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Containment of drinking water

Loss of fertile land

Flash floods get more common

Habitat destruction

Increased wild fire

Increase in air pollution

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Land pollution: Causes, effects, and prevention. (2023, January 18). Retrieved from https://www.texasdisposal.com/blog/land-pollution/#:~:text=The%20endangerment%20and%20extinction%20of,areas%20often%20becoming%20very%20dry

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The endangerment and extinction of species in wildlife

Habitat destruction

Animals dying

Wildfire

Polluted

Animals and plants wiped out in certain areas

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Land pollution: Causes, effects, and prevention. (2023, January 18). Retrieved from https://www.texasdisposal.com/blog/land-pollution/#:~:text=The%20endangerment%20and%20extinction%20of,areas%20often%20becoming%20very%20dry

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The issue is about people littering plastic and can affect the land and the ocean throughout the world.

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Littering plastics are the most common killer of animals, and marine animals are the most notably affected. Each year over 100,000 dolphins, fish, whales, turtles, and more drown after becoming entangled in or digesting plastic litter.

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Littering plastics may cause disasters in both ocean and land.

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Plastic waste is related to the UNSDG target "Life Below Water" (Goal 14) because of how it affects the wildlife in the ocean. For instance, they might consume plastic, believing it to be food, and suffer for getting the plastics out of their body. Not only the life below water but the water itself can be ruined by many plastics inside the water. Divers can't swim and people can't do snorkeling anymore.

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For my PYP Exhibition I would chose saving the earth because I want the environment to be more clean so people dont get diseases often.
https://padlet.com/vellika_felcia/vellycaaa

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The issue is trash is starting to cover most of the earth. No one ones to recycle trash and people throw trash everywhere. Trash is making climate change faster, and jellyfish duplicating faster. The predator of jellyfish, the turtle is dying because of plastic There is also a company that trades money for trash.

https://padlet.com/phillip_kenneth/c5wrcl06gwrd8e4b

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I am concerned about the plastic waste that is on earth right now. How can we solve this problem and make a change? Plastics are very hard to decompose. It can take more than 200 years to decompose. We need to save ourselves, our animals, and the earth itself. Earth is dying because of us. Animals are dying because of us. We are dying because of us. A negative environment can kill us. I think this is a good topic to talk about because a lot of people always use it and never think about their actions. We can work together as a team to solve this and act for a better future.

https://sites.google.com/sbr.sch.id/pypx-journal-elaineaz/home

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A lot of people litter on the streets and some other places, sometimes because they are lazy and sometimes for other reasons. But I am concerned for the well-being of the earth since it has endured a lot of changes during the years like pollution, climate change, global warming, etc. My topic is how people come together to reduce plastic waste and pollution, these people help the earth because they know that this is our home and we cannot afford losing it

https://padlet.com/gabriel_aronin/ozoi7s39dnzk8z9q

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- Listen to each others' opinion
- Give our thoughts and opinion to the group
- Respect others' opinions
- Discuss together
- Call or meet up if needed

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Theme:
How We Organize Ourselves

Inquiry Into:
An inquiry into the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities; the structure and function of organizations; societal decision-making; economic activities and their impact on humankind.

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There are numerous chances for littering at parks, beaches, courts, and other public spaces. Littering also can end up in the ocean and affect the life in the ocean.

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The issue takes place every time we litter and use plastics because the trash in the land can go to the ocean.

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Phillip and Elaine's Topic:
How plastic waste can affect the life below water.

Vellika and Aron's Topic:
Trash and how we can we remove the trash.

Ideas for our NEW topic:
- How can trash on the land affect the life below water?
- How to clean trash
- How can the trash inside the ocean affect the animals/plants?
- Why throwing trash can affect the ocean  and our environment

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Final Issue:
How can trash and plastics affect the land and water (ocean and rivers)?

We pick this as our issue because we want to cover all of the problems, whether on the land or in the ocean. We will try to save our planet by saving the living things there.

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Phrase:
The interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities.

We pick this phrase for our topic because we can work together to make a thing to reduce the waste of plastic waste/trash and a product to exchange plastics in our daily life.

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- Trash can make floods because the trash is stuck to the drain that we have. It also affects the air, it makes a bad smell and makes the air smelly, and sometimes people can't breathe because of the smelly air.
-I think that most of the  earth is starting to get covered by trash.
- Some machines can get the trash out of the ocean.
- Some people are making a change by using reusable and recycled products (biodegradable plastics, reusable chip bags, stainless straws, and more)

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- How could we reduce the production of plastics and increase the production of biodegradable plastics?
- How can the trash go inside the ocean?
- How could we recycle plastics and trashs?

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- We will try to make a product to decrease the waste of plastics.
- We will try to get the trash from the ocean.
- We will try to make a community that take the trash from the ocean and land.

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https://www.britannica.com/science/plastic-pollution/Plastic-pollution-in-oceans-and-on-land

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Since the ocean is downstream from nearly every terrestrial location, it is the receiving body for much of the plastic waste generated on land. Several million tons of debris end up in the world's oceans every year, and much of it is improperly discarded plastic litter. The first oceanographic study to examine the amount of near-surface plastic debris in the world's oceans was published in 2014. It estimated that at least 5.25 trillion individual plastic particles weighing roughly 244,000 metric tons (269,000 short tons) were floating on or near the surface. A 2021 study determined that 44 percent of plastic debris in rivers and oceans, and on shorelines, was made up of bags, bottles, and items related to takeout meals. Plastic pollution was first noticed in the ocean by scientists carrying out plankton studies in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and oceans and beaches still receive most of the attention of those studying and working to abate plastic pollution. Floating plastic waste has been shown to accumulate in five subtropical gyres that cover 40 percent of the world's oceans. Located at Earth's midlatitudes, these gyres include the North and South Pacific Subtropical Gyres, whose eastern "garbage patches" (zones with high concentrations of plastic waste circulating near the ocean surface) have garnered the attention of scientists and the media. The other gyres are the North and South Atlantic Subtropical Gyres and the Indian Ocean Subtropical Gyre.

In the ocean, plastic pollution can kill marine mammals directly through entanglement in objects such as fishing gear, but it can also kill through ingestion, by being mistaken for food. Studies have found that all kinds of species, including small zooplankton, large cetaceans, most seabirds, and all marine turtles, readily ingest plastic bits and trash items such as cigarette lighters, plastic bags, and bottle caps. Sunlight and seawater embrittle plastic, and the eventual breakdown of larger objects into microplastics makes plastic available to zooplankton and other small marine animals. Such small pieces of plastic, which are less than 5 mm (0.2 inch) in length, make up a sizable fraction of plastic waste in the oceans. By 2018, microplastics had been found in the organs of more than 114 aquatic species, including some species found only in the deepest ocean trenches. By 2020, scientists had estimated that at least 14 million metric tons (15.4 million short tons) of microplastic particles were resting on the floor of the ocean, and other research had revealed that the movement of deep-sea currents was creating microplastic "hot spots" in parts of the oceans, such as one located in the Tyrrhenian Sea that contained nearly two million microplastic pieces per square metre (about 186,000 pieces per square foot).

In addition to being nonnutritive and indigestible, plastics have been shown to concentrate pollutants up to a million times their level in the surrounding seawater and then deliver them to the species that ingest them. In one study, levels of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), a lubricant and insulating material that is now widely banned, were shown to have increased significantly in the preen gland oil of streaked shearwaters ( Calonectris leucomelas) after these seabirds had been fed plastic pellets culled from Tokyo Bay for only one week.

There are also terrestrial aspects to plastic pollution. Drainage systems become clogged with plastic bags, films, and other items, causing flooding. Land birds, such as the reintroduced California condor, have been found with plastic in their stomachs, and animals that normally feed in waste dumps-for instance, the sacred cows of India-have had intestinal blockages from plastic packaging. The mass of plastic is not greater than that of other major components of waste, but it takes up a disproportionately large volume. As waste dumps expand in residential areas, the scavenging poor are often found living near or even on piles of residual plastics. In addition, wind-transported microplastic fibres and particles have been detected in many parts of the world, including the snow deposited high atop mountains, on Arctic beaches and sea ice, and in Antarctica.

