Plastic-Free Planet is a not-for-profit organization with the goal of reducing the amount of plastic used daily. There is a growing concern of the plastic waste that is collecting in our oceans, and it is the responsibility of our communities to reduce our plastic use to solve this problem. Here are five ways you can reduce your plastic usage:

1. Don't use plastic shopping bags - Reusable cloth bags are a great way to reduce both your plastic usage, and your long-term shopping cost.
2. Reusable water bottles - Plastic water bottles can be easily replaced with stainless steel water bottles, being both cost effective and eco-friendly.
3. Compost - Composting can reduce the need to use garbage bags.
4. Use recycled or compostable garbage bags - this will keep plastic out of the oceans, or return the bags back to the earth.
5. Buy Fresh Food - Fresh food does not usually come wrapped in saran wrap or in plastic containers.

The environment is ours to protect and our children's to inherit. They need a fighting chance, and these 5 simple guidelines are a great way to start.

The Leonardo Da Vinci exhibit at the Ontario Science Centre had an abundance of information regarding DaVinci's inventions and art.  I discovered many new inventions of his, along with the importance of his contribution to the technology of the 1400s and 1500s.  He had many revolutionary inventions and ideas that were never created, like his ideal city. The Ideal City was a city based around a river,  using a series of canals as transportation and as a sewage system. He created many machines that imitated living things, such as the Mechanical Lion, and the Mechanical Knight. Most of his inventions use pulley systems to function. The Mechanical Lion had a drum in its chest to imitate the sound of a lion. He created many flying machines (the mechanical bat, and the aerial corkscrew are his most recognisable), although none were successful.  Along with being an inventor, he was also a renowned artist. His most famous works are the last supper, of Jesus and his apostles, and the Mona Lisa.

Upon arriving at the museum, students of FHCI were given a green sticker to admit them into the Da Vinci exhibit, where we discovered Leonardo Da Vinci's lesser known inventions and works of art. After about an hour, students and other visitors gathered in the Imax Theatre, a large, dome shaped theatre, for a viewing of "Under the Sea", a documentary about the effect of global warming on marine life forms narrated by Jim Carrey.

The  Imax Theatre was, in my opinion, the most impressive part of the museum. The sound system and the size of the screen provided an unreal way to experience the documentary. The way the sound system could appear through the screen was an excellent way to boast modern technology and the resources available to the museum.