Well done, Grade Sixes! To have reached this stage, you have chosen your topic and done some research about it. You have identified a person or organisation that is working to improve the issue or problem you are researching. It's been great to see and hear about all of the interesting information you've uncovered. This week in class, you are going to develop your theses, and begin planning and drafting your essays.
This week's task: Find and print 3 articles related to your topic, and bring them to class. You will need them to plan and write your essay. Post the website address for each article, and a short description of the article on the blog under 'Third Task'.
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Article 1- İt explains how the jellyfish are effecting japan and its fishers.WEBSİTE-National Geographic for Kids.
ReplyDeleteArticle 2- İt gives a description about the jellyfish and how they are effecting the fishermen.WEBSİTE-NPR.com
Article 3- İt gives descriptions histoy and facts about the jellyfish.İt tells how people are dealing with this problem.WEBSİTE-
Wikipedia.com
from cem thomas
www.signonsandiego.com this is the site .
ReplyDeleteAnd this is about:
the stolen cactus and microchips.
Article 1
ReplyDeleteIt is written by Professor Chris D Thomas and it is all about one million species going extinct by 2050. He explains how most human activities are causing so many animals to go extinct. He shares his feelings about this issue and ways and suggestions to solving this issue. It is a great article because it shows that animals do have the same rights as humans.
www.theage.com.au
Article 2
This article lists 10 of the most endangered animals around the world. It explains why these animals are most endangered of becoming extinct and what some people are doing to help them. This article also shows the rights animals should or deserve to have.
www.greenexpander.com
Article 3
This article shows that humans really can save animals from extinction. It shows 10 really amazing animals that were saved from extinction. It tells you how they were saved and why in the fist place, they were endangered. This all happened thanks to the Endangered Species Act. This organization helped 10 and possibility more animals from extinction. And ust like article 1 and 2, it explains all about animal rights
www.greenexpander.com/2007/09/21/10-amazing-animals-saved-from-extinction/
Ezgi T
Article-1: This article explains the last upgrades made by the Atlantis spaceship crew on the Hubble Telescope. These upgrades include the installment of a powerful wide-field camera and a super-sensitive spectograph and replacement of the telescope’s gyroscopes and batteries.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Successful_Mission_Leaves_Hubble_Better_Than_Ever_999.html
Article-2: The article found on MSNBC’s website reports what the crew of Atlantis Spaceship have said after their landing on Earth. It is stated that their mission to upgrade the Hubble Telescope has ended successfully now that the astronauts have landed safely to California, as Ed Weiler, NASA's science missions chief, says "Now, and only now, can we declare this mission completely a success, the astronauts are safely on the ground."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30961660//
Article-3: This article by Nasa tells about the biggest discoveries made formerly by the Hubble Space Telescope. These include the determination of the universe’s age as 13.7 billion years and the detection of the first-ever organic molecule in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star.
http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/ViewPost/101211
ARTICLE 1: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_3540000/newsid_3546300/3546395.stm
ReplyDeleteARTICLE 2: http://www.livescience.com/environment/090109-bts-deforestation.html
ARTICLE 3:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22818963/
[I am Aylin]
These are the websites for the three websites.for task 3.
ReplyDelete1)
http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/05/23/Three-US-firms-to-make-swine-flu-vaccine/UPI-38071243090490
2) http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_people_have_died_from_the_2009_swine_flu_outbreak
3)
http://karahannblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/swine-flu-symptoms-of-swine-flu-what-is.html
1.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/18/AR2005081802041.html
ReplyDeleteWomen should be seen equally. There shouldn't be discrimination.
2.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_rights
History of Womens Rights.
3.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4444196.stm
Woman MP's willm decrease.
Timur Engin
Article 1
ReplyDeleteDoctors all over the country are looking for many types of Leukemia studies which people take part voluntarily.Leukemia research had already led to advances,and researchers are contiuing to search for new methods for treatments and supportive care for patients with Leukemia.
Website: http://leukemia.emedtv.com/leukemia/leukemia-reserch.html
Article 2
Doctors are focusing on areas for treatment like: new biological therapies,new anti-cancer drugs,doses and Leukemia Treatment Schedules,various drugs,combinations of drugs,biological therapies,radiation therapies and stem cell transplantation.
