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RE: We need gardens - but what if we do not have space? - Reading piece with information and questions for kids
- Why would you like to have a park close to where you live?
For one it provides a place for one to relax, jog or kids to play on weekends - What is the most important function of trees and plants?
To clean air of pollutants (taking in CO2 and giving 02), provide food - Give another function that plants have concerning the heat that builds up on Earth?
By reducing CO2 trees reduce the overall GWP of GHGs thus reducing global warming - Why are rooftop gardens a good idea?
Very good idea, imagine if hotels and restaurants grew their own herbs - What does an engineer do?
Determine the best solutions given the problems that we are facing in a cost effective and sustainable manner - Explain the following words in your own words
- urban heat island island effect
Its whereby the ambient temperature of an urban setting is higher than in a rural setting, this is usually caused by building structures, roads etc absorbing radiant and diffused heat from the sun and realising it into the atmosphere thus increasing the overall temperature - environment
It is what we are surrounded by, plants, buildings, other human beings - rooftop gardens
Gardens or farms on rooftops, they can mounted directly on the roof by putting soil on the roof and planting or building a structure that will house planting pots/pods where the plants, flowers will be planted - city life
The aspect of staying in an urban setting close to ammenities such as malls, restaurants, , characterised by road networks, vibrant lifestyles etc
From the video, it pays to be kind and there is no greater joy than the kind of joy kids bring.
Excellent work... for that you get a gold star and an upvote hahaha
Thank you, my first gold star yay!
Hahahaa we all need one sometimes