Pollution by plastics additives

Plastic also pollutes without being littered-specifically, through the release of compounds used in its manufacture. Indeed, pollution of the environment by chemicals leached from plastics into air and water is an emerging area of concern. As a result, some compounds used in plastics, such as phthalates, bisphenol A (BPA), and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE), have come under close scrutiny and regulation. Phthalates are plasticizers-softeners used to make plastic products less brittle. They are found in medical devices, food packaging, automobile upholstery, flooring materials, and computers as well as in pharmaceuticals, perfumes, and cosmetics. BPA, used in the manufacture of clear, hard polycarbonate plastics and strong epoxy coatings and adhesives, is present in packaging, bottles, compact discs, medical devices, and the linings of food cans. PBDE is added to plastics as a flame retardant. All these compounds have been detected in humans and are known to disrupt the endocrine system. Phthalates act against male hormones and are therefore known as anti- androgens; BPA mimics the natural female hormone estrogen; and PBDE has been shown to disrupt thyroid hormones in addition to being an anti-androgen. The people most vulnerable to such hormone-disrupting chemicals are children and women of reproductive age.

These compounds have also been implicated in hormone disruption of animals in terrestrial, aquatic, and marine habitats. Effects are seen in laboratory animals at blood levels lower than those found in the average resident of a developed country. Amphibians, mollusks, worms, insects, crustaceans, and fish show effects on their reproduction and development, including alterations in the number of offspring produced, disruption of larval development, and (in insects) delayed emergence-though studies investigating resulting declines in those populations have not been reported. Studies are needed to fill this knowledge gap, as are studies of the effects of exposure to mixtures of those compounds on animals and humans.

Solving the problem

Given the global scale of plastic pollution, the cost of removing plastics from the environment would be prohibitive. Most solutions to the problem of plastic pollution, therefore, focus on preventing improper disposal or even on limiting the use of certain plastic items in the first place. Fines for littering have proved difficult to enforce, but various fees or outright bans on foamed food containers and plastic shopping bags are now common, as are deposits redeemed by taking beverage bottles to recycling centres. So-called extended producer responsibility, or EPR, schemes make the manufacturers of some items responsible for creating an infrastructure to take back and recycle the products that they produce. Awareness of the serious consequences of plastic pollution is increasing, and new solutions, including the increasing use of biodegradable plastics and a "zero waste" philosophy, are being embraced by governments and the public.
Charles Moore The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Anggota Komisi IV DPR RI Suhardi Duka saat Rapat Kerja Komisi IV DPR RI dengan Menteri Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan Siti Nurbaya di Gedung Nusantara, Senayan, Jakarta, Senin (26/9/2022). Foto:Prima

Anggota Komisi IV DPR RI Suhardi Duka menyoroti data Direktorat Jenderal Pengelolaan Sampah, Limbah dan B3 (Ditjen PSLB3) Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (KLHK) pada tahun 2021, yang menyebutkan volume sampah di Indonesia tercatat 68,5 juta ton dan tahun 2022 naik mencapai 70 juta ton. Lalu, ada 24 persen atau sekitar 16 juta ton sampah yang tidak dikelola. Suhardi mendesak Ditjen PSLB3 KLHK perlu memiliki langkah-langkah yang terukur untuk mengurangi sampah yang tidak tertangani tersebut.

Demikian disampaikan Suhardi saat menyampaikan pendapat dalam Rapat Kerja Komisi IV DPR RI dengan Menteri LHK Siti Nurbaya beserta segenap jajaran KLHK dalam rangka membahas penyesuaian rencana kerja anggaran Kementerian dan Lembaga (RKA K/L) Tahun Anggaran 2023 sesuai hasil pembahasan Badan Anggaran DPR RI yang digelar di Ruang Rapat Komisi IV DPR RI, Gedung Nusantara, Senayan, Jakarta, Senin (26/9/2022) .

"Data tahun 2021, volume sampah di Indonesia 68,5 juta ton dan 2022 naik sampai 70 juta ton. Ada 24 persen atau sekitar 16 juta ton sampah yang masih belum dikelola sampai saat ini oleh Ditjen PSLB3. Maka, Ditjen PSLB3 perlu memiliki langkah-langkah yang terukur untuk mengurangi sampah yang tidak tertangani ini. Tercatat, hanya 7 persen yang terdaur ulang dan 69 persen yang masuk di TPA. Dibanding Malaysia dan Singapura, Indonesia masih terlalu tinggi, 16 juta ton sampah kita belum terkelola dengan baik," ujar Suhardi.

Tak hanya itu, politisi Partai Demokrat itu mempertanyakan Indeks Kualitas Lingkungan Hidup (IKLH) tahun 2020-2021 mencapai 71,43 persen namun kemudian target 2023 menurun di angka 69,48 persen. "Apakah KLHK melihat bahwa kerusakan lingkungan Indonesia kedepan semakin buruk dan tidak mampu dikendalikan sehingga justru indeks kualitas lingkungan hidup kita menjadi targetnya turun? Kita berharap bahwa target kita optimis kalau bisa 75 persen, jangan ditarget turun," tandas Suhardi.

Selain itu, Suhardi mengharapkan KLHK dapat lebih baik kedepannya dalam aspek mitigasi kerusakan lingkungan. Mengingat, harga batu bara saat ini sangat melambung tinggi yang tentunya membuat produksi batubara Indonesia saat ini semakin jor-joran, sehingga pasti berdampak terhadap lingkungan. Di sisi lain, Pendapatan Negara Bukan Pajak (PNBP) nasional hanya mendapatkan Rp1,6 triliun dari penggunaan kawasan hutan. Dengan demikian, Suhardi mendorong KLHK mempertimbangkan kembali perizinan untuk korporasi.

Menutup pernyataannya, Suhardi mengingatkan KLHK semakin meningkatkan pengawasan terhadap korporasi tambang agar sadar kewajiban untuk melakukan rehabilitasi lingkungan pasca penambangan. "Mitigasi bencana akibat deforestasi dan kerusakan lingkungan sangat penting. Kita lihat banyak banjir dimana-mana, saya kira anggaran Rp6,9 triliun memang dirasakan tidak cukup. Tapi kalau dikelola dengan baik dan baik saya yakin masyarakat bisa merasakan hasilnya. Kami percaya KLHK bisa melakukan itu," pungkas Suhardi. (pun/sf)

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Plastic Pollution Affects Sea Life Throughout the Ocean

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Our ocean and the array of species that call it home are succumbing to the poison of plastic. Examples abound, from the gray whale that died after stranding near Seattle in 2010 with more than 20 plastic bags, a golf ball, and other rubbish in its stomach to the harbor seal pup found dead on the Scottish island of Skye, its intestines fouled by a small piece of plastic wrapper.

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KOMPAS.com/GARRY LOTULUNG
Laporan Wartawan Tribunnews.com, Ismoyo
TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA - Peta jalan transformasi ekonomi hijau yang menitikberatkan pada pengurangan penggunaan sampah plastik telah menjadi komitmen Pemerintah Indonesia dalam mencapai target pengurangan sampah plastik hingga 70 persen di tahun 2025.

Fungsional Ahli Madya Pedal Direktorat Pengelolaan Sampah, Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (KLHK) Edward Nixon Pakpahan mengungkapkan, salah satu tantangan utama dalam ekonomi hijau adalah persoalan sampah.

Secara global, sampah dunia saat ini telah mencapai 3 miliar ton, sedangkan hanya sepertiga yang berhasil diolah kembali.

Tahun lalu, jumlah sampah di Indonesia hampir mencapai 70 juta ton dan dfiperkirakan trennya akan terus naik.

