Roller Coasters

Our teacher comes up with the coolest ways to display the new topics we learn in class. We just recently learned about physics and Newtons laws of motion. She assigned us a project to build a cardboard roller coaster or skate park. My group built a roller coaster to display physics and Newtons laws. Throughout the year we earned paper money to buy supplies, this made the project alot more fun. Then we had to work together to construct the coaster. With in a class there were many different ideas and designs. But making the coasters was only the first part. As the second part of the project we have to make a website that explains how all the terms and ideas effect the roller coasters. On the website we also had to include other information that all rides have, like precausion, and hours of operation. All in all this project was very fun.

I personally loved this project due to how our teacher added so much fun into it. Instead of giving us a normal test she decided to think outside the box and make a fun assessment. I hope for our other units we have many more fun projects like the roller coaster and website.

S.S - Local News - Missing Girl, Dead??

After 22 years, word finally gets out that the missing child is most likely dead. Two year old Bonita Sanders was in a stroller on her front porch while other children played out in the yard, their mother was cooking dinner. When she went outside she relized that the stroller was empty. That was the last time young Bonita was seen. Authories has been searching the woods near her house, and they're almost complete sure that Bonita is dead. The family has been waiting 22 years to hear news and what the gat was the worst. They all want to know why anyone would target a two year old that couldn't talk or walk yet. Nobody probably ever will find out, but they authories still want to find her body.

I find it unbelieve that such a young and innocent girl was kidnapped and murdered. Also, the family has had to wait 22 years to hear information on their child. This family is heart broken. They have one question and it's, why?

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/pleasantville_familys_hope_fad.html#more
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Lift Off Delayed, Again

Space shuttle, Discovery's take off has been delayed again. This time its due to hydrogen gas fuel values. The engineers of the shuttle want to make sure they are all secure, due to the fact that on a shuttle launched on November one of these values broke. NASA says that Discovery wont lift off before February 22. Engineers have to make sure that everything is in its place, as to the fact that it a value brakes it could damage part of the space shuttle. The shuttles mission is the deliver the last set of solar wings to the international space station.

I think postponing the take off was a very good idea. If anything happened to one of the values, the whole mission could possible be a failure.

http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-science/20090207/Space.Shuttle/

S.S. International News - War in Gaza

The fighting has begun again. Hamas fired a rocket from Gaza into Israel earlier this week. The two sides declared a cease fire a few weeks ago, but that didnt hold up very long. These two sides have been fighting for a couple of months and have claimed many innocent lives on both sides. Israel has responded to the rocket with air strikes on Gaza. The fighting doesn't seem like it will end soon. And more innocent lives could be claimed in the process.

The war between Hamas and Israel is a war that could be stopped if both sides would take a chance to listen to each other. To many people are being killed and nothing is being solved. If one side strikes, the other comes back in a different way and the cycle continues. They declared a cease fire on January 21, but Hamas broke it. I believe that this war should be over.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/03/israel.rocket.attack/index.html

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Mini Labs

In class we recently learned about reflection and refraction. To help better understand these concepts, we conducted many small labs. All of these labs showed either reflection or refraction in a fun and easy to understand way. Also, getting to work with partners of our choice made the labs much more enjoyable. In these labs many different items were used, such as the computer, over head projects, mirrors and many more items. Each lab showed us complex terms and demonstrated them in a variety of ways.

Doing many small labs like these make it easier to understand the topic being explained. Then, having the privilege to chose who we work with makes it easier to learn. I personally enjoy preforming many small labs than one longer lab.