Madd Messenger

“You can do anything to change yourself.” We heard these wise words from Petia Wilson. He hosted the show and encouraged us to make good choices and decisions that could change our lives.

The Water Cycle

Importance of Hygiene

Hygiene is important for everyone. It has been around for many centuries and lots have wondered; what can we do about it?

Hygiene is one of the most important factors about humans, if we don’t look after it the consequences will occur and could impact you and maybe your family.

Showering

Cleanliness is one of the ways we can protect ourselves from being affected from different germs. Showering can also help with removing dirt that has bacteria and germs.

Why:

We shower because we think we smell or look dirty. But really, when you shower most of the germs you have obtained during the day will be washed away into a drain. This is only one of the things that happen in a daily shower. Why is this so important? Because this is essential for all humans. Lack of showering will cause you to smell and make more germs on you.

Hand Washing

The bathroom. One of the best places to wash yourself. Every time you touch and interact with an object, germs will attach to you and you could spread it with others. There are many different ways to protect yourself from germs and most of the time you can get some great solutions to help you and your family. Many solutions like antibacterial soap. Palmolive is a well known company to sell these kinds of products.

Hydropower

Investigate how water is used to create energy, electricity and power

Awww Man!

A lot of the time my accidents aren’t that bad, until that day…

One Saturday, I woke up happy as I could be because my favourite cartoons were on T.V. I rushed out of bed to the lounge to sit down and watch my cartoons.

Suddenly I caught sight of my mum’s lighter she uses for some reason that I wouldn't know since I was a child. I saw what she does with though, so I curiously thought what would happen if I do what she does. I tried to flicker it all I could. Thinking to myself if I should play with it.

Finally, I had experienced the flash of fire. I saw it quickly flick brightly and then disappear like a magic trick. I wondered even more what it would be like if I were to touch the flame. This I knew I was doing something wrong but I couldn't resist finding out what would happen. I thought of nothing at all, all I concentrated on was doing what I had never done before.

I tried once more and the flame stayed stationary and was where I wanted it to be. I inched closer to it every second hoping to see an amazing reaction. As soon as I had made contact with it I jerked and backed as fast as I could. It had burnt me. The pain made me cry and scream like a two year old, wishing that I had never touched it in the first place. My parents rushed to my aid and shouted “Don’t play with the lighters ever AGAIN!!” I cried and cried. The pain had worsened every tear I shed. I calmed down while I had my finger in cold water. With relief I quietly wiped my tears and looked at what had hurt so bad. There was a huge lump that looked very scary to me.

From that day I still look at lighters and think “Why was I playing with it?” Don’t ever play with lighters and matches.

Injury Prevention: Electricity

It has put hundreds of people in hospital, injured thousands and scared millions. Electricity has been upgraded during the past few years but has not yet been proven to be safe. Can we help that?

Shocked? You could be if you weren't aware that your hair dryer was in contact with some liquid. What would you do in that scenario?

How could this happen? When, Where and Why?

Sometimes you will find out that something is broken and dangerous in your household and you won’t know what to do. There are some major side effects that could damage the brain, your muscles and your skin if the device is not handled properly.

You could get electrocuted if your electrical appliance is in contact with water. Electrocution can paralyse the muscles and brain. Many have known what it is to be paralysed and burnt. Some victims have been killed because they were not aware of their house not being safe for them or for anyone else or they did not know what to do.

To help stop your family from getting electrocuted or burnt please follow these steps:

• Use the right tools for the job.
• Lock out/tag out and ground before working on equipment.

• Treat deactivated electrical equipment and conductors as energized until lockout/tagout, test, and ground procedures are implemented.

• Wear protective clothing and equipment and use insulated tools in areas where there are possible electrical hazards.

• Make sure your child is always in sight and not playing with something they shouldn't.

Remember:

Safety First Avoid The Worst.

Waste Wise

This is my independent topic study. It is about Waste Wise. I am very proud of it. Did you know that every Sunday, more than 500,000 trees are used to produce 88% of newspapers that are never recycled? Read more to find out!