The moon is a main attraction again...water is found on the moon!!!! (Current event)

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Who:NASA found water on the moon by looking through a telescope.

What:NASA sent a rover to the moon.The rover crashed and water came out of the crater the rover crashed into.

Where:The water that was discovered near the south pole of the moon.

When:The water was discovered on Friday, November 13,2009.

Why:The water wasn't found on purpose, the rover crashed, and water came out.

How:The rover crashed into a weak spot on the moon and water came out.

On Friday November13,2009 an astonishing discovery was made.Water was found on the moon.First of all, the water was discovered "accidentally". It all started last year in October when NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) sent a rover over to the moon. On its way back, something went wrong when the rover was lifting off of the moon(the day it left the moon was Friday November 13).The rover crashed and...water was spewing out of the place where the rover had crashed. Many people who work at NASA predicted that the rover crashed into a weak spot on the moon.Also, the discovery of water on the moon might come in handy.The water on the moon can help by if the supply of water ran out,and there are people on the moon,they can get from the water that is available on the moon and use it.

In conclusion, I think that in the future, the water on the moon will lead America to eventually send men to the moon again. Although many think NASA should keep focused on mars. In my opinion, I think that NASA should send people to the moon and actually check if there is water, or if it is another kind of liquid. I also think that samples of the water should be brought to earth to make sure it is regular and not salt water. Furthermore,new water should be brought to earth because there is lots of water that is being polluted.

Density Lab (Class Response)

Last week, I was assigned to a group. We where supposed to do a lab based on how liquids don't mix together if they don't have the same density. For example, we put ketchup and poured, with caution, syrup on it, the syrup wouldn't mix with the ketchup. One thing I learned is that when you put some thing less dense first, then pour something more dense than the first liquid, the less dense liquid will make way for the more dense liquid and the less dense liquid will rise to the top. Also, when my group and I left the cup that had the liquids over night, they rearranged. The liquids rearranged themselves from most dense to least dense. Lastly, that if you piur the liquids carelessly, then the liquids will mix and will not rearrange to be in order.


http://gifted-classes-materials-lessons.suite101.com/article.cf/finding_the_density_of_a_liquids

-A liquid's density can change due to the temperature
-The density of water can change. Depending on it's temperature.

My opinion about this fascinating lab is that it taught me many things I have never new before. For example, I never knew that liquids with different densities made boundaries and never got mixed when the where pour carefully. All in all, I think that this was a great lab and it taught me many fascinating facts.

What:Chinese scientists found a fossil of a dinosaur.

Where:In north eastern China. In a dried up river bank.

When:On September 17, 2009.

Why:The didn't look for it, the fossil showed up when the river dried up.

How:The fossil was found while people were digging up the dried river.

On September 17,2009 a group of scientists found a whole skeleton of Tyrannosaurus Rex. They have tested it for its strength and it was said to be that it was small than the t-rex about 100 times, but it was as strong. It was found that it was alive more than 100,000,000 years ago. So, they lived way before the tyrannosaurus. Telling scientists that this dinosaur might be the ancestor of the tyrannosaurus rex.


In conclusion, I think that this a huge step forward learning about the early dinosaurs. Especially about the tyrannosaurus rex. Also, This is a great way for the scientists to stude the early dinosaur age and the early tyrannosaurus rex.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/17/tiny.t-rex.dinosaur.discovered/index.html

Plasticity of the earth's mantle

On Friday 5/22 we did a lab that would give us an idea about the plasticity of the mantle. We mixed water with corn starch and mixed. We then put the mix in our hands. When i rubbed the mix together, it would turn into rock, but when I let it go, it would melt and feel like rubber. Eventhough when the mix melted it was still somewhat hard. When I put my finger in fast, it would go through, but when I put my finger in slowly, the mix would melt when my finger is inside causing it to harden on my fingers a little. In conclusion, this lab gave me an idea of how the mantle functions and how the mantle keeps the crust floating and keeps it from collapsing on itself.

Blog Response (October Sky)

There were a lot of dreams that were accomplished, and some were crushed. In the movie October Sky, there were many rocket launches. There was a teenage boy named Homer Hickam was always interested in building rockets. He built them, but always failed. He then received help from his friends. This movie is very inspiring because it encourages everyone to do what they believe in and never give up till you get it right. This movie showed cooperation because all four boys helped each other till they got it right and made sure what they were doing was right because when they do a launch on display, it would be successful. In conclusion, eventhough Homer's father wasn't happy of what he was doing, Homer Hickam was happy with what he was doing and went to win the science fair near the end of the movie.

math,cars,tv,bmw's Blog Response (Color Blindness)

One of the disorders that are very hard and frustrating is a disorder that is sometimes common named color blindness. Color blindness is very frustrating because it avoids you to see many colors or you will see a color as in a different way. For example, if you have color blindness, and you look at the color green, you will see it as a very bight yellow. Also, it is very frustrating because of the traffic lights. You will not be able to the lights, which are the colors green, red and yellow. So you won't know when to stop, go or get ready to stop. Color blindness can happen at any time during your lifetime and you can sometimes be born with it.


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Genetic Disorders (patau's syndrome)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patau%27s_syndrome There are so many diseases a human can live through, but some a disease a human dies. For example, there is patau's syndrome. This is a very rare disease but is very uncommon. It was founded by an Italian scientist named David Patau. What happens to the baby is that, everything is deformed inside and out. For eaxample, there is severe brain shrinkage, and body parts are places where they are not supposed to. Like having an ear where your nose is. Scientists discovered that 20% of it happens to males and only 2% happens to females. Also it was discovered that the syndrome happens every 25,00 births. Some symptoms is when a baby has a very bad smell when in side the mother. There are no cures for this terrible disease because a baby only lives about 4-8 weeks, and if lucky enough, it lives about 1-2 years. Also, if the baby survives, it will have a severe case of mental retardation. The whole world is vulnerable to patau's and nobody knows why. Lastly, this disease isn't contagious and and is not inherited. If feel bad for people who have patau's syndrome because they only live a short life from 4 weeks to 2 years. This is because there is one extra chromosome created.