Gotta Love Nicknames!

        Cel? Really? Your going to start calling me cel?! Weird nicknames you guys come up with... Oh hi there! My friends just gave me a new nickname. (sarcastic yay) Well my new nickname got me thinking of something. CELLS! Why don't we learn a little about them? Okay so you probably already know that cells are the smallest part of a living organism. There are lots of different kinds of cells and they each do a different job. All cells work together to keep that living thing healthy.





        Cells, just like us, have stuff inside them that make them work. And I'm about to teach it to you! So first off we have the nucleus. This is the boss of the cell. It tells the other parts of the cell what to do and it also holds the cell's DNA. LIKE A BOSS! Then we have the cytoplasm. Cytoplasm is the liquid-like substance in which all of the other stuff float around. Oh and by the way, the "stuff" inside the cell is called organelles. Another organelle is something called the golgi body. This is takes all the protein and other nutrients inside the cell, and ships it to other parts. Kind of like a post office. 




       Next up is lysosomes. They basically digest and recycle used cell parts. The cell membrane is the protection of the cell. It guards it and makes sure nothing can get in or get out. Like the cell's own personal body guard. The mitochondria is like the power house of the cell. It gives energy so the cell can do all it needs to do. Some people say it looks like a kidney bean! Little fun fact for ya! Anyways, our next organelle is the vacuole. This gets rid of the waste the cell doesn't need. The smooth endoplasmic reticulum, or ER for short, creates hormones. It's called the smooth ER because it looks smooth from microscopic view. The rough endoplasmic reticulum is the transport system for proteins. The proteins collect on these things called ribosomes, which makes the ER looks bumpy and rough from microscopic view. Ribosomes are things that carry protein, as I just said, and it also carries RNA. 




          As I said at the beginning of the blog, there are a bunch of different cells. But those cells classify into two main groups. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Here are a couple differences. I'll abbreviate them to pro and eu. Pro doesn't have a nucleus, eu does. Pro don't have all the organelles that eu has. Pro aren't in humans, eu is. Pro are usually unicellular, meaning they only have one cell in them, and eu is usually multicellular, which means they have lots of cells in them. 





      You also need to know the difference between animal and plant cells. Plant cells have chloroplast and use photosynthesis to make food. They have a cell wall. Plant cells also have something called plasmodesmata, which are like little tubes that carries things to other parts of the cell. They also have one huge vacuole and are rectangular shaped. Animal cells don't have chloroplast. They don't have a cell wall, just a cell membrane. Animal cells don't have plasmodesmata. They only have one small vacuole and are either circular, irregular, or specific shapes based on the type of cell. 

Plant Cell

Animal Cell

    











































     Here are some cool links!
Click here to see cell structure. Click here to learn all about cells. Click here to see an interactive cell. 
    So that's really it on cells for today! Hope you guys liked! I now have to go and see if I can change my nickname... But you know, it isn't that bad. Cel... nah I'm gonna change it. Bye guys! Science Fun:)

Who's Ready To Die?

     IT IS 2012!! WE ARE ALL GONNA DIE!! Are you guys ready?! December 21, 2012. The world ends. SUPPOSEDLY. Just because of the Mayans who stopped the calendar there. Little do people know, this is what actually happened:
MAYAN #1: Hey man, we don't have any more room to continue the calendar.
MAYAN #2: It's okay, just do it later.
MAYAN #1: I hope if I forget, no one will think the world's gonna end!
MAYAN #2: No! That's crazy! No one's stupid enough to believe that!
MAYAN #1: Yeah you're right! 
  



   Apparently, people are that stupid. Switching topics, what did everyone do for winter break?! I did a bunch of stuff. You guys wanna hear? *murmur murmur* I'll take that as a yes!





    Well the first day of break I had my friends Anabel and Kate come over and later we went to our friend Sormeh's orchestra recital and then went to TCBY, which is an ice cream place. Here are some pictures!

Me being weird :P

My foot prevails!

My friends and I are such freaks! 

    Yea that was really fun! But I did other fun things. I saw my friend Azira who I haven't seen in a really long time. It was so nice seeing her again! Here are some pictures!

Azira, my sister Zeina, and me! 

Azira and me!!

Me in an awesome hat!

Us in sunglasses!

