Who Is The E-Team?
Parker- “My name is Parker and I am a freshman here at Penn State Berks. I am doing the 2+2 program and plan on going to UP for my junior year. I am currently undecided but will most likely go into studying marketing.”
Andrew- “My name is Andrew and I am a sophomore this year and plan on going to UP next year.”
Danny- ” My name is Danny and I am a writing and digital media major. I plan on staying here all four years as my major can only be completed here.
Caleb-” My name is Caleb and I am a freshman here at Penn State Berks and am currently majoring in business administration.
Research Issue:
We selected climate change for our research topic. Climate change is alterations in temperature, precipitation, wind patterns, and other aspects of Earth’s climate system. It is primarily affected by the increase of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, in the atmosphere due to human activities. These can include but are not limited to burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial processes. These changes result in global warming, extreme weather events, and disruptions to ecosystems and biodiversity.
Brief description:
Our team tackled this huge problem by volunteering at our campuses greenhouse with the Sustainability Council. With this over the course of a couple months we went to the green house and did various activities such as weeding strawberry beds, clearing land to expand the green houses area, took weeds out of potted plants, planted strawberries, and even dried out colorful leaves to make into biodegradable confetti. Not only did we do things at the green house but also we created posters and videos that highlighted our tasks and research at a community expo.
Reflection:
This semester has been a very interesting one. All the different things we did in class or at the greenhouse was very enjoyable. The days at the greenhouse helped us have a very useful change of pace. As a whole this project has helped us realize the effect we have on our planet both negatively and positively. Doing what you can to help the environment around you is very important even though what you’re doing may not feel like a lot it affects every single one of us. At the end this project was a lot of fun and we encourage others to do similar things that we did even if it’s just a little.