DIFFERENTIATE LIVING AND NONLIVING THINGS

Activity No. 1
DIFFERENTIATE LIVING AND NONLIVING THINGS

I. Materials
Colored magazines
Scissor
Glue / paste

II. Procedure
1. From the magazines that you have, select pictures that you think shows characteristics of living and nonliving things.
2. Collect and separate cut-out pictures of at least five living and five nonliving things then paste them on your activity sheet. Examine your collection.
3. Make a list of specimen to be studied by preparing the table below to present your observations.
4. Determine the characteristics possesses by each specimen, based on the table. Record your answer as “YES” or “NO” or “NOT SURE” on the boxes.

III. Data and Observation

CHARACTERISTICS
Does move Does eat Does breath Does grow Does reproduce Does possess energy
SPECIMENS
Living Things
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Nonliving Things
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

IV. Analysis
1. Can nonliving things demonstrate some characteristics of living things?


2. Is life possible without the interaction between living and non-living things? Why?


3. Why do you think the study of living things as in Biology, important?

Aritmitik ng Kalikasan

Essay Writing Contest
1ST PLACE DIVISION LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CAMP
2ND PLACE REGIONAL LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CAMP

ARITMITIK NG KALIKASAN

JOHN NICOLE RELOZA
IV – JUPITER

ROLLY B. CAIDIC
TRAINOR / COACH

Kalikasan – Polusyon + Kabataan X Edukasyon ÷ Teknolohiya = Pag-asa

Madali lang ang pormula upang makamtan ang pag-asang iligtas sa kapahamakan ang ating mundo. May mga bagay na dapat tanggalin, mga mahahalagang taong dapat idagdag, mga salik na kailangan paramihin at paglikha ng kapaki-pakinabang na bagay upang ang kaayusan ay mapanatili. Hindi kumplikado kung titingnan ngunit nakalulungkot mabatid na tila isang napakahirap na math problem ang kinakaharap ng ating Inang Kalikasan.

Lason sa dagat + Kalbong kagubatan + Sulasok sa himpapawid = Delubyo

Delubyo ang bunga sa lahat ng pagmamalabis at kapabayaan na sinukli natin sa ating likas na yaman. Patunay rito ang dalawang napakalakas na kalamidad na sina Bagyong Ondoy at Pepeng. Nagbagsak ito ng tubig na umabot sa 341.33mm, sa loob ng anim na oras lamang, katumbas ito ng tatlong buwang ulan. Umabot sa bilyun-bilyong halaga ng ari-arian ang napinsala at P85 dito ay sa CALABARZON pa lamang.

Polusyon – Tubig – Lupa – Hangin = Likas na Yaman

Sa bawat lason na naitatapon sa dagat, sa bawat hektaryang kagubatan na nakakalbo at sa patuloy na pagkalat ng nakasusulasok na hangin sa himpapawid, patuloy ang pagsadlak natin sa karimlan. Patunay dito ang pagsasaliksik ng mga siyentipiko na wala na umanong malinis na tubig na maiinom sa taong 2025, isa’t kalahating hektarya ng kagubatan ang nakakalbo kada segundo at 7.3 magnitude na lindol umano ang tatama sa Metro Manila. Lubusan nang kailangan na magtulungan at magkaisa upang paghandaan ang mga darating pang mga hamon ng panahon.

Kabataan X Komunidad X Pamahalaan = Pag-ahon

Pagtutulungan ang daan upang malampasan natin ang pagsubok na ito. Kabataan na magiging simula ng hakbangin. “Kapayapaan, Kalikasan, Kabataan… para sa kinabukasan. Kapit bisig sa daigdig… Kabataang mulat ang sagot”… tulad ng awit at mensahe ng yumaong si Francis Magalona, katuwang ang mga kabataan sa pagbangon ng kalikasan. Pati na rin ang komunidad na gagabay at pamahalaan na magbibigay suporta. Katuwang pa ang media sa pagpapakalat ng impormasyong sandata natin sa simula ng pagbabago. Kailangan nating tutukan ang sitwasyon at iprayoridad ang mundo. Sabi nga ng dating Bise-Presidente ng Amerika na si Al Gore, “I’ve given up my elective politics to try and save the planet”.

