Nature Science Internship Programme(NSIP)

Gopalan International School

TEAMSTOUGHTERRARIANS:

1. Arushree Nitin Tatu

2. Jiya Shekhar

3. Preet Sainani

4. Rohit Binu

5. Rachana Reddy

TEAM AQUA:

1. Darshith S

2. Shreya Mandi

3. Sharanya Mohan

4. Ronit A Danti

5. Chandransh Agarwal

6. Vaibhav V RaghavanNSIP Co-ordinator: Suma N

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT1) To observe , assimilate and collect data followed by an empathetic awareness of our surrounding.

2) To conduct experiments with an objective to sharpen research and analytical skills of the students.

3) To apply the collected information to the task of restoring an ecological balance.

4) To use the outcome of the projects to spread an awareness and encourage social participation inconserving and perpetuating our natural resources.

5) To record all endeavors to protect and uplift natural resources, in systematic format for futurereference.

OBJECTIVESTREE STUDY

1)To observe and collect information as to how the trees promote ecological balance.

2) To analyze and determine the species which would augment oxygen in the air to the maximum.

3)To spread awareness regarding how afforestation can be extremely beneficial.

BUTTERFLIES

1)To observe and collect information about the various species of butterflies.

2) To spread awareness that destruction of butterflies would lead to an ecological imbalance.

3) To preserve the beauty of nature.

OBJECTIVESBIRDS

1)To observe and collect information about the various species of birds.

2) To spread awareness that destruction of birds would lead to an ecological imbalance.

3) To preserve the beauty of nature.

WATER

1) To collect and analyze samples from various points in the water body.

2) To find out the degree of contamination and pollution of water.

3) To spread awareness about protecting the purity of water to promote and protect marine life.

4) To encourage people to be consciously preserve the most productive and inextricable part of nature.

OBJECTIVESFOOD MILE

1) To collect and analyze data about the extent of carbon dioxide emitted leading to reduction of food value.

2) To encourage people to grow and consume local and seasonal food products.

3) To reduce the emission of carbon dioxide in transit and preventing disturbance of the ecological balance

4) To prevent unnecessary wastage of food.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

1) To collect and tabulate the degree of consumption of energy in our campus and houses.

2) To make people aware and responsible about the unnecessary usage of energy leading to atmosphericimbalance.

3) To reduce global warming significantly.

OBJECTIVESLIFECYCLE OF TEXTILES

1) To document the usage of fabrics.

2) To analyse the environmental impact of using synthetic fibres.

3) To document the process of making textiles.

WASTE MANAGEMENT

1) To collect data and tabulate the extent of waste in various sectors.

2) To reduce the wastage of food.

3)To encourage recycling.

4) To encourage segregation of waste for better disposal.

TOUGH TERRAINIANSA Terrestrial Study

MAPPING OF STUDY AREA

STUDYAREA

Private Garden nearSeetharampalya

LOCATION Latitude: 12.980 NLongitude : 77.720 E

AREA 6200 sq. m

PERIMETER 261.53 m

TERRESTRIAL STUDY AREA

BACKGROUND OF STUDY AREA●The terrestrial study area is a private, gated garden in Seetharampalya.

●About 150 herbs, shrubs and trees have been planted.

●The private garden measures about Area- 6200 sq. m and Perimeter- 261.53 m

●We could identify about 8- 10 species of birds, 10- 15 species of butterfliesmillipedes, centipedes and different types of insects and arthropods.

TREE STUDY - Private GardenSI. NO. LOCAL NAME SCIENTIFIC

NAMEDEPENDENTS FRUITING /

FLOWERINGNUMBER

1 Eucalyptus Eucalyptus globulus Beetles and ants Flowering 2

2 Teak Tectona grandis Teak Defoliator Flowering 2

3 Peepal Ficus religiosa Lac insect and birds Flowering 1

4 Drumstick Moringa oleifera Termites Fruiting /Flowering

1

5 Coconut Cocos nucifera Ants and birds Fruiting/Flowering 15

6 Guava Psidium guajava Ants and butterflies Fruiting 5

7 Mango Mangifera indica Red Ants, birds andspiders

Leafy 6

SI. NO. LOCAL NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME DEPENDENTS FRUITING /FLOWERING

NUMBER

8 Jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus Honeybees Flowering 1

9 Chickoo (Sapota) Manilkara zapota Birds, ants andsquirrels

Flowering 2

10 Tamarind Tamarindus indica Birds, spider, andants

Fruiting /Flowering

3

11 Papaya Carica papaya Wasps and bees Fruiting 2

12 Cashew Anacardium occidentale Red ants and bees Fruiting 4

13 Neem Azadirachta indica Birds and blackants

Leafy 2

14 Pomegranate Punica granatum Squirrels and birds Fruiting 2

15 Jamun Syzygium cumini Squirrels and birds Flowering 4

TREE STUDY - Private Garden

FLOWERS FROM SCHOOL TERRACE GARDEN

Rose SunflowerChrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum Balsam Balsam