KLHK menyatakan, air minum dalam kemasan (AMDK) bertentangan dengan hierarki utama penanganan sampah, yakni mengurangi sampah plastik.
Baca juga: KLHK Bersih-bersih Pantai: 80 Persen Sampah Berasal dari Daratan
"Hierarki tertinggi dari konsep penanganan sampah adalah mengurangi sampah. Semua pihak, terutama produsen, diharapkan dapat membantu masyarakat dengan produk yang bisa mengurangi timbulan sampah," ungkap Edward dalam webinar bertema Menuju Transformasi Ekonomi Hijau, Rabu (16/3/2022).
Baca juga: Kota Tangerang Ditetapkan Jadi Wilayah PSN Pengolahan Sampah Energi Listrik
Belakangan ini ramai isu beberapa pihak berupaya mendorong BPOM mengeluarkan kebijakan yang bisa mendorong penggunaan AMDK galon sekali pakai, padahal selama ini masyarakat terbiasa menggunakan kemasan galon guna ulang.

Edward menegaskan, dalam konteks penanganan sampah, air minum dengan galon sekali pakai sangat tidak dianjurkan. Konsep penggunaan AMDK galon sekali pakai akan semakin banyak timbulan sampah untuk diolah.
Baca juga: Ecoton: Plastik Kemasan Sachet Mendominasi Temuan Sampah di Anak Sungai Brantas
"Kebijakan yang mendorong air minum kemasan galon sekali pakai harusnya dipertimbangkan kembali. Kita tidak dukung yang sekali pakai, usahakan yang bisa digunakan kembali," kata Edward.

Sementara itu, Asisten Deputi Pengelolaan Sampah dan Limbah Kementerian Koordinator Maritim dan Investasi, Rofi Alhanif mengatakan, sampah plastik telah menjadi perhatian besar dalam ekonomi hijau.

Menurutnya, saat ini sampah plastik Indonesia di laut mencapai 6,8 juta ton per tahun.

Dari jumlah tersebut, hanya 10 persen yang didaur ulang dan 20 persen yang berakhir di tempat pembuangan akhir. Sementara itu, sisanya bakal menjadi sampah yang bocor ke sungai dan laut.

"Karena itu, dengan target pengurangan sampai hingga 70 persen pada 2025, dibutuhkan komitmen semua pihak untuk mengurangi penggunaan sampah plastik di darat sehingga tidak bocor hingga ke laut," pungkas Rofi.

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Littering - or what littering means to us today - is actually a rather modern problem. It wasn't until roughly the 1950s that manufacturers began producing a higher volume of litter-generating products and packaging made of materials like plastic. You couldn't toss a styrofoam cup out of your window back then because there weren't many styrofoam cups in existence to throw away.

Still, the incidences of littering grew swiftly in those short few decades. Increases in littering and illegal dumping contribute to air pollution, land pollution and ocean pollution . For example, approximately 8 million tons of plastic waste finds its way into our oceans every year.

It can be difficult to fully comprehend the monumental effects throwing a cup out of a window or dropping food packaging on the ground can have. The following facts about littering aim to shed light on what littering is, why people litter, how litter affects the environment and what you can do to prevent littering and encourage others to do the same.

What is littering?

Littering is the improper disposal of waste products. While it can happen by mistake (as in an unsecured object flying out of the bed of a truck), littering continues to be largely a deliberate act.

Whether it happens intentionally or unintentionally, littering has environmental consequences.

What are the most common types of litter?

Cigarette butts

Fast food packaging (bags, cups, serving items)

Food packaging (wrappers, boxes, film, styrofoam/expanded polystyrene)

Alcoholic beverage containers (beer & single-serve wine)

Tire and vehicle debris

Plastic bags

Plastic bottles

Construction waste

The KAB study also found that, since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increased incidence of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), with an estimated 207 million PPE gloves and masks littering roadways and waterways.

Why do people litter?

Laziness or carelessness

Lack of access to trash receptacles

Lenient law enforcement

Presence of litter already in the area

People who litter out of laziness or carelessness often believe that someone else (a maintenance worker or park employee) will come along and pick up the litter and dispose of it properly. Others may not have been educated on the impact of littering and therefore litter because they don't know it causes harm, while still others may live in an area where littering is an accepted part of the culture. This type of littering behavior is often the hardest to combat.

Effects of littering on the environment

Even if you don't litter, have you ever stopped to ask yourself exactly why is littering bad? Other than just being unsightly, litter has serious consequences for the environment and your community. Keep these in mind the next time you see plastic bottles on the ground.

1. Litter is one of the causes of pollution

2. Litter can kill wildlife

3. Litter facilitates the spread of disease

Improperly discarded trash is a breeding ground for bacteria and diseases. Litter can spread diseases, viruses and parasites through two methods, direct and indirect contact.

Germs can be transmitted directly by physically coming into contact with litter. This can happen by picking up, touching or by accidentally injuring themselves on improperly disposed of trash.

Bacteria and parasites can also be transmitted to humans indirectly through an affected vector. Vectors are animals or insects that come in contact with contaminated litter and then transmit those contaminates to humans.

4. Litter is costly

Litter along the highway must be picked up and disposed of daily in order to keep drivers safe. This costs taxpayers money and diverts funds from other projects like road repair. For example, the Arkansas Department of Transportation reported that it spent on litter pickup in 2021; Texas paid an estimated in 2014 and Pennsylvania paid an estimated in 2019.

All of that adds up. Keep America Beautiful estimates that the US spends 11.5 billion annually in litter costs. Businesses pay $9.1 billion of those costs; states, cities and counties pay $1.3 billion; educational institutions pay $241 million.

There are hidden costs of litter, too. Surveys have shown that homeowners, realtors and business owners believe that litter significantly decreases a property's value and deters visitors. And since littered areas encourage more littering, the problem tends to compound quickly.

How to prevent littering: Solutions & ideas

To decrease littering in your community, it's important to educate the public on what littering is and how it affects our environment. Here are three ways we can fight back against litter today.

1. Become an environmental steward

Attend and set up organized cleanups: Working to clean up your community is not only beneficial to the environment, but will make your community beautiful. Check out these clean-up groups on Meetup to find an organized litter cleanup walk in your community.

Clean one littered area: If you can't regularly attend meetups, focus on one particular area. Remember: people tend to litter more in an area that already has large amounts of litter, so cleaning up litter in one specific area can have a positive impact.

Take up a new hobby: The Swedish practice of plogging, plalking, or pliking is a great way to clean up litter. Plogging is the act of picking up litter while out on a run while plalking and pliking are the walking or hiking alternatives to plogging. Just make sure whatever mode of movement you choose that you bring appropriate plogging supplies .

Adopt a highway: If you own or operate a business, consider adopting a highway ; adopted highways are more regularly cleaned. You can also often adopt areas around your community.

Make sure items in your garbage carts and vehicles are secured: Does the lid of your garbage bin regularly fly open in the wind? Do you frequently travel with unsecured items in the back of a truck? Securing your garbage carts and cargo can help you avoid unintentional littering.

Don't underestimate the small things: Even educating yourself on ways to prevent littering and reduce waste can have a big impact in the long run. For example, you can learn how to recycle electronics or research types of composting and apply what you know over time, then talk about what you learn with your friends and family.

2. Increase the number of public waste disposal cans

One of the reasons that people litter is due to a lack of public garbage cans, or overflowing cans that do not get emptied regularly. By increasing the number of available trash receptacles and the frequency they get cleaned, communities can help deter littering. To help increase the number of garbage cans in a certain area:

Reach out to local businesses or put an extra waste receptacle outside your own business if you have one.

Call the leasing office of your apartment complex if you notice there is not an adequate number of trash receptacles.

Speak up when your community is organizing an event to ensure that enough waste collection services will be provided.

Contact school districts and local governments and encourage them to invest in their community's health by reducing the likelihood of litter.

3. Impose stricter laws and regulations

An effective barrier to littering is strong anti-litter laws and regulations. Both individuals and businesses are more likely to follow litter laws when there are serious legal or financial consequences.

Texas Disposal Systems is committed to help end littering

As one of the largest independently owned solid waste collection, processing and disposal companies in the nation, TDS is committed to the safe and responsible disposal of waste.

