Tuesday, May 27, 2008

a PoEm AbOuT cLoUdS (aNd A lItTlE wInD)




Clouds
White sheep, white sheep,

On a blue hill,

When the wind stops

You all stand still.

When the wind blows

You walk away slow.

White sheep, white sheep,

Where do you go?


~Christina G. Rossetti


In this poem, weather was used by description. A form of weather was described. The poet used her knowledge of weather by describing how the clouds are. She drew a picture in the readers mind. The reader would picture the clouds. The author also uses her knowledge to show how the clouds "act". To support all of this, the type of weather that is discussed are clouds. In the poem, the poet describes clouds. Also, there was wind mentioned in the poem.


Without the mentioning of the weather, there would be no poem! It would just be a bunch of words that didn't make any sense put together. A literary technique that is used to describe the clouds is rhyme. The poet uses rhyme which creates a rhythm. This poem, however, does not increase much knowledge about weather. It is mainly common knowledge for most. Some may learn something new.

Friday, May 23, 2008

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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Arctic Tale





Arctic Tale was a movie about the the Arctic. It was two major stories about two animals who were born in the arctic. The movie showed the animals growing up. The movie also showed Global Warming in action. The movie followed two main animals; a polar bear and walrus.




Did you know that polar bears are among the biggest predators in the world? There are 20,000 to 40,000 polar bears roam the arctic. Female polar bears can start having babies at around the age of four or five? They usually have two.

Did you know that the scientific name for walruses is Odobenus rosmarus? It means tooth walking sea horse in latin. Walrusses eat carnivores. They weigh about 1.5 tons! That's a little less than 2,000 pounds!
PLEASE WATCH ARCTIC TALE, IT'S TOUCHING AND GREAT!

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Blow yourself around some global winds!


What exactly ARE Global Winds? Global winds are winds that blow from a specific direction. They usually cover long distances. There are many types of Global Winds. These include the Trade Winds, the Prevailing Westerlies, the Polar Easterlies, and the jet streams. The diagram to the left shows where winds are located and the direction that they move. In other words the diagram shows the Global Wind Belts.

The diagram shows something called the Hadley Cell. What IS the Hadley Cell? The Hadley Cell is when a direct thermally driven and zonally symmetric circulation under the strong influence of the earth's rotation. The Hadley Cell was first proposed by George Hadley in 1735. It was an explanation for trade winds.
On the side is a quick list of words worth knowing about Global Winds! Take a look at it! =)