HERBS AND SHRUBS- Private GardenSI. NO. LOCAL NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME DEPENDENTS FRUITING /

FLOWERINGNUMBER

1 Tulsi Ocimum tenuiflorum Small ants andwhite bugs

Leafy 20

2 Coffee Coffea arabica Beetles Fruiting 20

3 Banana Musa acuminata Ants and spider Fruiting /Flowering

3

4 Black Pepper Piper nigrum Squirrels andbugs

Fruiting 10

5 Areca nut Areca catechu Birds Fruiting 10

6 Jasmine Jasminum Butterflies Flowering 20

HERBS AND SHRUBS- Private Garden

Jasmine Banana Coffee

TREES OBSERVED - Shivarapatna ( 20-09-17)SI. NO. LOCAL

NAMESCIENTIFICNAME

DEPENDENTS FRUTING/FLOWERING

NUMBER

1 Custard Apple Annona reticulata Fruit fly Fruiting /Flowering

2

2 Mango Mangifera indica Mango mealybug Flowering 2

3 Tamarind Tamarindus indica Mealybug Fruiting /Flowering

3

4 Neem Azadirachta indica Birds and black ants Fruiting 5

5 Banyan Ficus benghalensis Birds Fruiting 3

6 Peepal Ficus religiosa Birds Leafy 5

7 Amla Phyllanthus emblica Birds and squirrels Fruiting 3

8 Teak Tectona grandis Ants and birds Leafy 10

SI. NO. LOCAL NAME SCIENTIFICNAME

DEPENDENTS FLOWERING/FRUITING

NUMBER

1 Marigold Tagetes Spider mites,snails Flowering Half an acre

2 Maize Zea mays Beetles Fruiting, Flowering 7

3 Rose Rosa Bees and butterflies Flowering 50-100

4 Mulberry Morus alba Ants Flowering, Fruiting One acre

5 Henna Lawsonia inermis Caterpillars Flowering, Fruiting 3

6 Curry leaves Murraya koenigii Butterflies Flowering 5

7 Tur dal Cajanus cajan Beetles Flowering 5

HERBS/SHRUBS STUDY -Shivarapatna (20-09-17)

Marigold Fields Rose Fields

OXYGEN PRODUCTIONNAME SCIENTIFIC

NAMEAREA OF 1LEAF

NO. OFLEAVES

O2

PRODUCEDIN 1 HOUR

O2

PRODUCEDIN 1 DAY

Turmeric Curcuma longa 39 sq. cm 10 468 ml 5, 616 ml

Hibiscus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

41 sq. cm 320 15, 744 ml 1, 88, 928 ml

HibiscusTurmeric

DESCRIPTION OF LEAF

Turmeric : The leaves are alternate and arranged in two rows . They are divided into leafsheath , petiole and leaf blade. We observed false stems from leaf sheath. The petiole isabout 30 cm long. The leaf blade was occupying are area of 39 sq. cm and are oblong toelliptic and narrowing at the tip.

Hibiscus : The leaves of hibiscus are alternate, ovate to lanceolate with toothed marginoccupying 41 sq. cm area.

