Favorite topics this year

Weathering and Erosion-
Weathering and Erosion is my faveorite subject to learn about because we were aloud to pick our partners and we got to take pictures of our choice outside and then got to pick how we wanted to present our topics. I also liked it because we had a lot of time to complete it and turn it in.

Geology-
This is second because of the activities we did. Learning about the plate tectonics was easy, and we spent a lot of time on it, so thats also why it was my second faveorite. I thought it was interesting how earthquakes happen and volcanoes erupt by learning about plate tectonics.

Astronomy-
This is my third favorite topic to learn about this year. It's my third because it was confusing with the moon phases. Another thing is, the way other planets orbit in different directions and some have different atmospheres. I liked it because I used to want to learn more about space because I wanted to work with NASA. After studying space and the planets and the rockets, I realized that space wasn't for me. It was fun to learn about but most of it was hard and confusing.

Earth's Waters-
This is fourth because of the activities. When learning about the winds and the activity with the boat, it was hard to complete. And the winds were confusing and easy to mix up. We went through everything really fast to, so it was hard to pick up.

Weather and Climate-
This is last because it everything about this unit was hard for me. I got the levels of the atmosphere mixed up all the time. And I failed all of my tests to because I didn't understand anything.

Even though I didn't enjoy everything about all of the topics, I always enjoyed something or had fun doing something with a topic.

Group #16- Fuel Efficient Cars

Group #40- Polar Ice Caps

Water Cycle

1. The water cycle is a continuous process when water evaporates, condenses, and then becomes precipitation.
   
2. The water cycle does not have a beginning or an end. After it precipitates, it goes back to land water or ground water, then evaporates, then goes through the cycle again.
   
3. The water in a puddle would evaporate into a big rain cloud and precipitate, and go back into a puddle somewhere else.
   

Group #1-Solar Power

Penny Lab

When doing the lab, what I did was put a penny on a flat surface, and with a medicine dropper put water droplets, one by one on the penny until the surface of the penny overflowed with water. At first, I predicted that only 5-7 drops of water would go onto it without overflowing. After repeating this two times, the highest number of drops on the third time repeated was 49 drops. I learned that the slower I put the drops on it, more drops were able to fit on it.

Ogallala Aquifer

Picture from Google

I am a Scientist studying the world's largest underground aquifer called the Ogallala Aquifer, located in parts of Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. I'm here to find out if the water it brings in from snowmelt, and rainfall is increasing or decreasing in size and amount because of polution, and to see what we can do to decrease or end the polution. This place reveals little things about Earth's waters like how contaminated it is and how we need to change our ways or the water for drinking will be contaminated and we'll get sick. We need to change our ways or the water that we will need won't be here to supply us.

Earthquake webquest

1. Most earthquakes tend to happen between plates.

2. It happens because they have to rub against each other.

3. The area of the most earthquakes is called the Ring of Fire.

4.The closest earthquake to Manitou Springs is magnitude 3.2 north-west of Denver, Colorado.
People would not be able to feel it.

There would be 20.2 more ground shaking.

There would be 102.4 more energy released.

5. One earthquake that occurred in the last week was 200 km 125 miles NE of Palu, Sulawesi,
Indonesia 230 km 140 miles W of Gorontalo, Sulawesi, Indonesia 1560 km 970 miles S of MANILA, Phillipines 1740 km 1080 miles ENE of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia. The location of it is 0.495°N, 121.032°E. The depth is 78 km 48.5 miles. Earthquakes in this area are not common, but they do happen occasionally.










6. People can protect themselves from the dangers of earthquakes by staying away from the Ring of Fire, and by having a sturdy shelter, and having non-perishable foods with them just in case an earthquake does happen. Large plastic trash bags for waste, tarps and rain ponchos, Large trash cans, Bar soap and liquid detergent, Shampoo Toothpaste and toothbrushes Feminine hygiene supplies, Toilet paper Household bleach.