The Universe

The Universe

For the past week I’ve been watching shows on the Universe, The Moon and the planets. While I was watching I was building something, a LEGO spacecraft and lunar rover!

I learned that the Russians were the first people to send a man into space, a few months later so did NASA, NASA was also the first to send a man to the Moon and back, since June of 1969 13 people have set foot on the Moon. NASA has recently sent a spacecraft to Pluto and it will arrive there in June of 2015.

Bill Nye - Outer Space

Bill Nye - Outer Space

Things I knew before but were confirmed in the video:
1.Nine planets in the milky way
2.Stars make constellations

Things I didn't know, but I know now that I've watched the video:
1.stars are a lot further away than planets are from each other
2.the north star changes every 15,000 years
3.

1. We look at stars to learn about space.

2. Objects in outer space are far apart / close together.

3. Because they are far away, stars appear to be Little specks in the sky.

4. The distance light travels in one year is called a(n) Light Year.

5. Jupiter has a(n) Massive Hurricane that looks like a red spot.

6. According to the video, there are nine planets.

7. A group of stars that have been named are a constellation / line.

8. Polaris is known as the North / South star.

9. Stars are like the tiny dots.

10. An Astronomer is a scientist who studies outer space.

11. The name of our galaxy is The Milky Way.

12. Forty Thousand kilometres is the circumference of Earth.

13. Kennedy Space Centre is where People train for space missions.

14. Atoms came from stars in the universe.

15. It is important to learn about Stars and Space because, everything comes from star dust.

Magic School Bus - Lost In Space

Magic School Bus Gets Lost in Space

Things I knew before but were confirmed in the video:
1.You could fit over 1,000,000 Earths into the sun.
2.Pluto is extremely cold.
3.

Things I didn't know, but I know now that I've watched the video:
1.The Sun looks like a star from Pluto.
2.Mars has ice cliffs.
3.

1. There are nine planets in the Milky Way.

2. The sun is so big, over a Million Earths can fit into it.

3. Mercury has less Gravity than Earth.

4. Meteorites are pieces of iron and stone that fall from space and hit the planets. 

5. The sulphuric acid clouds on Venus are poisonous / nonpoisonous. 

6. Earth is the only planet that can support Life.

7.Rust in the dirt and dust on Mars makes it look red from Earth.

8. Jupiter's red spot is a storm that is 1,000 miles wide.

9. Saturn / Jupiter is the 6th planet from the sun, a gas giant and has rings.

10. Uranus is the 7th planet from the sun and covered with a blue-green gas. 

11. The clouds on Neptune prevent you from seeing the stars from the surface of the planet.

12. From Pluto, the sun looks just like another star / planet because it is so far away.

13. A scientist that studies outer space is called a(n) Astronomer.

14. Looking directly at the sun will hurt your eyes

Science 12.6 Conserving America's Forests

1. What is a sustainable forest?
A forest that has been approved for forestry, that is meant to create more wood than before.

2. How long does it take a forest to renew itself naturally?
Fifty years

3. List five beneficial effects of prescribed burn.
*Get rid of diseases 
*Burn unwanted plants
*Restore wildlife food supplies
*Remove debris
*Renew the forest floor

4. What are the five major categories of tree-attacking insects?
*Leaf Miner
*Spruce Bark Beetle
*Tortrix Moth Caterpillar
*Spruce Aphid
*Gall

5. Why would a crown fire be more destructive to a forest than a groud fire or a surface fire?

Because is can spread faster if a wind comes along, and they are the types of fires that take peoples homes away and occasionally lives

Hatchet Questions Chapters 6-12

Personal Response
How did you react to what happens to Brian in chapters 6–12? What went through your mind at the end of chapter 12?

He was lucky enough to find food and shelter, as well as not being attacked by a bear!  but on the down side a airplane flew over, so luck isn't completely on his side.

Analyzing Literature Recall and Interpret
1. Where does Brian find shelter? Why does he consider the find lucky?

Under a large boulder with an overhang, because its waterproof and it keeps him safer.

2. What does Brian see among the raspberry bushes? What does he learn from this experience?

A black bear! Bears like raspberries, that he wasn't a threat to the bear so the bear had no interest in him.

3. What wild visitor helps Brian figure out how to build a fire? How? What does the fire mean to Brian?

A porcupine. He now has warmth and something to cook food over.  
  

Japanese Temple-Day:1

Today in Socials I learned about Japan and Korea, When I was reading I came along a picture  of a temple. When I spotted it i thought to myself, I could probably build that in minecraft. I am going to make two blogs about it, so make sure to check for a new one on Thursday-20th!

Sports

This Saturday I had two hours of swimming in the morning, then two more hours of baseball that night. Swimming was kind of tough but we got let out fifteen minutes early, that was nice. Baseball wasn't super tough but we did the "beep test"-The beep test is running a certain distance before you hear a beep, the beep gets faster and faster until you can't make it anymore- my legs were in pain when I woke up this morning.I am exited for the next pass meet when I can get my LMR times! The baseball was tryouts for the Pee-wee AAA rep team, the first two are open and anyone can come, but after that it is invitation only.