Puzzles And Drift

Puzzles And Drift



We did a puzzle games in our science class. Serena, Jasmine W and I were in one group. First we putted the white paper puzzle together. During the time that we were trying to put the puzzle together, I communicated with my group mates and discussed about how to put them into one piece of white paper. The second puzzle was the news paper puzzle. It was easier to put it in together because there words and colors on the puzzles.

And now we are studying about continental drift. Continental drift is the movement of continents. Continents were like puzzles, there are some similar angles to put it together.

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Puzzles

HUGE Rabbit!!!!

HUGE Rabbit!!!!

The police in Southeast of England found a rabbit in the middle of the busy road in Canterbury.
The officers tried to catch the rabbit and passers-by tried to catch the rabbit. It took ten people to catch this white rabbit. And they gave the rabbit a name called Tiny, but actually this rabbit was huge and enormous. The animal experts are to care for Tiny.


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Fake snow???!!!

Fake snow???!!!



An special chemical was sprinkled into the cloud at China. And the chemical makes man-made rain and snow, the process is called cloud-seeding. It was the longest drought in 38 years in Beijing. It's not the first time that China had made "Man-made". This chemical was used in some North country. Some people think that if cloud-seeding was used in one place, the other places might not less rain fall. But the people in Beijing said the "Man-made" rain and snow can improve the quality of air.


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Geographic Lens 4

This video is about geography standards. I learn that there are 18 contents standards and divided in 6 essential elements.
- The world in spatial term
Using maps and other materials to understand our world.
- Places and regions
Combine the places into regions, to help us understand complexity of Earth's surface.
- Physical systems
Understand the physical system of Earth, and how does it work with nature.
- Human systems
The humans population, characteristic, and interaction.
- Environment and society
How society adapt to the environment and change the environment.
- The uses of geography
To help us to explain the past and get ready for tomorrow' Earth.
Another geography standards is "Geography Skills".
- Geography Skills
Asking geographic questions, acquiring geographic information, organizing geographic data, analysis and synthesis, and finding answer.

From My House To My Grandma' House.....

From My House (Taipei) To My Grandma' House.....

From my house in Taipie to my grandma' house.
I walked down stairs to second floor I heard the birds singing and the car' engine, I smelled the orchids in the corner, and I saw gray stairs, wooden handrail, purple orchids, two windows, and birds standing on the wire pole. When I walked down to first floor I saw silver mailboxes, handbills, and the front door. I opened the door and I smelled the smell of the car and petrol, I heard the sound of the car' engine, I saw people walking, car drove by, building, and trees..... I walked 3 meters and watched if there's a car coming. Then I turned right (My right) and walked about 18 meters. I saw birds wastes on the ground, I saw many cars, bicycle and motorcycle. I heard people talking and the engine' sound. I walk about 20 meters I saw interior design company and people riding bicycle.
Then I walked about 60 meters I smell the smell of dog wastes. I heard dog bark. And I saw a passerby walking her dog, I also saw my grandma' friends.
Then I turn left, and walked about 5 meters and I walked into the elevator and go to 7 floor. After the elevator' door opened, I turned left and I opened the door. I got to my grandma' house.

National Geographic- Geography.

National Geographic- Geography.

Our homework is to watch the 2 short videos. The first video is about how geography affect the climate. I learned that geography is the story of Earth and it's inhabitants, the Earth that we live now, and the Earth that we will live in the feature. I also learned that 'Ge' means Earth and 'graphia' means description. I learned about the climate that Asia has. Because the land and water heat up unevenly. It sets up temperature difference, when temperature are different it sets up pressure difference. And that's how the flow of wind start.
The second video is about how geography affect people, places, clothes, buildings, foods, sport, culture....

Lets Travel~~~

Are you ready to travel???

Lets go!!!

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First stop
From Hsinhu, Taiwan travel Northeast to Tokyo, Japan
Latitude: 35°41'22.16"N
Longitude: 139°41'30.14"E

Japan is a island country at the Eastern Asia. It is county made of 4 big island and more than 3000 little. It is located between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, East of Korean Peninsula. The climate of Japan is tropical in South, cool temperate in North.
You will visit the Tokyo tower. It's a tower like Eiffel Tower. But it was painting in red and white, and it is world highest vertical tower.



Second stop
Tokyo, Japan travel Southwest to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Latitude: 33°52'1.70"S
Longitude: 151°12'25.61"E

Australia is the smallest continent in the world, the capital of Australia is Canberra. Sydney, New South Wales is most populous city in Australia.
The climate of Australia is normally arid to semiarid, it's temperate in South and East, tropical in North. And the climate in Sydney are warm in summers and cool in winters and it rains throughout the year.
The East of Sydney is Pacific Ocean, Blue Mountains to West, Hawkesbury River to North.
You will visit the Blue Mountains and Sydney Opera House. Sydney Opera House is a modern design. It looks like a series of large "sail". Sydney Opera House is designed by Jørn Utzon. And it can has 2,500 people in the concert hall.


