Learn more about the risk of breathing in COVID after Spring Vacation 2022_Via Dr. Peter Lin

Masks in classrooms

Dr. Lin: Now, as far as masks inside the classroom, I know that there’s been some debate.

I would say that we should keep the mask on inside the classroom and the reason is, we have these asymptomatic virus producers, these virus factories, they don’t have any symptoms, but they can make viruses.

So without a mask, just by breathing out, they can send the virus maybe two or three feet away from them just by breathing. But if you put a mask on, then it cuts it down to maybe just a couple of inches away from them.

So you can contain somebody that has virus from spreading it around within the classroom by having the mask on all the time.

Now, if you’re a person without the virus, then having the mask on will reduce your sucking power. So that means you physically have to be closer to the virus before you can suck the virus into your lungs. And so, therefore, keeping the mask on will protect you as well because you’re less likely sucking the virus.

Enjoy spring Vacation_Enjoy Science Fun!

1:  Help with an animal rescue association and learn more about how to help animals-G. Point trains guinea pigs

Coco holds a world record for the most tricks performed in under a minute

2:  Visit Science world and take in the new t-rex exhibit “The Ultimate Predator” 

Encounter the prehistoric wonders of the late Cretaceous Period and come face-to-face with a 66-million-year-old marvel! In T. rex: The Ultimate Predator, presented by RBC and White Spot Restaurants, you can walk through the world millions of years ago where this gigantic creature roamed the earth with a hunter’s keen senses. 

3:  Learn more about how marine animals are adapting to increased levels of pollution

4.  Learn more about the intersection between seaweed and art at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum Exhibit

5.  Visit the Science Snacks Section of the Exploratorium Science Museum

The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) issued a bleak report on the state of the Earth’s panel.  

Increased heatwaves, droughts and floods are already exceeding plants’ and animals’ tolerance thresholds, driving mass mortalities in species such as trees and corals. These weather extremes are occurring simultaneously, causing cascading impacts that are increasingly difficult to manage. They have exposed millions of people to acute food and water insecurity, especially in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, on Small Islands and in the Arctic.

To avoid mounting loss of life, biodiversity and infrastructure, ambitious, accelerated action is required to adapt to climate change, at the same time as making rapid, deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. So far, progress on adaptation is uneven and there are increasing gaps between action taken and what is needed to deal with the increasing risks, the new report finds. These gaps are largest among lower-income populations. 

Are there ways that students and teachers can make a change to protect the Earth from run away heating?

The study found that sticking to six specific commitments – from flying no more than once every three years to only buying three new items of clothing a year – could rein in the runaway consumption that is partially driving the climate crisis.

The research carried out by academics at Leeds University and analysed by experts at the global engineering firm Arup and the C40 group of world cities, found that making the six commitments could account for a quarter of the emissions reductions required to keep the global heating down to 1.5C.

Plants need light to preform a chemical reaction known as synthesis.  Plants first need to capture light.  How is light capture preformed by plants?

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