Period 6 Current Events 2017 by Cher Ellis

Hurricane Harvey Slams Into Southern Texas Kids News Article

CherLamoureux — 2017-09-04 03:54:07 UTC

Discovering Weird New species in the Ocean by Avery Wilson

2017-09-08 18:49:56 UTC

This article is about how scientists are trying to search the ocean for new species because there are many things they don't know. They do know that there are some animals without a backbone and that these animals are called invertebrates. They have sent robot like things under the water to see what life is like down there. Although it is very cold and dark as well. The scientists are admitting that they don't know what kinds of animals are down there. Zoologists capture and catalog some examples of organisms. The animals that are down in the ocean can can be and are vert strange shapes and sizes. Scientists are challenged by these animals. I've been to an ocean in California. It was super fun because I went with my friends. I collected seashells there. I also collected seaweed. I've always wondered what the bottom of the ocean was like.

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seymoresf — 2017-09-08 18:50:59 UTC

Harvey is Flooding the hudson river and destroying the land snakes and crocodiles in the water.A shark is in the freeway.

Shark Alert By Nace Carnesi

2017-09-08 18:51:07 UTC

In Cape Cod Massachusetts There have numerous sightings of great white sharks in the shallow waters. But the people swiming should not be alarmed. As long as they leave the sharks alone then they will be left alone. People are only killed by sharks about 6 times every year. They say your more likely to get attacked by a dog, horse, or dear then a shark. Cape cod is not the only place that the sharks have been spotted. Its all over the world. The reason they come to the shallow water is because of the amount of seals that go there to warm up.

Big Ben No Longer Chiming By: Audrey Block

angelinimi — 2017-09-08 18:51:16 UTC

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North Korea Fires A Missile By Riley Enebo

2017-09-08 18:51:36 UTC

This article is about how North Korea fired a missile that traveled over northern Japan and landed in the pacific ocean. North Korea has been working on nuclear devices that are capable of mass destruction. The United States, South Korea, and Japan have all told North Korea to stop working on these weapons. Earlier in August, North Korea threatened to attack Guam, a U.S territory.

Wild Animals In Danger by Izel Quevedo

2017-09-08 18:52:07 UTC

In the Houston Texas area,  Harvey is continuing to flood while people and animals are looking for higher grounds.

Coral Crisis By: Gillian Walsh

2017-09-08 18:52:16 UTC

Coral Crisis is about how the Great Barrier Reefs corals are being bleached. When a coral is bleached it loses all of its color. This happens because the algae that gives coral its color is released. The most likely cause for the Great Barrier Reef being bleached is global warming. When the water gets too warm the coral has to release the algae because it can’t survive.

Discovering new wacky marine life By Nate naranjo

2017-09-08 18:55:37 UTC

Marine biologists are studying new

TEXAS FLOODING BY: kinda Shafer

maddoxkj — 2017-09-08 18:56:09 UTC

This article is about animals trying to survive hurricane harvey. Many are going into homes for shelter. Red ants are trying to float on the water by grabbing on each other to make a thing like a boat. Snakes will climb into trees to stay dry. Bats lost their homes because the water rose too much. Many animals were effected by this.

Good News For Bears By Jarred .R

robertsonjr — 2017-09-08 18:57:13 UTC

Texas Flooding by Anna Webster

sedanosalvadorad — 2017-09-08 18:57:40 UTC

The article I read was about how different animals deal with the flooding in Houston. Alligators are hiding in garages to get away from the water. Snakes are climbing into trees of houses. Fire ants stick together like boat and float in the water. I had the connection of I have a friend who lives in Houston and she had to leave because of the water.

Hurricane Harvey:By Masara Seyifu

2017-09-08 18:58:05 UTC

Why Total Solar Eclipses Are So Rare. By Seamus Waters

2017-09-08 18:59:58 UTC

Fighting the Flames By Hunter Murphy

parkerlk — 2017-09-08 19:00:57 UTC

The article describes the western side of the U.S is in some serious trouble. Firefighters are battling 40 fires in 12 states. These fires have crossed the western side with nothing, but serious damage of the environment. There has been over 865,000 acres of land covered by the terrifying blazes. The article describes how California is getting mainly all the hate. Currently 9 wildfires are currently causing havoc in the state.

Firefighters aren't just fighting on the ground there also fighting in the air. They use airplanes to fly over the trenched fires to release a chemical to dial it down.