Website: (same website)
Article 3
New types of treatment are being tested in Leukemia research,including chemotherapy with stem cell transplant.After the Leukemia chemotherapy treatment is completed,the stored stem cells are given back to the patient through an infusion.
Website: (same website)
Article 1: it's about how food hunger could be stopped and reduced by using politics. also food hungers effects on politics.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/64607/paul-collier/the-politics-of-hunger
Article 2: it's about children in the u.s. having food insecurity and it's causes. it also states some facts about food insecurity in the u.s.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/may2009/food-m11.shtml
Article 3: it's about what world hunger does to all people around the world. it also says that there is enough food for everyone but that the people with hunger are just trapped in poverty. it states that every 3.6 seconds that people die of food hunger and most people that die of because of hunger are children. it's last paragraph tells about some solutions for adults and children like "food for work" or "food for education
"http://www.poverty.com/
from mufit
This article is about how the NCH Scotland are trying to persuade the Scottish government to make it illegal to even perform minor types of physical abuse against children.
ReplyDeletehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/5382054.stm
In this article Professor Kathleen Marshall argues that children should have more rights in court when it comes to parents splitting up and taking custody of them.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4507149.stm
This article is about how children in Scotland whose parents are Gypsys or Travellers are often picked on and discriminated against.
http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/en/976_2269.htm
~Umay A.
1-This article is about the details of the Hubble Mission.It explains the shuttles name, date and time of launch and where the mission started and ended. http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1697164/mission_accomplished_hubble_telescope_like_new/index.html?source=r_space
ReplyDelete2-This is about NASA's thoughts after the repairs of Hubble. http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090526-hubble-upgrades.html
3- This one is about the problem about the stuck bolt.
http://wcbstv.com/national/nasa.atlantis.hubble.2.1011612.html
I believe we have the same topic with Cem and I think this is copying because I found the topic first and Cem could have taken a look at other peoples topics before finding the same...It's O.K. for me but I'm a little bit annoyed.
Begum,
ReplyDeleteIt's fine if you have the same topic as someone else. You only need to worry if they begin to use the same resources as you, and copy what you have written in your posts.
Irmak
ReplyDeletearticle 1
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that will retain a special rule issued in December for protecting the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act.
article 2
The Endangered Species Act requires federal agencies to ensure that all activities the government approves will not harm listed species or their habitats.
article 3
Environmental groups to consider adding the bears to the endengered species list.
This is published today in the in the Federal Register.
article 1: Use of antiviral drugs against influenza . When should it be used?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/frequently_asked_questions/swineflu_faq_antivirals/en/index.html
article 2:What is swine flu? Important facts.
http://cdc.gov/h1n1flu/
article 3: How the swine flu affects the worldwide?
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/wr/article/0,28391,1895391,00.html
bahar saih
Financial Crisis News
ReplyDelete- Home Prices Fall: According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency home prices have droped. US mortgages have fell 7.1 percent since the first quarter of 2009.
- President Obama Signs Credit Card Act: President Obama has made it a law that the citizens of the US and Credit Card Corporations should be more responsible. So people should not spend more then their limit. Credit card corporations should not give unreasonable intrest rates.
- Community Devolopment Projects: Comptroler Dugan comments on the new Community Dev. Projects. He says that they are good and banks can now provide marketable loans.
Batu Coskun
Financial Crisis News Center http://www.financialcrisisupdate.com/
Article 1: It is about a new printed book on the 1000 most successful girls who were supportedd by ÇYDD scholar ships. The book’s name is Inkansız Periler (Imposible Fairies).
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cydd.org.tr/default.asp?sayfa=haberac&id=433
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=tr&u=http://www.cydd.org.tr/&ei=SRgkSqbjBcWM_Qa2kPjCBg&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%25C3%25A7a%25C4%259Fda%25C5%259F%2Bya%25C5%259Fam%25C4%25B1%2Bdestekleme%2Bderne%25C4%259Fi%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENTR328 (for auto-transelated English of the article)
Article 2: It is about a Turkish girl who gratuated from Milburn Highschool in New Jersey, America. She had collected 5500 TL to donate to ÇYDD.
http://www.cydd.org.tr/default.asp?sayfa=haberac&id=425
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=tr&u=http://www.cydd.org.tr/&ei=SRgkSqbjBcWM_Qa2kPjCBg&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%25C3%25A7a%25C4%259Fda%25C5%259F%2Bya%25C5%259Fam%25C4%25B1%2Bdestekleme%2Bderne%25C4%259Fi%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENTR328 (for auto-transelated English of the article)
Article 3:
It is about the loss of the ÇYDD’s founder and president Türkan Saylan. It summorieses her achievemnets for Turkey.
