lunes, 28 de septiembre de 2015

What is the solar system? Only fourth

What is the solar system?
The solar system

The Solar System is made up of the Sun and the celestial objects that are bound to it by its gravity: the eight planets and five dwarf planets, their 173 known moons, and billions of small bodies, such as asteroids, icy kuiper belt objects, comets, meteoroids, and interplanetary dust.


Although the farthest planet is over four billion kilometers away from the earth, all eight planets can be seen in the night sky, using a telescope or binoculars - as long as you know where to look!

MercuryMercury
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, and the smallest planet of the solar system. Mercury has been visited by two unmanned NASA space probes, Mariner 10 and Messenger. The unmanned Messenger proble was launched by NASA in 2004 and will begin to orbit Mercury in 2011 after several flybys.

The picture on the left is a picture of Mercury that was taken by Messenger in 2008, and transmitted back to earth for scientists to study.

Mercury is 57,900,000 km away from the sun.
VenusVenus
Venus is a very similar size to the Earth, and like Earth, is made of a thick silicate mantle around an iron core. It has a substantial atmosphere and evidence of internal geological activity. Venus is probably the planet that is most similar to Earth in many ways, although it is much drier than Earth and its atmosphere is ninety times as dense.

It is the hottest planet in the solar system, with surface temperatures over 400 °C. This is thought to be because of the amount of greenhouse gases in its atmosphere.

Venus is named after the Greek Goddess of Love and Beauty.

Venus is 108,000,000 km away from the sun.
EarthEarth
Earth is the largest and densest of the four inner planets, the only one known to have current geological activity, like earthquakes and volcanoes. It is the only planet known to have life. Its liquid hydrosphere (oceans and seas) is unique among the terrestrial planets.

Earth's atmosphere is radically different from those of the other planets, having been altered by the presence of life so it now contains 21% oxygen - which humans need to be able to breathe!

It has one natural satellite, the Moon, which is the only large satellite of a terrestrial planet in the Solar System.

The Earth is 150,000,000 km from the sun.
MarsMars - the red planet
Mars is smaller than both Earth and Venus. The first spacecraft to visit Mars was Mariner 4 in 1965. Several others followed, most recently in 2008, when Phoenix landed in the northern plains to search for water. Three Mars orbiters (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Odyssey, and Mars Express) are also currently at work studying Mars.

NASA has landed several unmanned robotic probes on Mars, most recently two remote controlled car-like robots called Mars Rovers. These probes allow NASA scientists to explore the planet, take pictures, analyse soil and conduct experiments. The picture on the left is of one of the Mars Rovers on the surface of Mars.

Mars is named after the Greek God of War. It is sometimes also called the red planet, because most of its surface is covered in reddish rocks, dust and soil.

Mars is 228,000,000 km away from the sun.
JupiterJupiter
Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system. It is 2.5 times the mass of all the other planets of the solar system put together! It is a gas giant, rather than a terrestrial planet, and is made largely of hydrogen and helium.

The large spot on Jupiter is actually a storm that has been raging for several hundred years!

Jupiter was first visited by Pioneer 10 in 1973 and later by Pioneer 11, Voyager 1, Voyager 2 and Ulysses. The unmanned spacecraft Galileo orbited Jupiter for eight years. In 2003 Galileo was crashed deliberately into Jupiter, to stop it from impacting on Europa, one of Jupiters moons that scientists believe may harbour some basic form of life.

Jupiter is 779,000,000 km away from the sun.
SaturnSaturn - the ringed planet
Saturn is distinguished by its extensive ring system, but otherwise has several similarities to Jupiter. They are both gas giants. Saturn has at least sixty known satellites; two of which, Titan and Enceladus, show signs of geological activity, though they are largely made of ice.

Saturn was first visited by NASA's Pioneer 11 in 1979 and later by Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. Cassini (a joint NASA / ESA project) arrived on July 1, 2004 and is still in orbit now.

Saturn's rings are extraordinarily thin: though they're 250,000 km or more in diameter they're less than one kilometre thick. The ring particles seem to be composed primarily of water and ice, but they may also include rocky particles with icy coatings.

Saturn is 1,430,000,000 km away from the sun.
UranusUranus
Uranus is the lightest of the outer planets, a type of gas giant that some scientists call an ice giant. As you can imagine from this nickname its atmosphere is very cold - the coldest in the solar system. The wind on Uranus can blow at over 500 miles per hour!

