This week you have your next weekly science article report to do.
For a reminder, here's what to do for this assignment:
1) Citation: Here you will put the name of the article, the author, and where you found it (for example, the New York Times or Science News for Kids).
2) A brief summary: Here you will summarize the article in one or two sentences. This is to give your readers (including me) a sense of what you have read.
3) Reflection: This is the biggest part of your report. I am interested in your response to the article. Please address the following questions in your reflection:
a) What did you think about the article? Did you like it or not? Why?
b) What interested you or surprised you about the article?
c) What questions do you have about what you read? What would you like to know more about what you’ve read?
Your report is due Friday here on the blog.
By Monday, you will post comments on the work of three other students. Your comments should include:
1) One thing you appreciated/liked about their report - something you think they did well.
2) One suggestion you have for how they might improve their work in the future.
1) Citation: Here you will put the name of the article, the author, and where you found it (for example, the New York Times or Science News for Kids).
2) A brief summary: Here you will summarize the article in one or two sentences. This is to give your readers (including me) a sense of what you have read.
3) Reflection: This is the biggest part of your report. I am interested in your response to the article. Please address the following questions in your reflection:
a) What did you think about the article? Did you like it or not? Why?
b) What interested you or surprised you about the article?
c) What questions do you have about what you read? What would you like to know more about what you’ve read?
Your report is due Friday here on the blog.
By Monday, you will post comments on the work of three other students. Your comments should include:
1) One thing you appreciated/liked about their report - something you think they did well.
2) One suggestion you have for how they might improve their work in the future.
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40 comments:
Title: Warming 'affects migrating birds
Published By: Voxant News Room
This article interests me because, its beginning to show how much humans have an impact on the negitive events occuring due to global warming. This topic (Global Warming) is a very known and commonly talked about topic.
My "article" was really more interesting because its a VIDEO!!!
I think video's are better to learn from because (for me) they make it more enjoyable to listen to and learn about.
- chrissybrown08
Like Mother, Like Daughter
By:
Unknown
Found at: http://sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20030813/Note2.asp
The article was about a lab in Italy who successfully cloned a horse. The horse that was cloned is a genetic twin the mare's (girl horse) foal. This article also tells how they cloned the mare's foal.
I really liked this article about cloning horses because I love horses. The bad thing about cloning the horse is that the cloned horse is not really real. It is there but not made like it was suppose to. I was surprised that they could clone a horse. I bet it took many years for them to figure out how to successfully clone one. The only question I have about this article is did they have to use a machine to clone a horse or a tube where the horse is attached to till it is strong enough to live on it’s on. I would like to read more about how they cloned the horse. I think it would be very interesting to see how they did it.
By:
Pony Girl
The Moon, Jupiter, Venus (topic)
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This story was about the Crescent Moon, Jupiter, and Venus forming a perfect triangle on December 1st, 2008. This story absolutely fascinated me. It fascinated me because it was about a rare thing that doesn’t normally happen. The last time it happened was in 2005. It really surprised me when I looked outside because I thought that it wouldn’t be a PERFECT triangle, I thought that it would look something like a triangle. I never thought that this would happen.
I have one question about this rare event. I wonder when it will form again. When I find this out, I will be sure to take a lot of pictures.
I want to learn more about why this happens. I think that this was a really amazing event.
*this is NOT from an article; it is about something that happened to me.
title: the wired new ant
published: C. Rabeling, M. Verhaagh
This article is about a real new ant. in the Amazon rainforests of Brazil, scientists have discovered a new species of ant. The insect has no eyes. Its body is pale. And its fanglike mouthparts are longer than the rest of its head. and it look like an red ant and a ant.
Comments:
Crissybrown08:
I like how you made your article informative. I think you could improve by adding more about your opinion.
idk345:
I like how you informed us on what’s been happening and when it will happen next. I think you can improve by adding a little more about this event.
paintballmonkey8:
I liked how you made us aware of a new ant. I think you can improve by putting your opinion into it.
