Read a current science article and post a summary using the following format
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Post a response (should be one paragraph or more) to a critical thinking qs by 01/09. Respond to a question which is not answered so far to get credit for the response.
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Summary- This article was very short but also very informative. It talked about that Stephen Hawking seeks help to make voice heard. It also talks about his wheel chair and all of its abilities. The front of the chair has controls the back has large batteries. The point of the chair is to help him do everything when he was young he was paralyzed and could not do anything. The chair talks for him by interpreting his face twitches. That is my summary of the article.
Reaction- My reacting to the article was amazement. Not just at the fact of the wheel chair but how could something happen that you are paralyzed for your entire life. Lastly I wonder why he has all this most people with his condition would simply be tossed in a mental hospital forever.
Reason for choosing- I choose the article because it was on the front page. I learned that its not always true but the first page is typically the most important stories. Thats all there is not real reason emotionally that I chose the article.
Information Learned- I learned several things from this article. I learned that not only does his chair talk but it also moves, opens doors, turns on the lights and the tv. Lastly I learned that the name of his condition is called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
My Link- http://news.yahoo.com/stephen-hawking-seeks-help-voice-heard-135242399.html
My Questing- if you had Stephen Hawking’s chair how would you use it? (try to answer creatively not just turn on all the lights.)
If I had Stephen Hawking’s chair I would give it to somebody who really needed it, like someone who’s disability is so severe that they can barely function, as Stephen Hawking’s was. I don’t see a better thing to do with his chair since I, myself, am not disabled. It would improve that person’s quality of life. I think that’s better then turning on all the lights.
If i had steven hawkings chair, but i was not disabled, i would give it to a patient of somesort who can use its values more than I can.
Personally if i had a chance to use Stephen Hawkings chair i would not use it. I would give it to someone who really needs it like a peron who is paralyzed or a person who is handcap. This chair gives them the chance to move, open doors, turn on lights, and also turns on and off the tv like all other humans. I would only use it if i need it otherwise i would give it to someone as i said before handicaped or paralyzed. I think it would benefit there life in many different ways.
If I had his chair I’d go to the Skate Park
if i had this chair, i would use it for myself even though i dont need all the features, it would stil be great fun.
I would not want to use steven hawkings chair because i am perfectly capable of using two legs. I would give the chair to someone in need of it who is disabled. I think stephen hawkings
chair is a special chair. It is not like an ordinary wheel chair.
If i were to give it to someone i would teach them how to use
it and they could travel places easily just like stephen hawking
did.
If I had Stephen Hawking’s chair I would use it to help people who really are in need of it. Maybe even create a progam to help them communicate throught these chairs.
This article summary is about how green vegetables can help your immune system. The vegetables help your organs and skin receive the proper nutrients they need in order to fight against disease. This cell is known as intra-epithelial lymphocytes (IELs), or lymph cells. Every part of your body has them,the vegetables just strengthen them so that they are more prepared to fight illnesses. The lymphs are the first line of defence for your body, the are some of the first to arrive at cuts, so that no infection starts. They are also the first to battle any illness that exists in your body.
When a scientist stopped eating healthy for about two weeks, he noticed that about 70 or 80 percent of the protective cells that the vegetables released into his body had disappeared. He saw that if he did not return to eating healthy soon, his body would be in serious jeperody. Vegetables can prevent diseases from destroying your immune system, therefore opening you up to further damage. Eating right can and will help your health plus protect your immune system as well. So when you see those greens on the table, eat them before the disease takes away your appetite.
This article was really interesting to me. I had always known that you had to eat your vegetables to have balance in your diet. What I did not know was that you needed them to also strengthen your immune system. I chose this article because I had always wondered why my parents remind me to eat all of my vegetables. The vegetables do more good on the molecular level then they do in keeping your weight steady. I now truly understand why my parents always say that I should eat my vegetables. Pass the greens please!
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111013121509.htm
1. What is the reason your parents give you so that you eat your greens?
I don’t really get a reason. I usually eat then just because I like it. I eat a lot of food. If I don’t want to eat them, then I don’t have to. I eat a wide variety so if I skip some food nobody cares.
They always tell me that eating the greens will make me healthier, stronger , and simply because its good for me. I just eat them because I know i need to eat my greens to be healthy and because I simply think they taste good.
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In this article it describes drumming an activity that is known everywhere to bring good music and to show expression. Yet these ladies in California are using it differently to burn fat. In the California gym the class is called Drums Alive. People say that anyone can do this activity regardless of their age. This exercise is most aerobic movements and the rest is unleashing your inner rock star. This activity was discovered by Carrie Ekins who was based in Germany and when she had received a hip injury she began to drum on boxes. She quickly realized that when she was drumming she felt better physically and mentally. She also realized that it was a great way to realize stress and improve moods. My reaction to this article was that I did not know that two sticks and an exercise ball combined together was an exercise. I think I might want to try this exercise and see what good it does for me. I fit does well for me I would tell my friends about it to see if they enjoyed it. I chose this article because I want to see how drumming and exercise where related and to find a new workout. The information I learned is that you can burn up to 400 calories an hour by doing this.
Critical Thinking Question: What are the general muscles worked on by an aerobic workout?
Citation: Hill, Lisa O’Neill. “Drumming out fat in the new year.” CNN. N.p., 2 Jan. 2012. Web. 3 Jan. 2012.
I’m pretty sure you can use any muscles in an aerobic workout. I think it is a lot of stretching and strength, so people are probably working their arms, lets, and abs most of the time. In this drumming exercise, they are probably working their arms and wrists most of the time. These ladies in California must have HUGE biceps.
The general muscles worked by arobics are the abs and triceps and byceps. these muscles are worked the most easiest because they have the most strength.
Hospital Treatment for Anorexia is Questioned
Often, when a person with an eating disorder is admitted to the hospital for treatment, they are fed by gradually increasing the size of meals, because a malnourished person can’t take a lot of food at once. However, scientific studies have shown that this might not be the best form of treatment. This is because the portion sizing often results in even more weight and fluid loss, harming patients even more. Instead, scientists and dieticians are suggesting that patients are fed more aggressively to begin with, instead of gradually increasing portion size. A study conducted with 35 teenagers who had just been admitted for eating disorder treatment showed that those who were fed more gradually actually lost weight during the first days of their stay. However, it has also been shown that aggressive feeding can cause illness and physiological problems, which doesn’t benefit the people seeking treatment, either. At the moment, scientists are unsure of what is the true best method for treating anorexia patients.
There’s no doubt about it- in my opinion, anorexia is definitely one of the scariest diseases in our modern-day world. The fact that scientists aren’t even sure how best to treat it is even scarier still. If we have so many people who are suffering, why isn’t a better treatment method being found? No one is going to be helped if scientists still don’t know what form of treatment is going to help them. Furthermore, I’m even more scared that I might become anorexic. I’m definitely nod, but I try to eat healthy and exercise, and what if somewhere down the line that turns into anorexia? I don’t think it will, and I’m not restrictive enough that it could happen anytime soon, but still.
I chose this article because I’ve always been both scared and fascinated by eating disorders. They’re such an alarming condition, but at the same time, what makes you afraid also makes you want to learn more. Eating disorders scare me, and so I want to learn more about prevention and treatment. I chose this article because it seemed informative, interesting, and also up-to-date, something that I’m always looking for. Advances in things that interest me always make me want to read, and so I chose to read this article.
I learned a lot that I had never known about eating disorders and treatment by reading this. Before I read this, I knew somewhat about the treatment for anorexia and bulimia, but never the extent that this article told me. I learned that the initial feeding process begins slowly, with more food and calories being gradually added. I also learned that the stomach actually shrinks when a person has a severe eating disorder and aren’t eating what they should. Finally, I learned that there is still a lot of indecisiveness about the treatment of eating disorders, and that both methods of treatment can be both physically and mentally harmful to the people who are receiving treatment.
Critical Thinking: What, in your opinion, is the best way to treat eating disorders? Why? Do you have and personal stories about eating disorders? If so, how did they affect your life and the lives of the people around you?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/03/health/research/anorexic-patients-can-be-fed-more-aggressively-study-says.html?_r=1&ref=science
I’m not a doctor so I am honestly not sure as to what the best way to treat eating disorders is. However, I think that it’s a better idea to start out by feeding them smaller amounts that they are used to. It does cause some weight/fluid loss and takes some time to start helping the patient. On the other hand, aggressively feeding the patient causes additional problems. The patient might also refuse to eat such large amounts of food. I also think that the anorexic patient should go see a therapist to discuss why they went anorexic. I do not have any personal stories.
Recently, some discoveries have been made by teams led by the University of Oxford, University of Southampton, the National Oceanography Centre, and British Antarctic Survey of new species previously unknown to scientists, in the hypothermal vents on the sea floor of Antarctica. There are some new species of yeti crab, starfish, barnacles, and sea anemones, and even an octopus probably new to science. This has been the first time researchers, while using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), have been able to explore the East Scotia Ridge deep beneath the Southern Ocean where hydrothermal vents reach temperatures of up to 382 degrees Celsius. It creates a unique environment lacking sunlight but rich in certain chemicals. The animals break down the chemicals to get energy. The hypothermal vents are known as the “lost world”, since it houses many animals, but has just been discovered.
Although, hypothermal vents have been discovered before, researchers have never quite encountered one like this. During the trip to the vent, they spotted seven legged sea stars crawling on the ground. Many animals such as tubeworms, vent mussels, vent crabs, and vent shrimps, found in hydrothermal vents in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans weren’t there, which was odd, since those were common creatures to crawl in hypothermal vented areas. They believe the Southern Ocean is a barrier for some vent animals because of the differences between the animals found in the Antarctic vents compared to those found elsewhere. Scientists agree that everyone should recognize and understand the importance of the diversity of ecosystems so we know how to protect them in the future.
I never realized that there were still creatures to be discovered in the ocean. It amazes me how scientists can discover new species every single day. I enjoyed reading about the details of the submarines they built to dive deep under the Antarctic ice. It is cool to know that there are still some creatures out in our world that have never been seen, yet, we still swim in the same water when we go to the beach. Overall, this article really captured my attention and made me aware that we should respect the diverse ecosystems.
This article captured my eye when I saw the title. I love reading about newly discovered creatures in space and in the ocean. It would be cool to explore the ocean everyday as a job. I enjoyed reading this because it talked about how the animals were discovered in a new area that has never before been seen. It was interesting to read and I enjoyed this article very much!
Overall, in this article, I learned that we should respect and understand the different ecosystems, no matter if they are in the bay or miles deep under ice. Different animals live in them, and we should be aware of how our ways of living are impacting theirs. I also learned that scientists used this Remotely Operated Vehicle to explore the deep oceans. Another fact that I learned was that a hydrothermal vent could reach very high temperatures, even when under ice. Furthermore, this article has taught me a lot of information that is very useful!
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120103185246.htm
How do you think scientists know where to look for new species of animals?
I think that sciencetist know where to look for new species in places that they thought where no life existed. Cause of the conditions or environment and that can lead to fastinating discoveries .
I think that scientists are able to determine the possible locations of new species of animals by looking for patterns in previous locations of revealed animals. For example, if there is an abundance of recent discoveries in one location, scientists might check another location with the same climate.
“Booking a Flight to Space, With Travel Insurance”
Until now, space tourism has been limited to the ultra-wealthy, just seven people have paid tens of millions of dollars each for a trip to the international space station aboard a Russian rocket. Once it has slowed, it will glide back to the runway. For Ms. Culver, the Virgin flight will fulfill a dream, albeit an expensive one. “In California, it would be similar to buying a house,” she said.
A flight on XCOR can be bought for $95,000 (which is way too much for a plane seat). They have more than 100 flights waiting. The XCOR has only two seats, one for the pilot and another for the passenger. There are other space crafts going out of control with two seats on a plane. They are also offering insurance to go to outer space.
This is crazy to me because no one pays almost $100,000 for a plane seat even if it’s outer space. If it were me, I would lose my mind to think that I’m going to outer space for 3 days just to spend $95,000 and when I get back I will feel sick AAHH. I would rather lose my life on land than outer space where people can’t see me. Nope not a chance! LOL!
What will happen if the plane breaks?
if the plane breaks then they cant get to the space station
If the plane breaks, either the people on board will die, or they will no longer be able to travel into outer space.
Some people’s New Year’s resolutions may be to travel around the world, but have they ever thought about traveling into space… Starting this year, there will be trips to space! According to the article, booking a flight is alot like you are booking a fligt to some place on earth. You are able to go online and sign up on the website of Virgin Galactic, or seek the help of a travel agent to help book your flight. Until 2012, space travel ahs been limited to the very wealthy. Only seven people have paid tens of millions of dollars to travel into space, but that is all about to change.
Richard Branson, the owner of Virgin Galactic (“Spaceport”) plans to offer flights for $200,000 per seat. They plan to have the Spaceport completed by next Christmas. Virgin Galactic travelers will experience a three day trip through space. During the ascend and descend, passengers will feel their bodies crush into their seats due tot hte dramatic change in air pressure. A 170lb person will feel like they weigh half a ton! is not a trip for someone with a weak stomach.
Wow! I was absolutely astonished when I read this article. 10 years ago, people never thought there they were would never be a an iphone , only a month ago did astronomers discover that there was a new planet, and now average people can go into space! I am very curious as to how the first flight turns out. I think that many people will pay to go on the fantastic trip and their bodies won’t truly be physically prepared and many people will become ill. Astronauts train year to prepare their bodies , how would it affects the average human? Over all, this article was very exciting to read and I am curious to learn more about Virgin Galactic’s plans.
Before sending people up into space what kind of precautions should Virgin Galactic take first?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/science/space/spaceflights-prepare-to-expand-customer-base.html?pagewanted=all
I think that they should finalize the space flight insurance. If we do not take certain precautions then WHEN the first accident occurs there will be a load of lawsuits on their hands. The dream of space is the dream of many, but it is a costly one. When you go into space you are probably doing one of the most dangerous things to do. If one out of one million things goes wrong then you will most certainly die. Virgin Galactic should take precautions!
A failed Russian Mars probe is expected to come crashing back to Earth next weekend, according to news reports. The Phobos-Grunt spacecraft was stranded in Earth orbit shortly after its Nov. 8 launch, and it’s been circling lower and lower ever since. Russian space officials now estimate that the probe will meet its fiery demise in Earth’s atmosphere next Sunday (Jan. 15).