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The world’s plastic pollution crisis, explained

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Much of the planet is swimming in discarded plastic, which is harming animal and possibly human health. Can plastic pollution be cleaned up?

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One of the reasons that people litter is due to lack of public garbage bins, or overflowing bins that do not get emptied regularly.

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The issue is connected to us because we use plastics almost every day and we created trash every day. The trash on the land can affect us because the trash in the land can make land pollution happen. Which will make water not safe to drink. Trash/plastics that are in the oceans can be eaten by the animals and make them die. This also can affect us by not having clean water in the ocean, no animals to eat (there are plastics and trash on the body), and many animals die/suffer.

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https://alpha.wycokck.org/files/assets/public/public-works/documents/who-litters-and-why-people-litter.pdf

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Keep safe, return to previous positions, and assist in the ability to continue usage of lands-wide general living conditions, sustainably manage tree-covered lands, battle desertification, and halt and reverse land degradiation, as well as stop range and power to change of living creatures lost.

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Human activities such as littering and waste

Using non-biodegradable plastics

Waste (trash, etc)

Sewage Treatment Plant

Industry

Resource:

Conserve Energy Future. (n.d.). Causes, Effects, and Incredible Solutions to Plastic Pollution You’ll Wish You’d Known. Retrieved from https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-effects-solutions-of-plastic-pollution.php

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Ideas:
- Reduce the waste and amount of plastics
- Production and use of plastics can affect human-beings
- Being principal to decrease the use of plastics
- "Reduce, reuse, recycle" is a new thing for us to do

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- Making a product together that is easy to decompose and eco-friendly -Elaine
- Building a community to help clean the areas on the land - Vellika
- Convincing people to have a rule on bringing our cutlery to school -Elaine
- Create a drop box so students, teachers, staff, and parents could drop their plastic there and create something else that could be useful -Elaine
- Making a campaign (digitally/manually) -Aron
- Do a challenge (not using plastics for months) -Elaine

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1. What action will you take as a group?
The actions that we will take as a group are advocacy and lifestyle choices. For advocacy, we can make a campaign to influence people to not use plastics and non-recyclable products. For lifestyle choices, we could make it a challenge for people to not use plastics and not litter for months. We also could make a community to take the trash/plastics and make a dropbox at school to collect plastics.

2. Who will be your target audience?
Our target audience is hopefully everyone in Indonesia. Mainly the traditional market sellers,

3. What platform/media/venue will you use to conduct your action?
A platform that we will use to conduct our action is through social media, making a site, posters, at school, or even at our home.

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Solution to Prevent Plastic Pollution to Land

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Solution to Prevent Plastic Pollution to Land

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Reduce Your Use of Single-Use Plastics

Support Legislation to Curb Plastic Production and Waste

Recycle Properly

Avoid Products Containing Microbeads

Spread the Word

Resource:

Hutchinson, B. (2022, August 31). 7 ways to reduce ocean plastic pollution today. Retrieved from https://www.oceanicsociety.org/resources/7-ways-to-reduce-ocean-plastic-pollution-today/

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LOI 1: How the plastic was formed (Form)
LOI 2: Littering plastics can affect the environment. (Causation)
LOI 3: Working together as a team to stop littering happen. (Responsibility)

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What are the interesting things that you learned from Grade 7 students?

The interesting thing I learned from Grade 7 students is that we could show our actions through many platforms. Such as roleplay, posters, and interview (we also can interview the secondary teachers). They also told us some tips on talking to the public (for the day of our exhibition) such as just looking at their foreheads if you are too shy and more.

What will you do to have a successful exhibition?
I will follow their tips and tricks. I will also follow the timeline so we don't miss anything.

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What are the interesting things that you learned from grade 7: It's really interesting that they did the PYP online and they did it in groups and I think it is easier but doing it online I think is really hard because you also need to deal with other stuff

What will you do to have a successful exhibition: i will be confident while presenting the PYP so i wouldn't be nervous and start stuttering

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I learned about the bye bye plastic group and how to get peoples anttention from a grade 7 student . I learn to be cheerfull and energetic on the presentation. I also learn how to perfect my time managenment. I learn that making games could make your group much popular.

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The insteresting things I learned form the Grade 7 students is they tell me what I can do to improve the pypx. Such as posters, surver, interview, roleplay.  For interview they told us that we can interview the ESL teacher  (Bye-Bye Plastic Bags).

To have a successful exhibition I will try to do what the grade 7 tell us. I will also do what my mentor say.

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My Growing Thinking:
I used to think that we couldn't make a change and this could end after the PYP Exhibition, but now I think that we could work together as a team to try to get people to stop littering, having a workshop and collaborating with organizations that we could try start on planning it and keep continuing it after the PYP Exhibition.

The Fun and Challenging Part:
The fun part is that we all have many ideas and also with the mentor, we have many fun actions to do together. The challenging part is when we all don't cooperate with each other and some are not doing the work or leaving the discussion. I overcome this problem by just letting them do what they want to do and getting input from the mentor on how to deal with that by just giving them work since they don't what to be in the discussion. I feel very excited to do the actions together and sometimes "dizzy" about what should we write more for the planning of the inquiry.

Learner Profile I Have Demonstrated:
The learner profiles that I have demonstrated are thinker because I think and research various information about plastics, communicator because I can communicate well with my group, inquirer because I show my curiosity and enjoyed every moment during the process of it, and lastly open-minded because I can consider many different of opinion and perspectives for our action later.

ATL I Have Demonstrated:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HpbEJ8dMfKxuOawWrScuS3mkY8G3BeCyyvd3ooURhpE/edit?usp=sharing

My Next Plan:
After I gain more knowledge, I will publish a website (an organization), create a campaign, and try to work with other organizations to make a change together. I want to find out peoples' opinions about plastics by interviewing them, what are the bad chemicals in plastics by doing an excursion to a plastic factory, knowing how can plastic affects the environment by visiting a water source that has a lot of plastic and finding out more about how can we work together to try to stop littering by creating a podcast with organizations.

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Elaine Agatha Zhang - ATL Self Assessment for PYP Exhibition 2023

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My Growing Thinking:
I used to think that littering and using plastics cant be stopped but now I think that me and my group can work together to stop littering plastic and using plastics

Fun and Challenging Part:
The Fun part is that I could do fun activities that could decrease littering plastic and using plastics, such as recycling plastics, making a recycable straw, etc. The challenging part is when my friends wont cooperate in the meeting and if they dont know something they will just ask the people that cooperate and its a little bit hard because sometimes they dont get what we mean.

Learner Profile I Have Demonstrated:
I've been a Thinker because I used a variety of appropriate research methods. I've also been knowledgable because I answer questions and I've learned new topics.

ATL I Have Demonstrated:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_uhYLj1lfjac20ZLKqorYVp5STyT94spuH40I3oMqO0/edit?usp=sharing

My Next Plan:
After I gain more knowledge, we will go to a plastic factory with the mentor (Ibu Tari). I want to find out more about how to stop plastic use. I could do it by interviewing a Bye-Bye Plastic Bag Member with my group.

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Vellika Felcia Choi ATL Self Assessment for PYP Exhibition 2023

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Observing the schools’ opinion about plastics

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Observing the schools’ opinion about plastics

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Why? - To know what is there opinion about plastics so we could try to solve it and understand their understanding about plastics.
When? - It will start at 19 and 20 of January 2023

Where?- At Sekolah Bogor Raya
What? - We need to prepare the questions, mic, and a device to record it.
How?- We will do a sudden interview to the sixth graders and the lower class.

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How is plastic made?
How many types of plastic are there?
What are bioplastics?
Is plastic biodegradable?
What types of plastic can I recycle?
What does the number in the triangle on plastic containers mean?
How is plastic used in fashion and fabric?
What can cause ocean pollution?
How much plastic is in the ocean?
Where do plastics in the ocean come from?
How can we prevent ocean pollution due to plastics?
Do some countries allow more plastic pollution in the ocean than others?

