Tales from Iceland

My water

We need to be careful not to pollute the air and take care of oru land and sea. We also need to treat the earth with care and dont trov rubbish all around us.

Natalia Nótt, 8 years old.

My water

We need to be careful of not polluting the air and the water. We should not throw garbage on the streets. Our country will be cleaner if we dont.

Katla Rún, 8 years old.

My water

I think that when we pollute the water with using cars and boats and just all the machines, then we begin to pollut the water we nead to drink. Then you need to buy all the water from the store and if we pollute all the water ther is not water anymore. Then we can not drink the water anymore and it's not good for the sea too polluted, the fish die andwe can not swimm in the sea.

Elísabet Lena, 8 years old.

Water

I think that to keep the water clean in Iceland we should be good to the world and sometimes drive less and not throw stuff and junk in the ocean. And be good to our nature and maby walk to work. Go on a bike to work, then I know that Iceland has clean water cause we do the good things I said.

(Emilía Agata 8 years old wrote this in english just like it here.)

Our water

We dont throw garbage into the sea, because it can contaminate nature. We are so lucky that we can take a bath in clean water. It is forbidden to put toxins into the ground because they can go through the mud and into our water.

(Elísabet Drífa 8 ára.)

My water

 The water is  so important because we need it to survive, to li so we dont die. In some countries the water is not clean, therefore it is forbidden to drink it from the tap like in  Africa, Denmark, Asia, France and Finland.

(Viktoría Kristín 8 ára.)

"The river" Story from Spain

Building a new vegetables and fruit garden

From our Comenius Proyect, our teachers have decided to build a fruit and vegetables garden.

Spain

Eassys from Spain

Agriculture is the cultivation of land and includes all work related to the treatment of soil and planting. Agricultural activities are often aimed at food production and procurement of vegetables, fruit, vegetables and cereals.

Agriculture involves the transformation of the environment to meet human needs. This ability is what distinguishes humans from other living things.

First of all the man went from hunting, fishing and gathering to farming activities. Wheat and barley have been the earliest cultivated plants.

It is believed that people began to develop agriculture from certain climate changes that became warmer temperatures and scarce food hunting and gathering in certain regions.

With agriculture, increased food availability and increased the number of people worldwide. So that societies become sedentary and begin considering private ownership of real property.

There are many types of agriculture among which the rain-water is performed for the land without leverages its groundwater and rain, and irrigation, in which the farmer does add water to the ground.

Now, agricultural workers make use of technology and genetic engineering to improve soil productivity and crop. Even science has achieved the seeds are more resistant to pests and can be adapted to different climates and soils

From 6^th grade

Agriculture is very important part of economy for the majority of the countries. Being the main occupation of the people in our town, about sixty four percent of our parents are employed in agriculture.

Agriculture provides us with food in the form of grains, vegetables, fruits and cereals.

It provides materials for many industries, it not only fulfils one of our essential needs but also gives support to industries.

There are many agricultural products from our town  which are exported, for example, wine, mushrooms, olive oil etc. The exportation  is now very important to develop and encourage  our agricultural sector.

From 5^th grade

Essay from Iceland - costline

Protecting the costline

We need to protect the costline because it is very important to all living creatures. If our costline will be contaminated by trash and/or oil it can have really serious consequences for everyone in Iceland.

If the birds will be waisted in oil, then they will die and decompose on the shore, then the sea will be filled with bacterias and animals will be infected by that and it can be dangerous to humans when they eat the fish from sea. We all need to help each other to keep the shore clean. The children in our school have been cleaning the shore, sadly many people are using the shore to throw trash. I hope we can do better in the future to protect the shore. 

French Essays about health

Protecting the earth is essential for our health.

The effects of air pollution on people :

Air pollution from factories, transportation... can cause respiratory diseases.

The effects of air pollution on humans :

The air pollution can cause health problems such as:

- Tingling in the throat,

- itchy  eyes ,

- allergies

- Cough,

- Asthma

- Respiratory diseases,

- Cancer.

Many people living in cities contract respiratory diseases like asthma.

The use of pesticides can affect the nervous system.

The immediate effect of air pollution :

We're talking about immediate effect when symptoms appear upon contact with the pollutant . Examples: tingling of the throat, itchy eyes , sneezing, coughing ...

Causes of allergies :

1 mites,

2 pollens,

3 some foods,

4 some chemicals,

5 medications,

6 other such as animals.

The most sensitive people to air pollution :

1 children

2 sick,

3 elderly

4 pregnant women.

The effects of air pollution on nature (animals and plants) :

The effects of air pollution on animals are the same than for men.

Moreover, the use of pesticides causes the extinction of pollinators like bees, butterflies, and we may lack fruits and vegetables we need to stay healthy.

The effects of air pollution on plants are also :

- Acidification of the leaves by the rain

- Growth problems (poor soil quality).

                           

The effects of air pollution on buildings, materials :

With air pollution and acid rain, materials age faster and buildings become black  .

Solutions against the air pollution :

- Take the bike for short trips

- Walk to school

- Avoid the cars on short trips

- Carpooling

- Public transport

- No smoking: it is bad for health, for the lungs.

French stories

     Once upon a time a little girl named Liana was taking a walk in the forest. She was an orphan and lived in the wild.

One day some polluters came littering in the water. Liane was hiding behind a leave and saw the whole scene from a distance.

A little cat said, "we have to find a solution and I have one : I have a friend who can help us."

The little girl bowed her head and said "why not? ". The cat went to get his friend the rabbit.

"Rabbit , is the cat your friend ? " Liane asked ," Yes , of course, " said the rabbit .

The rabbit said, " I have an idea. I 'm going to get my friend the horse"

- " And what will he do? " Liane said .

- " Uh ... oh yeah ! he will crush the polluters, he will go to get the police and the polluters will go to jail . "

The problem solved, friends proposed to Liane if she would like to live in the burrow.

"Yes ," said Liane . And at night, the friends had a party.

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The clean dragon

     Once upon a time there was a dragon named Clarence who was very clean and used too much water. He lived above the volcano. One day, another dragon said to him : "you use all the hot water and I have nothing left ." So Clarence decided to wash once a day. They both lived happily above the volcano.

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      Once upon a time a rabbit lived near a lake. One day, an ogre came to the lake. He had products in his hands and put them in the water. The ogre polluted the water with his products : detergent and washing powder. The rabbit cleaned water through a machine given by a magician friend, a monkey.

The monkey cursed the ogre to punish him and sent him very very far.

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Once upon a time there was a griffin who was polluting the nature. He put the garbage in the water.  All the animals were dissatisfied. One day they called their friend Kolos the giant. Kolos  came and beat the griffin who left for another country.

Kolos brought a vacuum cleaner and sucked all the garbage. Everyone congratulated him.

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Once upon a time a magical fish lived in the Pacific Ocean. He had golden scales and he loved jumping out of the water. But one day the water began to turn yellow-brown.  Quickly the fish used his magical powers to breathe at the surface.

He saw a Mermaid and her friend the Unicorn. The Mermaid,  the Unicorn and the fish  knew that only the griffin dared pollute the water. With his magic, the magical fish cleaned the water.

While the Mermaid and the Unicorn attracted the Griffin near a tree on the shore, the fish took a big stick and jumped out of the water to hit  and knock Griffin. 

Then they burnt him and they lived happily until the end of their life.