CARBON SEQUESTERED CALCULATIONSingapore Red Cherry: Near Seetharampalya Lake

Height =14 ft

Diameter =7.5 in

Green weight(above ground)= 0.25*D2 H=196.875 lbs=89.30 kg

Total green weight=120% of 196.875=236.25 lbs=107.16 kg

Dry weight=72.5% of 236.25=7.3167 lbs=3.31 kg

Carbon sequestered= 50% of 7.3167=3.65835 lbs /year=1.66 kg

Carbon dioxide sequestered=3.65835*3.6663=13.41260861 lbs /year=6.08 kg

CARBON SEQUESTERED

TREE NAME HEIGHT DIAMETER CARBONSEQUESTERED

CARBONDIOXIDESEQUESTERED

Star gooseberry24.6 feet=7.4 m

15 inches=0.38 m 273.03 kg/ year 1001.01 kg/year

Acacia

14 feet=4.26 m

10.2=0.26 m 71.84 kg /year 263.42 kg /year

In private garden

TREE STUDY- STAR GOOSEBERRYCommon Name Star Gooseberry

Scientific Name Phyllanthus acidus

Height 7.4 m

Girth 0.38 m

Carbon Sequestered 273.03 kg/ year

Carbon dioxide Sequestered 1001.01 kg/year

Dependents Ants

Uses Fruit- provides Vitamin C and Protein

Season September

Fruiting/ Flowering Fruiting

BUTTERFLIESSI. NO. LOCAL NAME SCIENTIFIC

NAMENUMBER ACTIVITY GROUP/

SINGLE

1 Common Grass Yellow Eurema hecabe 4 Flying , Feeding group

2 Angled Castor Ariadne ariadne 3 Basking group

3 Psyche Leptosia nina 1 Feeding single

4 Blue Mormon Papilio polymnestor 2 Flying single

5 Common Mormon Papilio polytes 3 Basking single

6 Tailed Jay Graphiumagamemnon

2 Basking group

7 Common Indian Crow Euploea core 2 Flying single

8 Common Jay Graphium doson 1 Flying single

BUTTERFLIES

9 Common Emigrant Catopsilia

pomona

4 Flying/ Basking Single

10 Baronet Euthalia nais 2 Flying Single

11 Pea Blue Lampides boeticus 3 Feeding/ Flying Single

12 Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta 4 Basking Single

13 Common Guava Blue Deudorix isocrates 3 Flying Single

SI. NO. LOCAL NAME SCIENTIFICNAME

NUMBER ACTIVITY GROUP/SINGLE

BUTTERFLIES

Blue Mormon Tailed JayCommon GrassYellow

Baronet

Common Jay Pea Blue Angled Castor Common Mormon

BIRDSSl. NO. LOCAL

NAMESCIENTIFICNAME

NUMBER ACTIVITY SINGLE/FLOCK

1 House crow Corvusmacrorhynchos

3 Flying Single

2 House sparrow Passer domesticus 2 Flying/Sitting

Flock

3 Small Grass BeeEater

Meropidae 2 Sitting Single

4 CommonTailorbird

Orthotomussutorius

2 Perched Flock

5 Rose RingedParakeet

Psittacula krameri 4 Flying/ Perched Single

6 Blue RockPigeon

Columba livia 4 Flying Flock

BIRDSSI.NO COMMON

NAMESCIENTIFICNAME

NUMBER ACTIVITY SINGLE /FLOCK

7 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 3 Sitting Single

8 Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis 2 Flying Single

9 Jungle Crow Corvusmacrorhynchos

4 Perched /Flying

Single

10 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis 3 Sitting /Flying

Single

BIRDS

House Crow Small Grass Bee Eater Oriental Magpie-Robin

Rose Ringed Parakeet Common Myna Common Tailorbird

INSECTS AND ARTHROPODSSI. NO. COMMON

NAMESCIENTIFIC NAME NUMBER ACT

1 Millipede Tachypodoiulus niger 5-7 Curled in a ball

2 Centipede Chilopoda family 1 Crawling

3 Honey bee Apis florea Honeycomb Buzzing

4 Wasp Vespula vulgaris 2 Buzzing

5 Red fire ants Solenopsis invicta groups Feeding on deadSnail

6 Black ants Lasius niger group Making a anthill

7 Red Cotton Bug Dysdercus cingulatus 3 Near the plant

8 Signature spider Argiope anasuja 2 On the web

9 Snail Cornu aspersum 3 Crawling

SOIL ANALYSIS - Private Garden

RADIUS 1 cm

HEIGHT 14 cm

VOLUME = 3.14*1*14=43.96 cm3

Core Dimensions:

SOIL ANALYSIS– Private Garden

Sample Sample 1 Sample 2 Sample 3

Area of collection Near the entrancegate

Near a pathway Near a tree

pH 7 7 7

Colour Brown Light Brown Yellow Brown

Texture Clayey Loamy Loamy

Physical Parameters:

SOIL ANALYSIS– Private Garden

VALUES SAMPLE 1 Near theentrance gate

SAMPLE 2 Near apathway

SAMPLE 3 Near a tree

Field Mass (g) 44.5 36.5 37.5

Mass after drying (g) 39.5 31.5 30

Volume (cm3) 43.96 43.96 43.96

Field Density (g/cm3) 1.01 0.83 0.85

Bulk Density (g/cm3) 0.89 0.71 0.68

Moisture Content (%) 12.6 % 15.9 % 25 %

Sampling:

