Arctic Tale

In "Arctic Tale" there were two polar bear cubs and their mom as well as a baby walrus and her mom. In this movie it showed how both babies grew up and survived in the Arctic. At first they were survived without difficulty, but soon the effects of global warming were put into action. The polar bears needed thick ice to capture their prey, the walruses, but the ice was melting very quickly and the polar bears began to starve. Because of this one of the polar bears fell weak and died. But the other baby cub, Nanu and his mom continued on and tried to find food. Because of this change in weather the mom could no longer take care of Nanu, so he had to be separated from his mom much earlier and continue on his own path. As for Seela, the baby Walrus, she had no ice to rest on since it was all melting so she and the other walruses traveled to some place where they could rest. In the process Seela got separated from her mom and her auntie had to take care of her. Overall, this taught me how much Global Warming is effecting the world. Over 130 species are being extinct every day due to the change in weather. 14% of the arctic ice is melting every year. How will the arctic animals survive? At this rate the world will flood in 30 years. There are only 22,000 polar bears left worldwide. Polar bears and Walruses are being added to the endangered species and will likely become extinct be the end of the century. In conclusion, the Earth is headed for another mass extinction due to Global Warming and we need to stand up and take action.

Visit these sites for more information:
http://www.universetoday.com/2006/09/13/polar-ice-is-melting-fast/

http://eteam.ncpa.org/commentaries/are-polar-bears-dying

Rain

It is gonna' rain some more, some more,

It is gonna' rain some more!

When drops of water start to pour,

It is gonna' rain some more, some more!
Why do drops of water pour?

Drops of water pour?

The clouds can't hold them anymore,

That's why drops of water pour!
It is gonna' rain some more, some more,

It is gonna' rain some more!

When drops of water start to pour,

It is gonna' rain some more, some more!
by Meish Goldish

How is weather used in the poem: Weather is used in the poem because the author is describing rain and the reason for rain.

How does the poets knowledge of weather enhance the poem: The author's knowledge of weather enhances the poem by making it more informative. For example, when the author says the reason for rain is because the clouds can't hold the water anymore, that enhances the poem.

What type of weather is discussed: The type of weather being discussed is rain.

Would the poem be the same without the mention of weather: No, if there wasn't any mention of rain in the poem then there would be no poem at all because the main topic of the poem is rain.

What literary techniques are used in the poem in regards to weather: The literary technique used in this poem is repetition because there is a constant repetition of lines in the poem. In addition, rhyme is also used because the last word in each line rhymes.

Does this poem further your knowledge about weather: No, I basically already knew everything that is stated in this poem.

Computers 30 years ago

30 years ago computers were very rare in houses which means you'd have no Internet access. I would practically die if I had been living back then. I love my computer and wouldn't be able to live without. If I didn't have a computer how would I enjoy my free time and life in general? I wouldn't be able to play the fun and exited games that i do on the Internet. I wouldn't even be able to chat online with my friends. What if I wanted to e-mail a friend that had just moved? If computers hadn't been invented then that would mean writing a letter to my friend and that's just kind of awkward. Overall, without having a computer my life would be affected in a very negative way.

Alfred Bernhard Nobel

Alfred Bernhard Nobel was born in 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden and died in 1896. He was educated in St. Petersburg, Russia. In the 1860's he began experimenting with nitroglycerin in his father's factory. Finally he discover that a mix of kieselguhr and nitroglycerin was most effective and named it dynamite. He received a patent for it in 1867. Then later in his life he combined nitroglycerin with an explosive called gun-cotton that produced a jelly-like substance that was more even more powerful than dynamite. These inventions helped humanity because they reduced the cost of many construction work like drilling tunnels, blasting rocks, and building bridges back then. In addition, not only did Nobel invent explosives, but he also invented the Nobel prizes. As you all probably know, people have been getting these awards since 1901. This is all thanks to Alfred Nobel, who donated a $9 million dollar fund for the Nobel prizes as his last will. He meant for the awards to be given out when people made honored achievements and discoveries in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and work in peace that helped humanity. Overall, Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a very intelligent and generous man that should be honored for his achievements forever!

