Recap: 9th April 2012 Meeting

Now let's get straight to the point.
As the fourth month arrived, so did the fourth meeting. Around three of our planned meetings were cancelled before that because of the BODs were tied up with SAEYLS. There was a workshop on recycling paper for group 1 in the Biology Lab from 2:30 pm to 4 pm, while group 2 learned how to make candles out of used oil in the Physics Lab also from 2:30 pm to 4 pm.
Hmm. This short post is not making me satisfied.
Fact: The last seen Great Auk (a flightless bird that looked like a penguin) was killed because people thought it was a witch! 

Recap: 27th February 2012 Meeting

How's it going, lovelies?
Note to self: Quit the cheesy introductions. /clears throat/ So.. our meeting on the February 27th recap.  To be summarized quickly, we had an epic treasure hunt. What's more epic is that there were still more than a hundred members who came even at the end of the second month. Wow.
Our new vice president, the cute Anati and our secretary, the bubbly Alya Zulaikha handled all of them quite well. Let's give them a silent moment of appreciation now, can't we?
Groups formed, clues received, every thing ran smoothly. Except... some of the last groups found out that there weren't enough clues. As quoted from original report of the meeting, either the holders ate the clues or the clues disappeared magically. Err, I as one of the clue holders strongly deny against this accusation.
Syafiqah gave an announcement. There would be eco books supplied to each member. Those would be used to accumulate eco points which can earn your more koko marks; and even a position in the board in future.
Fact: The word 'eco' is actually an Internet slang.

Recap: 6th February 2012 Meeting

Elephants can't jump. But buffaloes can roll.
Sorry, that was just my lame attempt to catch your attention. I succeeded right? Those are true by the way. Today's recap will be about our meeting on the 6th of February, or February 6th, yeah it's the same.
The Custodes Terra members were put into groups to weed the Herbs Garden, clear up the shelves at the back of Block E, clearing up the Eco Corner and so on.
Oh, there was an audition to join the Custodes Musicus (our eco band) in the school gallery. Farhanah also called out a few names she wanted to meet outside the lab immediately. Turns out she was announcing the names of the new B.O.D (Board Of Directors). 
The only horrifying thing that happened was when a potted plant got knocked over and cracked into three pieces. Rest in peace, dear pot. There wasn't an official meeting on the 13th of February, but there were Custodes Musics auditions. 
Whether you accept it or not, the first two sentences in this post are FUN FACTS. No, I won't be posting some more here. 

Recap: 30th January Meeting

Ayo whaddup?
To the beloved students out there, above there is a slang you should not use in your English essay. But hey, it's fun to use it with your friends and some might recognize where it's from /cough /cough.
Today's post will be a recap of our second meeting on the 30th January, around 9 months ago? Wow, time flies so fast. The meeting was held at the same place as the first one - Physics Lab. We got a visit from two men of YAWA (Yayasan Anak Warisan Alam); Mr. Fikri and Mr. Faiz. Our club members learned how to make bio-enzyme the correct way on that day and fortunately, nothing disastrous happened.
Meanwhile, some of the form 2s , 3s and 4s members were waiting patiently to be interviewed by Atikah, Farhana and Siti Sarah. These interviews arere the ones that will determine which member gets which position for the 2012/2013 Custodes Terra Board of Directors.
Fact: The human population on earth has grown more in the last 50 years than it did in the previous 4 million years. Hmm, I wonder how it will be in 2020? The thought frightens me somehow. 

Recap: 26th January 2012 Meeting

Greetings.
Some of you might be puzzled about the existence of this post. So, we have decided to do a 're-cap' about each of our meetings starting from the first one, you know, just to refresh your mind? Besides, this blog will be dead if nothing is posted here. OK, maybe more to hibernating then dead. Enough with the blabberings.
So on our very first meeting on the 26th of January in the Physics Lab, how surprised we were (in a good way) when we saw the number of students who signed up to become a Custodes Terra - formerly known as Eco Rangers - member!
Our beloved president Farhanah introduced about the club and there was a cool presentation for all of us. The awesome eco band also performed and after they did, almost everyone wanted to join the band.
We had a tour around the school and after we returned to the lab, Farhanah told us to bring the ingredients for our next meeting because we would be making - BIO ENZYME!
Basically, that was what happened. Fact: Using one cotton bag a year versus using and throwing away plastic bags reduces 25kg of carbon dioxide per year.