It was discovered by William Herschel, a famous astronomer, while systematically searching the sky with his telescope on March 13, 1781.

Uranus has been visited by only one spacecraft, Voyager 2 on Jan 24 1986. The picture on the left is an enhanced image of Uranus that was beamed back to Earth by Voyager 2.

Uranus is 2,880,000,000 km away from the sun.
NeptuneNeptune
Neptune is the outermost planet of the solar system. It is slightly smaller than Uranus. Neptune has also been visited by only one spacecraft, Voyager 2, on Aug 25 1989.

Neptune has a mark on it that looks very similar to Jupiter's great spot. Just like Jupiter, this is caused by violent storms.

The weather is very extreme on Neptune - the wind on Neptune is the strongest on any planet, and blows at 1,300 miles per hour - as fast as a jet fighter plane.

Neptune is 4,500,000,000 km away from the sun.
PlutoPluto and the other dwarf planets
Pluto used to be classed as a planet of the solar system, but is now considered to be a dwarf planet, and a part of the Kuiper belt. The Kuiper belt is a vast collection of dwarf planets, asteroids, rocks, ice and dust that circle the sun, that extends for millions of miles beyond Neptune, on the outskirts of the solar system.

As of mid-2008, five smaller objects are classified as dwarf planets, all but the first of which orbit beyond Neptune. These are:


  • Ceres (415,000,000 km from the sun)
  • Pluto (5,906,000,000 km, from the sun, formerly classified as the ninth planet)
  • Haumea (6,450,000,000 km from the sun)
  • Makemake (6,850,000,000 km from the sun)
  • Eris (10,100,000,000 km from the sun)
  • MoonBut what about the Moon?
    The Moon is not a planet at all. It is one of more than three hundred smaller celestial bodies that circle the planets of the solar system.

    The Moon was the first such celestial body that people knew about - it was always visible from earth! After 1665, when astronomers observed moons around other planets, the word moon started to be used as a collective term for them all.

    Scientists know more about the Moon than any other planet or celestial body in the solar system, because it is the only other world that humans have ever visited. Between 1969 and 1972, twelve astronauts visited the Moon, exploring, experimenting and collecting rocks and soil, to help us learn more.

    The Moon has a gravitational pull on the Earth, and it this that causes the tides of the oceans. The Moon's latin name is "Luna", and it is around 240,000 miles away from the Earth.

    Voyager space probeSo how big is the solar system?
    NASA launched an unmanned space probe in 1977, called Voyager 1. Its job was to fly away from Earth, through the solar system, visiting planets on the way, sending back pictures and information for NASA scientists to study.

    Voyager has sent back pictures of Jupiter and Saturn, and is still travelling away from earth. It is now the farthest travelled space craft ever launched.

    Voyager 1 is fast - it covers around 17 kilometres every second. Despite its incredible speed, it did not pass the last planet of the solar system until 1990.By early 2009, Voyager 1 was over ten billion miles away from the sun! 

    viernes, 11 de septiembre de 2015

    martes, 25 de agosto de 2015

    Birds


    There are over 8,000 species of birds. Birds have 3 major differentiating characteristics: wings for flight, feathers, and a beak rather than teeth. Birds have adapted their vertebrate skeleton for flight. Their bones and skull are very thin, making their bodies extremely light. To support flight also required other changes to their skeleton. Obvious changes are the addition of wings.Other changes are less obvious. The claws and muscles of a bird's foot are designed to lock and hold onto a perch even while the bird is sleeping.
    A bird's respiratory system is also adapted to make it easier to breathe at high elevations, where air is thinner.


    jueves, 20 de agosto de 2015

    Reptiles: Lizards, Snakes, and Others

    Reptiles have been around for 300 million years, even during the dinosaur age. The most common reptiles include alligators, crocodiles, lizards, snakes, tortoises and turtles. Reptiles are air-breathing animals, although many live not only on land but in water. The most noticeable feature of reptiles are the scales that cover their body. The majority of reptiles lay eggs to give birth to their young.
    Although reptiles breathe through lungs, some reptiles can also absorb oxygen in water through membranes in their mouth



    Reptiles are often called cold-blooded because they can't regulate their own body temperature. Their body temperature depends on the external temperature. They will lay in the sun to heat their body, or hide in the ground, under a rock or in water to cool their body.

    Crocodiles and alligators are large reptiles that spend much of their time on land and in water. They can walk on land using their webbed feet. They can also use their long tail to swim in water. Crocodiles feed on large animals they catch on land or in water. They have powerful jaws and teeth to tear apart their prey.