Ava Nordgren: Nobel peace prize winner Malala is headed to oxford Nobel peace prize winner Malala is headed to oxford is about the Nobel Peace prize winner Malala. Malala is a very brave and inspiring woman, and has been awarded one of the highest of honors. This young woman has fought for education for many years. Even in the face of fear and danger,she stood up for what she believed in. Even if it meant being shot. She was shot at age fifteen for standing up for her belief of equal education rights for women.Today, at age 20, she is being accepted into oxford to get her education. This is a very exciting moment for her and she is so glad to be given this opportunity. She and her whole family are full of joy. Malala is an amazing person, and definitely deserves this chance to get her education. My connection to this article is that I have learned about this amazing woman before. In 5th grade. This incredible person really inspired me to follow my dreams, and not give up even if things get hard.I can't believe that she went through a that and still did not give up! That is really perseverance!I am so excited she gets to live her dream and go to college! She deserves it!

2017-09-08 22:03:07 UTC

By Ava Nordgren

Texas Flooding By Kendall Graham

2017-09-09 17:36:23 UTC

Hurricane Harvey destroyed everything in its path. Many people had to go to higher ground to stay safe. Did you ever think about the ecosystem for the animals and reptiles? Many different animals had to go to higher ground too. Reports and images have shown snakes, alligators, and fire ants lurking throughout the water trying to get to higher ground. Chris Stephen and his alligator relocation company sent out to help people who were calling reporting alligators in their front yard, attic, garage, and many more places. They have relocated 3 alligators since the flood. Road closures only allowed the team to respond to life threatening situations. The team continues to save many creatures. I found this interesting because with all the devastation that occurred, animal habitats were even affected and alligators were escaping from their enclosures.

Hurricane harvy:By Masara Seyifu

2017-09-09 18:51:05 UTC

Hurricane harvy has flooded the hudson river.The flood has destroyed animals homeland now there in the middle of streets.people keep sending reports of alligators in houses and snakes.

Wild Medicine-By: Zoe Everett

2017-09-09 22:22:01 UTC

My article was about how some people are working on helping cure gorillas. There are a group of people in Africa that are observing a group of gorillas. They are watching the gorillas to make sure that if or when the gorillas get sick they can make sure that they can help them. The people will shoot the gorillas with a dart to make them go unconscious and not feel pain. Some of my connections are that last year I read a story about Jane Goodall and she did simalar observations. Another connection is that I love gorillas. One more connection is that I went to the zoo and I saw lots of gorillas, even a baby gorilla. (It was super cute.)

North Korea Sends a Missile: Trey Stott

2017-09-10 15:26:25 UTC

This article is about when North Korea sent a missile over japan and to the it hit the Pacific ocean. When North Korea sent a missile over Japan they were upset with North Korea also some of Japan's allies were upset like the United States and South Korea. The Donald Trump to North Korea to back off and stop building these weapons. North Korea has been led by the same family since Korea became 2 separate countries and made North Korea and South Korea. North Korea does not communicate with the rest of the world very often. Anyone who goes to North Korea has a tough time getting out and anyone who disagrees with the government is punished. I have always wondered what North Korea is like.

Why are Total Solar Eclipses so Rare By Ahtziri

2017-09-10 16:50:46 UTC

This article is mainly about total solar eclipses. the reason that these eclipses are so rare is based on your location. If there is a total solar eclipse in Wyoming, maybe only the top left corner of Colorado can see a particle solar eclipse. Usually a few weeks after a solar eclipse there is a lunar eclipse.The conection that I have with this article is that on August 21, 2017 I was able to see the solar eclipse with the special glasses thanks to the ESL teacher in the Morgan pod.

2017-09-10 20:16:28 UTC

La Tomatina 2017 by Daniela Guillen

2017-09-11 03:22:53 UTC

This article is about a tomato fight festival that is celebrated in a small town in Spain. La Tomatina has been around for over 60 years. This food fight is celebrated every year on the last Wednesday of August. It all started when in the 1940’s some people got into a fight and started throwing tomatoes at each other. Since then it has been a tradition. Around 20,000 people participated in this tomato fight. This is probably the world’s largest food fight and this year over 150 tons of tomatoes were thrown.

