Reasearch Reflection and Magic School Bus

Research Reflection:
For the past month we have been research body systems on our own.

A few things I like about this research is that we get to do out research instead of the teacher telling us what to do. Our teacher gives us very little questions but allows us to go very deep and understand more about that question. We were allowed to go to different websites to find the information we need. I also liked the test. The test is to find out if we did enough research. We were aloud to search the answers to the test if we were stuck.

Things that I didn't like about this kind of research is that sometimes information is very hard to find. Some of the websites you go to will give information about totally different things. The test we received consists of some questions that we didn't even need to research so we had to find more information on the website.

I I think that our teacher Mrs.Smith planned it this way so we can learn to work independently. In the future we might need to do more independent work so this could be a good practice. I also think that it would be easier because then she can just give out 6 questions instead of lots of little questions,

Some suggestions I have for this project is to put a list of websites first. Some of the websites will contain very little information so it was very hard to answer some questions. If there were lots of websites from the start we could have get the information from those sites and then go to different sites. The next suggestion I need to give is about the test. No matter how much I like the idea of looking up the information on the internet to answer questions, I think we shouldn't be able to do that. A person could just go up to the internet and search all the answers for the test.

The Magic School Bus:

Today our class watch Magic school bus. There are correct things but also some flaws.

Some things that were incorrect was that digestion takes almost 10 hours to fully digest so it is imposable to crack the bus in a few seconds. The second flaw was that the digestion takes place in complete darkness so it should be imposable to see what was happening. The last flaw I am going to talk about is they only showed the gib intestine absorb food. The truth is that they both absorbe food.

Some things that were correct is that the stomch acids do help break down food and some things do not get completely break down in the stomach.

2 things that were correct was that

Rioting Hits Greek

A rioting has broke in at least 3 cities with the people and police when a teenager boy was shot. Students has been battling the police for 3 days since the boy was shot dead at Athens on Saturday. But there may be more problems since people are planning to protest in 5 more other places. The two police officers who was connected to the boys death has been arrested. It was said that people were throwing stones at the polices car. Soon after the incident, news, and protests has been spreading across the country at a very fast rate. The Greek government is trying to calm its people but lots of people are blaming the government for its violence.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7770000/newsid_7771100/7771108.stm

Problem with Porks

Any meat made form pigs has been removed from supermarkets from the UK. Experts think that the food pigs eat contained a dangerous contagious disease called dioxins which would have effected the meat. However, the risk of getting the disease is low but it is always good to be careful. You don't need to worry, because eating a little bite off a infected meat won't effect your health. But alot of infected meat will put you at a risk. Irland sends out their meat into lots of different places all around the world. France, Germany, Russia, and Netherlands all have pork fon Irland imported there every year. In 2007 130000 tons of Irland pork was sent all over the wrold. The government are saying that they are doing all they could. They are checking some pig farms that they think is the problem. Hopefully this case won't turn out to be similar to the poison milk in China.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7770000/newsid_7771100/7771108.stm

Culture and Society

Culture is the art, religion, beliefs, and lifestyle of a certain group of people. society is the relationship within a nation or group of people. Culture and society can often happen at the same time. For example, every nation has its own culture. Chinese people likes to eat rice and go to the temple is a example of culture. Culture has different parts too. Some of the parts are religion, life style, and patterns in human life. However, all of these things can be connected somehow. Lots of people in Taiwan goes to temple to pray to their gods as their lifestyle. But when they are praying to god it is also a religion, and it is a pattern because their children will also do it too. Society and culture can be connected in many different ways.