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http://www.science.gov/

http://www.science.gov/ is an awesome website that provides you with all kinds of science information

What is this site about?
This website has over 50 million pages of authoritative science information provided by U.S. government agencies The articles include current as well as old research and development in science. The topics range from astronomy to global warming to environment and much much more. Basically, information on any research topic can be found on this site.

The positive aspects of the site:
A positive aspect of this site would be that it's currently updated. It was updated last on 1/17/08. Another positive aspect would be that there are so many science articles that you will probably always find what you're looking for.

The negative aspects of the site:
The only negative aspect of this site would have to be that it has too much in formation about each topic that it's hard to find the exact thing that you're looking for. Even though, it is probably there it might take some time to look for a specific topic.

What could this site be used for:
This website could be used for researching information on all science topics. The topics range from astronomy to global warming to environment and much much more.

Would you reccommend this site for future use:
Definiately! The site is currently updated so you can always find exactly what you're looking for.


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Worms

There are hundreds of types of worms, but they all fall under three main categories. These categories are flatworms, roundworms, and segmented worms. The flatworms are grouped in the phylum platyhelminthes. Flatworms can reproduce asexually. Also, they can regenerate, which means they can regrow their body parts. Therefore, if they really need food then they can eat their own body parts since they will regrow them back anyways. Flatworms are 5 cm. long and have linear symmetry. Another type of worms are the roundworms. They belong in the phylum nematoda. Roundworms are usually parasites that live on plants or other hosts and eat their blood and reproduce on them. Otherwise, they live on land or in water. In addition, they are usually about 5 inches in length. Lastly, there are the segmented worms that belong in the phylum Annelida. Segmented worms live in soil underground and can breathe through their skin. They have bristles on their segments to help them glide underground. Do you ever wonder why earthworms come above ground after it rains? well, it's because their homes are flooded, and they need moisture to survive. You probably also hate earthworms and think that they are slimy and disgusting creatures. But for real they are essential to a healthy garden and make soil rich for plants to grow in. After reading about all these types of worms which type do you like the best?

visit these websites for more information:
http://staff.tuhsd.k12.az.us/gfoster/standard/bworm.htm
http://www.smithlifescience.com/GlobeChapter9Worms.htm

Stop global Warming-Take Action now before it's too late!

Stop global warming!

You can do so many things to help the world we live in from being destroyed. Do something to help. You can plant a tree, carpool when going somewhere, recycle, stop polluting, and stop using electronics all day. Don't wait for a leader take action on your own. Did you know that every second, an area the size of a football field of rain forest land is burned, bulldozed, and completely obliterated? At this current rate of destruction nothing will remain at the end of this century. Without any rain forests and trees there will be too much carbon dioxide in the world, then the the earth will grow warmer at an even rapid pace. So why is global warming occurring in the first place? Well, the earth is getting warmer because humans are burning fossils fuels, humans are polluting the air, and humans are clear-cutting forests. All the main reasons for global warming, as you must have noticed, are human activities. Therefore, global warming is occurring just because humans don't want to leave nature the way that it is. That is why we will be the ones who have to suffer, unless we do something about it. Unfortunately, we won't be the only ones to suffer, all land animals and several sea creatures will have to suffer along with us. In fact, an average of 137 species go extinct every single day and 50,ooo a year. Who knows we, humans, could be next. Already we are seeing the effects of global warming all around us. This includes several recent hurricanes, heat waves, more intense storms, the melting of ice in Antartica, warmer temperatures, more wildfires, and shifting wildlife habitats. The present has already happened but you can still change the future. It isn't just about you and your future it's about saving our planet from extinction.
Save the earth from being destroyed and take action now!

Visit these sites for more information: http://www.treasur.com/rain2.htm#destruct http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work.aspx?category=112 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15828892/

Could Saturn's Rings be Older Than the universe?

