Day: February 4, 2010

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ASK QUESTIONS

Learn by asking questions and your questions can make you better!

You will improve science literacy through exploring, making observations, taking wrong turns, testing ideas, reading, discovering ………and ASKING!

Do not wait until your teacher to read your mind and answer your questions. We can not read your mind -_-;;

Ask! because I won’t make this face!

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Orion Program Mission to Moon and Mars

Unfortunately, this mission is cancelled yesterday due to its cost and recession. Here is the story from ABC.

US President Barack Obama has abandoned plans to return US astronauts to the moon by ending the costly Constellation next-generation rocket program.

The administration is instead directing NASA to turn to long-range research and development which could eventually lead to a manned space program to Mars.

“We are cancelling the program, not delaying it,” Mr Obama’s budget chief Peter Orszag said. (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/01/2807263.htm?section=world)

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PLUTO has a new name!

This is a little bit of explanation why Pluto has a new name.

Pluto is Now Just a Number: 134340

Pluto has been given a new name to reflect its new status as a dwarf planet. On Sept. 7, the former 9th planet was assigned the asteroid number 134340 by the Minor Planet Center (MPC), the official organization responsible for collecting data about asteroids and comets in our solar system.

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9 Planets

  • Earth: One of the rocky planets. Its atmosphere is rich in oxygen. It has one moon.
  • Jupiter: The largest planet. It has a big red spot.
  • Mars: Smaller than the Earth. It is known as The Red planet. It has a thin atmosphere and two moons.
  • Mercury: The smallest planet. It is usually furthest from the Sun.
  • Pluto: The smallest planet. It is usually furthest from the Sun.
  • Saturn: This planet has rings around it.