Angie's 8th Grade Page

8th grade science favorites

2009-05-06T07:46:00.000-07:00

ASTRONOMY: My favorite about astronomy would have to be about the stars. It's about the stars because i think they are interesting and unique.
But it was also fun learning about everything else but stars is my fav. But my favorite activaty was when mrs.caseys friend came in and taught us about space. Using computers we got taught how to find the different angles of the moon and if they were in a certain place they would get ran into and explode the sun. I liked this activity because we were able to use technology and test our own skills to learn.
Climate:
During this i was able to learn about how the earth worked. And i learned that the different angles that the sun was in then there would be different seasons. I thought it was fun how mrs.casey put activaties for us to play that were fun but yet we still learned things. I loved how everyday we could go threw atleast a chapter in a day and still learn everything you need to know.
Geology:
As we learned about geology I liked when we got to do the different tests to find out which rock or mineral was which. In this activity we learned about many different kinds of rocks and minerals. I had fun in this activity because it was hands on and we really got to understand how to identify rocks and minerals.
Weathering and Erosion:
The weathering and erosion section was also fun because my friend and I got to work on a podcasts together. I enjoy working on them because you get to show what you have learned and teach others about it. I had a lot of fun working with my friend on this podcast. I liked how we got the freedom to choose which way we wanted to present our research and all have the same guiudlines. As you can see I really enjoyed making the podcast about weathering and erosion. And also while you did the podcast you got to learn new things about podcasting. And the different ways.
Earth's Waters:
In the Earth's waters chapter I enjoyed the activity on the computer where we learned about the cycle water goes through. After learning about the water cycle we had to write down what we learned down on the blog .I enjoyed this activity because it was very clear to me after we learned it. And the powerpoints Mrs. CAsey has were very productive and helped me learn easier. And it was just fun because water is very interesting. So are the things in water. And a lot of questions are answered. Like how it goes threw the cleaning cycle is very cool.

Where does Colorado Springs water come from?

2009-04-30T07:56:00.000-07:00

Where does Colorado Spring's water come from? 75% of water comes from mountain springs such as in Aspen, Leadville and Breckenridge.Pipes transfer the water down to be stored in reservoirs like Rampart Reservoirs and Catamount Reservoirs. From the reservoir water is taken to treatment before entering homes and businesses. 25% of the water comes from local surface waters and local ground water sources. Including pikes peak northern and southern slopes,Cheyenne Creek, and Fountain Creek.

Water Cycle Activity

2009-04-22T07:49:00.000-07:00

The water cycle is the process in which how the environment works and the ways it works. Like when evaporation occurs from all the waters like river,lakes, and streams. And all that makes condensation from out of the clouds. Then from the clouds comes rain. And from the rain comes precipitation which leads to the runoff. The runoff leads straight to the groundwater.

Mercury

2009-04-22T07:27:00.000-07:00

My 4 questions on Mercury....

2009-04-16T08:03:00.000-07:00

Im going to research why they use mercury and why they use it for production.
The conclusion i came to is that they use it because it is a metal and it conducts a lot of electricity and it is a hard metal so they use it for heavy stuff. What i think people sould do is stop using things that have mercury because the results could come out at it's worse. Your electricit could get cut if you use it for light. An easy way to help this is stop using those lights and do a lot of recycling.
If people didn't listen to my recommendation then this could spread all over the world and a lot of people would have trouble with lights and everything. Peoples bills would be hire and it would be all a big mess. You could even lose your house for not being able to pay for it. It's so powerful that one gram of it could kill a 20 acre lake. And raise awareness for a hole town.
If everybody listened the world would be energy conserved. And a lot of people could pay there bills and they wouldn't be to high of a price. The world would actually be a better place. There wouldn't be so many bad things happening to the world like, dealths of people, plant's, animals, and a lot of more dealths or illnessess.

Hawaii

2009-03-30T07:51:00.000-07:00

Jaws is the name of the huge wave that comes once a year on the oceans of hawaii.

I would probably role as a biologist and so i could study the wave and see it for myself. I would study it because maybe i want to find out if it's the same size every year. Or maybe even other ways that it occurs, how, and why it occured.