Phobos-Grunt is a huge spacecraft, tipping the scales at 14.5 tons. Much of that weight is toxic hydrazine fuel, prompting some observers to worry about potential environmental impacts of the probe’s looming re-entry. Russian space officials have repeatedly tamped down those concerns, however, saying that the fuel — which is encased in an aluminum tank should burn up high in Earth’s atmosphere.Just where the pieces will come down is impossible to say at the moment, since analysts don’t know the precise timing of Phobos-Grunt’s re-entry. As of now, much of the globe is potentially in the line of fire.
What would you do if you could do something to stop it from crashing?
I would try to send a missile up into our atsmopher and try to hit the probe.
The article in which I read is about a ground breaking product that will soon sweep the nation. Bandages that guides blood vessel growth. When you use said bandage on an open wound, it attracts, simulates and directs blood vessels to the surface of the wound. The bandage name is a “microvascular stamp”, it contains living cells that deliver growth factors to damaged tissues in a defined pattern. Researchers are also starting to look into making blood vessels themselves. My reaction to the article was that the human race is advancing so much in all sorts of technology, including medical technology. We have grown from the monkey that we started out as into the intelligent species we are today. Everything is quickly being explained and discovered that I fear we will soon have nothing else to strive for. We’ll turn into a perfect utopia and everyone will go mad. But, that’s besides the point, this new bandage could be the start of a whole new line of medical miracles such as artificial organs and replaceable bone marrow. It could save a lot of lives. My reason for choosing this article is the picture. It caught my eye on the search for a science article and something about it almost called to me. I’ve also always been interested in medical discoveries. It’s pretty amazing that someone could just invent something that would make life easier in a matter of years. The information that I learned is that our bandages that are often used now only soak up the blood from the wound and protect it from the outside world but they don’t actually do anything to improve the severeness of the wound, no matter how small it may be.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111215135849.htm
Critical thinking question
If you could discover a medical miracle, what would it be?
If i could descover a medical miracle it would have to be a cure for lukeima. I would find one because my uncle died at age 18 from it and a few months later my grandfather died from it. I never got a chance to meet them both. so i would find a cure for it
If I could discover a medical miracle, it would definitely be the cure for cancer. It’s such a terrifying disease that affects so many people, usually permanently, and rips through previously great lives. If I could figure out a way to stop this disease, and help people diagnosed with it, then that in itself would be absolutely incredible. The people suffering have no reason to be, and by finding a cure, we would end that pointless suffering. Just think- no more chemo, no more radiation, no more deaths. If I could discover a medical miracle, then it would definitely be this one, merely because I hate the thought of more and more people having to suffer because a cure hasn’t been found.
If i were to find a medical miracle then i would find a cure for autism.. it is so sad to see all those kids being born with autism and not being able to do anything for it. I know a friend who has autism and i find it to be to much just knowing everyday he has to live with that.
If i were to discover a medicine miracle for a disease i would do it for lung cancer. People that smoke everyday may have some problems. There lungs turn black and they have a hard time breathing. If there was a medicine adults would have the chance to smoke and no that there is a medicine to help make there lungs healthier and brething easier again.
My article was about aerosol. Aerosol is when a solid or liquid is in gas form, like in a can of hairspray. It’s having a relatively large impact on our environment in the climate realm. Basically, more aerosol in the air means a cooler temperature, so it reduces some of the greenhouse gas’s work. Today however, people have been cutting down on their aerosol use for reasons like cleaner air. Although those with asthma are breathing better, the earth is warming up. The government has placed limits on aerosol accordingly, but they may be revoked. It’s all a matter of time of course but in a few years a bit more aerosol might be in our lungs to keep things cool.
I was surprised…I always thought aerosol was bad for the environment. In fact, maybe it is but we need it right now because we’re indirectly raising the temperature every day. I guess in some cases, two wrongs make a right. This and greenhouse gases may overtime balance each other out and give us a nice cool but not cold temperature year-round.
I mainly chose this article because I understood it. I read a few articles and kind of understood them, but didn’t totally grasp them. Also, a lot of people used to use a ton of hairspray and I was wondering if the author would have any comment about that (which he did.)
I learned a lot from this article. For starters, I learned that aerosol cools down the overall temperature while greenhouse gasses raise it up. I also learned that aerosol itself is a solid or liquid that’s in gas form (like Febreze.)
My article can be found at:
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/06/rethinking-the-effects-of-aerosols/?ref=science
My critical thinking question to you is this:
How should we balance the greenhouse gasses and aerosol? Would it be safe to experiment for a couple of years, or should we do something else? Maybe do some intense calculations and see if we’re right? What do you think?
I have also always thought aerosol gasses were bad for the environment. I personally don’t think this is the correct way to reduce the air temperature. Scientists should calculate and examine the possible causes of how the greenhouse gasses can be balanced with a safer, more efficient product besides hairspray. I don’t think spraying hairsprays into the air would be neccessarily safe, so we should try to create a new product that is safe for the environment, because some hairsprays can harm wild life, and habitats. Overall, scientists should look more into the balancing of greenhouse gasses with aerosol because that doesn’t seem like a reasonable, safe and efficient way to lessen greenhouse gasses.
Pigeons rival monkeys
As you know monkeys are the smartest animals next to humans. But that has now changed. A new study shows how pigeons are just as smart as monkeys. In New Zealand a test was conducted. They had a pigeon put 9 numbers into e pairs. It got 70 percent of the numbers into pairs which are the same result as monkeys. Damian scarf a psychologist trained the pigeon. Now he is training a ton more to see if they get the same results. A pigeon’s brain works completely different way than a monkey. But they got the same results.
My reaction to this article is I think is it very cool. This is because there is an animal that is as smart as a monkey. I would never expect it to be a pigeon. I think that it is amazing to learn about how pigeons are smart.
I choose this article because I wanted to find out more about this. I first briefly heard about it on the news. So I decided to do more research on it. And I found this article about it which is interesting. I have learned that that pigeons are as smart as monkeys.
Thinking question- Do you think that there are animals smarter than humans? Explain your answer.
http://www.sciencenews.com
I think that there are animals smarter than humans, but they just haven’t discovered them yet. I mean there has to be something out there that is more like us, with brains that are similar with ours. But I am really surprised about the fact that pigeons are smarter than monkeys!!!!
yes i do. I feel that any animal that can change colors like chameleons or hibernate all winter are smarter that humans. They actually adapted to survive, humans have barely ever adapted at all.
Summary:
My article was about the first chimeric primates in the world. Scientists created these primates by creating cells that carry one of several sets of genetic instructions. Although it was much harder than the results in a previous test involving mice scientists found a way to do it with monkeys. The reason it was harder for the primates was becuase monkeys’ stem cells are less flexible then that of a mouse. the monkeys’ stem cells were so similar to human stem cells researchers think the findings can be extrapolated to human cells.
Reaction:
I found this article very amusing to read. I couldn’t believe that scientists have found a way to create a monkey with six different embryos.
Reason:
I choose this article becuase it caught my eye. As I started to read I was hooked into the situation that scientists have created.
Information:
I learned that we can create a monkey with six different embryos. Also that with this information would could use it on humans.
Link:
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/337405/description/Three_monkeys_a_genetic_mishmash
Critical Thinking Question:
Should we try this on humans right away? Why or Why not?
No because we don’t know what effects it might have. Monkeys might respond differently. We should make sure we know a lot more about it before we test it on humans. I think they could try with humans in the future if they found a away to test monkeys instead of mice.
In this article it talks about how soon in the near future, the possibility of going into space could be a true reality or regular citizens around the world. By 2017, it is predicted that booking a flight to go into space will be as common as booking a flight to go to LA. Right now, a seat to get on one of these space jets costs about $200,000 per seat! Now with this amazing opportunity, you can get your very own picture taken with the earth in the back round.
I think this is over the top. I never would have thought it was possible or average people to go up into space. I would love to travel into space, but I don’t think I will be going anytime soon.
I chose this article because I thought it was a hugh scientific advancement. Also, because I love space related articles.
I learned that space travel isn’t as complicated as I thought it was since people can now go up into the never ending frontier.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/science/space/spaceflights-prepare-to-expand-customer-base.html
If you had the opportunity, would you go up into space?
If I had the opportunity to go into space, I probably would not go. Though it would be an amazing life experience, it seems really risky. I definitely would not go now, and I am probably to young anyway. But when it is a regular adventure, I could consider going into space. Being in space would be exciting, but I’d be kind of scared at first.
I am not surprised at how expensive it is to go into space! Yet, there would be a lot of preparation I would need to cover to go into space. If the shuttle become stuck or lost, I would be really worried. Therefore, I don’t think that I would go into space. Maybe my mind will be changed as it is developed regularly, for not for now.
If I had the oppurtunity, it would depend if I went up into space. Sometimes I get air-sick so that might be difficult for me. However, if I overcome that, it would be a great adventure! Space sounds dangerous, but fun. You will be in an atmosphere with no gravity. Space is very interesting, full of new things to discover. It would be truly an unexpected expierence!
Fins as Early Legs
Summary- This article starts off by talking about what at tetrapod is. They describe a tetrapod as an animal with a backbone, it usually moves on land, and had four limbs. Scientists understand that tetrapods haven’t been walking around on the Earth forever. They know that they evolved from creatures called lobe-finned fish. Eventually, these fish grew features that helped them to move on land. Those features such as long limbs, and things that looked like fingers and toes, started to appear on the fish about 400 million years ago! After discovering this part of information, the scientists wanted to know how the fish actually learned to walk. After studying a kind of lobe-finned fish that’s alive today, called the African lungfish, they have found out that the fish pushed themselves along the ocean floor with their fins. Just how we use alternating legs to walk, they fish used alternating fins. These lungfish are very closely related to tetrapods, so they will continue to be studied, as the research about ancient aquatic animals making their way onto land continues. Two of the researchers, Heather King and Neil Shubin, were both very excited about the discoveries. They think that it’s really cool that the fish actually walked underwater, and that they first steps to transitioning to life on land happened underwater.
Reaction- I found this article to be very interesting, mainly because I like to learn about ocean life. Out of all of the scientific topics that I have been introduced to, ocean life is one of my favorites. I didn’t think that it was boring to read, as many articles can be. I thought that it was well written, so it was easy to understand.
Reason for Choosing- While looking for an article, my main thoughts were to find one that was easy to understand and respond to, and if I could, find one about ocean life. I was very happy when I saw the title of this article, because I immediately knew that it would be about ocean life. I decided to go ahead and read it, and when I was done, I knew I wanted to use it. I had really understood the information it contained, and was on a topic of interest to me.
Information Learned- Overall, most of the information in this article was new to me. To start off, I learned what a tetrapod is. I also learned that they evolved from lobe-finned fish, and what those were. I found out what an African lungfish is, and that they are very similar to tetrapods. In the end, the discovery that the entire article focused on was new information to me, because I had never heard about it before.
Link- http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/01/fins-as-early-legs/
Critical Thinking Question- In the article, it’s not specified that all tetrapods evolved from the lobe-finned fish. Do you think that all tetrapods evolved from the lobe-finned fish, or only specific tetrapods? Explain why or why not.
Dogs Pick Up on Communication Cues
According to a new study dogs are able to pick up on what humans are saying. However, it’s not just the words the smartest dogs are understanding, they also try to communicate back. Apparently the receptiveness of dogs is very similar to young child. This is according to a study done by “Current Biology”. Because of this research, it is not possible to understand why many pet owners treat their dogs like their children. Humans and dogs both share social skills. The dogs are on the same level as a child of 6 months to 2 years of age. This is a remarkable leap forward in this field of study. Researchers gave dogs video recordings of people turning toward towards one of two plastic pots. When a human shows intent to communicate the dogs have a much easier time following along. The first video showed a person who said “Hi dog!” in a high-pitched voice, made eye contact and then looked at one of the pots. The dogs could easily follow along and tell which pot to go to. The second video had a person saying “Hi dog,” in a low-pitched voice, avoided eye contact, and then looked at the pot. The dog had a lot of trouble following along.
I was really surprised by this article. I knew dog’s were smart, but this is really a remarkable forward in the study. I can’t believe dogs are able to tell when you want to communicate. And even follow along sometimes. I’ve heard dogs are great to talk to, when you’re upset because they listen intently. Maybe they actually can understand what you’re saying sometimes. This is pretty incredible.
The reason I chose this article is because I love dogs. They are extremely cute, and I’ve always found them intelligent and reliable. The fact that my dog could actually understand what I try to tell her, is intriguing and grabbed me in to read this article.
I learned that that if your objective is communication, it is a lot more likely your dog will understand you. If you were to just grumble something and avoid eye contact a dog probably would not understand it.
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2012/01/06/Study-Dogs-pick-up-on-communication-cues/UPI-21021325898461/
Have you ever thought that you’re pet can understand you, and is more intelligent than traditionally thought?
Yes, i do believe that animals can understand you. I think this because if animals can learn tricks, then they can obviously understand things just in a different way. Animals understand things by using symbols, and hand motions, or so i think. They are more of kinetic learners, they are visual learners. I think that they use visual aids, to advance in their learning!
yes i have, i have a pet dog and sometimes i think it is going to get up and start talking. I always wonder that if I cant understand them can they understood us. I think that they can because when i tell my dog to sit she does and i don’t have to give any hand motions
Yes I do believe that animals (my dog) can understand me more than the average person would think. 2 years ago my family adopted my dog from a shelter in NY that trained dogs to lead blind people. We were told that they are trained to watching the traffic lights and lean top, middle, and bottom to know when it is safe to cross the street. How many animals can do that? Another interesting thing that i noticed with my dog is that when my mom is telling everyone to hurry up and saying lets go or come on, my dog goes to her crate(she gets nervous when she is alone in the house and not in her crate) and lies down, as if she knows that we are leaving the house. I never really thought much about this until I read this article.
The first tourist flights into space are due to take off this year! Then booking a trip to outer space, will almost be like doing it to any other place on Earth. To sign up, all you have to do is go onto a website and book you spot, just as you would for any other vacation. And then soon, you will be able to buy travel insurance so that if it gets canceled that you will get all of you money back. Plus, before now only 7 ultra wealthy people have been able to go up into to space, so no one wants to pass up this opportunity.
Now, with each seat at $200,000, space travel with be more open to the public. By 2017, they hope that traveling up into space will just be like booking a flight to L.A. And so far about 475 people feel that way already, because they have bought their spots aboard the space ship. Once up in the air, on the way into space, two extreme things will occur before it reaches it. First an enormous amount of pressure will be placed apron the cabin for about two minutes. Then, the feeling of breaking through Earths atmosphere will occur. Once the ship is stable, the passengers will be able to experience zero gravity, and take pictures of space!!!
