KIDFORUM's Topic
January 1st - March 15th 1996

BLUE PRINT EARTH PAGE OF PROBLEMS

We are 7th & 8th grade students from Laurel. We attend Laurel Middle School.
We live in a small town that consists of many different cultures.
Everyone in Laurel is familiar with almost everyone else. Even with all the different personalities, almost everyone gets along.

Abuse of constitutional rights
AIDS
Alcoholism
Beach erosion
Cigarette smoking
Deforestation
Destruction of habitats
Diminishing rain forests
Disease
Drugs
Extinction
Extinction and endangered animals
Homelessness
Hunger
Interpersonal / political relations
Oil spills
Overflowing landfills
Overpopulation
Ozone layer
Pollution of land, air, and water
Prejudice
Teenage pregnancy
Violence and guns
Wars

From: Matt, Brooks, Adam, David, Maya, Ashley, Eva, Heather, Courtney, Beth & friends at Laurel

Here is a list of problems thought up by a 6th grade student:

Alchohol
Animal Abuse
Crime
Cutting Down of Trees
Destruction of Ozone
Drugs
Food Shortage
Homeless and Hungry People
Natural Disasters
Overcrowding of the Earth
Too Much Garbage
Wars

Written by Arnav Manchanda & friends

Dear KIDFORUM Blue Print Earth People,

As you may have heard on the news, a bomb blast shook Colombo during the past week. This is an example of problems in the Earth. The LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) had suicide bombers blow the place up. These bombers are probably people with poor families. The LTTE promises their families a lot of money, only for the life of the suicide bomber. It blasted the Fort area of Colombo, the place where there are the most important buildings were. I was luckily in school, and my family and friends were safe. About 85 people died. I think it is good that the Sri Lankan government is doing all it can to get rid of the LTTE.

Here is the list of the Earth's problems from the Home School students at Charter Community School:

Crime
Drugs
Gangs
Graffiti
Littering
Oil Spills
Population Explosion
Pornography
Racism
Smoke in Air / Pollution
Tobacco
Toxic Waste Dumping
Violence in schools

We are enjoying our participation in Blue Print Earth.

At Eydehavn we have a melting plant. It produces abrasive powder and compound. The plant lets out large amounts of dust that covers the ground and dirty our environment. Sometimes, when it is really bad, we can't have our laundry hanging outside... and it's a strong smell of SIKA in the air. (SIKA is the name of the abrasive powder) There is also another problem... a lot of our parents work on the plant, and there are no other jobs for them at Eydehavn.
In the southern part of Norway, where we live the rain contains more that pure water. Acid rain is a known phenomenon. A lot of our small lakes and ponds are so polluted the fish has died out. The forest is also damaged some places. The acid rain comes from Great Britain and Germany mostly - from the big industrial areas here.

Traffic - cars, trucks etc. pollute the air with their exhaust and dust from the studs in the tires. In large parts of Norway people have to use studs in their tires in winter, because of all the snow. But on the highways and larger roads there are no snow - most of the time. Then the studs eat up the asphalt on the roads.. and whirl up lost of dust... We are also concerned about the Russian nuclear power plants not far from the Norwegian border. Some of them are in bad shape. There are also cities in Russia which is heavily polluted and some of this pollution threaten both Russians and Norwegian, in fact part of the whole globe.....

We don't want more French nuclear testing. Perhaps we all should write to the French president and tell him so!!!!! Not that he would listen, but just to let him know.... The Western world "produces" a lot of garbage and sewer. We have to get rid of this one way or the other... We are also concerned about the destruction of the rain forest. These forests is the lunges of our world. WE NEED THEM TO breathe. There are also a lot of animal species that are exterminated. Too often we hear about oil leakage or leakage of other poisonous chemicals. Some of these chemicals never disintegrate or they disintegrate slowly.... Another major problem is war and violence. Violence is also a problem in Norway, in Arendal (our town) Blind violence and vandalism pollute our environment and make a lot of people afraid. A lot of these violence are linked to drugs and alcohol. You also pollute you own body when you use drugs or smoke... Violence on video or TV can also pollute - our minds... TV is a "dangerous" medium - it affects us all........

These are the major problems facing our earth - as we see them...
From 6th Graders at Eydehavn school & teacher Tor Arne.