“Standing In Someone Else’s Shoes, Almost for Real”
By: Benedict Carey
-New York Times (article)
This article was about how neuroscientists have found a way to create an illusion of “body swapping” through science. This process is somewhat like hypnotizing… where two people put on headset type things and special goggles that have cameras in them. The people sit across from each other, each persons goggles are “rigged” so that each person looks down and sees himself or herself as the person sitting opposite as them. Also, they see the other person as themselves.
As soon as I saw the headline to this article, it intrigued me… It seems so weird that we now have the technology and scientific ability to do this. To be honest, I think that it would be kind of creepy to see yourself as someone else, and vise-versa. I think this article was really cool the topic was also really interesting, just from reading the headline; I immediately wanted to know more about it. It did surprise me that we are even able to do this, because this is something that seems like it would be so hard to do. In the article it said that the brain was so easily tricked into believing these things, this was weird for me to read, because I always thought that the brain was complex, and I wonder why it can be tricked into this? I would think that the brain is to “advanced” and the experiment might now work… but I guess because scientists haven’t performed this experiment a lot, the brain hasn’t “caught on” yet. I wonder if in the future this technique will become more popular with therapy type stuff…?
Moon, Venus and Jupiter Dazzle on December 1
By Tammy Plotner
http://www.universetoday.com/2008/12/01/moon-venus-and-jupiter-dazzle-on-december-1/
This article is about December 1st 2008, when an amazing scene appeared. The Moon, Venus, and Jupiter all appeared in a triangle in the night sky right after the sunset. This article also talked about how we were able to see this amazing sight.
I liked this article because I actually got to see this scene in my backyard so it was really cool to find out more information about what I saw. Some things that interested me in this article were how the article talked about how we were able to see the two planets so close to the moon. Some questions I have about this article are why the planets looked so close to each other but farther from the moon. Also, why were we able to see the planets so well because they are really far away.
Comentary:
By:chrissybrown08
PonyGirl: I think that you did a very good job stating what the article you read was about. I like how you also read about a topic that you love "HORESES!!!"
I dont have an construstive critisisum.
idk345: You did choose a very interesting topic but i think that you could have thought of more things in your opinions. But over all i really enjoyed your report!
hellothere!: At first before i even read your report i thought you just copy and pasted it from the actual article. But as i read on in the report, i noticed that, this was because you are a very good writer and are able to write a lot and probably have alot more to say. I ebjoyed your report, but maybe you could have shortened it just a bit!
Single Cell Giant Upends Early Evolution
By Mike Reilly, Discovery News Discovery.com
A little more than two weeks ago, a grape sized one celled organism was found in the Caribbean Sea. So you might say, “Grape sized! What’s the big deal?” Well think about it. It’s one celled! Usually cells are microscopic! So this is humongous for a one celled organisms. It’s also a huge deal for scientists. Even though this one celled critter called Gromia sphaerica by scientists has already been discovered in the Arabian Ocean that was half way across the world. Plus, they’ve made tracks in the mud at the bottom of the ocean. Until now, scientists thought that only multi-cellular organisms could make tracks or move by them selves. This has changed the whole process of thinking in that specific area of expertise.
So in case you haven’t realized I like this article. I thought it was cool because, a grape sized, free living, track making, one celled, water breathing, organism, and is not only a mouthful but interesting. I’m not totally awed by this discovery, but how many times in a life time do you see a division of science totally rethought? Not many is the answer to the question I just asked. Also my uncle is a Paleontologist and he studies fossils, so I have been kind of interested in this kind of stuff since I was really little.
My only question is: How are scientists going to bring this thing to the surface to study because of where it lives? It lives at the bottom of the ocean where the pressure is incredible, so when they bring this creature up to the surface will it just become mush?
This is the critter my article was about.
For paintboymonkey8: Your topic sounds interesting, but you didn’t write much or give a source. So next time my advice is give a source and a reflection. Plus spell check helps a lot.
For hello there! : Your article was really cool and the topic is interesting, too. Your reflection was great to. You supplied a lot of detail, but should break apart your big sentences in to smaller ones. It helps the reader.
For idk345: I was really interested in this event, too. I saw it on December 1 along with November 29th and 30th. Although it was not a perfect triangle the days before it was on December 1. Also, to answer your question I believe the next time this happens is in 2052. So remember to remember!