Until now astronomers thought that the rings around Saturn were young and were formed only a 100 million years ago. Recently, on December 13th, scientists discovered that Saturn's rings were formed in the dinosaur age. The orbiting international Cassini spacecraft found evidence that the rings exited about 4.5 billion years ago! That's about the same time that the sun and other planets were formed. The data also showed evidence that the ring particles were constantly shattering and regrouping to form new rings. In addition, Saturn’s ring system consists of seven major rings and hundreds of small ones that are mostly made out of orbiting ice and dust. The theory that Saturn’s rings may be a permanent feature of Saturn was based on observations by the ultraviolet spectrograph on Cassini. The reason for scientists being so interested in studying the rings is because they are the disk of gas and dust that initially enveloped the sun and learning about them could lead to many new theories about the formation of the planets. In my opinion, Saturn’s rings have been there for so long and just like the sun they will eventually go away somehow.

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/12/13/saturn-rings.html?dcitc=w19-502-ak-0000

Mythbusters Extra Credit

The episode of mythbusters that I watched was "Are jet enjines powerful enough to blow away a car?" For the experiment they built a remote control car that could be controlled from thousands of feet away. They also made a fake person that would sit in the passengers seat in the front. They didn't want to be sitting there for safety reasons. Then they went to the Mohabi Desert airport where they had arranged for a 737 jet airplane to be taking off exactly when the taxi was put near it. However, as soon as they arrived the airline people told them they couldn't do their experiment here just in case their aircraft was damadged by accidently by the car. Adam and Jamie were about to give up when they discovered another aircraft was available for them that was not as good as the 737, but still went 400 miles per hour. Adam's hypothesis was that the car would flip three or four times. They arranged the experiment so that the Taxi cab was about 20 feet away from the jet. Next, the jet took off, all the taxi did was shake and move a little. Then they tried a second time, this time they moved the car more closer to the jet. On this try the car shakeed and some parts broke. The front fender, back fender, taxi sign, and some mirrors broke and shattered. They fixed up the car before trying one last time. They also slanted the car a little this time by taking some tires out and flattening others. Again, the car shaked a little, but no more damadge was done. During the entire experiment neither of the men had gloves or goggles on. At the end of the experiment, Adam was very disappointed to be proven wrong and ashamed since Jamie's guess had been right. However, a car had been blown 75 feet in the Mohabi Desert airport by a 737 jet taking off near by some time ago and their car might have turned over too had they used a 737. This episode included science because they used the scientific procedure even though they didn't follow the steps in order. In addition, the episode sort of described push and pull which relates to science. Adam and Jamie probably needed a science background because they have to make many guesses while on mythbusters based on information, data, or just a wild guess. They would also need to make special effects to make entertaining shows based on science.

Things about me

The rules are as follows:
Each player answers the six questions posted on this blog.

The rules of the game are posted at the beginning before those answers are listed.

At the end of the post, the player then tags 8 people and posts their blog names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

Then follow the instructions about adding a page element at omegascience.blogspot.com.


1. My favorite TV show is.......(explain why)
My favorite show is Hannah Montana because it's hilarious!

2. My favorite meal is...... (explain the meal in detail)
My favorite meal is anything mexican. But most of all I love crunchwraps because I love sour cream, cheese, and beans.

3. My favorite nonschool activity is...... (explain why but do not give specific names that can identify you)
My favorite nonschool activity is going bike riding to the park or anywhere. I love bike riding with my friends because it's just fun to hang out on bikes.

4. Someone I look up to is....... (explain why)
I look up to my parents the most because they are always there for me whenever I need them. They set a good example to me and show me how to treat others. (even though already know)

5. My goal for the future is.....
My goal in the future is to become some type of docter, probably an eye docter because I'm interested in science more then any other subject. Or else I might become an astronomer because I like studying the sky, especially black holes.