SOIL ANALYSIS- Pictures

SOIL ANALYSIS- Pictures

TEAM AQUAAn Aquatic Study

MAPPING OF STUDY AREA

LOCATION LATITUDE LONGITUDE PERIMETER AREA

SeetharampalyaLake

12.98oN 71.71oE 848.73 m 34700 sq.m

Shivarpatna 13.06oN 77.99oE - -

BACKGROUND OF STUDY AREA

Study area-Seetharampalya Lake

• Neglected lake until 2015 when Brigade Group took the initiative to restore it.

• There is one outlet and two inlets to the Lake. (We observed only one inlet)

• Nu-algae has been introduced into the water to reduce nitrous activity and bringdown the growth of weeds.

• As per The Hindu Newspaper from May 29,2015, nearly 5,000 fish of fivedifferent fish species including Katla, Tilapia and the large group of the Carpvariety were introduced into the lake.

• The lake attracts several species of birds like Herons and Indian Cormorants.

DOCUMENTATION OF TREESSI. NO. LOCAL NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME NUMBER FLOWERING

/FRUITINGDEPENDANTS

1 Honge Pongamia pinnata 210 Flowering Black Ants

2 Singapore RedCherry

Muntingea calibura 50 Fruiting Ants, birds, wasps,butterfly and bees

3 Ekkanda Gida Calotropis gigantean 6 Flowering Bees

4 Silver Wattle Acacia dealbata 5 Fruiting Ants

5 Castor Ricinus communis 20 Leafy Ants

6 Flame of the forest Butea monosperma 5 Leafy/Flowering

Birds

SI. NO. LOCAL NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME NUMBER FLOWERING/FRUITING

DEPENDANTS

7 Lantana Lantana camara 7 Flowering Butterflies andbees

8 Peepal Ficus religiosa 8 Leafy Birds and smallinsects

9 Attimara Ficus racemosa 9 Fruiting Birds

10 Pride of India Lagerstroemia speciosa 10 Leafy Small insects

11 Tabebuia Tabebuia chrysantha 11 Leafy Insects

12 Bell flower Spathodea campanulata 6 Flowering Bees

DOCUMENTATION OF TREES

Measuring Height Bark Marking

TREE STUDY- Pictures

CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTERED

TREE HEIGHT DIAMETER CARBONSEQUESTERED

CO2 SEQUESTERED

Honge 4 feet=1.22 m

2.9 inches=0.07 m 1.65 kg /year 6.08 kg /year

Singapore RedCherry

14 feet=4.26 m

7.5 inches=0.19 m

38.84 kg /year142.42 kg /year

Bore 8.37 feet=2.55 m

13 inches=0.33 m

41.86 kg /year153.49 kg /year

Acacia 14 feet=4.26 m

10.2 inches=0.26 m

71.84 kg /year263.42 kg /year

Near Seetharampalya Lake

OXYGEN PRODUCTIONNAME SCIENTIFIC

NAMEAREA OF 1LEAF

NO. OFLEAVES

O2

PRODUCEDIN 1 HOUR

O2

PRODUCEDIN 1 DAY

Jambu Syzygium samarangense 70 sq. cm 34 285.6 ml 3427.2 ml

Ixora Ixora coccinea 87 sq. cm 34 354.96 ml 4259.52 ml

DESCRIPTION OF LEAF

Jambu : The leaves of the Jambu tree are opposite , smooth , leathery and occupyingabout 70 sq. cm. The upper surface of the leaf is little glossy and the underside is paler.The veins are fine , parallel and they run from midrib to margin.

Ixora : The leaves are smooth , opposite , ovate with pinnate venation and accuminatetip. The leaf is green and smooth.