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GOOD Magazine. (2016). Know Your Plastics | GOOD. https://youtu.be/_qTelxi3MjU

Summary:
Plastic types 1 (PETE) and 2 (HDPE) are recycled more and are used in products such as water bottles, shampoo, gallon jugs, and a lot of other things that we use in our daily lives. Those plastics are easier to sort and melted into pallets that can be sold to the manufacturers. The other plastics, like  3 (V), 4 (LDPE), 5 (PP), and 6 (PS). For example, plastic chairs, straws, and more. They are harder to recycle and turn back to raw materials due to their material composition, coloring, or unusual shapes. For these reasons, there's not a large market to recycle plastics.

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Karthi Explains. (2019). How plastic is made animation. YouTube. https://youtu.be/p5fjb1oA7No

Plastic is made by natural gasses, like crude oil . That's The reason it is easily burned. The oil is brought to the factory,then boiled. The crude oil produces different types of oil. One of them is naphtha, naphtha is one of the main materials to make plastic. Ethen is the main substance to make plastic.  Ethen is made from naphtha.To make ethene naphtha is sent to naphtha cracking center. After that the ethene is coiled , compressed and sent to the reaction chamber. In the reaction chamber the ethene is processed into polyethene. After that the polyethene is brought to a chamber that adds antioxidants and stabilizer to the polyethene. Then the polyethene is put in the extruder. The polyethene is turned into polyethene strings which are actually strings made out of plastic. The polyethylene string goes to the grinder and turns to plastic pellets.

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How to make Bioplastic. (2020, June 21). Retrieved from https://youtu.be/Vx7ag8O40dM Karthi Explains. (2019). How plastic is made animation. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5fjb1oA7No&t=177s

Biodegradable plastics are plastics that can be decomposed by the action of living organisms, usually microbes, into water, carbon dioxide, and biomass. Bioplastics are commonly produced with renewable raw materials, micro-organisms, petrochemicals, or combinations of all three.

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Turning the plastic tide: The chemicals in plastic that put our health at risk. (2021, January 18). Health and Environment Alliance. https://www.env-health.org/turning-the-plastic-tide-the-chemicals-in-plastic-that-put-our-health-at-risk/

Heavy metals, flame retardants, phthalates, bisphenols, and fluorinated compounds are just a few of the biggest and riskiest chemical groups that are directly linked to the manufacture of plastics. Many of these compounds, which we regularly consume or breath, have negative effects on our health. Flame retardants, endocrine disruptors, "forever chemicals" or PFAS, bisphenol A (BPA), and phthalates are just a few of the compounds used in plastics that have been linked to a variety of potential health effects.

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Health and Environment Alliance | Turning the plastic tide: the chemicals in plastic that put our health at risk

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While most of us think of plastics only in their final form as consumer products, food packaging or other useful items, all plastics are made of complex mixtures of chemicals. It is the properties of those chemicals - and particularly the 'additives', which are typically not bound to the plastic material itself - that cause concerns for health.

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What does biodegradable plastic degrade into? (2020, April 23). Retrieved from https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/what-does-biodegradable-plastic-degrade-into/

Biodegradable plastics contain chemical additives that encourage microorganisms to feed on the plastic, using their enzymes to break the plastic’s molecular bonds. These additives work in two main ways: either by attracting microbes to the plastic directly, or by speeding up the plastic’s natural weathering process, which gives a larger, more ragged surface area for the microbes to work on.

Once the microbes have done their work, all that’s left behind is water, carbon dioxide, and methane. The reality is, however, a little more complex, as many biodegradable plastics need particular conditions in order to biodegrade. This typically involves temperatures of over 50°C and the right combination of moisture, air and microbes – meaning that these plastics won’t break down if left in the ocean or on domestic compost heaps.

Meanwhile, some plastics labelled as biodegradable aren’t truly biodegradable but are merely designed to disintegrate into fragments when exposed to air. These plastics never decompose entirely, but leave behind tiny pieces known as microplastics.

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What does biodegradable plastic degrade into?

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Hardin, T. (2021, October 30). Plastic: It’s not all the same. Plastic Oceans International. https://plasticoceans.org/7-types-of-plastic/

One of the most popular plastics in use today, polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE), is divided into three categories. HDPE, or high-density polyethylene, is robust and resistant to chemicals and moisture. The most harmful plastic to human health is polyvinyl chloride (often known as vinyl or PVC), which is known to release harmful chemicals over the course of its entire existence. HDPE is a variant of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) that is softer, cleaner, and more flexible. It is frequently utilized in corrosion-resistant work surfaces, other items, and beverage carton liners. Among all plastics, polypropylene (PP) is one of the most resilient. Although it is slightly bendable due to its flexibility, it holds its strength and shape for a considerable amount of time. Hazardous poisons like styrene can easily leak from polystyrene (PS or Styrofoam). Plastics that don't fit into any of the other six categories are grouped under the category "other." The fact that these polymers are often not recyclable is what matters most in this situation. It's crucial to understand what it implies because you might encounter the #7 recycle code, therefore we included it.

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Step 1: i used to think that doing the PYP would be hard but now i think it's easy if i try

Step 2: the fun and challenging part
the fun part was brainstorming ideas on what to do and the difficult part is researching for the pyp how I overcome it was I try to find it with my friends and I was a little stressed but now im relieved

Step 3: Learner profile i have demonstrated
I think the learner profile i have demonstrated is communicator because i could discuss the planning and the work

Step 4: ATL skills i have demonstrated
I think the ATL skill i have demonstrated is creative thinking because sometimes i can think creatively and find out what to do
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ImApBkCYpn4YDwoUk1nBsH-Cya6ivxrHh_8IKURJjtY/edit
Step 5: My next plan
With more knowledge, i would try to reduce plastic waste and I want to find out more about why pollution endangers the animals and us

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https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/817684/review-standards-for-biodegradable-plastics-IBioIC.pdf

These are some examples of biodegradable plastics. Firstly, Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and  Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) are used for medical purposes. Polysaccharide derivatives for food packaging, and Poly(amino acid) also for medical.

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I used to think that plastic only causes a little damage, now I know that plastic has bad chemical that could disturb the bodies of human and animal.

2.

I have enjoyed sharing ideas during the PYP exhibition.

The challenging part is finding the ideas, and explaining them to my team members.

I overcome this problem by supporting my ideas using several trusted sources.

3.

The learner pofile that I demonstrate the most is knowledgable because I use my past knowledge.

4.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gCu9PqAMCq6UrMXApVuV5jqMPmcP1Mv00t-at1btyR4/edit

5.

After I have more knowledge I will make the project a little bit more complex so we could get a better grade.

I want to know more about why  people still agrees to use plastic and why people can't banish plastic and the reason.

I could receive this knowledge by interviewing some people.

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Developing the Central Idea and Lines of Inquiry

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Developing the Central Idea and Lines of Inquiry

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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YcPkRefM27-BnMEjxxU7Q3SHt41Q_SRob9-eSVa52Ng/edit?usp=sharing

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6A_Developing Central Idea & Lines of Inquiry

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My Growing Thinking: I used to think that it was going to be hard to do PYP but now it not as hard

The fun & challenging part: the fun part was doing the interviews with people and the challenging part is trying to find the questions and i was nervous at first but i gain the confidence to ask them questions.

The learner profile i have demonstrated: i have demonstrated communicator because i can communicate with people like when im interviewing them and talking to my friends.

The ATL skill i have demonstrated: the ATL skill i have demonstrated is speaking and listening because i could speak with people  in an interview and i listen to them

My next plan: My next plan will be trying to interview the bye bye plastic to get more knowledge about the effect to the environment.

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My Growing Thinking:
I used to think that we can't make a change, but now I think we can make a change together.

The Fun & Challenging Part:
The fun part is when we get to interview the lower graders and the sixth graders. The challenging part is when we need to research and read a lot of books and make a summary of them. I overcome it by never giving up and aiming for my goal. To have a successful exhibition.

Learner Profile I Have Demonstrated:
I have demonstrated many learner profiles. Which are thinkers in researching, communicators in communicating with my group, knowledgeable on learning new things about plastics, and open-minded in considering many ideas for our actions.