Rainforest Destruction

The rain forest destruction has sped up the first time in four years. The people who monitored the forest said that more than 4500 square miles of the rain forest was chopped down during August 2007 to July 2008. This size is more than half of Whales and four times more than the previous year. Experts said that it could have been worst without Brazil's illegal logging. Four years ago, Brazil destroyed 10500 square miles of rain forest each year, which is about about two times the current rate. The latest increase was because of farmers clearing the forest to farm. Now the Brazil government is going to introduce more more ways to deal with this problem. The Amazon Rain Forest is the biggest rain forest in the world and is nicknamed "The Earth's Lungs". The trees help us clean the air which we breath.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7750000/newsid_7756300/7756359.stm

Attacks in India are Over

The attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai is over. Armed groups attacked seven different places in the city and 100 people was held as a host on Thursday. On Friday the Indian polices has saved lots of hostages and have control over most of the buildings the gunman has targeted. At least 195 people has died in the attack including some of the gunman. But the Indian government also said that they caught some people who were suspected as the attackers. The officials are still investigating on the attack. So far, they have found an abandoned boat and are trying to figure out if this boat is linked to the attack somehow. The luxury Taj Mahal Palace hotel was the last place the security gained back control. This hotel has a 105 years of history and used to be the best hotel, but the attack has almost completely ruined it. Polices and soldiers are checking all 560 rooms to make sure that there is no one left inside the building.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7750000/newsid_7756300/7756304.stm

The Paper Tower

For advisory we built a paper tower. We need to make a blog post about how we used the 5 student outcomes when we were in there. I was a person of high character because I helped Serena's team get a scissor. I was a active learner because I listened to Mrs.Smith when she was doing experiments with the tower.

Pod of Whales Stuck on the Beach

There was a pod of whales that included 64 mothers and their calf was found at Anthony's Beach on Saturday night, but a lot of them has died already. Only 11 of the whales survived. They were kept alive by buckets of water and wet cloth before they were moved to deeper waters. Some of them were fitted with tracking devices. Scientists are hoping that these whales will join other pods. Right now scientists are trying to see where they are going and if there are other pods in the world that are stuck on the beach like this one.

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7740000/newsid_7744700/7744741.stm

Chaos in Rome

Millions of birds fly to Rome and Italy to stay for winter, but this is starting to be a problem. First of all, they leave a huge mess! Earlier in November a plane was forced to make an emergency landing after flying into a flock of those birds. People has been trying to solve this problem by hiring people to scare them away.Some people are even using megaphones to scare them away. However, they are only flying to somewhere else in the city instead of flying out of the cities like the people wished for them to. Right now the pople of Rome and Italy are struggle to get rid of the bird poo they leave behind.

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7740000/newsid_7744700/7744741.stm

Shark Poo!!!

Its as thick as your arm, smells revolting, and its caught on camera for the first time ever! The biologists are so happy that they even scooped the poo out. They can learn much more things about this gigantic creature by testing its poo. Even though they are the worlds biggest fish, very little is known about them. They can grow up to 12 meters long and related to great whites, but they aren't scary at all! When they eat they swim around with their mouth open to eat whatever is floating in the water.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7730000/newsid_7732800/7732815.stm

Wildfire in LA

There are more that 1000 firefighters that are fighting three huge wildfires in Southern California. Thr fires to the north, north-west, and south Los Angeles are said to be the worst fires that has happened in 40 years. 50000 people had to leave their homes and watch them being burned down. There are about 1031 firefighters, 211 fire engines, 12 helicopters and 15 bulldozers are all trying to keep the fire away from the built-up areas.11 people has been injured but nobody died. Hopefully the wildfires will go away soon.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7730000/newsid_7732700/7732730.stm

3 Goals

1. Help Stray animals
Hopefully I can help stray animals more by putting out some food and water for a stray cat that usually wanders around my house. Or visit the animals shelter on some of my free time.

2.Help people
On Saturdays and Sundays I will ask my dad if he needs any help on anything and try doing some house chores.

3.Not get angry
When I am angry try to cool down by playing piano or do some homework to take my mind off things.

The New USA President's Effect on Asia

The Asian stock market rose on Wednesday as the new president was being elected. The new president might have a new effect on the stock markets. Lots of other things might change such as the trades. Asia might be able to trade with America more or maybe less. China is currently holding 1.33 US. The US economy van now be a key to managing the recent bust. Hopefully Asia will be benifitted by the new president of the USA.