6. In the first hour after school I usually do...... (explain why but do not give specific events or names that can identify you)
I usually eat snack and watch tv when I get back from school. Sometimes I do my homework so I could get over it and do other fun things later on in the day.

people I tagged: chocolatelover0901 glowriter54 cuddlybear94 sapphirestar1710 bluesoccer18 omegapeep bluesoccer18 softballgurll13

Longitudinal and Transverse waves

Longitudinal waves move in a horizontal motion and transverse waves move in a vertical motion. Longitudinal and transverse waves are formed when they pass through a medium. In longitudinal waves the displacement of the medium is parallel to the propagation of the wave. Unlike longitudinal waves a transversal wave is the total opposite. Instead, these waves move perpendicular to the propagation. In addition, longitudinal waves are usually more spread out than transverse One last difference between the two types of waves are that longitudinal waves have particles that do not move down the tube, instead they simply move around in their position. However, transverse waves have particles that move up and down. An example of a transverse wave is a ripple in a pond. Another example could be a wave on a string, or even a wave in a solid. But usually solids have a mixture of both a transversal and longitudinal wave. An example of a longitudinal wave is a sound wave in the air. Another example of a wave that involves transverse and longitudinal waves are the waves in water or an ocean. Last but not least transversal and longitudinal waves both have a trough and a crest. The crest is the highest point of the wave and the trough is the lowest point. I hope after having so much fun after reading this article you will stop by whenever you see a wave and try to identify it.

For more information visit: http://www.kettering.edu/~drussell/Demos/waves/wavemotion.html

Antartica was Warm in the past?

How can Antarctica be Warm?
On April 20, 2007 tiny fossil diatoms were discovered deep down in the ocean floor. This revealed a significant truth about Antarctica's past about 10 million years ago. Yes, it is true that it was much much hotter in the past. Let me start at the beginning so that you get it. First it was cold and there was a lot of ice in Antarctica. Then it became really hot in the middle, which the scientists very recently learned. Now, it's cold again. The scientists working on this topic were very surprised by the single-celled algae. They had never seen some of these diatoms and others they had only seen in waters with really really high temperatures. Scientists say that these diatoms are new to science and will help them understand future climate changes. Now their new goal is to recover sedimentary records close to Antarctica so that they can learn about Antarctica's history and understand how it's related to global warming. Hopefully, global warming will not occur again, but be prepared just in case...

To learn more about global warming visit:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6570185.stm

Memory

Don't you always remember the significant details and forget the minor ones in your life?
For example, you would remember that you had a party yesterday, but you'd forget who left before Anne. Well, on April 18, 2007 Jan Born and her research group discovered that long- term memories are formed while sleeping. This process relies on the brain replaying recent events during the night. The scientists also realized that sleeping not only strengthens your memory, but it also lets you remember the order that the events occurred. They even did an experiment to see if their results were really right. For the experiment a few students were asked to learn triplets of words one after another. The next day they tested each student and only the ones that had slept were able to determine the order of the words. However, they could only remember when they recited them in a forward direction not a backwards one. In the end, every student needs at least 8-10 hours of sleep if they want to do well in school!

http://brightsurf.com/news/headlines/30003/Sleep_enforces_the_temporal_sequence_in_memory.html

THE SUN

There are about 100 billion stars in our galaxy and out of them our sun is the closest. With a diameter of 1,390,000 kilometers it is also the largest and therefore the hottest even though it is only a yellow star. The mass of the sun is 1.989e30 kilograms and the temperature is 5800 Kelvin on the surface, which is called the photosphere as well as the chromospere, which is a small region right above the photosphere. There is also a layer above the chromosphere called the corona layer, which has a temperature of 1,000,000 Kelvin. This layer extends millions of kilometers into space, but can only be seen during a solar eclipse. The temperature on the core is 15,600,000, which is way more than the surface. This is because each second about 700,000,000 tons of hydrogen are converted into about 695,000,000 tons of helium and 5,000,000 tons of energy in the form of gamma rays. But by the time that these gases reach the surface they would've cooled down and become only visible light. In spite of that the amount of output is still humongous and is produced by nuclear fusion reactions. The sun also emits solar winds, which are a low-density stream of charged particles, which mostly contain electrons and protons. Unlike the Earth the sun is not a solid body, instead it's a planet made up of gases. In addition, hundreds of sunspots lie on the sun. These areas are "cool" regions and only 3800 Kelvin. They can be as big as 50,000 km. in diameter. These sunspots are created by complicated interactions with the suns' magnetic field. Occasionally spectacular loops and prominences are visible along with solar flares. They can rise hundreds of kilometers high and are huge. One day the sun will become a black hole or at least die and make the world cold and dark. Unless we find a solution humans will probably become extinct just like dinosaurs. But don't worry our sun has lived for 4.5 billion years until now and will live for another 5 billion years. So we're safe for now!!!