ATL I Have Demonstrated:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HpbEJ8dMfKxuOawWrScuS3mkY8G3BeCyyvd3ooURhpE/edit?usp=sharing

My Next Plan:
I will do a collaboration with Bye-Bye Plastic Bags on creating a workshop on plastics milling.

I want to be able to identify the process of sorting the plastics trash and plastics milling by having an excursion to Excursion to Daur Ulang Plastik Paraya, Ciluar Bogor Utara

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Elaine Agatha Zhang - ATL Self Assessment for PYP Exhibition 2023

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My Growing Thinking:
I've learned that I can reduce plastic pollution in ocean and land together.

The Fun & Challenging Part:
Ive enjoyed the investigating part because we can travel around the city. The challenging part is for my friends to work together with us and sometimes I forgot some parts that I have to do for the PYPX project.

The IB Learner Profile I've Learned:
I have been a principled, I've use my own ideas for the group work and all sources cited in appropriate bibliographic format.

The ATL Performance I've Learned:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_uhYLj1lfjac20ZLKqorYVp5STyT94spuH40I3oMqO0/edit?usp=sharing

My Next Plan: I will collaborate with Bye Bye Plastic Bags SLC and interview them. We wil also create a website for our group.

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Vellika Felcia Choi ATL Self Assessment for PYP Exhibition 2023

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1. I used to think  that plastic were made from the liquid in trees but now I know that they are made from gases and dangerous chemicals.

2.

I have enjoyed learning new informations about plastic; how plastic is made and how plastic affect the enviroment in many ways.

The challenging part is remembering the information.

My solution is by reading my resources several times.

I feel a little more knowledgable in this particular subject.

3. I mostly show thinker because I organized then    information neatly.

4.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gCu9PqAMCq6UrMXApVuV5jqMPmcP1Mv00t-at1btyR4/edit

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I want to know the perspectives or opinion of other people to plastic polution.

I will get this information by interviewing kids from grade 5-6, because they are suposed to be aware of it.

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My Growing Thinking:
I used to think that littering doesnt really affect the environment but now I think that it affects it very much after ive read some articles about plastic waste and littering.
The Fun & Challenging Part:
The fun part is when you can work with your friends and edit the interview video. The challenging part is also editing because we have to edit so many videos into 1 video.
Learner Profile I Have Demonstrated:
Inquirer
• Showed curiosity and enjoyed the learning process
Thinker
• Used a variety of appropriate research methods
• Actively made own decisions
• Organized and concluded information
Principled
• Used own ideas
• Project is original in some way
• All sources cited in appropriate bibliographic format
ATL I Have Demonstrated:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_uhYLj1lfjac20ZLKqorYVp5STyT94spuH40I3oMqO0/edit?usp=sharing
My Next Plan: Im planning to make a organization (make a website, make a instagram). We are also gonna go to a plastic factory.

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Vellika Felcia Choi ATL Self Assessment for PYP Exhibition 2023

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My Growing Thinking:
I used to think that when we use plastics, they can't create a bad impact on the environment but now I think that we should start acting to stop killing the environment and animals.

The Fun & Challenging Part:
The fun part is when I get to discuss with my friends and mentor. We also get to plan the fun actions coming. The challenging part is when we must do all the work. For example, there are 2 works on LOI 2, and we still need to finish the work on LOI 1 which is editing the spontaneous interview which takes a long time. I overcome the challenges by putting what's more important first. I also plan to do the work that I can do after school and discuss it at school. My feelings and emotions are mixed. I sometimes feel stressed but enjoy the PYP Exhibition's preparation moments.

Learner Profile I Have Demonstrated:
The learner profiles that I have demonstrated are thinker (on finding resources for our post-it and fishbone project), communicator (on communicating with my group members, balanced (on editing the interview video, which is my hobby and doing it as one of the projects), reflective (being aware of my own and my group's strength and weaknesses), and caring (working cooperatively with my group and dividing the works equally).

ATL I Have Demonstrated:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HpbEJ8dMfKxuOawWrScuS3mkY8G3BeCyyvd3ooURhpE/edit?usp=sharing

My Next Plan:
I will encourage kids to stop littering and using plastics. I also want to try to do a river cleanup so we could make a change to the environment after I get more knowledge about the problem and plastics themselves. I want to find out more about the problems of plastics to the environment by doing a investigation (going to the place).

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Elaine Agatha Zhang - ATL Self Assessment for PYP Exhibition 2023

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Destruction of biodiversity

Contamination of the food chain

Lack of potable water

Disease

Infant mortality

Animals dying

Resource:
Ocean pollution: Causes, effects, and prevention. (2022, August 3). Retrieved from https://www.texasdisposal.com/blog/ocean-pollution-causes-effects-and-prevention

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Littering

Illegal Dumping

Overusing Plastics

Construction

Inadequate waste disposal and management

Marine plastic pollution. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-brief/marine-plastic-pollution

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Destruction of biodiversity

Contamination of the food chain

Lack of potable water

Disease

Infant mortality

Animals dying

Resource:

What is water pollution? | Causes and effects. (2021, April 22). Retrieved from https://www.iberdrola.com/sustainability/water-pollution

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Solution to Prevent Pollution to the Land

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Solution to Prevent Pollution to the Land

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Use Disposable Plastics

Do a beach/river cleanup

Purchase items secondhand

Recycle

Support Organizations Addressing Plastic Pollution

Resource:

10 ways to reduce plastic pollution. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.nrdc.org/stories/10-ways-reduce-plastic-pollution

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Solution to Prevent Plastic Pollution to the Water

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Solution to Prevent Plastic Pollution to the Water

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Use Disposable Plastics

Do a beach/river cleanup

Purchase items secondhand

Recycle

Support Organizations Addressing Plastic Pollution

Resource:

10 ways to reduce plastic pollution. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.nrdc.org/stories/10-ways-reduce-plastic-pollution

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Organizations exist because groups of people working together can achieve more than the sum of the achievements which the individuals in the organization could produce when working separately. The purpose of structure is the division of work among members of the organization and the co-ordination of their activities so that they are directed towards achieving the same goals and objectives.

Resource:
https://www.praveencsrivastava.com/post/how-organizations-work#:~:text=The%20primary%20foundation%20of%20any,%2C%20Operations%2C%20HR%20and%20Admin.

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Any organizational management has clear roles and responsibilities to lead the business. The primary foundation of any organization is to meet its objective and goal as mentioned in the Vision and Mission statements. Organization helps to plan and execute the road-map for growth.

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Microplastics in Tirta Empul River, Bali

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Microplastics in Tirta Empul River, Bali

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Found on 13-15 January 2023

Tim Ekspedisi Sungai Nusantara melakukan deteksi kesehatan sungai di hulu Tirta Empul, Sungai Ayung, Dam dan Tukad at Denpasar

Every location is contaminated by microplastics and liquid waste

The findings of microplastics (flakes less than 5 mm) from the 4 water sources averaged 170 particles, the least in the upstream of Tirta Empul, namely 28.

Liquid waste is found in Tukad Badung, mainly from domestic waste such as phosphate (detergent, soap, shampoo) and chlorine (bleach, etc.).

3 types of microplastics were found: fiber (64.8%), filament (24.8%), and fragment (10.3%)

Resource:
@BaleBengong on Instagram: "Peneliti ekspedisi kesehatan sungai Yang berkeliling Di Indonesia ini mengatakan empat sumber air Di Bali Yang diambil sampelnya relatif lebih Baik dibanding sungai Lain Di Indonesia.". (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cnp3izVIexG/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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Limbah Plastik Bertebaran saat Banjir di Ciapus Bogor

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Limbah Plastik Bertebaran saat Banjir di Ciapus Bogor

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Happened in Ciapus, Bogor on the 3rd of November 2022

Floods happen because the residents threw plastic trash into the river and litter which could cause floods

Plastic bags filled with trash and washed away during the flood as high as an adult's knee

The flood prevents and blocks access for roads and residents

To stop this, throw trash in its place

Resource:
Darmawan, B. (2022, November 3). Viral Limbah Plastik Bertebaran saat Banjir Di Ciapus Bogor, netizen Singgung Sulitnya Akses Tempat Sampah. Pikiran-Rakyat.com. Retrieved from https://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/jawa-barat/pr-015787914/viral-limbah-plastik-bertebaran-saat-banjir-di-ciapus-bogor-netizen-singgung-sulitnya-akses-tempat-sampah

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The river contains many dangerous chemicals that could disturb the human body

After the founding of plastic the river got dirty and factories moved in

The main factories that pollute the river are the textile factories

People who drink the water from the river will get sick and have a risk of death.

