The Hike
Hot, dry, thirsty, bugs, trees, tired smelly. The mountain makes you moody.

3 short paragraphs:
What final product did you create for our exhibition? Are you proud of it? Why or why not? What was the process that you went through to create your presentation? What did you learn from the process and about the information you are presenting on? What was a challenge you faced while creating your display?
After these past two weeks, what is your definition of sustainability and what it means to be an environmental steward?

We created a poster that was about freegans, and we made a mosaic out recycled materials. I am really proud of this piece of work because we worked really hard on it. We had to dig through the trash and find recycled materials that we had to use. We took apart of a cardboard box and pasted it on a board. We learned a lot about freegans and what they are, and what they do. We didnt really face any challenge so we really worked well together. I think my definition of sustainability is taking care of the earth, peace, getting along, and working well with ohters. An environmental steward is being responsable for some ones else's responsibility.

B. What does this equation mean?
area x bioproductivity = biocapacity [SUPPLY]
population x consumption per person x footprint intensity = ecological footprint
the supply is how much the earth can supply us with and the demand is how much we take from the earth.

C. What is the significance of the year 1987?
that was the year that we began to take to take more from the earth than it could give us.

D. What happened on October 6, 2007?
U.S used up all of the reacorces that the earth would give us for that year.

Answer the following questions on your blog in complete sentences and in your own words:

1. What is biomimicry?
Imitating life.

2. Why are termites a great subject for biomimicry research?
Termites have enzymes that could make fuel from parts of plants that are not being eaten.

3. What is an enzyme? What is a catalyst?
Catalyst is something that speeds up a process. Enzyme is a catalyst of breaking down food.

4. What is cellulosic material?
Is a part of a plant that we do not eat.

5. Why would cellulosic ethanol be more sustainable and efficient than biofuels using corn or sugar cane?
Because insted of wasting a part of a plant we do not eat we can use it as fuel.

A freegan is someone who lives off of someones trash, and they are vegans. Once a freegan found a working ipod in a dumpster in New York City.

hi! this is camilles blog! it is about catalina island! we r going 2 catalina island to build a sustainible village! we will be exploring the island and camping overnite! peace out!!!!!:):):):):)