A.I.D.S
Child abuse
Cigarette Smoke
Crime
Domestic Disputes
Drugs
Endangered Species
Genocide
Housing
Hunger
Lack of money
Logging
Murder/Crime Rate
Oil Spills/Natural Disasters
Over population
Ozone Layer
Poaching
Pollution
Poverty
Racism
Seal pup killing
STD's
Suicide
Taxes
Unemployment
Violence
Water Pollution

Thanks! From, Bryson.

Acid rain
Bombs
Criminals
Drugs
Fighting
Gangs
Garbage
Guns
Hatered between people.
Ignorance
Ilness
Jealousy
Killing
Lack of Housing
Lack of Jobs and Lying
Lack of Peace
Litter
Murders
Pochers
Pollution
Rape
Robberies
Thin Ozone
Tornados
Typhoon
Ultra violent Rays
Unlawfulness
Violence
Vulcanoes
Waste
Woodburning

7th grade at St. Julie Billart

We have been discussing the problems in the world. We think these are the problems of the earth:

A-bomb testing
Alcohol
Animals disappearing
Animals dying
Atom bombs
Children being shot in the streets
Children's abuse
Dirty used water
Dumps of poisoned trash in the seas
Freon in the air
Hunger
Lack of ozone
Lack of oil
Nazism
People without a place to live (abroad)
Pollution
Racism
Rain forest disappearing
Shooting of children in the streets
Starvation
Testing of things on animals
The Earth is overcrowded
Unemployment
Use of drugs
Violence
Violence and murders
Wars

Written by: Helle Bramsen, Christina Nielsen, Torben Kroey and Morten Knudsen,
Ditte Moeller, Rune Aigner, Denneis Kovac, Helene Jensen Pedersen, Simone Laidler and Annemette Oehl Larsen
Christina Nielsen, Jan Jensen, John Hansen, Helle Lauridsen and Marie Kristensen, Mette Holm, Louise Oergaard, Christa Thygesen and Tina Mouridsen

Our prioritized list of problems facing the Earth beginning with the worst

1. Ozone layer
2. People not going to school
3. Violence
4. Pollution
5. Drugs
6. Hunger
7. Global warming
8. Homeless people/Poverty
9. Overpopulation
10. Sex before marriage
11. Energy crisis
12. Abuse - assault & battery
13. Alcohol
14. Viruses
15. Smoking
16. Theft - breaking & entering
17. Insanity
18. Guns in schools
19. Prostitution
20. Overcrowded jails
21. Forgery

We are a group of 24 students from 15 different countries.
We are studying English as a Second Language at Frick International Studies Academy in Pittsburgh.
We are in grades 6, 7, and 8.

Here is our list of problems, in order, beginning with the worst:

Wars
Drugs
Air pollution
Killing of animals
Nuclear weapons
Water pollution
Crimes
Terrorism
Cutting down trees
Destruction of ozone
Land pollution

Our prioritized list of problems from worst to least, although all are of major concern to us at Peck Place School in Connecticut, USA.

All forms of pollution (air, water, soil)
Violence, crime guns
War
Disease, especially cancer and AIDS
Alcohol and drug abuse
Poverty and homelessness
Nuclear weapons
Toxic wastes
Lack of recycling, garbage build up
Thinning of ozone layer
Deforestation
Smoking
Bombs, terrorism
Species extinction
Education
Unwanted pregnancies
Racism/prejudice
Taxes
Suicide
Child labour
Global warming

SE Grp. B

Our prioritized list of problems from worst to least,
although all are of major concern to us at Peck Place School in Connecticut, U.S.A.

Violence

Ecological Problems

People

Natural Disaster

Air pollution-smog, emissions, factory pollutants, acid rain
Alcohol, drugs
Animal abuse
Child abuse
Crime - murder, violence, gangs, terrorists
Deforestation- cutting down too many trees - rain forests are being ruined
Diseases, aids
Endangered species- types of animals are becoming extinct for no reason but us
Global warming
Homeless people
Illiteracy, ignorance
Lack of world peace
Landfills are filling up - too much garbage in landfills, chemicals get into soil and cause damage to soil
Moral decay - breakdown of the family
Non-recyclable goods. not recycling what we can
Not enough people care
Overpopulation - too many people
Racial problems
Too much food being wasted
World hunger and poverty

We need to stop these problems before it's too late!

