Cyclones

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Lit. Poems

"Passions"

Accordion
Musical, lively
Calming, amusing, breathing
Delightful, peaceful, flammable, stolen
Entertaining, teaching, feeling
Insightful, adventurous
Books.

"An Innocent Boy"

Rudy
Giving, fun, and caring
Who loves his best friend Liesel
Who feels spiteful about war
Who needs food to fill his stomach
Who shares his bits of food with passing Jews
Who fears losing anything to anyone
Who'd like to see his father come home from the war
Who dreams of killing Hitler
Who ends up being kissed by the one he loves

Reptiles

A few days ago, people from a nearby (well, it's not THAT nearby) zoo came to our school and showed us different types of reptiles. The four groups of reptiles are crocodiles/alligators, turtles/tortoises, snakes and lizards. Do you know how to tell the difference between crocodiles and alligators? There are three major physical differences. One is their skin color. Alligators are black and crocodiles come in every other color. In my opinion, this is probably the easiest and safest way to tell them apart. You can notice their color from a safe distance. Also, the crocodiles have a narrow V-shaped snout. On the other hand, alligators have a wider U-shaped snout. Lastly when crocodiles close their mouths, you can see both bottom and top teeth. With alligators, you can only see their top teeth. Hopefully, you will never be close enough to a member of the crocodilian order to be able to see their teeth. If you do, my advise would be to run!
Turtles have a very long lifespan. Many turtles can live over one hundred years. Did you know that all types of sea-turtles are endangered? Many other turtles.tortoises are also endangered. If you every see a product made out of a turtle's shell, remember that the turtle died in order for that product to be made.
Snakes are very fascinating. Did you know that 90% of snakes are boa constrictors? These snakes are not usually venomous. Instead, they wrap around their prey and squeeze it until its prey dies due to a lack of air. Most snakes do not have to eat often. Snakes never have legs or arms. The slither to get around.
Lizards are our last type of reptile. Lizards are very fascinating. These reptiles have very long tails. Many lizards can detach their tails from their body. When this happens, their tail will grow back. However, their tail will never be as long as it was before. Not all lizards have feet, though most of them do. Though these lizards nay look like snakes, they are not. Lizards have ears while snakes do not.
Other Facts: Did you know that there are only two venomous lizards in the world? its true! The Gila monster and the Mexican bearded lizard are the only venomous lizards in the entire world! Also, many lizards can squirt blood from their eyes. Gross! Young basilisks and collared lizards can walk on water! I would love to try that.
Opinion: I thought it was cool to learn about reptiles but I didn't like the fact that it was in the auditorium and that we didn't get to touch the animals. It would be more fun if we actually went to the zoo. Reptiles are very fascinating.

Source For Facts: http://www.petplace.com/reptiles/interesting-lizard-facts/page1.aspx

Greenhouse Effect Interactive Website

When I went on http://forces.si.edu/atmosphere/interactive/atmosphere.html, I learned a lot of new things. I learned that it is necessary for the ozone (O3) layer to stay the way it is in order for our survival. If we had less ozone, then too many UV rays would reach the Earth, killing the cells in plant and animals. Then, only animals in the sea could survive because seawater blocks UV rays. However, if there is too much, then we will not get enough vitamin D, which would make our bones fragile and cause them to break easily. That's why we need to protect our ozone layer. Next comes our regular oxygen (O2). With too little oxygen, humans and several other species wouldn't be able to survive. If there was too much oxygen in the Earth, then things would randomly burst into flames. I know this sounds fun but rust me, it's not. Last is carbon dioxide (CO2). With too much carbon dioxide, the planet would be very could. It would be like the ice age all over again. However, with too much, it would be too hot. We would have to condense into the earth's poles, and even there, it may be too hot to live. Now that's we've learned about some of the gases in our atmosphere, we need to protect the balance in order for our survival.

Temperature Interactive Website

Temperature is one of the many fascinating things about our planet, as well as about space, and about pretty much the rest of the universe. I went to a interactive website, http://funphysics.jpl.nana.gov/adventures/temperature-game.html, and played the game they had. I was very surprised about some of the facts that I learned, and now have many new questions. I would like to share some of this information with you! The first interesting fact that I learned is that it is much hotter in Death Valley that it is inside a human. The average human temperature is about 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Death Valley has temperatures around 134 degrees Fahrenheit. That's really hot, in case you didn't know. Now, I wonder if you went there, what you happen? Would you live? I also learned that it is colder in Antarctica (-128 degrees Fahrenheit) than it is on Mars (-81 degrees Fahrenheit). I think this is very surprising because Antarctica is one the earth, which is closer to the sun than Mars is. This make me curious as to why no one can survive on Mars ((with an oxygen tank, of course) but they can survive in Antarctica. These are just a few of the interesting facts that I learned. Go learn some for yourself!