I chose this article because this to me is so cool!! I just can’t believe that real ordinary people get to go up into space and see it for themselves. I can’t wait for the first people to be sent into space, and to see if it really worth the $200000. Then if it is i hope that my family will do it too. I wonder what it’s like having no gravity?
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/science/space/spaceflights-prepare-to-expand-customer-base.html
Question: Why is there so much pressure being placed on the cabin when going up into space?
The first flights of the new airlines that will take tourists past the threshold of space are supposed to take off in 2012. If you go to the website and go to travel agent then put down a hefty deposit, you would be able to buy insurance. It would be just like any insurance from any other vacation. The space tourism has been limited to the ultra wealthy. Only 7 people paid millions of dollars for a trip to the Space Station and aboard a Russian rocket.
What people are doing and selling tickets to see outer space is a good idea. Because nobody can ever imagine there self getting a job to become and astronaut to see space. So having a way to pay for a ticket to go to outer space is good. It’s good because if that was your dream like Ms. Culver and you applied to be an astronaut and didn’t make it you have another way to go to space. Also when they had the tickets like 10 million dollars that was crazy and it’s a good thing they are going to mark it down because then nobody would of brought it.I choose this article because it was interesting and i didnt know you can go pay to visit space.I learned that people paied 10 millions of dollars to get a seat.
q: if you had 10 million dollars of dollars would you buy a ticket to go to outerspace?
No because a trip to another country cost about 3,000 dollars i would used up 10 millions dollars to travel around the world, then just going up into space.
If I had 10 million dollars, I would definitely buy a ticket to go to outerspace! It is the opportunity of a lifetime! It would be so fascinating to go to a world that is not like ours, and see beyond Earth. This would probably be my only chance to ever do this, because it is so difficult to become an astronaut. You have to be perfectly in shape mentally and physically. If I went into outerspace, I would be sure to take A LOT of pictures and always be on the lookout for meteors, stars, and maybe even something undiscovered. I hope one day I could go into space!
I would not buy a ticket to outer space. Before I go into the sky, I would love to do a lot of other stuff with the money. Then maybe after I’ve experienced a lifetime of awesomeness, we can talk. But I simply think it’s too big of a risk. I’m terrified of the black pit of death and space travel is a ticket to that pit. No matter how safe it is, you probably could not convince me to travel in space.
Recently, a team of scientists from Cornell University has created the unthinkable: The ability to be invisible. These scientists have named their discovery “temporal cloaking”. Temporal cloaking creates a small pocket in time, in which objects are invisible and unrecorded. It’s as if things never happened – things previously thought only possible in science fiction. Cloaking requires the manipulation of light, and of course, is completely within the laws of physics. For now, there is no idea for the usage of temporal cloaking, due to the fact that the hole in time lasts for about 500 trillionths of a second. Only time will tell if this revolutionary discovery will be implemented in society.
After I read this article, I was blown away by these recent events. For years, I have been reading about cloaking technologies. I have always imagined how amazing it would be if cloaking technology were real. Now, it is becoming reality. I can only begin to imagine the endless possibilities that cloaking technologies posses.
I chose to review this article because I saw it on television. I watch the news every night, and earlier this week, I saw this special on the news. I was so intrigued that I knew I had to choose it for my science article summary.
I learned a lot about how physics works after reading this article. One important part of physics (and science in general), is that anything is possible as long as the act falls within the laws of physics. Physics are basically the laws of the universe.
Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/time-cloak-hid-event-in-experiment-physicists-say/2012/01/04/gIQA5rtwaP_story.html
Critical Thinking Question: How do you think temporal cloaking can be implemented? What do you think the benefits would be?
Wow! I thought invisibilty was like a magical power that would never be possible, but this article proves me wrong! I had no idea that cloaking followed the laws of phyics. I think if there was a way to expand the hole in time for at least 60 seconds, this new invention could become more popular. Temporal cloaking can be implemented by creating more ways of cloaking and making more of them. Also, people will want to purchase it if it’s sold at a reasonable price. Some of the benefits include hiding from something dangerous or even sneaking around! Temporal cloaking could even protect you from harming yourself or getting in trouble. In all, I think this new invention is amazing and once scientists figure out more about cloaking, the product will be successful.
Link-http://www.dogonews.com/2011/12/9/flyboard-allows-humans-to-frolic-like-dolphins
Summary- A new contraption allows people to glide over the water, in and out was created by Frank Zepta, water sports star. This device is named the flyboard. The flyboard is a fun, water based device, that has a long hose, and connected to a pair of jet boots and it also has 2 hand held stabilizers. The flyboard uses straps the boots on and attaches the hose to the jetski. As the jet ski begins, a stream of water is channeled through the long hose, which propels the flyboard up in the air. The hand stabilizers help the athletes control the board. Many people are wondering if this is a breakthrough in technology, and if flyboarding will become a new sport. This is very doubtful, since flyboards are $6,700!
Response- I think that this new sports wear, may become a huge hit. It does sound extremely amusing and fun. Who wouldn’t want to flip in circles over the ocean diving back and fourth constantly? I definitely would want to. I also think it is kind of weird, that technology can mock movements of animals. This is just the start of using technology to act more like animals. Who knows? Elephant trunks could have been used to help form shower heads! This device is also a tad bit expensive!
Learned- I learned that technology is not only used to build for cell phones, computers, and cars. It is also used to copy animal traits, and many other things. It’s like how in the movie Dolphin Tail, technology is used to form the tail.
Reason-
I choose this article, because it is about animals, technology, and science. All things that i love! They are all fascinating, and even more interesting together.
Critical Thinking Questions-
1) Do you think flyboarding will become a well known sport?
2) If you saved up, would you buy this? Why or why not?
The article in which I have read is probably one of the most outstanding ones yet. We all know how alcohol never really benefits humans, but rats are impervious to it when given a simple drug! The article I read was about how rats can drink large quantities of alcohol without even passing out. In fact, they don’t become addicted or receive a hangover. It was all because of that one drug they took.
This has to be a real eye opener for me. The fact that these animals are able to drink huge amounts of alcohol and not even become drunk is mind boggling. But, when we humans drink alcohol, we are totally impervious to it’s effects. It just amazes me completely. Yet, I wonder if the drug works on humans.
My reason for choosing this article was basically due to the title. “Drug Gives Rats Booze-guzzling superpowers” really hooked me in and did not disappoint as I read on. In addition, I like to read about something unusual. To me, this qualifies as unusual.
While reading the article, I learned a great deal of information on the topic. First off, the drug that the researchers used on the rats was called DHM. When the rats were given the booze without the drug, they responded in a typical way. They would pass out or not be able to flip over when on their back. Once given the drug, they tolerated the alcohol much better. So far, for me, this is one of the most dazzling articles I have ever read.
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/337372/title/Drug_gives_rats_booze_guzzling_superpowers
What do you think the drug did to make the rats impervious to the alcohol they were given?
Nice job on the article! I think that the drug made the rats immune to alcohol. There are other examples of drugs or other substances that make people immune to things. For example, when you get a shot at the doctors office, they give you a small dosage of the virus. This is, to make your immune system build up the antibodies it needs to fight the virus. If the person who got the shot, at some point, comes into communication with the virus, they should be immune to it.
The article I read was about how china plans to make aggressive steps toward space exploration in the next few years. China states that it will take drastic steps toward space travel and other breakthroughs. It has already caught up with other space campaigns and has made plans to build various space stations. My reaction was of non surprise. I mean that there economy has increased so to them it is only necessary to begin another era of space exploration. To be honest I was kind of expecting it. In the long run though I am not sure if it will last.
Bedbugs had become rare in many parts of the world starting in the middle of the last century. That’s when chemicals for killing pests first came into big use. But bedbugs in just a few years developed ways to resist being killed by one of the more widely used early pesticides, DDT. Over more generations, the bugs developed ways to resist other pesticides. And so in the 1990s, bedbugs began to reemerge as a major scourge, and not just in the United States. They also began busting out as a big problem in Europe, Australia and parts of Asia.
Bedbugs don’t kill people or as far as we know directly transmit diseases. In 2011, a scientific paper with questions about whether bedbugs might transmit infections came out. Tests in Vancouver, Canada, found the bugs carry two kinds of harmful bacteria, nicknamed MRSA and VRE. These germs can cause deep, oozing sores and other infections that very few drugs will treat.But a lot of people already have those bacteria on their skin. So it’s not clear whether bedbugs increase human infections with MRSA and VRE, points out Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann of Cornell University. She works on Long Island in New York.
Reaction- I was kind of grossed out when i read this and didn’t think that it was real. There were a lot of pictures and it was really gorse. I wonder how bedbugs get to your house. I was kinda entertained by the article tho because it was cool to see what the bedbugs do. It didn’t answer if bedbugs start sucking your blood then do they ever stop? I was upset to see how popular they are becoming and it used to just be a saying don’t let the bed bugs bight, but now it is becoming legit and they are acutely becoming popular. Even tho they are not in New jersey it is possible. I wonder if you burn bedbugs will they die and how did they become resistible to some treatments.
Learned- What is learned is what bedbugs are and to be honest I didn’t think that they were real but now I know that they are really real. I also learned where they mostly are and how they made themselves resistible to treatment which i think is really cool.
Reason- the reason I choose this article was because of how I didn’t know that they were real so when I found out they were real i wanted to know more about them and why they just became more popular.
Questions- if you saw a bedbug what would you do?
why do you think bedbugs just became popular?
If I saw a bedbug, I would probaobly try to kill it. I wouldn’t want it to be around long enough to get a chance to bite me, so I would kill it as soon as I could! I think that bedbugs just became popular becasue they found ways to reseist many pesticides used against them. Now that the pesticieds don’t really kill them, they have been popping up all over the place, and people don’t really know what to do with them. If we could find another pesticide that would kill them, then hopefully, they popuation of bedbugs would decrease.
If I saw a bedbug I would get scared because usually if there is one bedbug, there are many others hiding around. Also, I think that I would call an exterminator to get rid of all my bedbugs. I think that bedbugs became so popular because its’ extremely unusual to find a bug in your bed. I think that they are extremely unsanitary and unclean.
if i saw a bed bug i would try to kill it. i think they have become popular by people being unclean. thats most likely were the bed bugs would want to be. i think anyone that saw a bed bug that could get you sick would try to kill it.
if i saw a bedbug i would scream and run out of the room because no matter what kind of bug it is i am scared out of my mind and bedbugs became popular because they can hurt you and yea
The article I read was on Sharks. Sharks are a type of fish with a cartilaginous skeleton. The Sharks are divided into 440 different species. Thats a wide variety of Sharks. Sharks are found in all seas but commonly towards approximately 2000 Metres into the ocean. Depending on the shark, is what it would eat. For instance, the Whale Shark, the largest fish found, 39ft long. This giant will only filter feed plankton and very small fish that get sucked in. And then how about a Bull Shark. This specie of shark is pretty small. But way more deadly than most of the sharks. It would eat only meat. No vegies. Sharks colors can range from a very light/dark blue, to a white.
I chose this article because this is a ocean life fish that really interest’s me. My reaction was that this was a very very informative article. I learned a whole bunch.
Question: Can you name 10 different species of sharks?
I am fascinated by sea life, especially sharks, but according to the information I found there are about 360 different types of shark species out there. The main shark species are Great Whites, Tiger Sharks, Whale Sharks, Bull Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Goblin Sharks, Mako Sharks, Megamouth Sharks, Blue Sharks, Lemon Sharks, Basking Sharks,and Prehistoric Sharks.The Whale Shark happens to be one of my favorite types of sharks, even though they are the largest fish in the ocean the Whale Shark doesn’t pose a threat to humans as long as you stay clear of it’s tail because it’s extremely powerful and can cause injury to a person simply because of it’s tails force. It also the slowest swimmer too, only swimming at a rate of three miles per hour. Another interesting thing I learned is that the spots are actually yellow not white. Well fortunately for the Whale Shark it will not be extinct any time soon. Well maybe not in Taiwan because apparently they enjoy making Tofu out of them. That’s just awful isn’t it?
The article that I read was about the new space flights that will be taking place in 2012. You will need to reserve a seat to get on the space shuttle and each seat will cost roughly $200,000. During the trip you will experience five minutes of weightless travel and a experience of a lifetime! This vacation is a once in a lifetime thing and many people are waiting anxiously to take advantage of it!
I think that this new way of travel is the coolest thing! However, it’s strange how people haven’t thought of this idea sooner. Although I would never go in a space shuttle, I know that there are thousands of people who would want to try this. What they will experience will be beyond words!
I chose this article because it was really interesting. Some people just say that something is interesting, just to say it, but i truly find it awesome!
I never knew that you would be able to take people who aren’t trained, into space. Also, I learned that there are other airlines who are jumping in on this new thing too. One last thing I learned was that the space shuttle will just take you only through the space barrier.
Critical Thinking Question: What will you experience during this time of space travel?
Moss has Cloned itself for 50,000 years study says
Summary:
This article was about moss spreading throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Studies say it appears to be an ancient clone that copied itself for 50,00- years. They say it is the oldest multicellular organisms on Earth. The moss is called Sphagnum Palustre and the Studies say that the moss doesn’t need the production of spores. They say that the moss came from a single founder plant that was carried by wind and was brought to Hawii. The moss have been found in 23,000 year old peat near the summit of Kohala Mountain. in order for the team to figure out how long the moss have been cloning itself, they analyzed the genetic diversity of the population and determined a mutation rate. Then they estimated how long it took and they got about 50,000 years.
Reaction:
After reading this article i was shocked that the moss have been cloning itself for 50,000. It was cool that the moss didn’t need the production of spores and was carried by a single founder plant.
Critical Thinking:
When was the moss first produced?
Link: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/12/111230-cloning-sex-moss-hawaii-oldest-science/
I believe moss was first produced when trees first came into existence. It seems like a very basic, simple plant that you can almost always find on trees. Trees have existed before the dinosaurs. Moss has definitely existed for more than 200 million years. Moss has obviously been around longer than it has been cloning itself.
when the moss first can into existence it was very basic. the first sing is 50,000 years ago. it spread by wind. the moss was found 23,000 years peat near the summit of kohala mountain.
Moss was first produced since a tree got damp because that hows moss was created/produced.
Summary: This article was about how hospitals are changing their treatments inn helping patients that are struggling with anorexia. Weight gain is the top priority and food is medicine for all patients admitted to the hospital. Doctors are trying out two different approaches. One of them is to start low, advance slow. In other word, it means to start at a low number of calories for each patient and slowly move up to more calories. After this, they found out that the patients did not regain the newly lost weight until the sixth day in the hospital. Another study is to try to have the patient consume 1,900 calories a day and during a week and a half time, the patient will be consuming 3,000 or more calories. This had a horrible turnout. Some the the patients tested developed digestive disorders like constipation, diarrhea, and reflux disease. In addition, there are psychological concerns too.
