Current Events #2

The article i read was about ozone depletion. Ozone depletion is a well know topic today. It is a common topic that people talk about. As a matter of fact, our ozone layer is being destroyed right this very second. The ozone is a blueish-grayish gas that contains of three different types of atoms. An example is O2, this is the gas that human breathe in. Our ozone is being destroyed because humans are using many different pollutants like hairspray and may other things that contain chlorofluorocarbons, better known as CFC's. CFC's are the main cause of our ozone's depletion. A place there is suffering terribly of ozone depletion is Antarctica. Due to the destruction of the ozone above them, many icecaps and glaciers are melting. This effects the animal life that lives in the waters because there homes may be melting.

In my opinion, I think this is a subject that we should take into our consideration. We should think about how we treat our Earth, and begin or continue on to treat it better. However, on the bright side, according to the article, they will eventually find a resolution to this problem that will help conserve our ozone layer. This makes me feel better about our ozone, but i still have to keep in mind that our Earth needs as much help as it can get!http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/Environmental_Problems/ozone_depletion.html

Class Review (Science)

One of my favorite experiments/activities we did in class was when we all acted as animals hunting for prey! In this activity, we went outside and lined up, then Mrs. Gavin threw different colored toothpicks all over the grass, then we all had to do the best we could to gather the toothpicks in a certain amount of time! Some of the colored toothpicks were harder to find then others. This is because they camouflaged with the grass. For example, the green ones were harder to find since they blended in with the grass!

This activity showed predator-prey relationships because we had to each gather our own food while Mrs. Gavin or a different volunteer would act as a predator and try to chase us away from the toothpicks while we were trying to gather our food. This activity also exampled competition. This is because we all had to do our best to collect as many toothpicks as we could to "survive." People were running as fast as they could to gather as many toothpicks as they could before other people took them. I am a very competitive person so i really enjoyed this activity!

(I received my facts and information from my ISN and handouts that SunnyD had given me during class.)

Science Current event #1

The article I read was about the thinning of the ice in the oceans of Greenland, and on the coastlines of Antarctica. This September, NASA reported that the loss of ice is caused by the glaciers speeding up where they flow into the sea. The reason for the thinning ice is that satellite lasers are effecting the currents/flow of the ocean due to the loss of glaciers. Unfortunally, the glaciers are thinning out about 9 meters per year!

I believe that this is something that should be handled very quickly and should be something to worry about. I think this because the ice is thinning at such a fast rate, it could possibly hurt our environment. Also, as it mentions in the reading, future sea levels are now unpredictable.

I got my article from the website... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090923143331.htm

Lit

I read the book My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George. I believe that this author is a very adventurous person. I think this because the book was about survival and running away from home. I also think this because in the preface, the author mentioned that he had once ran away from home when he was a child. As you read throughout the book, it is easily shown that Jean is a very adventurous, nature-loving person!

Lit

Our community can not put an end to bullying because we are not powerful enough to stop everyone from harassing or bullying people. Most of us do not have enough courage to stand up to bully's, and stand up for what we believe is right. I believe that this connects to Lord of the Flies because during this book, Piggy gets bullied often and no one really does anything about it because they do not have enough courage to stand up to Jack when hes bullying Piggy. If we have enough courage and power to stand up for what we believe in, I think bullying could easily be decreased in out community and even out society.

Welcome Scientists!

• My favorite subject is science because I love learning about our earth and performing experiments!
• The best book that I have ever read was A Child Called "It".
• My favorite food to buy at the cafeteria is pizza!
• On weekends, when all my chores are done, I like to hang out with friends and family!
• If i won a free airline ticket to anyplace I wanted, I would go to Italy because I have always wanted to go there!
• My favorite color is pink.
• If I had a pet it would be a kitten and I would name it sparkle.
• This year, if I work hard enough, I'd like to get straight A's