Team 8-2 Science
Week of May 28th
Last Blog of the School Year!
Week of May 28th
Last Blog of the School Year!
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| You knew I would have 1 more Aurora over Iceland picture for the last Blog! I have 3 questions for you about this picture: |
1. What is the name of the constellation hanging above this Icelandic Observatory?
2. What famous star will be in this picture somewhere?
3. Based on your answers in 1 and 2 - what direction are the stone "henges" pointing to?
My Favorite Aurora Video
My Favorite Aurora Video
Our Week
Tuesday: We will be leaving for the Museum Center as soon as Encore classes are finished at 9:55. Our Schedule is as follows:
- 11:00 - "Hubble" in Omnimax
- Lunch - Make sure you bring your lunch! (Snack bar will be busy!)
- 12:30 - We will be going to the Pompeii Exhibit in 2 large groups - staggered about 15 minutes apart
- 1:30 - Leave for Nagel
Wednesday: Last school day! SHOWER TIME!
For the last Blog, I thought I would include a collection of some new and old pictures and video to remember our great year of science learning!
Here we go!
1. We spent a lot of time looking at the Sun!
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| The planet Mercury speeds around the Sun in 88 days - it is the fastest planet in our solar system! Pictured above is Mercury passing in front of the Sun. Can you find little Mercury in each of the pictures, (it will be in different locations), and can you tell me what type of EMR each of these pictures were filmed in? (Hint: the orange are visible light) Why do we use different types of EMR to view objects in space? |
2. Volcanoes were a popular topic this year!
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| The is an erupting volcano in the Reunion Islands, with the Milky Way Galaxy seen above it! Our Team 8-2 Mascot Star Sirius, (the brightest star) - is up there somewhere, and so is Orion - can you find them? |
3. We looked at a lot of Stars and Galaxies!
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| Meet Galaxy NGC 891 - probably the best example astronomers have found that resembles our own Milky Way. It is 100,000 light years across, and 30 million light years away from the constellation Andromeda - which the Milky Way is also. What is the Andromeda Galaxy doing again? What type of galaxy is this...I know...this is a no-brainer, but I thought I would ask anyway1 |
4. How long did we spend on IMPACT??
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| The KT Event! End of the Dinosaurs! They had their time on the Earth! |
5. Remember "Layers of the Earth" and Scrat's Continental Crackup?
Scrat's Continental Drift
6. How many times did we fly in the space station at night? You need to fly one more time!
7. Extreme Motion and Forces!
8. You all need to buy one of these to help you deal with the stress of high school!
Best Newton's Cradle Tricks!
9. Let's not forget our partners on this planet!
10. Meet Lonesome George - the last of his species of tortoise on the planet! He's looking for a girlfriend!
11. Remember brave little Comet Lovejoy who went through the Sun and lived to tell about it?! What kind of ice are comets mostly made of?
12. Can't forget about our Moon!
13. Here are a couple of your favorite videos!
It's The End of the Earth As We Know It!
Epic Journey through the Universe! (This is a new one - totally awesome)!
14. Closing Thoughts
Mrs. Frick
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| Look in the distance - that's the shuttle Discovery flying on top of a 747 Jumbo Jet on its way to DC to retire. Great pics of Liberty and the Empire State Building too! |
8. You all need to buy one of these to help you deal with the stress of high school!
Best Newton's Cradle Tricks!
9. Let's not forget our partners on this planet!
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| "Okay, Guys! I have to swim too far to find lunch these days! It is going to take too long for me to evolve and develop gills! You better start sending some boats!" |
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| Not only are these little Guys the cutest animals in the world, but they also belong to one of the mammal species that survived the KT Event. What group would these adorable platypi belong to? |
10. Meet Lonesome George - the last of his species of tortoise on the planet! He's looking for a girlfriend!
11. Remember brave little Comet Lovejoy who went through the Sun and lived to tell about it?! What kind of ice are comets mostly made of?
12. Can't forget about our Moon!
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| Do you remember all the ways the Moon helps us here on Planet Earth? |
It's The End of the Earth As We Know It!
Epic Journey through the Universe! (This is a new one - totally awesome)!
14. Closing Thoughts
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| As you enter this next stage of your own journey through the Universe, remember to leave a mark on this planet that defines who you are, and why you were lucky enough to be here. |
I think its terrible how animals are being extinct. we need to take more care of our wildlife and the animals that live in it.
ReplyDeleteI feel terrified about the animals in the world that are endangered right now, and the animals that are leading to be endangered soon. And, what makes it worse, is that we are the cause of this 6th mass extinction.
ReplyDeleteI think it is terrible that there are animals across the world being killed for poaching and people to make money. Eventually, this could cause hurt to the humans as well.
ReplyDeleteI think it is interesting and scary that there are only 20-30 river dolphins left.i think there is only that number of them left because there is much pollution in the rivers and there is so much boat action in the rivers that can kill the dolphins.if we don't take better care of the rivers they will go extinct for sure.
ReplyDeleteI think it's sad and maybe even embarrasing how those animals are becoming extinct because the reasons for extinction all point towards us, humans, and our actions. Although there is not room for everyone/thing on Earth, we should still try harder to be more careful. However, times for things may come and go. And not everyone takes a large part in this. We pollute the air and waterways, we destroy their habitats to build our own, people illegaly poach for money, and we do many other things. Pollution cannot be completely stopped. The destruction of habitats cannot be completely stopped because human population is increasing. But some things that we currently do can be stopped, like poaching and mass pollution, and mass habitat destruction (rainforests). But we aren't stopping the harm we are creating through things we can easily live without. That is why I think the near extinction of the animals can be sad and also embarrasing.
ReplyDeletei think its horrible how we care to much about our industrial and economical sides of our world that we dont care enough to worry about the species of animals we are putting in danger of extinction!
ReplyDeleteThings like that shouldn't die. Cause the river dolphin looks cool.
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ReplyDeletesolar eclipse: This is different because in a regular solar eclipse, the moon fully covers the sun. In this special eclipse, the moon didn't fully cover the sun and so resulted in an unusual ring around the moon.
ReplyDeleteHow is this type of eclipse different than a total solar eclipse?
ReplyDeleteIt is different because the moon does not cover the whole Sun like in a total solar eclipse. You can still see a ring of the Sun.
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ReplyDeleteThis fossil....the trilobite became the Ohio VALLEY State fossil because we have excavated so many of these innocent creatures that died during a mass extinction that took place in The Cambrian time period. A lot of them died due to colder temperatures and because the colder temperatures killed off any source of food the trilobites had. And because we live in a valley proably were some of these animals lived and died,
ReplyDeleteThis solar eclipse was only a partial solar eclipse since it did not cover the entire sun. It could have been hole if the moon had been completely in front covering the sun. But it SOOOOOOOOO cool :P
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