Reaction: My reaction to this article is surprised because I never knew that finding a cure for anorexia was that hard. Now, after reading this article, I learned that there’s different elements to finding out what doctors should do with their anorexic patients. This was extremely interesting because I learned a lot of new things that I didn’t know before.
Reason for choosing: I chose this article because it really stood out to me. I chose this because it didn’t seem boring because anorexia is something that most teenagers suffer from. In addition, I chose this article because I didn’t know a lot about this article already but I hear about anorexia a lot.
Information Learned: During this article that anorexia is a big problem occurring in the U.S. and it’s hard for doctors to treat them because you have to find the perfect balance of everything because if you don’t you can cause different syndromes and diseases.
Why do you think people decide to be anorexic?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/03/health/research/anorexic-patients-can-be-fed-more-aggressively-study-says.html?_r=1&ref=science
I think the most common reason for people to feel like they have to become anorexic, is that they’re uncomfortable in their own body. Instead of losing weight, and being healthy, which is the longer and much safer way, they purge and lose pounds much quicker. It’s also a mental handicap people can deal with, because it’s addictive in some way or another. Once you start to purge on a daily basis, your body stops reacting to food and naturally throws it up afterwards.
“‘Greeley Haven’ is Winter Workplace for Mars Rover”
What this article was about was the rover on mars. As well as its twin rover sprit. Sprit seems to be having trouble. There is a thick layer of dust on its solar panel. If a huge wind does not come through then someone will have to go up and clean it. If they do not do that then the rover will stop and not work. My reaction to this article is worried. I just hope the person that has to go up does not get harmed. I also hope they get the rover working so they don’t lose any time to get date from mars. Any time wasted is bad.
I chose this article because I love to learn new things about space. I also chose this article because it just seemed very interesting. The information I learned from reading this article is that rover runs by solar panels. That is something that I didn’t know. It’s fun to learn new things each day.
Link: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/jpl/news/mer20120105.html
Critical thinking question: how do they get the information that the rover got back to earth?
The way that the people on Earth receive information from the rover is from cameras. In addition they probably have computers inside the rovers that receive the information and then send it back via satellite.
I didn’t know how to answer this myself. I looked it up on google and there are no direct answers. I would assume that rover has some type of sattilite that can communicate with the NASA space staion.
JUST KIDDING I FOUND IT!
The spacecraft used a high-frequency X band radio wavelength to communicate, which allowed for less power and smaller antennas than many older craft, which used S band.
Navigators sent commands through two antennas on the cruise stage: a cruise low-gain antenna mounted inside the inner ring, and a cruise medium-gain antenna in the outer ring. The low-gain antenna was used close to Earth. It is omni-directional, so the transmission power that reached Earth fell faster with increasing distance. As the craft moved closer to Mars, the Sun and Earth moved closer in the sky as viewed from the craft, so less energy reached Earth. The spacecraft then switched to the medium-gain antenna, which directed the same amount of transmission power into a tighter beam toward Earth.
Summary- One of two spacecrafts sent to orbit the moon was sent and entered the moon’s orbit. Its purpose is to learn about how other terrestrial bodies were formed. NASA’s spacecraft that is orbiting the moon is called, GRAIL-A. Its twin is called GRAIL-B. The two orbiters and 3.5 feet high and 2.5 ft. deep. It will measure gravitation fields and answers many questions about our moon. It will give scientists a better understanding of our solar system and how it was formed. The GRAIL spacecrafts will take awhile to do their mission because they spend so much time covering millions of miles and capturing different positions around the moon. It will collect data for 82 days. We don’t know a lot about how the moon was formed, but the GRAIL spacecrafts will give us a better understanding.
Reaction- I hope scientists learn a lot about the moon from these spacecrafts. It sounds like they are taking their time to collect as much data as possible. I didn’t know that we didn’t know that much about how the moon was formed. Maybe this will help them figure out how other planets were made.
Reason- I chose this article because I wanted to hear about NASA’s latest mission. It could be a big discovery about the moon. Obviously we’ve been studying the moon for a long time and I wanted to learn what else we were trying to find out.
Info Learned- I learned that there is a spacecraft called GRAIL-A that recently successfully got into the Moon’s orbit. It had been moving around for awhile collecting lots of data. It’s going to give scientists more information about how the moon and possibly other planets were formed. The second of its kind GRAIL-B will launch soon.
Link- http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/31/us/nasa-probes/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
Critical Thinking Q: What information do you think this spacecraft might that would tell us more about how the moon was formed?
This spacecraft might have pictures of camera footage on certain objects that tell us how the moon was formed. Great article!
My article was about how scientist found 2 planets that may be able to support life. On Tuesday, scientists reported from the Kepler satellite that 2 Earth sized planets that is orbiting a nearby star nearly 1,000 light years away. This is very close compared to other places located in the Milky Galaxy, but too far in distances for any spacecraft to reach. The 2 planets are named Kepler 20-e and Kepler 20-f, having size and mass similar to of the Earth’s. But what is not similar to Earth is that they orbit the sun in 6.1 days and 19.6 days, meaning that they are very close to the sun. This makes these planets way too hot to support life. All life requires water. This means a temperature between freezing (32 F) and boiling (212 F). Planets to close to their sun will become too hot and there would be no water. Just like Venus which reaches up to 800 F, like Kepler 20-f. If we were to find life on another planet, this life would be extremely primitive, meaning that they would be in a very early stage of life.
I was amazed when I read this article. This was because you would never expect another place that could support life. This is a very rare, and incredible event in history. But there is only one thing. How can we get there? Will there be more discoveries in the next couple of years that will allow us to get there? Most importantly, is there water? If there is no water there is no way to survive on that planet. The reason I choose this article was because I find space very interesting. I am always eager to find out what happens in space. I learned that there are planets out there that can support life, and that many planets that can be found that may support life can be very close to us.
Link: http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/24/opinion/urry-two-earths/index.html?npt=NP1
Critical Thinking Question: How are we going to get to these planets?
I think that we can’t get to these planets yet. Until more advanced technology comes out so we can go that far, it it’s actually possible
A Close Call November 9th 2011
An asteroid makes its closest ever approach to Earth
In this article, it mainly talks about how scientists knew for years that an asteroid would come close to Earth and could possibly be harmful. But since the technology in the world is always improving, the scientists were able to track this asteroid to find out that there would really be no harm to Earth. The example given to show what the asteroid would feel like against Earth was if a car were to brush up against your property, it’s not enough to harm you, but it is enough to frighten you. It says in the article that the asteroid is closer to Earth than the moon is, but it isn’t getting that close to Earth. An although it isn’t getting that close to Earth it is the closest to Earth an asteroid has ever been.
Also, this article talks about how there are being more and more asteroids in space, and when they were able to do some experiments on this asteroid because they knew it was coming, they were very happy. It’s very interesting to hear that scientists were excited for this asteroid They said that it was a great way to do experiments on it as it got closer, and learn some more on them. As of now, the asteroid passed safe and sound and nothing was hurt or damaged. Then towards the end of the article it talked about how dangerous asteroids and meteorites were. So, people think that all they are, are small and harmful flying rocks. But they really aren’t. The impact is very fast and dangerous.
Lastly, I thought that this article was very intriguing and interesting. There was a lot of information flying around, and it was a little bit hard to grasp, but I finally put it all together. I liked this article a lot, I love to hear about all of the things that happen around Earth and it makes me feel like I know a lot more about the world. This was a very well put together article.
Were the scientists scared when they first heard about this?
Has an asteroid ever hit somewhere in the world and caused a big problem?
http://timeforkids.com/news/close-call/19271
The article I read talked about how a Japanese robotics company called Hajime Research is planning to build a thirteen foot tall humanoid robot. The tallest humanoid robot currently made is a seven foot tall robot that can walk, bow, and play soccer which was also made by Hajime Research. The thirteen foot tall robot is planned to be made with a cockpit for a person to control it. If the thirteen foot tall humanoid robot works well, Hajime Research plans to make a 26 foot version and possibly a 59 foot version.
I think that this is really interesting. It is amazing how tall robots can be built and their ability to stay balanced while walking. If this is a successful project, this giant could contribute to a large variety of purposes related warfare and architecture. For example, they could be used to fight in wars instead of actual people so that not as many lives are lost. I chose this article because of its title: “Japanese Roboticists Are Building the Tallest Humanoid Ever”. It made me curious about how tall they were going to build this robot. I also wanted to find out more about this humanoid. I discovered that the tallest humanoid robot is seven feet tall and was built by Hajime Research. I also found out that Hajime Research is a company in Japan that builds humanoid robots. I even learned about plans to build even taller humanoid robots.
To see the seven foot robot in action and to read the article, click the link: http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-12/japanese-roboticists-aim-build-13-foot-tall-robot-tallest-humanoid-ever
Critical thinking question: What do you think a 59 foot humanoid robot could be used for?
i believe this robot could be used to do tasks like building so that humans wont have to climb on laders and risk their lives.
Lately there has been loads of talk about this elusive subatomic particle. If this particle is found, this particle would confirm a long-held understanding about why matter has mass. It would also help us understand the universe’s fundamental building blocks behave. Few people who aren’t physicians can fully comprehend the search for Higgs boson (the particle’s name). The particle was first hypothesized forty years ago.
The particle is also referred as the “God particle”. Scientist announced on December eighteenth 2011, that they had found hints to the particle. But no definite proof of the particle that is believed to be a basic component of the universe. Physicians say it is hard to find, not because it is especially tiny, but because it is hard to create. CERN runs a tunnel where high energy beams of protons are sent crashing into each other at incredible speeds. A fraction of those collisions produce the Higgs particle assuming it exists.
I thought this article was very cool. I liked how they talked about how scientists have been trying to grasp the concept of this one particle for over forty years. Also the part where the article states that a fraction of the collisions produce the Higgs particle. That part was very interesting. Overall, I really enjoyed this article.
I chose this article because, it was about science. Second because it had to with physics which we learned about. Finally, because it was short.
I learned that the Higgs particle is possibly what created our world. I also learned that we don’t know what created this world and we may not ever find out.
This article was from the Suburban News Newspaper.
What has humanity not discovered about our world yet?
Summary- The traditional body dissection in medical school has a new twist to it. At the New York University School of Medicine, 3-D technology is being used in anatomy class to explore a virtual corpse. Using the 3-D glasses made by a special firm company, the medical students are able to look at veins, separate rib cages, and do any other examinations like they would on a real dead body. The colors, textures, and layers on the projection of the human body appear very realistic when wearing the 3-D glasses. Professors are calling it a “living digital textbook”, since it is more flexible than an actual dead body.
There are advantages and disadvantages to this virtual body. With a cadaver, if you remove something, there is no way to re-connect it. But, with the 3-D model, you can adjust parts freely. This virtual cadaver is also a substitution for a boring textbook, since it contains many features. One downside is that you cannot hold the actual body parts and organs in your hand. This will never replace the customary class about hands-on body examinations, but it is a great tool. Other schools are hoping to get their virtual cadavers, and the company plans to expand to other products about the human body.
Reaction- This virtual cadaver is such an amazing idea. With today’s technology, it is no surprise to me that the features are realistic and accurate. I think that a real body is better for a very clear understanding for medical students, but this 3-D technology aids in further understanding. I believe that the company will successfully create more body replications with technology, and that these will become regular devices used in medical school. I would like to get a chance to see this type of technology, because you can explore the body up close without any distracting flaws. This helps get an overall picture of how the human body is run in a living person.
Reason- I chose this article because I think the human body is really interesting. I might have a career in the medical field some day, so I am glad to see how dissections are done and how they are changing. Also, I like 3-D movies, so that being in the title drew me in to read the article.
Information Learned- I have learned that cadaver is another word for corpse, or the dead body the students examine. On a dead body, some details become harder to see, such as vessels and veins. I learned that this new technology helps clearly visualize those parts. Lastly, I discovered that big companies piece together projects to create one, successful item. The company that produced this technology had made lots of smaller body parts, and then put them all together to make the full body.
Link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/business/the-human-anatomy-animated-with-3-d-technology.html?ref=health
Critical Thinking Question: Would you rather explore the real human body, or use the virtual technology?
Some information they may be able to gather might be through pictures or measurement. Since they are spending 82 days up there they will be able to observe what happens each day, and from that get more information. They will also being looking at what happens around the moon which is vital in finding out how the moon was formed.
I would rather learn using an actual body, because at some point in time you will have to start using a real body. I wouldnt like to use a virtual thing. I think it will give people a false sense of what an actual body is like. It is probably best if one uses an actual human for this.
This artcle is about how butterflies and birds in Europe. Apparently they aren’t migrating to warmer areas as it gets colder. This is all tied to global warming. Because global warming is keeping the areas warm, they dont feel the climate getting colder. That makes them not migrate. It is because of this that the animals are going shorter distances than usual. It will continue to decrease as global warming increases. I think that this will cause late migration for the animals and that will effect the food chain and animals will begin to become extinct, i think that is terrible. I chose this article because it caught my eye and interested me. I learned that global warming doesn’t only effect the tempurature, but it also determins how animals react.
My question is: Why cant the animals just remember the time that they are supposed to migrate?
link- http://news.yahoo.com/global-warming-european-species-lag-habitat-shift-181339493.html
I read the article “Booking a Flight to Space, With Travel Insurance” by Kenneth Chang. This article was about how in the near future, people will be able to take flights – to outer space! Already, people have been able to book flights for space just like anyone would book flights for another city on Earth. Although, since flying in a rocket ship is so new, rare, expensive, and dangerous, it cost hundreds of thousands of dollars per seat to go to space. One of the major companies, Virgin Galactic, already has so many agents working for them, and in the past five years, three people have booked seats for future flights. Space travel had only been for incredibly wealthy people in the past, but now flying to space is open to more people.
It used to cost millions of dollars per person to get to the International Space Station, but now at $200,000 a person, it is less than 12% of what it used to be. Flying to space has been something so many people have dreamed of doing, and currently 475 people have paid the full ticket price to fly into space. Once you pass 62 miles upwards, you are considered to be in space. According to the article, the flights will go up and down like a roller coaster giving five minutes of weightlessness during the flight. Part of the vacation also involves spending time at Spaceport America in Las Cruces, New Mexico where passengers will train, prepare for the flight, and have a little fun. Besides just Virgin Galactic though, XCOR Aerospace and Space Adventures have similar businesses that have sold over 300 seats! If this popularity continues, space travel could become just as common as plane flights!
