Lit. Poems

"Red"

Blue is the color of good,
Brown is the color of dangerous eyes;
Yellow is the hue of the boy's hair,
Red is the blood for which the girl cries.



Yellow is the color of the dripping sun,
White is the clouds outside that are free;
Black is the spider on the flag,
Red is the color Death will see.



Brown is the color of the biggest potato,
Orange was the color of the burning book found;
White was the snowman melting in the basement,
Red was the half eaten apple thrown on the ground.

By: bizziebii2015

"Death and Colors"

Death

Dark, cold

nothing, ending, halting

eternity, always, bright, happy

shading, calming, toning

creative, chromatic

colors

by: bizziebii2015

Unit Field Trip to Adventure Aquarium

Last week we went to the Adventure Aquarium. We saw cnidarians in a tank that showed of the Medusa's bio-luminescence. We tiger sharks which we were able to touch. The best part about the whole trip was seeing the biggest sea turtle and seeing the hammer-head shark. The sea turtle swam back and forth by the glass window, like it was trying to talk to the students (or trying to get out.) The hammer-head was interesting because it swam away from all the students when the kids ran up to the glass. Maybe the shark does not like all the flashes from the cameras. I also loved the little sea horses. They swayed back and forth on the sea weed and I don't think that there was a breeze blowing through the tank.The shark tunnel was so much fun! Having the sharks swim over you with their teeth out can make someone a little claustrophobic. There were man different types of sharks swimming all around in the tank. There was one shark that had a nose that looked like a sword. That was interesting to see. Eating lunch was fun. We got to see the sea gulls outside and we saw a bunch of different birds. I saw the sky line Philly for the first time, which was great. All in all it was a great field trip and the fact that I adore animals just made the trip even better.

Unit Field Trip to the Adventure Aquarium

Last week we went to the Adventure Aquarium. We saw cnidarians in a tank that showed of the Medusa's bio-luminescence. We tiger sharks which we were able to touch. The best part about the whole trip was seeing the biggest sea turtle and seeing the hammer-head shark. The sea turtle swam back and forth by the glass window, like it was trying to talk to the students (or trying to get out.) The hammer-head was interesting because it swam away from all the students when the kids ran up to the glass. Maybe the shark does not like all the flashes from the cameras. I also loved the little sea horses. They swayed back and forth on the sea weed and I don't think that there was a breeze blowing through the tank.The shark tunnel was so much fun! Having the sharks swim over you with their teeth out can make someone a little claustrophobic. There were man different types of sharks swimming all around in the tank. There was one shark that had a nose that looked like a sword. That was interesting to see. Eating lunch was fun. We got to see the sea gulls outside and we saw a bunch of different birds. I saw the sky line Philly for the first time, which was great. All in all it was a great field trip and the fact that I adore animals just made the trip even better.

The Top 10 Reasons Why the Earth Will Not End in 2012

It's on the news. It's in the movies. Something is posted about it on almost EVERY website. But none of us know if it is really going to happen or not. Yes...the famous, "The world is going to end in 2012!!!" Yea...no. on Discovery Science, you can read a Top 10 list, telling you ten reasons why the earth will not end in 2012. The writer of this certain story listed the top ten stories told about how the world will end in 2012 and then told us what experts are saying. The top ten reasons with what the experts are saying are as followed:

10. Changes in the Sun's magnetic field will lead to powerful flares. This is were the sun will heat up so much that it reaches it's peak temperature. This is supposedly an 11-year cycle and this time, it is supposed to be hotter than ever and blowtorch the earth.
-This may sound scary, but the sun isn't gonna randomly get hot and scorch the earth into nothing.The largest flare recorded was in November in 2003. And, yea! We are still here!

9. The Earth's magnetic field will reverse.
- No! The last one on these babies happened over 800,00 years ago! Obviously, the cavemen survived!

8. The Earth's rotation axis will tip.
-The experts are saying, no way! The Earth is too heavy. Something around the size of Mars would have to hit the Earth for the Earth's axis to tip.

7. An alignment of Jupiter and Saturn will use gravity and perturb Earth.
- The scientists are saying, no way no how can Jupiter can pull the earth 400 Million miles away from it's original spot.

6. The Sun will align with the galactic equator on the winter solstice.
-So...? There is no big deal if the Sun does this, it is not going to change anything.

5. The black hole in the galactic center will affect us.
- The Milky Way black hole is not going to affect the galactic disk of which we live people!

4. An asteroid will smash into the Earth.
-(Haven't heard that before!) To tell you the truth, an asteroid could come hit us tomorrow. There is no planning these things on a certain date.