3 Student Outcomes

1. Persons of high charecter
Being an person of high charecter means that you respect others, helps people who needs help, and listen to people's advice. Being a person of high charecter may mean that when somebody is asking you how to do homework then you will go and give them a hand.

2. Active Learner
Being an active learner means that you are active in learning ang that you really want to learn things. Some of the examples is listening in class, ask questions, do homework, an dwhat to learn more all the time.

3.Community Contributer
Being a community contributer mean that you sacrifice or give to the community. Community conmmunity can be picking up trash from a playgroun to things like organizing a party for the school.

Notes on Organizing Time

-Have guidance along the way.
-Decide how long you are going to study.
-Make a schedule.
-Do the hardest work first.
-Find a study space where you don't get distracted.
-Use your time wisely.
-Review your work before and after class.
-Know what you are going to do.
-Make a to-do list.
-Reward yourself after finishing your work.
-Prepare study sheets.
-When you read ask questions like who, what, when, where, how, and why.
-Ask friends and teachers when you are stuck.
-When you are reading something try to put them in your own words.
-Don't wast time when you are doing your work.
-Make task list about your work and other things like shopping.
-Use methods such as the ABC method.
A-Urgent and important.
B-Important but not urgent.
C-Less important and not urgent.

One Day Until the Big Vote!

There is only one day left until the voting starts in America election. Both candidates, Barack Obama, and John McCain, are visiting different places to win the most votes. McCain is going to speak to seven states in America while Obama is going for three. The winner will be named the 44th American presedent on Wednesday morning in the UK. Obama is at the lead this moment but things can change. Winning the election isnt just abut the most votes but you need to win them in the right places. The 50 states of America is given a value depending on how many people lives there. The values are trned into electors. So California has 55 electors. If the candidate wins the state they take all the electors from it. That is why the two candidates are campaigning so desperately.

Who is a better presedent?
Why is Obama in the lead?
How might McCain win?

Cheetah Found by a 9 Years Old Boy Found a Cheetah!

A nine-year-old boy in Cambridgeshire was very surprised when he came to face with a real life cheetah in his back garden. The boys name is called Toby and he ran inside his house when a big spotted cat leaps onto his bike and started tearing his seat. The cheetah escaped from a nearby zoo and was captured soon afterward. The cheetah is three years old and one of the fastest animal on earth. However, the zoo directer claimed that cheetahs are harmless and do not hurt people. The reason the cheetah escaped was because its wire fence was broken but its fence is fixed now. I think that cheetahs are harmless unless you hurt them. But I think that they wont be scared to attack a 9 year old kid.

1.What might have happened if Toby didnt get off his bike?

2.Why was its fence broken?

3. Why did the cheetah leaped on Toby's bike?

What I learned from reading my tablemates blog posts.

I learned more about blogging and how to comment. I also learned about learning and that just by memorizing things isnt a very good way to learn because sometimes you dont know what something means so memorizing it will be useless. I agree with one of my tablemates that everybody has their own way of learning. Some people might find it easier to memorize everything while some people will find it harder. Also when you blog, you shoudnt post comments just to say worthless things like "First to comment!" ans things similar to that. Be thoughtful when you comment and dont go off topic. It will be very frusterating when you are searching something about dogs but you found something about fish instead. When you comment or blog, dont be disrespectful because people can see you. These are some of the things I learned. I really enjoyed reading my tablemates blog posts.

Re-do System

I think that teachers do this re-do system is to let us have a second chance to do our work and get a better grade. I think this system is important to my learning because I can fix the mistakes I have made and know what I did wrong. I like this system because I get to have a second chance in my work. What I dont like about this system is that sometimes I wont get my work back and I will hand in my work late.

A Dog Risks his Life to Save Four Kittens.

When there was a fire in ta house with two dogs, one of the dogs managed to escape. But the other dog stayed in the house to guard four kittens as the flame spreads through the house. The animals were rushed to safety but they had to have medical treatments. All of the animals are safe now and doing well.

