. Don't you want them to be happy? That is the answer for that query

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If ________, then ___________.

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Fair

We can take the air quality eggs to an extremely polluted area near where native wildlife rest. Then we will check the quality of pollution in that specific area. Next we would go to another area which has less pollution, we will analyze the quality of the air and then discover the differences that help us prove our hypothesis true or false.

If the air quality eggs are misbehaving, then we will make Vaseline air catchers

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h6WywD9ma7BBymIJ_TNyYyaBzTpZFJLVAKxhYSuZr28/edit

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We ~Kyra and Briana ~ are a part of this country and we have the right to have a say in what we believe. The air that we breathe is a part of our nation and we personally think that the smog and pollution we have is affecting our air which makes it unsafe in our city and Country. Our Country is not as bad as others but having our Nation part-polluted is very sad considering we have smog and Families in Russia die from smog because they are constantly burning coal or wood particles in the Winters and late cold nights. We know that in some areas of New Zealand have very bad air pollution; such as the South Island. They have plenty smog which could affect our families or loved ones down south.( This is because they are closest to Antarctica, which is below cold and is freezing)!

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Pollution impacts negatively on our air quality which makes our bush/forest life unsafe.