SINGAPORE RED CHERRYCommon Name Singapore Red Cherry

Scientific Name Muntingea calibura

Height 4.2 m

Diameter 0.18 m

Carbon Sequestered 38.84 kg /year

Dependents Ants and birds

Uses Fruit- edible

Season August

Fruiting/ Flowering Fruiting

HONGE

Common Name Honge

Scientific Name Pongamia pinnata

Height 1.2 m

Diameter 0.07 m

Carbon Sequestered 1.65 kg /year

Dependents Black Ants and snail

Uses Oil- lamp oil, in leathertanning and in soap making

Season September

Fruiting/ Flowering Leafy

DOCUMENTATION OF BUTTERFLIESHabitat: Seetharampalya Lake

SI.NO

LOCAL NAME SCIENTIFICNAME

ACTIVITY GROUPS/SINGLE

1 Common Sailor Neptis hylas Flying Single

2 Blue Mormon Papilio polymnestor Pollinating/ Flying Single

3 Common Grass Yellow Eurema hecabe Moving in a synchronizedmanner

Group

4 Baronet Symphaedra nais Flying Single

5 Angled Castor Ariadne ariadne Flying Single

6 Psyche Leptosia nina Sitting/ Pollinating Single

7 Common Leopard Panthera pardus Flying Single

8 Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta Pollinating Single

9 Common Mormon Papilio polytes Pollinating Single

10 Striped Tiger Danaus genutia Flying Single

11 Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippu Pollinating Single

Common Grass Yellow Lemon Pansy

Common JayCommon Mormon CommonCrow

CrimsonRose

INSECTS AND ARTHROPODSSI. NO. COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC

NAMENUMBER ACTIVITY

1 Damselfly Zygoptera 15 Flying

2 Dragonfly Anisoptera 15-20 Flying

3 Garden Black ants Lasius niger 10 Crawling

4 Garden Snail Cornu aspersum 2 On lower side ofleaf

5 Cricket Gryllidae 10 Hopping

6 Grasshopper Caelifera 8 Hopping

7 Wasp Moth insect Milletia sp. 2 Mating

8 Jewel Beetle Scutelleridae 1 On the leaf

9 Shield Insect Pentatomidae 5 On the leaf

INSECTS AND ARTHROPODSSI. NO. COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME NUMBER ACTIVITY

10 Signature Spider Argiope anasuja 1 On the web,paralyzing insect

11 Water Strider Gerridae 15-20 Striding on water

12 Carpenter Bee Xylocopa 1 Flying

13 Bumble Bee Bombus 2 Flying

14 Leaf insect Phylliidae 3 Camouflaged on aleaf

15 Dusky Stink Bug Euschistus tristigmus 2 On the ground

16 Red Cotton Bug Dysdercus cingulatus 3 On the leaf

17 Colorado Beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata 20-30 Crowded on abranch

INSECTS AND ARTHROPODS

Tiger Moth Jewel Beetle DamselflyAnts

Signature Spider Carpenter Bee Shield Bug Red Cotton Bug

DOCUMENTATION OF BIRDSSI.NO.

LOCAL NAME SCIENTIFICNAME

NUMBER ACTIVITY SINGLE/FLOCK

1 House Crow Corvus splendens 3 Perched Flock

2 Red Vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer 4 Perched Single

3 Rose Ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 5 Flying Flock

4 Black Kite Milvus migrans 5 Flying Single

5 Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii 6 Flying, near waterbody

Single

6 Common Coot Fulica atra 7 Swimming Single/ Flock

7 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 3 Flying Single

8 White BreastedWaterhen

Amaurornisphoenicurus

2 On the ground Single

DOCUMENTATION OF BIRDSSI.NO.

LOCAL NAME SCIENTIFICNAME

NUMBER ACTIVITY SINGLE/FLOCK

9 Greater Cormorant Phalacrocoraxcarbo

5 Flying/swimming

Single

10 Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis 7 Perched Flock

11 Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger 5 Flying Single

12 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 4 Near the lake Single

13 Red Whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotusjocosus

2 Perched Flock

14 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 4 Flying Flock

15 Common Tailorbird Orthotomussutorius

2 Flying Single

16 Black Capped Night Heron Nycticoraxnycticorax

2 Flying/ Sitting Single

17 Blue Rock Pigeon Columba livia 15 Flying Flock

18 Greenish Leaf Warbler Phylloscopustrochiloides

3 Perched Single

DOCUMENTATION OF BIRDSSI.NO.

LOCAL NAME SCIENTIFICNAME

NUMBER ACTIVITY SINGLE/FLOCK

19 Black Drongo Dicrurusmacrocercus

5 Flying Single

20 Asian Koel Eudynamysscolopaceus

7 Perched Flock

21 Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata 5 Flying Single

22 White Browed Wagtail Motacillamaderaspatensis

4 Near the lake Single

23 Spotted Dove Spilopeliachinensis

2 Perched Flock

24 Great tit Parus major 4 Flying Flock

25 Shikra Accipiter badius 2 Flying Single

26 Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia 2 Flying/ Sitting Single

27 Red Wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus 15 Flying Flock

28 Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata 3 Perched Single

DOCUMENTATION OF BIRDSSI.NO.