Last Meeting of 2012

Yes, it was the Eco Rangers last meeting for 2012 on the 16th of July.
But not to worry my friends, there will still be more activities for you to participate in!

That, my fellow friends, is a fictional character in a TV series called Futurama. This creature is called Dr. Zoidberg. OK, so back to the original topic. During the meeting unfortunately, some of our fellow members especially prefects were not present because they were having their installation rehearsal. 

Anyway, everyone was separated into three groups where you guys need to present a short drama that will help convey an environmental message. You guys deserve credit for doing a fantastic job :D

Before ending this post, you guys have been really wonderful members of the club and each and everyone of you are appreciated. Thank you for coming to the meetings and being cooperative. Thank you for being committed to this club. And mostly, thank you for caring for Mother Earth.

Until next time.

16/7/2012

MEETING IS ON TOMORROW AT THE BIO LAB

9/7/2012 Meeting Is On

Okay, members, there will be a meeting this Monday (9/7/2012). Bring old vegetables, fruits, weeds, anything organic and newspapers. We're going to make compost.

2nd June 2012 Meeting Is On and Ideas

Hey, people, thanks for reading this.
This Monday, on the 2nd of July 2012, there will be a meeting at the Biology Lab in Block D. Wear your PJ clothes - unless you don't mind getting dirty.
Okay, so last week, we made Shrinky Dinks; which are shrunken and hardened plastic accessories. It was kind of cool, I guess. Anyway, six of our Eco members went on an Eco trip to Sarawak to represent the club. See? If you're committed enough, teacher will pick you out for cool stuff like this. But if you don't come and you're absent often, you're probably not going to be listed.
Anyway, last week, a lot of the members were excited in making Shrinky Dinks. It was obvius by the looks on your faces. Usually, you folks look like this;

Yeah, a dead zombie. But last week, most of you were like this;

Which, to put mildly, is a good improvement. If you guys want to keep looking like the cute sponge instead of a half-resurrected human, just post in your ideas on what the club can do during meetings. Honestly, everyone's different - and I might think that cleaning and weeding out the Herbs Garden is the world's best job. But on the other hand, you might not.
So don't hesitate to give in your ideas, people. Until next time, then. ~

25th June 2012 Meeting On

Hey, people, there's going to be a meeting this Monday, on the 25th of June 2012.
We're going to make Shrinky Dinks; hardened and shrunk plastic accessories. Everyone needs to bring the following items :-

a) Plastic container with the number '6' recycling symbol.

See that picture up there? That's called a 'recycling symbol'. Recycling symbols have numbers inside the recycling arrows; which shows the identity of the plastic molecules and what type of plastic it is made out of. These containers can be found for bread, sushi, etc. Make sure it's number six if you don't want to lose a limb or something. Just kidding. Probably.

b) Coloured pens and markers

We're going to use these coloured pens and markers to decorate the plastic. If you don't want coloured, than it's okay. But remember, whatever you draw/write will shrink when the plastic shrinks.

c) Thread, string and puncher
If you punch a hole into the plastic, you can thread a piece of string through it to make it into a keychain... or something.

Okay, that's it. For people who missed the last meet, we did flower perfumes. It had an awesome smell - that sort of attracted a bee. But the bee stayed outside. Thank God. Okay, until next time, then.