After reading this article, I am stunned. I can’t believe space travel is finally here! Professional astronauts have been going up into space for many years, but I think it is amazing that for a more reasonable price, any human can have this experience! I chose this article because it the description caught my attention and I am always curious to see what new inventions and programs there are. I think it is incredible that already so many people have made reservations to fly through these space travel companies. From the article I learned that you must travel 62 miles up to be considered in outer space. Additionally, I found out how many people and companies are involves in space flights! Reading this article makes me wonder how advanced we may be in the future if in the upcoming years, vacations that are out of the planet are common! Overall, I think a cheaper way of traveling to space is a great idea because more people will have an opportunity to fulfill their dreams.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/science/space/spaceflights-prepare-to-expand-customer-base.html?pagewanted=2&ref=space
Critical Thinking Question: Do you think space travel will become more popular over the years? Why or why not? What other advancements do you think Virgin Galactic or a different company could make to make space travel better?
High fat foods could cause brain scarring
Recent research has shown high fat foods can cause damage to the brain witch may explain why it is so hard lose weight for a long time. But this has only shown up on rodents so now scientists must find out if the same happens to humans. The human body regulates how much how much fuel is stored as fat so when somebody becomes obese there body wants to stay that way.
When they fed the rodents high fat foods it damaged their brain and when it tried to heal itself it left scars in the central nervous system. There was also a 26% drop in PMOC cells witch control the body fat control system. All of this study puts the scientist’s one step closer to obesity treatment .
I thought it was exiting that they are finding out so much more about the human body.
I chose the article because when I saw the headline I thought I would learn lots of new stuff from reading the article
Qs: Is it okay to do these tests on animals.
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/06/study-high-fat-foods-cause-brain-scarring/?hpt=he_c2
i think it is okay to test on animals. As long as they are not going extinct i think it is okay. If one animal is gone because of research or and important study its not going to effect the population. Yet again neither would a human but i feel that a human is more important than a rodent.
I think that it is horrible to do these tests on animals. We are hurting innocent creatures who mind their own business. One day they are roaming around, and the next day they have scars on their nervous systems. The worst part is that it is not them who caused the scarring, it is us.
I think to some degree it is okay, but it is never okay to hurt animals. I think they should try to find other ways to figure out the facts about this topic.
Three monkeys a genetic mishmash
Recently, scientists have created primates that contain several sets of DNA for the first time ever. They had made three rhesus monkeys from six different embryos. The monkeys, Chimero, Roku, and Hex, are perfectly normal and healthy. Before starting the combination, the scientists made embryonic stem cells so they would carry a glowing protein to an early staged embryo called a blastocyst, or a ball of cells. To create these chimeric animals, the researchers first took the embryos at the four-cell stage of development. Next, they fused up to six embryos together and created the ultimate embryo, with all different instructions of genetics.
After reading this article, I was amazed. This project is so cool! It is so amazing that scientists were able to successfully fuse together different embryos to create an all new animal. Moreover, that the animal is healthy and normal. I chose to read this article because monkeys are my favorite animals. I also like chimps, gorillas, and other primates, so when I saw the pictures of these baby rhesus monkeys- I fell in love. I couldn’t wait to read more! I learned a lot of new information in this article. For instance, that chimeras are conglomerates of cells from up to six genetically different embryos. Additionally, that one day, scientists may make a human chimera, because this project proved the findings can be extrapolated to human cells.
Critical Thinking Question: Do you think that scientists can/should create a human chimera? Why?
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/337405/description/Three_monkeys_a_genetic_mishmash
I do not think scientists should create a human chimera. This is not natural at all. In my opinion humans are fine just the way they are. We do not not have to be subject to experiments like this. I hope something like this will never happen.
I think that it would be pretty cool to do something like this. It would lead to something big and maybe it would end up being good. I think they can create a human chimera if they really tried to and if they took time on it. All in all i think that it would be cool to create a human chimera.
Three monkeys a genetic mishmash
Summary…. Recently, scientists have created primates that contain several sets of DNA for the first time ever. They had made three rhesus monkeys from six different embryos. The monkeys, Chimero, Roku, and Hex, are perfectly normal and healthy. Before starting the combination, the scientists made embryonic stem cells so they would carry a glowing protein to an early staged embryo called a blastocyst, or a ball of cells. To create these chimeric animals, the researchers first took the embryos at the four-cell stage of development. Next, they fused up to six embryos together and created the ultimate embryo, with all different instructions of genetics.
Reaction….. After reading this article, I was amazed. This project is so cool! It is so amazing that scientists were able to successfully fuse together different embryos to create an all new animal. Moreover, that the animal is healthy and normal.
Reason….. I chose to read this article because monkeys are my favorite animals. I also like chimps, gorillas, and other primates, so when I saw the pictures of these baby rhesus monkeys- I fell in love. I couldn’t wait to read more!
Information Learned…….. I learned a lot of new information in this article. For instance, that chimeras are conglomerates of cells from up to six genetically different embryos. Additionally, that one day, scientists may make a human chimera, because this project proved the findings can be extrapolated to human cells.
Critical Thinking Question…… Do you think that scientists can/should create a human chimera? Why?
Link…… http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/337405/description/Three_monkeys_a_genetic_mishmash
Summary: Near an assorted pile of blackened pines, a Ph.D. student at Texas State University used a microchip device to search for an endangered Houston toad. After searching through the needles, it beeped and the live toad emerged, half buried in dirt. The huge wildfires that swept through Bastrop Country last fall may wipe out. That was an extinction-level event. However, if the toad becomes extinct and falls off of the federal list of endangered/threatened species, lots of other species names are hovering above it. Many types of salamanders and snails are under serious consideration for an endangered listing over the next four years and many more are in the early stage of process. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service is reviewing the status of 96 species in Texas as of Nov. 1. The hustle is partly a result of legal settlements last year. In the settlements, the Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to review the candidacy of more than 250 species over six years, nationwide. However, not most Texas species will become endangered. The majority actually will not be. Justin Furnace, the president of the Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association, said endangered species issues are a big concern because of oil/gas drilling all over TX. Mr. Furnace also said he is keeping an eye on the spot-tailed lizard. Mr. Skaggs, with the cattle group, that his concerns included the lesser prairie chicken. Mr. Combs said that Texas was “trying to have our priority of research match the feds.” The ultimate goal is that other species do not end up as the Houston toad has. If the toad becomes extinct, Texas will lose a creature with a unique call.
Reaction to the article: I was surprised how important the Houston Toad is important for Texas. People actually consider it as a person. I think it is good that the Fish and Wildlife Service is trying to help all these animals. However, oil and gas is very important. You have to choose between one or the other: Do you want the animals or oil and gas? In the end, they’re going to decide which one is more important to them. However, it is really good these students are all helping these endangered animals.
Reason for choosing it: I chose this article because it was very interesting. It really makes you think which one is more important. Also, you can really go through the emotions behind these animals. In addition, I am an animal fan and I love to learn about all these endangered animals, so I thought this article would really give us all an alert about which animals are currently endangered.
Information Learned: I learned a lot about how certain species are very important to some places. Also, I know what the Fish and Wildlife Service is doing to help all these species that are endangered. I know also now what species are endangered and the percent and number values of these species. In addition, I know what some people are trying to do to help out.
Link to the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/06/science/earth/dozens-of-texas-species-in-line-to-be-studied-as-endangered.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=endangered%20species&st=cse
Critical Thinking Question: How would you save your favorite animal if they were endangered?
To save my favorite animal if they were endangered (my favorite wild animal is an elephant) I would create a bunch of fundraisers to get them to safety in one of those centers for endangered species and make sure they aren’t harmed by anything. Also, I would hang up posters around the school that say things like, “Support the Elephants!” and “Save the Elephants!” Plus, and I know this is highly unrealistic, but I would want to go to their natural habitat and help them out there. I say it’s unrealistic because a lot of elephants are born in either Africa or Asia.
Some information they may be able to gather might be through pictures or measurement. Since they are spending 82 days up there they will be able to observe what happens each day, and from that get more information. They will also being looking at what happens around the moon which is vital in finding out how the moon was formed.
The article i read was about how Stephen Hawking was to ill to turn 70. He was almost completely paralyzed because of Lou Gehrig’s disease.Doctors at the hospital said that he could not recover quick enough. He is one of the reasons why we have so much information about space.He owes much of his fame to his best-selling series of works popularizing the latest developments in theoretical astrophysics. He relies on a computerized wheelchair. Also he uses a voice synthesizer to allow him to speak. Since his health is so poor this causes him to cancel appearances.
My reaction to this article is i was interested. At the same time i felt bad too. I don’t think anyone wants to be sick on their birthday. Also i think this man was lucky to have such a bad disease and still be able to do the things he did.
The reason i chose this is because i have never heard of Stephen Hawking before. When i read about how he speaks and how his wheelchair works. I was amazed also that he battles Lou Gehrig’s disease. For being at such a disadvantage he really helped us with finding information about space.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-01-08/stephen-hawking-birthday/52455460/1
Critical thinking question: What disease did Stephen Hawking have which caused him to almost be completely paralyzed?
The article I read was called “Blood Protein May Hold Key To Stopping Tumor Growth In Cancer Patients.” It’s about how researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine discovered something important that could help create a new drug for stopping tumor growth in cancer patients. What they found was that a protein called ferritin cripples the ability of a HKa, another blood protein, and stops the blood vessel growth. Blood vessels help provide the flow of nutrients throughout the body, so if they stop growing, a tumor grows. The article said, “The finding led researchers to the hypothesis that if they can somehow prevent the binding of ferritin and HKa, it will allow HKa to prevent new blood vessel growth and therefore block the growth of tumors.” The research team is now looking for a drug that will stop the growth of tumors.
This article made me feel really hopeful. Aren’t tumors what start cancer? (it doesn’t say so in the article) If they are, then by finding out what causes tumors, we are a step closer to preventing tumors, which is another step closer to finding the cure to cancer. When I found this article, I was really excited! I hope that researchers can make the anti-tumor drug soon.
By reading this article, I learned all about how tumors are formed. I also learned that blood vessels can be either good for your body or harmful. The author gave an example of how blood vessels can be harmful and said the vessels could “favor tumor growth.”
A critical thinking question: What do you think could prevent tumor growth?
Article link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401102135.htm
The article that i read was called How hard would it take for the avain flu to spread. In this article it talked about 2 teams of scientists that genetically altered a deadly flu virus called avain. Scientists have made this flu more contagious than before. Lastly two seperate teams of scientists experimented on ferets,because of the flu behaves in them almost the same as it does in human beings. I thought that it was a good article. It had alot of informative information about the flu and also new interestin facts. The reason i chose this article is becuase it was something out of the ordinary. Lots of students and people do articles on space, natural disasters, or even animal species. I thought it would be more interesting to do an article i dont know alot of info about. In this article i learned that the real name for the avian flu is A n5n1. Secondly i learned that this disease infected 600 people and half of them were killed. Last of all the disease was discovered in 1997. The cite source is http://nytimes.com/2012. A critical thinking question is when was this flu discovered and how many people did it affect?
My article is about pneumonia wiping out as many as 20% of the rare wild goats in Tajikistan. Tajikistan is in Central Asia. Researchers from Central Asia, France, and the Wildlife Conservation Society determined that a pneumonia outbreak that occurred in Tajikistan during September and October 2010 has killed at leas 65 markhors. This is a problem because a little less than 2,500 of the endangered goats exist worldwide. Markhor goat are known for their corkscrew horns. Those horns are what make Markhor’s distinctive from other goats.
Adding on, I never knew that animals could get pneumonia. That was surprising to me. What was more surprising was how little goats there were in the world. I thought that there was way more. I guess that I was wrong. I also hope that we as a world, help these endangered animals, and all of the other endangered animals, to make sure that no one hurts them. That way in the long run, there will be enough of each animal that they won’t be endangered anymore.
I chose this article because I wanted to learn about what was happening with these goats. It popped out at me because its a topic that I haven’t studied. I have studied some endangered animals throughout the years, but I only knew that most of the reason was because of us, humans. Now I find out that it is also because of sickness. Lastly, I chose this article because you don’t normally read about goats.
As I have said about, I learned from this article that animals can get the same sicknesses’ as we do. I especially didn’t know that they could get pneumonia . I have also learned that there are different types of goat beside male and female. For instance, one type is Marhork’s. I found that rather interesting. Rounding this together, I learned that we need to protect wild life better.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45906005/ns/technology_and_science-science/
Critical Thinking Question:
What would you do to help the goats?
My article was about booking a flight to space with travel Insurance. It was about how the space agency might let acutal citizens go into space. Of course it is going to be a lot of money per person but i think this is a cool idea. So the article talked about the price of a seat will be $200,000 per person.
My reaction to this article is that i thought this was really interesting and i hope someday i will be able to go up into space because i really want to
While skimming threw science articles on google i passed this name and i thought i would read it to see what it was about and i decided i should do this for my science article.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/science/space/spaceflights-prepare-to-expand-customer-base.html
What year do you think they will start letting people go up?
I think that they will let people go up by the year of 2050.
Shani Gofman had been teased for being overweight since the fourth grade, and since then, she’s learned to deal with it. Shani was a B student and in the drama club at school. She had nice friends and even a boyfriend. She was even confident about her body, wearing spandex and snug shirts. Yet when her pediatrician, Dr. Sanya Vayner first mentioned weight loss surgery, Shani was still seventeen years old, living with her parents in Brooklyn, still afraid of the dark and still a young girl. There was no question though, that the five-foot-one and more than two-hundred and fifty pounded girl, was over weight. Shani resisted though, saying she could diet instead. “I’ll lose weight.” Shani assured her doctor. Dr. Vayner replied to her, prophetically, “It’s not your fault, but you’re not going to be able to do it.” Along with the obesity epidemic in America, weight loss surgery has become an explosion of requests. More about 220,000 operations are taken place yearly and industry makes about six-billion a year. In 2010, after a failed attempt at dieting, Shani had been sold the Lap-Band, the only operation that her doctor, Doctor Sherwinter performed. The Lab-Band is very safe, and Shani will lose weight now.
The reason why I chose this is because I think that is proves how lazy and unhealthy our country is when it comes to an epidemic that’s causing most deaths now adays.
Critical Thinking Question – If you had a choice, would you rather have surgery to lose weight, or lose your weight naturally?
