Weekly Blog 4/9/16

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          SUMMARY
   
A ocean contains about 120 million tons of salt!  A ocean can be polluted many ways such as people littering, oil spills,or other bad stuff.  A ocean can help humans a lot we can easily clean out the water from its salt and pollutants then we drink it.  The ocean has the largest population of animals in it. Some animals aren't even known yet. If the ocean gets harmed with oil spills or lots of litter, it can affect us because the ocean supplies us with lots of our food. I also know that winds can create currents. Current are the direction the waves move in.

SP4: Analyzing and interpreting data

In class we had a worksheet on a Lego Spill and had to figure out what currents brought them to certain places using coordinates. So most of the legos ended up on a coast. I think the coast line was the California current.

Blog 3/21/16

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Weekly Blog 2/29 - 3/4

    

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Summary:  Acid rain is a type of rain that contains so chemicals that are acidic. Sometimes if the rain is not that acidic it won't affect the wildlife and ecosystem. But if its too acidic then it becomes a threat to wildlife. Juan Tuno in our article said this "If they're a little bit acidic, then that's normal, but if they're too acidic, it would kill the fish and other water life." Basically what I said. Acidic rain can be a huge problem. And maybe the answer to the massive fish murder that I am investigating.

S&EP: Engaging in argument from evidence: Did you participate in a class discussion providing evidence for your answers, and/or used the ACE strategy in your work?

This week I used the ACE strategy in my quiz's. ACE stands for Answer, C stands for Cite evidence and Explain. I used it to answer the questions about Acid rain. This is one of them. Do you think acid rain is killing the fish? Why or why not? I said it is because the water test prove that the water is too acidic for fish. Maybe this could be the answer to the Massive Fish Murder.

Grey Area Argumentative Essay

The gray area has been having a problem lately. This problem is that the fish are dying off in large numbers. There is a big question going around “who is responsible for the death of these fish.” With the fish dying of this is a big tragedy which makes less food for other animals. Now the scientists are trying to find out who made this mess? My thinking is that Sandy Trapp and her golf course are causing the fish to die. Because the fertilizer is polluting the water which is causing algal blooms to grow. And then with the lack of oxygen the fish can't breath well then they stop suffocating.



I think that the fertilizer is polluting the water which causes phosphates than that helps algal blooms to grow. Then the algal blooms will suffocate because the algal blooms block out some oxygen for the fish to breath. The article states that the fish need oxygen from the water. “Many fish and water insects cannot breathe oxygen from the air.They breathe dissolved oxygen in water. This also shows that the algal blooms could be affecting the breathing of the fish. Because some fish need more oxygen than the others. “Other animals (like trout, pike, salmon, and the larvae of mayflies, stoneflies, caddisflies, and beetles) need a lot.Without enough oxygen, these animals can die. Other animals that depend on them for food may die or leave.” This also tells us that the golf course can be a culprit because they dump way too much fertilizer in the river. “Too many phosphates (and nitrates) build up in water. They may come from laundry detergent, manure, or fertilizer.”


You can tell that the golf course in responsible for the fish dying. Because by watching the birds you can tell. And note the amount of certain birds.  I know that the kingfisher only eats fish.  So with the phosphates the fish will shortly die off. Since the fish will eventually affect the food chain, it will affect the kingfisher.The fish will die then it will take away the food for the kingfisher. That's how the kingfishers population is decreasing. The fish will eventually die off causing the kingfisher and the other birds to die. The this will affect all the other birds. This could spread to deer and other animals. And even to us!

Sandy trapp knows that she is doing something wrong. So does Mo but she's forcing him to. Her golf course is using way too much fertilizer.

“People pay to play on green grass, that's our business. No green grass=no business.We need to add more fertilizer and water to our lawns. I hope I have made myself clear.” States Sandy Trapp with a email directed to Mo. This could be a clue in proving she is behind the fish murder. “Phosphates are a kind of chemical found in fertilizer…” says Juan Tuno. And with the email from Sandy we can tell that the phosphates are in the river and phosphates help algal blooms grow, which causes fish to die off with the lack of clean water and oxygen. “Phosphates help algae (water plants) grow.” This is what the algal blooms files say. And like I said with the lack of air for fish they start to die. Phosphates are formed when there is too much fertilizer and people are watering too much. This causes the phosphates.