LOCAL NAME SCIENTIFICNAME

NUMBER ACTIVITY SINGLE/FLOCK

29 Little Grebe Tachybaptusruficollis

8 Swimming Flock

30 White Cheeked Barbet Megalaima viridis 2 Flying Single

31 Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalusdumetorum

4 Perched Single

32 Scaly Breasted Munia Lonchurapunctulata

1 Perched Single

33 White Throated Kingfisher Halcyonsmyrnensis

1 Flying Single

34 Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychussaularis

2 Perched Flock

35 Crow Pheasant Centropussinensis

1 Flying Single

36 Purple Moorhen Porphyrioporphyrio

2 Near the lake Standing

DOCUMENTATION OF BIRDSSI.NO.

LOCAL NAME SCIENTIFICNAME

NUMBER ACTIVITY SINGLE/FLOCK

37 Common Moorhen Gallinulachloropus

1 Near the lake Standing

38 Purple Rumped Sunbird Leptocomazeylonica

2 Perched near nest Flock

39 Darter Bird Anhinga 1 Flying Single

40 Pale-Billed Flowerpecker Dicaeumerythrorhynchos

1 Flying Single

41 Jungle Crow Corvusmacrorhynchos

1 Flying Single

Indian Pond Heron

Little Egret Common coot

Bird’s NestPurple RumpedSunbird

SOIL ANALYSIS– School Campus

Core dimensions:

DIAMETER 2 inches

RADIUS 1 inch= 2.54 cm

HEIGHT 5.5 inches= 5.5*2.54 cm

VOLUME = 3.14* r2 *h= 3.14* (2.54)2 *5.5*2.54= 283 cm3

SOILSAMPLE

FIELDWEIGHT(g)

WEIGHTAFTERDRYING(g)

FIELDDENSITY(g/cm3)

BULKDENSITY(g/cm3)

MOISTURECONTENT(%)

Sample-1Under a tree

597.47 445.2 1.57 1.3 20.77

Sample-2Near cricketground

510.29 368.62 2.11 1.80 17.09

SOIL ANALYSIS– School Campus

Date: 16-11-17

WATER ANALYSIS- Lake Samples

Chemical Parameters:SAMPLELOCATION

TOTAL SOLIDS(mg/l)

DISSOLVEDOXYGEN

CONCLUSION

Inlet 1200 mg/l 4.03ml Heavily Polluted

Middle 600 mg/l 4.8ml Moderately Polluted

Outlet 800 mg/l 3.2ml Severely Polluted

Type of Sampling: Grab Sampling

Physical Parameters:Temperature= 27o CpH= 5.5-6

WATER ANALYSIS- Lake Samples

Nymphaea nouchali

COMMONNAME

SCIENTIFICNAME

FLOWERING/WEED

Cattail Typha Leafy

Common MarshBuckwheat

Polygonumglabrum

Leafy

Water Spinach Ipomea aquatica Flowering

Water Primrose Ludwigia Flowering

Water Hyacinth Echhorniacrassipes

Weed

Biological Parameters: ZooplanktonWater Hyacinth

AQUATIC PLANTS IN SEETHARAM PALYALAKE

Cattail

CattailWater LilyWater Spinach

Alligator Weed Common Duckweed

WATER ANALYSIS– Comparative Study

PARAMETERS INLETFROMLAKE

MIDDLEWATERFROMLAKE

OUTLETWATER FROMLAKE

UNDERGROUNDSOURCE FORSCHOOL

Total Solids 1200 mg/l 600 mg/l 800 mg/l 900 mg/l

Dissolved Oxygen 4.03 mg/l 4.8 mg/l 3.2 mg/l 8.6 mg/l

pH 6 6.5 6 7- 8

Temperature 27oC 27oC 27oC 21oC

WATER ANALYSIS- Pictures

FOOD MILEPRODUCE MASS

(kg)PLACE OFPRODUCTION

DISTANCE (km) VEHICLE USED CO2 EMISSION

Carrot 250 kg Ooty 227 km Truck 18.7 kg CO2

Tomato 500 kg Chikkaballapura 58 km Truck 7.8 kg CO2

Onion , 1000kg

1000 kg Maharashtra 909 km Truck 245.4 kg CO2

Apple 500 kg Shimla 2493 km Air 1371.2 kg CO2

Radish 300 kg Doddaballapur 46 km Truck 3.7 kg CO2

Rice 5000 kg Andhra Pradesh 512 km Truck 691.2 kg CO2

Wheat 2000 kg Punjab 2525 km Rail 101 kg CO2

Green gram 500 kg Tamil Nadu 313 km Truck 42.3 kg CO2

Sugar 1000 kg Mandya 104 km Truck 28.1 kg CO2

FOOD MILE

Legend:Black-Litchi; Orange-Pineapple;

