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• 1    ManiacLeprechaun // Nov 14, 2006 at 7:47 pm

  Nuclear Bomb
  Re-tell: On August, 1945, the US dropped the bomb called the “Fat Man” on Japan. The total death toll is only a rough estimate today, because even after the people who were killed by the blast of the bomb died, others died because of radiation that the bomb left behind. The estimate is that 140,000 people died from the bomb in Hiroshima, which was the first of the bomb’s two targets, and that 74,000 people died from the second bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki, and of those deaths, the majority of them were those of civilians. The land was completely unusable for crop-growing, as well as living there because of the lingering effect of the radiation from the bomb. The use of the bombs is thought by the US to be the main reason for Japan’s surrender in the war, but Japanese citizens say the bombings were unnecessary, and that the Japanese government was looking for an end to hostilities before then, which is something doubted by many, because the Japanese refused to surrender two times, both before the bombing, and after the first one. The second one is said to have won them over.
  Response: This article really makes me very sad. It shows how idiotic the United States can be. Although, if I were to look at it from another perspective, I would probably say that it saved us from having to invade Japan, which may have been disastrous. But still, the amount of people who were killed by that bomb, is totally unforgivable. These people had no sin against us, except that they were being led by someone who opposed us, it was not the citizen’s fault. And now, we may have some enemies in disguise, who may be a little eager to go and drop something right back at us. I think the Atomic Bomb was a very foolish, blind thing to do. The invasion of Japan may have changed the outcome of the war, but the Atomic Bomb changed Japan.
  Article Link is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki

• 2    The coolest kid // Nov 15, 2006 at 12:12 pm

  Science Article

  My article was called “Protecting the High Ground”
  By Connie Schaffer Prickett. This article is about Mt. Mercy. It tells us how they are protecting Mt. Mercy.
  What I don’t like about this article is that it is really boring. And it should say more about Mt. Mercy. And it should say more about how they are saving Mt. Mercy.
  What I like about the article is that it has a lot of good facts. And it is very interesting. Is has very good pictures of the mountain.
  This article needs questions for reader to answer. It needs better pictures. It should be longer.

• 3    ManiacLeprechaun // Nov 15, 2006 at 5:35 pm

  That is a cool article idea. Could you please provide the link to the article you talked about? Also, I think it needs to be a little longer. I had no idea what you meant by saving the mountain. Is it polluted? Or is it a volcano? Also, I would like for your response to be a little longer, because I don’t really know what you thought of the article. It was an OK job.

• 4    ManiacLeprechaun // Nov 15, 2006 at 5:36 pm

  I forgot to say, my response is for the coolest kid’s article. Sorry.

• 5    Alphabetsoup // Nov 15, 2006 at 6:36 pm

  Moving Good Fats from Fish to Mice

  Fish is good for you, but if you cant stand eating it it might be good. Omelets, hamburgers and other foods could have some health benifits without smelling like the ocean. Fish like trout and salmon ate packed with omega-3 fats. These fats are much better for you then omega-6 fats found in red meat.Omega-3fats make your heart healther- Omega-6 dont. Worms have a gene that comverts Omega-6 to Omega-3. Scientists tryed to take some particular gene that does this and put it into mice. After 8 weeks, muscle tissue from the experimental mice had more Omega-3 fats then Omega-6. Normal mice have way more omega-6 then omega-3, wich means it was a huge improvement.

  - sciencenewsforkids.org

• 6    lola // Nov 15, 2006 at 8:28 pm

  This article is called “Making the connection,” by Peter Gwin I found it in the National Geographic. In Africa, unreliable energy sources, political instability, and other problems such as these, have prevented wiring necessary for services like electricity and telephones. But some places in Africa are opening up to modern resources and technology despite their culture and natural way of living. Today, seventy percent of the subscribers are connected to via cellular phones. Some places haven’t even had phones to use before, so it is a huge leap into technology for them. But the people in Africa, are using their new modern resources for more than just talk. Shepherds in Sahel region are using hand held GPS units and cell phones to call and alert each other to areas with good grazing. In Nairobi, some bank customers monitor they banking accounts using via text messaging, instead of having to wait on long lines. Ethiopian teachers are being trained by a group run by Sebene Seassie, on how to use solar powered satellites radios, to broadcast lessons their students.
  I think this article is very interesting. When I normally think of Africa, I think of tribes, and a community rich in culture, though starving and dieing because of the jangaweed , but after this article I learned much more. I never thought that Africa would have the technology that you and I, living in the United States of America have. It makes me feel like they are getting back on their feet again, and opening up to new and improved modern resources.

