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November 14th, 2006 · 96 Comments
7th Grade Science

So, here we are in a new marking period and another weekly science article report.

This week, please focus on your comments. Please watch your spelling and using complete sentences.

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1 Pooky star // Nov 14, 2006 at 8:21 pm

Pumping Up Poison Ivy

Report written by Pooky star

I got this article at http://www.sciencenewsforkids.com and it is written by Emily Sohn.

This article is about how global warming will make poison ivy more toxic and faster growing. It explains how co2 (carbon dioxide) makes plants grow so the more co2 the stronger and faster the plant grows. So because of global warming there will be more co2 which will make poison ivy more toxic and faster growing.

I liked this article because it explained how they know what global warming will do to poison ivy and why co2 will do it. I also liked this article because it gives a lot of details and makes the article clear.
2 Monkeyspy // Nov 14, 2006 at 8:29 pm

Great balls of fire! Debate revolves around a “Snow Ball Earth”
By Dan Vergano
USA Today

This article was about how Geophysicists studied whether Earth was covered entirely with ice or only with patches. Some critics suggest the Earth’s tilt in relation to the sun was the cause of ice caps being found in unexpected areas. But, other scientists such as Paul Hoffman at Harvard University believed that the Earth was covered entirely with ice during those eras long ago. After reading this article I believe scientist Paul Hoffman because of his outstanding evidence of glacial deposits that caused the planet to be covered entirely by ice. I enjoyed reading this article because I learned something new about the Earth millions of years ago. I would like to continue to find out more about this as the scientists gather more information.
3 Bigfoot // Nov 14, 2006 at 9:30 pm

OUR Fine Feathered FRIENDS
Kids Discover
There are 9,700 species of birds in the world. No other animal has feathers. Did you know that 9 billion chickens and 248 million turkeys get turned in to our meals in the U.S.A. All 50 states have their own official birds. Hawks have 20/2 vision, that’s eight times what a human can see. A bird’s beak is a sensitive bone. A humming bird’s heart beats a 1,000 times a minute.

I liked this article a lot. It had a lot of facts. I never knew that much about birds. I thought the article gave a lot of information.
4 cooolcat12 // Nov 16, 2006 at 10:05 am

Dinosaurs and Triassic Reptiles
During the Late Triassic Period, (225 million years ago) Petrified Forest National Park was a vast floodplain crossed by many streams. Crocodile-like reptiles, giant fish-eating amphibians and small dinosaurs lived among a variety of ferns, cycads, and other plants and animals that are known only from fossils today. Petrified Forest National Park is one of the world’s greatest storehouses of knowledge about life on earth when the “Age of the Dinosaurs” was just beginning.
Exhibits at Rainbow Forest Museum include freestanding casts of some Triassic Period reptiles and displays on early dinosaurs.
Placerias was a large, bulky plant-eating reptile weighing up to 2 tons. It had strong but toothless jaws and probably lived on a diet of tough, fibrous plants. The large tusks may have been used to dig up roots and tubers for food.
Belonging to a group known as phytosaurs, fossils indicate that some individuals reached 30 feet in length. They lived a crocodile-like life in the rivers and lakes preying on fish and smaller animals. Bony plates protected the body and tail.
Desmatosuchas was a 16-foot long, plant-eating reptile that sported a long, pig like snout and looked like an overgrown armadillo. A bony carapace (shell) covered the long narrow body and large spikes on its sides were probably used for defense.
Chindesaurus was an early primitive dinosaur. It was 8 to 12 feet long from head to tail, with sharp, sickle-shaped teeth indicating a meat diet. Lightly built with exceptionally long hind legs, it may have been one of the fastest land-dwellers in this area. This speed helped it overtake its prey.
Coelophysis was one of the early known dinosaurs. It was about 8 feet long and could weigh 50 pounds. Long slender jaws lined with sharp, flattened teeth indicate it was carnivorous. This agile animal probably walked on its hind limbs and used its forelimbs to catch and hold prey. Large eye sockets suggest keen eyesight.
This ferocious looking reptile was a large land-dwelling predator. It moved in a dinosaur-like way with its legs tucked under its body not sprawled out to the side like most reptiles. A medium sized animal was about 13 feet long.
The Park Needs Your Help!
Like pieces of a puzzle, fossils have long provided clues to the past. Paleontologists are slowly reconstructing the Triassic ecosystem in Petrified Forest National Park by piecing together fossil records. The scientific and educational value of a fossil can only be interpreted when it is properly documented and studied. The displacement of a specimen from its surroundings reduces it to a mere curiosity. Help us by not disturbing any fossils you find during your visit. Report your fossil discoveries to any uniformed employee.
5 Coolcat12 // Nov 16, 2006 at 10:07 am

