Plasticity Conclusion

In science class, we did a lab about "Plasticity" and what we did mix cornstarch and water together.When I mixed the cornstarch and water together in a bowl and had to mix it together until i became hard.When I picked it up the heat from my hand made it become hard and when I released the tightness of my hand it became more like a liquid.While it was in he bowl I poked at it and it had turned more of a solid around my finger and when I would take my finger away it turned back to a liquid, which was kind of WEIRD!.By doing this experiment, I get a better outlook on how the earth's mantle works.Inside the mantle, molten magma is being churned, which makes the litospheric plates moves and they cause earthquakes.The earth would probably not be what it is today without plasticity.

Response Blog!

In class, we had to read about someone else's genetic disease and pick one that we want to write a response to.The blog I chose to write about was the Canavan Disease, by Jazzdncr.From this blog, I learned that this disease was discovered in 1931 and it's so rare that there has only been 30 reported cases in the U.S.Infants that are affected with this disease are most likely born with it. A child who has the Canavan Disease can experience many kinds of symptoms for example,lack of head control,rapidly increasing head circumference,reduced visual responsiveness,abnormal muscle tone such as stiffness or floppiness, ad may suffer from mental retardation.There is no cure for the Canavan disease and the life span of infected infants with this disease, do not generally live long.The information I have learned from reaing about this disease will make me think twice about saying things I shouldn't,make fun of people with this disease or any other disease because I don't know what they might be going through.I am happy that I am not one out of 30 infant cases in the U.S. with this disease.I feel bad for all the infants that are going through the horror of having this disease.For more information about this disease click herehttp://http://www.jazzdncr.blogspot.com/.

October Sky

The movie October Sky took place on October 5th,1957 and the connections that it had with science and math was a boy named Homer Hakim and a few of his friends wanted to build rockets and launch them, but Homer's dad wanted his son to follow in his footsteps and work in coal mines just like him.He didn't like that his son was interested in building rockets instead of learning how to coal mine.After all of the work that Homer and his friends went throughto build the rockets, his teacher Ms. Riley told him about a science fair coming up and thought he should enter his rocket in it.After all the rockets him and his friends had built they would always learn from what went wrong and improve the mistakes.As the science fair came closer Homer and friends never lost hope in their rockets and were very into the thought of winnining.Some character traits were shown,Homer's dad never showed support and respect for Homer and the fact that he wanted to build rockets and not become a coal miner.Homer also showed self-control when his dad told him that he doesn't like his idea of building rockets.He didn't really create a problem over it, instead he found a way to solve the issue tha his dad was having.The movie was o.k. but could've been better and I feel that at the end I did learn something and it was that I should always do whatever I believe in and not what anybody tells m I haveto do.!

Tay-Sachs disease..I am not finished!!!

My assigned genetic disorder that I had to research was the Tay-Sachs disease and what I found out was that it was discovered in the mid 1880’s.The symptoms and possible complications of being a patient with the Tay-Sachs disease is a baby born with the Tay-Sachs disease develops normally in the first three-six months.The baby will progressively lose the ability to see,hear, and move.A red spot will develop in the back of the child’s eyes.The child will stop smiling, crawling,turning over,and reaching out for things.Presently,there is no treatment and the Tay-Sachs disease of the genetic origin.All who have Tay-Sachs get it from two parents who carry a recessive gene for the disease.These parents do not have Tay-Sachs because the disease in both its common forms, infantile and juvenile Tay-Sachs result in mortality before children reach adulthood.Tay-Sachs disease is very rare in the general population.The genetic mutations that cause this disease are more common in people of eastern and central European Jewish heritage than in those with other bachgrounds.Tay-Sachs is caused by a mutation in the HEX A gene on chromosome 15,HeXA normally codes for the alpha sub unit of the hexosaminidase.A protein,which is necessary for breaking down GM2 gangliosides in nerve cells.Anticonvulusant medicine may intially

My Roller Coaster Website

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My roller coaster

In science I didn't help my group build the roller coaster because I am not creative at all and I like doing things by myself at all times. But anyway, the roller coaster was not what I expected  because they didn't have  no creativity and I hate building,I am a writer not an artist.It was  fun to see people build and me not helping and the other reason I didn't help is I get frustrated over things like that and angry because of pressure and the thinking you have to do.The fun part was when we made the website because I love computers and that's the only thing creative about me.

SO MS. ROUSSEAU I HOPE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH.!!!!

Internattional News!! Social Studies

Egypt releases jailed opposition leader

Author:None

http://http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/18/egypt.release/index.html#cnnSTCText

Who: Ayman Nour

What:Ayman Nour was put in jail more tha three years ago.Awhile after the election he was sentenced for five years because of forgery conviction.He suffers from type 1 diabetes and the reason he was released was because of his health issues but he wasn't the only person with diabetes, the other was President Hosni Mubabarak.

Where: Cairo,Egypt

When:three years ago

Why:Forgery conviction