Skip to main content
April 1 - April 30, 2020
KCIA 8th Grade Green Team 's avatar
April 1 - April 30, 2020

KCIA 8th Grade Green Team

Sacramento City Unified School District

To inspire youth through environmental education to take action and become a part of the global movement for a more sustainable planet.

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 2,631
    TOTAL

team impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    advocacy action
    completed
  • UP TO
    150
    conversations
    with people
  • UP TO
    52
    disposable cups
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    6.0
    documentaries
    watched
  • UP TO
    482
    gallons of water
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1.0
    hour
    volunteered
  • UP TO
    2.0
    lightbulbs
    replaced
  • UP TO
    65
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    49
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    49
    miles
    traveled by foot
  • UP TO
    750
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    680
    minutes
    spent outdoors
  • UP TO
    660
    minutes
    not spent in front of a screen
  • UP TO
    2.0
    plastic bottles
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    14
    plastic straws
    not sent to the landfill
  • UP TO
    8.7
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • UP TO
    626
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    1.0
    tree
    planted

Team Feed

Recent updates from this team
  • April 30 at 12:42 PM
    Last Day!!! Many thanks to all the students who participated! 
  • April 27 at 3:26 PM
    Modern food systems are based upon mass production, the use of GMOs and the mass acceptance of using chemical fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides. This process ultimately leads to the destruction of the soil and pollution of waterways and the ocean with nitrogen and toxic chemicals. Food sovereignty encourages community leadership in small...
  • April 26 at 1:39 PM
  • April 26 at 1:37 PM
    I am a firm supporter of home composting as an easy way to have a positive impact on the environment. I began years ago with just digging a 12 inch hole in the backyard to bury our fruit and vegetable waste. Three years ago we started a compost pile using a geo-bin and it has been amazing to see how the decomposers are naturally attracted to...
  • April 24 at 8:24 PM
    Great work, 8th Grade Green Team! Only 6 more days to go...If you haven't added actions lately, feel free to finish your one time challenges and choose more. Then spread the word about what you're doing with your family, friends and neighbors. A little inspiration can go a long way!!
  • April 22 at 12:32 PM
    Not specifically, I don't really feel called to work on something specifically.
  • April 22 at 12:26 PM
    The ocean is Earth's life support. A large percentage of oxygen comes from the ocean. The ocean regulates our climate, absorbs carbon dioxide, and our security and economy requires healthy oceans because we need it. I can reduce waste, conserve water, Use less energy, and for people to fish wisely and not to throw trash into the oceans.
  • April 21 at 12:24 PM
    People in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places because they like meat and since they have more of it, they eat more of it. Eating more meat affects the planet when they make greenhouse gases and cause global warming.
  • April 17 at 5:16 PM
    Great seeing all of the new team members...Welcome! If we check in on our dashboard and click on the button to complete our actions each day, we earn up to 35 points. If everyone remembers, that could be 500+ points for our team every day! Let's go 8th grade!
  • April 16 at 8:27 PM
    Spending time outside enhances my sense of place by letting me discover my way around and remembering where to go next time I have to go somewhere. 

19 Team Members

Recently active team members

Competitions

CHALLENGER MEMBERS POINTS CHALLENGED MEMBERS POINTS  
No competitions have been accepted yet.
Check back soon!