http://www.nineplanets.org/sol.html

Black Holes

On March 13, 2007, astronomers discovered over a thousand super massive black holes. They looked a t these humungous black holes from the Spitzer Space telescope from NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory. The images of the black holes that they captured show are hundreds of billions to several billion more massive than the sun. Astronomers are still trying to figure out the entire truth about the habits of black holes. They also want to locate the largest black holes. They are trying to prepare for when the sun becomes a black hole and sucks everything in. Hopefully, these outcomes will give the astronomers some sort of an idea on when these black holes that lie in the center of the galaxies are growing and in which environments they occur in. In conclusion, we need to solve this problem of black holes.

visit this website for more information
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/29304/New_panorama_reveals_more_than_a_thousand_black_holes.html

Heroes

IT'S HARD TO BELEIVE, BUT THE SHOW HEROES IS CONNECTED TO GENETICS IN MANY WAYS. ONE OF THE WAYS IS HOW THE CHARACTERS LOOK. CLAIRE, THE DAUGHTER HAS BLONDE HAIR THAT IS MOSTLY STRAIGHT, BUT A LITTLE WAVY ON THE ENDS. SHE HAS GREEN EYES AND NO GLASSES. HER MOM HAS THE SAME EXACT PALE SKIN-COLOR. HER HAIR IS STRAIGHT AS WELL, BUT IT'S KIND OF GOLDISH COLORED. IN ADDITION, SHE HAS HAZEL EYES AND NO GLASSES. CLAIRE'S FATHER DOES HAVE GLASSES AS OPPOSED TO CLAIRE AND HER MOTHER WHO DON'T. HE HAS STRIGHT BROWN HAIR AND EYES AND HIS SKIN-COLOR'S A LITTLE DARKER THAN HIS DAUGHTER'S. THEY ALL HAVE RED EARS THAT AREN'T ATTACHED AND POINTY NOSES. AT THE END OF THE SHOW CLAIRE MET HER GRANDMOTHER (DAD'S MOM) WHO HAD NO GLASSES, BROWNISH BLACK HAIR, THAT WAS STRAIGHT, AND DARK BLUE EYES. FROM ALL THIS INFORMATION YOU CAN DETERMINE WHICH TRAITS CLAIRE GOT FROM EACH OF HER PARENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, SHE GOT HER SKIN-COLOR FROM HER MOM AND STRAIGHT HAIR FROM BOTH HER PARENTS. SHE PROBABLY GOT HER GOOD EYES FROM BOTH HER GRANDMOTHER AND MOTHER. YOU COULD ALSO TELL FROM THIS INFORMATION THAT SHE DIDN'T AS MANY TRAITS FROM HAR FATHER AS SHE DID HER MOTHER. OVERALL HEROES IS AN AWESOME SHOW AND DEFINATLEY GREAT FOR EXTRA-CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS!!!

TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD

The setting of "To Kill A Mockingbird" is in Maycomb. Maycomb is an old town where it rains a lot, is very humid, rarely snows, and is very muddy. This community includes many consumers and producers. One type of population in this community is mammals/humans such as Jem, Scout, Atticus, Tom Robinson, Dill, or Boo Radley. Some other consumers in Maycomb are dogs, flies, cows, and mocking birds. Some producers in this envirnoment are oak trees, grass, camellias, and scuppernongs. This habitat doesn't include many decomposers, but organisms living here can still obtain the resources that they need to survive. For example, it rains a lot and is sunny, so that's perfect for the producers. And the consumers can consume the producers for energy. Overall, this is a perfect ecosystem.

