Making My Website

In science class, we got a fun assignment. It was to create a website for our roller coaster (fake one). I have already provided you with the URL in another blog, so check it out. After reading this. In our wqebsite, we had to include how roller coasters relate to science (of course). To make your site, first go to www.webs.com, and enter a site adress (URL) and password. After that, fill out the required information that will appear on the screen (age, username, password, etc.). If you successfully complete the form, you can choose a template. after that, they will supply a list of types of sites, and you have to choose one. Then, you insert all the pages you want and you can customize it by adding a music player and other widgets.
When we wrote how our coaster connected to science, we had to include connections to friction, force, and Newton's Laws of Motion. The forces involved in a roller coaster are acceleration and gravity. Friction between the track and the cars, and between the air and the cars are what keeps the coaster from going on and on. Your inertia is what makes you feel like you're being pressed against the restraining bar at the bottom of the hill and what makes you feel like you're still going up at the top of the hill.
To know more, go to my website:
www.metfan20.webs.com

CitiField

Guess what! The new Mets stadium, CitiField, will open on April 13. I'm going to try to get my dad to get tickets to the first home game. I'm so happy!
As of now, Opening Day is in 39 days, 19 hours, and 48 minutes!

Bail Lowered?: Local News

Today, the bail was lowered for a Parsippany man charged with marijuana possession. The man, Ben Cohen, age 25, was arrested on Monday, charged with possession of marijuana. He was going to sell about 5 pounds, which was all he had with him, within 1,000 feet of a school! The police took over 5 pounds of the drug from him and $95,000 in cash from his house. Cohen was put in jail with a $100,000 bail. In his bail hearing, authorities said that the bail was above the range for his second-degree crime and that Cohen didn't have a previous record. Cohen, taking advantage, said that he lives with his mother and works as a limosine driver. Judge Thomas Manahan reset his bail to $75,000 witha 10% option. Ben's next hearing was set for March 17th.

For more infor mation, go to: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/bail_lowered_for_parsippany_ma.html

My Roller Coaster Website

XY Turtle Blazer

Newton's Laws of Motion

In science class, we are learning about Newton's Laws of Motion. The first law says that an object at rest will remain at rest and an object in motion will remain in motion at constant velocity unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. The tendency of objects to remain in motion or stay at rest is called inertia. Think about this: when you are traveling in a car and the car stops, you keep moving forward and your seatbelt stops youfrom flying out the windshield. You remaining in motion is an example of inertia. When you are riding your bike, the reason you don't go on forever is friction. Friction is the outside force that stops you from going on forever. The second law of motion says that force equals mass times acceleration. Compare a big car to a small car. The big car requires more gasoline to be burned than the small car in order to start moving. The third law says that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. For example, when you stretch a rubber band, you are exerting a force to stretch it. The rubber band exerts a force on you, and when you let go, the rubber band retuns to its original condition. The three laws of motion were first published on July 5, 1687. The three laws form the basis of classical mechanics (I have no idea what that is) and directly relate the forces acting on a object to the motion of an object. For more information on Newton's Laws of Motion, go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_laws_of_motion.
For more information on Isaac Newton himself, go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton.

Iran Launches Satellite

On Tuesday, Iran launched its first satellite into orbit. Apparently, the U.S. Department of Defense is very concerned that the development of the rocket that put the satellite into orbit could lead to the development of a ballistic missile system (uh-oh). Officials from the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia , and China have all met in Germany to discuss their next steps on Iran. Two U.S. officails had confirmed that Iran had launched a low-earth orbit satellite. There was no weapons activity on the rocket, although it is capable of launching long-range weapons. The name of the satillite was Omid, which means "hope" in Farsi, and was launched on the 30th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran. The rocket was made entirely by Iranian technicians.
For more information on Iran's first satellite, go here:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/03/iran.satellite/index.html

Superbowl 43

I can't believe the Steelers won...