• 7    lola // Nov 15, 2006 at 8:31 pm

  this comment is for the coolest kid: I think the article that you picked was a little short and that’s why your report was short. Next time try picking an article that you like or can relate to. That way, your report might be a little more interesting for others to read.

• 8    lola // Nov 15, 2006 at 8:35 pm

  this comment is for alphabat soup: I think your article is a little short, but interesing. Try to make a longer report next time.

• 9    lola // Nov 15, 2006 at 8:38 pm

  this comment is for maniacleperchaun; I think the artcle that you picked was very sad but really really awesomely cool in a way!!!!!…but still it was sad because of how many people died from the bomb…

• 10    DARLiNGPiNK! // Nov 15, 2006 at 8:51 pm

  Weekly Science Report

  Article Name: Chocolate ‘Offenders’ Teach Science Sweet Lesson About Heart Health
  Author: Canadian Press
  Where it can be found: http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=0f94b30a-9f82-4948-a14c-9b79b5bd465e&k=53242

  This article is about how Johns Hopkins Medical School conducted a study about aspirin responsiveness. They enrolled more than 500 men and 700 women all ranging in age to study the effects of aspirin on blood platelets. Platelets help to clot your blood when you get a scab so you don’t continue to bleed, but if a big clot forms in your blood, it can block a blood vessel and cause a heart attack. Before entering the study, the participants were not supposed to smoke, drink caffeinated drinks, wine, grapefruit juice, and they were not supposed to eat chocolate. These drinks and food all affect platelet activity. A lot of the people could not stay away from chocolate, but that was a good thing for this study. The people who did eat the chocolate were disqualified from the study, but the researchers looked at their blood anyways to see the chocolate’s effect on the platelets. What they found was that a chemical in cocoa beans has a biochemical effect similar to aspirin’s. They also found out that the chocolate eater’s platelets were less active than those who didn’t eat chocolate. It took 130 seconds for a chocolate eater’s platelets to clog a mechanical blood vessel system and the non-chocolate eater’s platelets took 123 seconds to clot. So chocolate, in moderation, is not bad for you. It can cut your risk of dying from a heart attack in half. The best type to eat is dark chocolate because it is chocolate in its purest form.
  I really enjoyed reading this article because I LOVE chocolate. So knowing that it helps my heart just makes me like it even more! I also found it interesting that cocoa beans contain a chemical that has similar effects to aspirin. I also think that it is amazing how a mistake can end up helping science.
  I thought that this article was really well-written. It gave a lot of information and clearly got the point across. I did not like the article’s set up though. This was because they started out talking about what was in cocoa beans and had quotes from after the study, then the article talked about what happened before the study and then it went back to after the study. The author should have wrote the article from the beginning of the study to the end of the study instead of jumping around. Overall it was a good article and I enjoyed being able to read about chocolate!!

• 11    DARLiNGPiNK! // Nov 15, 2006 at 8:58 pm

  This comment is for ManiacLeprechaun.
  Wow. This article is great!! I remember my babysitter when to Japan and she saw the effects of the Atomic Bomb;a lot of the people looked abnormal and were sick. You’re sooo right, the US had absolutely no right to bomb them.
  You did such a good job with this article. Keep up the good work!!

• 12    lola // Nov 15, 2006 at 9:16 pm

  The article that I picked is called “Sound Decision,” by Wilson Rothman. I found this article in the TIME Magazine. Everyone knows that the iPod Is probably the most popular music player, but the digital music revolution has opened more doors to electricity. A new electronic called the Sirius Stiletto, is the latest portable satellite radio. You can record songs to the Stilettos memory by tapping the “love button” . The Logitech DJ Wireless Music system looks something like a remote. It can stream any track and it displays the name of every song on the hard drive. It also allows you to include the songs you have bought from iTunes and download them into the memory. The Bose Quiet Comfort 3 is the “noise cancellation king.” They look exactly like headphones. but these specially designed headphones make sure that when you listen to your music you don’t still listen to the sounds going on around you. Say you were in an air plane, and the low rumbling of the plane and chatter of other people are disturbing you. Just put on these headphones, and play some music to drown out the sound you do not want to hear. The last new and advanced electronic is called the Polk Audio L-Sonic. It is the all in one music system. It can play DVDs and Cds as well as the radio and the HD Radio. ( the HD radio is a new commercial technology now on the air.)
  I think that all the new technology coming out is really amazing. I want just about everything and I know I’m not going to get it. But still I don’t feel mad or sad about it because I know I am probably one of the first people letting my class mates know right now that a couple new awesome electronics are coming out soon. I love the article because it makes me wonder about everything that is going to come out in the future. And I know that in the future I will be on my own-so I can buy whatever I want!!!!!!!!!!!