Third stop
From Sydney, New South Wales, Australia travel Northwest to New Delhi, Delhi, India
Latitude: 28°38'1.37"N
Longitude: 77°13'31.17"E

India is a country in Southern Asia. It is the second most populous country in the world. The capital of India is New Delhi. The climate in India is temperate in North and tropical monsoon in South.
The summers in New Delhi are in April to October, with the monsoon climate. The winters are about 4 degrees Celsius. The East of New Delhi is Yamuna River.
You will visit the India Gate and the Yamuna River. Indian is one of the largest war memorials in India. It is located in the middle of New Delhi. India gate is Indian Army's tomb of the unknown soldiers.


Fourth stop
From New Delhi, Delhi, India travel North West to Valley of the Kings, Cairo, Egypt
Latitude: 29°58'43.14"N
Longitude: 31° 7'57.41"E

Egypt is a country in Northern Africa. West of Egypt is Libya, Sudan to the South, and on East are Gaza Strip and Israel. The climate of Egypt is hot and dry in summers, and moderate in winters.
You will visit the world longest river Nile River and Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62). It was found in 1922 by Howard Cater.The tomb of Tutankhamun is famous because of the wealth treasure in it. The Nile River has two main tributaries called the White Nile and Blue Nile. The Nile River fertilized the soil, and the Nile River was a very important river in North Africa.


Fifth stop
From Valley of the Kings, Cairo, Egypt travel Northwest to Prague, Czechia (Czech Republic)
Latitude: 50° 5'16.12"N
Longitude: 14°25'13.68"E

Czechia is a landlocked country in Europe. At the North of Czechia is Poland, West is Germany, South is Austria. And the capital city and the biggest city is Prague. The climate in Czechia is temperate continental climate. Hot summers and cold, cloudy, humid winters.
You are going to visit the Prague Orloj (Astronomical clock), the Vltava River, and the Prague castle. The Prague Orloj is located in Old Town Square, Old Town, Prague, Czechia. Prague Orloj is made by clockmaker called Mikuláš of Kadaň and letter professor Jan Šindel in 1410. There are two clock dials on Prague Orloj. One is if the dials astronomical dial, representing the position of the Sun and Moon, horoscope and the position of some planets. Another one is he calendar dial, it shows the date. You will have a dinner on boat on Vltava River.


Sixth Stop
From Prague, Czechia (Czech Republic) travel Southwest to Paris, France.
Latitude: 46°13'39.50"N
Longitude: 2°12'49.50"E

France is a country in West Europe, it is slightly smaller than Texas. And it's neighbouring countries are Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra and Spain. The North of France is coastal plain, South of France is Pyrenees, Southeast is Alps, South central is Massif Central. And near English Channel, North Sea and Atlantic Ocean. The main rivers in France are Loire River, Rhone, Garonne, and Seine.
The North and Northwest of France have temperate climate, and Southeast has Mediterranean climate, West has predominantly oceanic and many rainfalls.
Paris is the capital and biggest city of France.
You will visit the Eiffel Tower. It is located in Champ de Mars, Paris. The designer of Eiffel Tower is Alexandre Gustave Eiffel. Eiffel Tower was constructed from 1887 to 15th May, 1889. It is has three floors, first floor and second floor has restaurant, and third floor is observatory.


Seventh stop
From Paris, France travel Southeast to Milan, Italy (Italian Republic)
Latitude: 45°27'49.22"N
Longitude: 9°11'17.25"E

Italy is a country in Southern Europe, it is slightly larger than Arizona and it looks like a boot. At the North of Italy is France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia. There are two enclaved countries in Italy called San Marino and Vatican City.
Milan is located at one of the most plentiful places in the world. It is also one of the fashion capitals.
On the West by is the Tyrrhenian Sea, East is Adriatic Sea, Alps in Northern boundary and Lake Garda. Po is the principal river of Italy, it flows from Alps on the Western border across the Padan plain to the Adriatic Sea. The climate that Italy has is Mediterranean climate.
You are going to visit Milan Cathedral (Domm di Milan). Milan Cathedral was built from 1386 to 1897. It is the third biggest church in the world. First it was built by duke Galeazzo Visconti Ⅲ. The architectural style that Milan Cathedral have are Gothic, Gothic Revival, and Baroque. The steeples (There are 138 steeple) of Milan Cathedral is Gothic, and the lower part of Milan Cathedral is Baroque.