Lizards
While strolling along Giant Logs Trail at Petrified Forest National Park, a lizard with a green body, bright yellow head and two black neck bands catches your eye. You stop. Fascinated, you watch this nimble creature catch and devour insects as it hops from rock to rock. Even though you approach cautiously, the lizard rises on its hind legs and speeds away. With forelimbs and tail raised, it resembles a miniature dinosaur. Could it be related to the small dinosaurs that roamed the park 225 million years ago?
Your patient waiting is rewarded when the collared lizard finally reappears. At the same moment, a flickering shadow overhead alerts the lizard. Looking up you marvel at the massive wingspan of a golden eagle. Suddenly, with talons extended, the eagle dives for the collared lizard, only to have it escape under a petrified log. Moving toward the lizard’s hiding place, a movement catches your eye. Reflexively you step aside as a 3-foot long snake slinks away carrying a familiar green and yellowish object in its mouth. Unfortunately, the collared lizard wasn’t swift enough to evade both predators.
A vibrating sound startles you and you quickly dance backward. Fortunately a park ranger is approaching so you can show her the snake with the partially eaten lunch in its mouth and ask some questions about the animals you have been observing.
The ranger explains that the snake is a nonpoisonous gopher snake. The snake’s coloring is similar to a rattlesnake, and when threatened, it displays an array of defensive actions that mimic rattlesnake sounds and motions. The ranger also pointed out that the snake could dislocate its jaws allowing it to swallow prey four times its size. Gopher snakes are the most common of the eight snake species in the park. They feed on insects, lizards, worms, mice, and rabbits. A mature gopher snake may grow to be an impressive 6 feet long. Courtship and mating occurs after snakes emerge from hibernation, the eggs are laid in late spring, and hatch in late summer. The babies grow rapidly and mature after two or three years.
As you observed, collared lizards are found in rocky areas and feed on insects and smaller lizards, the ranger explained. They identify prey by movement, and grasp it with lightning speed. These swift-footed lizards have been clocked at 15 miles per hour. Pretty but pugnacious, they’ll bite hard when captured. Unlike other lizard species, they don’t readily shed their tail when caught.
At the end of the trail you enter Rainbow Forest Museum, home to the skeletal models of giant reptiles and amphibians that called the park home 225 million years ago. A ranger in the museum explains that prehistoric creatures were cold-blooded, just as modern reptiles and amphibians. That means their body temperature remains about the same as their environment. Just as the ancient giants adapted to their Triassic environment, so have the modern reptiles and amphibians to the high desert at Petrified Forest National Park.
6 Nickigrad // Nov 16, 2006 at 10:21 am

Decoding How Bees Work.

bees have a lifestyle that would be difficult for people to imitate. like termites and ants,only a few members of the group have babies, but everyone else chips in to work and takes care of little ones.
Scientist have long wondered what makes these super-socal instects tick. Now, they have some important clues. A group of researchers hav recently decoded the genome,or entireset of genes, of the western honeybee. Genez are made of the molecule DNA,whish is like an organism`s operating manuals. Honeybees, for instance,have 170 genes for sensing smeels. fruit flies have only60. apparently, it helps to have a good sniffer when you live a bee`s life. Compare to fruit flies and malaria moguioes, on the other hand, honeybeeshave far fewer genes to support their immune systems,which defend agienst diease. the new work might also help scientist breed stronger bees. Over the last 20 years, tiny pests have arrived.
7 Maximumpower4334 // Nov 16, 2006 at 1:49 pm

This is for Pooky Star’s article on poison ivey

Very nice, and very good choice. I would never thought that golbal warming would cause poison ivy to be evan more dagerus. Very well done! You are a fantastic article writer.
8 Maximumpower4334 // Nov 16, 2006 at 2:05 pm

Screaming for Ice cream
By Emily Sohn

In this article, Emily talks about how good ice cream is, and how it’s made to perfection. She talks about the essential ingredients, such as cream, milk and more. She says that besides making Ice cream taste good, sugar also helps to soften Ice cream in freezers. Also the less air in the Ice cream, the less densely. There is also a plant; witch contains antifreeze molecules that in theory could help to keep ice cream from freezing.

