All Tasks

a. Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S2sWSJPCruQc5hlQpBLIUe9fRo4gdnn4MzQou4Nkxm8/edit?tab=t.0

a. Climate Time Machine https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E5oIhYNA8Nmqmj2GGNQHaWN8nFcR5zW3r6SE3E4EpSc/edit?tab=t.0

a. Light Pollution: NASA Blue Marble Navigator https://docs.google.com/document/d/11sPovPhufnYRpSoBgkpK_8gg2cVHn9ODtYRf0jp6zQc/edit?usp=sharing

a. En-ROADS https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rpbhCR0WQnxIAFwnv4HYpBnhh_Frs3sPo9UWBSPKwDo/edit?usp=sharing

a. Link to articles

i. Adfontesmedia.com

b. Write a strong paragraph on your news article. What did you learn? What are your takaways? How is your source reputable? (5-8 sentences)

a. Ocean Acidification https://docs.google.com/document/d/104qhnxnYEVn9_ezA_LNGTC3J-4xGf4FzyNJPxiqlzug/edit?usp=sharing

a. Air Pollutants https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wf2QiWkgLlLNcnsA1tdspY6uJJbmR9xb1lfUBVJ0mHo/edit?usp=sharing

i. Article 1

ii. Article 2

a. Video

b. E-Waste https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OVN_dXiPoyabZ39TQTCo0kjtSLtgU1vBxK61blWCH_c/edit?usp=sharing Start

a. My Octopus Teacher

i. My Octopus Teacher https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VlAW-wNPVP-8ppeGjX_8kIUKTpXCTzJ6Nu6wKvZxA8s/edit?usp=sharing

a. To join, fill out this form and at the bottom select that you would like to join “blog publications”

b. Write a blog post regarding one of the following topics (60 pts)

i. Check Earth.org's list of 15 Biggest Environmental Problems of 2025 for ideas on what to write: https://earth.org/the-biggest-environmental-problems-of-our-lifetime/

ii. Feel free to write about other topics but please email us first

c. Make an instagram snippet (40 pts)

Read two articles on air pollutants and write a summary (20 pts):

a. Noise Pollution https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p_zjnZw5XXLWb14V9a6IWgUMmG4EuBSiBptNkk1X8LQ/edit?usp=sharing

i. Article 1

ii. Article 2

a. Task #13: Biomimicry https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l90gtqIwu7HWZpqkGANXxBL0wQXR099Vu-_lOe0Mwr4/edit?tab=t.0

b. Video Options (choose one)

i.One

ii.Two

iii.Thres

a. Light Pollution https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k0sefBARqLs3f3SXJPlwhBvwZaVOa6R3YVJnTC7LXUs/edit?tab=t.0 Start

a. Fast Fashion https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tnZ2Am1swRWZeJUPEi3kJVk4YEKqTg_4LoP57L_tRsM/edit?tab=t.0

a. Consumerism https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HLHtK5dm-Oatu5hGR5MfWph9PgRIAV1_9E82Xsi5X2A/edit?tab=t.0

a. Find a video on an endangered species (at least a 10 minute long video) and write a blurb (min 250 words) about the importance of the species in its ecosystem, as well as ways to help

b. Endangered Species https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hFTkv5dqCR_x3MM8Uhvy6t27Q8DRaDMTiBtQuRHj628/edit?tab=t.0

Learn about 5 people/organizations from an Earth Day Event. Reflect on what you learned. What is the person’s/organization’s story and mission? What can you learn from them and how can you contribute to their efforts? (Minimum 500 words) Submit your reflection with a picture of you at the event.

a. BAYCS Earth Day

b. Santa Clara Board of Education

c. City of Cupertino

d. City of San Jose

Did anything surprise you (i.e. more trash than expected)? Reflect on and describe three main takeaways from your experience. (Minimum 250 words) Submit your reflection with a picture of you at the event and a volunteer certificate.

a. Grassroots Ecology

i. April 5th, Los Altos Hills at Byron Preserve (9 AM - 12 PM)

ii. April 12th, Pearson-Arastradero Preserve (9 AM - 12 PM) *ONLY women or non binary people

iii. April 20th, Cherry Springs Pond (9 AM - 12 PM)

iv. April 26th, Cooley Landing (9 AM - 12 PM)

b. 04/19 City of San Jose: Great American Litter Pickup(9:00 AM - 11:00 AM)

c. 5/17 Santa Clara County Creek Cleanup(9 AM to 12 PM)

i. Interest Form

ii. There will be many locations, you can either host a cleanup site or join a public cleanup site

d. 4/26 VTA Cleanup(9 to 11 AM)

a. I.e. for a carrot, use the peel, flesh, and top in a/multiple recipe(s)

a. Plan 3 routes that you would use public transportation for, from one destination to the next. List the plan with how long it would take, the price, and the destinations. (Use google maps or other transit apps like “Transit • Subway & Bus Times”). Submit your plan with a picture of you using public transportation.

a. Take a picture of the said invasive plant. Research the plant (What other plant(s) look similar to it? How does this plant harm the local ecosystem? Where is the plant’s place of origin? How did the plant spread to your area?) and include it as a description to the picture, 250 words minimum.

b. Refer to workshop _____ to get more involved with invasive species and stop them from harming our ecosystem

a. Email an elected representative about 1) how the environmental policy is developing 2) how you can help and 3) your personal story related to the policy. Submit a picture of the email.

a. Document your cooking process with pictures of you cooking, the list of your ingredients + how every part of it was used, the recipe you are using, and a before/after photo

a. Send edited video of you spending time outside, with time stamps

b. Speaking parts are not required, but appreciated. Make sure it shows your face at least once, and shows the places you visited outside

c. Show at least 5 different people in your video (not strangers)

a. Take a picture of the park, and the trash you've collected afterwards.

b. Collect at least 1 bucket of trash

a. Document your journey (we recommend Strava or Apple/Google Maps) of where you walked all day.

b. Don't use any kind of vehicle (cars, bikes, buses, bikes, etc.)

c. Go to at least 3 places

a. Take a picture of all of your meals for a day (at least 3) with your in the photo and ingredients listed

b. Bonus points if you cook it & document yourself cooking