Hurricane Harvey's effect on Houston By Talia Wilson

2017-09-12 01:58:26 UTC

This article is about Harvey's effect on Houston. This states how it affects homes and whole cities. This article tells about how Harvey is the biggest Hurricane this year, and is the first one to hit Texas since 2008. This storm has brought torrential downpour 130 mph winds and has spawned many tornados in the area. Harvey is a category 3 storm that brought flooding and devastation. It started as a tropical depression and quickly grew. It grew to a category 4 hurricane then when it got nearer to land it dropped to a category 3. Texans in the line of this hurricane were told to evacuate until they can asses the destruction. This storm is very powerful and caused a lot of damage I make a connection to this because I used to live in a extreme weather area. When I lived in New York we did not have hurricanes but we did have blizzards. It was very dangerous to go outside because sometimes it was a white out and you could not see your neighbor's house. This meant no driving so you basically stay at your house until it was over. Some houses roofs collapsed because they were not strong enough. I remember one time snow filled our whole front door you could not even see outside. All in all extreme weather blizzards and hurricanes included are very dangerous and can cause a lot of damage. That is what I learned from this article and i think it is very important. I liked this article also because it was interesting to me. Id NEVER want to be in a hurricane.

Why Total Solar Eclipses are so Rare By: Charlie Williams

2017-09-12 23:40:45 UTC

This article is about the process of a solar eclipse and why they are so rare. There are a lot of reasons why they are so rare. One reason is that there could be cloud cover during a solar eclipse. Also, because the earth's surface is 70% water only 30% of all solar eclipses are seen from land. Another reason is that because of the tilt of the earth and the location of the sun and moon, you can only see eclipses in certain locations. The connection that I have to this is that I was able to go to Wyoming to see it. It was one of the coolest experiences I've ever had.

hurricane Harvey effect on the animals in Houston by Cameron secrist

2017-09-13 00:40:13 UTC

The article I read texas flooding is displacing fire ants, snakes ,and alligators there's also deer and bats too.For example alligators are moving up and away from the flooding and are moving into people's neighborhoods, so it's very threatening things for families. Theres also snakes moving into peoples houses and people are agitating them and getting hurt.multiple bats will be flying around because there homes will be flooded it's very cool to see them flying around at night but be weary they can be aggressive if you irritate them. Also do to the flooding deer are drowning so once the flooding leaves they'll be corpses and a huge fly problem due to them eating them. And that's why i read this article because of the animals.

Discovery of the Open Ocean by Lucas Cho

2017-09-13 01:05:23 UTC

This article is about how marine biologists are discovering new sea creatures without backbones (invertebrates) in Earth's largest habitat, the ocean. These creatures are so strange that scientists are challenged to figure out what they are. They have discovered these wonders by sending robots down to the depths of the ocean to scout out new marine life. The reason they send robots down into the ocean is because the pressure at those depths would crush us. This is what my article is about.

Texas flooding also displacing snakes, fire ants and alligatorsBy Danny KlineWhen the hurricane struck Texas, the animals were running from the flood. The alligators went into people’s front yards while snakes scaled walls. The bats are trapped under bridges and fire-ants work together and try to survive the flood the hurricane has caused. In other words, IT IS CHAOS!

2017-09-15 21:08:37 UTC

Texas Flooding By Jarred

2017-09-19 16:36:45 UTC

My story is about flooding in Texas and how it impacts animals to. My connection is when i saw on the news there was a bad flood and i saw people rescuing animals.

Good News For Bears By Jarred Robertson

2017-09-20 18:19:19 UTC

Grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park were in danger of dying out. Also people don't care about bears and people say bears still need protection. Thousands of grizzly bears once roamed the western U.S. But in the 1800s settlers began building homes and farms on the land where the bears lived. Settlers also hunted the bears out of fear. By 1975, only 136 grizzlies were left at Yellowstone National Park. Years later 700 bears were at Yellowstone National Park.

Big Ben

2017-09-21 16:14:30 UTC

Big Ben No Longer Chiming By: Audrey Block

2017-09-21 16:48:29 UTC

Unfortunately news reports are saying that in London Paris Big Ben which is the large tower clock will no longer be chiming . Big Ben has been chiming since 1859 but it will no longer be chiming until 2021. Big Ben is a giant bell clock but because the large inner bell has been used for so long they will only chime it one a year do to the fact that they have to do mechanical repairs on the large inner bell.

North Korea sends a missile

2017-09-28 00:29:24 UTC

North Korea launched a ballistic missile over japan that lands in the ocean. japan and its allies are not happy and want Korea to stop building rockets.