Jaisha @ Pap - West

WHAT IS CARBON Did you know Carbon can be found in millions of different forms like coal, oil, diamonds, Co2 (Carbon Dioxide)? Also, did you know hummus is 70% carbon? This carbon gets locked up for millions of years. Earth is made up of 118 elements and carbon is one of them. What is Carbon Dioxide Carbon dioxide is a gas. It traps heat in the atmosphere and keeps our planet warm. Without (CO2) we will all freeze to death. WHAT IS CAUSING GLOBAL WARMING   During photosynthesis, plants absorb carbon dioxide. (CO2) from the atmosphere and water (H20) from the ground. By, now you’ve probably heard of carbon dioxide it’s called a greenhouse gas. Because it traps heat in the atmosphere- a little like the way glass traps heat in greenhouse gas. WHAT IS a CARBON SINK  Our planet is called Earth, but a lot of it is water - salt water. The oceans cover roughly 70 percent of the planet’s surface. Together, these oceans form a major carbon sink. They absorb the (CO2) Plankton phot...

  One Monday morning I was at school. I was playing I dare you with my friends Nicole, Mikayla, Angelica, and suddenly Nicole dare me to put my whole body in a chair. A few minutes later Mr. Waller the teacher walks in and sees me in a chair. Then he tells me to get out of the chair . But suddenly the kids started lagging at me. Then I say I can’t. But Miss Waller told me to stop being silly. After A few 15 minutes  Miss Waller called the firetruck. The fire truck arrived at Papatoetoe west school. And came into Rm 28  After about 27 minutes. My body got out of the chair and I felt relieved. THE END