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Weekly Science Article Report
Article Source- http://sciencenewsforkids.com/articles
/20030521/Note2.asp
Name of the Article- Riding to Earth’s Core
Author- Sid Perkins, May 21, 2003
The article was about how a geophysicist named Davis Stevenson is trying to build a probe that he could sent to the center of the Earth’s inner core. First, he wants to drill a hole into the Earth at 300 meters deep and 10 centimeters wide. Then, he would want to fill in the whole ,deep hole with iron so that it would keep on flowing downward and then it would create enough pressure to make a crack to the center of the Earth. That crack would have the some amount of energy as a hydrogen bomb. But the challenge with the idea for scientists is that they couldn’t be able to make a probe that could with stand the heat once getting deeper and deeper and along with the massive pressure inside of the Earth. Any kind of electronic equipment would fall apart in seconds once that deep.
I would say that the article was pretty interesting. The article caught my attention when they said that the pressure of the iron would be the same as an hydrogen bomb.
I think that the only thing that sort of surprised me in the article was that America was only able to drill 10 kilometers into the Earth. I thought that this number would be a lot bigger since America has a lot of technology.
The thing that I would probably want to know is how hot is it at the center of the Earth and how much pressure is down there if it can tear apart any electronic item that would be able to get down there.
Cow-killing meteorite sells for $1,554
CNN science and space
This article wasn’t really about a cow killing meteorite, it was more about auctions for meteorites. The only reason Cow-Killing Meteorite was the title is because the last sentence of the article it says that the only recorded meteorite killing something happen to have killed a cow in Venezuela. The rock that hit the cow sold for $1,554. If you were looking for an article on outrageously priced rocks this pretty much would be it.
It was somewhat a good article, I thought, because it was well written and I thought it was funny how much money people spent on these rocks. I was surprised that the prices for these out-of space rocks were between $7,700 and$122,750. There was a mailbox that was at an auction that was hit by a small meteorite and was sold for $82,750. I would like to more about what a meteorite looks like they didn’t really describe anything else besides weight or price. I wonder if anyone saw the giant rock hit the cow, if I saw it I would be disgusted in so many ways.
Today I read an article called Digging Dinos. I thought that this article was interesting. This article was mostly about how evidence suggests that some dinosaurs spent time underground. Paleontologists from Montana State University in Bozeman had made this discovery. These people we looking through 95-million-year-old layers of rocks and then that’s when they came across the patch of sand stone. Inside the sandstone there were a lot of bones that were packed together and when the people studied the bones they found out it was dinosaur bones! The sandstone mass also shows where a tunnel has been. Some of the questions I’ve been thinking about were…where did the S shaped tunnel with the dinosaur bones lead to?
I thought this article was really good because I knew that dinosours a lng time ago lived here but to live underground is actually really interesting to read about. I think you should read this article.
Mr. Ardito, I found this article on www.pageflakes.
By: Abercrombie102
Hospitals and Superbugs: Go in Sick… Get Sicker
Article by Coco Ballantyne
Report by MaDdScIeNcEgAl94
Scientific American
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa004&articleID=B4E46FB1-B5D9-666F-8A1A68FD9C5D57F5
You get sick; you go to the hospital to get better. That’s the way it’s always been. But now it may not be the case. So we’ve all heard about super bug, right? Well, super bug, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) MRSA is transferred to people in hospitals for a few reasons. Two of which are dirty operation instruments or unwashed hands doing the surgery (both of which…EWWW!) And amazingly, just in U.S. hospitals alone, millions of people are infected each year! And just fewer than 100,000 die of MRSA a year. That’s more than those killed in homicides and car accidents combined! And one of the worst parts is the bacteria are becoming more and more resistant to medicines. Since people pretty much depend on their meds, the bacteria learn to grow stronger and stronger. The shocking part is that most infections are preventable! Hospital employees don’t bother with normal things that could stop the infection from spreading so fast, such as WASHING THEIR HANDS! (Again…EWW!) So in total, the article explains MRSA, it’s affects, it’s cousins, and how the healthcare people can prevent MRSA with simple precautions.