18/6/2012 Meeting is On and Flower Perfumes

Yo, members, there’s going to be a meeting tomorrow, which is on the 18th of June 2012.Okay, so everyone, group 1 AND group 2, gather in the Biology Lab in Block D at2:30 pm sharp. We’re going to do something new to the club tomorrow.
Yeah, we’re going to make environmental-friendly flowerperfumes.
To make an ENVIRONMENTAL-FLOWER PERFUME, you have to bring these materials:
-        Distilled water in a container, NOT plasticbottle. We’re eco-friendly, remember?
-        Any type of flower that you want to smell like

And that’s about it. Easy things to bring, huh? We’re going to simmer the flowers in distilled water by using the beakers and Bunsen burners in the Biology Lab. The tripod stands will help, too. So, everyone, bring these materials tomorrow. Hopefully, we’ll have some fun. But keep in mind that this is a new thing to the club; and we’re going to try our hands at in together.
So success is not guaranteed.
But hey, at least we tried. If anyone has any brilliant ideas they’ve come across that can help save the environment, don’t hesitate to inform us about it. So see all of you tomorrow. Until next time.

Reusing Oil : Oil Candles

REUSING OIL : OIL CANDLES

Materials :

-          Used oil/ Leftover oil

-          Hardening agent

-          Aromatic oils

-          Aluminium paper/ aluminium tins

-          Candle wicks

-          Crayons

-          Beaker

-          Bunsen burner

-          Tripod stand

Procedure:

1.       Heat up the oil in a beaker on a tripod stand using a Bunsen burner. Once there are bubbles formed in the oil, remove the tripod stand with the beaker on it; and switch off the Bunsen burner. Make sure the flame of the Bunsen burner is blue in colour.

2.       Then, put in some hardening agent and mix it well while it is still hot, to make sure the hardening agent dissolves in the oil properly.

3.       Put in the aromatic oil.

4.       Cut/shave the crayons, before putting the shavings and cuttings into the oil.

5.       Once the beaker with the oil is cooled, put it into an aluminium tin and mix it again. You will see that the crayon’s colour is added to the mixture. Once it is semi-hardened, pop in a wick.

6.       Put the aluminium tin filled with the coloured oil into a refrigerator so that it will harden faster.

SHRINKY DINKS : REUSING PLASTIC

SHRINKY DINKS : A WAY TO REUSE PLASTIC

Materials:

-         Coloured pens/permanent markers

-         Sandpaper

-         Scissors

-         Puncher

-         String

-         Oven

-         Petri dish

-         Oven

-         Oven gloves/ oven mitts ( to protect your hands when using the oven)

-         Clear plastic container

Procedure:

1.     Cut the clear plastic containers into the shapes desired. Then, sand one side of it lightly with sand paper. A bigger piece of plastic will shrink into a bigger piece when heated in an oven. When a piece of plastic is too small, it might sometimes shrink to such a small size that it will not produce the wanted effect.

2.     Punch a hole in the piece of plastic that is cut out. Remember; leave some space for pictures and words you might want to draw or write on it. This hole will also shrink to a small size when the plastic is heated.

3.     Draw on the piece of plastic that is cut out of the container with coloured pens or permanent markers. Leave the plastic for a few minutes to make sure the ink on it is dry. You can draw a picture, or even write words. But keep in mind when the plastic is heated; the picture and words will shrink along to a smaller size.

4.     Next, put the piece of plastic onto a petri dish and pop it into the oven to be heated for up to 3 minutes; give or take a little. Don’t get distracted; it takes a couple of minutes, but when the plastic shrinks; it happens quickly. If it is left for too long, the plastic will melt instead, so be careful. The new hardened and shrunken accessory-like product is called the ‘shrinky dink’.

5.     Take out the petri dish containing the shrink dink, and leave it outside to cool down. Once it has cooled down, you can pop a piece of string if you want to.

Why do plastic shrink?