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/opinion/11680604_p.asp
(The auto-transelations are quite poor but reasonable)
Levent Güngen 6.3
article 1=it talks about what swine flu causes,how did it start,and people dyeing because of swine flu http://cdc.gov/h1n1flu/update.htm
ReplyDeletearticle 2=it talks about how common swine flu is on humans and facts about swine fluhttp://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/key_facts.htm
article 3=it discusses that swine flu has spread around all 50 states of the U.Shttp://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/cdc-/627685.html
Who are you? I can't give you the grade if I don't know who you are!!!
ReplyDeleteArticle 1 : http://www.tnpa.asn.au/macquarie/index.html
ReplyDeleteIt gives explanimation of whats changing in the island and why it is happening and why it is a problem .It also gives information about the plan they have and how we can support that plan .
Article 2 :
http://www.guardian.co.uk/enviroment/2009/jan/1...It gives a brief explanimation of what is happening and what happened .
Article 3 :
http://www.polarconservation.org/news/pco-news-articles/macquarie-island-radical-changes/
Description of what happened an opinions of some scientists .
Hilal Eda Arpacı
MS.Kemp when is the last day to submit all the tasks ?
ReplyDeleteEda Arpaci
You need to submit by the end of the day of the week that your first English lesson is on. So for you, your third task is due by tonight, because your first English lesson of the week is on a Tuesday. Your fourth task comment is due NEXT Tuesday.
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article one is about snow leopards disappearing in a flash do to animal napping. It said that Animals are even being napped even in parks. In Russia.
ReplyDeletehttp://english.pravda.ru/society/stories/79196-0/
article two is about Florida making an under pass the underpass is about fencing off the high way and making a tunnel under the road. The invention saved the florida panther from extinction.
http://www.nwf.org/endangered/
article three is about protecting endangered animals by acting out and helping.
http://www.nwf.org/whoopingcrane/
Article1:
ReplyDeleteIt tells the description of how many people committed suicide world wide, where, and why.
http://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/suicide/suicideprevent/en/
Article2:
It tells which age group are the highest at committing suicide and if young or old, men or women are high. It also tells how it can be prevented.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/suicide-in-the-us-statistics-and-prevention/index.shtml
Article3:
It tells a story of a girl who committed suicide and how her parents and other people felt.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312018,00.html
Aisa
Article1: What does Unicef do, how do they help? Stuff about Unicef..www.Unicef.org
ReplyDeleteArticle2:About Africa, what kinds of diseases there are, what you should do to visit, Vaccination info. www.arficaguide.com/health.htm
Article3:news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7178978.stm This is from bbc news, It is about alot of nurses and doctors have quit.
Izumi
Article1: What does Unicef do, how do they help? Stuff about Unicef..www.Unicef.org
ReplyDeleteArticle2:About Africa, what kinds of diseases there are, what you should do to visit, Vaccination info. www.arficaguide.com/health.htm
Article3:news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7178978.stm This is from bbc news, It is about alot of nurses and doctors have quit.
Izumi
Task 3
ReplyDeleteArticle 1: Swine Flu is becoming a worldwide disease, because first it was found in North America and now it is in Newyork and Kansas.
scienceblogs.com/aetiology/2009/04/swine_flu_a_quick_overview--an.php-81k-
Article 2: There are CDC and WHO who are trying to getr id of swine flu and it is far so soon for people to worry about it.
www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/04/swinefluprimer/ - 90k
Article 3: H1N1 had a genetic change and it became more dangerous than it was.