Emily is a great writer, and it certainly shows with this article. She really connects with us on these subjects, and has made yet another fun article.
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9 cek // Nov 16, 2006 at 2:26 pm

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10 hotdawg911 // Nov 16, 2006 at 4:33 pm

To Pooky star- Nice and informative artical! It helped me realize what global warming is doing to the world. IN my opinion, poision ivy isn’t the best thing in the world, and I don’t feel like getting it right now!
11 Rocket Man // Nov 16, 2006 at 6:18 pm

Game on: PS3, Wii finally hitting stores By Daniel Terdiman
http://tech.msn.com/products/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1268564

The article I read is about people deciding on what was the best game system (X-box360, Wii, or PS3). It also explained what new stations came out. Also explaining what each system can play and can’t.

I think that the article was okay. It really wasn’t that great because It didn’t explain the features of the game system and it just kept comparing the different systems like how much each one coast. I wanted to look at the different advancements in all of the different systems. This really didn’t tell me any thing about that. The author didn’t even have a main idea. I don’t have any game system so I thought it would be kindav interesting to learn about how the different game systems through out the years they were invented. I thought that it was science related but it wasn’t at all. This article was very boring and not informational at all. I really really disliked this article alot. Next time I choose an article I make sure I like it
12 hotdawg911 // Nov 16, 2006 at 6:24 pm

To Rocket Man- I know how you feel! Some articals can be soooooooooooo boring. If you stil want to know what’s best system, it’s the playstation 3!!!!
13 hotdawg911 // Nov 16, 2006 at 6:25 pm

stil- still and what’s THE best
14 Striking Ferret // Nov 16, 2006 at 6:30 pm

Striking Ferret 11/16/06
Sharp Eye on the Sun by Emily Sohn
I found this article on http://www.sciencenewsforkids.com/articles/20061115/Note3.asp

This article was about how a satellite called Hinode, which is Japanese for sunrise. It was also about how the corona of the sun (the atmosphere) is hotter than the suns surface.

I think the author did a good job in explaining her main ideas. I think she did this when she said how the space craft is the largest space telescope in the world. I thought she did a great job in explaining most of her main points, like when she says how the satellite has an x-ray function that can detect gasses in the sun. I also thought she did a good job when she explained that 273.15 Kelvin’s is equal to 0 degrees Celsius or thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit.

I think she could have explained a little more about the satellites x-ray function. I also think she could have said more about the temperatures of the son and its atmosphere. Also, she could have said more about how the satellite works to improve this article.
15 dramaqueen // Nov 16, 2006 at 6:32 pm

to Pooky star:
I didn’t know that global warming affected poison ivy. Very interesting!
16 hotdawg911 // Nov 16, 2006 at 6:33 pm

Hotdawg911 “Hot Pepper, Hot Spider”

You all know how hot peppers are, well… hot, right? Well guess what? So is spider venom! This article talks about how a spider called the Trinidad chevron has the same type or variation of the same chemical as a hot peeper. The article is interesting and informative. But it might be confusing for some other people, because it has a lot of scientific references about neurons and proteins. It says that neurons are special cells that allow the brain and body to communicate with each other, and that proteins, called receptors, sit on the surface of neurons and control whether the cells send messages or not. Also, the chemical in both substances is capsaicin. Overall, this article is very well written. But who would want to read about hot peppers and spiders? I’d rather read the one by Maximumpower4334.
READ IT!
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20061115/Note2.asp

“Hot Pepper, Hot Spider”

E. Sohn
17 dramaqueen // Nov 16, 2006 at 6:35 pm

to Maximumpower4334:
Very informative article! I love ice cream, so it was cool to hear more about that topic.
18 Striking Ferret // Nov 16, 2006 at 6:37 pm

