A Message from Mr. Tree

By Isabel, Hugo, Alvi, and Felix

The Issue: Trees convert carbon dioxide into oxygen so that animals, including humans, can breathe. They also contribute food and shelter to the ecosystem. What can humans do to help protect the ecosystem?

SHOW TRANSCRIPT

>>GIRL AT HOME: Can i watch TV?

>>MOM (OFF SCREEN): Only if it is educational!

>>GIRL AT HOME: Yep!

>>NEWS ANCHOR: Hello, and welcome to green TV. Today we have a special interview with a scientist and a... drumroll please... A tree!

>>INTERVIEWER: Hey M r. tree, can you help me understand what your role is in your ecosystem?

>>MR. TREE: My main job is to turn carbon dioxide into oxygen, so that humans and other animals, can breathe. We are also homes and food for animals.

>>INTERVIEWER: But Mr. tree, do you think you are a superhero?

>>MR. TREE: I keep humans and other animals alive, so yes!

>>NEWS ANCHOR: Are there any questions from the audience?

>>GIRL AT HOME: Wow, this is amazing! I wish they would talk about what humans can do for the ecosystem.

>>MR. TREE: Well, humans need to think more about pollution and ways to minimize it. For example, only use air-conditioning when it is really hot, as well as walk and ride your bike, or take public transportation instead of driving cars.

>>NEWS ANCHOR: Unfortunately, we are all out of time, but please, tune in next week to learn more.

quote from the team that says Trees are superheroes because they help us breath by taking in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen.

Isabel | Age 9

Favorite plant or animal: Cheetah

Favorite book: I Survived (whole series)

Favorite ice cream flavor: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Favorite thing to do / hobby: Playing on my laptop - Roblox

Favorite place or object in the Museum: Butterfly exhibit

What you like most about science: Gives me information and helps me understand more.

Advice to kids who think science is boring: It's not boring. It's really interesting. It's really informational.

Hugo | Age 10

Favorite plant or animal: Galapagos giant tortoise

Favorite book: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Favorite ice cream flavor: Lemon basil

Favorite thing to do / hobby: Soccer

Favorite place or object in the Museum: The gorilla in the rain forest

Advice to kids who think science is boring: Pollution also impacts them

Alvi | Age 9

Favorite plant or animal: Chinchilla

Favorite book: Land of Stories 1-6

Favorite ice cream flavor: Chocolate

Favorite thing to do / hobby: Read

Favorite place or object in the Museum: Unseen Oceans exhibit

What you like most about science: Learning new things and changing my thinking/hypothesis

Advice to kids who think science is boring: Science is all around you everywhere. If you have seen the Hudson River, it's pretty dirty, well people knew through science that oysters are water filters, so they dumped 1,000 oysters in, all because of science. That is one there are so many more.

Felix | Age 10

Favorite plant or animal: Dog, specifically a Teddy Bear Goldendoodle

Favorite book: All of Rick Riordan's

Favorite ice cream flavor: Mint chip

Favorite thing to do / hobby: Soccer, science, tennis, and "Zelda, Breath of the Wild"

Favorite place or object in the Museum: Hall of North American Mammals

What you like most about science: Learning how the world works and I especially love learning about animals. I also like being able to do scientific things without the internet.

Advice to kids who think science is boring: It's not! It's really fun to do experiments. One of my favorites was the watershed. We made our own mini watershed.

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