Yasmine AlRamahi

@NM507838apes @franklinlorax Good idea! By using a reusable water bottle, you can reduce your ecological footprint and reduce the amount of plastic!

Using a reusable water bottle is a great way to reduce the amount of waste I throw away as I no longer have to use different plastic non-reusable water bottles everyday. #apeswaste @franklinlorax

@Sarasaif137 @franklinlorax Good idea! Plastic water bottles can take a very long time to decompose!

I try to use reusable water bottles instead of plastic water bottles as much as I can. Plastic takes a long time to decompose, up to hundreds of years! By using a reusable water bottle, I am reducing the amount of plastic that needs to be broken down! #apeswaste @franklinlorax

@MS507855apes @franklinlorax With less vehicles driving around, the air has definetly been cleaner! By biking, you are reducing the pollutants in the air!

Because of the stay-at-home order, I’ve been driving a lot less and biking more to keep occupied. This is a much cleaner form of transportation and helps to improve air quality! @franklinlorax #apesair

@NM507838apes @franklinlorax Very true! Especially with less cars outside lately, we have had a decrease in greenhouse gases in the air!

Most cars emit harmful greenhouse gases into the air. Car pollution is one of the major causes of global warming and overall climate change. #apesair @franklinlorax

@FranklinSabers Happy Earth Day! Something I do everyday is turn off my lights when I can use natural sunlight during the day time. This way, we can save more energy and use it wisely! #GainFHSAPES

Happy #EarthDay2020 Sabers! Let’s make this planet a little bit better today. Share a photo of you doing something good for the Earth!

As I look outside my window, I see no cars at all. Vehicles are a major pollution contributer because they burn gasoline which intoxicates the air. With less cars outside, the air pollution daily has taken a decrease! #apesair @franklinlorax

@Sarasaif137 @franklinlorax Very true! By keeping unnecessary things plugged in, extra energy may still be present!

@NM507838apes @franklinlorax Good point! We don’t want to waste our electricity by keeping unnecessary things plugged in!

One way to save energy consumption is to unplug any unnecessary cords. These outlets are powered by the Oak Creek power plant which supplies energy to all of our houses. #apesenergy @franklinlorax

These outlets around my house are used very often to charge our computers, cell phones, and more! The power plant that allows this electricity to enter my house is coal! #apesenergy @franklinlorax

As mentioned in our mining notesheet, rocks are substances made up of multiple minerals and trace organic material. Granite, as shown in this picture, contains many minerals and is a perfect example of a rock. @franklinlorax #apesland

@SophieH06991554 @franklinlorax Good point! Lumber is used to make everyday things that we use in our homes. Wood makes up a lot of furniture in many homes!

My dining room table is made out of pine wood. Lumber is used most for construction materials to make things such as paper and furniture like this. Wood is also used for many other things that we use in everyday life. @franklinlorax #apesland

My countertop is made of granite. Granite is an igneous rock, which means it was formed through the solidification and cooling of magma. @franklinlorax #apesland

@NM507838apes @franklinlorax Cool reference! Granite is an ingneous rock and is found in many homes as a countertop or other accessories around homes!

My drawers along with many other components in my house are made of wood. Logging or more commonly described as cutting trees and selling it is what occurs in order to eventually be made into many products. #apesland @franklinlorax

@MS507855apes @franklinlorax Good point! By using less gas, our ecological footprints are heavily affected by how much fuel we use to drive ourselves around.

my dad’s car averages about 30mpg which is very fuel efficient! He is doing a great job lessening his ecological footprint by using this vehicle @franklinlorax #apespop

@AT507913apes @franklinlorax Good point! Packaged foods are very bad for our ecological footprint. Eating less prepackaged foods can really help the population!

One way to reduce your ecological footprint is to eat less prepackaged food and eat more locally grown food! @franklinlorax #apespop