Oh When it says this is the critter my article was about ther is supposed to be a picture. Oops.
Title:Zardari: 'Pakistan in no way responsible' for Mumbai attacks!
BY:CNN
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari denied his nation was involved in last week's deadly attacks on Mumbai, India, and told CNN on Tuesday he's seen no evidence that a suspect in custody is a Pakistani national as Indian officials claim.
At least 179 people were killed when a band of gunmen attacked 10 targets in Mumbai on Wednesday night, triggering three days of battles with police and Indian troops in the heart of the city -- the hub of India's financial and entertainment industries. Most of the deaths occurred at the city's top two hotels: the Oberoi and the Taj Mahal.
soccer123:
I like how you put your own experiences into your report. I think you could improve by adding a little more reflection on the topic.
Hello There!:
I like how you made your summary and reflection very detailed. You could improve by separating your thoughts.
Pony Girl:
I really like your enthusiasm for the topic. You could improve your work by adding more detail to your writing.
title: new knee surgy for dogs
http://www.ivanhoe.com/science/story/2008/12/508a.html
I was very interested in this article because i have a dog and hes real old i she kinda has a limp so i hope i wont need to take her to the vet unless she has to incase something goes wrong. the sergery is called cranial-cruciate-ligament, or ccl.
Title: Women germier than men, study finds
By: N.A.
Where it was found: CNN news
This article is about how resent studies show that women have a wider variety of bacteria on their hands than men, but they are not sure why.
I really liked this article because it is something that is in my life. (I have bacteria on my hands too.) It was really easy for me to relate. I also liked that even though they didn’t come to a real conclusion on why women have more of a variety of bacteria than men; the writers gave a lot of theories and facts.
The results of the test, that women have more of a variety of bacteria than men, surprised me because I would think the variety of bacteria on people would vary, person to person, not depending on what gender they were, but when I read the article, it made a lot of scene.
I wondered and wanted to know more about how the scientists actually tested this, and what equipment they used.
chikachikaboomboom567: I'm glad you picked an article that you like. I would have liked it if you told us more of what the article was about.
idk345: I like that you didn't just use an article, you wrote about an experience. Maybe you could have added more detail.
paintballmonkey8: I like how you described the appearance of the ant in your own words. I would have liked to hear your opinion on the article.
Comments on other students work:
“have a great day”:
I REALLY liked the article you chose to read & write about. It was so interesting, but very easy to understand. After reading your writing about the article... I developed many questions, which is what I feel a good article should do to a reader. I think that your reflection to the article was great, but next time, I would work on improving on writing more about the actual article. This will help the reader understand better.
“chikachickaboomboom567”:
I think you chose a really cool topic to read and write about. Also, telling us (the readers) how and why you relate to this topic or article was a really smart thing to do. Next time, I think you should tell the readers about what the article was about, because I think it will help us understand the details of the article better.
“chrissybrown08”:
I really liked your first sentence, it was straight to the point, and it was very smartly stated. (bravo!) For next time, I think you should add more detail on questions you have about this article, and why you liked it or not. This will help the reader grasp onto the topic much easier.
New roaches could be crawling their way here!
By: Unknown
Found at: http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/3408137
The Article:
A move by Florida pet owners to order exotic cockroaches online for their reptiles has researchers worried. They say some of the roaches could escape and introduce new species into the United States. (Nov. 11)
My Comment on the article:
I think it’s very intriguing how people are buying exotic cockroaches for their lizard or other type of reptile. It is definitely weird that someone would NEED to buy them online. I never knew you could purchase bugs, in this case cockroaches, online. I wonder what type of website you would have to go to in order to buy these bugs. I am convinced that the owners of the reptiles who eat these roaches would lock them up securely, and make sure they wouldn’t escape their house, apartment or other living environments.
I sort of liked this article because it made me wonder about things that would definitely make you think. This article popped out at me because of the title; ‘New Roaches Could Be Crawling Their Way Here!’ That totally creeped me out, so of course I had to find out more information about this article. As soon as I read the rest of this article I thought it was gross how people would do this.
