Class Response: Kites

Flying kites is an easy task, but did you know there is science behind it. It's all air pressure. when you run with your kite in the wind air moves downward which causes the air to go upward. when the air goes quickly and fast there is less air pressure and more pressure below the kite. this also makes the kite move above. to fly a kite you need wind. The wind you'll most probably get is local winds because most people don't live close to beaches so the land heats up and the hot air rises. then, the cool air so below pushing the kite.

*EXTRA CREDIT* To Earthward

Robert Frost is a great poet who wrote a poem called To Earthward. This did not incrmy ease knowledge of weather, but it did teach me some poetic techniques. the techniques were rhyming and added some description. but the type of weather that was discussed was the dry spring. This is high density. it also talks about when honeysuckles come out in spring and how grassy and sandy it is. you really have to use context clues and the weather helped me understand what the poet was feeling and what was happening. this is a great poem for all to read.

Class Response: Arctic Tale

Ever imagine having to swim two days for protection or jumping off a cliff before being able to fly. This is happening to many animals in the Arctic. In class, we all had to watch a movie about how a polar bear and walrus survived with danger in every corner. The polar bear had to separate from its mother a year early because of the lack of food. The walrus had to keep swimming away with the entire family because they needed a place to rest without any harm. However, walrus didn't even learn the basics of how to climb on land properly. For both animals the main predator is the male polar bear. It can harm another polar bear by killing it while still young and it's a predator to the walrus because the walrus can easily be eaten if it doesn't escape quick enough. We learned this is the circle of life and we still wonder- is this global warming or something new that is completely natural?