Why did the dog try to save the kittens?
Where did it happen?
When was the fire?

A church in Eangland is going to make Halloween less scary.

People think that it is hust not right to dress up in costumes of monsters. They think that it is too scary for children. Instead of dressing like vampire and ghosts they prefer children to dress like pirates to go trick-or-treating. They are also organizing over 500 Halloween parties that are not as scary. Mark Davis, the bishop of Middleton, said that he has seen some very grusome mask selling in supermarkets and stores. Some of the parents also didnt want gruesome things. They asked the supermarket and they agreed to stop selling some of the gruesome masks.

Did the children agree with this?
How many people agreed with this?
Where are some supermarkets that stop selling the gruesome costumes?

Planning

I think some of the best resources to start with on a research or a project is wikipedia. I think that wikipedia is a good source because each of the topic contains lots of information and the informations are all very well writen and most of the words are easy to understand. Other websites such as worldbook is also a good choice but you must be careful because some websites may contain fake information.

Some of the websites I often use when doing a research are wikipedia. I also might use world book but since I have just been introduced to worldbook so I haven't really got a chance to use it. If I really lack of information then I might do a random websites off google search but I will always be careful and try to find out which information is fake and which information is real.

Crazy Weather in Australia

Australia is very famous for its hot for its hot and sunny weather. But a really weird storm hits Australia and huge hailstones falls out of the sky. 11000 thunder strikes was recorded during the storm. Thousands of houses was left without power. The hailstones were the size of golf balls and the wind reached 62 miles per hour!

1.What damage did the storm cause?
2.How long was the storm?
3.Did anybody got killed?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7680000/newsid_7685700/7685777.stm

UFO Unidentified Flying Object!

A pilot of a flying plane shouted a warning to his partner after spotting a flying object. This incident happened in 1991. The pilot said that the object he saw was brown and missle shaped. There were 19 files like this created between 1986 and 1992. Lots of sightings has been described in a very similar way. Lots of the people said that these objects were wingless. The ministry of deffence is in charge of there files. The files are stored in a place called the National Archives in Kew Gardens which is a place for very important information

1.Are UFOs real?
2.What did the ministry of deffence do?
3.Where did the sightings come from?

Snake Skin Message!

There are lots of people in this world that keeps snakes as pets but did you know that some people think its relaxing with snakes slithering on them!? Well, in Israel, a salon has opened and they let snakes slither on the customers to help the ease their pain. Ara Barak came up with this idea when she saw how comfortable and relaxing her friend looked when her friend was holding her pet snake. The typed of snakes has a different effect. For example, the large Florida king snakes help aching muscles, while smaller snakes like milk snakes creates a fluttering effect! None of the snakes there are poisonous but if that dosent convince you how about a mouse message?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7680000/newsid_7684400/7684491.stm

Cat Mystery

There is a 1000 award for who offers to try to find out why 28 cats has died in a few weeks in Somerset in Western England. Some experts think that the cats are being poisoned. In Bourneville Estate in Weston Super Mare there were lots of poisoned cats found. It looks like a normal town but people have been fearing that somebody is doing this on purpose. Vets are advising people to take extra care of their cats. A vet named Becky Martain said that cats who are being poisoned turns very lazy and slow. Some people think its a coincident but some other people think that someone is putting poison in the cat food they left outside. Everybody has a different idea but everyone thinks that this mystery needs to be solved.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7670000/newsid_7676600/7676692.stm

Obama Stops the Campaign

Barack Obama has cancelled the events on Thursday and Friday because of his sick 85 years old grandma. Instead of going to Des Moines, Iowa, Madison, and Wisconsin, Mr Obama is going to Hawaii to see his grandmother. Meanwhile, his rival Jhon McCaine has been campaigning in Missouri and he claims that he will ead America into a new direction. The campaighn spokesperson said that Obama's grandmother is the most important person in his life. Obama was raised in Hawaii with his mother, grandfather, and grandmother. He lived there until the moment he left for collague.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7680000/newsid_7681300/7681376.stm

Studing Skills I am Already Using

One of the studying skills I am already using is concentrating part. I can write my homework as long as I need to 1-2h but as long as there is a break in between. The learning skills I really need to work on are the re-writing and the summary skills. I am very bad at these two skills because I lack of patience and hate sitting at one place reading and memorizing the same thing over and over again. I am also very bad at remembering things so skills such as re-writing and summary dont work very well for me. I use the traffic light skill but I only do when there are huge tests or projects or else I rarely use them because of the time they take up.