 Fun! Another fun thing was having my friends Aubrey, Kate, and Anabel sleepover. Pictures anyone?

Aubrey, Anabel, Me, and Kate!

ME!

AUBREY!

Anabel The Robot

Hahahaha Kate!

      One of the funnest things I did was have a Harry Potter marathon with my friend Tala. Here are the epic pictures of the epic marathon.

Lightning Bolt Scar 

Tala is all Gryffindor and I'm all Slytherin! 

    

Good vs Evil

SLYTHERIN SWAG!

    Well I'll finish with that and go to something else. Highlights of 2011! Well one thing that was really monumental was the premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. "The epic finale to the world wide phenomena." 

        I also loved going to Rock Eagle, the over night field trip at my school. It was so fun! I also got to go to my first Braves game with Kate and the dance at my school was so fun! I also got to meet new friends and see old ones. So 2011 was a pretty good year! 




       Well now it's 2012! I really have no idea what I'm looking forward to. I guess I can't just think that much ahead of time. And I don't really know what resolutions I have. Sorry guys! But I know its gonna be a great year! Well that's pretty much all I have for you today. Bye bye!! Science Fun:)


       

A Lord Voldemort Style Blog

        NYEAAA! Avada Kedavra!!!!!! Oh sorry, didn't mean to kill you! I was practicing my spells from Harry Potter. If you're a Harry Potter fan you know what I'm taking about. If you're not, you need a life adjustment because everyone should know about Harry Potter!! Well, Avada Kedavra is the killing curse. So if you say that spell, you just killed someone! This is a spell not to be used unless dangerously necessary because it is one of the three unforgivable spells. But, Lord Voldemort loves this spell and uses it all the time. Woops, sorry got caught up with Harry Potter talk. Well, if you didn't get it from my intro, today we will be talking about death. 




        Well let's get started! So a common question most people ask is why do people die? Everything in the universe has an beginning and an end, from huge galaxies to microscopic organisms. Even with all of the medicine we have today, our organs start to deteriorate. Some people (including me) think that it's important to live our lives to the fullest. I mean you have only one life, might as well live it awesomely! 

 Ha ha I absolutely love this! 

      There are lots of reason to die. There is sickness, old age, or Twilight... Anyways, have you ever wondered what happens after you die? First, the blood stops circulating in your body. Blood starts to collect in whatever part of the body is closest to the ground. This is called liver morits, and it causes the skin to look a little discovered. Since the body isn't making energy and heat anymore, it cools. This is called algor mortis. There's also rigor morits when the body starts to stiffen. Depending on the conditions you're in, it takes about a year for the body to break down into just bones. 

The pictures were too gross so here's a smiley face to lift up your spirits! 

        No one really knows where your actual soul goes. Some people believe it goes to either heaven or hell. Some people believe that their spirit hangs around here on earth as ghosts. There are lots of different ides, but it's really your choice on what to believe.  

It's doing the Jenna Rose!! 

They believe either      <---that OR that---> 














Here are some cool facts about death: 
  -Approximately 100,000,000,000 people (that's 100 billion!) have died since humans began.
  -The same enzymes that digest your food while you're alive will start eating your body once you're dead.
  - A cockroach will live nine days without it's head, before it starves to death.
  -A dentist invented the Electric Chair.
  -About 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens each year. 
And here are some cool links: 
Click here to see some more interesting death facts! Click here to learn about rigor, livor, and algor mortis!  Click here to learn odd facts about death!  


That's the end of our blog on death. I know, death is depressing but we all are one day going to have to face it. RIP all of the loved ones that have left us. But, to end on a happy note, here's come funny pictures to end it off! Bye everyone! Science Fun:)


              

Hahahaha! I love this one!! 

LIFE IS GOOD! :) 

IT'S SO SWINTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

        BUM BUM! BUM BUM! IT'S SO SWINTER!!!!!!!!!!! Oh hey guys! I was just watching Phineas and Ferb. Does anyone else wonder when they are going back to school?! Anyways, they were singing a song called Swinter. It was about winter in summer. They made a winter-maker-thingy in summer and called it Swinter...or Wummer. Well, what I hadn't notice before was that it has a secret scientific message. How come I always get blog topics from cartoons? Weird... Anyways, today we'll me talking about autumn! 

