Space Exploration

This week we learned about the universe. This is a information blog of which planets are which. The planet that is closest to the sun is Mercury. It is named Mercury because Mercury was the messenger of the gods and was very fast. Mercury the planet is also very fast. It takes Mercury eighty days to orbit the sun. That is the shortest year in the solar system. The next planet is Venus. Venus is the same size as Earth. Venus used to have water but too much carbon dioxide got in the air, held onto heat, and made all the water evaporate. Earth is the planet we live on and in my last blog I told you so I don’t have to tell you anything about it. Mars. Mars is the god of war. The Romans named it because it has that bloody look. Mars is like the moon. It, long ago, got scar by asteroids and meteorites. The next planet is Jupiter. Jupiter is one of the gas giants. The red spot on it is a humongous hurricane that has been raging for hundreds of years. Jupiter is bigger than all of the planets combined. The next planet is Saturn. Saturn is also one of the gas giants. The ring around it looks solid but it is not. It is really a bunch of gas. The next planet is Uranus. Uranus is the god of the sky's. It is also a gas giant. It has many moons. The next planet is Neptune. Neptune and Uranus are sister planets. And Pluto isn't a planet any more. So there you have it, the secrets to the solar [means sun] system.

Explosion of knowledge

Explosion of knowledge

This week was awesome!

We learned about the inside of the earth this time and not the outside! We learned about how volcanoes formed and went to the geology museum. I brought stuff like my binoculars, a note book, a pencil, some snacks, and some guidebooks to dinosaurs and crystals. But, before I tell you this story I have to tell you this story... this week we learned about volcanoes. Volcanoes can be made from cracks on the earths crust, mountains, or even some dents on the ocean floor. Volcanoes get their lava [magma] from the mantel. The mantel is the middle layer of the earth. As the lava rises from the mantel [since it's hot] like hot air. Then all of the sudden, BOOM!! It bursts out of the volcano. Did you know that Hawaii [according to legend] got made by a goddess named Pele? The story goes that there was a fight between Pele and her sister. Pele tried to attack her sister with her magic stick but her sister blocked and fired back. Pele was cursed to dig fire pits for all eternity. We made a model volcano with my friends. We put stuff like little action figures and toy salamanders on the volcano that made it look pretty cool when it exploded. We filled it with baking soda and vinegar and when it exploded it looked like the little action figures were getting drowned in baking soda and vinegar lava. AAAaAAAAhhHHHHHH!!! The end .Okay, subject changed. Now we are talking about the different layers of the earth. The layers are: the core, the mantel, and last of all, the crust. Okay, let's start with the core. The core is the layer farthest away from us. The core is made up of two parts: the inner core and the outer core. The core is a solid. The outer core is not solid. It is liquid. The core is also the hottest part of the earth. It is made of iron and nickel. The iron and nickel have an extreme magnetic force. The force is so great that that is why the moon is orbiting us! The moon has an extreme force too! There is also the mantel. The mantel is the middle layer of the earth. The mantel is also made of iron and nickel too just like the core. But the core and the mantel are also different. The core was solid. And the mantel is liquid. Last but not least, the crust. The crust is the part that you are standing on right now! Did you know that the farthest hole ever drilled was 12 kilometers?' yep it's true. Okay. If the two continental plates push together, it causes an earthquake. Okay, the subject is changed now one more time. This week we also went to the to a geology museum. We saw crystals, fossils, rocks and gemstones. Tell Uncle Rob that we went to that museum.