3. The rogue planet Nibiru will swing by Earth.
- That is not a real planet, therefore, it can't hit Earth!

2. Supernovae of hypernovae will irradiate Earth.
- There are no stars close enough to the Earth to affect us.

1. A cloud of negative energy engulfs the solar system.
- Experts say this sounds like Star Trek. So No! Nothing is going to happen!

What I think:

Personally, I think that all of us dying in 2012 is a crud! Nothing is going to happen to us and if it does, there is nothing much we can do about it. All of these stories that are made up about 2012 are by people who have nothing better to do or by people who think they know everything. Whether you believe in the disaster of 2012 or not, just go with the flow of life!


You can read more about this at:
http://news.discovery.com/space/ray-villard-doomsday-theories.html

Dolphins Are People Too!! <3

What Scientists are Saying:
www.livescience.com has an article about dolphins and how they have developed in to animals who are smarter than us as humans think they are. Scientists believe that dolphins have become so smart they think the dolphins should be treated as "non-human persons." Researchers dispute that is it terrible to let the dolphins be accidentally fished or to kill them for food. Intelligent animals that are the smartest creatures next to humans, should not be treated as such. (So true!!)

How Smart Dolphins Are:

Dolphins are super smart creatures. They have even given themselves names. When they squeak, they are introducing themselves to others around them. Due to their limited sight, they use calls to find each other and to introduce themselves. Dolphins pick their name as an infant and keep it throughout their whole lives.(Yet another reason how smart they are and how they are like humans.) When they look in a mirror, they know it is them they are looking at. Dolphins use metacognition!( Or thinking about thinking.) Dolphins also use tools, such as sponges. They take the sponges are swim in circles to stir up the sea bottom to find prey. Cool!

What I think:

Dolphins, regardless of how they are killed, should not be killed. Such animals are too smart to be harmed.I do love the new nickname that scientists have given to the dolphins. A dolphin using metacognition is insane! I never thought in a million years that any animal other than humans could use metacognition. Over all, this article was a very cool and interesting to read. If you want to learn more about this topic, you can click on the link below.

http://www.livescience.com/animals/060508_dolphin_names.html

My Forensic Chemist Podcast

Podcast

This is a podcast performed by a radio show about Forensic Chemistry! Click above where is says "Podcast" to hear it!

Heart Disease Found in Acient Mummies!

Mummies. In this day in age, we think of them as dead Egyptians that are stored in really cool gold cases. Most people care about how the person has been mummified, but some scientists wanted to look deeper into the subject. Specifically, to find out how they died.

A Little Something You Should Know:
To be mummified, you were usually one who has a higher standing, for instance, Pharaoh of the King of the Egyptians, or a priest/priestess. The Egyptians consumed a hearty amount of beef, duck, and goose, which are foods that have plenty of protein, but full of saturated and trans fats. You cannot find out the diet of the mummy, but by what scientists know about the Egyptians 3,500 years ago, they ate those types of foods listed.

What the Scientists Found:

What scientists have found in a 3,500-year old mummy, is heart disease. Shocker, right? Most of you reading this are probably wondering, "What is the big deal about mummies having heart disease? People die from it everyday now this day in age." Which is exactly the point. Heart disease is a generally modern disease, which is why, this is a big deal. The main causes of heart diseases are smoking, unhealthy diets, or a sedentary lifestyle. For those of you how don't know what sedentary means, it means to have little or no exercise. Scientists first got into the subject of mummies having heart disease from when they went to the Egyptian National Museum in Cairo (the capital of Egypt) for a medical conference. They came upon a mummified Pharaoh who's description said that he had died from clogging of the arteries. Otherwise know as heart disease. As scientists looked deeper into the subject, they looked at mummies and in 16 of them, the found traces of blood vessels and cardiac tissue saying that the mummy, when alive, had heart disease. In four of the mummies, scientists could identify that the hearts had a disease.

How the Mummies Obtained the Heart Disease:
The reason why the mummies that did die from heart disease was due to the fact they consumed a hefty amount of cattle, geese, and duck. These are all filled with protein, but have saturated fats and trans fats.

In My Opinion:

This article was one of the most interesting things that I have ever come across. I usually would not care how the person who was mummified died, I would care about how you mummified the person who died. This makes you think deeper into the subject of mummification and how similar things were 3,500 to today. You can learn more about this article at:

http://www.livescience.com/history/091117-mummy-heart-disease.html
I found the picture at:
http://www.historyplace.com/specials/slideshows/mummies/mummies1.jpg