Final Posting

9. HS-ESS2-5. Plan and conduct an investigation of the properties of water and its effects on Earth materials and surface processes.


The water cycle can have effects on Earth materials and surface processes. Causing things like flooding, erosion, and deposition. The water cycle includes evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, and infiltration. Evaporation is when the sun heats up any type of water and changes it into water vapor where it is evaporated up into the atmosphere. Transpiration is just water vapor be evaporated off of plants. The water vapor that was evaporated into the sky condenses and the temperature difference causing clouds to be made. Then the water vapor is turned back into liquid form, which is called Condensation. Once the clouds get to heavy to hold any more of the liquid substances, precipitation will occur. which could either be rain, snow, sleet, or hail. After precipitation falls to the earth, surface run off could be collected into groundwater or into bodies of water. Later as everything is drying out the water would be absorbed into the ground or evaporated to where the water cycle would start over again. Because of the Water Cycle, over time it can cause naturally occurring flooding erosion and deposition. Erosion takes years and years to make noticeable changes to the earth. But what it does is break down dirt, rocks, soil, and mineral particles and transport them to new locations or transform them into new things. Deposition is just the transporting of rock and sediment particles down stream to a new location. and Flooding is caused from too much precipitation of rain over time and the earth can absorb any more into the ground. It starts backing up water drains and pudding everywhere until it starts pooling in big areas. All of these naturally occurring process only would happen because of the water cycle. Because of our water cycle, our earth is still alive to this day.

• "The Water Cycle." The Water Cycle. Northern Michigan University, n.d. Web. 22 May 2014. <http://ellerbruch.nmu.edu/classes/cs255f02
• "Weathering, Erosion, Deposition (WED)." Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, and Landforms. Rengents Exam Prep Center, n.d. Web. 23 May 2014. <http://www.tutorialsolutions.com/esWEDNotes

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Water Webquest

1. Water pollution is any chemical, physical or biological change in the quality of water that has a harmful effect on any living thing that drinks or uses or lives (in) it.
The 7 types of water pollution are...

• surface water - the natural water sources of the earth including rivers, lakes, and oceans.
• groundwater - the water underground in our earth in the soil and under rock beds like aquifers. The water is polluted from pesticide contamination and can harm our drinking water.
• oxygen depleting - There are micro-organisms that live in water and feed on biodegradable substances. But when there are too many biodegradable substances added, the number of the micro-organisms multiply and they use up too much of the oxygen. Causing good organisms to die off and harmful substances to grow in our water supply.
• nutrients - Essential for plant growth and development that are found in waste water and fertilizers. This can cause weed and algae buildup in the water, clog filters, and be harmful for living organisms in the water.
• microbiological - micro-organisms that can live in the water and kill off other organisms. These killers are like bacteria, viruses, and protozoa. These can causes humans to catch some deadly diseases as well.
• suspended matter - Substances that will not break down in the water and are too big to mix with the water molecules. This can cause a lot of silt at the bottom of the water system and be deadly for organisms that live there.
• chemical - Industrial and agricultural work uses a lot of harmful chemicals that can run off in to the water systems. These chemicals include metals, solvents, pesticides, and petroleum.

2. A point source of pollution is pollution that comes from a single discrete place, like a pipe. A non-point source of pollution is comes from oil, pet waste, pesticide, herbicide, fertilizer, road salt, bacteria, sediment, and any other contaminant that ends up on the ground naturally or from human activity. 

3. Three types of pollution are pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers. They tie into our project because we are trying to grow organic plants on a green roof and we will not be using any type of products that would be harmful to any organisms in any way.

4. Consequences of water pollution would be death of aquatic animals, disruption of food chains, diseases, and destruction of ecosystems.

5. To improve the quality of water after it has been polluted, you can get a good filtration system. Boiling your water before using it is also a safe way to do it. The Clean Water Act did stop many Rivers and Seas from being over polluted, but much needs to be done to keep them clean and unpolluted.
How i can help prevent water pollution is by recycling any harmful products and dispose of them correctly, use all natural organic products. Whether it is for cleaning or using outside. And lastly, i could help inform people of how big this issue really is and it can be prevented.


Organic planting on a green roof. Very safe for the water and ecosystem.

Solar Energy

In the month of March, 332 kilowatt-hours of energy was produced.
Approximately 28 trees and about 628 batteries were saved.

In the month of April, 402 kilowatt-hours of energy was produced.
Approximately 33 trees and about 640 batteries were saved.

For May 1, 5.92 kilowatt-hours of energy was produced.

I think our solar panels are awesome because they are saving our school money. Even though it may not always be a lot, it'll eventually add up in the long run. Kids should learn about them because they are the future and solar panels will and should be big thing in years to come.