Edukasyon + Paghahanda = Pagbangon

Solusyon ang edukasyon sa simula ng pagbabago. Ito’y isang matibay na katuwang laban sa kakulangan sa pagkain at pagbagsak ng ekonomiya. Pagtaas ng tubig sa Laguna De Bay ng anim na talampakan at pagtaas ng temperatura kada taon ng isang sentigrado… ito ang bumabangungot sa ating mundo. Dahil dito nagsagawa ng mga programa ang pamahalaan tulad ng pagkakatatag ng Commission on Climate Change. Ito’y naglalayong protektahan ang ating bansa sa mga epekto ng global warming.

Teknolohiya ÷ Talino = Solusyon

Gamitin natin ang ating talino upang gumawa ng mga luntiang teknolohiya – isang rebolusyon laban sa polusyon at pagkagunaw ng daigdig. Halimbawa sa mga makabuluhang imbensyong ito an gang floating toilet sa Bataan, wind mill ng Batanes, water fueled car ng Mandaluyong at E-jeep sa Makati. Kung ipagpapatuloy lang natin ang paglikha ng mga ito, hindi malayong masolusyunan nating ang giyerang ito.

Pagkakaisa + Magandang Hangarin = Minimithing Kalikasan

Sa pagtanaw sa dako pa roon, liwanag ang siyang matatanaw, liwanag na patungo sa pagkahilom ng sugatang si Inang Kalikasan. Nasa ating mga berdeng kamay ang sagot sa tila napakahirap na aritmitik na ito. Panahon na upang tayo ay kumilos! Labanan ang giyera ng pagbabago ng panahon! Hindi pa huli ang lahat. Ang ating pananalig sa Panginoong Lumikha ng lahat at sarili nating paggawa ang siyang susi sa muling pagkabuhay ng nag-iisa nating tahanan – ANG MUNDO.

Nature's Babel

ESSAY WRITING CONTEST – ENGLISH
FINALIST - DIVISION LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CAMP


NATURE’S BABEL

ANGELIE ANN LLANTOS
II – Diamond

ROLLY B. CAIDIC
COACH/TRAINOR

Boooom! Booom!
A massive destructive sound awakened Maria one morning. Followed by the shaking of the ground, she tries to get up from the bed to get ready for school. Mining has started again in their town and scene like this is no longer a surprise to them. Almost three fourths of the hill has already been literally flattened and miner’s job seems not yet done.

Crasshhh... creaaak... rrumble...
Big rocks and trunk of woods toppled down the slope. Destruction of our natural resources and mass consumption of fossil fuels lead to global warming and extreme climate phenomena. In fact, the year 2005 was recorded as the hottest in recorded history and over the past century human industrial and agricultural activities have started to the build-up of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases which traps earth’s outgoing radiation leading to an enhanced greenhouse effect and a warmer earth.

Education is still an effective vehicle for bringing global warming into our collective consciousness. Knowing the how’s and why’s of our mother earth could lead to better understanding about frightening warm weather, extreme floods, extinction of animals, and even melting of the polar ice caps. Youth plays an important role on mobilization of everyone.

Whoosshh…
Don’t let Maria’s dream of a cool fresh breeze of air be a dream forever. Working together with our peers and the community can address the problem of our mother earth. This is the role of youth-led initiatives in the green economy. Young people are not only the future, they are also the now. More than 45% of the world’s population is under 25, with 1.3 billion young people living in developing countries. Over the last two years, consultations and research work with youths have demonstrated that they can make a difference in fighting earth’s destruction through their actions and advocacy activities in youth organizations. Youths are key agents of change.

Roaar… croaak… tweeet…
Nature’s harmonious sounds, do we still hear these today? Or the future lies on the ipod’s and flat screen TV’s just to experience these natural wonders. Don’t let this happen especially for our future generations. Let us put these technologies into a better usage. It depends on our hands on how to utilize these inventions and where we could apply our knowledge to help our mother earth’s calling for a better place to live in.

Ticktock... ticktock...
Earth’s clock is running out and its calling everyone’s attention before it is too late. Climate change is one of the biggest threats of our time, like a big bomb waiting to explode, don’t let this happen to the world we live in. The alarm of hope is ringing and it’s calling our awareness, this is the perfect time to act now before it’s too late. Solutions are lying within the hands of our future generations. Green economy such as environmentally sustainable enterprises, technological innovations (new sources of clean renewable energy), energy efficiency measures, etc... Youth can contribute! And yes! There is hope for Maria and her town.