• 13    lola // Nov 15, 2006 at 9:19 pm

  this comment is for darling pink:i love chocolate sooooo much and now i never want to eat it again. thanks. anyway your article was really interesting and your repory was good and long. GoodJob!(By the way-i’m so gonna still eat chcolate!)….=)

• 14    lola // Nov 15, 2006 at 9:29 pm

  i totally agree with you that it is awesome that a mistake helped in he “science world.” I also feel really happy that chocolate can be healthy for your heart.

• 15    volleyball chick 4 lifee // Nov 15, 2006 at 10:02 pm

  My weekly science report is called, “A New Basketball Gets Slick,” by Emily Sohn. It can be found at http://www.sciencenewsforkids.com/articles/20061108/Note3.asp.

  In the article, scientists are testing a new covering on basketballs that is different from the leather that was used before. The new covering is a special kind of plastic that is supposed to give players a better grip on the ball. The problems that the scientists faced were that the special plastic covering becomes very slippery when it’s wet, and because the players would be getting sweaty when playing basketball, this was a big problem. Another problem was that the plastic basketballs are less bouncy then the leather ones and are more likely to bounce off court.

  In my opinion, they should just leave the basketballs alone. I think the leather worked fine, and since there are so many problems with the new plastic cover, why not just keep the old one? As far as I’m concerned, there were no big problems with the leather basketballs, and so why do we need to change them? I think that doing this was a pointless waste of everyone’s time, and it was probably frustrating to the players who had to test them because they couldn’t keep a hold on the ball when sweating.

• 16    ManiacLeprechaun // Nov 16, 2006 at 11:31 am

  This is a comment for lola’s article.
  That is so cool! I love all technology, it’s kind of nerdy, but still, it helps us with things that we normally would not be able to do, or just things that we wouldn’t want to do. It makes our lives a lot easier, and more convenient for all. Well done.

• 17    ManiacLeprechaun // Nov 16, 2006 at 11:35 am

  This is for volleyball chick 4 lifee’s article.
  I think that this is a good article for you to have chosen, because it is probably something that interests you, sports. (I am guessing this from your name) Why are they making this new covering, if it is so inconvenient? I love your response; it shows that you really care about this article, giving a new depth to your response, because you care.

• 18    101kid.com // Nov 16, 2006 at 12:45 pm

  PIG’S
  This article is from http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews by Andrew Bridges. This article is about how pig eyes are spreading deadly bacteria and are causing people to get sick from getting ecoli. Scientists believe that pigs are getting it from cows in California and its spreading through spinage fields. Some scientist have come to the conclusion that is coming from certain farms, but there is know confirmed culprit.
  I think this article is interesting because it taught me that pigs are actually deadly. I never knew that pig eyes can carry diseases. It disturbs me.

• 19    White Ivy // Nov 16, 2006 at 8:22 pm

  this comment is for lola–that is so cool! i agree w/ you-whenever i think of Africa, i think of epidemics,tribes, and stuff like that. i thinbk it’s great that they are learningt o use technology. but i hope they don’t become dependent on it like us Americans..that’d be scary…great job!

• 20    White Ivy // Nov 16, 2006 at 8:25 pm

  this comment is for 101kid.com–all i can say is…you chose a very interesting topic…it’s something not a lot of people would think about..and it kinda disturbs me a little too–good job

• 21    White Ivy // Nov 16, 2006 at 8:27 pm

  this comment is for volleyball chick 4 lifee–i ttly agree with you. why not just leave the basketballs alone? i liked your article, because you made a clear statement that science is all around us. when you thinmk of science, you don’t usually rhink of basketballs…well done!

