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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/sports/30genetics.html?no_interstitial

DNA Tests Help Parents Choose Sports For Kids

A recently discovered genetic test helps detect which sports are fit for your child to play. This test that costs $149 can judge the natural abilities a child has that helps the parents find a sport that the child is capable of playing. This test predicts the strengths a child has and which sport is right for that child's body. This DNA test is performed by simply swabbing the inside of a child's cheek and all along the gums. After that, the test is sent to a lab to be evaluated. When you get this test back, you can tell what strengths the child has and how much speed the child is capable of. This DNA test is said to predict less parental frustration for those who are having trouble finding sports right for their children. Therefore, I think this DNA test is a really cool genetic test that will really help parents find sports that are right for their children.

New Car Technology

Throughout the year, around 40,000 people are killed in car accidents due to either being careless or not having enough safety to protect themselves from other drivers. However, recently companies around the world advertised the future of cars at a convention in Manhattan. One of the cars that were displayed was the Mercedes-Benz. When CBS 2's Cindy Hsu took a ride in the car, she experienced a lot of protection during her ride. For example, in order to protect the passenger, windows would roll up, the sunroof would close if there was one, and seatbelts would tighten in order to protect the driver and passengers. Therefore, once these technologies are made for the cars, we would be saving countless lives of those who are in danger while on the road. By learning about this topic, I strongly come to agree that these technologies are important and should be available in cars to protect the passengers while driving. Safety comes first.

Producers,Consumers, and Decomposers

What are producers, consumers, and decomposers? These three terms indicate how an organism gets its energy and interacts with the other living things in its community. Producers are organisms that use a source of energy to make their own food. However, consumers are organisms that cannot make their own food. Therefore, they feed directly or indirectly on producers and depend on them for food and energy. In this category, there are three types of consumers. The three kinds are herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores. While herbivores only eat plants and leaves, carnivores only eat meat. However, the kind that eats both plants and meat is called an omnivore. Humans for example, are omnivores. Deers are herbivores and lions are carnivores. Besides producers and consumers, we also have decomposers in our ecosystem. Decomposers are organisms that break down dead matter into simpler substances. Bacteria and mold are two examples of decomposers. Also, along with breaking down dead matter, decomposers also start and end every food chain. In conclusion, producers, consumers, and decomposers are three terms that tell how different organisms obtain energy and interact with other living things in their community.

Enviornment and Habitat

What is your environment? First of all, environment is where an organism lives and obtains the needs for its survival. Your habitat also provides you with resources that you need to live in the given area. In a certain environment, there could a community or a population. Community is where all the different organisms live together in a given area where in a population, the same species, or same types of organisms live together. Aside from this, not many organisms can adapt to new habitats whereas humans can. An example of this would be that if an architect was to design a new home for the cheetahs in a zoo, then he would have to now the environment the cheetahs live in. Since the cheetahs cannot adapt to a new habitat, the architect would have to design a home with the resources found in their natural environment. After learning about environments and different habitats I am really interested in learning more. This topic was very pleasing and I hope to learn more about it.

Math is...

You may not know it, but we use math everyday to solve some of our problems. Whether it be getting into even groups to play a game, or timing how fast you do something. All of it is math.
Along with that, you can find math everywhere. It can be in number form and in word form. Math is full of different formulas and techniques in solving problems. The different techniques help you to see something differently if you don't get it one way. Therefore, math is everywhere around you even though you may not realize it.

Clouds (blog 2)

Did you ever wonder how clouds are formed? Well, a cloud is formed when moisture in the air condenses on small particles of dust or other solids in the air. The liquid droplets that form make up a cloud. When you look up at the sky sometimes, you may find the clouds to be different shapes and sizes. Clouds are classified by their basic shape and altitude. The three main types of clouds are cumulus clouds, cirrus clouds, and stratus clouds. Cumulus clouds are clouds that look like piles of cotton balls in the sky. They are white and fluffy and have a flat bottom. Cirrus clouds are clouds that look feathery or fibrous. Usually cirrus clouds form at very high altitudes. Last but not least, stratus clouds are smooth, gray clouds that cover the whole sky and block the sun out. Each cloud is different and is associated with a certain type of weather. The topic about clouds was very interesting and fun to learn about. My opinion is that it was a great topic to learn about while studying weather.

Wind (blog 1)

What is wind? Wind is air in motion. The two general types of winds are global winds and local winds. The type that you are most familiar with is probably local winds. Local winds are winds that blow from every direction and cover short distances. Global winds are winds that blow from a certain direction and cover long distances. Both winds are caused due to differences in air pressure because of the unequal heating of the atmosphere. During the day, air is warmer and heats the land up faster than the water. As warm air over the land rises, cooler air over the sea moves in to take its place. The flow of air from the sea to the land is called a sea breeze. A land breeze is when the exact opposite happens. During the night, air over the land is now cooler than the air over the sea. As warm air from the sea rises, the cooler air from the land moves to take its place. This is called a land breeze. Next comes the global winds. The global winds do not move directly from north to south or south to north. Since the Earth rotates, winds in the northern hemisphere curve to the right and winds from the southern hemisphere curve to the left. This apparent shift in wind direction is called the Coriolis effect. Winds may not seem so important, though, winds are the fastest way we use to generate electricity. This topic is very interesting to learn about. I loved it and I am sure others will to. Learning about something you thought wasn't too important becomes interesting because you see the topic differently. My opinion is that this was a very fun topic to learn about.

Culture and Technology

There are advancements made in technology everyday. One advancement in the Indian culture that has impacted the society is the computer. Due to this advancement, it has become much easier for some people to get information. This also includes internet access. Overtime, people have made improvements on the computer and made it easier to use for the generations to come. Also, instead of having to wait until you meet someone to tell them your thought, you can simply e-mail them. Not only that, but now people can learn about other cultures as well. All you have to do is research on the computer. Due to this, the computer has made a big impact on society.

Hyperlink for How and Why the Earth Will End

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,332429,00.html?sPage=fnc/scitech/space

How and When the World Will End

Scientists have predicted how and when the world will end. The sun will slowly turn into a red giant and push the Earth farther out into space. The Earth will be snagged by the sun's outer atmosphere and plunged into the fiery stellar furnace. Put in other words, the Earth will fall into the sun. "The drag of this low-density gas will is enough to cause the Earth to drift inwards, and finally to be captured and vaporized by the sun,"explains astronomer Robert Smith. However, the good news is that the world won't come to an end for another 7.6 billion years. The bad news is that life on Earth will end way before then. Astronomer Robert Smith explains that there is a way future descendants can save themselves. He explains that a recent study cities that taming an asteroid to swing by Earth every few thousand years, can nudge the Earth into a higher solar orbit. Being in a higher solar orbit will be enough to outstep the sun's own outward growth. I believe that if future descendants can cause an asteroid to nudge Earth into a higher orbit, the Earth won't come to an end for a longer amount of time.

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Matter (blog 2)

What is matter? Well, matter is what the whole universe is made of. Matter is anything that has a mass and a volume. For example, some types of matter are wood, water, plants, animals, and pieces of the moon. Others, that we don't usually see could be oxygen, carbon dioxide, and ammonia. In order to know whether different types of matter are similar in some ways, you also have to know the properties, also known as the characteristics, of matter. Those properties are color, odor, size, shape, texture, and hardness. Equally important, all matter has the general properties of mass, weight, volume, and density. Well, now you know what matter is. It's everything you touch and see everyday. It is what you are made of and what the whole world is made of. While learning about matter in science class, I found it very fascinating that we touch matter every day. Matter has been a very interesting topic to learn about.


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