Hello students! March coming!
In this opening summer, our school had celebrated Earth Day.
Our themes in this year is GGGC, Green Generation Green Consumption.
The themes tell us about as a young generation we should take care our
consumption. As a clever young generation, you have to pay attention
to the health through meal. Eat vegetables, fruits, and nutritious food is
one of the supports to our health.
Every student participated well in this event on March 21st, 2014
in School Hall. Opening celebration held in School Yard by our
Headmaster, Mr. Antonio Mark, and the entire event held in School Hall.
The opening of event starts 08.00 a.m. until closing ceremony on 09.00
p.m.
All the event held by School Council supported by schools and
News time magazine. The first event of GGGC is seminar entitle “Slow
Food Movement” on March 20th. Slow food is the opposite term of fast
food. In this era, all the restaurant and food court cooked fast food which
is based on Health Department research is not good for health. Slow
food movement brings the solution to consume slow food or non-fast
food and invite people to consume it.
Green Generation Green Consumption gives us another good
ways of life. Be a generation who care of health and food consuming.
Have a good day on March! [ANM]
Date to be Highlight
23rd April 2014
Green Generation Green
Consumption
22nd April 2014
60+ Action
Join school’s projects:
How to save our earth? See page 6.
Vol. 007
School’s Monthly Newsletter
UPCOMING
Let’s Celebrating
DAY
Sidebar
SMA Kembang
Luke Street 27DE Building A-Z
Jakarta, Indonesia Phone. 085669431419
Team:
Designer:
Fika Mayang Sari
Reporter:
Aji Nur Hakim
Anggya Avosma
Vina Yusriana
Green Generation
Green Consumption:
Another Way to be
Health
HEADLINE
CALL FOR ACTION
Do you know how much the trash caused by the plastic bottle? Do you know that thing will
damage the Earth condition? So here, we challenge you to do this to help reduce the trash
in this world:
1. No more plastic bottle usage
2. Change plastic bottle into tumbler
Article:
The Danger of Plastics
See page 3.
Students Achievement:
NATURA, The Most
Naturalist Team
See page 6.
Teacher of The Month:
Ms. Joe - Mathematics
See page 4.
CALL FOR ACTION
Use tumbler to save our Earth from a
bunch of plastic and bottle trash. Bring
your own tumbler to school. You can
refill it in the canteen. It’s free!
Small act, big change!
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The Danger of Plastics
The problem of garbage in our country is still unresolved. This is proven when waste management still in a mess. Therefore it was led to the destruction of the environment around us. The environment destruction is air, soil, ocean pollution and the biggest factor of environmental destruction is plastic waste.
Then what do you know of any dangers caused by plastic waste?
Plastic garbage will be harmful and difficult managed. Moreover, plastic will decompose only in very high temperature and take long time. When plastic breaks down then it will pollute the soil. In the meantime, when plastic is burned then it will produce toxic smoke that is not good for health.
Yet, in the new studies, researchers found that some plastics
decompose rapidly in the ocean. Plastic breaks down at the low or cool temperatures and within a year of the trash hitting in the water. They also said that degrading plastics are leaching potentially toxic chemicals such as Bisphenol A into the seas. Scientist announced that plastic is a new source of chemical pollution in the ocean. The impact of a lot plastic on the surface of the sea, this is causes the birds eat plastic that looks like a jellyfish. Not only that, plastic also leads to climate change. The way of production and material used for the manufacture of plastic requires a considerable amount of oil. This makes lots of ‘greenhouse’ gases which scientists believe are warming up the earth and the air around it. What is the solution to reduce plastic waste?
The little things that are beneficial to the environment is reduce the use of plastic such as carrying cloth bags when shopping and bring the tumbler. Besides reduce, we can also reuse and recycle plastic trash. So, as seen from any side, the plastic will always carry the negative impact for our environment. But, we can do small things that bringing positive impacts to stop environmental pollution caused by plastics. [AA]
Article
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Plastics take a hundred years to
be re-decomposed by soil.
More than 80% of plastic waste
from worldwide which directly
dumped into the trash are
moving out to the sea.