• 22    White Ivy // Nov 16, 2006 at 9:06 pm

  YOGA!!!
  I looked at 2 articles to gather information about my topic, which is yoga. One article was called Yoga (no kidding) from a National Geographic magazine and I also got information from http://www.experiencefestival.com. The magazine article was actually an ad, so I don’t know who wrote it…
  Everyone gets stressed out once in a while, right? Well, the science of yoga can help you relax. Some people think that yoga is nerdy or something like that, but yoga was created more than 5,000 years ago. It is a great art that many practice. There are many different types of yoga. Some examples are Hatha yoga, Raja yoga, Karma yoga, Bhakti yoga, Jnan yoga, Mantra yoga, and Laya yoga. India has the best training of this ancient tradition. But yoga is not just a physical excersise. There are many movements of yoga that help to circulate blood and lymphatic fluids which allows the body tissues to get rid of toxins and recieve fresh nutrients. Deep breathing is an important part of yoga-it fills your lungs with the most important nutrient. Oxygen. Hatha yoga stretches release tension in your muscels and joints. Relaxation techniques lower stress levels in your mind, muscels, and nervous system. To adjust your brain chemistry, mental techniques, including concentration and meditation, are just the cure.
  The first time I was looking through a magazine for an article to post, the yoga ad caught my eye, because this has been a very stressful year for me. I decided to find more research about the science of yoga, and build off of the ad. It turned out that I leaned a lot more than expected. Now I know where to go and what to do if i’m feeling overworked, or if my schedule is just too crowded. I liked doing this research very much!

• 23    H!Gh ScH00l never 3nds // Nov 16, 2006 at 10:53 pm

  VIRTUAL ROCK STAR

  I read an article about this new piece of technology that allows you to play the guitar with some gloves and a television screen. It’s a virtual reality machine that makes you fell like you really jamming out on your own guitar. In the article it does not include a lot of information on how this machine works but it talks about how you can play it I would like it more if I told you how these machine works like it has a monition device in the gloves noticing the note you are playing on the guitar.

  The article was very cool for me because I play the guitar and its like for people who don’t want to buy a guitar because they might break it so they can start out on this machine but I fell it would be more difficult to start out on.

  http://www.firstscience.com/SITE/ARTICLES/airguitar.asp

• 24    The coolest kid // Nov 17, 2006 at 1:00 pm

  This is for maniacleprechaun your article was really good I didn’t that the us called the bomb fat man.

• 25    The coolest kid // Nov 17, 2006 at 1:03 pm

  this is for Darlinpink I thought your article on Johns Hopkins Medical school was really good.

• 26    The coolest kid // Nov 17, 2006 at 1:05 pm

  This is for H!Gh ScHOOl I thought your article was really good.

• 27    high school never ends // Nov 17, 2006 at 1:13 pm

  i found ur article very intersting on the ipods lola good job

• 28    lola // Nov 17, 2006 at 6:04 pm

  The article I chose was found in the National Geographic. The article is called, “Beneath the Valley of the Kings,” written by Margaret G. Zackowitz, and Zachary Petit. On the cliffs west of the Nile river, is where the dead of Egypt lay. In Thebes for centuries, it has been an Egyptian neighborhood for the dead. In the desert like environment, there are two cracks, which are narrow valleys one of which is called, ‘The Valley of the Queens,’ and the other called, ‘The Valley of the Kings.’ At least thirty rulers, pharaoh’s and courtiers may still be undiscovered in either of the valleys.
  After a pharaoh would take his or her place as ruler, their tomb would start to be built. Some work on the tomb, could last for decades. The workers would use flint axes and bronze as well as copper chisels to carve tunnels and rooms out of walls. The walls were made out of solid rock. That is why creating and building the tombs would take so long sometimes. As the building of tombs went on and on, for centuries, some royal burials were forgotten. What is a miracle and so helpful to our discoveries, is that because of the old tombs, the treasures in King Tut’s were saved. They were saved from robbers and thieves who wishes to steal the priceless treasures. If they had found them, we probably wouldn’t know as much as we do now about Egypt. They were saved because sometimes new tunneling would interfere with the forgotten tombs. The debris from the forgotten tombs blocked the entrances of King Tut’s room. So no robbers could get in.
  I think it is so lucky for doctors and scientists that this happened. Just think of what would happen if we didn’t discover these amazing artifacts. Half of the Egypt we learned about is sixth grade probably wouldn’t have been discovered until a while. Half of the Egyptian exhibit in the metropolitan museum wouldn’t be there. I think this article is very well written. I think this because when I first started reading it, it caught my attention almost immediately. Then when I started to read on, I realized just how interesting the article is.

