Sunday, September 21, 2008

Gizmo

Our science class had to do a Gizmo about how the seasons changed and why. The Earth is tilted on an axis that revolves around the sun counter clockwise. The longest day of the year is June 21. Since it's the longest day of the year, the earth is heated longer by the sun's rays and makes the temperature rise. The shortest day of the year is December 21, the sun's rays don't heat the earth as long so it's not as warm. When the sun is directly hitting the Northern or Southern Hemisphere it's summer. Unlike when the sun isn't directly hitting the Northern or Southern Hemisphere it's winter. In between the direct sunlight and indirect sunlight are Fall and Spring.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

4 Seasons On Earth


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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Zoom By. Istvan Banyai

the book ZOOM by. Istvan Banyai, had many assumptions, but usually the assumptions were wrong. In the beginning of the book when I saw the picture, I immediately thought it was how the sun was created.But really it was only the close up of a roosters crown.The book zoomed in and through the book you saw it zoom out page by page.But pretty much with every new perspective when the book was zooming out. I always had a new prediction in my head.
Once when U was drawing a flower in a vase. I was having some difficulty drawing it. So I decided to move across the room and closer. What I found out was that when I moved I saw a whole different scene and perspective. Then what I had drawn in the beginning was totally different from when I moved. the new perspective helped me a lot with my drawing.
Scientists who study atoms and molecules would probably be interested in close up data. Because you see more detail in the object unlike far away. Unlike a scientist studying astronomy and the planets would want a farther away view. Because you can see more when your farther away.But both perspectives are important in astronomy, because when looking inside a planet we want to see all the details. Unlike when we are studying the planets and universe we want a far away view.