A year of documanted learning

Astronomy

I think astronomy was kind of fun we learned about the moons and about the sun and other planets. Although it was confusing at times and the vocabulary was pretty dificult to remember. Even though it was hard it was fun learning about how the moon orbit around the planets and the planets orbit around the sun. It was also interesting learing about the phases of the moons. Overall this was a fun subject but not my favarite though.!!

Weather and Climate

I really enjoyed learning about the weather and climate! My favorite part and blog about this subject was comparing the earth and the moon. The moon is very different from the earth so it was very new to me. The moon does not have an atmosphere or weather changes. Everything stays the same for centuries, unless a human changes it. On earth things change every day because of rain, snow, etc...This was a really interesting blog!!!

Geology

Geology was my least favorite one!!! It was very hard and epecially the test we took on this chapter. I didn't get a good grade even though i studied very hard!!!Since then my mind was just kind of like I studied and I still didn't get a good grade so i didn't think it was worth it to study. Although I rhink learning about the earthquakes was interesting.

Wethering and erosion

Weathering and erosion was one of the easiest subjects. I liked the project we did when we had to take pictures by ourselves and work in groups. I think it was easy because i understood the process of it and the vocabulary was not as difficult. I also did a good job on my project so that made me like this subject.

Earth's water

Learning about the earth's water was the most fun. This is my favorite topic because I think that wetlands are interesting. I found the different types of wetlands interesting, especially bogs. I never new that bogs have acidic waters. Their moss makes them look like feilds, but they're not though. I alsoenjoyed learning about the Florida Everglades because it was very interesting,how the alligators and crocodiles live together in the same habitat. I didn't realize how many species of wildlife it contained and all of the threats that there is of destroying it,including development and others.

Water's journey

75 percent of Colorado Springs water comes from snow melt near the Continental Divide. The water that's given to people of Colorado Springs is free of pollutant and chemicals. The water in Manitou Springs also comes from snow melt but it also comes from natural springs in the Rocky mountains. In Colorado Springs water goes through several processes that removes matter and disinfects other chemicals. Manitou springs water also goes through several processes. Some of the sources of water for Manitou are North French Creek and its surface water. The sources for
Colorado Springs are on the other side of the Continental Divide. Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs both have copper, lead, and sodium. A violation in the waters of Manitou and Colorado Spring is secondary fluoride.

Water cycle

1.What is the water cycle?
The water cycle is a continuous process in which water moves through the environment.

2.Does the water cycle have a beginning or end?
No It can start anywhere and end anywhere. It could start at the evaporation but it wouldn't make a difference if it started it at condensation. Same with the ending.

3.Starting with a puddle on a sunny day, describe how water might move through the water cycle and eventually fall back as rain.
The puddle gets wet,then the water evaporated of him it condenses in the air and falls as either rain,snow,sleet or other depending on the temperature and it ends as a runoff once it falls into lake ocean or the sea.

Acid rain-Pixton

Annotated Bibliography

While I was doing my 4 EQ I visited many interesting websites. Many of them had very good information i used in my prasantation some of the websites were:

1. http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/education/site_students/whatcauses.html

This website talks about the causes of the acid rain.It explains the process that happens in the atmosphere when the substances react with water or the oxygen in the atmosphere. This website taught me about the dangers of the acid rain and many other things. I used this website to talk about the causes of the acid rain on the 2nd slide. It helped me with understanding the concept. This website also talked about the causes of the acid rain caused by humans and their actions.

2. http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/effects/forests.html

From this website I learned alot about what acid rain does to the trees and other plants. I think people should start doing something about acid rain because trees are very important for us to get oxygen and for many animals to have a home. If acid rain keeps destroying the environment the future won't be so good. I used this web site to talk about the worst-case scenario on slide number 10.

3. http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215471/acid_rain.htm

This website talks about the effects the acid rain has on the animals living under the sea, forests of the world, and the air,humans, and animals. The acid rain can cause many diseases. The air keeps getting polluted which is harmful to our lungs.The acid rain also destroyes the forests which gives us oxygen.I used this website to complete information for each slide and my 4 EQ.