• 29    lola // Nov 17, 2006 at 6:09 pm

  this comment is for white ivy-ur article is soooo cool! i always thought of yoga as boring and something that my mom just want me to do. But now i learned that theres a whole backgroend to it and all different kinds. i wonder if any of them involve being hyper…that’s my kinda yoga!=)

• 30    lola // Nov 17, 2006 at 6:12 pm

  this comment is for high schol never ends-i once tried to learn gutair. it didn’t really wor k though,your article is really good and the product you have written about will probably help a lot of poeple out who want to learn gutair too.

• 31    lola // Nov 17, 2006 at 6:16 pm

  this comment is for 101kid-thats really sad and scary about the piggy disease. I think your article is a little short but you did a pretty good job. Next time tey to explain more about the disease, and give more of your own opinion. Or just pick a longer article. In the long run though-awesome job!

• 32    DARLiNGPiNK! // Nov 17, 2006 at 7:11 pm

  This comment is for volleyball chick 4 lifee.

  I really liked your repsonse to the article. You’re right, it is a waste of time to make something that is so slippery. But there is a flip side to that, if they don’t use leather anymore it won’t hurt the animals. I’m sure animal right’s activists are campaigning for a non-leather basketball.
  You really got into your response, and I felt you were passionate about this article. Keep up the good work.

• 33    DARLiNGPiNK! // Nov 17, 2006 at 7:17 pm

  This comment is for lola.

  I really liked your choice of article, because just about everyone has an iPod of MP3 player. I actually have sirius satellite radio, so I think it’s really cool that they’re coming out with something new.
  I love how all of a sudden brand new things are coming out every five seconds and you just keep wanting to get them because they look soo cool.
  I really enjoyed reading this article. Keep up the good work!!

• 34    volleyball chick 4 lifee // Nov 19, 2006 at 1:28 pm

  This comment is for DARLiNGPiNK!

  I liked your article very much. I can tell you put a lot of effort into your response.. you had quite a lot to say! The only tip I would give you is to shorten your summary a little bit. If you make it too long, people wont want to read the whole report which will make them miss out on a great response! Just pick one or two key parts in the article.. then you don’t have to worry about it being too long. But overall, you did a GREAT JOB!!!

• 35    volleyball chick 4 lifee // Nov 19, 2006 at 1:31 pm

  This comment is for lola.

  I liked your article a lot, but I think it was too long. Next report you write should have a little less summary and a little more reflection. The summary was very very well written, but it was just a little bit long and boring to read. The key is just to give the reader a hint about the article to pull them in. If it interests them afterwards, they can go to the site or wherever the article is themself and read the whole thing. Keep up the good work!

• 36    volleyball chick 4 lifee // Nov 19, 2006 at 1:37 pm

  This comment is for White Ivy.

  I absolutely LOVED you article. I get stressed a lot and sometimes I wish I had some time to fit yoga in to my day. I loved reading all about yoga, and I think it was very interesting to hear a little bit about how your life is stressful and you know what to do now. I really connected to your feelings and I feel the same way about stress and being overworked. Its nice to know I’m not the only one!!! Really really great job!!! Can’t wait for your next article!!

• 37    rorofosho // Nov 19, 2006 at 2:11 pm

  Weekly Article

  I just read the article “Malign Effects of Child Autism,” by Groshan Fabiola. I found this article by searching for the effects of autism through google.com. The article, as you can tell by the title, is about the effects of an autistic child. Every autistic child’s symptoms are different, but there are some main symptoms that most autistic children have. An autistic child is either very calm, or very hard to calm down, diagnosed children also find it hard to imagine things (like pretend to be someone else), and most autistic children have a reduced emotional intelligence. Many autistic children also have no compassion for other people’s distress. Most autistic children accelerate in math, and have skills with numbers, and memory. An autistic child may get violent with others, and may not know the difference between right and wrong. The rate of an autistic child has accelerated extremely, and now one in every one hundred fifty children is diagnosed.

  I liked this article, because it had a lot of factual information, there were many things I learned, and many things I found out more about. This article was also good, because it was easy to understand, there were no scientific words I have never heard before, or terms that I’ve never used. I didn’t like how the article didn’t have diagrams showing the brain, and where autism affects it. I also didn’t like how at the end it got to an interesting point, and didn’t say more about it.