Plastis are made of long chain-like molecules called polymers. Polymer chains are very long, so they can be manipulated to create a wide-range of properties, in this case for #6 plastic, polystyrene. Polystyrene is a thermosplastic, meaning the long polymer chains are heated and stretched, then cooled to form the plastic sheet when sanded using the sandpaper. The polystyrene remains in this stretched out state, unless something causes it to change. The cool thing about thermoplastics is that upon reheating plastic, it reverts to its original state. In other words; it shrinks. This is the same process used to ‘shrink wrap’ items like food containers or other products that have protective plastic wraps.

               Examples of shrinky dinks; but on opaque pieces of plastic.

Yo, people, as you know; meeting is cancelled tomorrow (11/6/2012).
The meetings has been cancelled a lot lately, but don't worry; we'll get back on track soon. Honestly, I didn't think anyone would read this; just blogwalkers who pass by... and other creatures. But someone posted in that chatbox thing as >_< , that they wanted eco fcts and stuff to lighten things up.
So here I go. These are animal facts because they're sort of cool, i guess.

 - Snails can sleep up to 3 years.
 - Cats have 32 muscles in each ear.
 - Elephants are animals with the longest period of pregnancy at a whopping 22 months.
 - Snakes excrete in the form of red powder.
 - When an octopus bites its prey, it will secrete a poison that will paralyze said prey. But the poison is not strong enough to hurt a human, so you probably don't have to worry.
 - A Piraiba Catfish can growl as angry as a rabid dog when caught.
 - The Candiru Catfish in the Amazon River is small enough to enter your urethra and stay there.
 - The Cookie Cutter Shark is named that way because of the way it eats - It will latch on to its target with sharp teeth; twist its body around and get a chunk off.
 - Cheese is not good for mice, as it disturbs their digestive system. A smart mouse might not fall for the cheese in the moustrap trick.

That's all I know, thanks to Animal Planet and Discover Channel. Here are some links about saving the planet. It's seriously cool, so you should seriously take a look at it. Real sweet.

The Animals Save the Planet - Supermarket Bags 
tp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBZdUA8zxJ0

I don't know if the link worked or not, but check it out. It's a bunch of shows under 'The Animals Save the Planet'. If animals can do it, we can do it too. Okay, gotta rush - Later.

Meeting cancelled 11/6/2012

Members, there won't be a meeting tomorrow, which is the 11th of June 2012, since nearly everyone will be busy and tied up with their sports house practice. All the best for Sports Day.

Meeting cancelled (14/5/2012)

There will be no meeting on the 14th of May 2012. Which is tomorrow. Uh, on Monday. Tomorrow Monday. No meeting. Sorry for the late post.

No Meeting on the 7/5/2012

Exams are coming, so we decided to give you girls time to study!
So there is no meeting on the date above.
Good luck for your exam! :D

Meeting 30/4

Hullo guardians!~
There will be a meeting on the 30th of April~~
You only need to bring your sports clothes and RM1.00~
Same time, 2.30-4.00
Will meet you guys there!!

Meeting 23/4/2012!

There will be a meeting again this coming week!
Are you excited? ^^
I am expecting a lot of members, so PLEASE show up!!! >o<
Its practically the same as last week. But we're exchanging workshops!
So these are the things you need,

Group 1 -Candle Making Workshop (Bio Lab)
- crayon (any colour, we are going to cut it into pieces)
- container, a small aluminium cup or something like that (a small one)
-oil (its up to you on how much to bring. but not too much)
- scissors (you can't cut crayons without scissors right?)

Group 2 -  Craft/Origami Workshop (Physics Lab)
-recycled papers/newpapers
- glue

Oh ye guardians of the earth, thou shall cut off with your heads if you do not bring anything.
No,I'm just joking. =D (But seriously. BRING.YOUR.STUFFS. or else......)
Oh and please come on time to take your attendance. I will not entertain anyone who request to tick their names after 3.00.
Until next time!

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
I want each and every group bring RM10 for your recycling workshop next meeting. RM10!!!!!