I would lose weight naturally (not that I need to however) becuase it would be a good habit, you gain muscles, and stamina. Another reason why is becuase it creates a sense of acomplishment with yourself and it raises your sttem and relaves stress.
i would want to lose my weight naturally. Mostly because it is unhealthy to lost weight through surgery. also i would feel better about my self knowing that i actually did something. not just pay for an operation. It just seems like the lazy persons way out.
bird flu is a deadly disease that wildly spreads throw chickens. 6 out of 10 people who have the disease die. many scientist are trying to test the flu and find a cure. many any people think terrorist will find out secrets about the flu and set it loss in a act of terrorism.
this is a really intense article. the reason why i am interested in disease. a movie has currently came out and its about a plague that whips out a inter race. i was the last person to know about the swine flu. so i read this article so i could finally be a head of the game.
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/01/new-dangers-from-bird-flu/
do you think the bird flu is going to be like swine flu? and why?
Honestly, I don’t think it will be as bad as swine flu. I think this because you get this flu through chickens, and most of us aren’t around chickens very often. Plus until it starts spreading between humans, it won’t be as big a problem. But that fact that 6/10 people who have the disease die isn’t very reassuring at all. Lets hope for the best and not have a bird flu epidemic.
The article I read was about yoga and how it’s not good for all people. Yoga is meant for people in good physical condition. A lot of people think that yoga is just a way to relax and can replace doing an actual sport. What they don’t know is that yoga is very hard and if you are not in shape you may get many injuries. You have to be flexible in order to perform the yoga poses. The people who don’t know that are usually the ones getting hurt. They can be very destructive and ruin your body. A lot of the injuries in yoga cause a chain reaction. For example, if you injure your spine it can travel all the way up to your brain. You can also be paralyzed from your waist down. The types of injuries in yoga are known to be very severe. Another reason why yoga is dangerous is because the poses where your back is arched can cause nerve damage. People need to remember that all injuries are connected somehow. Doctors recommend stretching for not only yoga but every single sport. By stretching out your muscles your body will be much looser and will be able to achieve more poses. Overall, it is very important to stretch and stay in shape because there is a huge risk of injury if you don’t.
Critical Thinking Question: Why do you think some of the yoga poses are so dangerous for people who are not in shape?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/magazine/how-yoga-can-wreck-your-body.html?ref=science
I think that some yoga poses can be dangerous for people who are not in shape because they probably don’t stretch enough. And if they try to do yoga without stretching, they could possibly pull a muscle which could lead to an even more serious injury.
Summary: Ground water is dropping globally. This is because of agriculture. People think that farmers are pumping too much water out of the ground in dry regions. Some places that are affected are California, China, India, and the Middle East. Some Water is found below the surface using high end equipment. Many satellites are used for investigating the problem. In the article it said that China underestimate their use of groundwater due to lack of monitoring wells. The biggest cause of this is farming. It squeezes many cubic’s of water out of the ground. It is enough water to fill seven million Olympic pools. People are using so much that it does not have enough time to recharge. There is a solution that could help. the solution being using better irrigation systems could help.
Reaction; This could teach people to be more aware of the environment to prevent things like this to happen. It seems that it is a major concern for the future. Maybe farming should be done less. The climate will not help people so people should step up and save Earths environment.
Reason- I chose this because things that concern Earth always makes me interested. To listen to news like this makes me ponder on what we could do to help. I always like to learn about what is going on and how we can come up with solutions.
Info Learned: I learned that farming could be a good or bad thing. I also learned that ground water is important for everyone to use. After reading this article i grow more concerned about how we will do in the future. Hopefully scientists and such can stop this.
Link: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/337097/title/Groundwater_dropping_globally
Critical Thinking Question: What Are Things that can be done to prevent the loss of ground water?
Eating Less Could Stop the Brain From Ageing
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Today I read an article how eating less could slow brain ageing. I read that a test conducted on mice had positive findings. The outcomes suggested that mice fed 70% of their average diet lived longer, prevented dementia and had better cognitive abilities. The researchers identified a protein molecule, CREB1, which was linked to longevity and good brain function.
The goal would be to implicate CREB1 into a human diet without having to reduce it. This would be in the form of a drug rather than dietary intake. This molecule has been found to regulate memory, learning and anxiety control as well as the aging process. Currently, there is a connection between mid-life obesity and late-life dementia. However, the reasons are not yet clear why there is this correlation.
I think that this discovery could really change people’s lives. It will allow people to eat the same way without incurring negative mental effects. Dementia is a very difficult disease not only for the person suffering from it but also family members too. If this drug could prevent dementia it would be a great breakthrough in science.
I choose to read this article since it is a topic of interest. I always feel that life is too short and we need to enjoy it and make every second count.
I learned that eating less could really help you in the long run.
Question, What else do you think could save you and your brain.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/eating-less-could-save-brain-from-ageing/story-e6frf7jx-1226226569481?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HeraldSunNewsBreaking+%28Herald+Sun+%7C+Breaking+News%29
In the article I read they talked about a new museum in New York called Museum of Math or Momath. It is extremely modern and has many cool features. Some of the residents think it is too modern and it is gonna make people think that math is a joke when it is not. I feel that this is really dumb that they think something this modern would make a fool out of math. It will not. These museum will bring nothing but good to the the people who want to find out more about math and science. I chose this article because it looked interesting. I learned that there is going to be a new museum for Math in NYC.
http://www.dnainfo.com/20120107/murray-hill-gramercy/math-museum-redesign-too-modern-for-flatiron-district-residents-say
What do you think is so modern about Momath?
The article I am summarizing about is about stem cells. Stem cells are cells that are supposed to repair other cells in the body that are corrupt. So if a person has Cerebral Palsy with those lost muscle, brain and memory cells, the stem cells are supposed to repair for those cells that are gone. However researchers are far away from figuring out how to use those cells to their advantage. The reason I wrote about this article is because I seriously thought that there was a breakthrough to most medical diseases that are incurable.
Reaction: I was truly amazed about this article. The theory of curing Cancer, Diabetes, and Cerebral Palsy. This was truly extraordinary. I was in disbelief!
Reason: I picked this article because of the same reason as the reaction.
Learn: I learned how stem cells work and what they can do.
Question: do you think their will ever be a cure for any disease using stem cells?
resource: 60 minutes
summary- The article i have read is about the human anatomy can be dissected through a virtual 3D way on the computer. The virtual 3D dissection shows true specific details of were the real body parts are and what is the function of the body part. This new type of virtual dissection technology is used in colleges such as NYU, Princeton University and Harvard. The students put on the 3D glasses and they
begin dissecting of off the monitor. If one organ is taken the screen stops for a moment and explains about the organ. Scientists and
Biologists believe it is a great way of learning the anatomy of the
human body.
Reaction- My reaction to this article was that it was very interesting
and a good idea of learning. I thought that it is great for college students to learn about science and the study of the human body. I also think that for people who are usually grossed out by real life dissection would enjoy this better and would be easier for them.
Reason- My reason for choosing this article is because i truely love
Biology. biology is very interesting to learn about because it gives
the facts and details of how the body works. Another reason why I
chose this article is because i enjoy learning and knowing about
what new technology is coming out in the future. It is interesting to
truely know how our society is building up with technology.
Info Learned- My info learned was what people thought of the new invention and how it works. I learned how it is 3D controlled. I also learned how if you click on an organ it can give you the facts and details and the function of it which is pretty neat. I learned that people
think it is a very interesting invention and is great for college students.
Site: 3D virtual dissection/science/NY times.com
crictical thinking:
How do you think this dissection technology would impact our society in the future?
What my article is about is that they found that there are major persoanlity differences between boys and girls. They say that they found a new method to measure personalty differences and they are arguing that it is better than other methods to do this. They measured from more than 10,000 people. It included about 15 personality traits.
Including warmth, sensitvity and perfectionism. When they tested the boys it was great difference between they. However previous studies indicates that it was an indicates that they were inadequate. So they conclude that they have underestimated they personality diffrence between the two sexes.
My reaction to this article is that it was very cool to learn about because anything that is newly discovered is fun to learn about. Because then you just learned about something all the people in the world before didn’t know and now you know so it is very cool to learn about.
Mr reason for choosing this article was that I thought it was very good title the title was major difference had been found inbetween boys and girls. so I wanted to know what it was so it was the first one I saw so I just clicked. And I wanted to learn more about it.
The information that I learned about was that there are major differences between boys and girls so I learned that our views were all wrong and kknow we had the right answers about boys and girls.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120104174812.htm
Critical Thinking Question
What 3 kind of personality traits would you test for if you were a scientist?
I read the article 4 Vitamins that Strengthen Older Brains. This article was about how scientists proved that the vitamins B, C, D and E improve older people’s brains. Scientists practiced this study on a total of 191 people to make sure that their results were accurate. They made people take a cognitive test and the people who took the vitamins scored higher than those who didn’t. I don’t think this is a coincidence. I read this article because it seemed really interesting. I was captivated by the title and the opening sentence. I learned how scientists solve their studies. I always wondered how many people they used for big experiments like this, and how it worked, but now I know. I was very surprised on how the scientists thought of this proposal and how they came up with this idea. I really enjoyed reading this article because I learned a lot!
Critical Thinking: Explain why you think these vitamins don’t work on young brains?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/03/health/research/vitamins-b-c-d-and-e-and-omega-3-strengthen-older-brains.html?scp=5&sq=january%203,%202012&st=cse
This article was about how to raise the rate of your metabolism. Your metabolic rate depends on your height, weight, gender, age, the amount of fat and muscle you have, and your DNA. Even if your metabolic rate is low, this article explains four ways to increase your metabolic rate.
The first way is to do more cardiac workouts. Research shows that even after exercising, you burn more calories above your resting
metabolic rate. Another way is to sleep earlier. Study shows that sleeping less hours decreases your metabolic rate by 5% for the next day.
As you age, the amount of calories you burn decreases. So, to solve this problem, scientists say to lift weights. Weight lifting adds enough muscle mass to burn more calories. Also, when you eat depends on weather you are able to burn calories all day long or not. The brain needs blood sugar to run, so if it doesn’t get enough, the body begins to break down tissue and turns it into glucose. So, doctors suggest to eat smaller meals through out the day to keep your metabolism running.
I thought this article was very interesting to read about. It gave many useful tips and a lot of information.
I chose this article because I heard people talk about metabolism, but I never knew much about it. This article helped me have a better understanding about metabolism.
I learned that your metabolic rate depends on who you are.(age, gender, DNA, etc.) In addition, I learned many useful tips I would defiantly use in the future.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/08/health/get-your-metabolism-moving/index.html?hpt=he_c1
Question: Why do you think your metabolic rate depends on who you are?
I think your metabolic rate depends on who you are, because genes differ in every single, individual person. With that said, one man can have heart problems, asthma, and overall bad health, and could be very overweight, will definitely have a different, and lower metabolic rate than, a healthy, non-smoker, healthy-lunged men, who works out multiple times in a week. I think it’s very varied, especially with past genetic health problems.
Fat Foods cause Brain scarrs
Fat foods cause damage to an area of the brain that detects hunger.The more fat food someone eats the more of a craving they will attain along with scarring of the brain. However, diets are proven to re-program the brain. Scientists tested with rats to see if the results were the same as human results. The test resulted positive and it was found that there was 25% reduction in POMS cells. POMS cells are cell that detect appetite and prevent weight gain.
Link:
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/06/study-high-fat-foods-cause-brain-scarring/?hpt=he_c2
Critical thinking question: What are some ways to become less addicted to fat foods?
Well, one way that you can become less addicted to fatty foods is: don’t have any fatty foods in your house. Just stock up on vegetables, fruit, and grains. If you don’t have any in your home (which is where you usually eat all of your meals), you won’t have any to eat at meals. Also, if you go out to eat, I guess you could indulge in some sort of fatty meal because you really don’t know what ingredients the restaurant puts in its food. However, just in your home, stay away from buying fatty foods.
summary- Prof Stephen Hawking’s 70th birthday speech was given added poignancy today by a rather notable absence. Although he was forced to cancel his appearance due to an infection. His voice echoed through Cambridge University. Guest like Sir Richard Branson and Lord Rees of Ludlow enjoyed a per-recorded version of his speech.
reaction-I think that is a great thing that he lived to be 70. He is great human who cherishes ever day he gets to live. He has benefited science for over 49 years and is still going strong. Long live Stephen Hawking.
Information-I learned that he has the disease motor neuron disease. His book a brief history of time has sold over 10m copies. He was very depressed after learning about his illness. He almost never finished his PHD. He also almost gave up on life.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9001187/Prof-Stephen-Hawking-too-unwell-to-deliver-own-70th-birthday-speech.html
CTQ- How do you think he would have been if he wasn’t ill
I think he would have made even more advances in science and math he he could handle it without his illness.
Summary
This article talked about how twin births are become increasingly popular in the USA. In 1980 the twin birth rate (twins per 1000 babies) was 76% less than in 2009. The article just talked about this increase and its various causes. It said older women are now having kids and twins are far more likely in older mothers than younger ones. The article didn’t say much else about the subject.
Reaction
I found this article interesting. It was very factual and gave me a lot of information on the subject.
Reason
I thought it would be an interesting topic.
Info learned
1 in 30 children born in 2009 are twins in the US
Link
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/05/births-of-twins-up-dramatically-since-1980/?hpt=he_c2
Critical thinking Q
What other explanations are there for this increase?
do a science article
For the first time, scientists have made primates whose cells carry one of many sets of genetic instructions instead of one assemblage of DNA. The three rhesus monkeys are chimeras, combinations of cells from up to six genetically different embryos. Creating the chimeras was much harder than a similar result in mice, suggesting that embryonic cells stem from primates. Many people worry that scientist could possibly grow a human fetus due to the cell being able to grow into any kind of cell. But this is probably not going to happen. The creation of chimeras was used as a gold standard and showed that isolated embryonic cells do really have the power to generate any of the body’s cells. Developmental and Stem cells biologist Shoukhrat Mitalipov of the Oregon Health & Science University in Beaverton and his crew put rhesus monkey cells to the test to see how much potential embryonic stem cells from primates really have. The scientists added embryonic stem cells engineered to carry a glowing protein to an early-stage embryo called a blastocyst. The blastocyst is a ball of cells; the outer part becomes the placenta and other supporting tissues, while embryonic stem cells inside give rise to the actual fetus. In mice, a chimera containing cells from both the original blastocyst and the injected cells is created when embryonic stem cells are injected into blastocyst. Researchers recently found that neither embryonic stem cells that had been grown in the lab nor freshly harvested ones could combine themselves into a developing primate fetus. To create the chimeric animals, the researchers had to take a step backward from the blastocyst stage to embryos at the four-cell stage of development. The chimeric monkeys were made by fusing together up to six of those four-cell-stage embryos. The three monkeys, named Chimero, Roku (Japanese for six) and Hex (Greek for six), are all normal and healthy, the researchers report.
