New Century International Elementary School
1. List three technologies that the school plans to utilize.
Rainwater collections, geothermal A/C and solar photovoltaic power systems.
2. Explain each one. (you may need to check out other websites for research)
Rain water collections recycle rain water to water plants etc.
Geothermal A/C is when pipes are underground that stay in the 60s year round so it either heats or cools your house.
photovoltaic power systems are solar panels that collect the heat from the sun to use.
Earth Day Core Issues
3. Earth Day is coming up. Click on one of the Core Issues. Which one did you choose?
I chose conservation and biodiversity.
4. What is the big problem associated with this issue?
It threatend by human expansion and activites.
5. What can you do to fix this problem? Give me a solid paragraph.
Stop the expansion of humans and keep it to a minmum. We need to be more ecofriendly. We need to change our energy sources to solar panels and things like that. We don't need massive building being built were thy have torn down woods. What we are doing is unecciary.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
Blog Post #1
Choose a major hurricane and answer the following questions in your blog.
1. Which hurricane did you choose?
The Great Galveston Hurricane
2. What category was it on the Saffir-Simpson scale?
It was a category 4
3. Tell its story.
It is an unnamed hurricane. It caused the greatest loss of life of any Hurricane in recorded US history. First tracked in Cuba as a tropical storm on Sept. 3, it hit Galveston as a Category 4 Hurricane.
4. How many lives were lost? How much damage did it cause ($)?
An estimated 6,000-12,000 as storm tides of 8 to 15 feet washed over the Barrier Island. Around 43.670 billion dollars
5. Include at least one picture.
1. Which hurricane did you choose?
The Great Galveston Hurricane
2. What category was it on the Saffir-Simpson scale?
It was a category 4
3. Tell its story.
It is an unnamed hurricane. It caused the greatest loss of life of any Hurricane in recorded US history. First tracked in Cuba as a tropical storm on Sept. 3, it hit Galveston as a Category 4 Hurricane.
4. How many lives were lost? How much damage did it cause ($)?
An estimated 6,000-12,000 as storm tides of 8 to 15 feet washed over the Barrier Island. Around 43.670 billion dollars
5. Include at least one picture.
Friday, March 19, 2010
blog post #7
1. What was your best blog this quarter? What made it so good?
I think my best blog this quater on the wordle. I had fun doing it. Its pretty and it contains alot of the main vocabulary.
2. What grade do you deserve for your blogs this quarter? Why? (Remember to do some basic math here. If you have only attempted 5 out of 7 blogs, the absolute highest grade you could earn is 71%)
I deserve a 100 because i did all of my blogs. They are informative and most of the spelling is right. (i hope)
3. What was your favorite topic in 2nd Quarter? Why? (Ch. 8,9,10,12,14, 16) Give me a solid paragraph explaining your answer. Include a picture.
My favorite chapter is chapter 10- volcanos and other igneous activity. I like this chapter because volcanos are awesome and are very destructive.
I think my best blog this quater on the wordle. I had fun doing it. Its pretty and it contains alot of the main vocabulary.
2. What grade do you deserve for your blogs this quarter? Why? (Remember to do some basic math here. If you have only attempted 5 out of 7 blogs, the absolute highest grade you could earn is 71%)
I deserve a 100 because i did all of my blogs. They are informative and most of the spelling is right. (i hope)
3. What was your favorite topic in 2nd Quarter? Why? (Ch. 8,9,10,12,14, 16) Give me a solid paragraph explaining your answer. Include a picture.
My favorite chapter is chapter 10- volcanos and other igneous activity. I like this chapter because volcanos are awesome and are very destructive.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Blog Post #5
1. Pick one of the articles you read. List the Name of the article and publisher.
It's official: An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs published by yahoo news
2. What was the author's thesis? (insert the quote)
found that a 15-kilometre (9 miles) wide asteroid slamming into Earth at Chicxulub in what is now Mexico was the culprit."We now have great confidence that an asteroid was the cause of the KT extinction. This triggered large-scale fires, earthquakes measuring more than 10 on the Richter scale, and continental landslides, which created tsunamis," said Joanna Morgan of Imperial College London, a co-author of the review.
3. Do you agree with their thesis? Why or why not?
Ido believe this thesis because it is more probable for it to have happened then for a volcano to explode. I am happy at the fact that the scientists have finally said that the KT extintion was do to a asteroid.
It's official: An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs published by yahoo news
2. What was the author's thesis? (insert the quote)
found that a 15-kilometre (9 miles) wide asteroid slamming into Earth at Chicxulub in what is now Mexico was the culprit."We now have great confidence that an asteroid was the cause of the KT extinction. This triggered large-scale fires, earthquakes measuring more than 10 on the Richter scale, and continental landslides, which created tsunamis," said Joanna Morgan of Imperial College London, a co-author of the review.
3. Do you agree with their thesis? Why or why not?
Ido believe this thesis because it is more probable for it to have happened then for a volcano to explode. I am happy at the fact that the scientists have finally said that the KT extintion was do to a asteroid.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Oceanogrphy webquest.
go to http://docs.google.com/View?id=dqdxdv9_1gc6n2rc3. answer the questions completely. good luck!!
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Blog psot #4: Black history and science
1. I chose Biochemistry and my scientist is Dorothy McClendon. She is developing a fungicide, a chemical which will protect storage materials and not harm the people who use them.
2. The Hydraulic Shock Absorber invented by Ralph Sanderson, the Stairclimbing Wheelchair invented by Rufus J. Weaver, and the Helicopter invented by Paul E. Williams.
3. Otis Boykin (1920 -1982) invented the electronic control devices for guided missiles, IBM computers, and the control unit for a pacemaker. i believe this is important because this invention is used in peacemakers which helps peoples hearts and lungs.
2. The Hydraulic Shock Absorber invented by Ralph Sanderson, the Stairclimbing Wheelchair invented by Rufus J. Weaver, and the Helicopter invented by Paul E. Williams.
3. Otis Boykin (1920 -1982) invented the electronic control devices for guided missiles, IBM computers, and the control unit for a pacemaker. i believe this is important because this invention is used in peacemakers which helps peoples hearts and lungs.
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