My Green Meal
By Sajeed, Loïs, Maroua
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Hi!
To whom it may concern: My name is Sajeed. I am 13 years old. I am right now in my third year of high school. I follow a bilingual course at the St. Nicolas lyceum. I am still improving my English. I live in Amsterdam. I have also lived In Belgium for a bit, but that’s when I was really small so I don’t remember much about it. I live with my parents, my little sister and my little brother. We have a house of an average size. I love to spent time with my family, but I also love to play sports e.g. Soccer, Basketball and water polo. Those are in the same time also my hobbies. I actually just love all the sports. This EU mind project is one of the many projects we have done and will do. I like these kinds of interactive projects. I am also really looking forward to making this website and talk about it with other people from India. Kind regards, Sajeed |
Hi!
I'm Loïs, a 14 year old girl that follows the Bilingual Education Program at the St. Nicolaas Lyceum for three years now. I started without any skills but improved my English a lot thanks to this program. I was born in Amsterdam and I never left. I live together with my parents, grandparents and my 2 sisters. We live in a pretty big house with a garden which is why I have got 5 pets. I like dance and act, to cook and bake but my biggest passion is creativity, shown in different forms like art and dance. Our school is really creative which is why i chose it. In this big world of change it is my intention to make a difference. By doing right to the people in my surroundings and respecting them. I am always eager to help and learn about different cultures. I am young and are not really sure what I want my future to be like, but my interests go out to law, management and organisation. I am very curious to see different parts of the world and expand my boundaries. Kind regards, Loïs |
Hi,
I'm Maroua. I'm 15 years old and my birthday is on the 17th of March. I am now in my third year of high school and my 4th year of my Bilingual Education Program which greatly improved my English. I live in Amsterdam and I have never lived anywhere else. I live with my dad, mom and little sister in a big house on the more quiet side of Amsterdam. I love traveling, playing the piano and listening to music. In the future, I would like to study something that has to do with Biology, medicine and pharmaceutical chemistry both seem like interesting studies to me. The world is a great place but could always change for the better. I like to learn about different cultures and climates. Seeing how different people from different countries live is very interesting. I hope we people can all contribute to improving the earth. Kind regards, Maroua |
Our school is big and has lots of classrooms, with glass windows on each side which allows you to see everyone and it gives you the feeling like you have more freedom. We count over 1000 students and about 100 employees. We are located in the south of Amsterdam next to the station with lots of stores and offices. Most students go to school by bike but a lot go with public transport as well.
Our school is a real open school. There isn't any bullying from what we know. We accept all cultures and religion. Everybody can feel comfortable in our school. Due to the Bilingual Education we do lots of international projects. Previous year we did an exchange with a French school, which was an amazing experience. We are really looking forward to doing this digital exchange with you and getting to know one another. We hope it is just as amazing! |
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Relationship carbon dioxide and global warming
The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is related to global temperature: as the Earth warms, CO2 increases. Measuring CO2 in ice cores provides a record of CO2 variation in the atmosphere over thousands of years. By tracking the natural variability of CO2, scientists have discovered that the recent rise in atmospheric CO2 has been caused by humans. Sunshine is a manifestation of solar radiation and when it is absorbed by the surface of the Earth, the surface heats up and emits a different kind of radiation, known as infrared radiation. Carbon dioxide is a special chemical in that it is transparent to solar radiation and yet it absorbs infrared radiation. So, the presence of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere allows sunshine to penetrate to the surface but restrains the emission of infrared radiation to space. The consequence of the absorption of infrared radiation by carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is that Earth is much warmer than expected based upon its distance from the Sun. In fact, Earth’s average surface temperature is 59 degrees Fahrenheit when it would be 0 if carbon dioxide and other such greenhouse gases (like water vapour and methane) did not exist in our atmosphere. Since 1958, a continuous measurement of the carbon dioxide of the atmosphere has been made at Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. These observations were initiated by Charles Keeling, who died in 2005, and have been maintained by his son Ralph ever since. |
When Keeling began his measurements in 1958, the atmosphere contained 315 carbon dioxide molecules for every million molecules of gaseous atmosphere. April 2014 was the first month in 56 years in which the monthly average carbon dioxide topped 400 molecules per million (it was 401.33).
The increase in carbon dioxide fraction is considered to be the main contributor to the global temperature increase known as global warming. Such values are a first in human history and likely represent the highest carbon dioxide fraction in our atmosphere in at least the last 800,000 years. |
What is a food's carbon footprint?
Food’s carbon footprint, or foodprint, is the greenhouse gas emissions produced by growing, rearing, farming, processing, transporting, storing, cooking and disposing of the food you eat. Transport, housing and food have the three largest carbon footprints. Food produces about 8 tons of emissions per household, or about 17% of the total. Worldwide, new reports suggest that agriculture produces around a half of all man-made emissions Changing the foods that you eat can have a big impact on your carbon footprint. And reduce pollution, preserve the environment and slow global warming. Many of these changes will also save you money, improve your health and even keep you fit!
The following table shows the greenhouse gas emissions produced by one kilo of each food. It includes all the emissions produced on the farm, in the factory, on the road, in the shop and in your home. It also shows how many miles you need to drive to produce that many greenhouse gases.
The following table shows the greenhouse gas emissions produced by one kilo of each food. It includes all the emissions produced on the farm, in the factory, on the road, in the shop and in your home. It also shows how many miles you need to drive to produce that many greenhouse gases.