Meeting 16/4 is ON

Hi guys! Sorry for the late post. As you can see from the title above,there WILL be a meeting.
You need to bring these things with you. If you do not bring anything, you will not be entertained. You can share with your friends though. We're not that cruel.
Group 1 will be in the Bio Lab. You will be doing Craft Workshop.
Whereas Group 2 will be in the Physics Lab. You will be doing Candle Making Workshop.
Same time, 2.30-4.00. Please be on time. The activites will be delayed if you come late.
Don't switch your groups. We'll have our eyes on you.
So what to bring?

Group 1: Craft Workshop
-Marker pens
-Colour Pens (not recommended)
-Recycled Paper/Newpapers

Group 2: Candle Making Workshop
-used oil
- aluminum cups
- crayons (we're going to cut them up)
- scissors
 
Oh. And PLEASE tell your friends. Spread it. After all, attendance IS compulsory.
Any questions, you can ask us on facebook. (Sri Aman Planeteers)
Until next time.

Meeting 9/4/2012 On

Yo, guys, long time no... uh, read.
Okay, so tomorrow meeting will be on like usual, which is the 9th of April 2012. There will be a workshop on recycling paper tomorrow for group 1 in the Biology Lab from 2:30 pm to 4 pm, while group 2 will learn making candles out of used oil in the Physics Lab also from 2:30 pm to 4 pm. Don't switch your groups or anything, because we'll be having your names with us, so we'll be checking if you're taking the mickey or not.

For those of you who don't know, 'taking the mickey' is an expression that means making a fool out of another. But I think it's an American expression or something, so don't use it in essays or whatever. Sorry about the meetings being cancelled before; but everyone was busy with SAEYLS. Glad that's over. So come to the meetings and be a loyal guardian. Members with good attendance and listening skills AND responsibility skills will get to be involved with any event next time. Next week we'll change the groups; so group 1 will learn candle-making and group 2 will learn paper-recycling.
So these are the things that you will need to bring : -
1) Group 1 (Paper recycling in Bio Lab)
 - newspaper mache
 - newspaper
 - plastic
 - scissors

2) Group 2
 - used oil
 - aluminum cups
 - crayons (we're going to cut them up)
 - scissors

That's all, people. Oh yeah - for members who were involved with tour/exhibitions on the 2nd of April 2012 (Monday), please check Sri Aman Planeteers on Facebook. There's an important announcement there. Until next time.

Meeting on 2/4/2012 is CANCELLED.

So sorry for the late post guys. We are so busy with SAEYLS. Meeting is cancelled. Spread the word, thank you :)
P.S: You can also check our fb page : Sri Aman Planeteers.

Cancelled Meeting 26/3/12

Members, meeting on Monday (26/3/2012) is cancelled.
I'm sorry for those who have been looking forward to it, but we're tied up with SAEYLS right now. So spread the word, okay? Meeting tomorrow is cancelled.

IMPORTANT NOTICE ALERT

YO, EVERYONE, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT NOTICE, AS YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL FROM THE TITLE.
MEETING IS CANCELLED. I REPEAT, MEETING FOR THIS MONDAY, 19TH OF MARCH 2012, IS CANCELLED. However, the groups remain the same, go that? Meeting is cancelled, so please don't stay back for it.
Until next time. ~

