HOT SPOT Week 8
Summer Readers: Keep Sizzlin'
Everything that makes up our surroundings and contributes to our ability to live on Earth is part of the natural environment. Protecting our environment is a concern that everyone, no matter what his or her age, can share. We hope this week’s HOT SPOT inspires you to learn about the environment. This week's HOT SPOT sponsor is the Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI).
This week’s HOT SPOT activity
MOSI’s new adventure has quite a bite. Dinosaurs! is a 5,000-square-foot exhibition that brings guests up close to creatures that once roamed the Earth more than 150-million years ago. Did you know that dinosaurs may have sipped the same water molecules you used when you brushed your teeth this morning? There's as much water in the world today as there was thousands of years ago. Actually, it's the same water. During this week, look in the St. Petersburg Times for pictures of things that contain water. Cut or print out all of the pictures you find to create a collage. At the end of the week, write a poem about the images you found and the importance of water in our lives. Post your poem on the cabinet above the sink, on the bathroom mirror or on the refrigerator to remind your family to conserve water. Share your poem with others in this blog. Just click on the comment button below to share your thoughts.
If you want to participate in the Summer Reader program, go to tampabay.com/nie/summer for details on how to get started.
The NIE BLOGGING ZONE (or NBZ for short!) is a place to share your thoughts about whatever you read in Florida’s hottest newspaper: the St. Petersburg Times! School may be out for the summer, but here at NBZ you can keep up with the latest news and views of students all around Tampa Bay. If you have a burning topic to suggest, e-mail 
I think people do need to save water I think that just its always around us we can;t abuse it cause they're a lot of animals that need it and we can;t keep wasting it does anybody agree??
Posted by: HOLLISTER LARGO HIGH SCHOOL 10TH GRADE | November 13, 2008 at 01:02 PM
Water, Save it!
Water's something that you need,
You give it to animals and plant seeds.
Whether it's hot or cold,
It's a nutrient for mold.
And it's always the opposite of black gold.
Water's what you need to survive,
It will keep you alive.
It's use in lots of food
Or else it won't be good.
Global warming is not nice
'Cause it's melting all the ice.
You use water to boil
And put it the soil.
You see water is important
So, save it while you can,
And this is the end of my water rant.
John Adrian Gison
10 year old
Posted by: John Adrian Gison | August 06, 2008 at 01:16 PM