Title: Train Safety: Season Of Mists And Leaves On The Line
URL:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080901090810.htm
Finally an article about trains!
The season of mists, mellow fruitfulness, and leaves on the line is almost upon us. But, scientists have discovered that rather than blaming the train companies passengers suffering annual delays should look to the weather forecast.
One thing that people learn when they become train engineers is to NEVER PULL THE THROTTLE FAST AND HARD. Whenever you pull a throttle inside the cab of a locomotive, you are supposed to pull the throttle gradually back and fourth until you start to gain momentum and the train starts moving. If you pull it suddenly and hard however, it causes the Engines to go wild and thus making the wheels slip and spin and rub against the rails without the train moving, with the wheels spinning at the speed of which you normally WOULD be going if the locomotive could go to instant destinated speed if it was running light (No cars behind it).
Some people think that this problem above is the blame for the RR's slippery rails; it has been delaying passengers. But this isn't the blame for the slippery rails problem.
With clean and dry steel rail, the amount of friction between the wheels and the rails is usually high, making train rides very smooth. In wet conditions however, the friction drops by half, thus making it harder to not slip and spin the wheels.
Friction is known as adhesion force by Railways.
However, the adhesion force can fall extremely dangerously low on cold typical autumn mornings, for instance, when dew or dampness on the rails combined with overnight rusting and a coating of wet leaves conspire to produce a slippery surface.
It has been proven that when dead leaves get crushed on rails by 185 tons on mornings with dampness and dew, it makes a sticky blackish, thin black 'leaf film' on the rails. It's not just a matter of loose leaves falling from trees, but when wind from the trains pull leaves under them, and they get crushed by 180 tons of rolling stock. When damp conditions form a continuous greasy film, like a black paint, on the rails, it is extremely hard to scrape and clean off.
This can lead to severe traction and air braking problems, overrunning a station, havoc with the timetable, or even worse a train collision. It also causes more rough bumps and shakes during the ride. It can be very uncomfortable to passengers.
No I did not copy and paste the article; All of this was my typing.
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I really enjoyed this article, because I am a railfan and I love trains... And reading about them too. I enjoy also seeing the news about them.
I think this problem would be even harder to deal with when you own steam engines!
Study Illuminates star explosion from16th century 12/4/08
I found this article at the New York Times website. This article talked about a supernova that illuminated clouds next to it that could be seen from earth. One thing that surprised me in this article was that a supernova can light up other space clouds. I liked this article because it explained to the reader what a supernova is. I would want to now how powerful the explosion was and how much clouds were illuminated.
title: 'Echoes' shines a light on Tycho Brahe supernova
The supernova was originally discoverd in 1572 by an astronomer named Tycho Brahe. But he didn't know that it was a supernova. Supernovae are the explosions of aging stars, that produce enough light to outshine entire galaxies for a few weeks. Aristotles idea that the heavens cant change they thought was disproven that day.
By Daniel B. Kane
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11858650/
Article
WASHINGTON - Robots with oxygen-breathing muscles, aircraft that change the shape of their wings while in the air and other technical advances may be on the way, thanks to a new generation of artificial muscles. Scientists have designed the muscles to run on fuels rather than batteries or electricity from power cords.
The new study appears in Friday's issue of the journal Science, published by AAAS, the nonprofit science society.
While the artificial muscles don’t look like bulging biceps or well-defined quads, they are, nonetheless, like natural muscles in important ways: they run on a combination of oxygen and energy-rich fuels and are capable of doing work — such as lifting a metal weight up and down.
The new muscles may one day free people with prosthetic limbs from the troubles of restrictive power cords and the hassles of batteries with long, inconvenient recharging times, said Science author Ray Baughman from the University of Texas at Dallas in Richardson.
The two muscle designs may also find their way into a variety of other applications, including smart sensors that detect the environment and react accordingly and new surgical techniques.
Will alcohol make robots dance?
If you’ve been to a few weddings, you have probably seen that — with a little alcohol — people try out all kinds of unrestricted movements on the dance floor. The authors hope alcohol will make robots dance freely as well. The alcohol, however, would serve as a fuel that frees robots from stationary power sources and batteries instead of inhibitions.