Eighth Stop
Milan, Italy (Italian Republic)
Latitude: 33°25'31.30"S
Longitude: 70°33'59.28"W

Chile is a country in South America. It's slightly smaller than twice size of Montana. It is bordering the South Pacific Ocean, and between Argentina and Peru. Santiago is the capital city of Chile.The climate of Chile is Mediterranean in central, temperate in North, cool and damp in South.
You are going to visit Fort Santiago. Fort Santiago is an ancient castle that was built in 1590 .



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Art Room Of HIS...

Where is the art room of HIS?

If you are at Humanities classroom (Door). You need to:
Walk walk to East South 2 steps.
Walk to East about 7~12 meters.
Turn to East North.
Walk down stairs (2 floors).
Turn to you right and walk about 12~20 steps.
Then there's the art room of HIS.

Geography..... Pic

Geography..... Picture

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Geography.

What is geography?

Geography has many meanings. Geography (From Greek "geografia") the study of Earth's lands, features and trait, tenants, and phenomena. The people that study geography is called geologists.
And there are two kind of geography. One is called physical geography and the other one is called cultural geography (It's also known as human geography). The people that study geography is called geologists or geographers. Physical geographers study the pattern and course connected to Earth, relationships between humans and environment. The cultural geographer study about religions, languages, cities, and why some groups practice their special ritual, speak different dialects, or organize their cities their way.

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Mac Problem....

Today' morning gathering was talking about the mac problem. In the play Jacob lent his mac to Peter. Because Peter mac wasn't there yet but he need to finish the homework for Mr. Carpenter. Jacob said "You need to return the mac to me before 5' O clock and with no damages, if there's any damages your new mac will be mine (The old mac will be Jacob's too)." Even that Peter know there's the possibility to drop Jacob's mac. But he still agreed. Then Peter used Jacob mac to do his homework. After he finish his homework he accidentally dropped Jacob's mac and the files were gone. So Jacob said "Your new mac will be mine (And the one that Peter dropped will be his)." Peter said "No. I can fix it. And the new mac will still be mine." The question is "Should Peter give his new mac to Jacob? Why?"

I think Peter should give his new mac to Jacob. Because promise is a promise. Even that is was a verbal agreement. If Peter break the promise, no one else will lend him their computer or other thing.

Why is where important?

Why is where important?

Where is important because in different places people live differently. In different places the climate, geography, culture, religion, and society are different. For example, you won't wear clothes with animal fur and snow boots at Africa.
The religion you because in different places there different religions. When you knows about the religion, it would be easier to live in that place. And the geography will affect the religions.
Geography will also affect your daily life. Because you will only have certain food in certain places.

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SMASH Day Reflection!

SMASH Day Reflection!

Summaries:
We had a SMASH (Mrs. smith's awesome science hoopla) day. The mission was we were trying to build periscope. We have 10 paper, 2 scissors, 1 hardboard box, 1 meter of tape, and 4 mirrors to make an periscope. We were using the periscope to look in a box and listed out the items we saw in the box.

Reflections:
I think Cherine and I modified our design about 4~6 times. Because the angle to look in the mirrors was not very good. So we tried and tried until we got a perfect angle. We knew that we should modify our design because we can't really see the thing through the mirrors. We knew what to do when we modified our design because we changed a little thing every time, if was worse than we haven't do the little change. Then we we'll discard the change and try it another way. Cherine and I discussed how to do the design and then we share our ideas to modify our design.

Tips and Suggestions
- Don't do it too complicate.
- Always make a little change.

Christianity, Judaism and Islam......

Christianity, Judaism and Islam......


I learned many things from Peter's presentation. His presentation is talking about the three religions (Christianity, Judaism and Islam). In his research presentation the three religions are all monotheistic religion. He said that Christianity and Judaism were came from the same root. But the Jewish said that Jesus are not the son of the god. And they both said that if you're not Christian, you're going to hell. The Islam will pray to the North 5 times a day.

Australia Burns Up In The Heat...

Australia Burns Up In The Heat...

The weather in Australia have been soaring and causing chaos. The Australian Open tennis tournament was halted because the players couldn't cope with their competitor in the heat. And the tennis officials closed the retractable roof at the main stadium.

The heat also causes the fire in Australia. And there were two horse die in the heat, 140,000 home was left with no power. Thousands of firefighters were to await order in Victoria.

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More Than 100 People Killed in Kenya.

More Than 100 People Killed in Kenya.


More than 100 people was killed in Kenya in Fubruary 01, 2009 because of a lorry that carried petrol exploded. The petrol tanker was near the town of Molo when it exploded, it killed at least 111 people and more than 111 people was hurt. The officials still don't know how the fire start, and they're worry that there might be more people been killed. Some people think that the lit cigarette started the blaze.


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