Tuesday 16 January 2018

10 - Bag the Bruck

Hi all. I thought I would do a short blog on Bag the Bruck. It is summer here so the weather is perfect for getting outside and cleaning up a little. There is a lot in the news at the minute about the problem of plastic waste and how the world might go about solving it, so it is an interesting time to be thinking about this.


Once you have watched the blog I have a few questions for below that you might think about. I also went through my pictures from the Christmas holiday and found pictures that I took of penguins that were unfortunately in close proximity to plastic in their habitat. You can see them below.


Do you know why reducing plastic waste in nature is important?

Can you think of a way of reducing the waste on beaches, both here and in Orkney?

Can you think of ways of reducing your class’s plastic use in a normal week?








9 - A trip to Kidney Island

Last Friday I took an evening trip to Kidney Island. The island is approximately a 35 minute boat journey from town. There are no current inhabitants, just an old hut remaining from when people used to head out there to cut the Tussac grass.

It was a fantastic evening where I was able to watch Rockhopper penguins up close. Until now I had only really seen them in the distance. 











Saturday 13 January 2018

8 A Short Christmas Post


This was a short video made on Christmas Eve but I forgot to post it. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas holiday! The next video should be early in the new year.