October Sky Blog

October Sky was a great educational movie based on a group of kids persevering to achieve their dream. It was based on a true story placed in west Virgina. The boys needed a scholarship to college and the winner of the science fair earns a free ride to college. They gradually learn more about rockets and the way they work leading to be the first place contestant of the fair. Though it was truly touching and inspiring movie it contained many examples of science, math, and character ed. First, the whole idea of making the rocket fly up high and come back down properly. The obstacle of the was Isaac Newton's invention - gravity clearly being apart of science and math. There were many other science related situations in the movie such as Homer finding the right ingredients to create a chemical reaction for the rocket. Homer also displayed character in many different ways. For example, he showed patience by cooperating with all the struggles he faced. also he showed perseverance by working hard and never giving up no matter how challenging it looked. Overall, Homer was a very talented young boy and October Sky was a fascinating film.

Sickle Cell Anemia 101 Responce

I've recently read a blog informing me what Sickle Cell Anemia 101 is and what causes it. According to the author, this disorder deforms the shape of your red blood cells into a crescent shape. James B. Herrick discovered symptoms such as making a patient feeble, tired, and lousy. Herrick noticed that it is usually found on African Americans and is spread by heredity of parents. Unfortunately there is no ultimate cure to fix the genetic disorder, but researchers have discovered several techniques to treat certain patients. These include exercise to move the body, receiving good nutrient, and eating healthy foods. People who suffer from this disease usually die younger than normal people survive. After reading the blog i felt sad for the innocent people who are diagnosed with Sickle Cell Anemia 101 and hope doctors find a cure for this dreadful disorder.

The students Blog who wrote this is http://madden07sf.blogspot.com/2009/05/sickle-cell-anemia-101.html

Angelman Syndrome

Angelman Syndrome is a very rare genetic disorder that consists of many heartbreaking symptoms. The disorder was discovered in 1965 by an physician Harry Angelman who named it after himself. Patient of this genetic disorder suffer from hyperactivity, small head size, problems sleeping, balance and movement disorders, and seizures. There are many more complications of being a patient of this disease, but i listed the general. Currently, there are no cures for this disorder but there specific therapies for specific symptoms, such as therapy for seizures and communication therapy. Usually, patients who suffer diseases have a shorter life span. opposed to Angelman Syndrome patients, which have the same life according to age. This disorder was classified rare with a U.S. population of 200,000 in every person. There is no specific racial group who are more venerable to Angelman Synmdrome. All groups of people are found with this disorder in America. Finally, scientist are all putting extreme effort into find a more effective treatment and need to look into chromosome 15 which is the main cause of Angelman Syndrome.

DNA Conclusion

This week in science class, we did a DNA extraction lab with a partner. First we were given a plant cell and an animal cell. Since I chose to extract plant DNA, I was instructed to add 6 drops of detergent into the tube of plant cells. Second, I was ordered to include a smidgen of salt and enzymes and swirl it around the tube. Ms. A explained how the detergent breaks the cells as well as the enzyme acted. Then, we were to drop enough of isopropanol so that the liquid would rise 2 lines up the tube. Furthermost, my solution was a success because evidently the isopropanol expanded the DNA large enough to be visible through the naked eye. The DNA appeared like a cloudy white structure at the top where the isopropanol was poured. Luckily, I accomplished the lab's goal which was to see the plants DNA.

International News

Yesterday, Israeli air forces once again target Islamic Jihad militants due to the supposed attack on a southern Israel city. The destructive air strike severely injured 7 militants said Palestinian security. According to the Israeli army, Gaza shot over 100 missiles and rockets after Hamas indicated a stop to the war. Apparently, Israeli forces have left the Gaza strip for about 3 weeks but began the air strikes once again. On the other hand, Egypt has put in effort into some sort of negotiation or peace treaty for the two nations. Israel refused to cooperate until Hamas frees a soldier Gilad Shalit. Gaza also refuses to release Gilad showing no demonstration of cease-fire.

cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2009/03/04/israeli-airstrike-targets-militants-in-gaza/

NASA's Satellite Goes Down

After NASA launches a satellite, minutes later it comes down with a boom. NASA's program manager said the launch was a failure because lack of force need to move it. If it was a success it would have indicated the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. the payload fairning wasn't active which cause a malfunction for it to work properly. Scientists are still unsure what the cause was, but investigations are active. Multimillionaire satellite was built for the purpose of a solution to the greenhouse effect which as carbon dioxide traps heat such as a greenhouse acts. The OCO would serve as many other machines. Since it took 8 years to develop, it was a great loss.


http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/02/24/nasa.launch/index.html

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