In contrast, today’s most athletically capable robots “cannot freely prance around” because their high need for electrical power keeps them wired to a stationary power source, the scientists say.
“This research suggests a whole new way of making robots, motors or other devices in a much more distributed way. Instead of electric energy and wires hooked up to each motor, you have a circulation system carrying fuel to each engine,” said John Madden, the author of a related article in Science that further explains the new artificial muscle research.
Muscle made of wire
The fuel-powered artificial muscle closest to incorporation into commercial applications is a specially coated thin metal wire that contracts and shortens when heated and lengthens when cooled.
Wires that shorten and lengthen due to temperature changes are not new, but running such muscles with fuel and oxygen is new, the authors say.
And the trick to the fuel-powered wires is their coating. The scientists coated the outside of the wire with a platinum catalyst that helps with the production of water and heat from the fuel's oxygen and hydrogen.
The heat causes the wire to contract. The wire lengthens when cooled. To achieve lengthening through cooling, the scientists change the mix of oxygen and available hydrogen in order to slow or stop the chemical reaction that produces the heat and water.
In a video showing the methanol-powered wire muscle at work, the scientists show that contact between a mix of methanol fuel and air with the titanium-nickel wire spring covered in platinum catalyst causes the spring to contract and lift the weight.
Carbon tubes turn to muscle
In the second artificial muscle described by the scientists, electrical charge — rather than heat — changes the dimensions of the specialized muscle material, which is made of sheets of carbon rolled up into cylinders called carbon nanotubes. This dimension change allows the muscle to do work.
Oxygen dissolved in water transfers charge to the carbon nanotubes, with an assist from the platinum catalyst.
This injection of electric charge into the carbon nanotubes causes electrons in the muscle material to repel each other. As a result, the muscle material expands so the electrons can get away from each other. It is this expansion — and contraction when the charge is no longer injected — that allows the material to do work.
The carbon nanotube muscle material does three jobs at once: First, it converts chemical energy to electrical energy, and in this way it acts like a fuel cell. The material also stores electrical energy. Finally, it transforms electrical energy to the mechanical energy that leads to muscle contraction.
“These muscles won’t propel our cars yet, but they could operate the windows and door locks in fuel cell vehicles, or could serve as replaceable artificial muscles in lifelike robots,” Madden observed
End of Article
It is about how they are making artificial muscles and saying that they have other ways to improve.
I liked it because they are making a new improved artificial muscle.
I thought it was kind of weird that alcohol can make it dance.
I would like to see how it looks on a human
NASA shuttle to launch Luke's lightsaber
i forund this on: www.collectspace.com/news/news-082707a.html
The original prop lightsaber used by luke skywalker in the film "return of the jedi" flew to a real space station. The laser-like weapon is being flown to the orbiting outpost and back in honor of the 30th anniversary of the George Lucas-created franchise.Chewbacca, the towering Wookiee best known from the film as Han Solo's co-pilot on the Millennium Falcon, will officially hand the lightsaber over to officials from Space Center Houston during a ceremony at the airport. This was said to happen in the year 2007.
It was very interesting. it was interesting that NASA would do this in honor of STARWARS. it suprised me that the people in the movie including stormtroopers would show up for the departchor. including that the droid R2-D2,was there. I didn't like that they didn't make it clear that if it happened this or last october. My questions would be did anyone in the movie acctully fly in space to "escorte" the light saber. I would like to see a video of the launch.
-please check out the article
Weekly Science Article Report:
Citation:
http://gas2.org/2008/09/21/new-energy-efficient-process-turns-sugar-into-gasoline/
Author: Alex Felsinger
This article is about how scientists have discovered a new efficient way of turning sugar into gasoline. The method is much more efficient than ethanol, and petroleum based gasoline.
I thought that the article was very interesting. I am always interested in new and more efficient ways that we can be helping our environment. I was surprised that we already had methods to turn sugar into gasoline. I was also surprised that the process for turning sugar cane into gasoline is so complex. This method had only been tested in a lab and was not yet used on a wide scale. While I was reading I came up with some questions; Are Platinum and rhenium the only metals that work for this process? Are there even more efficient ways to convert sugar into energy? As for further research, this article was written in late September, so new studies have probably been done on this method.