Here is an alphabetical list of the problens as we see them:

Abortion
Abuse (people, animals, plants, resources)
Disease
Drugs
Endangered species (plant and animal)
Forest destruction
Gambling
Gangs
Global warming
Hate
Homeless
Illiteracy
Inflation
Over population
Ozone depletion
Pollution
Poverty
Prejudice
Rape
Teenage pregnancy
Trash
Unemployment
War
Waste (people, plants, animals, things)
World hunger

Here is an alphabetical list of the problens as we see them:

Crime
Disease
Drugs
Endangered species (plant and animal)
Forest destruction
Gangs
Global warming
Greed
Homeless
Illiteracy
Over population
Ozone depletion
Pollution
Poverty
Prejudice
Toxic Waste
Trash
Unemployment
Violence
War
Waste (people, plants, animals, things)
World hunger

We are a group of 6th graders from the island of Kaua'i in the state of Hawaii.
These are the problems facing Earth.

1) Pollution

2) Crime

3) Destroying the Forest and the Animals

4) Money shortage

5) Natural Disasters

6) Waste

Written by: Delta, Pearl, Chelsea, Naomi, Shannon, Sudim, Marco, Liko, and Heidi.

These are the most serious problems facing the Earth, our opinion:

1. Pollution

From 5., 6. and 7.th grade in Villingaholtsskoli in Iceland. 15 students.

1. Ocean pollution - oil spills
2. Air Pollution
3. Hunger
4. Toxic Waste
5. Loss of Rain forest and other trees

5th grade class from Pullman Elementary School

Hi! we are a group of kids in 5th grade in Brooklyn N.Y. Our room is 5-320 with a class of 27 students.
We all think the enviorment is a big sitiuation in our world.We are examining the world and its issues.
Here are problems starting from the worst to the less serious issues - but they all are very important.

1.Wars
2.Endangered animals
3.All various kinds of pollution
4.The hole in the o-zone layer
5.Oil spills
6.Deforestation in rain forests
7.The amount of needy, poor & homeless
8.Peace Treaties
9.All various diseases
10.Fires

Problems of the Earth as seen by Bloomingdale High School Student

1. Hole in the ozone layer letting in dangerous rays.
2. Nuclear war or the Atomic Bomb could destroy the earth.
3. Toxic waste could destroy the water.
4. Too many people cut down the rain forest.
5. Pesticides are polluting our water supply.
6. Meteors impact could destroy the earth.
7. Virus that multiplies and spreads across the world and threatens all mankind.
8. Too many people are competing for limited resources.
9. Running out of fossil fuels in the near future.
10. Product's that won't break down causes pollution of our water supply.
11. Many species of animals are quickly disappearing from earth.
12. Global warming is threatening all living things.
13. Paper mills are one of the biggest polluters.
14. Old vehicles are polluting our air because of the lack of emission controls.
15. Disposable diapers do not break down back in the earth.
16. Styrofoam does not go back in the earth.
17. Plastic does not go back in the earth.

Jim Redman, et. el.from Bloomingdale High School

1. Pollution
2. Homeless
3. Drugs
4. Racism
5. Guns
6. Cancer
7. Oil Spills
8. Violence
9. Crime
10. Destruction - Natural Disasters
11. Accidents

Ryan Yaple, Amanda Tullis, Mindy Geer, Erin King, Heather Clubb, Adam Beardsley,
Cody Vickery and Allen Freshour all contributed to the list from 6th, 7th and 8th Grades.

Abuse
Atmosphere
Carbon monoxide
Cars
Crime
Diseases
Drugs
Extinction Drugs
Food shortage
Forests getting cut down
Gangs
Homeless & hungry people
Killing of endangered species
Litter Drugs
Natural Disaster
Pollution
Population
Smoke
Starvation
Tax refunds are what are putting people on the streets
To many people smoking cigarettes
To many buildings being closed
Toxic dumping
Tree extinction
Tropical storms Violence
Wars
We need to recycle more

Written by Ashley S., Ashleigh Paige Debord and Jack Webb, Jason Russell, Grade 6

From 5th graders at Nesbit Elementary School

Abortion
Abuse, physical and sexual
Bombs
Break up of the family
Car jackings
Divorce
Drug abuse
Earthquakes
Gangs
Guns and Knives
Homeless people
Hurricanes
Kidnappings
Lack of supervision
Muggings
Natural disasters
Pollution
Racial unrest
Stealing
Suicide
Violence

1. Ozone layer depletion
2. Acid rain
3. Poaching
4. Nuclear fallout/nuclear waste
5. Toxic waste
6. Rain forest destruction
7. Desertification
8. Smog
9. Energy abuse
10. Trash

Here is our prioritized list of problems:

1. Pollution Control
2. Good Morals
3. World Peace
4. Cures and Prevention for Diseases
5. Controlling Nuclear Energy
6. Maintaining our Natural Resources
7. Educating and Maintaining a Work Force

We, the pupils of the primary school Trnovo, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- a country in Europe think that the biggest problems of the world are:

1. Wars

2. Ozone hole

3. Polluted air

4. Polluted water

We thing these are the biggest problems of the world.
We hope we will be able to slow down the tempo of the life of our parents and live better.