The rice that grows there contains lead, lead disturbs the nervous system.

This one river can affect Indonesia seriously.

Resource:
DW Documentary. (2020, January 26). The world’s most polluted river | DW Documentary. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEHOlmcJAEk

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Mayor of Bogor, Bima Arya, detailed that by 2022, the waste generated from the City of Bogor will amount to hundreds of tonnes every day.

"Currently, Bogor City generates 650 tons of waste every day," said Bima Arya when launching the Swap Garbage into Credit program with Indosat.

Several steps, said Bima Arya, have been taken to make the waste generated maximally transportable and reduce the percentage including plastic waste.

So there was a 14% plastic waste reduction from 650 tonnes.

Resource:

650 ton Sampah Dihasilkan Di Kota Bogor, Bima Arya: Harus Kurangi Dari Rumah. (2022, June 25). Retrieved from https://bogor.tribunnews.com/2022/06/25/650-ton-sampah-dihasilkan-di-kota-bogor-bima-arya-harus-kurangi-dari-rumah

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Happened on February 21st, 2005

There was an incident and the result was a waste slide that buried two settlements

157 persons were consequently discovered to be dead

Types of waste: Organic waste, inorganic waste, e-waste, etc.

Resource:
Faisalridwan. (2022, February 3). The threat of Indonesian waste management problem. Retrieved from https://greeneration.org/en/publication/green-info/the-threat-of-indonesian-waste-management-problem/

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Plastic Pollution on the Land and Water -  Fishbone Diagram

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Plastic Pollution on the Land and Water -  Fishbone Diagram

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Plastic Pollution on the Land and Water -  Fishbone Diagram -YEA!

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My growing thinking: I used to think that the actions were going to be hard but now I think it's not going to be complicated.

The fun and challenging parts: The fun part is doing the fish bone and the challenging is researching it.

Learner profile I have demonstrated: The learner profile I have demonstrated is communicator because I can communicate with people very good

ATL I have demonstrated: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ImApBkCYpn4YDwoUk1nBsH-Cya6ivxrHh_8IKURJjtY/edit

My next plan: i will try to help my group and do my actions and work for the PYP

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1.I used to think that fish could survive in Indonesias's river but now I know that some rivers in indonesia  is inhabittable for living creatures.

2. I have enjoyed learning new thing about the effect of plastic to the environment. The chalenging part is finishing all of my work. My solution is time management skills.I feel knowledgable in this particular subject.

3. I mostly show thinker because I use appropriate research methods.

4.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gCu9PqAMCq6UrMXApVuV5jqMPmcP1Mv00t-at1btyR4/edit

5.After I have more knowledge, I will start an expedition at the river beside my house. I want to know more about the dangerous chemicals that the river contain.I will get this knowledge by months of researching.

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My growing thinking: I used to think that its going to be hard to do the PYP but now i think its not that difficult with my friends.

The fun and challenging part: The fun part is when i get to research about the WWF organization and i liked it and the challenging part is when i do the works it was pretty stressful but i could do it.

Learner profile i have demonstrated: the learner profile i have demonstrated is communicator because i can communicate with my team so my team can give me work.

ATL skills i have demonstrated: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ImApBkCYpn4YDwoUk1nBsH-Cya6ivxrHh_8IKURJjtY/edit

My next plan: The next plan is to educate kids/people about plastic waste and why it is wrong so people can stop throwing trash on the river and land.

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My Growing Thinking:
I used to think that I couldn't make na organization but now I think that I can make an organization with my friends and my mentor.
The Fun & Challenging Part:
The fun part is that we could do the excursion to a plastic factory wiht my friends. The challenging part is sometimes the timing of giving the work to me is bad because sometimes I have les and other works to do.
Learner Profile I Have Demonstrated:
The Learner Profile I have done is Inquirer, I've showed my curiosity and enjoyed the learning process and engaged actively during the learning and mentor meeting. I've also been a Thinker, I used a variety of appropriate research methods, actively made my own decisions and I can organize and make a conclusion from my research. Im also a communicator I've used my resources effectively to gather information. Im also Knowledgeable, I've used my previous knowledge, learned something new about the environment and answered questions.
ATL I Have Demonstrated:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_uhYLj1lfjac20ZLKqorYVp5STyT94spuH40I3oMqO0/edit?usp=sharing
My Next Plan:
My next plan is to go to a plastic factory with my friends and me mentor to learn more about plastics.

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Vellika Felcia Choi ATL Self Assessment for PYP Exhibition 2023

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My Growing Thinking:
I used to think that using plastics and not sorting the trash won't make a big change, but now I think that we need to start and learn the types of trash we use.

The Fun & Challenging Part:
There are ups and downs during the exhibition process. Now, in week 4, it's starting to be fun (we get to do the actions and discuss as a team to try on stopping plastics usage. There are also some challenges that we need to face. Such as, having a lot of work at the same time with exhibitions, and other lessons too. I overcome the challenges by making a to-do list and a timetable to know what to do next (time management). I have mixed emotions and feelings throughout this exhibition process because at a point I felt excited and happy. But at another point, I felt stressed because of the work that I have and that I need to give assignments to my friends.

Learner Profile I Have Demonstrated:
I have demonstrated many learner profiles such as inquirer (one showing curiosity during the learning journey in doing the action), thinker (thinking of many resources to get the pieces of information that we need), communicator (communicating with the group members, and mentor), caring (on working cooperatively with the group members and mentor), and being open-minded (on considering many perspectives from experts such as kertabumi and PT. Toenas Daur Ulang, and many other people.

ATL I Have Demonstrated:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HpbEJ8dMfKxuOawWrScuS3mkY8G3BeCyyvd3ooURhpE/edit?usp=sharing

My Next Plan:
After gaining more knowledge and information, I will educate the kindergarten students in Sekolah Bogor Raya. I want to know more about how to sort trash and how to recycle it.

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Elaine Agatha Zhang - ATL Self Assessment for PYP Exhibition 2023

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1.I used to think there was only one type of plastic, now I know that there are multiple types of plastic.

2.I have enjoyed visiting factories that recycles plastic. The chalenging part was differentiating the plastic types in the factories.I overcome the chalenge by remembering the characteristic of plastic.  Now I feel more knowledgable in this particular subject.

3. I mostly show inquirer because I show  curiosty in this subject, and I enjoyed the process.

4.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gCu9PqAMCq6UrMXApVuV5jqMPmcP1Mv00t-at1btyR4/edit

5.After I have more knowledge about plastic,I will teach younger kids about it. I want to find out how to reduce plastic usage greatly. I will learn this by interviewing a few experts.

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Elaine Agatha Zhang - Session 5-6_Planning for The Inquiry & Learning Strategies_YEA! Group

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Podcast Interview Bye-Bye Plastic Bags (SLC)

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Podcast Interview Bye-Bye Plastic Bags (SLC)

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The podcast interview with Bye-Bye Plastic Bags is very useful for our research for our PYP Exhibition action. Bye-Bye Plastic started in Bali with Melati and Isabelle Wijen.

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Interview Report Bye-Bye Plastic Bags SLC -YEA!

