Popping Lab

The topic that I have decided to blog about is the lab that we did in class that was called the popping lab. Three interesting facts about this topic was the when the group mixed baking soda and vinegar, the cork popped off the test tube and went some amount of meters. Second, depending on the amount of baking soda put into the lab determined how far the cork will fly. Third, this lab required the groups to really think about the quantity of the substances, because if the cork flew to the window three times then the group would get extra credit. In my opinion, this was great. However, there are a lot of class room labs on the Internet. For example, Google has a lot of great websites, that teach people how to do that lab at home. In conclusion, labs are the funnest things ever.

Sea Animals are in Trouble

Who: Walruses, Polar Bears, and Ice Seals
What: Animals are dieing from the melting ice caps in Alaska
When: Everyday
Where: Alaska

In Alaska the ice caps (glaciers) are melting as a cause of global warming. As a result of these melting, the animals that live up there such as walruses, polar bears, and ice seals are dieing. In the spring time the caps melt even more which causing the walruses to lye on the ice, but they are found all over the ice which is not so good. Also, the seals live in the water and they cut a hole in the ice, with their claws, so that they can create lairs on the top of the ice where they are able to birth their young, if the ice keeps melting they will not be able to birth their young. In my opinion, we should try to help the cause of global warming, because it is killing the environment and the animals. If we don't try to stop this, the sea animals are going to suffer.

Gentle Giant Gorilla's

Who: Gorilla's
What: Being killed
Where: Democratic Republic of Congo
When: Past last year
Why: Nobody knows yet

In many places gorilla's are being killed by Poachers'. Sometimes you can find a gorilla with missing arms or legs, thats because they have been shot at, or yo may find dead gorilla's because they have been shot to death. There are about 700 mountain gorillas left in the world today. We need to help this problem before gorilla's are extinct just like the dinosaurs. In my opinion, I think that we should just leave the gorilla's alone, they haven't done anything to us so why should we kill them. In relation to that the gorilla's are called gentle giants, that because they haven't really hurt a human for no reason. However, gorilla's will attack if you come close to the babies or the mother. But other than that the are gentle giants, who shouldn't be killed.

Wiki Web

A class assignment that we are currently working on is about wiki's. Wiki's are an online website that people can go to, to get information about a certain topic. My wiki is about Divergent Boundary. And Divergent Boundary means, where new crust is generated as the plates pull away from each other. Also, my teacher says that wiki's are an online chat, because you can look at your classmates work, and you can look at there wiki's to get ideas about your own wiki. However, if you explore through wiki, you can find different tools to make your wiki better than it already is. In our wiki, for our unit, it has all information about science. In addition, you can add pictures and likes to websites, so your reader can learn a little more information about your topic. In conclusion, wiki's a great, and you can learn a lot from them.

Newton's Laws of Science

Newton's Laws of Science, are very important in the world today, because we need his laws to understand physics. Newton's first law states that, "An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force. An object in motion continues in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force." Newton's second law states that, "Acceleration is produced when a force acts on a mass. The greater the mass, (of the object being accelerated) the greater the amount of force needed (to accelerate the object). Newton's third law states that, "For every action there is an equal and opposite re-action." Some examples to represent what Newton's laws mean, The first laws means, that there is a natural tendency of object to keep on doing what they're doing. All objects resist changes in their state of motion will maintain this state of motion. His second law means that, everyone knows that the heavier object require more force to move the same distance as lighter objects. The third law means that, for every force there is a reaction force that is equal in size, but opposite in direction. That is to say that whenever an object pushes another object it gets pushed back in the opposite direction equally hard. In my opinion, Newton's laws should be taught all around the world, because it is important to learn about the study of physics, and by learning about Newton's laws of Motion, you will have a better understanding of the study of physics. In conclusion, without Newton's laws the world would be a different place.

Reverse Leopard

What: Borneo Leopard Changes Its Spots
Where: Borneo
Who: Leopards
When: March 15, 2007

Summary:

Extra, Extra read all about it, a new species of animals has just been discovered. Everyone has seen a leopard with brownish fur and orange spots. Well, recently discoverers have found a different type of leopard, it has orange fur and brownish spots. This type of leopard is called the clouded leopard. These types of leopard are only found in Borneo. Also, these leopards are the new species of big cats. In Borneo, these leopards are the biggest predators. However, this species is also an endangered species, so hunters have to be extra careful and not kill these leopards. In my opinion, animal biologist should look into this because, if they found one animal, there could be many more animals out there that we haven't discovered yet. In conclusion, there are many different types of species out there, and it is up to us to find them.

Munch Munch Crocodile

What: American Crocodile Back From The Brink
Where: West Palm Beach, Florida
Who: The Crocodiles
When: March 20, 2007

Summary:

As most of you know, Florida has the biggest population of crocodiles than any other state in the United States of America. Well, that almost changed because crocodiles were almost to be endangered and threatened. They were almost to there extinction because a lot of people were killing these reptiles. But, that is all about to change because The Endangered Species Act, came and made it illegal to harass, poach or kill these reptiles. Most people are saying that Florida has its history of the crocodiles living there and that if anyone was to make those reptiles extinct it would make a problem occur. In my opinion, that law is fabulous because we need to save crocodiles from extinction. By having crocodiles extinct in Florida, we are losing a part of our history, because they will no longer be there. Also, I think that we should start to kill other animals such as Mountain Lions in California. In my research, I found that there are more Mountain Lion attacks than any other animal in the U.S., including crocodile attacks in Florida. In conclusion, we should save same wildlife, such as crocodiles.