Are any viewers of this post studying astronomy in science class? If so, read on because this post will give you the basics in case you need to refresh your memory or have a quiz coming up. First let’s start with the solar system. The first four planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. They have a solid surface which means they are terrestrials. Then we have the asteroid belt. After that we have the gas giants, which are Jupiter and Saturn. Then ice giants which are Uranus, and Neptune. Beyond that is Pluto and the Kuiper belt. Now let’s learn about the moon.

People are unsure how the moon was created but there are theories. One is that a celestial object hit Earth sending part of the Earth into space in which it condensed due to gravity becoming the moon. Anyways, let’s start with phases. The moon is orbiting Earth in a constant way usually with a 5° tilt except when we have an eclipse. The sun’s light is reflected off of the surface of the moon and that causes the moon to give a different shape depending on where the moon is in it’s orbit. Remember when I said that the moon’s orbit was tilted, that is the reason we don’t have a lunar and solar eclipse every year. Next is facts about the solar system.

First up is the reason why the system we live in is called the solar system. The reason has to do with the sun. I know that this might not make sense, but the sun is actually called Sol. Sol is actually Latin for sun, so spanish since it has Latin roots, sol is in the language. If you use the name Sol, you may get extra credit on a test but I can’t guarantee that your teacher will count it correct so I suggest having Sol in parentheses so you have what your teacher wants while you impress them with your knowledge. Next fact, Earth is the only planet in the solar system that isn’t named after a Roman or Greek god/goddess (other than the new ninth planet in our solar system that’s in the Kuiper belt). Final fact, when the moon pulls on the Earth making tides, the opposite side of the planet has high tide because the moon is pulling the Earth a little bit so the water is there because of inertia.

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center via Compfight

My 20% project (you might know this from my Magic Matters 2.0 post) is an after school magic learning club that teaches others how to do magic tricks that are cost effective.

Now, I admit, I’m a bit nervous about how it will turn out. there are many things that could possibly go wrong, but it should work out in the end (hopefully). I am excited that my partner, Noah, and I get to continue to teach others about magic. I’ve loved magic since I was a little kid and this means a lot to me. I remember that when we would go to Gold Star, there was this man who would do balloon animals and magic tricks. After I got my first magic kit, I was hooked. I’m also feeling happy. This is because I get to teach others magic.

Noah and I are hoping to figure out what tricks we will be doing for the lessons by the end of November. For some of our future goals, we are planning on reaching out to the principal of the school we’ll be doing lessons at by February. We are going to start the lessons in  March and continue till sometime in April.

See my visual aid for more information.

At school, sometimes
I look out the window
And see the sun rise
And nothing is stirring
For winter is here with its cold, bitter wind
Not a bird is in sight
All is still and peaceful
Then I must get back to work

 

Then I look again
And see not snow but green as far as the eye can see
The scenery a painting of great skill
It is beautiful
The birds sing yet again
Then I must
Return to class work
With the picture in my mind

Here’s my class blog

And here is where I got my photos (they was under the flickr search engine)

Activity 3

This is an Ariel Atom. Not just any, this car raced at Le Mans with a driver with great skill. His name was Sean. Since a kid, sean loved cars. when he grew up, he became a race car driver. He was racing for a company called Ariel. Now when the Ariel came out with the Atom, he instantly wanted to drive it. Lucky him, it was picked for the Le Mans with him as the driver. There was one problem. Ariel had not won a race yet. They said that if they won, the drivers would get to keep them, but if they lost, they would never be able to work there again. the next day,  the body frame and engine broke on one of the cars when the driver got the speed up to 100 mph. now, they had to go under 90 mph otherwise, the car will break down.

What do you think happened next?

http://www.arielmotor.co.uk/atom/overview/

Activity 4

sources:

https://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photography-injured-person-hospital-bed-image5736247

http://www.people-clipart.com/people_clipart_images/person_driving_an_ambulance__ambulance_driver_0521-1009-1318-5930.html

http://www.clker.com/clipart-fallover-man.html

https://www.canstockphoto.com/illustration/trampoline.html

https://www.mystorybook.com/books/68892

Activity 1

Plagiarism is copying another’s work or ideas and passing it off as your own. There are some ways you can avoid this from accidentally.

1. Give credit to the sources where you got your information
2. Make it clear who said any phrases said by a real person or someone from a piece of text
3. Put quotations around other authors text that you type

This can help people how not to get in trouble for plagiarism.

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Activity 2

The land is beautiful
The sun has risen
The grass is green
The clouds look like cotton balls floating in the air

The mountains high
Have been shaped by water below
The peaks are daggers
Piercing the sky above

Sources: https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/QPA_plagiarism.html

https://www.photographytalk.com/landscape-photography/7510-best-camera-settings-for-landscape-photography

This is my avatar. I made it because I thought It looked cool. Most of it was how it started out as. I changed the pants to how they are right now. I also added some shoes because I thought, He looks quite civilized, might as well give him shoes. I gave him white shoes to match his outfit. I then completed my avatar by giving him a hat. I gave him this hat because it looked the best on him out of the others (that I could use). I then picked a background out that I liked. I made my avatar at Doppel Me.

 

Holla, I’m Alex and this is my blog. As you probably already know, this blog is about lacrosse. Lacrosse is a fast paced sport. It has been around before Columbus set forth on america. The Native Americans would play this game. The game was part of a ceremony and was said to be played for “The Creator” and was referred to as “The Creator’s Game”. In 1904, lacrosse became an Olympic sport. On each occasion, a playoff was held in the United States to determine what team would go to the Olympics; each time the playoffs were won by the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays of Baltimore, Maryland. At first, lacrosse was in only some states on the east coast but it has spread all over the United States

There are several versions of lacrosse. There is Field Lacrosse is the main type of lacrosse. There are 10 people on each team, only the goalie can be in the crease, and all the rules on  lacrosse sticks. Then there is Box Lacrosse. This can also be called indoor lacrosse, it’s really lacrosse in an indoor field. Then there’s Women’s Lacrosse. It’s lacrosse without all the padding and with no personal contact. If you click here you can find all the lacrosse rules.

John Fehrenbach via Compfight