Written by pupil of primary school Trnovo, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Violence

Drugs

Pollution

Ozone hole

Diseases

TV

Oil spills

Economy

Drunk drivers

Extinction of animals

Written by:
Reuben Louis, Levonn Mamaril, Andrew Muraoka, Charley Moura, Shana Oshima, Tania Racelo, Scott Serizawa, Raymond Serquina, Jasmine Tabalba, Ashley Tanaka, Eric Tanimoto, Aaron Teves, Tanya Victorino, and Erick Wong

We are 6th graders from Wilcox School on Kauai in Lihue, Hawaii. We're very nice to talk to, please write to us :-)
We like to go water skiing, hiking, boogie boarding, camping, swimming, playing sports.

Pollution in the water
Too much litter
Too many gangs
Too many killings
The ozone is getting too small
People doing bad things like stealing
Cutting to many trees for paper that is not always used
Need more leaders
Too many animal extinctions
Too many people wasting food
Need more shelters for homeless
Too many young girls having babies
Too many wars
Too much violence
People making fun of handicap people
Too much Drugs
Killing too many animals
Too many people getting raped

These are the problems found by 5th Graders in Room 201

Drugs
Killings
Pollution
Bombs (as Oklahoma City and Colombo)
Wars
Violence in the street
Alcohol
Littering
Wasting energy
Rape
Killing Wildlife
Gangs
AIDS

Pollution
Wars
Drugs
Crimes
Violence
Killing Animals
Homeless People Need Homes
No More Starvation
We Need A Cure For All Diseases
We Need To Recycle More
Gangs
Bombs (Like Oklahoma)
Population Grows To Fast
Too Many Natural Disasters
Too Much Littering
Too Much School
Too Many Little Bugs

These are the problems this 6th grade class identified.

1. Stop violence
2. No racism
3. End Pollution
4. Save Ozone
5. Save Energy
6. End Starvation
7. Don't use Lawn Mowers
8. Too many land fills
9. Conserve Fossil Fuels
10. Recycle
11. Save the Rain Forest

This 6th grade class came up with this list of problems.

1. Too much pollution on our planet
2. Too many people dying from guns and knives
3. And people selling drugs to kids
4. And the kids are dying from the drugs
5. People are killing each other over their color
6. People are killing each other because of the gangs they're in

1. Racism/ Predjudice

2. Violence/ Crime

3. Pollution

4. Drugs/ Alcohol

5. Natural Resources

6. Animal Testing

7. Homelessness / hunger

8. Endangered Species

9. AIDS

SUMMING UP THE BLUE PRINT PROBLEMS

The 38 Most Important Blue Print Earth Problems are:

Pollution ( 46 ) Natural Disasters ( 39 ) Crimes ( 38 ) Drugs ( 25 ) Forest Destruction ( 24 ) Endangered Animal Species ( 24 ) Violence ( 20 ) Hunger ( 20 ) Wars ( 20 ) Racism ( 18 ) Social Problems ( 18 ) Hole in The Ozone Layer ( 17 ) Homeless people ( 17 ) Gangs ( 16 ) Garbage ( 15 ) Waste of Energy ( 15 ) Diseases ( 15 ) Nuclear Weapons ( 13 ) Abuse ( 13 ) Guns ( 12 ) Alcohol ( 11 ) Population Explosion ( 10 ) Non-Recyclable Goods ( 8 ) Oil Spills ( 8 ) Toxic Waste ( 7 ) Lack of Natural Resources ( 7 ) Not enough people care ( 7 ) Smoking ( 5 ) Poverty ( 5 ) Global Warming ( 5 ) Cars & Accidents ( 3 ) Media: Movies & TV ( 3 ) Terrorism ( 3 ) Taxes ( 3 ) Lack of World Peace ( 3 ) Moral decay ( 3 ) Divorce ( 2 ) Suicide ( 2 )

The numbers in brackets tell how may times the words are mentioned in your mail.

We hope to see the rest of the problem lists on the KIDFORUM list soon!

Indu Varma
&
Tor Arne Richvoldsen

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