Word Study Project T1

This is our wordstudy project! Hope you enjoy the cartoon voice over.

Mythbusters Ex. Credit

Do you get more wet if you run in the rain or walk? Adam and Jamie from Mythbusters were trying to find an answer to this mystery. Most people would run in the rain instead of walk. Adam and Jamie believed that when a person walks in the rain, the rain hits their head and shoulders. Although, when a person is running the rain hits their whole body because they are stretched out. They tested it by making an experiment. They made some rain by fixing pipes to the ceiling and running water through them. Adam and Jamie had to factor some aspects into their experiment, like the velocity of the rain and the speed that they would run at. After they finished the test the results were quite surprising. It was found that if you walk in the rain instead of run you stay drier. This myth was BUSTED! In this show there wasn't exactly any safety equipment used because it wasn't very dangerous. Although, there was one time when Adam was up on a machine connecting pipes together on the ceiling he used a harness. Using a harness showed safety because he was up in the air and a harness can keep him from unexpectedly falling off. This episode was all about science because they measured the velocity of the rain and the speed of the people running. You would need a back round in science in order to perform an experiment with special effects like this because it would help organize the experiment. Also, having a career in science can help you almost anywhere.

1. My favorite TV show is.......(explain why) My favorite TVshow is 24 because it is an action and suspenseful show. At the end of every show it ends with a cliffhanger. This makes you want to watch the next show.

2. My favorite meal is...... (explain the meal in detail) My favorite meal is chicken parmigiana with spaghetti. Most people have probably eaten this before. It is a piece of chicken with sauce and cheese on it.I enjoy eating Italian food.

3. My favorite nonschool activity is...... (explain why but do not give specific names that can identify you) My favorite nonschool activity is just hanging out with my friends outside. If I am not outside I like to go on the computer, watch TV or just relax.

4. Someone I look up to is....... (explain why) The three people I look up to are my parents or sister because they are really smart and successful in life. They work hard and do a good job at their jobs. They all set a good example to me and help me if I need help.

5. My goal for the future is..... My goal for the future is to become really successful by making a lot of money. I like helping people out so I might do a job that helps the world out. I would work as a dentist or a nurse.

6. In the first hour after school I usually do...... (explain why but do not give specific events or names that can identify you) After I come home from school I eat a snack and watch TV. Then I may do any homework that I have and go outside to hang out with my friends. Most of the time after I come home from school I just relax because I am tired.

Do thunder and Greenland melting have a connection?

Would you ever think that thunderstorms in one area have something to do with land in a totally different area? Well people in Greeland say now that they have never heard thunder but know of it because they have seen it in movies. This is not known for sure but scientists believe that every crack of thunder is cracking ice in Greenland. Greenland is now melting at a rapid rate and it's faster than scientists thought it would. The reason that all of this is a threat. If it all does all melt than the oceans will raise 23 more feet higher than usual. This is enough to flood New York, London, and all the small islands in between. Now because of global warming it is melting faster than anywhere in the world. The global warming is known to be caused because of humans using fossil fuels. Greenland is one of world's biggest islands and if it melts it can be a disaster. In the last 30 years Greenland's melting zone has increased by 30%. Greenland's ice cap is about 624,000 cubic miles and it is a 10th of the world's fresh water. In the winter temperatures are getting colder but the summer temperatures are remaining the same. Two or three melted icebergs could be enough water supply for New York for a year. Greenland melting can be a huge natural disaster and can affect many continents. The greatest thing that could happen at this point is that it doesn't melt anymore.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/06/06/greenland.warming.reut/index.html

Krest Kingdom the Roller Coaster

How fun is it to go on a roller coaster? Fun right! Well how about creating your own??? It's ten times better. This roller coaster Krest Kingdom may put you on the edge of your seat. When designing this roller coaster we used toilet paper tubes, egg cartons, chopsticks, straws and tape. On the right is a picture of how it looked. This roller coaster had four hills and two turns. We tested it using a marble. After we completed this project we measure the distance using a string and measuring it. Then we timed how long it took the marble to pass through it. That helped us get the speed. The track was 142 inches long, it took the marble 4:64 milliseconds to pass through the whole obstacle course. To find the speed you would divide 142/4.64. And the result would be 30.603 in per millisecond. Next, the hills were measured with a timer and a marble. The first hill took 0:40, the second one took 1:41, the third one was0:46, and the last one was 2:12 milliseconds. At the end this rollercoaster was succesful. The marble rolled fluently throughout the ride.This was a really fun project that the group worked hard on.

Learning about the sun is so much fun

You know you may not even notice it but the Sun is a very important part of our lives. We need it for food, heat, and light. We should be thankful for it. Without the Sun very few people would be able to live. Well, why don't we take some time to learn about it and appreciate it. Now looking at the Sun you may think that it is the biggest star but it's not. We only think it is big because it is so close to Earth. The Sun is big though. It takes up 99.8% of the Solar System with it's mass. The Sun's mass is what holds the planets in place. The Sun is made up of a mix of gases, both hydrogen and helium. It has three main parts to it; the Core, Radiation Zone and the Convention Zone. The Core is located in the middle of this fire ball. In the Core the Sun produces a lot of energy which is made by nuclear fusion. Nuclear fusion occurs when there is a really high temperature. The Core of the Sun can reach up to 15 million degrees Celsius. The energy which is made in the Core slowly leans outward into space and to us. The next main part is the Radiation Zone. The Radiation Zone is the middle layer inside the Sun after the core. The Radiation Zone is a tight area to get through that it can take more than 100,000 years to get through it. Last is the Convection Zone which is the outer layer. The energy which is made from the inside slowly approaches the top and makes loops of gas. The Sun's atmosphere contains three parts including the photosphere, the chromosphere, and the corona. The photosphere is the outer layer of the atmosphere. Itgives off light because of it's thick gases. The photosphere is what you see when you look at the Sun. Second, is the chromosphere. The chromosphere is a thin layer which can only be seen during a solar eclipse. It is a reddish glow that can be seen around the rim. Last is the Corona. The Corona is the layer which is seen to be around the Sun. It stretches out for miles and miles long around the Sun. If you look closely at a picture of the Sun you can see that on the surface there are dark parts and sometimes loops of fire. The dark spots are called sunspots. The loops of fire are called prominences. The Sun so far has been up and alive for about 5 million years and scientist estimate that it will be alive for another 5 million years. So now after reading this I bet you learned a lot about the Sun that you never knew before.

Monkey Mystery

As most of us know, humans evolved from monkeys. But now there is new information coming in that a new type of monkey called the Rhesus Macque is very similar to us humans. Scientists have found this information by deciphering the monkey's DNA. The benefit of this is that if a medicine needs to be tested for diseases on humans it can first be tested on the monkeys to look for any weird reactions. Finding a closer species to humans can help cure many diseases. Also, this information can help scientists understand what makes us humans in the first place.After a great deal of researching, the Macque monkey and the chimpanzees are the closest relatives to humans. Long ago, Macque's were found to be part of the Ape family which explains why the D.N.A. may match. Best of all, we can use these monkeys to find cures for cancer and AIDS. Many scientists are working on this to crack the code on this monkey mystery. So far they think that there was a huge mutation that happened to the monkeys which made humans. Although, the scientists have a great deal to figure out, they speculate that a huge mutation caused monkeys to evolve into humans.
To read more about this mystery you can visit the following website:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/04/12/monkey.genes.ap/index.html