Character

Character is the way a person thinks, feels, and acts. A good character is made up of a few diferent traits. Character traits are qualities that demonstratehow a person thinks, feels, and acts. There are six traits. The six traits are trustworthy, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. THe trait trustworthy is being honest, loyal, reliable, and dosent decieve, cheat, or steal. having respect is being considerate to others and tolerant of differences. Responsibility is using self-control and thinking before you act. Fairness is playing by the rules and practicing good sportsmanship. Caring is being compasionate and kind to others. Citizenship is the way you conduct yourself as a member of community. It is obeying the rules and laws. All of these traits make up a good moral character.

Weather Front Summeries

Cold Front- The warm air rises over the top of the cold air. As it rises, it creates storm clouds.



Warm Front- During the war front, the warm air rushes in and over the top of the cooler air. Rain occured during this front.



Stationary Front- The warm air and the cold air colided and stop. They seem to push at each other but neigther could overtake the other. A storm formed where they met.





Occluded Front- Two cooler air masses move toward eachother, trapping a warm mass between them. THe cool air moves under the warm air and the warm air rises. A storm occurs where they meet.

Ship voyage

Direction traveling: San Francisco, United States to Sydney, Australia Southwest

Were you successful? Yes I was successful.

How many attempts? I completed this voyage on my first try.

How were you successful? I was successful by getting the trade winds to blow me South of the equator and the West to Sydney.

What winds did you take advantage of or compete with during your travel? I took advantage of the trade winds.





Direction traveling: Havana, Cuba to London, England Northeast

Were you successful? Yes I was.

How many attempts? It took me 6 tries on this voyage.

How were you successful? I was successful by taking advantage of the prevailing westerlies to blow me north. Then, I went East so I didn't get to far North. Then,
after that I had a straight shot.

What winds did you take advantage of or compete with during your travel? I took advantage of the prevailing westerlies.





Direction traveling: Lima, Peru to Cape Town, South Africa Southeast

Were you successful? Yes I was successful.

How many attempts? It took me 8 attempts.

How were you successful? I was successful by using the prevailing westerlies to blow me around the tip of South America. Then, I went slightly North, and the East to port.

What winds did you take advantage of or compete with during your travel? I took advantage of the prevailing westerlies.

Atmospheric Factors Affecting Climate

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Ozone

Ozone is a gas containing three oxygen atoms in the molecule instead of two. It is a form of oxygen. Ozone is made by interactions between ligthning and oxygen. Ozone is good and bad for life. It helps us majorly by protecting us from the sun. In the Stratosphere there is a layer of ozone that protects the living organisms on Earth from ultraviolet radiation rays from the sun. These rays can cause skin cancers and bad sunburns. Ozone can also have a negitive impact on life. Ozone,if breathed, can cause damage to tissue in the lungs. Ozone is a very vital gas in our atmosphere. Without ozone, many creatures would be killed by the harmful rays from the sun. We defenatly need our ozone.

Greenhouse Gases

The greenhouse effect is a naturally occurring process that aids in heating the Earth's surface and atmosphere. Greenhouse gases help in keeping the planet warm enough for us to live. But, too much of these gases can have a devestating effect. They cause etream climate changes and teperatures. They cause the polar ice caps to melt. Swealing of the oceans causes flooding all over the world. Humans definatly increase the gas amnounts from the carbon dioxides released from cares and other machienery. If changes are not made on the greenhouse effect could have a bad influence on our planet.

London Smog

One hundred years ago, the city of London was filthy dirty. People burned coal in private homes and factories. London's air filled with soot and was very unhealthy to breath. In 1925, the term smog was created by combining the words smoke and fog to describe the air pollution situation. London smog forms when particles of coal dust join with droplets of water in humid air. The cleanliness of London air has dramatically improved over the last century because of the decreasing popularity of burning coal.