    Lizards and snakes are the largest group of reptiles. Lizards are four legged animals with a long tail. Many lizards can shed their tail to escape from predators. They can then grow a new tail.


    Some lizards, such as the chameleon, can change colors to blend into their environment. This camouflage helps to protect them from predators.


    Snakes don't have limbs. They move by slithering along the ground.Some snakes are poisonous, or venomous, such as the rattle snake, cobra, and eastern green mamba. They have fangs which bite into their prey and inject poison into the victim.Other snakes, such as the boa constrictor and the python kill their prey by crushing it. Most snakes can dislocate their jaw, allowing them to swallow prey much larger than themselves.




    Amphibians

    Amphibians lay their eggs in water, and young amphibians tend to resemble small fish.
    The tadpole, or newborn frog, is born and lives in water. It has a tail that allows it to swim like a fish. It also has gills so that it can breathe under water. As the tadpole grow into a frog, it loses its gills and tail, and develops legs for moving on land. Most amphibians can both walk and swim in water.
    Depending on the species of amphibian, breathing can take place in gills, lungs, the lining of the mouth, the skin, or some combination of these.Amphibians body temperature changes with its environment. In cold climates, amphibians hibernate during the winter.



    Echinoderms: Starfish, Sea Urchin and Family

    Echinoderms: Starfish, Sea Urchin and Family
    Echinoderms are marine animals that live in the ocean. Common echinoderms include the sea star, sea urchin, sand dollar and sea cucumber. Most echinoderms have arms or spines that radiate from the center of their body. The central body contains their organs, and their mouth for feeding.
    Sea stars, commonly known as the starfish, have 5 or more arms attached to their body.On the bottom of the Starfish are small tube feet to help with movement and feeding. The starfish's mouth is underneath, and is capable of eating other sea life such as clams and mussels.Another type of echinoderm is the sea urchin. Sea urchins have many spines connected to their body. These spines help to protect them from predators.


    Science : Protozoa............ Only third and fourth

    Protozoa are simple, single-celled animals. They are the smallest of all animals. Most protozoa are microscopic in size, and can only be seen under a microscope. However, they do breathe, move and reproduce like multicelled animals.
    There are several types of protozoa. The amoebas are clear, shapeless cells. Flagellates have a body shape looking like a hair.
    Although we can't see them, protozoa do a lot for us. Protozoa play a useful role in the food chain as a source of food for fish and other animals. Some protozoa are helpful to humans by eating dangerous bacteria. Unfortunately, other protozoa are parasites and can be harmful to humans by transmitting disease.

    Protozoa eat tiny algae and bacteria. Some protozoa absorb food through their cell membrane. Others surround and engulf their food or have openings to collect food. They digest their food in stomach-like compartments called vacuoles.
    Protozoa take in oxygen and give off carbon dioxide through the cell membrane.
    Protozoa reproduces by splitting in half.


    jueves, 23 de julio de 2015

    All my feelings...... Trasición


    All my feelings, all my feelings
    All my feelings are talking to me
         
    Sometimes I'm excited, sometimes I'm relieved
    Sometimes I'm so happy I'm just really, really please
    Often I am frightened, sometimes I am sad
    Sometimes I am angry and get really, really mad

    Sometimes I'm uncertain and sometimes I am clear
    Sometimes I feel guilty, or I wish a friend was near
    All my feelings tell me things about what's going on
    Inside me and around me, so let's sing a feelings song!

     All my feelings, all my feelings
     All my feelings are talking to me
         

    Sometimes I am peaceful, I'm just so relaxed
    Sometimes I am hyped up or I'm stressed out to the max
    Sometimes I am tired and inclined to be a grump
    If I'm feeling hurt I might be right down in the dumps

    Sometimes I am joyful, I feel really free
    Sometimes I am thinking of someone I'd love to see
    All my feelings tell me things about what's going on
    Inside me and around me so let' sing a feelings song!

    All my feelings, all my feelings
    All my feelings are talking to me
         [Rpt]

    The Four Seasons....Only first

    There are four seasons: fall, winter, spring, and summer. Each season has its own holidays, traditions, and typical weather conditions.

    Fall

    The fall season brings colder temperatures and frost. Corn is one of the crops that is harvested in the fall. In addition, some children enjoy trick or treating on Halloween night. Furthermore, in the fall season there are animals that prepare for hibernation by eating a lot in order to store up enough body fat to live on through the winter months. 


