Madison's+Nautical+Project



By: Madison Armer

Supply List
 * 1) Index card
 * 2) Non-bake colorless air-dry clay
 * 3) 6 Qt. small clear plastic box
 * 4) 28 Qt. (23” x 16 ¼” x 6) large clear plastic box
 * 5) Assorted colors of acrylic paint
 * 6) Paint brushes
 * 7) Sharpie markers
 * 8) Gorilla wood glue
 * 9) 527 glue
 * 10) Wooden spools
 * 11) Wooden popsicle sticks
 * 12) Wooden wheels
 * 13) Smoke Gray primer spray paint
 * 14) Metallic gray spray paint
 * 15) Pencils
 * 16) <span style="font-family: 'Haettenschweiler','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Clear finish spray paint
 * 17) <span style="font-family: 'Haettenschweiler','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Package of small assorted seashells
 * 18) <span style="font-family: 'Haettenschweiler','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Small starfish
 * 19) <span style="font-family: 'Haettenschweiler','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Two 8 lb. jars of pottery plaster
 * 20) <span style="font-family: 'Haettenschweiler','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Water
 * 21) <span style="font-family: 'Haettenschweiler','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">3 live Beta fish
 * 22) <span style="font-family: 'Haettenschweiler','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Beta water
 * 23) <span style="font-family: 'Haettenschweiler','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Chlorine and mineral remover
 * 24) <span style="font-family: 'Haettenschweiler','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Sand
 * 25) <span style="font-family: 'Haettenschweiler','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">2 wooden bendable people
 * 26) <span style="font-family: 'Haettenschweiler','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">2 strips of beach towels
 * 27) <span style="font-family: 'Haettenschweiler','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">2 large paper sacks
 * 28) <span style="font-family: 'Haettenschweiler','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Large spoon
 * 29) <span style="font-family: 'Haettenschweiler','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Mixing bowl
 * 30) <span style="font-family: 'Haettenschweiler','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Measuring cup
 * 31) <span style="font-family: 'Haettenschweiler','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Ruler
 * 32) <span style="font-family: 'Haettenschweiler','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">1 ripped and torn strip of beige plastic Kroger bag
 * 33) <span style="font-family: 'Haettenschweiler','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Scissors
 * 34) <span style="font-family: 'Haettenschweiler','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Plastic medicine measuring spoon

Here are some steps on how I made this project:

First, go buy all the supplies listed above. Using the air dry clay, shape clay into different pieces of trash like: a dead bird, soda cans and bottles, chip bags, a dirty diaper and a dead fish etc. After it dries paint the clay according to what it is.

To make the sewage tanks: Glue two wooden spools together using wood glue. Then, glue two wooden wheels on the base. Repeat those steps. Cut Popsicle sticks to make ladder rungs. Glue two wooden Popsicle sticks parallel between the two sewage tanks, then glue the rungs to the parallel sticks. After the glue dries spray paint them with gray primer. Next, after the primer coat dries spray the metallic gray paint on them. Get the measuring medicine spoon and one wooden wheel and spray both using the same steps and materials that were used on the sewage tanks. Get the index card and cut it into a small square, then glue the square onto a small Popsicle stick. Write: Warning Sewage Plant on the index card. Stick the sign into the wheel, which will make the small tank.

While the sewage plant is drying, spray the trash with clear finish to keep the paint from peeling. When the finish is dry, write with a black skinny sharpie the name brands of the trash if needed. Fill the bottom of the large plastic box with brown paper sacks and a thin layer of sand. Place the small plastic box on top of the sand and paper sack at one end of the large box.

Using sharpies, color a face, hair, and swimsuit onto the figurines. Cut two corners of old beach towels according the size of the human figurines Mix the pottery plaster according to the directions on the container. Pour it all on top of the paper bags and sand. As soon as it begins to dry place the sewage plant and human figurines in their permanent position. Place the strip of the towels under the figurines to make them look like real beach towels at the beach. Lightly scatter sand everywhere to completely cover the white plaster. Next, you need to place the shells, starfish, and clay trash all over the sand.

Tear plastic Kroger bags and stuff them into the end of the dry measuring medicine spoon to look like dirty water coming from the sewage plant into the ocean. Glue the measuring spoon to the edge of the small plastic box and the side of the sewage tank using 527glue.

Fill the small plastic container with water. Prepare the water for the fish by dropping some chlorine and mineral remover into it. Carefully place the three fish into the water. After all that hard work, you now have a model showing beach pollution and contamination!

<span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 20pt;">Gulf Coast Beach Pollution and Contamination

Gulf Coast Beach Pollution and Contamination, a major problem today, is something we need to help stop. The definition of pollution is the action of making something impure. Contamination is to make unfit for use by adding something harmful or unpleasant - like trash!!! Both of these things are very destructive to our environment, especially our beaches.

Pollution on beaches is caused by many things humans do. Polluting beaches is like trashing and wrecking a zoo. Both beaches and zoos have lots of different creatures and animals that need to be cared for and respected. When we go to the beach we look forward to a good time, but how can we do that when we are surrounded by broken bottles, sharp cans, and other hazardous trash? The stuff that people bring to the beach is helpful to them, but if it is left stranded it can be dangerous and hurtful to our earth’s oceans. If a sea creature or bird gets a hold of human waste it could be devastating to their life. Some sea turtles mistake plastic bags for jellyfish and choke to death when they eat it. Birds can become entangled in plastic six pack rings and die. Many different animals can die or get severely hurt due to the things we forget to throw away.

Around 80% of contamination in gulf coast beaches comes from land based activities. In April of 2010 there was an awful oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which caused millions of animals and sea life to lose their life. After the spill, there was still a heavy film of oil in some badly affected areas. This incident contaminated the water and polluted the habitats of many animals. People are cleaning it up but that just shows that humans need to take better care of beaches and oceans.

Although a beach may seem clean and safe, there may be some bacteria in the water that we don’t even know about. Sewage overflows often end up in beach water. Releasing sewage water, recreational, commercial, and military ships, often contaminate gulf coast beaches. They can also release hazardous materials into the ocean. Swimming in the contaminated water can result in rashes, vomiting, bowel issues, stomach flu, pink eye, dysentery, and other infections. Many organizations are testing the water to see the bacteria level. Although at some beaches the water hasn’t been tested so people swim in it anyway with no clue at all that it could be dangerous to their health.

To prevent all these issues people should be sure to throw away or recycle all the trash they bring to the beach. Also, we can help out a lot by picking up waste. Many organizations are getting crews to pick up the trash up. Recycling makes a big difference, too. Although we may not be able to clean up all the garbage, there is still tons of things we can do to help the beaches become cleaner every day.

- molding clay into trash - me painting the clay figures

- spray painting the sewage plant silver

- spray painting clay figures with clear finish

- mixing pottery plaster -

-getting ready to pour plaster

-laying the plaster in the box

-I placed the figurines and sewage plant in the plaster, then filled in with sand then added shells and trash

- putting the fish in the water

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<span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 20pt;">Go to the discussion tab and check out my Captains Log! It shows all the times I worked on my project and what I did!