  You can find this article at
  http://ezinearticles.com/?Malign-Effects-of-Child-Autism&id=199711

• 38    rorofosho // Nov 19, 2006 at 2:14 pm

  this is for high school nevr ends- i liked your article, it seems pretty cool, I think you got into your reflection during your summary and that kind of confused me, but good job!

• 39    rorofosho // Nov 19, 2006 at 2:16 pm

  101kid.com- I liked your report, although it could be a tad longer

• 40    rorofosho // Nov 19, 2006 at 2:18 pm

  to alphabetsoup- nice summary, did you have a reflection?

• 41    Gia Beth // Nov 19, 2006 at 3:15 pm

  Alphabetsoup - Your report confused me a bit. You really only had a summary; no actual citation and no reflection. And try to make it longer next time.

• 42    PinkButterfly 397 // Nov 19, 2006 at 3:17 pm

  The article I read was called Lizards Pushed In to Evolutionary Fast Lane. It was written on November 17,2006 and I found it at http://www.sciencegogo.com.

  The article was about how an evolutionary biologist from Harvard set up an experiment to show natural selection can occur in months. They introduced a new predator to the lizards, Anolis sagrei that lives in the Bahamas on one of the islands. Their experiment showed that the lizards adapted to the new species living there so they could survive. I t showed that when the praetors where introduced to the lizards shortly after they now had longer legs and they could run faster. But after six mouths of this experiment the lizard’s population had dropped by half or more. Then six months after that the survivors had short legs. The Harvard evolutionary biologist Jonathan B. Losos said that adding the predator that it “may often drive extremely rapid shifts in evolution.

  I thought the biologist had a very good experiment but it was very mean to the lizards that had to deal with some new thing trying to kill it. They were trying to prove a good point so we could learn from it but they could of tested it some other way. This experiment may have made this species become endangered or possibly extinct. I think also that the author {not given name} did a very bad job making this article clear. Like most people would not know what kind of lizards are called Anolis Sagrei.

• 43    PinkButterfly 397 // Nov 19, 2006 at 3:22 pm

  rorofosho- I like the retell of your article it was very descriptive. It was also good how you put the things you didn’t like about the article.

• 44    Gia Beth // Nov 19, 2006 at 3:25 pm

  lola - Your report is great!!! I love how you talked about how what we learned in sixth grade would be different if Tut’s tomb had been robbed.

• 45    PinkButterfly 397 // Nov 19, 2006 at 3:26 pm

  the coolest kid- I think that you should add some more infromation to your retell also add some more of your thoughts about the article

• 46    Gia Beth // Nov 19, 2006 at 3:29 pm

  PinkButterfly 397 - Your report is great but next time you might want to read it over before posting it.

• 47    PinkButterfly 397 // Nov 19, 2006 at 3:31 pm

  high school never 3nds- i really liked the article you picked and That you could relate to it and make a personal connection

• 48    Gia Beth // Nov 19, 2006 at 3:50 pm

  The article I read was called “Math of the World” by Emily Sohn. I found it at http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20061108/Feature1.asp

  This article talks about the different math you can find in everyday objects or in just anything you see. The article explains that you can find math in clouds, trees, flower petals and the center of a flower, and in knots that you tie.

  I think the author did a good job explaining how math is found everywhere. I think this because she talked about some of the many places you can find math in everyday life. Also she talked about many different computer programs made by a scientist named Ron Eglaash used to help kids better understand math. “The best way to get students excited about math, Eglash says, is to apply it to things that they care about.” His programs link math to “everything from graffiti art … to Native American beadwork …” I think that’s a great way to help kids understand math so they can do better in school.

• 49    green // Nov 19, 2006 at 6:52 pm

  New DNA Test is Yielding clues to Neanderthal
  Nicholas Wade
  This is about how scientists have been finding DNA samples of Neanderthals. They have been finding new things about neanderthals with them. Neanderthals were like a different type of human tribe back in the ice age. They were slightly different from humans. They were bigger and they head different shaped heads. They weren’t as smart tough. We had better tools and weapons. The Neanderthals became extinct 30,000 years ago.

  I always thought Neanderthals were cool. What would it be like if they hadn’t become extinct? Would there be two different types of humans? Or maybe we would have evolved to be the same. Maybe we did evolve to be the same a long time ago and we just don’t know it.