    Seasons Song for Kids | TEXT Version | by ELF Learning....only fourth

    viernes, 17 de julio de 2015

    Protozoa!!! Only third and fourth


    Protozoa are simple, single-celled animals. they are the smallest of all animals. most protozoa are microscopic in size, and can only be seen under a microscope. however, they do breathe, move and reproduce like multicelled animals.

    there are several types of protozoa. the amoebas are clear, shapeless cells. flagellates have a body shape looking like a hair.

    although we can't see them, protozoa do a lot for us. protozoa play a useful role in the food chain as a source of food for fish and other animals. some protozoa are helpful to humans by eating dangerous bacteria. unfortunately, other protozoa are parasites and can be harmful to humans by transmitting disease.

    jueves, 4 de junio de 2015

    Experiments for kids...

    Bucaramanga 28 de mayo de 2015

    Señores padres de familia.
    En la asignatura de science, la evaluación consistirá en un proyecto investigativo enfocado al desarrollo de la memoria y el interés por explorar, que deberá ser entregado el día 10 de junio. Teniendo en cuenta su grado de escolaridad, los temas a investigar son:



    Primero: Experiments for kids  http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/seedgermination.html

    Segundo:  Plants for kids

    Tercero: Investigating Plants, make a herbarium

    cuarto : Plant Experiments  Creating Oxygen

    Coordialmente,

    Docente Science.

    jueves, 23 de abril de 2015

    working with links!!! only fourth

    http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=722

    http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson16/05.html

    http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-possessive-adjectives.php

    miércoles, 15 de abril de 2015

    Exercises!!! only fourth.

    PERSONAL PRONOUNS


    http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1014

    Possessive Pronouns

    http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5173


    martes, 17 de marzo de 2015

    Alphabet Songs (Only first)

    Human Body( Only first)

    Human Body – 


    Its Function and System  

    Your body is more amazing than any machine on earth. Your brain works like a complex computer, telling all the other systems in your body what to do. Your circulatory system includes your heart and blood. It delivers nutrients to your organs and keeps things clean. Your skin protects your body and keeps you from drying out. Bones give your body structure and strength. Muscles move your body. Your lungs take oxygen from the air for your body.

    Fun Facts about the Body for Kids

    • You have more than 600 muscles and 200 bones in your body.
    • Your body needs food, water and air. Food gives your body energy. Water keeps your body moist. Air delivers oxygen to your body.
    • Your brain sends tiny electrical impulses to your nerves. Your nerves tell your body when and how to move.
    • Your brain has millions of nerves that connect to one another.
    • You grow more during the first two years of life than during the rest of your life.


    jueves, 5 de marzo de 2015

    Parts of the respiratory system ( only third)

    Lungs:

    The lungs are the main organs of the respiratory system. In the lungs oxygen is taken into the body and carbon dioxide is breathed out. The red blood cells are responsible for picking up the oxygen in the lungs and carrying the oxygen to all the body cells that need it. The red blood cells drop off the oxygen to the body cells, then pick up the carbon dioxide which is a waste gas product produced by our cells. The red blood cells transport the carbon dioxide back to the lungs and we breathe it out when we exhale.


    Trachea:
    The 
    trachea (TRAY-kee-uh} is sometimes called the windpipe. The trachea filters the air we breathe and branches into the bronchi.
    Bronchi: 
    The bronchi (BRAHN-ky) are two air tubes that branch off of the trachea and carry air directly into the lungs.
            Diaphragm:
    Breathing starts with a dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of the lungs called the diaphragm (DY-uh-fram). When you breathe in, the diaphragm contracts. When it contracts it flattens out and pulls downward. This movement enlarges the space that the lungs are in. This larger space pulls air into the lungs. When you breathe out, the diaphragm expands reducing the amount of space for the lungs and forcing air out. The diaphragm is the main muscle used in breathing.

    viernes, 27 de febrero de 2015

    Parts of the Ear ( Only fourth )

    There are several parts of the ear, which are divided into the outer, middle and inner ear sections. Each part of the ear is essential to the overall function of the organ and your brain’s ability to interpret the sounds your ear collects.

    The different parts of the ear allow the body to capture sound waves out of the air, translate them into vibrations and send these signals to the brain to be interpreted. If any portion of this system is harmed, it can be difficult to hear, or the patient can lose hearing in that ear all together. Understanding the inner workings of your ear can help you understand what you need to do to encourage optimum ear health and safety.