Respoce Blog to Movie

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

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

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

Ecology

Ecology is the study of how living things and their environment interact with each other. Ecology comes from the Greek route word oiko logos. The word means the study of house hold. Ecology gives information that benefits ecosystems. Ecology has an important role in our life. It helps us understand the world around us. The information helps us imrove our lives and enviorment. Ecology has taught us how to manage our health and manage natural resorces. This is an very important study to humans.

links- http://www.backyardnature.net/ecodefin.htm

http://www.esa.org/education/LME/ecologyANDme.php

http://thevoltagegate.blogspot.com/2007/02/basic-concepts-what-is-ecology.html

Symbiosis

Symbiosis is a close relationship between two organisms. There are four types of symbiotic relationships. The four relationships are mutaulism, commensalism, parasitism, and neutralism. Each relationship is different. In mutaulism, both organisms benefit from each other. An example would be a clown fish and a sea anemones. They both benefit from each other. Commensalism is when one organism benefits and the other is unharmed. An example would be a barnicle and whale. Here the whale is unharmed. Parasitism is where one organism benefits, while the other is harmed. An example would be a worm living inside a bird. This would give a place for the worm to live, but it would bother the bird. In neutralism both organisms are unaffected. An example would be pelicans and cormorants. They are both not affected. These relationships can be seen anywhere. Link-http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent591k/symbiosis.html

The Economy

One of the biggest news stories is the problems with the economy. The stock market is in trouble and people can't get credit. The U.S government wrote a $700 billion bailout plan. It hasn't had any positive effects yet. Several banking companies have gone out of business. One example is Lehman Brothers. The government also raised the insurance level on individual bank accounts. Both Presidential candidates have ideas on what to do with the economy and both are different.

Link- http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/issues.economic.stimulus.html

Hurricane Season Back

Hurricanes are one of the most horrible natural disasters known to mankind. It is a tropical cyclone. They usually begin as tropical storms. The they become incredible waves and violent storms. They start at 74mph and then they get worse. It depends on the type of hurricane Type Two has 96-110 mph winds. Type Three has 111-130 mph winds. Type Four goes from 131 to 155 mph winds. Type Five Winds are greater than 155 mph. This shows how dangerous these hurricanes are. They are also very destructive. They take away many houses and lives. Even after many years people do not recover from hurricanes.

link- http://www.livescience.com/hurricanes/

http://www.kidzworld.com/article/5949-all-about-hurricanes