October Sky

During homeroom last week my class watched the movie October Sky. October Sky was based on the true story of Homer Hickam, who dreams of leaving his small town of Coalwood. Homer, with the help of his his friends, manages to build rockets and win a science fair. Homer almost ended up staying in Coalwood as a miner like his dad. Despite all odds Homer was offered many scholerships and won the science fair. Homer and his friends were blamed for a forest fire and were no longer allowed to launch rockets, however using trigonometry Homer was able to prove himself innocent. This movie was a perfect example of math in the real world and rocket science. Homer uses a series of complicated equasions and calculations to determine how far a rocket would travel and where it would land. Homer even determined where it would land after wind effects the rocket in his head. Using a book his teacher gave him Homer was able to build rockets that could fly over 3000 feet in the air. This same book taught him the trigonometry that proved him innocent. From the start Homer tried to use aerodynamics to build rockets, but when that wasn't enough he was forced to use science to find a stronger fuel and a stronger metal.

Understanding Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) Response

My response to comedian54's Understanding Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). His Blog.

Thanks for the information comedian54, now I understand ALD. Before seeing it on your blog I have never heard of ALD before on my life. Thanks to you I know that Adrenoleukodystrophy leads to adrenal failure and brain damage. I feel sorry for anyone with this genetic disease because people diagnosed with ALD only live 1-10 years. However, despite your elaboration I failed to understand if this disease only effects boys because you always used the pronoun "boys". Anyways, thanks for the helpful information on ALD. It must be hard to live with seizures, degeneration of visual and auditory function, ataxia, Addison's disease progressive stiffness and neurological abilities. Great job explaining your facts. It's weird that the more rare a disease or disorder is the worse it is. This genetic disease must be really painful, I feel bad that people have to deal with these problems every day, people living with this must really go through a lot.

Down syndrome

 For science I got a genetic disease assigned to me. My genetic disease was Down Syndrome. I leaned a lot about Down Syndrome during my research. I learned that people with Down Syndrome have leaning difficulties, mental retardation, and poor muscle tone.P ossible complications of people with Down Syndrome are: Risk of heart defects, digestive problems, hearing loss, and low activity of the Thyroid gland. There really is no cure for Down Syndrome but people with this disease can deal with their Down Syndrome through physical therapy, surgery and speech therapy, treatments depend on the patient's physical problems. Many people will die early in life because of Down Syndrome. 75% of Down Syndrome Infants die before birth, only 85% live to age one, and only 50% will live to age 50 and above. These are the chances of survival For people with Down Syndrome. The chances of having a baby with Down Syndrome is 1 in 800, however the chances are higher for older pregnant women. The cause of Down Syndrome is that there is an extra copy of chromosome 21 in the body.  I feel that people should work harder towards a cure for Down Syndrome because it is a horrible condition and so  people living with it can finally live a normal life.

For science I got a genetic disease assigned to me. My genetic disease was Down Syndrome. I leaned a lot about Down Syndrome during my research. I learned that people with Down Syndrome have leaning difficulties, mental retardation, and poor muscle tone. Possible complications of people with Down Syndrome are: Risk of heart defects, digestive problems, hearing loss, and low activity of the Thyroid gland. There really is no cure for Down Syndrome but people with this disease can deal with their Down Syndrome through physical therapy, surgery and speech therapy, treatments depend on the patient's physical problems. Many people will die early in life because of Down Syndrome. 75% of Down Syndrome Infants die before birth, only 85% live to age one, and only 50% will live to age 50 and above. These are the chances of survival For people with Down Syndrome. The chances of having a baby with Down Syndrome is 1 in 800, however the chances are higher for older pregnant women. The cause of Down Syndrome is that there is an extra copy of chromosome 21 in the body.

For science I got a genetic disease assigned to me. My genetic disease was Down Syndrome. I leaned a lot about Down Syndrome during my research. I learned that people with Down Syndrome have leaning difficulties, mental retardation, and poor muscle tone. Possible complications of people with Down Syndrome are: Risk of heart defects, digestive problems, hearing loss, and low activity of the Thyroid gland. There really is no cure for Down Syndrome but people with this disease can deal with their Down Syndrome through physical therapy, surgery and speech therapy, treatments depend on the patient's physical problems. Many people will die early in life because of Down Syndrome. 75% of Down Syndrome Infants die before birth, only 85% live to age one, and only 50% will live to age 50 and above. These are the chances of survival For people with Down Syndrome. The chances of having a baby with Down Syndrome is 1 in 800, however the chances are higher for older pregnant women. The cause of Down Syndrome is that there is an extra copy of chromosome 21 in the body.

My genetic disease: Down Syndrom

For science I got a genetic disease assigned to me. My genetic disease was Down Syndrome. I leaned a lot about Down Syndrome during my research. I learned that people with Down Syndrome have leaning difficulties, mental retardation, and poor muscle tone. Possible complications of people with Down Syndrome are: Risk of heart defects, digestive problems, hearing loss, and low activity of the Thyroid gland. There really is no cure for Down Syndrome but people with this disease can deal with their Down Syndrome through physical therapy, surgery and speech therapy, treatments depend on the patient's physical problems. Many people will die early in life because of Down Syndrome. 75% of Down Syndrome Infants die before birth, only 85% live to age one, and only 50% will live to age 50 and above. These are the chances of survival For people with Down Syndrome. The chances of having a baby with Down Syndrome is 1 in 800, however the chances are higher for older pregnant women. The cause of Down Syndrome is that there is an extra copy of chromosome 21 in the body.

Human Ancestor

In Kenya footprints of what is believed to belong to a human ancestor were found. Evidence shows that 1.5 million years ago the ancestor walked like us. The footprints belonged to a species called Homo erectus. Some of the footprints appeared to have belonged to a child. The Homo erectus, scientists estimate, were between five and nine feet tall. The ancestor's footprints show many things and will further help us understand human past.