Purple-Orange

Legend:Red-Apple

ENERGY CONSUMPTIONPaper Consumption

(kg)Emission factor CO2

Emission(tonnes)

AdminOffice

4.5 2.9 kg carbondioxide/ kgof paper

0.1566

Electricity Consumption (kWh) Emission factor CO2 Emission (tonnes)

Home 5034.64 1.56 kg of carbondioxide/ kWh

7.8

School 13856.81 1.56 kg of carbon dioxide/kWh

21.61

Diesel perday- 1 bus(l)

Diesel peryear- 1bus (l)

Diesel peryear-Total (l)for 30buses

CO2 peryear(kg) for 30buses

12 3, 600 1, 08, 000 2, 89, 440

ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF SCHOOL

Areas of consumption CO2 Emission per year(Tonnes)

Paper 0.1566

Electricity 21.61

Transportation 289.44

Total 311.2066

WATER CONSERVATION- Rainwater HarvestingArea of Rooftop = 32000 sq. ft = 2972.89 sq.mRun-off Coefficient = 0.936

DATE RAIN FALL RAINFALL inBANGALORE

COLLECTIONCAPACITY(litres)

12/7/17 12.4mm 11 mm 34169.24

20/7/17 3.8mm 11 mm 10471.21

10/8/17 1.4mm 13 mm 3857.82

11/8/17 5.5mm 13 mm 15155.7l12/8/17 14.5mm 13 mm 39955.9

14/8/17 40.3mm 13 mm 112140.1617/8/17 11.6mm 13 mm 32278.5

23/8/17 1.6mm 13 mm 4452.2

24/8/17 43.4mm 13 mm 120766.3Total collection 3,73,247.06

LIFECYCLE OF TEXTILESPlace visited: Silk worm farm in ShivarapatnaDate: 20.9.17Main use: Tyre retreadingType of silk produced: Gold silk

Questions asked to textile shop owner:

1.How many types of textiles do you sell?Nylon,silk,cotton,etc.

2.Which textile cloth is sold faster and why?Nylon and other man made fabrics due to their cheap cost and

durable nature.

LIFECYCLE OF TEXTILESProcess of Sericulture documented:

The owner buys a few clusters of eggs from certain government shops.This will take 2-3 days to hatch. They will appear as black dots. With ahen’s feather they dust it onto the bed. Based on the body temperaturethey come to know the stage of the silkworm. Mulberry leaves aregiven to them. First they are chopped into small bits and given and thenbigger leaves are given as they grow. During a change in bodytemperature the silkworm will not eat anything. When it starts to form acocoon it becomes reddish brown in colour.Then it is taken to adifferent place where it completes forming cocoons which are then soldat a wholesale market.

LIFECYCLE OF TEXTILES

Conclusion: Majority of the clothes are made of cotton as it provides comfort inBangalore’s warm weather. However, nylon and other synthetic, artificial fabrics havealso been used to a large extent.

Fabrics Clothes (Family of4)

Percentage (%)

Silk 40 12.9%

Cotton 70 22.5%

Nylon 30 9.6%

Polyester 20 6.4%

Wool 30 9.6%

Chiffon 10 3.2%

Other 60 19.3%

Percentage (%)

SilkCottonNylonPolyesterWoolChiffonOther

WASTE MANAGEMENT

Gopalan International School’s NSIP team has been working towardsreducing the amount of waste we create during lunch hours. This hasbeen done by appointing two members to observe and control thedisposal each day near the waste bins. We have reduced aconsiderable amount of food from being wasted.

20kg of Food waste

5kg of Food waste

WASTE MANAGEMENTThe wet waste (peels of fruits and vegetables) are put for composting. We put it in anairtight bin, add the powder of composting microbes and leave it for a month. Then we putit in a porous pot lined with newspapers for a month. We put it for drying in the sun for afew hours and the compost is ready to be used.

WASTE MANAGEMENT PICTURES

GREEN LIFESTYLE1 ) Gopalan International School’s NSIP team has been working towards reducing theamount of waste we create during lunch hours. This has been done by appointing twomembers to observe and control the disposal each day near the waste bins. We havereduced a considerable amount of food from being wasted.

