Dear Harriet Tubman

Dear Harriet Tubman,
Today, we look back at your accomplishments you made for the black community, and not just for us, but for everybody. You thought about us, and you cared about us having our freedom just like the caucasions, LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED! In 2010, there are blacks and whites in the same classroom, on the same bus, in the same neighborhood, and even in the same house! Discrimination in the United States is little to none. You have really made a difference for our nation, and for the black, white, asian, and even hispanic communities!

Best/Worst MPG

1. Which five 2009-model cars get the best overall MPG? 2009 Toyota Prius Base, Honda Civic Hybrid CVT AT-PZEV, Smart Fortwo Pure-, and Toyota Yaris Liftback 3-door MT.

2. Which five 2009-model cars get the worst overall MPG? BMW M5 Sedan, Lexus LX 570, GMC Yukon Denali, Infiniti QX562WD, and Lincoln Navigator L.

3. If your parent asked you for advice in picking out a new car, which car would you recommend? What criteria did you use? (you don't have to tell me what you think I want to hear) I would recommend the 2009 Mazda CX-7. I compared cars and it showed me the price and the MPG, and the Mazda was the best.

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Air Pressure Maps

1.Which area of the country currently has the fastest wind speeds? (city, state) How fast is it? Around Cedar Rapids, Iowa, it is currently the fastest wind speeds going at about 30 miles per hour.


2. Which area of the state currently has the fastest wind speeds? How fast is it? Around Mecklenburg, North Carolina, which is going about 14 miles per hour.


3. Which area of the country currently has the highest air pressure? (city, state) How high is it? Around Kayenta, Arizona at about 1023 high.


4. Which area of the state currently has the highest air pressure? How high is it? Around Buncombe, North Carolina is the highest air pressure at about 1008 high.


5. Why does lower pressure usually bring bad weather? Lower pressure usually brings bad weather because if there is enough water or ice, rain or snow begin to fall.

Essential Questions

1. What, specifically about your topic, are you going to research? I am researching Acid rain, and how it affects our waters, and Earth's surface.




2. What conclusions did you come to? What do you recommend average citizens do to make a difference? Be specific. This is the main part of your assignment. I came to a conclusion that if people stop polluting the Earth, and if factories find another way to make things without sending harmful fumes in the air, acid rain would not be coming down as often. I recommend to average citizens to stop littering and polluting the Earth.




3. What would happen if, worst-case scenario, nobody listened to your recommendations? If nobody listened to my recommendation, all of our water would be contaminated, and it would always be harmful for us to drink, and a lot of people would get really sick.





4. What would happen if, best-case scenario, everybody listened to your recommendations? If everyone did listen to my recommendations, our waters would be much cleaner and much safer for us to drink.

Astronomy 2 Arcticles II

1. Which article did you read? I read "Finding Twin Earths Is Harder Than Thought."



2. When was it published? It was published March 21, 2009.



3. What are 3 things you learned? I learned that scientists are close to finding an Earth-sized planet in an Earth-like orbit. I also learned that if Earth was the size of a basketball, the atmosphere would be as thin as a sheet of paper. The last thing I learned is that scientists are going to try to figure out if the other planet can be habitable.



4. What are 2 things you found interesting? I found it interesting that there may actually be another planet out there that is Earth's twin that may be habitable. Also, I found out that in order to get a detectable signal from a single transit, the sun and Earth would have to be very close beside each other; the Earth could blow up.



5. What is 1 question you still have? How are we going to get the Earth closer to the sun?

Astronomy 2 Article

1. Which article did you read? I read "Scientist Pinpoint The 'Edge of Space'" article.

2. When was it published? It was published April 10, 2009.

3. What are 3 things you learned? I learned "scientists have created a new instrument that is able to track transition between the relatively gentle winds of Earth's atmosphere and the more violent flows of charged particles in space." An instrument launched from Alaska was able to help find the so-called edge of space. And, "The Canadian Space Agency invested $422,000 in the development of the Supra-Thermal Ion Imager instrument."

4. What are 2 things you found interesting? I found it interesting that someone actually built an instrument to go to space and help find the edge of space, and I found it interesting on how much money they spent on the instrument.

5. What is 1 question you still have? How did they come up with the theory that there is an edge of space.