A Ripped Galaxy

Throughout the universe, there are winds 10,000 faster and stronger than those on Earth. These winds could be formed by the intense emission of light and particles from light stars. They can be also formed by the massive energy of explosions of old stars. Another way these winds could be formed is by the matter of objects swirling around the black hole in the center of the galaxy. The winds were so strong that they basically torn the galaxy apart. The winds intertwined and moved the stars out of place causing the galaxy to change its shape.

Information from: http://www.livescience.com/14226-galaxy-wind-storms-molecular-gas.html

A Pizza In Space

Io, Jupiter's third largest moon is the most volcanically active body in the Solar System. Its spews about 100 times more lava than all of the volcanoes on Earth combined. Though Io is only a tiny bit bigger than Earth's moon, its nature combines to the most dangerous havoc in the Solar System! Io is the only known body other than Earth to produce lava. Scientists predict that Io's lava ocean may spill and cover up the entire moon. Unlike Earth, Io doesn't have a basic magnetic field. Temperatures in this scorching heat rise to 2,200 degrees fahrenheit! Due to the existence of magma, Io must have a crust displacement which allows to move the crusts. However, scientists still try to learn more of this mysterious inferno.

Lit. Poems

“The Wool Pooh”

Whirlpool

Scary, deadly

Rushing, spinning, eating

Dangerous, dark, beautiful, sparkle

Satisfying, caring, dashing

Blue, clean

Water

“The Average Boy”

Kenny

Confident, responsible, assertive

Who loves to play with his dinosaurs

Who feels different about his eye and his abnormal intelligence

Who needs to take care of himself more carefully

Who shares his dinosaurs with his friend

Who fears the Wool Pooh

Who’d like to see Grandma Sands again

Who dreams of the end of racism and hatred

Who ends up changing like his brother

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Fish Genes

The data that has been received was fantastic. It was all about a fish habitat and its changes.There were twelve fish. The gene pool provided the genes: GG, Gy, Gr (Green) is dominant), rr(red) is recessive to green but co-dominant to yellow), yy (yellow) is recessive to green but co-dominant to red) and ry (orange). These colors were the colors of the fishes' scales. In the first generation, 58% (7) of the population were green fish, 17% (2) were red fish, 8% (1) were yellow fish and 17% (2) were orange fish. However, yellow fish are easy to be seen in the natural habitat, therefore, they were eaten. The second generation only contained 11 fish. In the habitat, 63% (7) of the population were green fish, 9% (1) were red fish, 18% (2) were yellow fish, and 9% (1) were orange fish. Again, the yellow fish became dinner and were eaten. The third generation had 8 fish: 63% (5) of the fish were green and 37% (3) of the fish were red.

Suddenly, a natural disaster occurred, all the green fish died. Therefore, there were only 2 red fish surviving. One way the habitat could have changed is that the algae changed to a different color other than disappearing. If they turned brown/yellow, it would've been better protection for all the fish. However, protection for all the fish would mean no food for the predators. Therefore, all predators would die and the fish would overpopulate. Another way the lab would change is if the green allele was NOT dominant. Then there will be a more variety of fish. In the end, the lab taught a valuable lesson of allele combinations and habitat life.

Chaos in Egypt

President Mubarak has been ruling Egypt for 30 years. Since January 25, Egyptian civilians have been revolting against the government. A few days later, Mubarak assigns a vice president, Omar Suleiman. Rebellion gets worse every second, for example, many people are looting houses, prisoners escape from jail and steal the polices' guns. Even worse, the army gets involved. Tanks are swarming the streets while ranks of soldiers are marching beside them. Many civilians are desperately begging the army's protection from looters and killers. It is said that who ever left their house was shot dead. President Obama gave some advice to Mubarak saying that he should do what the people want him to do. Basically, the Egypt Revolution is between the People and the Army against the Government and the Police. The only question is, what will they do now....?

Video on Egyptian Revolution: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThvBJMzmSZI

Information received from: CNN, FOX NEWS, ALJAZEERA.