Atmosphere Paragraph

Earth's atmosphere makes it very different from the moon and all the other planets in the solar system in a few different ways. First, hundreds of craters cover the moon from meteoroids. There is no atmosphere to stop them. On Earth however, there are far less meteroids that strike. The reason that so few meteroids make it to the surface of Earth is the atmosphere. When the meteroid enters the atmosphere, the friction of the object and the atmosphere causes the object to burn up. The evidence of the ones that do strike doesn't last very long. The weather and climate change on Earth wears away the evidence of the impact. Earth is also extreamly different from the other planets because of its atmosphere. Earths atmosphere. On planets lacking an atmosphere, the sun bakes them allowing nothing to live. On Earth there is a steady temperature deue to the atmosphere. On the moon and other planets they are extreamly hot when the sun is touching them and extreamly cold when the sun isn't facing them. Finally, on Earth thre is liquid water because the atmosphere protects it from harsh temperatures that would evaporate or freeze the water. On the moon and other solar system planets, the temperatures an way to extreame for water to take its liquid form. Earth is very unique.

The Space Program

Summaries

The Science of Rockets- Since the late 1950's, NASA has used Atlas rockets to launch its space expeditions. Recent models of this rocket are used today.

The Space Program- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)was started in 1958. NASA has been responsible for many famous space expeditions such as Project Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo 13. NASA has landed men on the moon on several different occasions.

Exploring Space Today- New technology is aiding present day space exploration. A floating robot has been designed to help scientists on the International Space Station. This robot could assist in scientific breakthroughs.

Using Space Science on Earth- Many people believe that the Space Program is a pointless program to fund with the U.S. budget. Less than 1% of the money is put into the Space Program. NASA believes that the Space Program helps us here on Earth as well as in space. Many technological breakthroughs and more understanding of Earth has resulted from the program. It also improves our economy by providing jobs for Americans.

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Seasons Conclusion Paragraph

The tilt on earth's axis causes the hemispheres to recieve different amounts of the suns energy. the results of this is seasons. Earth's axis is angled at 23.5 degrees. As the earth revolves around the sun the southern and northern hemispheres are exposed to different amounts of solar energy. For part of the year the northern hemisphere recieves more direct sunlight. For the other part, the southern gets more. If it is winter in the northern hemisphere, it is summer in the southern hemisphere. The tilt and revolution of earth causes seasons.

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Enigma Box

The Enigma Box is a black rectangular box with two holes at the top. One hole is big and one is small. At the bottom of the box there is a small tube coming out of a hole in the bottom of the Enigma Box. When water is dumped in the to larrge hole it dosent drain out the tube until a certain amount of water is dumped in the hole. The water comes out the tube at around 400ml. of water. Then, it completly drains.

I think that there is some kind of bladder inside the Enigma box. When enough water is dumped inside the hole it expands at the bottom. then all the water is sucked down through the tube. The bladder expands at around 400 ml.

my inference was incorrect. Inside the Enigma box there is a tube with both ends open. It is louped around on the inside of the box. Both ends are on the bottom, but one sticks out. When water is dumped in, the level rises in the tube and outside of it. When the water level reaches over the peak of the tube's curve, is rushes down the downhill side. All the remaining water is sucked out by air pressure. On this particular box, the water rises above the tubes peak at around 400 ml.

I thought that thjis was really cool. I theought and thought how it worked. It seemed so hard. But, when I was told it seemed so simple. It was awsome!

Zoom

In the book Zoom the pictures start out as a simple rooster. The rooster turns out to be a toy in a table top toy set in a magazine. The magazine is shown being read by a lady on an advertisement for a California Cruise line. The cruise advertisement is on the side of a bus. The bus is on a T.V. being watched by an Indian in the middle of the Arizona desert. This whole scene turns out to be a stamp on a letter being delivered by a mailman, in a boat, to some natives on a tropical island. All of this is being watched by a man in an airplane. Then the pictures zoom out again and finally endas in a scene showing earth from space.

My inference was that the book will show a broader and broader view, turning simple scenes into a small part in a larger picture. This was correct and had a lot to do with perspective. As the perspective grew and grew, the viewer's whole attention changed with it.

When I was looking at the book zoom, I was blown away at how dramaticly the perspective changed. I didn't think it would be anything more than a farm at the end. Instead it was the world. Thinking bigger and more open mindedly helps altar your perspective.

In the field of science, people will be interested in different perspectives of the world in which we live in. a bioligest might prefer a small perspective, studying one single organism within billions. Where an astronomer woud use a much broader perspective to study our relation and location in space. The perspective varies from field to field in science.