Galaxy

moons, the teacher integrated both models together through small group collaboration of creating their own model, personal observation of the sun and moon throughout 2 weeks, simulations of gravity and orbits, and analyzing and classifying galaxies through Galaxy Zoo. I could see myself integrating this…

A few years back I was living the high life. My grades were good in school, I had good friends, and I had a loving family. I would come to school with a smile on my face because I know the day would be easy. My school was always easy, the assignments were a walk in the park, and even when I slipped it always seemed like there was someone there to catch me. I ended my soft more year top of my class without even trying. Life was great and I thought the world itself couldn’t touch me. I was bullet…

Mars is a planet full of deep, rich history and lies in the Milky Way Galaxy. People all over the world are captivated by the fourth planet in the solar system due to the possibilities of life on the red planet. Scientists study this terrestrial planet’s properties to test and understand the planet’s potential habitability for life in its past. Mars is truly a captivating planet that leaves one wanting to uncover the mysteries that it holds underneath its thin layer of atmosphere. Since the…

Over 104 years ago, on August 7th, 1912, an Austrian scientist named Victor Hess changed the Astronomy and Physics world forever when he discovered cosmic rays through a strange experiment that took place in a hot air balloon. Cosmic rays are high-energy, subatomic particles that appear outside the Earth’s atmosphere. These rays are known to strike to down on Earth, which may seem dangerous but even very energetic primary rays crash into the Earth’s atmosphere and they basically never make it to…

After years of dominating the phone market, Apple is about to get tested like never before. With Apple producing basically the same phones over and over again, people are starting to catch on and see the light. With Android packing so many new things into one phone its going to be tough for Apple to compete. Steve Jobs, the creator of Apple, has changed the industry of music forever by making a device that you can take anywhere and have music and video integrated into it. With a sleek design…

The Language of God Francis Collins was a man that accomplished something that was not thought to happen during his lifetime. That was to sequence the entire human genome. He was the director of the Human Genome Project which has been completed. Three years after mapping the entire human genome which consisted of 3.1 billion letters, he went on to write The Language of God. He is a theist which is uncommon for a scientist. The first 6 chapters of The Language of God broke the ice. It gave the…

Dolphins (professional American football team), another huge sports team in Miami. When David Beckham first joined the MLS back in 2007, he was given the option to purchase a franchise for twenty-five million dollars as part of his contract with LA Galaxy, but the deal would only be allowed if finance could be agreed on for a new stadium for the Miami team. When the first stadium plans fell through, Don Garber, commissioner of the MLS, said that the team would not be approved until a stadium…

For a class session in English 101, the students visited the Poetry Center located at 1508 E Helen Street. Once everyone had arrived, we had the pleasure to be shown around by the Library Specialist, Sarah Kortemeier. Kortemeier spoke to us about the significance of the Poetry Center’s floor layout and architectural significance for the flow of individual’s visits to the building. Kortemeier also mentioned the various works of art that are located in the poetry center from various artists, even…

with the potential for life: Earth, Mars, and Europa. Conservatively, every solar system has one body with life potential and 1% of those actually sustain life. There are more than 500 solar systems in the Milky Way Galaxy. In the universe, there are roughly 100 billion galaxies, which means 5x1013 solar systems. Therefore, there are 5x1011 bodies with life in the universe. Earth has around 8.74 million species, animals and plants. If that is rounded to 10 million, the odds of having a…

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