4. http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/what/index.html

I learned what acid rain is from this website. It gave me the definition of the acid rain and helped understing the whole topic.I used this website to help myself understanding what i was going to do research on. This website helped me answer some of the 4 EQ.

Acid rain

Acid rain-4 essentail questions

1.What, specifically about your topic, are you going to research?

The causes of the acid rain.

2.What conclusions did you come to? What do you recommend average citizens do to make a difference? Be specific. This is the main part of your assignment.

• The acid rain is mostly caused by the cars and chemical reactions that begin when compounds like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are released into the air.
• These substances rise very high into the atmosphere, where they mix and react with water, oxygen, and other chemicals to form more acidic pollutants, called acid rain.
• Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen very easily dissolves in the water that's why when it gets to the atmosphere it reacts with the water and falls as rain,snow,sleet,and etc.
• After the sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dissolve with the water it can be carried very far by the wind.
• Humans are one of the big causes for the acid rains.Over the last decades humans have released many chemicals which mix up in the atmosphere. Power plants release the majority of sulfur dioxide and much of the nitrogen oxides when they burn fossil fuels, such as coal, to produce electricity.

3.What would happen if, worst-case scenario, nobody listened to your recommendations?

If no one cared about the acid rain and just kept releasing these harmful gases, all the plants would be destroyed and people would start getting sick.The earth wouldn't be very safe for animals, plants, or humans.I also think the acid rain could even cause global warming.

4.What would happen if, best-case scenario, everybody listened to your recommendations?

All humans would start listening to the solutions we have for the acid rain and start doing what they should do.That would most surely decrease the rate of acid rain and many more animals, plants, and humans would be safe on earth.The companies that release harmful gases would stop doing that.Also the cars would be made differently and safer for the earth.

Observing water's properties

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For this experiment we placed droplets of water on a penny until the water spilled over the side. My prediction was that only about 15 drops would fit on a penny. However when I ran the experiment I fit 25 drops in one trial. Some of my classmates placed over 30 but some could only fit about 10. I think the technique was the reason for the wide range of results.Working slowly and placing the droplets of water on the penny carefully helped to fit more drops on the penny.
I think so many water droplets could fit on a penny because of capillary action, surface tension and cohesion. Capillary action is the combined force of attraction among water molecules and the molecules of surrounding materials. Surface tension holds the molecules of water tightly together and makes a dome.
I think it is very cool how you can place so many drops of water on a penny. I learned a lot about the properties of water. Water is very cohesive and it has a lot of surface tension.

Everglades, Florida

Everglades, national forest rivers

The Everglades rivers are filled with wildlife such as crocodiles, alligators, and lots of different species of fish.
The American Crocodile is an endangered species.

The Everglades are also populated with insects such as spiders, beetles, ants, and other insects.

Here is a spider that is in the everglades

The climate in the everglades varies by season. The everglades can get near freezing. The high temperatures range from 53 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit. The average rainfall is 60 inches yearly.

Most of the scientists here are biologists. Biologists study different species of animals, for example reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and other different animals.

Earthquake webquest

1.Most earthquakes tend to happen between plates.

2.The earthquakes happen because the plates move and rub together.

3.The area where most earthquakes happen is called the Ring of Fire

4.The earthquake closest to Manitou Springs was in an area in northern Colorado. It was magnitude of 3 so people here could not be able to feel it because the magnitude would have to be 3.5. The earth skaking was 100times stronger compared to magnitude 1 earthquake. It had about 37,000 more energy released than a magnitude 1 earthquake.

5.I chose an earthquake that took place on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at 09:45:26 AM at epicenter. Its a country in Europe called Turkey. I chose tgis place because is the closet to Poland and that's where I used to live. the distances are NEAR Osmaniye, Turkey55 km (35 miles) NNE of Iskenderun, Turkey75 km (50 miles) SW of Kahramanmaras, Turkey435 km (270 miles) SE of ANKARA, Turkey.the location is 37.096°N, 36.313°E. The depth is 5.6 km (3.5 miles) set by location program. The magnitude is 4.6.
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You can protect yourself from an earthquake by putting heavy objects against the walls so they will not fall during the earthquakes. Also you should not stand by things that can fall down or roads and protect your head.