Special child

Kung iisipin ano nga ba mapapala ko sa panonood ng mga special child sa plaza.. Naimagine ko lang di naman nakakamangha makikita ko dun.. Pero dala ng aking curiosity at pagkabagot sa bahay sinubukan kong sumilip sa plaza tutal malapit lang kame dun at ilang araw nren naririnig ko un sa ate ko na iba iba daw pinapalabas nila sa entablado..

Bumungad sa aking ang iba iba itsura ng special child.. May ilang masaya sa kanilang suot, yun iba excited na at nagpapa picture pa.. meron din iba na parang di alam ang nangyyare sa paligid .. Tinitigan ko mga suot nila.. Walang ispesyal o naiiba sa kanilang gagawin iyon ang impresyon ko sa sarili..

Tutal wala naman akong gagawin sa bahay di na siguro masama ang mapanood ko ang kahit unang parte ng programa.. Kahit parang alam kong mejo maiinip ako sa aking mapapanood..

Nagsimulang magsalita ang mga emcee.. Masiglang masigla sila.. Nsa loob ko pilit lang nila pinasasaya ang pagsasalita para khit papano mabigyang buhay ang boring na programa nila.. Alam naman ng lahat na prang wala lang un gagawin nila dun..

Tumambad sa akin ang inaasahan kong mapapanood n mga special child.. Di alam ang gagawin.. Mayroong kung saan saan lumalakad.. Un isa ay natutuwa sa reaksyon ng tao.. Meron din namang nahihiya.. Karamihan inaalalayan pa ng volunteer na makaikot sa stage..

Ngunit ang nakikita ng aking mata ay iba sa nararamdaman ng aking puso.. Kinurot nito ang aking kalooban..

Tinagalan ko pa ang panonood s plaza.. Pinagtitiyagaan ng aking mata pero pilit pumapaibabaw ang sinasabi ng aking damdamin.. Ang kanilang galaw na karaniwang aasahang kilos ng isang special child ay iba ang kahulugan sa aking puso.. Ang kakatuwa nilang galaw ay halos kayang unawain ng aking dibdib.. Lumayo ako sa aking unang sarili.. Biglang nangibabaw sa akin ang kakaibang impresyon na hindi ko inaasahang maramdman bago ako pumunta sa plaza.. Bagkus na maawa isa ang aking napatunayan - respeto at paghanga..

Npatunayan kong Normal tayo s mga pisikal n aspeto pero pgdating s emosyonal n katayuan di tayo naiiba sa kanila.. Tulad nila kung meron s ating "normal" n malakas ang loob humarap s tao at ang iba ay takot lumakad man lng s entablado ganon din silang kung tawagin ng iba'y "abnormal".. Nakita ko ang aking sarili n hindi iba sa kanilang emosyon.. Nkkaramdam din sila ng kaba, takot, saya, hiya o gulat.. At lhat ng iyon npatunayan ko s minsang gabi n pinanood ko rumampa ang mga batang ito s harap ng mga tao s paete..

Binago ng mga batang ito ang pagkakilala ko sa nakakahong pagtingin sa kanila.. Dapat pa rin ba silang tawaging abnormal kung gayong di sila nalalayo sa ating aspetong emosyonal? Sapat ba silang kaawaan na lamang at huwag pahalagahan?

Hindi sapat na husgahan sila sa kanilang kakulangan sa pisikal at kaisipan na kalagayan.. Bagkus laliman pa natin ang ating pagkilala sa kanila at nararapat lamang n tuklasin kung ano ang dapat nating pahalagahan at pagyamanin nilang natatanging talento at kakayahan..


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corfjem paete

corfjem paete: "Tatlong Kruz at wawa park"

Kaibigan ng Tito

Dumalaw ang tito q s isang kaibigan minsan mpadpad kme a sta cruz.. Exited xa mkita ang dting kaklase n balita nya ay isa nang dean.. Mtgal din cla di ngkita dhil s haba ng panahong di umuwi ng pilipinas ang tito at s new york lng nag lagi upang magturo.. Natutuwa cya n mkita ang kaibigan at mpatunayan s sarili n mataas n nga ang nrating ng knyang kaklase.. Ngunit ikinagulat nyang retired n pla ang kaibigan nyang dating dean.. Hinanap nya s skul n yon ang kaibigang dean at khit ang guard ay di n ito matandaan khit ang pangalan man lng..Maswerte pa pla sya nang may mkausap na dating guro doon at iyon ang nagsabi kung nsaan n ang hinahanap ni tito at ano n ang kalagayan.. Nsa bahay nlng at doon naglalagi.. Doon ko npatunayan s sarili eto:

