STARZY STARZY STARS

STARS STARS STARS

Yeah!  It's Keanu here and I'm gonna talk a little bit of Stars! So what is a STAR?

- Stars are giant, luminous spheres of plasma. There are billions of them — including our own sun — in the Milky Way Galaxy. 

- You can tell the different characteristics of a star by observing certain characteristics such as magnitude, color and size.
- A star can form either a red giant or a red supergiant depending on its size. These are formed when stars are about to collapse.

A red giant!

- The collapse of massive stars cause supernovas! So what is the definition of supernovas by the way? It is a large explosion that takes place at the end of a star's life cycle. 
- GROUPS OF STARS? Well that's a Constellation! So they are an apparent groupings of stars that make optical projections in space. The patterns are only representations of the figures set by astronomers.

One example of constellation, The LEO, it's my zodiac sign by the way bwahahahah!

Links about the topic! :

http://www.space.com/57-stars-formation-classification-and-constellations.html

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/universe/stars-article/

Game : (This is so hard but may luck bless you ;) :* )
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/astroskymap/constellation_hunt.htm

Quiz : (I am a stellar smart in this for the 1st time! Try it and enjoy! :) )
http://www.space.com/20378-stars-quiz-space-trivia.html

My reflections :

What I find it easy to understand is the appearance of the Stars, What finds it interesting is that the brightness of the stars is the factor of how much energy they put out, which is called their luminosity and also how far away from Earth they are.
I have learned that Stars evolve a billions of years and when their main sequence phase ends they pass through  other states of existence according to their size and other characteristics. The larger a star's mass, the shorter its lifespan will be.
To be expound more. Hmmm... It's the star's color, because I didn't really read about it much, only the appearances, but I have another chance to post again, I will really talk about it!

SEE YOU AGAIN FOR ANOTHER POSTS! BYEEEEEE~ :*

CLIMATES AND BIOMES OF THE WORLD

Hey guys, I'm back again and this time it's all about the CLIMATES AND BIOMES OF THE WORLD! But first let me tell you what is Climate and afterwards Biome!

- So Climate refers to the atmospheric conditions over long periods of time. In general, there are 3 basic climate groups, Each group is influenced by the interacting air masses, which are parcels of air having similar temperature, pressure and vapor content.

- A biome refers to defined areas on Earth's surface with similar climatic conditions. A particular biome is often referred to an ecosystem and has plants, animals, and soil organisms that aren't usually found in other biomes.

So let's go now to the 3 basic climate groups, First one I'm gonna mention is the Group 1 Climate : Low-Altitude Climate, So, places near the equator belong to this group, which are dominated by the equatorial air masses.

Wet-Dry Tropical Climates (Savanna)

- In this climate, wet and dry seasons are evident due to the seasonal change in the air masses that dominate the area in certain times of the year. Savannas can be found in places in Southern Africa.

2nd group is called the Midlatitude Climate, This is characterized by conflicting tropical and polar air masses. 

Chapparal Biome or the (Mediterranean Climate)

- Fires occur frequently in Mediterranean climate zones.

- Chapparals can be found in places such as Cape Town of South Africa and the coast of Western and Southern Australia.

Last group I'm gonna show here is the High-Latitude Climate, In these places, polar and arctic air masses (like cold air) control the atmospheric conditions. 

Tundra

- They are characterized by long and severe winter seasons, which create frozen ground known as permafrost. 

- The tundra climate/biome is found along arctic coastal areas.

- Example of places with tundra climate is the Greenland coast, which is found in the northern hemisphere.

Links about my personal readings on the topic:

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/climate.htm

  ~This one's archived but it's still working!~

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/ecosystems/biomes_rev1.shtml

VIDEOS to make you more informed!

GAME

http://climatekids.nasa.gov/trivia/

QUIZ

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/quiz/q59360803

My reflections : 

What I find easy to understand here is the Group 2 or Midlatitude Climates, They're interesting because it is characterized by conflicting tropical and polar air masses so like it's alternating between the two, and not like the other groups which has only one type of air masses and all the biomes in this group experience EXTREME dryness and coldness within a season so I find it cool. 