New Flying Reptile Species Found
BY: BBC News
Found at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/7763797.stm
This article is about a new flying reptile species found in Brazil.It is a chaoyangopteridae a group of toothless pterosaurs the first to be found outside of China. The size comparison is that this new chaoyangopteridae dwarfs any other chaoyangopteridae that has been found so far.
I thought this article was very interesting because it shows how much we still don't know what's on our own planet. I really like this article because I want to be an archeologist when I group up so I love to learn about this stuff. I was really surprised when I learned that a chaoyangopteridae normal found in China was found in Brazil.
I want to know what other things we still have to uncover? Yes I want to learn more about these discoveries.
Astronomers find hints of water on Saturn moon
cnn.com/technology
I read an article about how some scientists have found big clues of water on a moon near Jupiter called Enceladus.
I thought the article was very exciting. Just think, if there is waster, there could be life. Not complex life like humans, but small micro-organisims, like cells or bacteria. Also, I don't know about you, but I think it would be AWESOME if there was another lifeform out there besides homosapiens.
What surprised me about the article is that they found the clues by looking at geysers and plumes containing water vapor. How did they figure out that there was water vapor in the mist? I would never be that clever. I would probably look at the apparently icy terrain, see no water, and look for another planet or moon.
I had a ton of questions after I read this article. First, if there is water, are there plants? Is there a suitable atmosphere? Could we some day live there? How far away is it? How did it get the name Enceladus? As you can see the list goes on. One of my more important questions was how did they figure out there was water vapors in the mist in the first place? My hypothesis is that there is a satalite near this moon that is taking pictures and is sending them to the station in Houston. There they can do some sort of test that I'm not aware of. I hope you read my article and see why I'm so excited.
kr.td.23
“Regimens: For the Best Pick-Me-Up, Lie Down”
by Nicholas Bakalar New York Times December 1, 2008
Many people get tired in the middle of the afternoon and like to
have a cup of coffee to help perk them up. This study looked
at three different groups of people that had been taught specific
tasks in the morning. One group took a caffeine pill in the afternoon, the other group took a 2 hour nap and the third group
took a placebo pill. The scientists then had the subjects repeat the tasks they had learned earlier and compared the results of the 3
different groups. On all of the tasks, the nappers performed better
than those taking caffeine pills or a placebo.
I liked this article because I always thought that caffeine would be
be a better way to stay alert than taking a nap. I was surprised by
the results that showed that the nappers performed their tasks better
than the group that took the caffeine pills. I always feel more alert after I’ve had a nap. Maybe middle schoolers should have nap time in school! I would like to know more about what caffeine does to your brain and body when you consume it.
Scorce- ScienceDaily
Title- Largest Fish in the Amazon
By- F. Chu-Koo, R. Dugué, M. Alván Aguilar, A. Casanova Daza, F. Alcántara Bocanegra, C. Chávez Veintemilla, F. Duponchelle, J.-F. Renno, Salvador Tello and J. Nuñez.
On December 4th 2008 a fish was pulled from the tropical Amazon waters. Right now you’re probably thinking “big whoop”, but I chose this particular topic because the fish was pronounced the largest freshwater “Arapaima gigas” in the world.
The Arapaima gigas species, better known by paiche in Peru, is notorious for it’s abnormally immense size. The giant air-breathing fish is emblematic in the rivers of South America. Known to Brazilians as pirarucu, it inhabits natural lagoons and low-current reaches of Amazonian rivers.
I found this article fascinating because it included breathtaking details about the specimen that really sucked me into reading until the very end. I could not believe that the fish weighed in at almost 300kg and 5 meters long. Freshwater fish have a reputation to be small, but despite the odds the Arapaima gigas is bigger in size than the majority of saltwater fish. I was surprised while reading because the Arapaima gigas is a freshwater fish and not a mammoth sized shark or whale. There was a particular photo of a monger carrying one on his back that really caught my eye. It was my favorite picture because I could see the sheer size of the fish in perspective to a man. I was quite intrigued while reading this article in particular due to the flagrant pictures and descriptive writing the article possessed.
