Link Between Math and Global Warming

Everything imaginable, some how, has to do with math. Especially if there are numbers, fractions, or decimals, then math 100%, in some way, makes a connection. One of the few items math is greatly involved, is the global issue, global warming. Global warming is the increase in temperature or the decrease in the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere or surface temperature. Of course, the increase and decrease of temperatures is linked with mathematics. Scientists can find out how much the temperatures have increased or decreased, by math. Scientists find out the weather out side is by math.Another possibility that math is linked with global warming is when there is an increase or decrease in the populations of animals or plants. Every month people go into the wild and don't literally count all of the animals left in a certain species, but they take a really close estimate. The estimate is then compared to the old population estimate, and we all find out if a species of an animal has increased or decreased. Finally, math can be found and used everywhere, including global warming.

Animals in the animal kingdom (Class Response)

For the past few days, I was learning in class about the different phyla. Some of them are echinoderms (like sea stars), arthropods (like spiders), and cnidarians (like jelly fish). There are also 32 other phyla. Some things I learned about in class is that the phylum that animals are put in are classified by their symmetry. They are bilateral (one line of symmetry), radial symmetry (more than one line of symmetry), and asymmetrical (no lines of symmetry). Second, I have learned that only 5% of the world's animals are vertebrates (have a spine), and 95% of the world's animals are invertebrates (have no spine). Finally, I also learned that some animals can reproduce both sexually and asexually.

http://waynesword.palomar.edu/trnov01.htm
From this helpful website, two interesting facts I learned are:
-Every animal has it own way of life no two animals can live the same way.
-Every animal on earth fits into a phyla, even animals that were extinct for over billions of years!

My opinion on this topic is that this is a great way to classify animals, but I think that each some phyla have to be broken down into smaller sections like mammals. The mammals is a group that contains a huge amount of animals, and should be broken down into sections. Also, I am confused, why are there more invertebrates that vertebrates in the world, and most of them live in the water? I also want to know why animals that are extinct are considered into the phylum today, even though they are no longer living. All in all, I think that animals being classified into their own phyla is a great idea, but has some ups and downs.

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

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g_WHHFPrQjvdnQhVIvx5o9a-v66AD9BV87LG1

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.