Why is it important and how can you have a clear answer in GSP?

I think it is both important to have the right answer and to have a clear answer. If you hadve a correct answer but you did it is very hard to understand and the people who reads it can get confused easily, then there is no point in doing it. But is you got a wrong answer but it is very easy to understand and read, then even if the people can read it it is still the wrong answer. So I think that a answer should be clear because the people who reads it can understand it, and have the correct answer.

Bloom's Pyramid

Warning! All of these examples are ALL MADE UP

Creating-Making something-I created this soup-I made this soup

Evaluate-Judge-I evaluated how good she plays the piano-I judged her on how good she plays piano

Analysis-Observing-I Analised her piano skills-I observed how she plays piano.

Applying-carrying out a procedure-I applied for this sport-I am carrying out a procedure.

Understanding-know/get something-I understand how to do multiplication in math-When I learned about it I get how to do it

Remembering-recalling memory-I rememered a old friend when I saw her-When I saw my old friend I recalled her from my memory.

Reflection on Blogging

What is blogging and why is it good for students and teachers?

A blog is very similar to an online journal. The journal-like pages on a blog can consists of pictures and photos. When another user goes to that blog the user can leave a comment about that blog post. When blogging you can reflect on your own experience as well as others. Teachers can communicate with students using blogging and parents can see and learn about what their child is learning. When students blog they can reflect on others blogs and allows teachers to correct their mistakes and learn from them. Blogging is also very fun for students and allows the student to be more engaged.

How do you blog?

You know what blogging is but you might ask the question "How DO you blog?"
Its very simple actually. You can post a article, or something that happened in your life, ect. Then you write about you topic in your blog by giving it a main part of the post. Writing a blog post is just like writing a e-mail. A blog is a easy way of sharing you information on the internet.

Why should I write a blog?

There is actually NOT ONE single reason to write a blog. A blog is just a tool for you to do work and a way to share your ideas.

Can I blog on my laptop?

Blogging takes place right on your web browser. All you need to do is log into your blog. Just like a e-mail. There are lots of applications on blogging.

Getting started.

Before you get started you must remember that your blogs can be seen by you parents, friends, and family. So try not to write anything that will get you into trouble. Then the rest is very easy. You just log in to you blog and start blogging!

Some tips about blogging.

1. Imagine that you are someone else. How would you feel if you were looking at you own blog?

2.Since blogging takes place online the chances of getting caught is very slim. However, dont forget that there is a actual humen being in front of the computer so please dont think that a low stander of personal behavioer is ok.

3.It is perfectly ok that one area may be rude in another area but SPREADING RUMORS is unacceptable.

4.When people read you message or post they are wasting their time to read something worth reading so dont post things that are not even worth looking at.

5.Make yourself look good online.

6.Share your knowledge with other people. There are lots of people asking questions and if you know one of the answers then answer the question.

7. Expressing you opinion strongly is ok but it is forbidden to send angry letters or threaten the person who dosent agree with you.

8.Respect other peoples privacy.

9.Dont abuse you power. SOme people have more power than other people but they DO NOT have the right to take over or control them.

10.Forgive other peoples mistakes. People make mistakes but forgive them.

Safty when blogging.

On some of the blogs there are lots of inappropriate sites. So be informed about the risks and do NEVER EVER give out personal information. When you are chatting know who you are chatting to. You can also fake your information.