GROUP 2

THIS IS GROUP 2: -

No	Name	Class
1	Michelle Teh	1A
2	Nur Syakirah bt Mohd. Fauzi	1A
3	Nurmaisarah Nizuyir	1A
4	Nikki Yeo	1A
5	Aliysha Puteri bt Harfal	1A
6	Nur Nabilah bt Hider	1C
7	Nur Syazana Abdul Jalil	1C
8	Nusra Mohd Rozely	1C
9	Puterti Humaira	1C
10	Shri Jannani a/p Loganathan	1C
11	Yasodha Krishnan	1D
12	Crystal Lee Ji Lum	1D
13	Atylia Qaisara	1M
14	Meshalini	1M
15	Aida Mahirah Ayub Elmi	1N
16	Anis Nadiah	1N
17	Nerisha Kaur	1N
18	Hanisah Husna bt.Hamzah	1J
19	Jade Wong Wenn Lin	1J
20	Nur Faiqah Nadhra bt Mohd Faithail	1J
21	Siti Nur Khairunnisa bt. Mohamad	1J
22	Angelynn Looi Sue Yinn	1J
23	Sathishwary a/p Uthaya Kumar	1J
24	Arissa Allyana	2A
25	Nuramelyn Izzati bt Hisyam	2A
26	Afrina bt Mokhtar	2B
27	Khairun Nisa Binti Rohaizad	2B
28	Sarah Nurfathiah bt. Abdul Rahman	2B
29	Shelly Melissa bt. Syazwan Lai	2B
30	Siti Nor Zaharah bt Zainul Rashid	2B
31	Amira Dayana Faizah Azlan	2C
32	Marsya Adriana bt.Asri	2C
33	Nihad Sophia bt Md Alwi	2C
34	Siti Aishah Mariam bt. Abdul Wahab	2C
35	Alia bt. Iskandar	2D
36	Nurina Nasibah	2D
37	Nurul Ain bt Mumtaz Ahmad	2D
38	Siti Sarah Zaidi	2D
39	Khairah Alyaa Khalid	2M
40	Siti Sarah Azhar	2M
41	Toh Zhee Qi	2M
42	Marsya M. Affendy	2N
43	Nadia Natasha	2N
44	Nur Azra Batrisyia	2N
45	Ong Gaik Suan	2N
46	S.Thivya Roobinee	2N
47	Shazwina Izzati bt. Salmah	2N
48	Farzana Auji Tadjul Hakma	2J
49	Fatihah Arissa bt. Md Jamel	2J
50	Nur Fatin Nadhirah	2J
51	Raihanna Dahlia Razman	2J
52	Nur Hasnirul Azwa bt. Hanizar	2J
53	Darsyinia	3A
54	Siti Zulaikha Binti Rohaizad	3A
55	Nur Harisah Diny	3B
56	Reshna Reem Ganesan	3B
57	Zainab Sofiah Pin Binti Shariman	3B
58	Andria Abdul Majid	3M
59	Khamini Ravi	3M
60	Nurul Amira Binti Zainalabidin	3M
61	Nur Syafiqah Adam Malik	3M
62	Iman Binti Ridhuan	3N
63	Mai Nur Sariah Binti Mair Nasser	3N
64	K.Ghaythree	3N
65	Shobana Ganesaratnam	3N
66	Amirah Binti Ahmad Bakhtiar	3J
67	Nur Queen Sarradinie	3J
68	Nurul Syahirah Binti Aznizam	3J
69	Alya Zulaikha Bt Nur Adlan	4SA
70	Nadiah Saleha bt Mohamad Idham	4SA
71	Lau Le Dya	4SA
72	Leong Ka Yan	4SB
73	Ilavenil a/p Balu Rajah	4SB
74	Sarah Sheila	4SB
75	Nur Aisya Aida bt Khairulsalleh	4SC
76	Tengku Azriana Zainab bt Tengku Anuar	4SC
77	Nur Ain Bt Azamain	4SM
78	Nurdina Hanis bt Zainal Abidin	4SM
79	Nurin Amalia bt Hamidi	4SJ
80	Ham Sau Yee	4KK
81	Chong Soo Sun	5SA
82	Siti  Sarah Binti Rohaizad	5SA
83	Wan Ili Munirah Wan Zainal Rashid	5SB
84	Azraa Ayesha	5SC
85	Nur Amalina Bt Noor Hisham	5SC
86	Nurain Nazuraa Bt Mohd Ghazali	5SC
87	Syaza Nazihah	5SC
88	Khadijah Bt Mohd Yunos	5SD
89	Anisa Areej Bt Adlan	5SM
90	Zian Zalqis Bt Zahrin	5KN