Pwede k mg aral at mging matagumpay s iyong lrangang propesyunal pero pag retirado ka nalhat ng bgay n un mbbalewala at iiwan mo rin.. Ktulad k nlng ng karaniwang retiradong empleyado nsa bahay at ngppalipas ng oras.. Ngunit ang pgkkaroon ng pamilya yan ang bagay n hngang s kmatayan mo alam mong bagay n di mbabalewala at di maiiwan ng panahon


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bayani din daw?!

bayani din daw?!

owkie so i had to blog this one haha..

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Self-Inflicted Violence: Helping Those Who Hurt Themselves

Self-Inflicted Violence: Helping Those Who Hurt Themselves

by Tracy Alderman, Ph.D.


After having an awful day at work and an even worse time fighting the traffic to come home, Joan wanted nothing more than to sit down on her couch, turn on the television, order out for pizza and relax for the rest of the evening. But when Joan walked into the kitchen, what she saw indicated that this would not be the evening of her dreams. Standing in front of the sink was her fourteen year old daughter, Maggie.

Maggie's arms were covered with blood, long slashes on her forearms dripping fresh blood into the running water of the kitchen sink. A single edged razor blade sat on the counter along with several once-white towels, now stained crimson by Maggie's own blood. Joan dropped her briefcase and stood before her daughter in silent shock, unable to believe what she saw.

It is likely that many of you have had a similar experience and reaction to learning of the self-injurious activities of a loved one. This article is intended to provide some support, advice, and education to those of you who have friends and family who engage in activities of self-inflicted violence.

Self-Inflicted Violence: The Basics

Self-Inflicted Violence (SIV) is best described as the intentional harm of one's own body without conscious suicidal intent. Most types of SIV involve cutting of one's own flesh (usually the arms, hands, or legs), burning one's self, interfering with the healing of wounds, excessive nail biting, pulling out one's own hair, hitting or bruising one's self, and intentionally breaking one's own bones.

SIV is more common than you might think with roughly 1% of the general population engaging in these behaviors (and this is likely to be greatly underestimated). The explanations for why people intentionally injure themselves are numerous and diverse. However, most of these explanations indicate that SIV is used as a method of coping and tends to make life more tolerable (at least temporarily).

How Can I Help Those Who Are Hurting Themselves?

Unfortunately, there is no magic cure for self-inflicted violence. However, there are some things which you can do (and some things you shouldn't do) which can help those individuals who are hurting themselves. Keep in mind though, that unless someone wants your help, there is nothing in the world that you can do to assist that individual.


Talk About Self-Inflicted Violence

SIV exists whether you talk about it or not. As you know, ignoring anything does not make it disappear. The same is true with self-inflicted violence: it will not go away because you are pretending it doesn't exist.

Talking about self-inflicted violence is essential. Only through open discussions of SIV will you be able to help those who are hurting themselves. By addressing the issues of self-injury you are removing the secrecy which surrounds these actions.
You are reducing the shame attached to self-inflicted violence. You are encouraging connection between you and your self-injuring friends. You are helping to create change just by the mere fact that you are willing to discuss SIV with the person who performs those behaviors.

You may not know what to say to the individual who is performing acts of SIV. Fortunately, you don't have to know what to say. Even by acknowledging that you want to talk, but you're not sure how to proceed, you are opening the channels of communication.

Be Supportive

Talking is one way to provide support, however, there are numerous other ways to show your support to another. One of the most helpful ways by which to determine how you could offer support is to directly ask how you might be helpful. In doing so, you might find that your idea of what is helpful is vastly different from how others view what is helpful. Knowing what kind of assistance to offer and when to offer it is necessary in order to be helpful.

Although it may be difficult for you, it is really important that in being supportive you keep your negative reactions to yourself. Because judgments and negative responses contrast with support, you will need to put these feelings aside for the time being. You can only be supportive when you act in supportive ways.
This is not to say that you should not or will not have judgments or negative reactions to SIV. However, conceal these beliefs and feelings while you are performing helpful behaviors. Later, when you are not assisting your friend, go ahead and release these thoughts and emotions.

Be Available

Most individuals who injure themselves, will not do so in the presence of others. Therefore, the more you are with those individuals who hurt themselves, the less opportunity they will have to inflict self-harm. By offering your company and your support, you are actively decreasing the likelihood of SIV.