I think that Sandy Trapp and the golf course are behind the fish murder. Because she waters on too much fertilizer and her golf course creates phosphates. All of my evidence includes the phosphates because that creates algal blooms and fish loose oxygen.That kills them. And the algal blooms aren't good in general either. Knowing this people should stop going to the golf course so they can stop watering the fertilizer which is already to much. And remember this note that Sandy did? “ No green grass=no business.We need to add more fertilizer and water to our lawns.” This proves that if we don't go to the golf course, they don't put fertilizer anymore because the grass is already Ok. Join to put an end to this fish murder. Stop going to the golf course!

Weekly Blog

        Summary
I learned that the grey area has been having a problem with the amount of fish dying. They have been dying in very large numbers.  The chemical test show 0% chlorine. And the water slide opened at the same time the fish started dying of.This makes the water slide a culprit.

SP1: Asking questions and defining problems

Yes, I did ask a scientific question because i had to ask wether the water slide involved the death of the fish or not.Then we had to conduct tests on the water slide.

River Challenge Project Blog

Summary

I learned that the Amazon River is located in Brazil. It is a very long river so it runs through Bolivia, Guyana, Ecuador, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia and Peru. It flows east. And I also learned that There are a lot of tribes that live near or on the Amazon river. One of these tribes are the Yanomami tribe. They believe that every living thing in the rainforest or river has a spirit. Kind of like in the movie “Pocahontas” when she sing ‘Colors of the Wind’. This belief is called animism.

Backward-Looking: 

I did know a little bit before we started. I said this because we studied rivers before we started our project. So we knew about the different types of river features such as meanders,levee's,the mouth and more. So yes technically I did know about the river before I started. I also knew the amazon river was home to very rare species.

Inward-Looking:

• How do you feel about this piece of work? What parts of it do you particularly like? Dislike? Why? What did/do you enjoy about this piece or work?
  I feel proud about my work because we put lots of effort and time into it.And by "we" I mean me and my group. I enjoyed filming because one of my teammates fell into the lake. I disliked that one of our members didn't really cooperate at all much they just messed around.

Outward-Looking:

I would myself an A because my group and I put lots of effort into this project. We really tried our hardest. And we tried to put in some humor also. So it was like a actual documentary fun but not to of topic.

Forward-Looking:

I would want to change the way we did things because we were really rushed.And since each of us were busy on days others were free.It made it more difficult to get everything under control. So we were getting scared but we found a way to get through it.

W.A.C Should China Build More Hydro Electric Dams?

 China has many citizens depending on them to make the right decision. So Chinas thinking,  Should we build more Hydro Electric Dam's? And in my opinion I think China should build more Hydro Electric Dam's. Hydro Electric Dams could prevent flooding in China. It could save lives and etc. And I have 3 reasons to help support my evidence.

My first reason is that it saves lots of damage money. Because if there is a special monument in the area and it gets destroyed it could cost thousands and maybe millions to repair. And for people that have houses, if their house get destroyed or affected the home owners would have to pay a lot to repair. And what if those people barely earn money at their work? And instead of risking these things to happen they can build a dam which is a better way to use their money rather than using it on damage caused by the flood.

My second reason is because it can prevent flooding and it can make electricity to help benefit China. This could save lives and save houses. This electricity that the dam causes could help China succeed in other projects they are working on or talking about doing in the future. And the article says "The dam generates more than 700,000 megawatts of clean electricity. And 700,000 megawatts is a a lot! And if there is flooding it could cause down power line making China lose some of their electricity.

My third reason is that if China builds Hydro Electric Dam's it could save lives of China citizens. Because we all know for a fact that floods are very dangerous. And this quote "The 3 gorges dam has brought many benefits to china and its people". So rather than risking the lives of innocent citizens and children why not install some Hydro Electric Dam's to keep these people save from harm. And if some people do get hurt and they don't have enough money to afford surgery, stitches, etc what are they going to do just lie their dying? Save these people and install Hydro Electric Dam's.

In conclusion I think that yes China should build more Hydro Electric Dam's. And these dams have many benefits. Some benefits such as giving clean electricity to people. Keeping citizens out of harms way. It can save not only China's government money but also home owners money. This is why I believe people in China should build Hydro Electric Dam's.