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October Sky is a movie about dreams. In this movie a boy living in a mining community has an ambition for rocket building and space. The boys name is Homer Hickam. He faced many problems through out the story, but later he realized that dreams are meant for coming true. That makes him achieve his goal and become a stronger individual. This movie had a lot of science and character education in it.This movie was located in a town that runs on coal mining. So, obviously many people work in the coal mines. The noxious gasses in the mine cause many people to have cancer and eventually die. The science here is that people didn't have much knowledge about lung cancer then. Also, coal mining can be very dangerous. In the movie, Homers dad gets seriously injured because the coal collapsed. This is very dangerous and expensive. Coal mining takes a lot of work and most of America's economy survives because of coal. A physical science part of this movie was when there was a chemical reaction in the sink. Homer pours a chemical down the sink so he wouldn't get caught. After that someone put a match in their sink and for a split second, the sink caught on fire. This was a chemical reaction. Another example of earth science is when Homer's dad rescues a man in the mine. The coal was about to collapse on him. This is physical science because Homer's dad had to physically move to save a person from dieing.Homer and his friends used math to show that they did not create a forest fire. Homer went to class and showed the principal the math. He used geometry to show. After the math, everyone found out that the forest fire wasn't caused by a rocket Homer and his friends launched. This also shows that Homer had enough courage to show his innocence.This movie showed a lot of character education. Homer had respect for his dad, but his dad did not have much for him. Homer did whatever his dad said, except for working in the mines. Homer was taking full responsibility on what he was learning. Homer also has self control. When his dad gets mad at him, he try's to forgive and forget. That show a lot of control. The Rocket boys had integrity because they never gave up their dream for rockets. They worked and worked until the rocket actually went perfect!This was a wonderful movie that showed me that dreams can be achieved. I am glad I watched this movie

Genetic Disorder Review

Cystic Fibrosis is a disease that is life threatening. This makes me feel bad that this disease can take someone’s life away when they want to live. The blog says that it is a very common disease that gets passed down if both of the parents have at least one of the alleles. This shows that this disease can be passed down easily. This makes me feel sad.  The blog also says that it kills 30,000 people in the United States. Those are a lot of people! Most of these people don’t even get to live a full life. The blog says that a person who has this disease only lives up to an average of thirty-seven years. This makes me very upset. I hope that doctors can soon find a cure for this. I hope they find something that prevents Cystic Fibrosis from killing someone or at least have something that will help people with this living longer. When this happens there will be more happy humans in this world.

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Genetic Disorders

Sickle Cell Anemia. Have you ever heard of that? Well, that it a genetic disorder. It was first discovered by James B. Herrick in 1904.  He discovered it inside a dental student from Grenada. Sickle Cell Anemia occurs when a person inherits two abnormal genes that cause RBCs to change shape. RBCs are usually disk shaped or looking like doughnuts. When a person has Sickle Cell Anemia their RBCs are stiff and shaped like an old farm tool called a sickle. This disorder occurs when abnormal forms of hemoglobin produce. This could be a mutation. This causes the molecules to clump together. This makes the red blood cell ,who are trying to give oxygen, get sticky and fragile. People who do not know that they have this disorder can get many symptoms. Some symptoms are severe pain in the chest, arms, legs, stomach, ad may other parts. People can also get Jaundice and have trouble fighting infections. Many children with this disorder can grow slower than usual. When you go to a doctor, you would expect getting rid of the disorder. Well, that isn't possible. Doctors do not have a cure fore Sickle Cell Anemia. Doctors can only give medicines and hope that you take them on time. Most people survive from this disease, but some can die if not treated properly. More than 70,000 Americans have this. When a person as this it is mandatory for that person to take whatever the doctor says seriously. They have to take their medicines, vitamins, proper foods, and proper bed rest. in my opinion, this disorder is very complex so the patient should meet with their doctor almost every month. That will help them feel better.

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Science conclusion

If detergent, papain, and alcohol are added to a plant cell, the DNA can be separated from the cell. When the detergent was added to the plant cell, the cell membrane broke apart releasing fat lipids. Then, papaine was added. The papain broke the protein that had the DNA. The DNA was now released. When the DNA was released a cloudy and dark thing was on the top of the surface.

The results of the experiment should be considered reliable because the alcohol was measured carefully. The other substances did not need to be carefully measured because the requirement was a pinch. This experiment was done very carefully and precisely to make sure everything turned out right.

From this experiment I learned how to extract DNA from a plant cell. This is a very useful to people who want to learn about DNA. The DNA from the plant cell can be studied or analyzed at a later time.