I have discovered that we have groups in every climates we have and we or here in the Philippines, We are in Group 1 because we are near the Equator and we only have rainy and dry season in us.

I would like to expound more the Group 3 which is the High-Latitude Climate because I want to research more about it and I haven't experienced being in that state of the climate.

VOLCANOES : The Types

Hi! It's been a long time and I am so back here! I'm gonna talk little bit about the main types of volcanoes!

So the 1st type is the Composite Volcano. One example of this is the Mount Vesuvius in Italy so here's what it looks like.


- In the Philippines, We have the Mount Mayon and Mount Pinatubo as an example of this.


2nd is the Shield Volcano and one example of this is the Mt. Mauna Loa in Hawaii and here's what it looks like.


FYI! There are no such sheild volcanoes found in the Philippines or our country of course!

- Has low, gentle eruptions.

Lastly the last one is called the Cinder-Cone Volcano and one example of this is the Mt. Paricutin in Mexico, and this is what it look likes,



- The height of a cinder cone volcano depends on the length of tine of the eruption. Why? The longer the eruption, the taller is the cinder cone volcano.
- The anatomy of a cinder cone volcano usually includes a bowl-shaped crater at the peak and a cone made up of the accumulation of cinders.
- Examples here in the Phils. include the Jolo group of Volcanoes which is located at Southwestern Mindanao.
- Sudden, violent eruptions! :O


Links about my personal readings on the topic! :

http://www.zmescience.com/other/science-abc/types-of-volcano/

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/volcanoes/vtypesvolcan1.html

http://www.bgs.ac.uk/discoveringGeology/hazards/volcanoes/types.html

VIDEOS!

GAME (Make sure you have good internet connection!)

http://discoverykids.com/games/volcano-explorer/


QUIZ (Make sure you have good internet connection! Tried and tested.)

http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_tarbuck_earth_8/19/5072/1298638.cw/index.html

My Reflection :
I find it easy to understand on the types of volcanoes is the Cinder-Cone Volcano, Why I find it interesting is this type of volcano spits out melted volcanic rock that solidifies into pebble sized, low density basalt materials called cinders.



One of my personal discoveries while studying the topic is that Cinder Cone Volcanoes have very steep sides and usually have a small crater on top and when magma erupts at the surface it can form different types of volcanoes depending on the viscosity, or stickiness, of the magma etc. I would like to expound more the Composite Volcanoes since I found it least appealing but I really love to expound it next time since I'm curious.

Science Film Festival, What is it about?

Hmmmm. It got me on thinking. So I research all about it and it says,

"The Science Film Festival, initiated by the Goethe-Institut Thailand in 2005, is a celebration of science communication and enjoys a unique position in Southeast Asia, North Africa and the Middle East: In cooperation with local partners it promote science literacy and facilitates awareness of contemporary scientific, technological and environmental issues through the medium of film and television content. It presents films that explain scientific issues accessibly and entertainingly to a broad audience. The festival selection demonstrates that science can be communicated in an educational, as well as entertaining manner through audio-visual media. The festival has grown considerably, meanwhile becoming the largest event of its kind worldwide in terms of audience reach with 580 000 visitors in 13 countries in 2014."

Is that so? By the way, It's also organized here in the Philippines, So our country is involved in this festival! OMG.

Also they also have a theme in each year, So for this year, their theme is all about "International Year of Light" or just simply LIGHT. Hmmmm...

"Why?", I said to myself, As I can see they have a goal. And their goal is they invite audiences or students like us to discover the different roles of light and its applications play in our everyday lives and what it reveals about the nature of the universe.

  

THE SCIENCE FILM FESTIVAL (Part 2)

So now, I'm gonna talk about the 2nd film and it's entitled THE NORTHERN LIGHTS : A Magic Experience, Simply the aurora borealis.

