Magnets #mallory21

A magnet is an object or device that produces a magnetic field.

Magnets attract objects made of nickel, iron, and cobalt.

A magnet has two poles, the north pole and the south pole.

Opposite poles of two magnets always attract to each other.

REPEL

Like poles of two magnets always repel each other.

The Earth also behaves like a magnet.

South Pole of Earth’s magnet is in the geographical North.

So, North Pole of Earth’s magnet is in the geographical South.

A freely suspended magnet always rests in the North- South direction.

This is because opposite poles attract each other.

The region surrounding a magnet in which the force of the magnet can be experienced is called its magnetic field.

TO VIEW A MAGNETIC FIELD

• Take a bar magnet and keep it on a table
• Keep a transparent sheet on top of the magnet
• Now, take some iron filings and sprinkle them on the paper.  
• Note: In reality, the iron filings will arrange immediately after getting sprinkled
• The iron filings will start arranging in a definite pattern around the magnet
• This pattern is called a magnetic field!

JANE GOODALL by #akshaya22

Jane Goodall is a scientist who always loved animals. Goodall was born in London, England on April 3,1934.  When she wanted to study animals it wasn’t easy for her to find that kind of career. So she traveled to Kenya hoping to find the career she wanted.After a while she was hired by an celebrated archaeologist named Louis Leakey.

After that Goodall traveled to Tanzania to study animals. There she had her first taste of living with chimpanzees.  Then Goodall came back to England to study a doctorate in ethology animal behavior at the University of Cambridge.

When she came back to Tanzania she was only able to observe the chimps using binoculars. But soon the chimps got used to her and she was a able to come closer and closer to them. She made a lot of cool discoveries like that the chimps use tools just like humans. The chimps strip grass or use a twig to poke a termite mound and when the termites grab on the chimps pull their sticks out and eat the termites.Jane Goodall gave the chimpanzees names instead of numbers. Goodall ended up studying the same group of chimps for 55 years! One fact about Jane Goodall is that she is a primatologist.  Goodall is 83 years old and is still active today lecturing and promoting about animals all over the world.

The greatest danger to our future is apathy.

Sources: Brainpop- a video about Jane Goodall.

Google- for the quote.

What is it like to be Glinda? by #olivia2

   

    Just to let you know Glinda is this beautiful, overly sweet, woman that loves everything that the world has to offer. She is the happiest when she finds out that witches are dead (I always found The Wizard Of OZ  dark because of this). But behind that gentle and sweet lady there is actually some interesting fact about her.

But for now since I am Glinda in my school play I would like to talk about what it is like to be Glinda.

  First of I want to talk about how many auditions I got and how I found out I was Glinda. On my first day of play auditions all of the people there, including me, had to sing a song. We chose from Disney, and we had to sing it to everybody. I chose to sing the song Tomorrow  from Annie. It was pretty scary having to sing in front of  over 100 kids, but I was glad I did. A few days later I got picked to go to call backs, so that I could sing again. I knew I was supposed to go there because the number I was assigned to was on the list. My number was 44. I sang Come Out, Come Out  which is a Glinda song, Somewhere Over The Rainbow  which is a Dorothy song, and Jitterbug. Next we had to go back for a scene audition, which is where we reenact a scene from the play. I was the Witch, my friend Samantha was Glinda, and my friend Yei was Dorothy. A few days after that the cast list was shown. Who would’ve thought that I found out I was Glinda in Target? I felt so happy and nervous thinking, I am not at all like Glinda, how am i ever gonna pull this of? Guess what, I did.

  Now I want to talk about the costume. The dress that I have to wear is HUGE and green. I also have this beautiful tiara that is also huge, and the best part about it is that you can’t see my feet. I know that it might sound a little bit strange but at least nobody can see my feet during the dancing part!

 Finally I want to talk about secrets on Glinda’s behalf.

1. She actually doesn't live in Munchkin Land. She lives South.
2. Glinda actually became ruler after vanquishing the Witch of the South.
3. Glinda is actually old.

How Maple Syrup is Made by #lachlan3

Maple Syrup is a popular condiment to put on your waffles, pancakes or whatever you put it on. At first Maple Syrup isn’t called Maple Syrup until it's fully produced. First it’s called sap that comes from the Maple leaves. The sap runs down the tree’s bark and then into a bucket that’s placed at the bottom, but you can only get practically a drop from each tree. You need nearly a thousand
Maple trees to make and entire gallon of sap. But you need 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of Maple Syrup.

When each bucket of sap is full it is brought to a machine that boils and mixes a little bit of water to the sap to get rid of the germs found in the sap. It’s not finished though it will still need to be filtered and adjusted for density and graded for flavor and color. When it’s done the producers bring it to a factory were there it is put in jars and jugs. Then it’s put in stores were people can buy it and enjoy it at home. Before I end this blog if anyone wants to learn more Click Here to experience more about maple syrup.