The article, even though it is REALLY long (5 pages) it is really interesting. I liked how the author spent time talking about one patients story of MRSA and her recovery. I picked this article because it is about the super bug, and I wanted to know more about it. (Since the schools 8-page packet wasn’t enough (sarcasm)) Everyone at school thinks it’s a relatively new thing, but it’s not. MRSA has been around for quite a long time, and if you are that upset about it… it’s our fault. People have made it stronger by over-using medicine. I knew MRA was bad, but I didn’t realize that it killed THAT MANY people. In the U.S. (not just hospitals) a whopping 94,000 people GET the infection each YEAR, and out of those 94,000, almost 19,000 DIE. That’s a large amount of people that I DO NOT want to be. After I read this, I wanted to know more about MRSA, how you catch it, prevention, and more. So I talked to my mom, since she is a health writer who knows a lot about the subject of MRSA. And when I asked her about the relatively new super bug, she told me that she’s been writing about MRSA for years, it’s been a problem for years, but if people haven’t paid attention, it’s time to listen up. So, I’m telling you all. Wash your hands often, and if you get a cut, wash it like crazy, then cover it with a band aid. That’s all for now,
MaDdScIeNcEgAl94
Who’s Calling? Not gPhone. It’s Android! How Google Plans To Remake The Cell Phone Market
Written By Steven Levy
http://www.newsweek.com/id/68301
The article I read this week was about how there were rumors about a gPhone. (google phone) But it was all made up. Andy Rubin is the leader in what’s happening with Google’s new phone. The “Android” project is collaboration with Google and 33 partners in the semiconductor, software, handset and network carrier industries. It also talked about if there was a rivalry with the iPhone.
The article I read was interesting but, I got a bit confused in the beginning when Andy Rubin said it was all made up but then said that they are making a phone. The title on pageflake caught my eye because, like my past articles I like technology and apple products. So when I read it I was surprised that there is already competition on the iPhone to create something better. I’d like to know if when or if there is going to be a new phone and if it will be bigger and better than the iPhone. Because the new Google phone is supposed to include FREE access to the internet and Google along with other iPhone qualities.
By Ava Powchik
Dear Mr. Ardito
The article I read is called future plants. It is about how scienctist think most plants will exstinct, so they leave seeds from certain plants for the future plant scientist. I thought it was kind of smart even though I hope the world will never come to that point. It is really cool that people do care for the enviroment and want to do something to help it. One of my questions are how will the future scienctist know they had burried the seeds? and what if something happens in the dirt and the seeds either grow or die or something. I like their idea, but I wish they answerd my questions.
A Life Saver Called “Plumpynut”
CBS News
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/19/60minutes/main3386661.shtml?source=mostpop_story
A Life Saver Called “Plumpynut” came from cbsnews.com, and more specifically, 60 Minutes. The original report was given by Anderson Cooper.
Malnutrition is a major world issue. One child every six seconds dies from malnutrition. Now however, a major breakthrough has been made by Nobel Prize-winning organization Doctors Without Borders. Recently they have developed a concoction called Plumpynut. Plumpynut is incredibly simple. It’s made of nothing more than peanut butter, powdered milk, powdered sugar, and is enriched with vitamins and minerals. It’s very sweet, and malnourished kids love it. It requires no refrigeration, water or cooking, and is very cheap (about $1 per serving). Each serving is equal to a glass of milk and a multivitamin.
This article fascinated me. I’m so interested in world politics, and issues like world hunger and poverty. Doctors with Borders is an amazing group, whose work has had a great impact on combating world hunger, and other sicknesses, including HIV/AIDS and malaria. I think Plumpynut is remarkable, and will help to significantly reduce childhood malnutrition in Africa and other parts of the globe. I believe that it is just what world leaders have been looking for. This may just be the biggest breakthrough in world hunger history, which my friends, is not pretty. Six million children under the age of five die each year from malnutrition. That’s double the population of the United States. I applaud all the nutritionists at DWOB for creating this world-changing creation. This simple blend will no doubly change the world. I wasn’t surprised when I read this article however, because I had already seen the report on 60 minutes. Some of the film they showed was astounding. The kids were unbelievably thin. It was almost hard to watch. Seeing things like that really make you think. We have so much that we just take for granted. When we want food, we just open up our refrigerator. People living in poverty don’t have refrigerators, let alone electricity. It is much harder for them to get food. I only have one question. When are they going to distribute this in more countries around the world?
So Bravo, DWOB. Bravo.