Many people who hurt themselves have difficulty recognizing or stating their own needs. Therefore, it is helpful for you to offer the ways in which you are willing to help. This will allow your friends to know when and in what ways they are able to rely on you.

You will need to set and maintain clear and consistent limits with your self-injuring friends. Thus, if you are not willing to take crisis calls after nine in the evening, than indicate this to your friends. If you can only offer support over the telephone, rather than in person, be clear about that.

When individuals need support around issues of SIV, they need to know who is available to help them and in what manner they can offer help. While what you do for your friends is important, establishing and maintaining appropriate boundaries is equally necessary for the relationship (and your own sanity).

Don't Discourage Self-Injury

Although this may seem difficult and irrational, it is important for you to not discourage your friends or family from engaging in acts of self-inflicted violence. Rules, shoulds, shouldn'ts, dos and don'ts all limit us and place restrictions on our freedom. When we maintain the right to choose, our choices are much more powerful and effective.

Telling an individual to not injure herself is both aversive and condescending. Because SIV is used as a method of coping and is often used as an attempt to relieve emotional distress when other methods have failed, it is essential for the person to have this option.

Most individuals would choose to not hurt themselves if they could. Although SIV produces feelings of shame, secrecy, guilt and isolation, it continues to be utilized as a method of coping. That individuals will engage in self-injurious behaviors despite the many negative effects is a clear indication of the necessity of this action to their survival.

Although it may be incredibly difficult to witness a loved one's fresh wounds, it is really important that you offer support, and not limits, to that individual.

Recognize the Severity of the Person's Distress

Most people don't self-injure because they're curious and wonder what it would be like to hurt themselves. Instead, most SIV is the result of high levels of emotional distress with few available means to cope. Although it may be difficult for you to recognize and tolerate, it is important that you realize the extreme level of emotional pain individuals experience surrounding SIV activities.

Open wounds are a fairly direct expression of emotional pain. One of the reasons why individuals injure themselves is so that they transform internal pain into something more tangible, external and treatable. The wound becomes a symbol of both intense suffering and of survival. It is important to acknowledge the messages sent by these scars and injuries.

Your ability to understand the severity of your friend's distress and empathize appropriately will enhance your communication and connection. Don't be afraid to raise the subject of emotional pain. Allow your friends to speak about their inner turmoil rather than express this turmoil through self-damaging methods.

Get Help For Your Own Reactions

Most of us have had the experience at some point in our lives of feeling distressed by our reactions to someone else's behavior. Al Anon and similar self-help groups were created to help the friends and families of individuals dealing with problems of addiction and similar behaviors.

At this point in time no such organizations exist for those coping with a loved one's SIV behaviors.

However, the basic premise upon which these groups were designed clearly applies to the issue of self-inflicted violence. Sometimes the behavior of others affects us in such a profound manner that we need help in dealing with our reactions. Entering psychotherapy to deal with your responses to SIV is one such way to handle the reactions which you may find to be overwhelming or disturbing.

You may find it strange to seek help for someone else's problem. However, the behaviors of others can have profound effects on us. This effect is further strengthened by the mysteriousness, secrecy, and misconceptions about self-inflicted violence.

Thus, entering psychotherapy (with a knowledgeable clinician) can educate you about SIV as well as assist you in understanding and altering your own reactions. When you learn that a friend or family member is injuring herself, you are likely to have an intense emotional reaction and psychotherapy will help you deal with these reactions.
Sometimes asking for help is really difficult. The individuals who have come to you telling you of their SIV and asking for your help are highly aware of this. Follow in their path. If you need (or want) help, get it. Seek a trained professional. Ask some friends for support. Speak with a religious counsel if that's helpful.

Whatever you need to do in order to take care of yourself, do it. You have to take care of yourself before you can assist another. When trying to help friends and family members who are injuring themselves, this point is critical. We cannot be of much use to anyone else if we, ourselves are in a state of need.

About the Author:

Tracy Alderman, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist residing in San Diego, California. She is the Director of Research at the University for Humanistic Studies and an adjunct instructor at Chapman University. She is also a staff psychologist for the California Department of Corrections. Dr. Alderman is currently writing a book on the topic of self-inflicted violence.
Originally published 4/15/98
Revised 04/29/2009 by Marlene M. Maheu, Ph.D.

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