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2010-04-13T16:27:00.001-07:00

War Games

2010-04-07T15:58:00.001-07:00

5 Things about the movie War Games-

1. The missle control center got a message from the "president" saying they had to launch a missle.

2. The plot of the ovie takes place before the cold war ended.

3. The WOPR does everyhting, and it is the key of the war.

4. The WOPR took over the mens jobs at the missle launch center

5. The boy in the movie was obsessed with computers

Manhattan Project II- Mar 3

2010-03-03T15:27:00.000-08:00

5 Facts about the Manhattan project:

1. When mixed, Plutonium becomes a solid.

2.An atomic bomb is safe if you don't put it fully together.

3. The kid decided he wanted to create an atomic bomb for the science fair.

4. He bought explosives from a man in the army.

5. I didn't get for enough for this one.

Manhatten Project- Feb 27

2010-02-27T16:45:00.001-08:00

Five things about The Manhattan Project:

The movie is about a boy who steals a dose of plutonium from a top secret lab, well not that top secret if he accessed it.
The boy doesn't realize he has stolen the purest plutonium ever made.
The uses of plutonium are weapons and nuclear energy.
It just so happens that the boys mom is dating the scientist that gave the boy a tour of the lab in the first place, and if the scientist hadn't been more suspicious about what was in the containers, the boy wouldn't have stolen the plutonium.
Plutonium is a very radio active chemical element, which they needed for the lasers they were creating In the movie.

Atomic Theory- Jan 17

2010-01-17T11:16:00.001-08:00

Things I Didnt Know:

1. Matter releases energy in even parts.

2. It takes 2 seconds for light to travel from the Earth to the Moon.

3. The bigger the mass the more energy.

4. Energy= mass(the speed of light)2 -that 2 means squared.

Thats what E=MC2 means!

5. EMR= Electromagnetic Radiation.

Atoms and Molecules- Jan 6

2010-01-06T17:14:00.000-08:00

1. Atom is Greek for-

Uncuttable

2. What is in the middle of an atom?

In the middle of an atom you have a a very heavy particle called the nucleus.

3. What do protons and neutrons look like?

Nobody knows what they look like.

4. All matter is made up of ______ and ________.

atoms molecules

5. The difference in metals is what?

The number of protons in the nucleus.

6. Everything in the universe is ____________.
Energy or matter

7. What is the key to life?
Carbon is the key to life.

Simple Machines- Dec 8

2009-12-08T17:13:00.000-08:00

8 December 2009

1. Describe the operation of a lever-

The purpose of a lever is to raise and to fall depending on the pressure you put on either side of it. A lever can stop a car or even pick something up (your arm), but nomatter what it is, a lever is used to pick something up or move it.

2. What do you need to build a lever-

In order to build a lever you will need an object and a fulcrum, or an object that will be able to hit the ground or table. The fulcrum will pivot, causing one of the two ends to go up, and the other end to go down, and launch or pull whatever was on it.

3. Give 5 examples of everyday machines-

car

lawnmower

airplane

dishwasher

oven

Levers-

Pulling a nail out of wood with a hammer

Break pedal

Shoveling

Crowbar

Your forearm

4. How are cable cars powered in San Francisco-

Cable cars are powered by a system of pullies that are signaled electronically.

5. Who won the Tour De Science? How and Why?-

Bill Nye won the Tour De Science because it was his show, and because the bike he was on (or machine) kept pedaling at the same momentum he was going. Then when it came close to the finish line, he got a boost of power with allowed him to peddle, causing the wheels to rotate faster, which allowed him to win.