To Rocket Man:
I really liked how you expressed your feelings in your article. Some articles that just tell you the cost of things can be very boring.
P.S. People in Japan hate the ps3 because it has so many problems so the good ones aren’t being released ’till late ‘07 so if you need one right away you should get the Nintendo Wii
19 dramaqueen // Nov 16, 2006 at 6:39 pm

to Striking Ferret:
Very good article! Good job on explaining what you liked and disliked about the article.
20 hotdawg911 // Nov 16, 2006 at 6:39 pm

To Maximumpower4334- Nice choice of artical! I didn’t know most of the stuff I read in your report. Like the thing about the air.
21 Striking Ferret // Nov 16, 2006 at 6:40 pm

To hotdawg911:
I really liked your report on how spider venom is hot like chili peppers
P.S. it’s not proteins, it’s protons
22 Striking Ferret // Nov 16, 2006 at 6:43 pm

To maximumpower4334:
I rreally liked your report and how you expressed your feelings
23 Pooky star // Nov 16, 2006 at 7:10 pm

to nickigrad thats intresting.
24 Pooky star // Nov 16, 2006 at 7:15 pm

to monkeyspy, thats amazing!
25 Pooky star // Nov 16, 2006 at 7:17 pm

to bigfoot, wow thats alot of chickens
26 jwhackdaddy // Nov 16, 2006 at 7:26 pm

Hot Pepper, Hot Spider
By Emily Sohn

I had found this article at http://sciencenewsforkids.com/articles/20061115/Note2.asp
It was written by Emily Sohn, and published on Nov.15 2006.

This article is about how a one certain tarantula’s venom relates to the same burn a red hot chili pepper. This special arachnid is called the Trinidad Chevron. It only lives in Trinidad, India. The special chemical in the spider’s poison and chili is called capsaicin. Which is what makes the spider’s venom burn, and what makes the pepper so hot. Scientists in the California State University are very familiar with neurons (special nerve cells) and spider venom that have molecules that can cause shock, paralysis, and death. Not a lot about pain. This group of scientists experimented on a mouse to find out that only molecules in your nerves that react to capsaicin react to pain from a spider bite. Future research will help to find drugs that can immune nerves from capsaicin

I thought that this was a great article from Emily Sohn! She is definitely improving in her reporting ability. I was so shocked about how she had so much valid info! This article was not only informative and fun to read, but it was actually keeping me interested. Go Emily Sohn!!!
27 jwhackdaddy // Nov 16, 2006 at 7:30 pm

To striking ferret- That sounded like a prety cool article. Was it written by Emily Sohn?
28 jwhackdaddy // Nov 16, 2006 at 7:33 pm

To rocket man- I realy liked how you said how you down right disliked that article. I don’t have a lot of game systems my self. Rock On!!!
29 jwhackdaddy // Nov 16, 2006 at 7:36 pm

To bigfoot- I always loved fun-facts! That article sounded like one that has some good info. Nice report too!
30 Stinky Chesse // Nov 16, 2006 at 7:41 pm

A New Basketball Gets Slick
Science News for Kids
Emily Sohn

The article talks about the new N.B.A. Basketball. IT says that it is made with plastic rather than rubber and that it is more slippery.

I disliked this article. It said all bad things about the new ball. For example that it is more slippery, bounces weird and made of plastic. It didn’t say how this ball is more like the one used in international play. Recently the U.S.A. has done poorly in international play. The ball is supposed to help that. However I agree with the article with her on how much it is changing the game. I know more then she does about this though. Elton Brand said that the ball takes weird bounces off the rim when he tries to rebound. Dawyne Wade said that the ball doesn’t bounce high enough. And Shack said that the ball dies when it hits the rim. She didn’t mention any of that. She did say about the tests that they are running on the ball. The tests show that when dry the new ball has better grip than a leather ball. However with one drop of sweat on the new ball it becomes more slippery than the old ones. Scientists suggest that they switch the ball throughout the game to keep it dry.
31 JAM // Nov 16, 2006 at 8:11 pm

Warmest Year on Record
By: Emily Sohn
written by: JAM

This article is about the year 2005 being the warmest record year since keeping track in the late 1800s. The 5 warmest years since 1890 was 1) 2005 2) 1998 3) 2002 4)2003 5)2004 This warming trend does not prove global warming is happening or that the burning of oil and coal are to blame but, it matches predictions from computer models that support both theories. There was not alot of information in this article but, the information that was there was good.
32 purplepower94 // Nov 16, 2006 at 8:14 pm

The article I read this week is called, “Chocolate Rules” written by Emily Sohn, dated February 9, 2005.