Roller Coasters in Physics

Have you ever ridden a Roller Coaster? People think that roller coasters are not educational, but in many ways they are. Roller Coasters use physics. Depending on the the type roller coaster you see how friction, gravity, potential energy, and kinetic energy is used. On a simple roller coaster, it uses force and potential energy to start. Potential energy is energy that is stored in an object.Then the roller coaster uses gravity to go down. Slowly when there are twists and turns, the roller coaster uses friction to slow down. It keeps on going and when it stops it uses friction and kinetic energy. Kinetic energy is energy in motion. People don't usually think that roller coasters use physics, but they do! Information from- http://search.eb.com/coasters/ride.html Motion, Force, and Energy Science textbook

SS- Gaza reconstruction

Gaza is just a strip of land between Israel and Egypt. Right now the U.S is giving about $900 million for the reconstruction after war. The money is being sent to Gaza recover from Israel's offensive against Hamas last month. This money is coming from the Obama administration. United States Secretary of State is supposed to visit Gaza in the first week of March. She will attend the International Donors Conference on March 2ND to discuss the reconstruction Gaza needs. She is going there so the leaders can come together to think of a solution. Talks on renewing harmony are scheduled to begin in Egypt on Wednesday. This talk will be between Hamas and Abbas' Fatah movement. "This (new unity) government must have the acceptance and recognition of all parties," said Abbas. I think it is very good that people are getting together to help each other out. I am very excited to see what happens between Hamas and Egypt.

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Earthquake In NJ!!

On Monday February 2, 2009 the people in several towns in Morris County witnessed an earthquake! The magnitude of the earthquake was a 3.0. The largest earthquake in NJ was in 1974 with a magnitude 4.0. This happened on on Oct. 19, 1985. The most earthquake that we had on Monday surprised many people. They did no expect to have one. "It was unbelievable. I was sitting on the couch watching the TV, and it felt like an explosion right in my fireplace," said Hans Karl. Hans Karl was one of the people who had the floor beneath them shake. People living in Parsippany to Hackettstown to Bernardsville said that they felt something shake underneath them. In the end, it was stated that no one was injured or dead. Everyone who witnessed this earthquake was ok. I think this is really cool how we had an earhquake. I didn't think that there could be earthquakes in New Jersey, but I guess Iwas wrong.

link-http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/it_sounded_like_an_explosion.html

Newton's Laws of Motion

In 1642 a very famous physicist was born. His name was Sir Issac Newton. Issac Newton was most known for his laws of motion. His first law stated that an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by another force. Here Newton is trying to say that an object that is in motion or at rest will stay that way unless something else puts acts upon it. For example, a football on the floor will stay on the floor unless we pick it up. His second law shows how force, mass, and acceleration are related. The formula is force= Mass x Acceleration. This law explains why small cars have better car mileage than large cars. It is all related to mass. The mass of the larger car requires more force than the smaller car. This causes their car mil age to be better. Newton's third law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. An example would be walking. When you walk your feet are pushing against the floor. At the same time, the floor pushes against your feet giving an opposite force on your feet. These laws are used everyday, but we just don't pay attention to what we are doing.

Motion, Forces, And Energy science textbook http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/newtlaws/u2l1a.html http://id.mind.net/~zona/mstm/physics/mechanics/forces/newton/newtonLaw1.html http://www.newton.ac.uk/newtlife.html

Global Warming Suprise

Antarctica was the only place that had seemed immune from climate change, but now it has joined the rest of the continents. Scientist said that the temperature was staying the same or slightly cooling in Antarctica. Now a new study show that Antarctica, like every other continent, is now getting warmer too. It's temperatures have started to rise. Global warming has now reached all the six continents. The cause of Antarctica's global warming has not been caused by man-made fumes. It has been caused by green house gasses. These gasses are very harmful. The problems on global warming will rise, but we have to try to stop them from going out of control, otherwise everything will go wrong. I think that people should worry about the world, not pollute it. This planet is our home, it is time to protect it. Link- http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090121/ap_on_sc/sci_antarctica;_ylt=AuSrO.oOQzYn0sX1QvijNfgPLBIF

SS-The Inauguration 2009

On Tuesday January 20, 2009 over two million people went to Washington DC to watch the Presidential Inauguration. It was a very historical event. Barrock Obama is now our new President. There is a lot of pressure on his shoulders with solving the problems the country is facing. Still, we have faith that he will do it.

This Inauguration was being shown all over the world. Many People knew how much this event meant. Poeple of all races thought this was a great beginning. Hussein Mohammed Ali is a teacher in Baghdad. "I feel so proud and happy today because Obama, a black man like me, will assume the post of president of the world's most powerful country," he said. I think this shows how proud people are to see an african american president fro America. This also shows respect for a new president in charge.

During the Inauguration, many people were proud to be watching this event. It made many emotional. One particular line caut people attention. In his words, president Obama stated, "Greatness is never a given. It must be earned." I think that he ment we have to work for what we want. After the Inauguration many people congradulated President Obama. He thanked them and then he went in his limo. Many people were outside to see our new President. Soon both President and First Lady came out. They continued to walk on feet for two blocks and them went back in their limo. They were both extremely happy, so was everyone else. They waved and cheered. I think they did this because they were trying to show respect for the people outside.

Information from- http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/20/obama.inauguration/index.html for the 3rd http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28754111/ for the 2nd paragraph

Drug made from a goat!!!

Goat milk can make cheese, but it can also make a drug. The drug is called ATryn. It is used for people who have rare hereditary disorder that exposes them to blog clots. These blood clots are life threatening to these people with the disorder. This drug was developed in a Massachusetts company called GTC Biotherapeutics. They used the genes of goats so they could use milk rich in a protein. This protein is called antithrombin. This protein used for thinning blood. The drug, ATryn is for use only when patients are having surgery or having a baby. It is at these times because here the risk of dangerous clots is high. ATryn is a very useful drug.

link-http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090107/ap_on_he_me/goat_milk_drug