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Da-Sing elementary school (2005 CyberFair Project ID 3727)
Taiwan,
Chang-Hua county
Official Status:
Project-In-Progress
Teacher:
Category: 7. Environmental Awareness
We estimate 10 student(s) from 11 to 12 will work on this entry.
Description of Our Community: Taiwan is a beautiful island surrounding the sea. Because of the continuous tectonic movements have created majestic peaks, rolling hills and plains, basins, coastlines, a great variety of springs, offshore islands and other wonders. Therefore, Taiwan has own diverse ecological environment than any country. Chang Hua County is located in the central parts of Taiwan. West of it is the Taiwan Strait. North of it is the Tai-Chung County, separated by the Da Du River. South of Chang Hua is the very wide Tsuo-Shui River that parts Chang Hua with the Yun-Ling County. East of Chang Hua are the Ba-Gua Mountains and the neighboring Nan-Tou County. Chang-Hua County is situated on the plains in the middle part of Taiwan’s west coast. The climate is dry. Chang Hua plains is the northern tip of the mid- and south plains. It is just south to the Da-Du Plateau. The coast line goes from Northeast to Southwest. The ocean winds directed blow to the plains, therefore, the plains are severely damaged by sea-salt. Temperatures average about 80°F. in summer and 65°F. in winter. Because of the subtropical climate, Changhua county has a international flowering plant collection and distribution center "Tianwei Road Garden." It is the famous floral marketplace and a famous resort for viewing flowers, but because it also brings in and hosts many other imported plants, thus causing serious impacts to Taiwan’s primary endemic plants.
Project Description: There are many kinds of fruits, vegetables, Colorful flowers, and trees in our hometown.Wherever you go, you can see farmer working and planting. On the leisure time or weekend, most of people always come to our campus for exercise. Because there are a lot of trees can provide fresh air and a large playground can play. All of us love trees and flowers, don't care what kind it is. Exactly speaking, we totally ignore the influence among plants, insects, even people's life. From the Green Cancer—Bine Blue Blossom to the scary and deadly Red Fire Ants, foreign species of plants and animals have created serious impacts to Taiwan’s environment and have affected our lives. The impacts of foreign plants to Taiwanese endemic plants are of our major concern here. Our school, Da Sing Elementary School of Chang Hua County, was assisted by the Chang Hua County Government to become a plant ecological campus. Species of newly planted trees in the campus exceeded two hundred. Among them, most are Taiwanese endemic plants. Especially worthy of mentioning, there were twenty kinds of Taiwanese endemic trees, such as Taiwanese Rhododendron, Yu Shan Myrsinaceous, Taiwanese Triangular Maple, and Lan-Yu Cassia, etc. This research will introduce Taiwanese endemic plants available in our campus, the relationships between Taiwanese endemic plants and foreign plants, and the effects they have. By collecting data and information, visiting Taiwanese species research institute, Chang Hua’s Protophyte Production and Marketing Farm, Happy Ecological Park, Tianwei Road Garden and interviewing scholars and experts, we were able to delve deeper into the subjects – “Taiwanese Endemic Plants in our Campus” and give a better introduction. Through visit our website, everyone can 1)learn to obseve those plants surrounding you and me. 2)make a journaling by myself/yourself. 3)share my/your thought with eneryone. 4)become an environmental protector. 5)all in one, then our planet will blue forever.