This article is about the science of chocolate, which believe or not, does exist. The article tells you how, though people love nutty chocolate, it can be frustrating for food scientists, because the nut oil seeps into the chocolate and turn the chocolate a chalky color. Most people don’t like to eat chocolate that looks like that. Chocolate is a science because when it is made it has to have exact ingredients so that people will enjoy eating it and it won’t taste bitter or bad. The article tells about how in the1500s Hernando Cortez had the idea to add sugar to chocolate to get rid of its bitterness and make it sweet. The article then tells about the process of making chocolate, and some experiments people do concerning the flavor of chocolate. The article ends by saying how chocolate has a compound in it that can cure coughs, help prevent heart attacks and keep you from getting sick!

I thought this article was really interesting, and good. I chose this article because, I, like many people love chocolate. I also didn’t know much about it at all, and I thought that it would be a really interesting science topic. I’m glad that this article was so well researched, and was so detailed. Not only did I learn a lot about the science of chocolate, the article also had smaller details that were cool to learn about. For example, when the article was explaining how chocolate was made, they put in lots of small parts of it like, the ingredients, the time it takes to roast and the temperature it roasts at. These pieces are smaller than some, but I think they are interesting to know too. Out of everything in the article, the thing that caught my eye the most is the fact that chocolate can be good for your health in a few different ways. That’s really good to know, especially if you like chocolate as much as I happen to. Besides the writing and research, this article did not take a long time to understand, and I didn’t have to keep rereading it to get what it says. It wasn’t that the article was easy or simple, but the writer knew how to categorize everything into the right places. I think that’s really important, especially if the article is long, and this article was pretty long. The pictures in the article were also pretty cool. Overall, I thought this article was really well written.
33 purplepower94 // Nov 16, 2006 at 8:21 pm

To Maximumpower4334:
I thought that you described the article really well. I also thought that your reflection was very positive and I liked what you said about Emily Sohn connecting. I read that article for one of my reports and liked it too.
34 purplepower94 // Nov 16, 2006 at 8:24 pm

To JAM:
Very good job in your summary. I get what the article was about. I also liked how you said that the information that was there was good even if there wasn’t a lot of it. That was very descriptive.
35 JAM // Nov 16, 2006 at 8:25 pm

RocketMan
I think a playstation system is the best. I like your honesty about the article.

JAM
36 JAM // Nov 16, 2006 at 8:28 pm

Hotdawg911
Wow next time i eat a hot pepper i will think about spiders. Good job with your article.

JAM
37 purplepower94 // Nov 16, 2006 at 8:30 pm

To Pooky star:
Very nice job on your report. I liked how you summarized the article and mentioned co2. It really sounds unpleasant that poison ivy growing more and more.
38 purplepower94 // Nov 16, 2006 at 8:32 pm

In my article citation, I meant to add that its from Science News for Kids. Sorry.
39 JAM // Nov 16, 2006 at 8:34 pm

Purplepower94

You did a great job in explaining this very long article. I am happy to know that chocolate can be healthy. I wish it was better on the skin (less pimples)!

JAM
40 PizzaPlace8:00 // Nov 16, 2006 at 8:52 pm

Internet Generation - By Emily Sohn – Oct. 25, 2006

I use the internet for many things. I use it to get research and communicate with my friends and family. I know a lot about computers and the internet, but if you don’t, there’s a article you should read.
It’s called Internet Generation and I didn’t think it was that bad. It explained about the pros and cons of the internet and how exposed our generation is to it.
What I liked about the article was that you couldn’t really tell the authors opinion. Usually, I would say this is bad, and that you need opinions in a good article. But this article was good without them.
It said how the internet is equally good and bad and it didn’t really tell you whether or not to use the internet. It just gave you the information, and let you create your own thoughts about it.
If other people didn’t like this article, I could understand. It was sort of slow and the pictures were terrible. If someone told me it was bad, I wouldn’t disagree. But if you want to learn more about the internet, you should check it out.
41 PizzaPlace8:00 // Nov 16, 2006 at 8:54 pm

