Lit. Poems

Yellow
Red is the bomb alarm,
Neon green is it's drone;
Yellow is the sky
That shows in Cologne

Gray equals hate,
Black is it's core;
Yellow is the star
That is painted on the door

Blue is the Amper,
Green is the apple tree;
Yellow is the Jew's
Secret house key

Diamante Poem
Liesel
Gifted, numb
Reading, stealing, defying
Friendly, wise, frugal, cold
Hiding, cursing, worrying
Stubborn, worker
Rosa

The Aquarium

A couple of weeks ago, we went to the Camden Aquarium. The entire place was pretty cool. There were some neat exhibits such as, the Jules Verne exhibit and the touch-a-shark exhibit. While at the aquarium, I learned what a jellyfish felt like, walked through a special, underwater tunnel, and even learned what marine life is like in the Caribbean. The Caribbean exhibit was pretty cool because there were little fish that actually looked like small plants. The shark tunnel was pretty cool, but it made me dizzy. Lastly, the entire place overall was not too crowded, and at the gift shop, my friends and I engaged in an "out of the world" fight of immaturity with these fake laser guns. Overall, I think that the Camden Aquarium we a great field trip, and I would surly visit it again. It's true, you are in their world when you

Popcorn and Science, a POPPING Combination

Popcorn is a tasty treat that has the same nutritional values as corn (without salt or butter). Also, popcorn has much to do with science. For example, you can use it to explain air pressure

Well, today we made popcorn. However, we did not make this popcorn just to eat it,we made it to study air pressure. See, in the little kernels that are used to make popcorn have water in them. As we all know, water can be liquid, vapor and solid. When you turn on the heater the kernels are radiated. So, when that water heats up, it turns into steam and breaks the kernel open. That is when the white starchy thing appears. Fascinating isn't it.So, now your favorite treat is also a science project!

The Crushed Can Project

This week, I did a lab on air pressure. This lab was called the Crushed Can lab and was very interesting. First, we filled a can with water. Then, we put the can on a burner and waited for it to boil. After about five min., the can was ready. We took it and dumped it into a tub of ice water. Suddenly, the can collapsed and looked very odd.

Personally, I think that this happened because when being heated, the molecules where spread out. Then, when the can took the plunge, the molecules came close together and the can collapsed because there was less air in the can. Fascinating!

Frog Dissection!

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/science/16frog.html?scp=4&sq=frog&st=cse

Last week in science, we dissected frogs. We first learned about

different body parts such as the large and small intestine, liver,

spleen and the gall bladder. After that, we put on our gloves and

dissected. It was not as bad as I thought it would be and the only disgusting thing was the smell.

The next day, we took a practical on the frogs. I only got two wrong and I am proud of myself for

that.

So, I also found a very interesting article about frogs on the nytimes.com. The article was about

prehistoric frog skeletons that were found in Madagascar. It just so happens that these frogs

were actually the biggest ones ever found as well. Scientists say that the frogs could have eaten

anything from other frogs to even baby dinosaurs! Right now, an exhibit is on display at Stony

Brook University's medical center in Long Island. Personally, I think that this is fascinating

Math Blog on Bosnia

For my research project I am researching the Bosnia conflict. The main struggle in this conflict was power and it ended up in genocide. However, the math portion of this conflict also has many aspects. First of all, math is used when determining how much area the Croats and Muslims get in Bosnia and how much land the Serbs get in Herzegovina. Secondly there is always a kill death ratio. It seems to be that for every Serb that died in the conflict hundreds of Croats and Muslims died. Lastly, the conflict has to do with math because the number of people who learn decent math is a small count. I read that most people in Bosnia only have eight years of education not including collage. That means that they probably only learn up to basic algebra. This is how math compares to Bosnia.

The Bosnia Conflict

This year for my school research project, I am doing the subject of the Bosnia Conflict. My thesis statement is on how Bosnia should have gotten more attention because it compared to negative events such as Holocaust, lack of rights for African Americans, The Civil War. All of these topics are greatly related and prove that history is repeating itself.

The Holocaust compared to the Bosnia conflict because they both involved ethnic cleansing (the act of riding an area of a certain ethnic group).The lack of rights for African Americans compared to Bosnia because the Muslims and Croats also had no rights. Lastly, the Civil war compared to Bosnia because symbolic brothers were fighting agains each other. This is why Bosnia should be noticed.