No-Brainer laws by #alex8

Have you ever heard about a law and wondered, “Why is this a thing”? Well, I have prepared several stupefyingly dumb laws for you to ponder. Here we go!

In Oklahoma, whaling is illegal. This may sound weird because Oklahoma is a landlocked state. Where are you going to find a whale? The town pool? In Ohio fishing for whales is illegal on Sunday.

Causing a catastrophe is illegal. This was decided in 1973.

In Rhode Island it is illegal to string a rope across the highway.

The police can stop you in Connecticut if you‘re biking over sixty five miles per hour. The average athletic person can bike about 25 mph.

Say you are riding your pet elephant in Florida, because everyone has an elephant. You see the new Nike store. You stop your elephant and tie it to the parking meter. You still have to pay the meter.

This is a weird law but was repealed. In New Mexico discriminatory words were still kept when it became a state. In 1912 people with intellectual disability were not allowed to vote. Why? I thought America was a free country!

In Nevada you can’t drive a camel on the highway, but why on earth are there CAMELS in Nevada? In Arizona hunting camels is illegal. Again, why are there camels?! It is illegal to hit a vending machine that stole your money in Kansas. That concludes some of the dumbest laws. Thank you for reading my blog.

STEM Expo by #ewan12

This month my blog is about when I went to the STEM expo at the school. At first I did not want to go, but once we got in I met one of my friends. Once they told us what we were doing I got excited. First we were going to make towers, and they were supposed to be three feet tall so we started thinking. After a while (45 seconds) my friend got an idea and he said, “Let's make a triforce (it is from the legend of zelda) for the base of the tower.”

After that I thought that we should put another triangle in the middle so it will be strong. It worked so we won. Our tower was 3’ and 8”. Some other people got there late, so they had more time. Even though the team that was late had a taller tower we still won because they had more time.

Next we had to do things with light. One of my favorites was the one that made a 3D image of the thing inside. The last station was a whole bunch of different things because there were different things all throughout the cafeteria. There was a lava lamp table, a air resanstanste table, strawberry DNA, zippline, etc.

This whole thing taught me about science even though it was fun.

STEM day for girls at MIT! by #grace19

  Over the weekend, there’s lots to do. You can spend all day on your couch, play video games, or` whatever you want. I was thrilled to hear that the MIT Museum was having a girls day! They had it set up like a scavenger hunt. Each station had a stamp and when you got ten stamps, you got a bag of cool science experiments! I didn’t go just for the goodies though, the stands were extremely fun!

 One station had an exhibit on how volcanic craters form. They had a balloon in a bucket of sand so when you blew up the balloon, it would make the sand mass “erupt”. When it deflated it left a crater. This explained how magma sinks into the ground, leaving a huge crater.

 My favorite part was a stand that explained gem identification. They had lots of different gemstones, a microscope to look at them, a diagram of how diamonds are cut, and a meteorite! The meteorite was layers of brown and purple rock! My favorite part was that at the end you got an opal. I got a boulder opal, an opal with many colors that grows on, you guessed it, boulders.

 One exhibit was about women paleontologists. They had a fossil of a prehistoric Sea Scorpion. It looked like a Blobfish or me in the morning!

 I LOVED my trip to the MIT girls day! I recommend going to the museum! It’s amazing! I loved that they did a girls day because I know some girls who don’t think they can be scientists. I hope to see you at the next MIT event!

Strongest Metal on Earth vs. Strongest Metal on Earth by #zach10

Photo from google images ©

Who would win in a fight between Adamantium vs. Adamantium. Let’s start with their powers.

Captain America

• Superhuman level at…

Intelligence, agility, strength, speed, endurance, and reaction time

Black Panther

• Physical abilities all enhanced from an herb

Black Panther:1

Captain America: 0

Size

Black Panther

• Six feet
• Two hundred pounds.

Captain America

• Six feet
• Two inches
• Two hundred twenty pounds.

Captain America:1

Black Panther:1

Weapons and equipment

Black Panther

Black Panther has boots than can skim across water or fall from large buildings. Black Panther has an invincible suit that can change to any clothes like a suit or regular clothes that you would wear any day. The panther also has a special mask piece to have night vision. Black panther’s primary weapon is his claws made of adamantium (the strongest metal on Earth.)

Captain America

Fire retardant chain-mail suit to somewhat protect from hits and fire. The captain has a utility belt designed for any random person to battle. Captain America also has a shield, which is made from adamantium. The shield is based on steel. Though it is just as strong as regular adamantium, it has good wind resistance and it is light weight.

Black Panther:2

Captain America:1

Rankings

Captain America

Powerchain	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Durability	X	X	X
Energy	X
Fighting	X	X	X	X	X	X
Intelligence	X	X	X	X
Speed	X	X	X
Strength	X	X	X

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Black Panther

Powerchain	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Durability	X	X	X
Energy	X
Fighting	X	X	X	X	X	X
Intelligence	X	X	X	X	X
Speed	X	X	X	X
Strength	X	X	X	X

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Black panther has won the best of five tournament against Captain America!

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