THOMASITES FOR EARTH

THOMASITES FOR EARTH
In keeping with the STS motto ‘Light
To Lighten’ we aspire to inspire
sensitivity and awareness
about
the environment by creating a
virtual platform –
‘THOMASITES FOR EARTH’ .
Thomasites for Earth is a newsletter
which allows the students to
express their concerns and share
views on varied environmental
issues .The newsletter comprises
of the following sections :-
•
GREEN DAYS- In the month of
June - September.
•
TEEN VIEW- Poems by the
green stars of our school.
•
GREEN MARKETING
•
GREEN FACTS
•
E- TRENDS
•
E-QUIZ
•
ISA ACTIVITY – Green Bazaar
THINKER TANKER THOMASITES WITH MRS.SHWETA FREDERICK GEETIKA CHANANA , FATIMA KHUSRU, UMIKA CHANANA, SHYNA SINGH ,MAHIMA SETHI
Green Days
CAR FREE DAY
22nd September will be an opportunity to find another
way for Car to be free. Just one day to get around the
town , leaving the cars at home and just walk or take a
bus or a train or even a cycle.
All this will help us to highlight the pollution caused by
the cars, not just the fumes but the whole cycle of
waste and disruption, the noise, delayed journeys, the
whole human misery caused by the CAR pollution.
Almost 40% of the transport sector,CO2 emissions are
produced by the use of private cars in cities. If you
can avoid using cars on the 22nd even for just one
journey, you’ll be helping reducing pollution in your area
Written By :
Saniya Rizwan
VI-B
SET THE TIGER FREE
Tiger, tiger, little tiger
Trying to break free.
The tiger tries hard,
But it cannot be free.
I write this poem,
Because I can see,
You and me must
Get face to face
One in heart
And SET THE TIGER FREE
Written By ; Sezal Sharma
VI-D
A DAY WITHOUT CARS
Can one day will be car free
So that, the earth can also breathe
Can one day will be pollution free
So that the nature is proud on thee
God has already given us two golden feet
But can we try to use them please
No matter, how high petrol price strikes
Golden feet are always by your side...
No honking, no traffic,
No accidents and no problems,
This will only come true
When to the 'CAR FREE DAY' you'll
contribute...
Written By : Tanishka Watts
VI-B
THE SOUND OF SILENCE
Have you ever longed to walk down to the town,
Without noisy cars on the road,
Or stood on the edge of the pavement,
Dodging lorries with heavy loads?
If you long for the sound of silence,
Join a car free day on Sunday,
Feel the wind as it blows in your hair,
Give your car a rest on Sunday ,
As your car needs a little rest too,
Why not walk instead of driving,
And you won’t miss your car , will you?
Think of the fumes you will not breathe in ,
As you walk care free on the road,
Without the smell of petrol fumes,
Which our lungs finds hard to unload
Contributed by : Prerna Sachdeva
e
GREEN FACTS
Green Fact #1:
In 2011, the United States consumed 99 Quadrillion
Btusfor Earth! (British
Thomasites
☺ thermal units) of energy,
mostly in the form of fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas, and oil. One Btu is equivalent to the
energy released by burning one match. So, the United State’s annual energy consumption adds
up to a mind boggling 99,000,000,000,000,000 matches. That’s 271 trillion each day, or
roughly 1 million matches per person per day.
Green Fact #2:
A governmental study calculated that the gasoline equivalent of the lifetime energy savings
offered by using a single 24 watt compact fluourescent lamp (CFL) in lieu of a 100 watt
incandescent bulb would be sufficient to drive a Toyota Prius (a hybrid car) from Delhi to
Bangalore. Replacing that 100 Watt bulb with a CFL will prevent the release of 800 pounds of
carbon dioxide over the CFL’s operating life.
Green Fact #3:
According to the American Solar Energy Society, the amount of sunlight that falls on the
Earth’s surface in one minute is sufficient to meet world energy demand for an entire year.
Green Fact #4:
The computer you’re using right now, in all the years you’ll own it, will never consume more
energy than was required to create it. The production of a single computer also uses 42,000
gallons of water. Please recycle your used electronics and turn them off when not in use.
QUIZ
QUESTIONS
1. Mangroves are salt-tolerant forest ecosystems. Name the largest
mangrove forests in the world that constitute 7% of the world's
mangroves, house a variety of wildlife sanctuaries, and are also a
potential site to harness tidal energy.
a)The a Sunderbans in West Bengal
b) Muisue Forests in Eucador
c) The Mekong Delta in Vietnam
2. Environmental friendliness of a vehicle could be measured by the
amount of pollutants it emits per passenger per kilometer travelled
.Rate the environmental friendliness (1=best & 4=worst) of the
following vehicles as per this criterion:
Car : scooter : bus : bicycle
a) 4:2:3:1
b) 2:3:4:1
c) 3:2:4:1
d)
4:3:2:1
3. Sea turtles are called living fossils for they have been on the earth
in their present form for over 150 million years. Of the five species of
sea turtles found in the waters of the Indian subcontinent, which is
the most populous species?
a) Keneps
b) Loggerhead
5. Which animal is the official symbol of the WWF (World Wide Fund
for Nature). Which country does it belong to?
a) Giant Panda-Malaysia
b) Red Pandac) Red Panda- New Zealand d) Giant Panda- China
6.The Gir forest was declared a protected area to ensure the safety of
this animal and to protect its last habitat. This forest in Gujarat is
famous for
a) Lion
b)Tiger
c) leopard
d)Elephant
7. One of the following bird species was thought to be extinct but has
been rediscovered in India by the BNHS ( Bombay Natural History
Society) in 2002. Name the species.
a) Pink-headed Duck
b) Himalayan Mountain Quail
c) Forest Owlet
d) Masked Finfoot
8. Which of the following species of rhinoceros is said to be the most
critically endangered species.
a) Indian one-horned Rhinos
b) Javan Rhino
c) African black Rhino
d) Sumatran Rhino