Thursday, April 29, 2010

Venus


Venus is actually a lot like Mercury , to tell you the truth. It is hotter than Mercury, 120 degrees hotter, to be exact. This is because it has a huge atmosphere and Mercury doesn't. Venus has acid rain, too, so spacecrafts melt after awhile. NASA has sent 22 spacecrafts to Venus alone!Amazing, right?

Next is Mars! I hope martians aren't going to invade Earth! Coming faster than a light year!

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Mercury


Mercury is the first planet in our solar system and is closest to the sun. It is the hottest planet. It is 750 degrees Fahrenheit when the sun is shining and -300 degrees when it is dark. That's a 1,050 degrees difference! Only one spacecraft landed on Mercury. It is called the Mariner 10. It took a lot of pictures. NASA runs operations to other planets like Mercury.

Want more info on other planets? Next is Venus. Coming soon!

Monday, April 26, 2010

Burning Leaves




If there is a sunny day and you have a magnifying glass, you're in luck! All you need is a spot in the sun and a dry leaf [the drier, the better]. Use the magnifying glass to direct the sunlight at the leaf. Soon it will burn! It might even catch on fire! It doesn't take long at all to start burning. Use as many leaves as you want!



Try it yourself and tell me about it.

Friday, April 23, 2010

Movie Review: How to Train Your Dragon


How to Train Your Dragon is rated "PG". The main character, Hiccup, says that the "Night Fury" has never been caught since dragons attack at night. It is the blackest dragon and never misses its target. Hiccup finds the "Night Fury" and trains him, since he lost a tail wing, to fly again and not kill the Vikings. Hiccup goes to a training camp to kill dragons, but instead sends them to their cage. He tells everyone to fly them instead of killing them. They don't listen at all and try to destroy the nest. The nest is a giant dragon. Hiccup and the "Night Fury", aka Toothless, kill the dragon. Hiccup loses a foot and wakes up to find everyone flying dragons all around the village.