Solar Eclipse Amazes Italy

A fantastic Partial Eclipse occurred in Rome, Italy on January 4, 2011. European scientists and astronomers and skywatchers were simply surprised by the spectacular sight. "An amazing eclipse!" exclaimed Masi, a European astronomer. Many people have never seen an eclipse before, therefore, observing one is a "one-in-a-lifetime" opportunity.

Most believe that this eclipse is the best one ever seen in Europe, but lots of others can surpass this one. "I was impressed to see many casual observers trying to look at the sun," Masi said. "People were quite informed, I must say: Eclipses are among the things happening up there they like more." Luckily, the next eclipse in Europe will be seen on March 20, 2015.

A solar eclipse is formed when the moon blocks sunlight that reaches the Earth. They last for eight minutes and must be observed with special eye wear. Eye connection with an eclipse can cause blindness.Solar Eclipses are great phenomenons, therefore, I believe that there should be more frequent eclipses happening around the world.

Symbiosis

The picture of this squirrel and the tree shows the symbiosis, commensalism. Commensalism is when two species interact with each other but only one benefits and the other neither gets helped or harmed. For instance, the squirrel benefits by having a home. However, the tree neither gets helped or hurt.

Abiotic Limiting Factor

This is an example of an abiotic limiting factor. An abiotic factor is a non-living variable in the environment that has an effect on the ecosystem. In this picture, the atmosphere is an abiotic factor. It limits oxygen, weather, shade and beauty. All livings need oxygen to survive. Therefore, all living things depend on the oxygen the atmosphere is distributing. Without clouds, there can be no weather or life. Clouds bring rain, shade, and snow. What happens if there is no rain? Shade and all types of weather come the clouds. Therefore, the atmosphere is responsible for carrying the essential possessor of weather. Beauty occurs in the atmosphere when weather distributes it. Such as rainbows, snowmen, etc. To sum up, everything in the world depend on each other to survive.

Aquarium Adventure

Having a fun time at the aquarium was a really good experience. First thing i saw were the penguins, having their little :dance off." One of them were trying to be Happy feet! Next up were the seals. There was this really weird fat seal that was laying on a rock. It didn't move.
It was so amazing when we went to the sharks. Touching the sharks felt great too. We went across vast tanks of different fish. There was a needle fish and some ducks. Also, there was a pufferfish, swimming at the top. It was hard scaring it. Next were some sting rays and there were some floating above us in a tank. Jelly fish are really amazing creatures. Despite the fact of how many times they sting you. There were upside down jelly fish and little ones. Next to the jellyfish was a spider crab. Next to that was a giant octopus.
Sharks are really amazing. There was a shark tunnel which was a tunnel with live sharks surrounding you on all sides. We got to the shark tank which included all these cool looking species. There were two sea turtles and a mysterious shark called the shark ray. After lunch, we headed back to school to end our fabulous journey.

What is a Tornado?

Tornadoes are one of nature's violent storms. Their intense winds can destroy many things such as tossing houses, traffic lights and even uproot trees. In America, tornadoes usually occur in an area called Tornado Alley. The states included in this area are Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Louisiana. Tornadoes are rated on the Fujita Scale from F0-F5 when F0 being the weakest and F5 being the strongest.F0 winds are about 40- 72 mph while F5 tornado winds are about 261- 318 mph.


Tornadoes from when warm moist air and cold dry air form clouds. The cumulonimbus clouds shape into a war-head. Before thunderstorms develop, two directions of air coming from opposite directions make a horizontal spinning movement in the cloud itself. Then, when air rises, it creates an updraft causing the spinning movement to turn into a vertical position. The mesocyclone is formed from the super-cell cloud. Rain and hail begin to fall as the funnel shaped cloud starts to touch the ground. Once successful, the tornado can start its 20 minute journey. However, the minimum for most tornadoes is usually 20 minutes but the maximum is almost an hour. The longest tome for a tornado was the Tri-state Tornado which lasted 3 hours!

http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/01424/how_do_tornadoes_form.htm