Commenting on other people's blogs.

commenting on other people's blogs is like walking into their house and starting a conversation with them. Be specific and try not to change the subject. Just what is more annoying than to go to a place where it says "One Piece" but when you go in there there are teachers talking about homework? Try to contribute new information. 15 people just giving the same information over and over again i just useless. When there is a comment that says "Things like how are you?" e-mail it to the person who commented instead. Also be respective all the time.

Starting a comment.

Here are some things you gan do to start a comment
# This made me think about…….
# I wonder why…….
# Your writing made me form an opinion about…….
# This post is relevant because…….
# Your writing made me think that we should…….
# I wish I understood why…….
# This is important because…….
# Another thing to consider is…….
# I can relate to this…….
# This makes me think of…….
# I discovered…….
# I don’t understand…….
# I was reminded that…….
# I found myself wondering…….
Or make up your own.

Where have all the 2.0 students gone? (I wrote this extra topic even if i think its not inportant because its on the learning quest....)

Most of the students has gone to collage or moved on with their own lives.

What I Learned in the Section on Learning and Thinking

In this section of the learning quest I learned about learning and thinking. I learned alot about steps to learning and how I can learn. These things include things like skills, learning, understanding, bloom's taxonomy, steps to learning, and learning skills. I learned lots of things that I usually woudnt have even think of learning. For example, usually I woudnt just ask myself the question "What does learning really mean?", or "What are the steps to learning?". But know I understand more about learning and thinking. One of the things I learned are learning tools, which has proven to be very useful. I learned how to words like knowledge has a deeper meaning. Before I would just say that knowledge is just something you know but it is actually very complicated to even just explain the word. This lesson also made me think how I learn things. I will think how I learned things and ask what steps did I take to learn this thing. I also used lots of things on mindmapping.

The 5 Student Outcomes

How I did and did not follow the 5 student outcomes in science class.

Persons of High Character
How I did well:I sometimes listen to the teacher.
How I didn't do well:I most of the time didnt listen to the teacher.

Critical Thinker
How I did well:I thought about things that might happen before we did the experiment.
How I didn't do well:I was daydreaming.

Effective Communicator
How I did well:Me and Lian talked about the experiment.
How I didn't do well:I was chatting with my friends.

Active Learner
How I did well: I was observing the change in the moth ball.
How I didn't do well:I was too lazy to listen.

Community Contributor
How I did well: I helped holding the thermometer.
How I didn't do well:I was messing around.

Wildfire in California!

So far two people has died because of the wildfire and 1200 people had their homes torn by the wildfire. 1000 firefighters has been trying to put the flames out but the blowing winds are fanning the flames making it very hard to put the fire out. The man in charge of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has declared a state of emergency in two of its counties. Lots of wildfires occur in southern California during October and February. The reason why is because the desert wind blows into the area drying out plants and makes it more likely for a wildfire to start. Hopefully there wont be anymore wildfires this year.

How I gained a new skill, nowledge, and idea.

Skill-Piano
I learned piano by practicing it every day.
How I used it in new situations-When I am very bored and have nothing to do I will play piano to kill time.

Knowledge-Counting Money
My tutor told me which money equals how much when I was four.
How I used it in a new situation- I use it to buy drinks at seven-eleven.

Idea-I got a new idea of how to draw.
How I usd it in a new situation- I used it in my drawing class

A Weird and Wacky Pet Shop in New York

A very unusual pet shop has opened in New York. Everybody that goes inside looks so shocked. The animals in the shop are behaving very weirdly. For example, there is a monkey that watches TV all day. But none of them are real, because it is actually an art exhibition. The animals there may all look very cool but there is also a serious side about them all too. This exhibition is to make people think about our relationships with animals and how we treat them. Fish strips in a goldfish bowl might represent that lots of people love keeping fish as pets but also thinks its ok to eat them. Banksy, the shops owner said "I wanted to make art that questioned our relationship with animals and the ethics and sustainability of factory farming, but it ended up as chicken nuggets singing."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7660000/newsid_7663500/7663560.stm

Pet Cat, Pet dog, Pet Donkey?