The article briefly discussed how this graceful predator is a victim of overfishing. There are approximately 2,500 left thriving in Amazon tributaries putting it on the IUCN endangered species list. This small section compelled me to value the article more on account of they just slaughtered the largest one.
I have a few questions regarding the article. I would like to know who found the fish and what they intend to do with it now that it’s dead. I think they should publish an additional article about how the IUNC is planning to prevent over fishing of the Arapaima gigas and possibly breed more. I know the endangered animals committee is already making a stride to put a stop to over fishing once and for all.
If there is another gigantic Arapaima gigas roaming the Amazon underto, I hope it can continue its life without interference from fishers.
What is the Earth Made Of?
By:unknown
It is at:
http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/earth/what-is-the-earth-made-of/
I liked this article because it tells you what you are really standing on (besides dirt and rocks.) It also tells you how much percentage there is 32% iron, 30% oxygen, 15% silicon, 14% magnesium, 3% sulfur, 2% nickel, and then much smaller piles of calcium, aluminum, and other trace elements.
A little part of what else the article said that the crust varies in depth between 5 and 75 km. It's mostly made of silicates, with a tremendous amount of oxygen mixed in.
I think the article is better to use because u can stop and read at your on paiste.
The name of the article is called, "H.M., an Unforgettable Amnesiac, Dies at 82," written by Benedict Carey.
I found it in the New York Times.
It was about a man who had a bicycle accident and as a result had profound amnesia. He had experimental surgergy done on his brain to fix a seizure disorder.
I did not like this article because I thought it was unfair to H.M. to have had no knowledge that these procedures were being done to him.
I thought that it was interesting how he had so many problems that he lived to be 82.
How could he lived on a daily basis with profound amnesia. Before I read this article I wish that I knew more about the functioning of the brain.
I probably could have enjoyed the article more if I knew more about the brain.
paintballmonkey8: I liked how you summarized the story in a couple of sentences. In the future I think that you should add what you thought about this article.
chrissybrown08: I liked how you said your story was more interesting because it was a video. In the future I think that you should add some information about the article. For example you could add a fact that you found really interesting.
hello there!: I really liked how you did your reflection. In the future I think that you could change some of your sentences into two or make them a little shorter.
Crissybrown08:
I like how you made your article informative. I think you could improve by adding more about your opinion.
GO ARMY BEAT NAVY:
i liked the article, very interesting.
PONY GIRL:
That's so cool i didn't know that they could do that to horse's!
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chrissybrown08:
Your reflection had good content, and I thought that the article you picked was really cool and interesting. You can improve by expanding a little more, and answering the question in a more complete format.
chikachikaboomboom567:
I think that the article you picked was a good choice because it is both relatable and interesting. You can improve by editing your work more carefully because you had a lot of punctuation and grammatical errors. You also forgot to include a brief summary about the article.
hockeyfighter217:
The article you chose was interesting and surreal. The topic seemed really cool which made me want to read your reflection. You can improve by editing more carefully because you had a few minor typing errors.
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Hockeyfighter217:
I thought it was really interesting that these reptiles are usually found in China, and now some were found in Brazil. I thought that this was definitley weird and am wondering why this happened. I thought your article was pretty cool; can’t believe there’s such a thing as a flying reptile. I would love to see a flying reptile. I agree with you that this article was definitely interesting because it shows how much we still don't know what's on our own planet. I thought it was cool of you to remark that you liked it because you wanted to be an archeologist. Is this why you wrote about this article?
Tony Stewart:
I thought that it was cool how your article talked about NASA and what it’s doing to honor the movie STAR WARS. Luke Skywalker’s lightsabor used in STAR WARS is being launched to an orbiting outpost in space and then come all the way back here in honor of the 30th anniversary of the George Lucas-created franchise. I agree with you that it was interesting that NASA would do this in honor of STAR WARS. I wonder why NASA agreed to do this in the first place, though, since it’s not a scientific project.