Weekly Science Article Report #4
Seeds of the Future
By Brynn Nelson
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20071107/Feature1.asp
In an unusual farm in New York City, workers are stashing away seeds of the future. In this very unlikely place, different researchers are putting the seeds from flowering plants and trees in a sleeplike state called suspended animation. Many years from now, other workers will rouse the slumbering plant embroys and plant them where they are most needed. Unaware of the consequences, people plant invasive species becuse they seem useful or pretty at first. Natie plants now have less room to grow because of the spread of cities around the world. And global warming is making these plants hotter, drier, or otherwise different from what these plants are used to. Experts used to think that it was impossible to help big city plants because groth space is limited in urban enviorments. Michael Way, a coordinater with a british project says that it is most important to collect seeds at the right exact time - when they are just about ready to fall from a plant. After the seeds dry, they can enter a whole new state of animation with a tempature of -4 degrees faronheight (-20 degrees celcius.) Thats just like Januarys in Northern Minnesota. Seeds of success workers have been colecting seeds in praries, deserts and mountains in the west since 2001. The millenium seed bank is huge. This year they collected 1 billion seeds. The billionth seed came from a plant in africa that only produces seeds onece every 7 years. This project aims for about 30,000 species by 2010.
This article caught my attention right away when I saw this title of this article on pageflakes. What really caught my eye is that they collected a billion seeds this year and the billionth came from a plant in Africa that only produces seeds once a year!
To me, this article was very interesting, and would like to even hear more on this seed/plant subject.
My questions are who came up with this whole idea, and how did he think of such a great idea?
Thats all for now,
Whitestripe
Article: At Every Age, Feeling The Effects Of Too Little Sleep
From: NEW YORK TIMES
Summary: This article is about how small amounts of sleep affect you.
Reflection: In this article they say you should always get a decent amount of sleep. Other wise crucial brain functions won’t happen. These brain functions only happen when you’re asleep. The functions help you prepare for the next day. When toddlers don’t get enough rest it affects them later in life, for example in the teens. Another interesting fact is that, not sleeping enough is linked to heart disease, diabetes and obesity!!!! The article says that newborns sleep 16 to 18 hours a day. My question is, why do newborns sleep so much? The article says that about 15 million American children don’t sleep enough. I think that the reason kids don’t get enough sleep is school. Some kids have to get up at 6:30 in the morning to get ready for school. School doesn’t allow kids to get enough sleep. Kids would have to go to bed at nine o’clock, just to get the recommended amount of sleep. I don’t know of a single person that goes to bed at nine. This article is pretty cool, and every one should read it to help spread the the risks of sleep deprivation.
FROM,
Do Da Dee
The article I chose this week is called “Animal World’s Communication Kings”, by Rebecca Morelle. I found it on BBC News. The link is http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3430481.stm
This article talks about how certain types of animals communicate in different ways. The first animal they talk about is the Putty-nosed monkey. The monkeys use certain sounds that mean something different when they say them separately than when the put them together. This suggests that the animals have the ability to use grammar to say things with deeper meaning. The article also talks about how dolphins and whales copy sounds that they hear other whales and dolphins make. This kind of learning is called vocal learning, which is a skill that us humans use too. The last types of animals that it talks about are Border Collies and Chimpanzees. Both of these animals can understand words of the human language, if taught to them, at least. The Border collie can understand up to 200 toys, and the chimp can understand 3000 words, and simple sentences. All of these animals communicate in different ways, but all of them are equally effective.
This article interested me because I always wondered how animals communicated. I was surprised to find out that the Putty-nosed monkey used grammar. It always seemed like a hard concept, so for animals to be able to do that in their own way of speaking was just amazing to me. The part about the dolphins also amazed me because I thought it was really cool that they could mimic. It is also really cool that chimps can understand so many words. It must be really hard to teach them that. It makes me wonder why you would need to teach a chimp so much. I wonder if they can understand more than dogs can because they are closer related to humans. I want to know more about the putty nosed monkey’s way of speech. The grammar part REALLY amazes me. I also wonder why it is mostly mammals that do so much with speech (that is besides parrots). Does it have something to do with the way most mammals are built? This article really got me thinking about animal speech, and made me wonder if any of the “languages” are as complex as ours. This article was very interesting, but it had too much information, so it was hard to comprehend.
Report by orangesnaillsarecool!
> http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2007-11-06-shuttle_N.htm?csp=34
> My article is about how the astronauts from space crafts feel sore and have little energy from staying in space for too long. Some stay in space for months and come back fainting from their trips and have illusions in where there going. This can cause problems for the commanders who must land the ship. The latest space landing was supposed to touch down at around 1:00 o’clock, but Pamela Melroy (discovery commander) wanted a time change for the crew aboard so they could readjust a bit. Because of this there will have to be a change in travel. Instead of taking their usual route of flying over Central America and the Caribbean, They will pass over most of the United States. It will NOT be a joyride flying down back to their base.