Most plastic waste is plastic
bottles and wrappers as much
as 56% where three quarters
came from housing. [FMS]
Pooling Result:
Ms. Joe, who did know who she is? Almost students from
each grade knows who she was, especially second years. She teach
for Mathematics in this school, but Mathematics do not seem so hard
for students. It all because she teaches in various fun ways and very
energetic person. Besides, she loves nature as much as she teaches
Mathematics. “Nature inspires me to inspire others” she said. Lately,
school also choose her as one of NATURA supervisor.
As school is welcoming to celebrate Earth Day, Ms. Joe plans
to invite students doing some projects outside schools. “We will learn
and back to nature. Mathematics come from there” she explained. [FMS]
Ms. Biggie
Physics
Ms. Joe
Mathematics
Teacher
Mr. Tobias
Athletics
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Students' Choices
Teacher of The Month
Mr. Tobias Ms. Biggie Ms. Joe
Ms. Joe
Mathematics
Teacher
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Congratulation
NATURA!
JAPAN TECHNOLOGY: TURNING WASTE
INTO PLASTIC FUEL
Unlike Indonesia, that Indonesia is still troubled by how to get
rid of plastic waste, Japan has been moving forward to convert the
waste plastic into fuel. The idea is very basic processing of all plastic is
derived from petroleum and can definitely back into petroleum.
Therefore, the Japan government took real action over the idea
because it was very likely to happen. Now, the plastic trash is no longer
a problem for Japan, even contributing to the welfare of society.
In general, the mechanism of conversion of plastic waste into
fuel is by using the method of pyrolysis, which heats the plastic at
temperatures above 400oC without oxygen. At these temperatures,
the plastic will melt and then turn into a gas. At the time of the process,
the long chain hydrocarbons will cut into short chains. Then, cooling
process is done on the gas, which will undergo condensation and liquid
form. The liquid is what will be the fuel, either gasoline or diesel fuel.
To get results and better performance, the catalyst is added. Several
parameters influence the product produced, among others,
temperature, time, and type of catalyst. This process need relatively
short time to be, the range of time of about 2-3 hours.
This technology are currently being used and even exported to
foreign countries, ranging from Asian countries such as China, Thailand
and the Philippines to the United States, Europe and Africa. Indonesia
as a developing country where the ever-increasing use of plastics is
expected to develop this kind of technology. By adjusting domestic
demand, this technology is expected to solve the problem of plastic
waste in this beloved country. [VY]
Figure 3. Source: http://1.bp.blogspot.com
Source: www.kompasiana.com
Features
NATURA, The Most
Naturalist Team
Naturalists’ group of SMA
Kembang, NATURA achieved
award as “The Most Naturalist
Team” in Bhakti Mapala Teknik
Untan Apit Night in 1st April 2014.
Figure 1. Source: http://4.bp.blogspot.com
Mr. Dedi Corbuzier as 9th grade physics teacher, is completed the Nationally recognized 'Physics Award' at Bronze level in recognition of their diverse Performing physics portfolios in Indonesia Science Week 2014 by Habibi Center. [VY]
Figure 2. Source:www.antaranews.com
Students’
Achievement
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Easy Ways to Go Green
Earth Day is an annual event that celebrated on April 22th. In the Earth Day was celebrated
with a variety of action, including simple ways as saving energy. Saving energy means decreasing the
amount of energy that we use every day. Saving
energy also called the key to lighting up our world. If
you try to count up how many times you save energy,
you will get lost in the maze. Did you know? Using less
energy helps us to preserve these resources and
make them last longer for the future! Not only that,
but also, saving energy can save your money just as
well as the animal in the arctic and prevents the
climate change. Here is some ways of saving energy
to prevent some problem with simple way:
1. Turn off the electricity, never used appliances and electronics like your netbook are turned off when
not in use.
2. Insulated the room if you turn on the air conditioning.
3. Use public transportation, bike or walk to school work.
Which of these do you already do? Which ones are you going to focus on? Save energy, save our life!
[AA]
Tips and Tricks
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