Food wasted (approx.):

Before initiative = 20kg

After initiative = 5kg

2) Copper/steel bottles are used by all the NSIPians instead of plastic bottles, therebymotivating their friends/classmates to do the same.

Out of 500 children,100 to 150 have changed to steel/copper bottles.

GREEN SCHOOLOur school NSIP team has reduced the amount of paper wasted by using sheets of paper

to write tests instead of test notebooks. These sheets of paper are torn from the unusedpaper of the old books.

Test notebooks per person 10 books 10 * 100 = 1000 sheets

Cost per person 10 * 40 = Rs. 400

Books / paper used 1 book 1 * 100 = 100 sheets

Books / paper wasted 9 books 9 * 100 = 900 sheets

Saving for each student 9 * 40 = Rs. 360

Approx. number of students 500

Savings after this initiative 360 * 500 Rs. 1,80,000

Students tearing unused pages from

old books to use as class test papers.

CONCLUSIONTREE STUDY

Terrestrial Region:We observed that there were a large number of fruiting trees and plants as opposed to the ornamental plants.This isbecause the fruiting trees have a wide range of uses.Herbs and shrubs were grown in large numbers attracting manyinsects.

Aquatic Region:In aquatic region, we found a large number of ornamental trees and shrubs.However, fruiting trees have been plantedto attract birds and butterflies.Honge trees have been planted on the boundary of the wallway.

CONCLUSIONBUTTERFLY STUDYTerrestrial Region:A large number of Common Grass Yellow-Eurema hecabe butterflies were spotted.This is due to the presence ofshort grass cover.Aquatic Region:A large number of Angled Castor-Ariadne butterflies were found because of a vast castor plant population .Some beautiful Crimson Roses were also found around Lantana and other host plants.

BIRDS STUDYAquatic Region:About 40 species of birds were observed. This indicates the presence of a large amount of fish.Little Egrets Common Coots and Greater Cormorants are commonly found in the lake.Black Kites are usually found flying over the Lake.

CONCLUSIONTerrestrial Region:Common crows generally sat on the ground.A few sparrows were observed perched on the trees.

SOIL ANALYSISTerrestrial Region:The soil of the garden was mostly clayey: The soil had an average density of 0.92 gram per cm cube justifies itstexture.Aquatic Region:The soil in our school campus is clayey as well .It has an average density of 0.89 gram per cm cube justifies itstexture . It has a moisture content of 15%on an average.Plants like pumpkins,cucumbers,cauliflowers and tomato would grow well in this slightly acidic soil.

CONCLUSIONFOOD MILEA large quantity of the vegetables we use on a daily basis are grown in villages around Bangalore.Apples and Kiwi happen to have the highest food mile due to the large distance they travel.We must hence eat locally grown products.

WATER ANALYSISSchool Campus:The school Campus has its main source of water from underground supply.This is because the school lies on the lake bed of Seetharam Palya Lake . Hence the high groundwater level.On measuring the DO we conclude the water is not polluted.The water is slightly acidic.

CONCLUSIONAquatic Region:The water is slightly acidic.On measuring the DO we found the lake to be low. This may be due to the presence of a large number of algae. Thiswould justify the presence of Zoo Plankton.This might be due to the inlet of Zinc factory entering the lake .Water lilies were found in the lake.Water hyacinth also covered a region making it swampy.

ENERGY CONSUMPTIONSThe energy consumption of our homes and schools was calculated.A large amount of Carbon Dioxide is emitted due to the usage of fossil fuels to produce electricity.Hence, we must make an effort to use renewable sources of energy like solar energy. This can be done by installingsolar panels.

CONCLUSIONWATER CONSERVATION60,000 litres of water is used in our school everyday.After installing an efficient rainwater harvesting system on the terrace we have conserved about 3 lakh litres ofwater over 2 months.

WASTE MANAGEMENTA large quantity of food was being wasted.Actionable precautions have been taken. Awareness has been spread through posters and assembly.Reduced from 20kg to 5kg.

FUTURE VISIONS● To reduce paper wastage by students .● To reduce the electricity consumption.● To effectively use rainwater which gets collected.● To segregate wet, dry and medical waste.● Increase our green area.● To reduce water and air pollutants emitted by our school.● To implement Zero wastage of food.● To plant more trees around the school campus for restoring ecological balance.● Creating awareness among students and staff about Green Lifestyle.