>I liked this article and thought it was very interesting in the part where it said they were getting sick because of staying in space for such a long time! I thought that was kind of odd in way because it was almost like going to another planet where there was no oxygen. You would not be able to breath, kind of like getting sick from coming home from space. This really surprised me and makes me not want to go into space, not like I ever will or anything. Sunita Williams quoted “Coming back to earth was a bit painful,” who returned in June from the space station “If I moved my head, I wasn’t felling so good.” Pain, passing out, and puking isn’t always too good. My one question is how they keep astronauts in space for months (If they even do?) I mean, how do they stay up there so long? What if they ran out of food or oxygen? I’d really want to find that out.
Mars's tiny moons – one small step for mankind?
This article was about two moons, Phobos and Deimos that are orbiting mars and we this that we would have a good chance of being able to land on them in the next few years. It was talking about why we should, why we shouldn’t and the pros and the cons
I Liked this article because the writers did a good job explaning how they were going to get to mars, what the problems were, how long it might take, and how much it might cost
What I thought was very interesting was that they said that it could be easier and cost less to get to Mars’s moon then to get to ours. I really don’t know how that’s possible because mars’s moons is so much forther away and yet it cost about 200 billion or 300 billion but going to mars’s moons would be 30 billion.
To: abercrombie102
You article report on the dinosuars was good. i think you should spell check it before you post it.
To: abercrombie102
You article report on the dinosuars was good. i think you should spell check it before you post it.
To: muffinchic
I really liked your article about Plumpynut. I thought you had a well written article that had a lot of good information in it. I wonder what Plumpynut tastes like? And why do they call it "Plumpynut", it sounds kind of insulting to some, malnutritioned kids.
To ladyinpink001
I thought your report was really funny. It’s unbelievable how much people will pay for stuff….then again, when you think about High-End Fashion, it’s not. I wonder who these people were who bought the rocks, scientists or just collectors?
To maddsciencegal94
Finally, the truth about the superbug, unveiled at last! With all the paranoia going around the school, it’s hard to know what to believe. Some of the stuff you were talking about was extremely disgusting. Surgeons who don’t scrub in properly….EWWW! And dirty surgical tools….EWWW (again)! You wrote it really well, and kept me interested. After all, it is a topic all of us deserve to know about. My only question is have experts developed any connections between hand-sanitizing and superbug?
To Abercrombie102
I thought your report about how some dinosaurs might have spent time underground was neat. One tip I have is to include the actual link to the article.
Dear aabercrombie102,
I thought you made the article seem very interesting. You did very good job writing it. I think you get an A++
Dear ladyinpink001,
Very well writen! You did a vey good job and I loved it!
Dear mhmm95,
I liked how you wrote how u felt and your questions about the article. It did seem confusing, but good job!
Dear Sunshine,
I thought your article was ok and had good questions. But I think if you expanded it and spellchecked better it would be really good. But good job :)
Dear Abercrombie102,
I think your article was really interesting and made me want to read it! But when I looked for the link you didn't give the direct link, so next time can you put the direct link? I also liked you question about the S shaped tunnel. :)
mhmm95:
I really liked reading your weekly science article report. I thought it was really interesting and I can't believe that people are already trying to compete with the IPHONE. Your report also made me want to read the article that you read.
Dear ladyinpink001,
I thought your article was really well written and I loved the way you said each sentence and it got me interested. GOOD JOB :-D
to: MaDdScIeNcEgAl94
I agree with your report that you wrote. I thik that it is o wierd how mrsa kills those in homicides and car accidents combined. I thought that your article was really good.
Dear mhmm95: The report on the dinosaurs I did I got off of pageflakes but then when I thought I was done with my science report I clicked off the website and then I tryed to get back on it but it wasn't on pageflakes anymore. sorry =(
My first comment is for Sunshine...
I think you did a good job in summarizing the article in a few sentences. Your questions were good. I wonder what plants they are leaving for future scientists. Great job!
My second comment is for muffinchic...
You really captured the article. I really understood what they meant about world hunger. It is a terrible thing. I really do wonder how they are going to get the food out to all of those kids! there are so many.
My last comment is for doo da dee...
The article you picked was a good one. I am definatly going to read it. All of us need more sleep, especially since we are growing! Great Job! I think you could have given more questions though
To: mhmm95
I thought your article was well written and you got right to the focus of the article. It would be awesome to own something like a "G" phone!
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