Lots of people share their homes with cats and dogs, but imagine a donkey! That's what the Ferrier family in Cornwall do. Jackie says that some people might think its weird but she thinks its perfectly normal. "She has always been allowed indoors, and its just part of the family life now. She is part of the family. Why shut her outside?" she says. Jackie says that the family loves anials an without them, this world would be a lonely place.

Warning to earphones!

It might not seem surprising but listening to loud music with earphones can damage you hearings. If you listen to loud music every hour a day in 5 years the damage can be permanent. If someone beside you can hear the music then the music is too loud. People suggest that you put a limit to your mp4 or ipod. The spokesperson from the EU are worried that when young people listen to music they are damaging their ears without knowing it.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7660000/newsid_7666500/7666581.stm

Experts in the UK and Japan caught 17 strange looking fish near Japan. Researchers are very excited about the new fish they found. They caught this fish that is living under 6000 meters under the ocean. These snailfish live in total darkness and near-freezing temperature because in the part of the ocean they live sunlight cant reach them. These fish feeds on thousands of shrimp like creatures. Researchers found out that they live in groups. These are one of the animals that live in one of the most extreme environments on Earth.

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7650000/newsid_7658400/7658435.stm

Message to the Aliens!

There has been about 500 drawings, text messages, and photos being sent to a planet that is about 20 light years away from Earth. There are lots of topics. Some of the topic even includes family relationships to world peace. The planet they are being sent to is because people think that it may be able to support life. However, we will need to wait a long time because it will take 40 years for the reply to reach earth.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/world/default.stm

Parachute Over Everest!!!

The skydivers were one of the first people to parachute the worlds highest peek! There are three adventurers. One from New Zealand, UK, and Canada. They are going to freefall for one minute before they open up their parachutes. They are going to open their parachutes after jumping from 9000 meters. When they jumped off the plane they had to use breathing equiptment, extra-thick parachute, and special suits to be able to make the journey saftley. The trip took 15 years to plan.

Polar bears hearing.

How do you test a polar bears hearing? It sounds like a joke but its actually true! Scientists in California are testing to see if the sound of the Arctic ice melting is effecting the bears hearing. The Arctic is usually very quiet but the ice, which is needed for polar bears to survive, are melting! The scientists are curious about how sensitive bears are to these noises. The scientists are worried that the increasing noise might scare the bears or make them think its a sign of food. Scientists found out that a bears senses are more sensitive then humans. Now scientists want to find out how bears in the wild are reacting to these noises.

Big Flood in Spain!

There was a big flood in Spain after a heavy rain. The flood damaged lots of homes and cars. The city with the worst hit was Valencia and Alicante. The rain and the flood also caused alot of problems on the road. Some people were left stranded. However, the forecaster says that there will be more rain coming.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7630000/newsid_7635100/7635126.stm

What I learned by reading other peoples blogs.

When I read other peoples blog I learned more about art, history, and stuff like the poison milk in Chin and how the poison milk kill lots of people and made people sick. I learned lots of things by reading other peoples blog and I also think that it is interesting.

Why should students blog?

1. It is FUN!!!
2. There are lots of interesting topics.
3. Its easy to use.

Sociology

Sociology is the study of society, including patterns such as social relations, social stratification, social interaction, and culture. Sociology can be two people chatting on the street to the study of global social interaction. Sociological research provides educators, planners, lawmakers, administrators, developers, business leaders, and people that want to help with social problems.The goal of Sociological research is to understand more about the social world. Sociology also share deep ties to things such as economics, psychology, and anthropolog. Sociologists study the human society and social action by observing the groups and social organization people form, as well as religious, political, and business organizations. They also study social interactions of some people and groups. Most of the sociologists work with one or more specialties. In practice, some sociologists might combine different research methods, since different methods makes different types aspects of societies. A way of using different types of research is in the study of the Internet. The Internet interest lots of sociologists in lots of ways: as a tool for research, for example, using online questionnaires instead of paper ones. Sociology of the Internet includes analysis of online communities, virtual communities and virtual worlds, organizational change through the Internet. Online communities can be observed by using network analysis.