It seems so peaceful!

        
         So what's your favorite thing about fall? Is it the beautiful weather? I love the weather outside! Not to hot, not to cold. Ever wonder why it always changes? Why do we have season and why does each season have a different climate? Well it's simple. Earth is tilting on its axis. If it tilts away from the sun, then it's winter. If it tilts closer to the sun, then it's summer. Also, since the earth tilts diagonally when it's summer in the Northern Hemisphere (aka us) then it's winter in the Southern Hemisphere. 




          What else do you love about fall? How about the pretty colors on the leaves? Have you ever wondered why they change colors? Well, they actually never "change" they were always there but couldn't be couldn't be seen because of the chlorophyll. What is chlorophyll you ask? It's this thing inside leaves that takes sunlight and makes it into food and energy. This causes the green color in leaves. In fall and winter we get less hours of daylight, which means less sun. Since it doesn't have enough sunlight the chlorophyll dies and goes away. 





          The colors underneath the chlorophyll go into two different groups. There are carotenoids which have yellow, orange, and brown colors and anthocyanins which have red, purple, and pink colors. As the chlorophyll dies out, those colors finally get a chance to shine! Yay for the colors! Eventually, the leaves all fall off and decompose into the soil. 

This is so pretty!

     Isn't fall so pretty?! It's probably my favorite season. I love all the colors and the weather and the holidays and just everything about it!    Here are some awesome websites! Click here to play a season game! 
Click here to learn about autumn leaves!  Click here to learn about the earth's axis!  


    That's the end of my blog! I'll leave you with some awesome fall pictures! Science Fun:)


        



            

In the spirit of the holidays...a random harry potter picture! 

                                                   

Corny Science Jokes 101

       Hey everyone! You know, I ought to- wait ION to... *sigh* make better jokes. But did you get it? Instead of I ought to, I wrote ion to! As in ionic bonds and stuff? No? Nothing? Ok then I guess I'll tell you what they are so then you can get my awesome, but really corny, joke. Well, ions are atoms that have an electrical charge. Don't be negative, because I will cancel you out with my positivity. Then ION to feel bad. Oh these jokes never end! 




       So everyone should know what electrons and protons are. Just to make sure... SUPER QUICK REVIEW! Electrons are negative particles within an atom. Electrons orbit in shells around the nucleus. Protons are positive particles within an atom. Protons are in the nucleus of an atom. END OF SUPER QUICK REVIEW! Now let's talk about valence shells, SHELL WE?! These jokes are the worst! Anyways, valence shells are basically the last shell that holds an electron in an atom. So, if an atom has 3 different rows of electrons, the 3rd row would be called the valence shell. 




           CATION! WE HAVE AN AWESOME TOPIC AHEAD! Gotta love corny jokes! So, now we're going to talk about cations. Cations are groups of positively charged ions. They're the opposite of anions. Anions are groups of negatively charged ions. Wow, now I'm hungry! I think I'll have some ANION SOUP! Get it?! Anion sounds like onion! Corny jokes never fail to amuse me. 




        Next thing we'll talk about is.... positive and negative valences. Atoms like to have full valence shells. So sometimes they'll have to give up or gain electrons to fill up their valence shells. Positive valences like to give away their electrons. They must be pretty POSITIVE that they want to give them up so easily! That's the probably the worst joke yet. Negative valences are atoms that like to gain electrons. Sometimes atoms share electrons! 

sorry couldn't find a good pic! 

        
















     Do you guys want to learn more? IONIC! Get it? Like I'm on it, but ionic! These jokes can't get cornier. Anyways, our last topic for this blog is something called ionic bonds. Ionic bonds are kinds of chemical bonds. Well we know that negative ions and positive ions are drawn together, right? The thing that makes them stay together is called the ionic bond! They mainly happen between a metal and a nonmetal. 




        If you guys want to LINK together more information you can go to the following websites: 
Click Here For Ions!  Click Here For Positive And Negative Valence!  Click Here For Cations And Anions! Click Here For A Video! 


     That's all for this blog! But before I go, I have one more corny joke for you. OK so what do you call an insect that's good with farewells? A BUMBLE BYE! Like a bumble bee but bumble bye! Oh and just saying, I made these all up. Go me! Well, bumble bye! Science Fun:) 

good bye now!