Cells

What is a cell?
A cell is the smallest complete piece of a living thing. cells are like building blocks because they go together to form whole plants, animals, and any organisms. They are living things and need water, food, air, and energy. In order for them to obtain these resources they have to absorb them through their cell membrane. They are also a structural and functional unit of all living organisms.
How many cells do organisms have?
The amount of cells that organisms have varies. some organisms such as bacteria may be unicellular and consist of only one cell. Other organisms such as humans are multicellular and have around 100,000,000,000,000 cells.
What is the cell theory?
The cell theory was developed in 1839 by Schleiden and Schwann. It states that all organisms are composed of one or more cells. This means that all cells come from preexisting cells.
What can cells do?
Each cell has its own set of directions. It has to take in nutrients and convert them into energy. Some cells carry out functions. Others reproduce if necessary.
What types of cells are there?
There are two types of cells that all other cells fall in. There are Eukaryotic and prokaryotic. Eukaryotic cells are found in multicellular organisms, have nuclear membrane, and are ten times the size of prokaryotics. Prokaryotics are found in unicellular organisms, are small, and lack in nuclear membrane.
What is metabolism?
In successive cell divisions cells grow through the functioning of cellular metabolism. This is the process in which individual cells process nutrient. first the cells break down complex molecules to produce energy and reduce power. Then the cells use all that energy to construct complex molecules and to perform other biological functions. When cells use this process they can brek sugar that the organism has consumed into a less chemically-complex molecule called glucose. Then the glucose is broken down into ATP, which is a type of energy.
What is cell division?
This process involves a single cell dividing into two daughter cells. This process leads to growth in a multicellular organism. Prokaryotic cells divide by binary fission. Eukaryotic cells usually go through a process called mitos followed by the division of cells called cytokinesis.

Overall, cells are a cool topic to learn about visit this website for more information. http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~acarpi/NSC/13-cells.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_(biology)

Gregor Mendel

Who was Gregor Mendel?
Gregor Mendel was an important scientist who developed a method of cross-pollination when he was in Eastern Europe. He was born in 1822 and died in 1884.

What did Gregor Mendel do that was important to genetics?
Gregor Mendel did many things that were important to genetics. First of all, he experimented with pea plants. By experimenting with pea plants he discovered the method of cross-pollination. He picked pea plants to experiment with for many reasons. He picked them because they grew easily in large numbers and their reproduction could be manipulated. In a pea plant there is both male and female reproductive organs. This means that they can either self-pollinate themselves or they can cross-pollinate with another plant. In Mendel's experiments he was able to cross-pollinate purebred plants with traits. He also discovered what happens in the transmission of heredity traits from parents to children. He learned that some traits of parents don't pass onto their offspring.

What are some results that he came up with after experimenting with pea plants?
After experimenting with pea plants Gregor learned that the first offspring generation always have yellow pea plants. The second generation always has a ratio of 3:1 of yellow to green offspring.

What are the three main conclusions that Mendel came up with in his life?
He learned that the inheritance of each trait is determined by the genes that are passed on to the offspring unchanged. Mendel discovered that an individual inherits one unit, from each parent, for each trait. Lastly, he learned that a trait might not show up in an individual, but can still be passed onto the next generation.


http://anthro.palomar.edu/mendel/mendel_1.htm

Icy Weather

As you probably already know we've been getting very unusual weather changes lately.
In Tulsa, Oklahoma the weather has gotten freezing. On Friday, freezing rain fell and there was a huge windy storm. The storm left several states coated in ice. This storm has also been very deadly. In fact, at least two deaths have been blamed on this storm. In addition, a few schools closed down early and dozens of flights were delayed. Some people predict that this is going to be a very long-term event.

In Kansas, several inches of snow was expected at the end of the week. A few deaths were blamed on this storm as well. One of the deaths that was blamed on this storm was of a 16-year-old boy who was riding to school on a pick-up truck. While he was riding to school the truck slipped on ice and overturned. The same thing also happened to an 81-year-old man.

In Oklahoma City a lumber truck flipped on an icy interstate 44 off exit ramp Friday.

Unfortunately, because of all these deaths and injuries we will have to be much more careful from now on.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_on_re_us/winter_blast