What is aurora borealis you say?

- Well it is a natural light display in the sky, predominantly seen in the high latitude (Arctic and Antarctic) regions. Auroras are produced when the magnetosphere is sufficiently disturbed by the solar wind that the trajectories of charged particles in both solar wind and magnetosphere plasma, mainly in the form of electrons and protons, precipitate them into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere), where their energy is lost. The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emits light of varying color and complexity.

- They are mostly on green lights.

      source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora

The film mainly talks about the aurora borealis in North Norway, because I think there lots of "lights" being shown there.

Next, they talk about many theories of the aurora such as the arctic fox dashed across the tundra swiping snow up into the sky, and the swans like each time they flapped their wings they produce those kind of lights. They also show paintings and poems about the aurora.

As I have seen the film, It really focuses from the Norwegian people, and because of this, They made many observatories that the Norwegians can watch the beautiful lights.

How auroras are made, For me these are because of nuclear reactions of the sun that produces magnetic rings all the way to Earth causing these lights, but I really don't know the exact answer.

One last thing, I have seen of the film is, the lights are best pictured in digital single-lens reflex camera or popularly known as the DSLR cam with tripod (suggested).

My review: The film was great but the audience were quite bored on the film (compared to the first film) and also my seatmate got sleepy but I hope they learned something out of it. The pictures were so cool and colorful too.

So, the two films is done! And we have a great time viewing those films, Lastly, We have picture taking (Like 2 shots) with my classmates and some other schoolmates that are watching also with us! I do not really have a copy of the pics that are taken by a guy who is I think an volunteer (I guess!) of the film fest, I wish I have.

I will surely wait for a another Science Film Fest, if possible!

If you wanna watch the video of the "Northern Lights" film, You can click the link below!

                       http://www.goethe.de/ins/th/prj/wif/flm/en14489452.htm

                                                              

 A TRAILER! OMG!

THE SCIENCE FILM FESTIVAL (Part 1)

Hi guys! It’s Keanu, This is my newest post here! 

So, what I’m going to talk here is all about “THE SCIENCE FILM FESTIVAL”, it’s all about films about (of course) related to Science! It’s the first time (I think), I ever heard of it. It was on November 17,2015 and it was held in the Media Resource Center/AVR in our school during our Science time. Afterwards, we entered the room and we just squatted there, also accompanying us is our teachers, and schoolmates in the lower level.

There were 2 films that were shown, But, I’m gonna talk first is the first film that was shown, The title is "THE PATH OF FOOD" and it’s all about the GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT (just simply the stomach and the intestines) and the “INTERESTING” VIDEO CAPSULE. The film was set in Munich, Germany. And it is starred by a reporter named Cornel Bunz from the Galileo Team (which is kind of a hottie and he is so handsome) Like, I went a little loco of him! So much for that, the video capsule was made by Given Imaging Ltd., an Israel company of medical technology. I don’t really know much of them but they made a really interesting capsule though. By the way, the audio was in Tagalog but the original audio was I think in German.

The video capsule’s characteristics are it’s like a capsule-like submarine which travels all the way down in your stomach, it’s also expensive, a high-tech medical track and sends a live footage inside on your body by swallowing it. (To be honest, the reporter really swallows it and he has a device that shows the capsule inside his body.)

The important things I have learned from the film are that the small intestine is the busiest in the digestive system and there is like a “doorman” in the stomach which the food being mixed and broke down and it sends out to the small intestine by small portions.

Also, I have seen such “weird people” which they have a full cover on their body and also the face, they’re doing the things that is the doing of the digestive system when you’re eating food. The food that they used is the hamburger, which the audience craved for it as they watch the film but as for me, no.

Lastly, they have this “toilet talk” like how does the feces goes out fast from the anus. But I don’t really want to talk about that much more. As I can review the movie, it’s comical sometimes and it’s really informative.

If you want to watch again the film, You can click the link below~!
                               http://www.goethe.de/ins/th/prj/wif/flm/en14489053.htm