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From that online workshop with Kertabumi, we have learned that there are many plastic problems on the earth and that we should start taking action. The problem we learned there that can affect the environment is that there is much trash in the ocean which could affect divers' swimming and could trap sea animals. many ways to reuse plastics. Such as reusing plastic packaging and creating it as a tote bag so we could reuse it multiple times. Melting plastics to create a bowl, or even reusing used paper. We also can use used cardboard and plastic caps to create cars, pencil holders from used plastic bottles, kites from plastic bags, and more. Not only reuse them, but we could also use eco-friendly products. Such as eco-friendly soap from honey or chocolate. An action that we all can start now is bringing water bottles/tumblers to school, finishing our food, and sorting out plastics (organic, non-organic, paper, and residue). We also learned that we could go to a garbage bank to trade our plastics so we could get money. We are very grateful to join this online workshop with Kertabumi.

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1.I used to think Bye Bye Plastic at Sekolah Bogor Raya has many members but they are lacking member.s If they have less than five members ,their company will be destroyed.

2.I have enjoyed interviewing the members of Bye Bye Plastic Bag. The challenging part is inviting the members of Bye Bye Plastic Bag to our interview. We overcome the challenge by asking their group nicely. After the interview I found out that the best way to stop plastic polution by adding more trashcans to the neighborhood.

3. I show inquiry because I show my curiousity by asking several questions.

4.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gCu9PqAMCq6UrMXApVuV5jqMPmcP1Mv00t-at1btyR4/edit

5. During my journey I learned about plastic, it's effect to the environment, and what it is made of. The most memorable experience is taking a fieldtrip to the recycling factory and teaching the prep students. I wish I could make a bigger impact to stop plastic polution. I will achieve this by boosting up Yea group and joining Bye Bye Plastic bag.

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My Growing Thinking:
I used to think that working together is easy but now I think that there will always be challenges that we will face but we have to always be patient.

The Fun & Challenging Part:
I have enjoyed working with my group together and getting more information and ideas from our seniors from Sekolah Bogor Raya's Bye-Bye Plastic Bags SLC club. There will always be parts that are challenging. The challenges that I face this week are facing my friends when they don't do their assignments when I need to do their part since the due is near. I could face those problems by creating a to-do list to keep on track of my assignments and I need to push my friends to do their assignments and always try to be calm when facing these challenges. I felt excited since it was almost the day of the PYP Exhibition but a little bit sad because I will miss this PYP Exhibition journey together with Ibu Tari (our mentor) and my group. But at the same time I, felt exhausted because I need to have good time management skills since it was almost the end of the PYP Exhibition journey. At the same time, I also felt stressed since I need to deal with the assignments that are "empty-handed" to me and also I need to face the different characteristics of my friends on giving the assignments (when they don't want to do it, etc).

Learner Profile I Have Demonstrated:
I have demonstrated many learner profiles such as inquirer (when being engaged in doing the experiments and the actions), thinker (on using many research methods), communicator (on discussing ideas with my group and mentor), risk-taker (on presenting to Sekolah Bogor Raya's kindergarten), balanced (on being enthusiastic during the action and when doing experiments), and open-minded (on considering many ideas about what to do at the d-day of the PYP Exhibition and our action).

ATL I Have Demonstrated:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HpbEJ8dMfKxuOawWrScuS3mkY8G3BeCyyvd3ooURhpE/edit?usp=sharing

Takeaways for the Whole Exhibition Journey:
I see this PYP Exhibition as a new opportunity to express myself and build friendships when working together. This exhibition journey is also a way to make a change. This PYP Exhibition has changed me by making me try to be a person that is more patient when facing many challenges and building me to be a better listener, and a better leader, building me to be cooperative and better when working together.

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Elaine Agatha Zhang - ATL Self Assessment for PYP Exhibition 2023

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We did a brainstorming about our organization together. We discuss about the vision and mission, activities and programs, organization structure, and the job desc or the roles. By doing this, we get to work together as a team to create an organization so we could reduce plastic waste. Creating an organization is not easy. We need to discuss the vision and mission and we need to think carefully so that our decision is correct and perfect and matches our topic. Our vision is to create personal awareness among children to protect and preserve the environment. Our mission is to raise awarness about sorting out trash properly, to raise awareness about the effect of plastic trash towards the environment, and to give guidance and assistance to children to practice and have a better environment to care lifestyle.

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We created a proposal for Sekolah Bogor Raya so we could do events in and outside Sekolah Bogor Raya. The things that we put in the proposal are the background issue, the purpose of this proposal, the things that we need for our actions, the cost that we need, and our closing. Our actions are the podcast interview with Bye-Bye Plastic Bags, sounding workshop sorting out trash and upcycling to Prep A Sekolah Bogor Raya, e podcast interview with Bye-Bye Plastic Bags, workshop sorting out trash and upcycling to Prep A Sekolah Bogor Raya, and a beeswax wrap experiment.

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We sorted out the trash at our house. We put 3 boxes and labeled them plastic, paper, and organic. On the plastic box, we put our plastic waste in our daily life. When we observed it, we found out that we used plastics a lot, mostly plastic bottles and plastic bags. We also used a lot of paper! From writing, drawing, calendars, and more. Organic doesn't always have to be from organic food waste (fruits, vegetables, etc) because it might be smelly if we put it too long inside the dropbox. By doing this, we could recycle it by sorting it out because how could we recycle it if we don't know the types of trash? The first and easiest step to recycling trash is to sort it out.

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Workshop Sorting Out Trash and Upcycling to Prep A Sekolah Bogor Raya

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Workshop Sorting Out Trash and Upcycling to Prep A Sekolah Bogor Raya

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One of our actions is doing a workshop sorting out the trash and upcycling to Prep A Sekolah Bogor Raya. Firstly, we did a sounding to Prep A about the things we will do on the 10th of February. At the sound, we told them to collect trash and put it in the dropbox. During the workshop on sorting out the trash and upcycling, we showed the actions we did at our house and created a pillow from multilayer plastics since we can't give it to the garbage bank.

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We tried creating beeswax wraps from organic beeswax pallets and 100% cotton fabric. The first step is to melt the beeswax pallets by using a pan and a stove. Second, we need to apply the melted beeswax to the 100% cotton fabric. Lastly, let it dry and the beeswax wraps is done! We created this product (beeswax wraps) to be the new saran wraps. It can be reused multiple times. Using this beeswax wrap is really easy. We can use beeswax wraps to wrap foods, etc.

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My growing thinking: I used to think that it was going to be easy discussing about stuff but now i think  its pretty hard.

The fun and challenging part: The fun part is when we go somewhere  to do our exhibition and the challenging part is when i had to do research .

Learner profile i have demonstrated:
The learner profile i have demonstrated is communicator because i can communicate with my friends well

Atl Skills i have demonstrated:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ImApBkCYpn4YDwoUk1nBsH-Cya6ivxrHh_8IKURJjtY/edit

My next plan: my next plan is doing the exhibition and presenting it

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My Growing Thinking
I used to think that plastic pollution isnt that bad for the environment but now I think that plstic pollution is very bad for the environment because it could cause many disasters.
The Fun and Challenging Part:
The fun part is when we made the beeswax experiment. It was really fun experimenting with my friends and mentor. The challenging part is when  I collect all of my work and putting it all tugether because it takes time.
The Learner Profile I have demonstrated:
The Learner Profile I have done is Inquirer, I've showed my curiosity and enjoyed the learning process and engaged actively during the learning and mentor meeting. I've also been a Thinker, I used a variety of appropriate research methods, actively made my own decisions and I can organize and make a conclusion from my research. Im also a communicator I've used my resources effectively to gather information. Im also Knowledgeable, I've used my previous knowledge, learned something new about the environment and answered questions.
ATL I Have Demonstrated:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_uhYLj1lfjac20ZLKqorYVp5STyT94spuH40I3oMqO0/edit
Takeaways for the whole Exhibition Journey:
The PYP Exhibition Journey was really hard because it was hard to cooperate with my friends and tell them to do the work so we had many work that was undone. The PYP Exhibition changed me to make me more calm and patient.

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Vellika Felcia Choi ATL Self Assessment for PYP Exhibition 2023

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PYP Exhibiton Online_Young Environmentalist on Action! (YEA!) (2)

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PYP Exhibition Timeline_ Students' Guidance YEA! Group 