Class Response

Camouflage!

During this class we colored butterflys to camouflage themselves from a predator. The predator was Mrs. Smith. We used the surroundings to color our butterfly. My butter fly was colored mostly green and gray with some brown on the end of the wings. I colored it that way to be camouflaged on top of a window. During three trials my butterfly was found twice. Animals camouflage themselves to make themselves uninteresting or dangerous to avoid being eaten. Animals change their color and sometimes their texture to be camouflaged. Also, some are naturally camouflaged. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camouflage

Class Response

Symbiosis~!~!

Humans and E. coli have form of symbiosis called mutualism. Mutualism is a form of symbiosis in which both organisms benefit. Our class is creating a book containing different kinds of symbiosis. Parasitism and commensalism are other forms of symbiosis. On the internet I found lot of different information about the relationship between humans and E. coli. E. coli obtains warmth, shelter, and nutrients from the colon. Humans get lots of vitamin K and sodium. Most forms of E. coli don't cause disease. E.coli can be caused my undercooked meat or bad vegetables. E. coli can produce up to 500ml of gas per day. I think that knowing more about how e. coli and humans react together can help you in everyday life because you would be able to tell if you had E. coli and what you should avoid to prevent it.

Current Event Blog

Just in! Astronomers have just discovered a star that has two asteroid belts. The star is Epsilon Eridani. It is about 10.5 light years away and younger than the sun. They say that the solar system is comparable to our when it was 850 million years old. Some astronomers say that it was a good depiction of our young solar system. The first asteroid belt is about where ours is, which is 3 astronomical units(the average Earth-Sun distance). The second asteroid belt is where Uranus is. They say that Epsilon 

Eridani potentially evolve into something similar to ours. I think in the future we may be able to detect

terrestrial planet. It might even have life even though that is a very low chance. I am intrigues because

we still have a lot to learn and we learn something everyday. http://www.physorg.com/news144326926.html

Ecofriendly Home

In, a small town of the most Northern part of Britain Micheal and Dot Ray are striving to create a 0 emission house. They want to have the most eco-friendly house possible. Conditions are good because of the high winds and lots of sunlight. They grow  there own vegetable and fruits to eat. Insulated windows, L.E.D. lights, ventalation system, and a water battery are key components to save energy. The most important will always be the giant windmill. 

ADDED:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#26545370

I think if everyone had this effort to make eco-friendly homes we would greatly slow global warming. Also, we will see the air getting cleaner, animals getting healthier, and people happier. Also, i think people could actually be able to do this if they wanted to. I am inspired to help the enviroment.

WATCH THIS VIDEO!!!!!!! please!....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkYZ6rbPU2M
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Class response 2

This class response is about how we learned how scientist locate oil. The first thing we did was use maps of traps, resouvoirs, and source. We traced these to a piece of paper. After, We used our maps to try and dig for "oil". We tried for our biggest place where oil could be and fould some. After, four more tries we only found 1 more spot of oil. It was very fun!

Class response 1

I am posting about the time we did the activity to show the water cycle. There were cups that represented clouds. In addition, the spoons represented how water travels to different placesThere were also resouvoirs. These included:aquifers, lakes, industry, ect. The first time I was chosen to be a cloud. This really helped me to understand the water cycle.