JWhackdaddy,
I read that articel too. That’s really weird.
42 PizzaPlace8:00 // Nov 16, 2006 at 8:56 pm

Nikkigrad,
That’s so cute how all the bees work togather.
43 PizzaPlace8:00 // Nov 16, 2006 at 8:58 pm

Stinky Cheese,
I like that you were real honest. You really know alot about the new ball.
44 openthis99 // Nov 16, 2006 at 10:01 pm

The name of article is Sharp Eye on the Sun
and it is by E. Sohn. I got this article on http://www.sciencenewsforkids.com/articles/20061115/Note3.asp

This article is about Hinode spacecraft geting a close picture of the sun. It is also studying the sun.
In December, the spacecraft will officially begin a 3-year mission to unravel the sun’s secrets.
I think this article was very good because i never thought the sun was a dark red and she did a very good job
45 dramaqueen // Nov 17, 2006 at 7:51 am

Opening a Channel for Tasting Salt
by Emily Sohn

This article is about how scientists are in the process of discovering why people and animals have craving for salt. There are pores, called “epithelial sodium channels.” So scientists tested this on fruit flies and it turned the salt gene off on some flies. THe flies survived and it didn’t make a big difference with or without the salt gene. But when the scientists tested this experiment on mice, the mice did not survive without their epithelial sodium channels.

I did not really like this article because I thought this article was going to be about how people have a big craving for salt and why I thought Emily Sohn was going to focus on people’s taste buds and how that affects the salt genes. I think this article was good too, because I learned new interesting facts.
46 Maximumpower4334 // Nov 17, 2006 at 11:46 am

This is for striking feret

Nice job dude! Your articles are very good, and you really reflected well on the author. 2 thumbs up!
47 Maximumpower4334 // Nov 17, 2006 at 1:16 pm

Drama Queen,

You are a very gifted writer, and it really reflects in this article you have made. You were very clear in your point, and had a very good overview.
48 cek // Nov 17, 2006 at 1:47 pm

#45 I liked what you wrote you are really good at writing
49 openthis99 // Nov 17, 2006 at 1:51 pm

Maximumpower4334 very good topic
50 openthis99 // Nov 17, 2006 at 1:53 pm

JAM very good report and i was going to your article
51 Nickigrad // Nov 17, 2006 at 1:54 pm

bigfoot your artical was interesting. I also liked the artical because it gave alot of information.
52 openthis99 // Nov 17, 2006 at 1:57 pm

purplepower94 i never knew chocolate is healthy
53 Nickigrad // Nov 17, 2006 at 1:57 pm

Jam very interesting articl articl I liked it a lot
54 cek // Nov 17, 2006 at 1:58 pm

This article is about the ability in some creatures to solve math problems. It is showing up in dogs birds, salamanders and monkeys. Animal mathmaticions are teaching scientists a few things about numbers. I liked this article because it taught a lot to me about animals
55 Nickigrad // Nov 17, 2006 at 1:59 pm

puplepower49. I dident know choclate was so heathy I thought choclate was unheathy.
56 apple jack's // Nov 17, 2006 at 7:19 pm

Turning to sweets , Fats to calm the brain
this article is about people who when they are nervous they get sweets and fats to calm them down.
I liked this article because it is pretty true and some times people got to eat junk when they are board and that almost everyone does it an dit can be anyone or any thing and you usually go for sweets because it does calm people down kind of but then it can get people really hipper two. Also junk has a lot of calories and well junk and that is also so one reason why people are getting larger and people need to watch what they eat.
57 apple jack's // Nov 17, 2006 at 7:20 pm

by emily sohn
58 apple jack's // Nov 17, 2006 at 7:23 pm

dramaqueen
that is cool i think she should of wrote about the taste buds cause i love salt and i don’t know why
59 apple jack's // Nov 17, 2006 at 7:25 pm

jam
i liked your article and it is wierd that it was the hottest year in record that would be funny if this year was the coldest !!!!!!
60 apple jack's // Nov 17, 2006 at 7:31 pm

jwackedaddy
that is really gross ii hate spiders so much thank god they live far away from us but thats kind of cool two that it’s like chilli
61 Monkeyspy // Nov 19, 2006 at 12:38 pm

Nice article
62 Monkeyspy // Nov 19, 2006 at 12:39 pm

i liked all the details
63 Monkeyspy // Nov 19, 2006 at 12:39 pm

Nice article jwakdaddy
64 mokey girl // Nov 19, 2006 at 1:43 pm

Dolphin Sponge Moms By Emily Sohn
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20050615/Note2.asp

Some dolphins in Australia carry sponges in their beaks. Scientists have decided that dolphins do not inherit the habit, but their mothers teach them. Scientists have bean observing this behavior for 20 years.