After reading this article I was really surprised because I have never heard of anything like this. It’s so amazing what scientists can create with today’s technology. It really shows that anything is possibly. I chose this article because it had to do with animals, and anything having to do with animals will always interest me. Also, because primates where used in this article it shows one step closer to human research since where are so DNA-compatible. After reading this article I learned that embryonic cells could be isolated. I didn’t know they could do or that they have been doing it for a while. It’s amazing the things you learned from only one article.
Critical Thinking: Do you ever think this process would be safe for humans?
Summary:
A new survey was conduct not too long ago, led by Marco Del Giudice of the University of Turin in Italy. This report has been discussed and analyzed over and over to show that there were such differences between genders. Giudice described a new method to measuring personality difference that they say is more accurate than other methods. The analysts used personalities from over 10,000 people, about 5,000 men and 5,000 women. The test included personality scales, with traits like warmth and sensitivity. When the researchers were comparing the men/women’s profiles, they saw large differences between the genders, even though the difference was much smaller when each trait was considered separately. This study concludes that other methods to try to measure personality have been wrong because they focused on one trait at a time. The difference of personality between genders has been grossly underestimated.
Reaction:
I thought this article was fascinating. I found it interesting as to how personalities were measured and how you classify each personality type. I didn’t know about any methods before, so this is the first time I’m hearing about a method that actually works. I also found it cool that the difference in personality between genders is large, meaning that guys have extremely different personalities that girls do, or in certain traits anyway. I also found it pretty crazy that they had to go through 10,000 people just to calculate this report.
Reason For Choosing It:
I choose this article because I found the topic to be interesting. I found it to be interesting because of how they classify personalities. It’s cool to see what kind of “personality” you have based on your traits as a person.
Information Learned:
I learned that men and women have extreme differences in personality, which until now, has been grossly underestimated. Also I learned that when looking at the genders profiles as a whole, the differences were much larger then when you look at a one trait at a time. Lastly I learned that this method of measuring personality has proved older methods wrong.
Link:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120104174812.htm
Critical Thinking Question:
Why do you think there is such different personalities between the genders?
I think there is such a difference because boys and girls are different. Girls act a certain way, and boys act a certain way. I think there are certain traits that girls have that boys don’t have, and traits that boys have that girls don’t have. The genders have totally different personality trait pallets. Girls and boys will always be different for many reasons I don’t know.
I think that people treat boys and girls differently, which changes their personality. Television and other mediums also promote stereotypes of genders. There may be genetic contributions to the differences in gender personalities, but I believe the main contributors are upbringing and the media.
I think it depends on who the person is. Everyone has mixed traits because traits don’t really belong to girs or boys. I think for the most part they have different traits but some traits are shared between girls and boys. I think that 10,000 people is good amount because a lot of people are needed for this king of testing because everyone is different.
Summary: The article that I choose was about these three cute monkeys Roku, Hex and Chimero. The three monkeys look exactly alike. They studied lots of cells to find out why these chimps are so alike and only found two cells to answer that question. The first cell is called totipotent cells- cells from the early embryos that have the ability to divide and produce all of the differentiated cells in the placenta and the body of organism. The second cell is pluripotent cells- cells derived from the later stage embryo that have only the ability to become the body but not the placenta. In mice, either totipotent or pluripotent cells from two different animals can be combined to transform into an embryo that later becomes a chimeric animal.
Reaction: I thought that this article was very cute not just because of the cut monkeys. The way that they can move the cells and create a new life form is very cool.
Reason: I picked this article because I was interested in the title. I was also interested in the way that the scientist can do that.
Info learned: What I learned was the words totipotent and pluripotent.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120105164740.htm
Question: If you could combined cells and create a new animal and what type of animals would you use?
If I was able to create a new animal I would probably create dog-otter. I would use the animals sea otter and dog.This is because I think otters and dogs are very cute. Both animals are very intelligent and are able to learn new tricks quit easily.
Title: Coke Zero and Mentos
Summary: Fritze Grobe and Steve Voltz tried out the famous Coke Zero and Mentos experiment and founded Eeepy. The two almost made a career out of testing different ways to use the power generated by mixing two ingredients. Over the past years, they have powered musical geysers, water fountains and even, two cars with this ‘fuel’.
For their newest experiment, they used 108, 2-liter bottles of Coke Zero and attached each bottle to a six foot long tube that contains a similar-sized rod. This entire contraption is then placed against a solid wall that is attached to a sheet of plywood, upon which sits the Rocket car. When the Mentos is dropped into the soda bottles, all the pressure it creates tries to push out of the tube generating enough power to give the car a giant push for at least 6 feet. After that, it just coasts on the momentum created. The car ended up zooming around 209 feet before running out of ‘fuel’.
Reaction: I was glad that these two people were able to perfect the widely-known soda and Mentos experiment. I have done this experiment several times, but never contemplated how it could by used to power a car. Fritze Grobe and Steve Voltz are really smart to actually come up with this idea, and if you see the video of the actual experiment that is attached to the article, you will definitely be amazed too!
Reason: I chose this article because I know about this experiment, and I was interested to see what theses two guys did to make a car run. I think that some science experiments are really fun and this is one of my favorite. When I tried doing this experiment, I had to make sure to stand far away so that I didn’t get hit by the sticky soda.
Information Learned: I learned that as long as you have something that shoots something out, and a solid ‘wall’ or straight material, then with the push off force, you can make an object move. In this case, Fritze Grobe and Steve Voltz used the physical reaction (was not chemical) of the Mentos and the Coke Zero to move forwards away from the wall, with the force of the soda impacting the wall.
Link: http://www.dogonews.com/2011/12/15/coke-zero-and-mentos-the-new-alternative-fuel
Critical thinking question: Have you tried this experiment before? Can you think of another way you can tweak this experiment so that it powers something besides a car?
This article was about antarctic octopuses evolving to live in these frigid waters. The nerves of these Arctic octopuses have evolved to operate in cold water. Unlike their counterparts in tropical waters that have nerves to correspond to their environment of warmer waters. When scientists examined the creature there entrails and molecular structures were very similar. Scientists were disappointed with there findings of these strange evolutions.
My reaction was that this article was awkward because i always thought of octopuses as warm watered animals. The fact that octopuses evolved to survive in these frigid waters was astonishing though. The reason why I chose this article was that octopuses were found in Arctic regions of water. Plus the fact that the nerves evolved so rapidly unless they’ve been evolving for generations. And when scientists examined them the similarities were far to close for a surprising evidence.
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/337413/description/Eight-legged_evolution_exploits_editing
The article i read was about how the earth has many different layers. The first layer is the earths crust, the crust is where we live. Then there is the mantle. The mantle is believed to be molten, but it is really just hot rock. Then comes the outer core, which is made up of mostly iron but consists of some nickle and limestone.
finally. there is the core. the core is completely lava that is over 9,000
degrees fahrenheit.
When i read this article, i thought it was cool how the earth has many layers, just like a cake. I chose this article because i did not know a lot about the earth, and i wanted to learn more.
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/earth/inside-the-earth/
do you think other layers of the earths core will eventually become lava?
Cloudy With a Chance of Apples 1/6/12
In England on January 6th 2012, apples started to fall from the sky! All of a sudden just a down pour of apples dropped and surprised many people. The citizens who were driving at the time said the apples would hit the hoods of the cars hard since they were green and small – not ripe yet and the streets were filled with mushy apples. The apples were landing in a busy intersection. Not one reportedly hurt but the traffic just stopped since everyone was shocked! “The apples fell out of nowhere,” says one bystander, who was driving when the apples began to rain down.
Where could have all of these apples come from most questioned. People thought the apples fell out of a plan above but meteorologist had a different idea. They did some research and found that a mini tornado must have had strong enough winds to have picked up the apples from orchard miles away. By the time the winds from the tornado reached the intersection in England they must have died down causing the apples to fall from the sky.
It would be so cool for something like this to happen in Scotch Plains since it is so unexpected and it seems as if it would only happen in a fairy tale! Before reading the part in the article where it said no one was hurt I was worrying that the apples hit people in the heads giving them concussions for severe bruising. Everyone was lucky that they didn’t get injured if the apples were really falling that hard and smacking the cars causing them to turn to mush! If that happened here and people weren’t in their cars I can’t even image how everyone one would act. I guess everyone would go and run trying to get under some shelter!!
From this article I learned that even a pretty small tornado would be able to cary small items such as apples for miles. But at any given moment the tornado can die down and everything the tornado picked up in its path falls.
I chose this article because the title was intriguing. It sounded so interesting and different from the usual articles I have looked through.
CC: Why do you think tornados are able to carry things for miles at a time?
“Cloudy With a Chance of Apples.” Home. Web. 09 Jan. 2012. .
The article I read was about how these scientists found a Saturn-like Ring System Eclipsing a Sun-Like Star. It explains how a team of astrophysicists from the University of Rochester and Europe has discovered a ring system in the constellation Centaurus that invites comparisons to Saturn. They used data from the international Super WASP, and a Sky Automated Survey project to study the light curves of young Sun-like stars. It says how the basic concept of the research is straightforward. If a spherical object merely passed in front of the star, the intensity of the light would gradually dim, and reach a low point before gradually increasing. It says that during an eclipse 95% of the light from the star was being blocked by dust.
My reaction to this article was shocked. I was shocked because I didn’t know we could find this type of information out. I chose this article because I thought it was very interesting. The title just kind of grabbed my attention, and I thought it would be interesting to read about, and it was. From this article I learned many things. I learned that small objects could block light coming off of stars. Overall I enjoyed reading about this article.
Critical Thinking Question: How do you think these little objects cause so much less light coming from these stars?
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120109115830.htm
This article was about how a team of scientists made the H5N1 flu virus airborne. This virus is extremely deadly, with a death rate of over 50%. It is a bird flu, and is rarely transferred from person to person, with rare outbreakes. The way that a team led by Ron Fouchier made the virus airborne was simple. They found that ferrets caught the disease in the same way as humans. So, they infected one ferret, and when it died they transferred its nasal secretions to a living ferret. They continued this, until they found that the virus had gone airborne. After further study, the team discovered that it took only five mutations to make the virus airborne. The virus is being kept in an extremely safe laboratory with plenty of security, because terrorists might try to get their hands on it. This is a big discovery, but some people criticize and question why such research was necessary.
I think that it is interesting that scientists are able to make a disease airborne with such ease. I would have thought that it would be harder to make such an amazing discovery. I do agree with critics though, in that finding an airborne strain of such a deadly virus is not productive. Overall, I am surprised by, but do not support, this discovery.
I chose this article because it was something new. I have never read about the flu of other viruses, and wondered how scientists mutated them. It also was a little challenging to read, which I like. I chose this article because it was new and challenging.
I learned two interesting things from this article. One was that the passing on of nasal secretions could mutate a virus. It just didn’t seem to make sense. I also learned that just a few mutations could make a virus airborne. I would have thought it would take many more. I gained interesting knowledge from this article.
Link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/27/science/debate-persists-on-deadly-flu-made-airborne.html?pagewanted=2&sq=Debate%20persists&st=cse&scp=1
Critical thinking question:
Should scientists continue to study these diseases to make them potentially more dangerous, or stay out of that area altogether?
Title and Author:
Debate Persists on Deadly Flu Made Airborne
By DENISE GRADY and DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
I think scientists should continue to study these diseases even if they may become more dangerous. It is important to study them because they can learn how to treat the disease and prevent it from spreading.
Summary: My article was about a research group(GERP) and how they found a new species. The new species is called Gerp’s mouse lemur. It was found in Sashafina Forest in Madagascar. It was found because that forest has never been searched before. The lemur was measured and they watched them for a while then put them back in the forest. It is similar to the Goodman’s mouse lemur except for the sizes. Gerp’s is about 68g and Goodman’s is about 44g. The Gerp’s lemur is a little cute creature that is a giant compared to the Goodman’s lemur.
Reaction: My reaction to this article is that I thought it was so cool. I think that new species are interesting. The Grep mouse lemur is the one of the cutest things I have ever seen! I’m suprised that the forest has never been studied before. I was a little sad that they captured the lemurs though.
Reason for choosing: I choose this because I wanted to do something different from what I usually do so I looked for a animal article. When I saw the picture of the Gerp’s mouse lemur I was hooked!
Information learned: I learned that new species can be found everyday. Also I learned that differences in species can be very small.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120107151247.htm
Critical thinking: Do you think that new species should be captured for observation?
I do think new species should be captured for observation. That way, scientist could learn more about them and help preserve them so that they wouldn’t ever become endangered species. But, I think that scientists should release them back into the wild, and not harm them in any way when researching about the species. Overall, I think scientists should be captured for observation for a short period of time.
Hmmm… that’s a great question! I’m not sure… I think that at first newly found species should not be captured and studied… just observed. Then as time goes by, scientists should begin experimenting with the species. Nothing severe at first, just harmless studying. Then again, as more time goes by, I think that scientists should get into whatever other studying techniques that they would like. As long as there is a lot of the species, scientists can test them however they please. But if the newly discovered species is on a very low count, then scientists should wait for their reproduction count to increase before they get into any brutal experiments.
What if there was no gravity?
The law of gravity is probably the most important law there is. We normally never think of the gravitational pull that affects us but its always there. They say that the universe would be unrecognizable. a collage professor said that the universe would be completely flat and featureless without gravity. There would be no earth, no moon no sun no galaxy no anything without this important thing that affects us day to day. Although it goes against Einsteins theory Scientists say that if the Universe formed with gravity and suddenly had it taken away the water would float away, and we would be gasping for air was we floated away as well. This article really talks about the importance of gravity and what we would do without it.
This was a really cool article. It got me thinking of a lot of things like what would really happen without gravity. I Also realized how important gravity is.
I chose this article because the title hooked me. I know we cant live without gravity and the title got me thinking, what would we do without it.
I learned that the universe would have never formed without gravity. I also learned that the Universe would be boring and flat without gravity.
Link: http://www.livescience.com/17809-gravity.html
Critical thinking question: If the universe formed without gravity do you think that life would have adapted to the condition somewhere in the universe?
Maybe, but most likely not. There is no air in space and we need air to breathe. All the air particles would be randomly scattered and not in a particular order, which we need to survive.
Well I think that if the universe did not have gravity then life would be so different then how we know it. Adopting to this new world would be a challenge. People would be floating and flying high.
The article i read was To Preserve History on the Moon, Visitors Are Asked to Tread Lightly. in this article it talked about how artifacts from the moon are now in california and new mexico because they did not want the artifacts to be harmed by future people who visit the moon.