• 50    spygirl93 // Nov 20, 2006 at 11:31 am

  My article “Scientists Find a Big Bad Bird” is interesting. Millions of years ago whe a giant meat eating bird romed the land of argentina. In 2004 a high school student found a fossil of this bird. Scientists believed it was around 15000000 years old. This birs is bigger than an ostrich and has a head as big as a horse’s head.
  I think that it is pretty wierd that there was actually a bird that size. I think that vultures and hawks grew from this bird. They probably got a lot smaller in the many years they were alive. I really have a hard time believing this bird was actually ten feet tall and weighed around four hundred pounds. This article was interesting and written well. this article is by Claudia Atticot and i found it at http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/news/story/0,6260,1555647,00.html

• 51    spygirl93 // Nov 20, 2006 at 11:33 am

  PinkButterfly 397
  your response was awsome. I liked how you described everything.

• 52    spygirl93 // Nov 20, 2006 at 11:36 am

  rorofosho
  I think you need to add more in your reflection it was alittle short but it was good.

• 53    spygirl93 // Nov 20, 2006 at 11:37 am

  Your article was alittle to short and if you add more i would really like to hear more about it!!

• 54    volleyball chick 4 lifee // Nov 20, 2006 at 6:10 pm

  This comment is for Gia Beth.

  I think your article is PERFECT. You have a good balance of reflection and summary. There isn’t too much of one thing, but you still manage to fufill the requirements. Great article.. keep up the good work!!

• 55    Earth Child // Nov 20, 2006 at 11:36 pm

  Article Name: Words Create Worlds
  Author: Alan Mairson
  Found in: National Geographic Magazine

  Overview: In 1906, congress passed a law that gave the president the power to designate areas of national importance and preserve them as national monuments (The Antiquities Act). At the time, the environmentally conscience president Teddy Roosevelt was running the country so he set aside 18 different sites that he believed to be national monuments such as: The Muir Woods and Petrified Forest.
  President Bush, this year invoked the act to establish Northwestern Hawaiian Islands as a national monument. It’s the world’s largest marine sanctuary.

  Reflection: I believe that the Antiquities Act was a good idea because as Bush and Roosevelt have demonstrated, this act will protect some valuable pieces of land so that careless humans won’t use it for drilling, lumber, sewage, ect.
  I think that other countries like the countries with rainforests had this law then there would be a lot less trees being cut down and the ecosystem of the rainforest would be in check again. The writer could’ve put in more about what other places have been preserved and said if any other presidents saved land from spoiling.

• 56    Earth Child // Nov 20, 2006 at 11:41 pm

  for spy girl 93, I think that that article is wierd too, you may be right about the birds that descended from this one. Evolution is a bug part of how the bird might’ve grown to be smaller ect.
  The same thing Is happening woth humans too… just a bit of a side note… our ears have grown smaller in the past approxomatley 200 years, maybe someday our ears will just be holes in our heads.
  Same thing with our pinky toes(shape, size).

• 57    Earth Child // Nov 20, 2006 at 11:43 pm

  For Gia Beth, you are absoluteley right. math is in everything, and so is its reasoning.

• 58    Earth Child // Nov 20, 2006 at 11:47 pm

  For rorofosho, Your article brings up a good topic for discussion. What you should ask is what can we do to stop this, and what would increase the autisic child’s intelect and emotional awareness.
  I would also love to know how an autistic child is an amazing mathematician, but is under developed in imagination. Good article, awsome response.

• 59    january g man // Nov 27, 2006 at 3:42 pm

  This article is about how modern scientists dis-agree with the explanation of how dinasaurs went extinct by a meteor. I think that the modern scientists might be right about the dinosaurs not diing out from one single meteor. The modern scientists say that at the same time the meteor hit the earth, a volcano erupted with the same intensity.
  This sounds to me how the dinosaurs went extinct.

• 60    bill // Nov 29, 2006 at 11:36 am

  this for miclprechone I like the topic becuse it has alot of things that we should know about nucluar bombs. It’s good to know about them they can kill you frome the radiation and what they can do to a place in and it can kill so many peopol 140,000 and that was just one bomb and one place.

• 61    Alphabetsoup // Jan 23, 2007 at 3:55 pm

  Pink Butterfly397-

  Your srticle was interesting. Make sure to look it over before you post it!

• 62    Hilary Duff // Jan 26, 2007 at 10:05 am

  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.

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