I thought this article interesting because I love dolphins and I knew that they were smart, but I did not know that they taught each other new things. However, I also thought that the title was rather confusing because in sounded like baby dolphins were going to clean there moms with sponges.
Since we know that dolphins are so smart, this is not surprising.
-monkey girl
65 laugh-Cackle-SHOP! // Nov 19, 2006 at 5:31 pm

November 16,2006
Setting A Prime Number Record

Information

This article was written by Emily Sohn on March 23, 2005 and was found on the website address: http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20050323/Note3.asp.

Summary

This article talked about how a computer discover a new orime number and how many computers and people are trying to find the next. The number is 7,816,230 digits long and it was Martin Nowak’s computer that found this number.

Reflection

I thought this article was very well written. It did have a grammar mistake, but the vocabulary and length was at a perfect level.
Even though the only image was a part of the number it helped me realize how long the prime number really was.
66 laugh-Cackle-SHOP! // Nov 19, 2006 at 5:41 pm

dramaqueen
It’s good how you said you did not like it. We all have our own oppions on topics and we should be free to share them! Great Job!
67 laugh-Cackle-SHOP! // Nov 19, 2006 at 5:45 pm

monkeygirl
Great Job! Dolphon’s are very smart. Who knows what they’ll do next? I really loved it.
68 Rocket Man // Nov 19, 2006 at 5:45 pm

To Openthis99:
Thats very interesting. I would like to learn some more about that
69 Rocket Man // Nov 19, 2006 at 5:51 pm

To cek:
Thats asome! I’d better look into that
70 laugh-Cackle-SHOP! // Nov 19, 2006 at 5:55 pm

openthis99
Nice job. I also had no idea the sun was currenty dark red. I’d like to get more information on the space expadition!
71 Bigfoot // Nov 19, 2006 at 6:00 pm

I liked reading your report. It was fun to read. Well writing.
72 Bigfoot // Nov 19, 2006 at 6:01 pm

to monkygirl
73 Rocket Man // Nov 19, 2006 at 6:03 pm

To Applejack’s:
I’m gessing thats why america isn’t the skinnyest country
74 Bigfoot // Nov 19, 2006 at 6:05 pm

to appl jaks:
I liked reading your report. I like junk food.
75 Bigfoot // Nov 19, 2006 at 6:09 pm

to pooky star:
I liked your report. I never knew that. I nener got poisin ivy.
76 pooky star // Nov 19, 2006 at 8:01 pm

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77 smelly melly // Nov 19, 2006 at 8:06 pm

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78 Stinky Chesse // Nov 19, 2006 at 8:37 pm

to rocketman
I liked your article alot. I think the ps3 will be the best
79 Stinky Chesse // Nov 19, 2006 at 8:39 pm

to laugh crale shop
Very well written article. I wonder what the next prime number will be.
80 Stinky Chesse // Nov 19, 2006 at 8:41 pm

to cek
can animals do math?
81 mrardito // Nov 19, 2006 at 11:58 pm

I think the clock should be correct now..
82 mokey girl // Nov 29, 2006 at 8:07 pm

Dolphin Sponge Moms By Emily Sohn
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20050615/Note2.asp

Some dolphins in Australia carry sponges in their beaks. Scientists have decided that dolphins do not inherit the habit, but their mothers teach them. Scientists have bean observing this behavior for 20 years.

