Exploring Mars

For home in science we had to explore Mars using this website. It was really cool to see what it was kind of like. It didn't really look like there was much stuff on Mars. It just looked like a bunch of rocks, and it looked like there was sand. Also the color of it was a sandy-clayish color. It would be really cool if they found clay material on Mars because that would indicate that there was water. It also seems like it is really dry. If there was water before then there is definitely no water now. After looking at the Mars website, I'm glad that I live on Earth and have all of the great resources that it provides.

SAS Primates at Play

Today during science we went to the Primary School's play grounds. We first went to the kindergarden play ground and were able to study the Kindergarden's movement and behavior. We only got to observe them for a couple of minutes but they had to go. In that time we noticed that there was a lot of calls, grunts, head shaking, staring, foot stamping, charges, raised eyebrows, posturing, grinning, cowering, averted staring, pouting, wrestling, grooming, hitting, huddling, and holding hands. After we watched then, we got to play on the second grade play ground. We were running around and acting like mature 7 year olds. Ms. Thome took a video of us playing. When we got back to the classroom we watched the video and focused on Liam. He was very active and was all over the place. He was running around near the chains, the tunnels, on the bridges, and underneath the tower. He disappeared a  couple of times but he would pop out of where he was. It was one of the funnest science classes ever.

Primate Behaviors

Today in science we learned about primate behaviors. We learned about 3 kinds aggressive behaviors, family relationships, and play behaviors. For agressive behavior I learned that they puff out their hair. That is kind of like when us humans get goose bumps. Also they will start charging at the animal that they are being agressive towards. This is like when we are running around or when a dog barks. They primates will strongly stare at the opponent. This is important because this shows territory and shows status. Normally if a fight is engaged then one of the primates will back down. We learned that primates have similar families to humans. The mother spends a lot of time with the baby. For the first couple of years the primate mother will carry her baby belly to belly or back-pack style. This is like how human mothers spend time with their child for the first couple of months. This is important because it forms a bond for the mother and baby. Also for primates the father sometimes stays around but other times they don't. As for siblings, the primates have a protective instinct. The other sibling will look out for the younger one while the mother is busy doing something. This is like humans because normally the older sibling is also very protective over the younger one. And lastly we learned about play behaviors. One primate will sometimes give another primate a out stretched hand, inviting them to play. The normally "rough house" and wrestle. It normally doesn't get too agressive and they normally don't get hurt. It is like when humans wrestle with their friends or siblings. This is important for primates because it helps them understand more about themselves. For an example, their limits (how much they can take) and others limits. This forms friendships which is really important because primates need friends too.

DCA

1. Respect and Protect Yourself

• Not putting anything inappropriate online
• Not posting anything that could damage your future
• Not posting things that you wouldn't want someone else to see
• Not posting anything too personal
• Not posting anything that could show your location or put you in danger

2. Respect and Protect Others

• Not posting anything that could hurt anyone else's feelings
• Be the up-stander not the bystander
• Stand up to the bully
• Don't be the bully

3. Respect and Protect Intellectual Property

• Only download things on legal sight such as Itunes, steam, etc..
• Don't download anything else
• Don't download anything illegal

4. Respect and Protect Property

• DON'T DOWNLOAD ANYTHING FROM P2P (peer to peer)
• Don't download anything illegal

5. Why is DCA important? Why do schools have these agreements?

I think that it is important because this keeps people safe. When you download something illegal then a virus could be going into your computer and also I could get into a lot of trouble. Also you don't want to put yourself or others in danger by reveling too much information about yourself. If you don't follow DCA then you could get in more trouble then planned.