H1N1

This post is for extra credit in science class.  In order to receive extra credit, you must submit your answers on paper no later than Friday, November 6.  Use proper sixth grade heading, and put your paper directly into the period mailbox.  DO NOT share your work with others.  Please do not post your answers.  However, I encourage you to post comments related to what you learn.

What is H1N1?  What is a pandemic?  What is a germ?  How are viruses and bacteria different?  (Provide three differences.)  How do antibiotics work?  How do vaccines work?  Name one human illness caused by a virus.  Name one human illness caused by a bacterium.

Use this great website to find all your answers!
http://kidshealth.org/kid/

Who is this man?

Hello Kiddos!

Who is this man?  Hint:  It's not Santa Claus!  DO NOT post your answer on the Blog.  This question is for extra credit in science class.  In order to receive extra credit, you must submit your answer on paper no later than Monday, October 19.  Your answer must include his name, year of birth and death, home country, and major accomplishment.  I also added the Periodic Table links to the website.  Just click on the Cow and go to the Periodic Tables folder.  There are songs, videos, photos, games, and more!  Enjoy your weekend!

Ms. Chick

Eli Wanted to See Snakes

Do you think people should be allowed to own exotic pets like this giant python?  Why or why not?  Read the article below, and post your opinion.

 What a neighbor -- a 'monster' 18-foot pet python

Delilah, an 18-foot-long, 400-plus-pound Burmese python who'd enjoyed a swell existence in an Apopka-area backyard feeding on rabbits, has a new home -- for now.


Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials removed the giant snake from a home on Section Drive due to concerns about Delilah's size and whether the chain-link cage she was in was secure enough to contain her, reports the Orlando Sentinel. 

"To me it's a Goliath. It's a monster of a snake," Lt. Rick Brown with Fish and Wildlife's Investigations section said, adding it is the "largest I've ever seen."
Recently, the snake was being cared for by Melvin Cheever, of Apopka, the brother of her owner.
Cheever said his brother was moving to West Virginia and left the snake behind to prepare her new accommodations. Cheever said his brother has owned the snake for 16 years.
"I fed her this morning, gave her seven rabbits," Cheever said soon after the snake was placed in a container and prepared to move from the small community alongside Lake Apopka. "She is as docile as can be. She's as happy as can be."
Cheever acknowledged the snake, which measures 30 inches around, had escaped its enclosure in the past.
Which doesn't make us especially happy.

Photo: A python named Delilah was moved by Florida Wildlife officials to a temporary home when his cage near Lake Apopka, Fla., was deemed unsuitable on Friday, Sept., 11, 2009. They measured her before moving her to a more secure location. She had escaped in the past. The 16 year old snake was measured at 18' long and 30" around. She will be moved to a snake handler in Bushnell, Fla. (GEORGE SKENE, ORLANDO SENTINEL / September 11, 2009)

And you guys thought Honey Bun was cute!

Hey Kiddos,

Take a look at these giant panda photos.  And, check out the National Zoo link for more information.  Tell me what you think.  Enjoy!

Ms. Chick

National Zoological Park

 

 

 

Welcome to Middle School!

Well, two weeks almost over and only 34 to go!  The good news is we have a three-day weekend coming up and two four-day weeks in October.  It has been very fun getting to know you all.  We are going to have lots of fun in science this year.  What has been your favorite part of class so far?