I thought this article interesting because I love dolphins and I knew that they were smart, but I did not know that they taught each other new things. However, I also thought that the title was rather confusing because in sounded like baby dolphins were going to clean there moms with sponges.
Since we know that dolphins are so smart, this is not surprising.
83 Monkeyspy // Nov 30, 2006 at 6:05 pm

THE ATMOSPHERE
http://www.scienceforkids.com
This article is about how the atmosphere is the mixture of gas molecules and other materials surrounding the earth. It is made mostly of the gases nitrogen (78%), and oxygen (21%). Argon gas and water (in the form of vapor, droplets and ice crystals) are the next most common things. There are also small amounts of other gases, plus many small solid particles, like dust, soot and ashes, pollen, and salt from the oceans.
I liked this article because I learned a lot about what the atmosphere is made up of. This was all very interesting reading for me.
84 Monkeyspy // Nov 30, 2006 at 6:06 pm

Nice article Monkey girl =D. I liked how you talked about dolphins.
85 smelly melly // Nov 30, 2006 at 6:25 pm

Chicken Talk
By
E.Shon

November, 29, 2006

This article Chicken Talk, is about the noises that chickens make. According to new research chickens make certain noises to certain things that are around them. They make certain noises to tell other chickens certain things. They make a specific clucking noise and begin pecking when food is around and different noise to warn each other that an intruder is around. Research has been done on chicken noises. Researches thought that the noises were triggered reflexes. New research proved that the chicken knows what the calls and noises that they make mean. The noises they make are like words and represent things in the chicken’s world.
I thought this was a good article because I really like to read about animals, I thought it was very interesting that when a chicken clucks or pecks it actually means something. It is also cool if you went to the website you could hear a chicken food call, if you want to hear it yourself go to http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20061118/foodcall.aif .
86 dramaqueen // Dec 4, 2006 at 8:10 am

to: Bigfoot
I liked how you explained about the kinds of birds, and you explained why you liked that article. Good job!!!!
87 dramaqueen // Dec 4, 2006 at 8:12 am

to: smellymelly
I liked how you explained about the different calls chickens make, it was interesting!!
88 dramaqueen // Dec 4, 2006 at 8:14 am

to: Monkeyspy
I liked how you explained the different gases. Good job!!!
89 dramaqueen // Dec 13, 2006 at 7:20 pm

Keeping Bugs Away From Food
By Emily Sohn
This article is about how to keep bugs away from the food we et. Scientists made cardboard cartons for food, which had citronella on them. Bugs don’t like citronella, so the scientists thought that maybe they would stay away from the foods in the cartons. They did an experiment where they put five types of bug-repellants (made from plant extracts) on some boxes. They left the other boxes with no bug-repellant. Then they let hundreds of red floor beetles out. The beetles avoided the citronella boxes more than the other boxes. However, because citronella may not be safe to coat the food we eat or even the cartons that hold the food, scientists are making certain that its safe for humans.

I liked this article because it explained about a topic that a lot of people are wondering about. It was very interesting to hear how scientists are experiementing to try to solve the bug problem. I would’ve liked to hear more about citronella and other bug -repellants. Overall, this article was very interesting and informative.
90 mrardito // Dec 14, 2006 at 9:23 pm

7th Grade Week 8

This was a good beginning to the marking period. Some of you need to be more careful about having the right number of comments.
Overall, you are doing a really good job.

This assignment is worth a total of 15 points (10 for the article and 5 for the comments).

Comment by Pooky star (14 - good article and comments)
Comment by Monkeyspy (12 - good article; your comments could be more detailed
Comment by Bigfoot — (14 good article and comments)
Comment by cooolcat12 (8 - good article; no comments)
Comment by Nickigrad — (15 good article and comments)
Comment by Maximumpower4334 (15 good article and comments)
Comment by cek — (12 good article; 2 comments)
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Comment by Rocket Man — (15 good article and comments)
Comment by Striking Ferret — (15 good article and comments)
Comment by dramaqueen — (15 good article and comments)
Comment by jwhackdaddy — (15 good article and comments)
Comment by Stinky Chesse — (10 good article; no comments)
Comment by JAM — (15 good article and comments)
Comment by purplepower94 (16 excellent article and comments)
Comment by PizzaPlace8:00 — (16 excellent article and comments)
Comment by openthis99 — (14 - good article; your comments could be more detailed)

Comment by dramaqueen — (15 good article and comments)
Comment by apple jack’s — (15 good article and comments)
Comment by mokey girl — (10 good article; no comments)
Comment by laugh-Cackle-SHOP! — (15 good article and comments)
Comment by smelly melly — (12 good article; only 1 comment)
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