Paintballmonkey8:
I think your article was interesting. It was about a type of ant who has fanglike mouthparts that are longer then the rest of its head. I think these facts are pretty creepy and cool at the same time. In this article you said that the ant has no eyes, so how is it possible for the ant to see where it’s going? You also said that the ants’ body is pale. I wonder why. Is it because this type of ant lives on the floor of a Brazilin rainforest and doesn’t get a lot of sun? I would like to see one of these ants. I wonder how they originated.
Pony Girl:
Your article ‘Mother Like Daughter,’ is totally AWESOME! I thought that cloning a horse was cool! I think that the scientists at the lab in Italy are smart for creating a cloning device. I wonder how it actually works. I also wonder if their cloning is in a tube or a machine. I agree with you how it must have taken them years to figure out how to build this cloning device. Can the cloning device clone anything besides horses?
Comments
chrissybrown08:
I really liked this article because it tells you what global warming is doing to our world and everything that lives inside it (humans and animals and so on.)
paintballmonkey8:
I liked your article because it tells you that there are still new kinds of spices of ant kind. The only thing you should do is put your own opinion there.
Anonymous:
I liked your article because I really like space theory's and anything that enovles space.
miley montana
that was very interesting article. Maybe next time it could be more related to science
chrissybrown08
i like the topic you chose.
paintball monkey 08
i like the topic you chose.
it was an intresting topic.
chrissybrown08
Your article was real cool because I like how you are talking about global warming. You got itfo form a video.
chikachikaboomboom567
i like your articleand it was real cool because it was about a dog and i have two dogs too.
pony girl
i really liked this article because it was about cloning horses you should put more info in to it.
IDK345: Thats cool how it would be like a eclipse when all those planets would be all in line. does this happen only a certien number of years or is it random depending on the planets gravity.
paintballmonkey8: i did't think a living creature could live w/o eyes. I think its cool that even w/ our advansed tecnology and wide assortment of knowlage there is still more to learn in today.
hello there!: This cought my eye because of the word , neuroscientists, I myself thought that it would be impossible even with our advenced technology. I thought that it was very interesting. (i wonder why we didn't talk about this in class)
Comments to: Have a great day
I personally thought that you picked one of the most interesting articles on the blog. Not only that, but you also did a decent job explaining what you read in the amount you wrote. I can tell that you took the time to really find an article that spoke to you rather than picking the first one you saw. I never would have guessed that the variety of bacteria thriving on your body could vary depending on your gender. I liked how you related to the article and made connections, it really completed the passage on your thoughts of the article. For future reference, you should include more details about article to make reading your report more clear. Overall you did an excellent job writing.
Comments to: JOoE is AwSeeM
If there were a “coolest article” award for this ration of reports, you would have won it hands down. I thought your article of choice was bizarre, astonishing, pondering, and seemingly impossible. When I read “Grape-sized single-celled organism” I thought, hu? It did not seem to make sense, when I heard organism, my brain automatically thought microscopic, but as I read further I discovered that the organism was grape sized, way far from microscopic. At first glance I thought, “Wow, JOo is AwseeM really went all out with typing. Later when I read I found that you had both your report and comments in one blog. Despite that fact you still wrote a decent amount. I could see that you thought deeply about the article you read thus bringing out the best in your work. I liked the amount of detail and description you included. For the future, you could break apart your essay into paragraphs making it easier to read. You should also separate your comments from your report; it would make it clearer to read. As far as I’m concerned, I don’t remember reading what you would like to read more about (maybe I missed it). You did a phenomenal job writing and I congratulate you.
Comments to: Joe m.
The article you chose was every bit as astonishing as JOoE is AwseeM. I could not believe how similar prophetic mussels are to real ones. Your report really amazed me, it seem like its not possible humans could make such advanced technology. When I started reading from top to bottom I thought, “no way, he couldn’t have written this much”. As I got to the bottom I realized what I have read was the article itself. I have to say the amount of text you wrote was quite limited, leaving a lot to be desired. Although you answered each question it wasn’t answered as much as I would have liked. I was a little disappointed how you answered each question in a single sentence. You did not include much about your thoughts, next time you should write a bit more. I really appreciated the time you took to find such an interesting article. I look forward to reading your next blog.
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