http://www.pnas.org/content/98/5/2115.full
Duygu İder
1. the main reasons of the terrorist group Al-Qeada being a pain to all humanity.http://www.infoplease.com/spot/al-qaeda-terrorism.html
ReplyDelete2. how Al-qaeda became Al-qaeda like it is now stronge and powerful.http://www.infoplease.com/spot/al-qaeda-terrorism.html
3.about the boming on the WTC and the pentagon.http://www.infoplease.com/spot/al-qaeda-terrorism.html
john prebble
news.bbc.co.uk Swine Flu hitting India and Turkey
ReplyDeletekidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com Swine Flu
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article Egypt Swine Flu
Deniz Atalar
Article 1:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nhne.org/news/NewsArticlesArchive/tabid/400/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4907/Methane-Gas-Oozing-Up-From-Siberian-Seabed.aspx
Article 2:
http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Methane+gas
Article 3:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090507145752.htm
article 1
ReplyDeleteits about how spiders grow and that they are carnivorus and their properties
http://www.ask.com/bar?q=what+will+the+wolf+spider+invasion+in+greenland+lead+to&page=1&qsrc=2417&ab=0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fjettrash.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fclimate-change-can-lead-to-giant.html
Article2
it is about some more details of the spider invasion and tells that they evolve
http://www.ask.com/bar?q=spiders+in+greenland+evolve&page=1&qsrc=2417&ab=2&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abovetopsecret.com%2Fforum%2Fthread464588%2Fpg1
Article3
it is again about the invaision(all of them are)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/07/armoured_spiders_out_of_greenland/
BURAK
article1 IRELAND remained on swine flu alert last night after the number of infected people worldwide passed the 9,000 mark...
ReplyDeletearticle2 A Sunshine Coast mother and her four-year-old son are being tested for suspected swine flu after arriving at the Nambour Hospital with flu-like...
article3 MORE than 40 children newly-confirmed as having swine flu after an outbreak of the virus centred on a school are all responding well to treatment,...
http://findarticles.com/p/search/?qta=0&qt=swine+flu&tb=art&qf=all&x=0&y=0
article 1: this article is written by roy D'Silva. it talks about animal abuse and its differences according to the country. this article also mentions the PETA (People For Ethical Treatment of Animals) and the shocking fact that they have discovered. the fact is that almost all circuses treat the animals bad enough that they can count it as torture.
ReplyDeletelink: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/animal-cruelty-animal-abuse-facts-statistics.html
article 2:this article is written by Jean-Pierre Ruiz. he talks about big organizations which help. one of them is the famous e-shop amazon.com . in the year 2008 amazon has collected $14.84B (yes, billions). I can only say WOW!! way to go amazon!
link: http://www.animalconcerns.org/external.html?www=http%3A//www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner%7Ey2009m5d29-Amazoncom-supports-animal-cruelty&itemid=200905301129020.285645
article 3: this article is by Isaac Paul Vasquez.
Police and Animal Services responded to an apartment last Friday in the 4500 block of Arlen, where they found a 4-year-old boxer named Prieta dead.
One of her owners told police they left her in a car for nearly an hour in the 84F-degree heat.
They tried to revive her, but she was already dead.
The case will now head to the District Attorney’s Office on possible charges of animal cruelty.
link:http://www.animalconcerns.org/external.html?www=http%3A//www.kfoxtv.com/news/19628628/detail.html&itemid=200906020653440.865606
hardwaremania.com
ReplyDeletewww.zoque.net/
www.chip.com.tr/konu/Microsoft-a-rekor-ceza-geldi_5725.html -
And the common knowledge of advanced computer users
Article 1:
ReplyDeleteHiroshima and nagaski were destroyed by the first atomic bombs used in warfare.
http://www.world-war-2.info/atom-bomb/
Article 2:
United states dropped atomic bombs on hiroshima and nagaski because of the soviet union war
http://tmh.floonet.net/articles/abombs.html
Article 3:
The atomic bomb has not roused so much discussion as might have been expected.
http://www.gwu.edu/-nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/index.htm
burning ice in Alaska
ReplyDeleteMany scientist believe that ice blocks of Alaska has been a reservoir of methane and CO2 gases which would be released back to the atmosphere as these blocks melt and eventually cause an irreversible global warming.
daıly arctıc sea ıce ımages back onlıne
The arctıc sea ıce level has decreaced.
http://global-warming.accuweather.com/
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