Water Cycle Activity

In class we did an activity where we set up bowls representing diffrent water sources such as the ocean, lake, rivers etc. half of the class had spoons taking water from a certain source and putting it into another. (nobody had the same route) While the rest of the class had cups representing clouds and took the water from the spoons and put the water into a certain source. This activity taught me a lot about the water cycle and how water evaporates and ends up somewhere else. Also it taught me how a waters path can be disturbed and the water will end up not where it is supposed causing an increase in water in some places and a decrease in others. I would do this activity again because it taught me a lot and it is a fun activity.

Oil Lab

In class we did an oil lab where we traced 3 source maps on one piece of paper and marked all the spots where the 3 maps over lapped. Then we had split into groups and the groups had to use their coordinates to drill oil. From this lab i learned in order to be able to hold oil in a certain spot the spot has to have a resevoir, a trap and heat and pressure. I would do this lab again because i learned a lot and it is a fun activity to do with a group.

Extra Credit

Autumn a poem by Emily Dickinson, describes the changes of season in this case Autumn occuring. In this poem Ms. Dickinson had to have knowledge in weather because the entire poem is about weather. This knowledge helped her so she can describe various diffrences in the changes in Autumn.
If there was no mention of weather in this poem there would be no poem or the poem would be very dull because the whole poem is abotu weather. This poem helps me understand more about weather because it has some facts that i didnt know happened in the change of season.

Autumn by Emily Dickinson
The morns are meeker than they were;
The nuts are getting brown;
The berry’s cheek is plumper,
The rose is out of town.

The maple wears a gayer scarf,
The field a scarlet gown.
Lest I should be old-fashioned,
I’ll put a trinket on

Seatbelts

Thirty years ago it wasnt required for people to wear seatbelts while driving in the car. Now it is required thirty years ago people that got into accidents without seatbelts on were severly injured or killed. That can still happen today, but seatbelts help prevent you from getting hurt in a crash. I am thankful for seatbelts because without them a lot more people would die in a car crash per year that have to.

Researches have discovered a gene that can block the spread of HIV

February 29 2008 researches at the University of Alberta along with a scientist at the University of Pennsylvania disvovered a gene that is able to block HIV. This will also help prevent AIDS. The gene is called TRIM22 can block HIV infection in a cell culture by preventing the assembly of the virus. TRIMM22 is a gene in the human body and is an essential part of our body's ability to fight off HIV. The team is very excited about there discovery and hopes that this will stop HIV from occuuring anymore which will therefore help prevent AIDS.


http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/36124/Researchers_have_discovered_a_gene_that_can_block_the_spread_of_HIV.html

Unprecedemted method to predict ALS, Aarkinsons disease

January 16 2008 in Rochester Minnesota, new Mayo clinic study details an unprecedented method to predict brain aging disorders or Parkinson's disease. They studied common variations within axon guidance pathway genes. Also the identified several gene variations which predicted people at a high risk of Parkinson's disease. The probability of findings of this disease were less then one in a trillion so the chance of getting this disease is very rare.




http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/35322/Mayo_Clinic_study_unveils_unprecedented_method_to_predict_ALS_Parkinsons_disease.html

Mexico open a Canal

On tuesday Mexican authorities cautiously opened a canal through a enormous landslide that blocked a major river in Southern Mexico. This happened in november and it swept away an entire community. The landslide buried the town of San Juan de Grijalva, it also blocked a section of the Grijalva river that kicked up a huge wave of water killing nineteen people. The blocking of the river is what made the canal.



http://www.kansascity.com/451/story/409299.html