I would describe it as a beautiful and powerful wave. Alot of the animals probably suround the ocean floors and the beautiful sounds of the relaxing waves.

It reveals alot of meaning of nature and how the ocean works. It also reveals the power and the beauty of waves and how strong they can get.

The relationship is that we reuse the water and it goes in cycles an we are the one that have it go threw cycles over and over again. We use water and oceans for food and water.

Earthquake webquest- Day 1

2009-01-20T20:00:00.000-08:00

1. Where do earthquakes tend to happen the most?
a. Earthquakes mostly happen in tectonic plates.

2.Why do you think this is?
a. Because there is a lot of confusion and stress in that area.

3. What is this area called? (you will have to do some research)
a. This area is called San Andreas Fault.

4. Where is earthquakes closest to Manitou?
a. Cali with a 2.3 and New Mexico with a 4.8.

4.Details of the earthquake.

31 km (19 miles) SSW (202°) from Grand Encampment, WY
32 km (20 miles) SSW (203°) from Riverside, WY
52 km (32 miles) E (100°) from Dixon, WY
162 km (101 miles) WNW (286°) from Fort Collins, CO
215 km (134 miles) NW (310°) from Denver, CO

4.Would people feel the earthquake?
b. You would not be able to feel the earthquake because its a 3.2 and that means its not a strong earthquake.

4. About how much more ground shaking would occur for this magnitude earthquake compared to a magnitude 1.0 earthquake?
c. You wouldn't be able to feel it because it has less magnitude.

5. Research one of the earthquakes that had happened in the last few days?
d. 3.2 would equal 29 tons and the damage that would be done is large quarry of a mine blast.
The earthquake i have choosen to research on is East of the Karil Islands. It was a category 7.4. It happened on January 19 at 3:48 PM. Its location is 46.862°N, 155.156°E. The depth was 36 km (22.4 miles) set by location program.
430 km (270 miles) S of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia
590 km (365 miles) ENE of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands
1785 km (1110 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
7245 km (4500 miles) NE of MOSCOW, Russia

6. How can people protect themselves from danger of earthquakes?
a. people can protect themselves by finding a very stable place to hide. Or evactuate out of the area before it hits.

sailing trip

2008-11-20T07:41:00.000-08:00

Trip Itinerary and approximate latitude:

Travel time:9 days

Direction traveling: north east

Were you successful? yes

How many attempts? 2 times

How were you successful? I was traveling with the wind and sailing in the same direction as the mind.

What winds did you take advantage of or compete with during your travel? trave winds

Trip Itinerary and approximate latitude:

Travel time: 13 days

Direction travelling:

Were you successful? yes and no

How many attempts? 2 times

How were you successful? I was traveling with the wind and going in the same direction.

What winds did you take advantage of or compete with during your travel? Trave Winds

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Atmosphere Factors Affecting Climate

2008-11-18T07:46:00.000-08:00

click belowhttp://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfvcs9x2_12g77btzcm

London-type smog

2008-11-04T08:01:00.000-08:00

London type smog occures when water droplets in the air have smoke particles made by burning coal. A dangerous type is sulfer dioxide gas that attacks the lungs making it hard to breath. London Smog can cause dealths it closes up the lungs. And the gases get into your system and give you lung cancer or you can get a virus. It is also not good for the plants even though the plants give it out they also get it put back in. And its not healthy for plants, people, or any living thing.

Earth's Atmosphere

2008-10-29T07:42:00.000-07:00

Earth's atmosphere is very different from the moon or a planet because the moon and planets have no atmosphere. And because the moon has no atmosphere every planet that is faced towards it ends up hitting it every time. The earths atmosphere is like a little blanket of gases and dust particles. Since the moon has no atmosphere the craters that hit there, there marks havent gone away for over 4 million years. It makes a big difference that the moon has no atmosphere.

2008-09-29T18:21:00.001-07:00

enigma box

2008-08-29T07:50:00.000-07:00

The black box is a project. And you have to get a box that has a big hole and two little holes. You have got to have a lot of water to pore into the top of the big whole. You have t keep on poring the water until the box is filled. And the water travels threw the box for a good minute or so.
As the water travels it exelerates speed. And when it comes out it shoots