Reation: I though this was interesting and also ive never heard of anything like this before so i was surprised by this.
Reason: i picked this article because it had nice visuals and it sounded intreaging
information learned: i learned that they had to retriev theese items.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/science/space/a-push-for-historic-preservation-on-the-moon.html?_r=1&ref=science
Question: How do you think that these items were retrieved
I think that these items were retrieved by astronauts. They probably brought the items back in a spaceship. They were also brought to california and New Mexico by a guy driving a truck there. I was wondering what the artifacts are.
There is a bacteria called bioluminescent. It’s a glowing bacteria and attracts many fish to it. It spreads around the ocean by being carried through fish. One fish eats it, and another fish eats that fish and so on. But if the fish end up getting it out of their system, it still shows in their waste. Scientists put shrimp in the water with this bacteria, and you could see the shrimp glowing. Some fish have a certain type of pigment in their guts an they don’t glow.
I think this is really cool. I read a book and they said that the fish around them seemed to be glowing. So I guess this is what they had eaten. But that’s really cool that the fish can glow. I picked this because I thought it was cool. When do you ever see glowing fish? It’s pretty cool.
CTQ:If this bacteria was edible by humans, would you eat it, and do you think you would glow?
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/337190/title/Deep-sea_glow_serves_as_bait
The article I ready was about how the next ice age most likely wont begin for the next 1,500 years. This is because of the high levels of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere. Concentration of the main gases that are blamed for global warming reached the highest levels 2010. The gases will be in the atmosphere for decades. There have been at least five ice ages on earth. Ice ages are when there are cycles of glaciation with ice sheets both advancing and retreating. Scientists still don’t have a clear understanding of what causes ice ages, but the know it has something to do with the temperature of the earth. Also, the movement of the tectonic plates and the orbit of the sun around the earth contribute to when ice ages occur.
I was surprised when I read this article. I didn’t realize that ice ages happen often. There have only been a few, but I have only heard of one happening. I also didn’t think scientists could predict when they happened.
I chose this article because I never knew a lot about ice ages. I wanted to learn more, so when I saw that the title had something to do with an ice age, I decided to read the article.
After reading this I learned a lot. I learned that there have been five recorded ice ages and one is set to happen within the next 1,500 years. Also, I learned that an ice age is when there are cycles of glaciation with ice sheets both advancing and retreating. I also got a better understanding of what causes ice ages.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=next-ice-age-not-likely-before
critical thinking question: what do you think causes ice ages?
http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/08/us/asteroid-flyby/index.html?iref=allsearch
My article was on an asteroid. The asteroid name was 2005 YU55. It is the closest asteroid ever to earth. Only about 200,000 miles away from earth. THat may seen like alot but it really it really is not. It is closer than the moon. It is 4/5 fifths on the way to the moon. Which means you could see it with a naked eye. It was huge the size of an aircraft carrier which is extremely large.
REaction: I feel this is scary because if every 20 years it gets closer to earth than one day it may hit earth. That would kill half the planet and it would be completely devastating.
Reason: I picked this because i thought it was interesting to know whats going on outside our planet.
Info learned: If it hit the earth it would have a 4,000 megaton blast, and be a 7.0 earthquake.
Question: Do you think the asteroid will ever hit earth?
The article i read was about new species that have been found along the Mekong river. Scientists working here have found over 200 new species. One of the new species is a gecko, which is found on one specific island only. A wolf snake has also been discovered, and it got its name because it has fangs on each part of its jaw, resembling a wolf. All of the newly discovered animals live in a place with great wild life. But the area is also being threatened by deforestation, climate change, etc. I learned a lot about new animals and habitats along the Mekong river.
I thought this article was very interesting. It had many good facts and told me a lot about the topic. I chose it because i love animals. Hearing about animals has always intereseted me, so I figured i would enjoy it.
http://timeforkids.com/news/amazing-new-animals/23606
Critical Thinking:
What are some ways to stop these habitats/animals from being endangered?
One way to keep these animals alive are to make the islands a endangered animals cite so that no deforestation can happen there to save those endangered animals.
The article I read was about early animal fossils being put into the wrong kingdoms. The article said that 570 million year old multiple celled organisms have been living in the wrong kingdom for much to long and it is time they be set and put in the right kingdoms. Some scientists even say they aren’t animals because of the cells they contain and how many of them they have. Scientists are debating what to call these organisms because the cell dividing is different then all of the other kingdoms they are thinking of placing it in. it will be a long process, but they will figure it out one day.
This article really interested me. I found it interesting because these are the things you don’t hear everyday and I loved reading about how the different kingdoms are. It was interesting because there are so many qualifications to deal with before deciding where to place the animal and in what kingdom. It is amazing how many years have gone by since they discovered this mistake.
I chose this article because it was something new and something I didn’t know too much about. I wanted to learn more and I wanted to know what the mistake had been. Although the answer has still not been made clear I really enjoyed the article.
What are scientists debating about and why?
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/337115/title/Early_animals_dethroned
Scientists have created primates whose cells carry one of many sets of different genetic instructions instead of one consistent assembly of DNA . I think that the article was really interesting in that it had how they can alter species with modern day science. I choose my aritcle because it grabbed my attention when it talked about how this weird looking monkeys that had a lot of wrinkles. i learned that science is advancing rapidly and that we can alter cells in an embryo to do things and make changes. A critical thinking question is what if we did this to humans?
The article I read was about early animal fossils being put into the wrong kingdoms. 570 million year old a lot of celled organisms have been living in the wrong place for a long time and that should be changed. Some scientists even say they aren’t animals because of the amount of cells they hold and how many of them they have. Scientists are talking about what to call these organisms because the cell dividing is different then all of the other kingdoms they are thinking of placing it in.
This article didn’t really interest me. I found it to be boring and not appealing. I am not interested at all in these kinds of things, but I though it would be interesting to learn more about it. It did have a lot of great information and some of caught my eye but most of it was just different words on a page.
I chose this article because it was something new and something I didn’t know too much about. I wanted more experience in new subjects and this really helped me with that. This article looked the most appealing out of new things and I am pretty glad I chose it.
Why did it take so long to realize? http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/337115/title/Early_animals_dethroned
Scientist have recently found properties in berries that very well may help cure cancer. The chemical makeup of the berries which contained two cancer fighting chemicals called ellagitannin and anthocyanin. They recently studied the properties of these chemicals on rats with cancer. When fed with food without these properties the rats cancer progressed. But when fed with these special berries the tumor size got smaller. Scientist thought this was amazing. They never thought that in an everyday fruit there would be properties that may help in the fight against cancer. This may very well help prevent cancer if one starts to eat these berries before you get cancer. I am surprised that hospitals have not started to study these berries so they can potentially start to serve them to their patients. But Scientist have not yet studied what these berries can do for humans. But if it does turn out that these berries have cancer healing properties then this will change the way we view cancer treatments. They may be able to stop and maybe even help prevent cancer from stating in the human body.
I think this is a good idea to do. if it does turn out that the berries can help heal cancer then we ,ay be able to stop the cancer before it even starts.
Critical Thinking question: What chemicals are found in the berries that may prevent cancer?
http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/id/ART02708
My article talks about how scientists have created primates whose cells carry one of several sets of genetic instructions instead of one consistent assemblage of DNA. The three baby rhesus monkeys are named Roku, Hex, and Chimero. Some people have worried that scientists working with embryonic stem cells might grow a baby fetus in the lab. Because rhesus monkey stem cells act so much like human embryonic stem cells, researchers think the findings can be extended to human cells.
I think that this article is pretty amazing. No one has ever made a chimeric primate before. This also scares me a little bit because scientist might be able to make a human in the lab. I chose this article because I saw the picture of two baby monkeys and thought it was cute. I wanted to read what the picture was about and it brought me to this article. I learned that scientist have learned how to make a chimeric primate by fusing six genetically distinct embryos, so that their bodies contain cells from each of the embryos.
What type of animal do you wish scientist could create and why?
Source:http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/337405/title/Three_monkeys_a_genetic_mishmash
My article is about how scientists in Sydney Australia have created a Nano Wire. This could lead to the invention of quantum computers. These wires are about 4 atoms thick and 4 atoms tall. This discovery could possibly change the world as we know it. Big old super computers with huge processing speeds could one day be the size of your iPad.
I feel that this discovery is huge to the electronics world. The fact that a computer as small as a tablet is amazing. One day i hope soon we can all hold this technology. The bad part is that it seems like we are reaching the limit as far as this stuff goes, if nano technology is the last accomplishment for man till we reach limit what happens after?
CT: What do you think will happen after the limit is reached.
The article I read was about the world’s largest plane that could replace the space shuttle. It has a wingspan of about 385 feet, over the length of a football field, and weighs 1.2 million pounds. It operates like a plane. It is a cargo delivery system, designed to bring cargo into space and back to Earth. The company SpaceX will be the first to launch such an aircraft, which is called the Stratolaunch. Since it is so big, it will probably have to launch from Kennedy Space Center.
Reason: The reason I picked this article is because I thought is was interesting and cool. The space shuttle is old, but it was very efficient. It would be hard for something to replace it. However, the scientists have found the Stratolaunch.
Reaction: I thought this article was interesting, so picked it. I like articles about space, so I wanted to see if anything could replace the space shuttle. I always was interested in space travel.
Link: http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-12/brand-new-stratolaunch-biggest-plane-world-could-replace-shuttle
Critical Thinking: Would you prefer a space shuttle or the Stratolaunch.
Here is the link to my article http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/science/space/spaceflights-prepare-to-expand-customer-base.html?scp=1&sq=virgin%20galactic&st=cse
This article was about how hospitals are changing their treatments inn helping patients that are struggling with anorexia. Weight gain is the top priority and food is medicine for all patients admitted to the hospital. Doctors are trying out two different approaches. One of them is to start low, advance slow. In other word, it means to start at a low number of calories for each patient and slowly move up to more calories. After this, they found out that the patients did not regain the newly lost weight until the sixth day in the hospital. Another study is to try to have the patient consume 1,900 calories a day and during a week and a half time, the patient will be consuming 3,000 or more calories. This had a horrible turnout. Some the the patients tested developed digestive disorders like constipation, diarrhea, and reflux disease. In addition, there are psychological concerns too.
Reaction: My reaction to this article is surprised because I never knew that finding a cure for anorexia was that hard. Now, after reading this article, I learned that there’s different elements to finding out what doctors should do with their anorexic patients. This was extremely interesting because I learned a lot of new things that I didn’t know before.
Reason for choosing: I chose this article because it really stood out to me. I chose this because it didn’t seem boring because anorexia is something that most teenagers suffer from. In addition, I chose this article because I didn’t know a lot about this article already but I hear about anorexia a lot.
Information Learned: During this article that anorexia is a big problem occurring in the U.S. and it’s hard for doctors to treat them because you have to find the perfect balance of everything because if you don’t you can cause different syndromes and diseases.
Why do you think people decide to be anorexic?
I had read an article about how a new hormone was founded. The hormones name was irisin. This new hormone can help fight of diabetes! This New hormone is made from exercising. This new Hormone can also be injected. They have tested it on both mice and humans. Both have worked great with no flaws. On a mice dissection they saw that the new hormone that they injected into the mouse had no biological damage. This was the same with humans after tests too!
My Reaction to this article is a very happy one. To actually find something that works so well is incredible! To actually help someone is great. This means that they might even find a cure for diabetes!
I learned that if you exercise you will be healthy have double the amount of Irisin as someone who barely exercises! That’s Fantastic!
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2012/01/11/newly-discovered-hormone-boosts-effects-of-exercise-could-help-fend-off-diabetes/
Critical thinking question: What is your opinion on this new hormone? Also, if you had diabetes would u rather exercise or get an injection every day?
This article was about how most stars you see in the sky have at least one planet! It was found that The milky Way alone has over 100 billion planets. Scientists aren’t surprised by this though. They used a technique, gravitational microlensing, to find out if those stars have planets. To make this even better, this works for stars close and far from the Earth! microlensing an also be used to find small planets in orbit around stars. The mass range can go from around Earth’s mass, to those about the mass or larger then Jupiter’s. Also, apparently small planets are more common then large ones!
My reaction is that this article is really interesting. I never could have guessed that there are that many planets out there. I knew obviously that there were a lot of stars, but I didn’t realize that almost all of the stars have at least one or two planets. And to think that that’s just in our galaxy alone, that’s a lot of planets!
I chose this article because there were a lot cool facts in it. Also, I’m fascinated by space and all of it’s mysteries. The article and the facts really stood out in my mind. Plus, the title alone really made me want to choose it.
I learned a lot in this article. One thing is that there are over 100 BILLION stars in our galaxy. Also, I learned about microlensing and how it’s used. Another thing I learned is what microlensing can do, and what it’s limits are. I enjoyed all the facts and cool things in this article.
Link: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/337517/title/Planets_as_common_as_stars_in_Milky_Way
Question:
Are you surprised that that many planets are in the Milky Way? Why or Why not? Explain.
Carbon dioxide may be public enemy number one in the fight against global warming, also probably killing of many sea creatures. this pollutant has spilled into the ocean on january 13th. Some people noticed this by the weird movements of a fish. what this did was made the fish’s brain waves get messed up so they may go “crazy”.
What my article is about is that people from Penn State have found that if you have preference for fatty foods that it may have came from genetic roots. This shows why some people struggle on a low-fat diet. Labs show that people who have particular forms of CD36 gene tend to like higher fat foods.and may be at a greater risk for obesity compared to those who do not have this form of gene. These are the first labs to find the link between CD36 in animals which is a necessity and humans. The labs examined 317 African-American males and females because individuals in this ethnic group are highly vulnerable and then at greater risk for obesity related diseases.They tested them on foods and how they tasted and how creamy they were and took their saliva and from this they concluded that 21 percent of the population has the type that causes the food.So from all this they said that this might be why someone has a harder time adjusting to a diet.
My reaction to this article is that it is very intersting because it gives a reason why people have a hard time giving up their diets. Also I didn’t know that people got liking fatty foods genes. I thought it was just a thing that some people have and some people do not have so I also learned something.
The reason I choose this article was because it was the first article that I read and the title got me exicited about reading it so I just clicked on that article and started reading it. I also choose the article because there was a picture or a bunch of fatty foods so that caught my eye and my eyes were fixed to that article the whole time.
What I learned from the article was that when you have a problem with obesity it’s not always your fault sometimes it is just genes so you can’t blame that person for being obese they have nothing to do it with it.
Critical Thinking Q
If you had this disease and you were trying to go on a diet what would try to do to get rid of it and have a good diet?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120203113312.htm