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Street Litter
submitted by Our Lady Immaculate School : Miraine and Hale for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): website
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Articles
awarded: Commended
Street litter includes all the waste materials that are thrown away irresponsibly, especially those thrown away in the streets. The smallest things, from cigarette butts up to the largest ones like bulky waste materials, form part of such litter. Litter in the streets is continuously increasing due to irresponsible people. This problem is not only found in Malta, but all over the world. In fact, according to a British website called Kingdom 60% of the people in Britain drop litter and only 28% of them admit it.
Read MoreWaste Created By This Dreadful Pandemic
submitted by Our Lady Immaculate : Emily Pace Delicata for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school magazine
filed under
Articles
awarded: Finalist
Covid-19 hit the whole world like a bomb. No one anticipated that such a microscopic virus could tarvel all over the world. In a few months nearly every country started going into lockdowns , schools were forced to close down and most people started working from home or were at the edge of losing their job due to the poor economy. At 12:30pm every Maltese citizen would be distraughtfully waiting to hear what Professor Charmaine Gauci had to announce. Cases kept increasing and so did the restrictions until Malta went into a partial lockdown and people only went out to work or to buy groceries or medicine. The streets were silent from the noise and air pollution.
Read MoreWonders of Nature
submitted by Gozo College Middle School : Naomi Pace for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Eco Schools noticeboard, other, school magazine, school media
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Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended
The first thing that caterpillars eat is their eggshell. On each side of its head, a caterpillar has 6 tiny eyelets, called stemmata, arranged in a semi-circle. Caterpillars get creative when it comes to self-defence. Life at the bottom of the food chain can be tough, so caterpillars employ all kinds of strategies to avoid becoming a bird snack.
Read MoreCould Covid Improve Our Earth?
submitted by Our Lady Immaculate : Cesca Vassallo for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): website
filed under
Articles
awarded: Commended
Have you ever stopped to consider how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we live? Have you noticed that some things we are doing now could be saving the earth? Let us consider one simple example. Have your trips to the grocery store become less frequent because you want to lessen your exposure to the virus? There you have it! You’ve already started helping the earth by decreasing your carbon footprint.
Read MoreHide and Seek
submitted by Gozo College Middle School : Naomi Pace for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Eco Schools noticeboard, other, school magazine, school media
filed under
Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Finalist
Chameleons are wonderfully odd reptiles. They change their skin colour for many reasons, such as to blend with their surroundings, to control their body temperature, when they are angry and trying to scare others. Planting more trees ensures a safe home to these endangered species in the Maltese Islands.
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