Xtranormal

 This is my xtranormal about the water cycle!

http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/13449589/water-cycle

Current Events

Every Black Hole Contains a New Universe

This article is about universes, especially ours. Nikodem Poplawski, the writer of this article, proposed a new theory that in the center of every black hole, a new universe is inside. This happens inside black holes in our universe and universes that contain the black hole we are currently inside, and can happen at any time. Spacetime torsion is a force that causes the black holes to form new universes. Spacetime torsion is when spacetime twists around, creating energy, and that energy creates matter, all in a tiny spot.

The theory of baby universes inside black holes, and the theory of spacetime torsion, can help us figure out exactly how our universe was created and where the matter came from. It makes more sense than the traditional "big bang theory" and integrates elements from quantinum mechanics and the quantinum theory of gravity. It even describes the beginning moments of our universe where the "big bang theory" doesn't. It corresponds with the universes shape and distribution of mass. This theory could also help us explain other events in spacetime using the theory of torsion.

Convection Currents

                On the ninth of May, our science class did a lab on convection currents. We are learning about weather these last few months, and this lab helps us see how heat affects the movement of water or air. These currents help produce wind and weather. Before the lab we were asked what our hypothesis was. "If air or water is heated, it rises," was the answer. To start the lab, we filled a cup with hot water that was colored yellow.  We secured plastic wrap over the top and placed it in a big beaker of cold water that was not died. I poked a hole in the plastic wrap. It took me a few tries to get the hole big enough, and it was still a little small. I watched as the warm water rose up to the top of the beaker. This shows that the warm water is less dense and more spread out than the cool water, so the cool water sinks and the warm water rises, just like in my hypothesis. This lab is a great model to show how weather works because you can actually see the usually invisible effects of heat on water or air. We could have improved this model by making it easier to poke a hole in the plastic wrap. We also could have shown both sides of convection currents by holding a cup full of cold water upside down in a beaker full of hot water and then letting the cold water go, showing us that it would sink. That would of shown us how cool air would sink under warm air, also causing wind. The original experiment helped our class learn about how heat effects how air moves. When air heats up, it rises, and the cool air that was above it before rushes down to fill the space that the warm air left, just like the water did in our experiment.

Its a bird! Its a plane! Its SUPERMOON!

Science Current Events
May 8, 2012

          The biggest full moon that the world is going to see this year shone two days ago, on May 6th. The moon was about 220,000 miles from earth, which is 17055 miles closer to earth than usual. This annual phenomenon is called the "Supermoon" and is a thrilling sight to look forward to. This moon will bring especially high tides because the moon pulls the tides, and it is much closer, therefore adding extra force upwards. I think the Supermoon is pretty exciting. I always seem to notice the moon and two days ago, it was spectacular.

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/05/04/supermoon-biggest-brightest-moon-year-to-come-saturday/