Blog for the week of January 10 - 15

Howdy Partners!                    GO DUCKS GO DUCKS!

Brrrr cold weekend... It looks like it is supposed to snow on Tuesday and even Wednesday! Hmmm I guess I will have to give you lots of homework on Monday to make up for those possible missed days! That seems like a rootin tootin rodeo idea! Yippie!! I hope you had a great weekend and you were able to get things done - like clean your rooms - and had time for some fun!


REMEMBER THE BLOOOOOOOG!!!


OLD WEST FACT OF THE WEEK: Windchill, Frostbite and Hypothermia

In the old west the cowboys and cowgirls did not have North Face jackets or Ugs for their feet to stay warm. They were always in constant danger of frostbite and hypothermia! In this Old West Fact you will learn about... those three topics and perhaps they will help you some day!

The wind chill temperature is how cold people and animals feel when outside. Windchill is based on the rate of heat loss from exposed skin caused by wind and cold. As the wind increases, it draws heat from the body, driving down skin temperature and eventually the internal body temperature. Therefore, the wind makes it FEEL much colder. If the temperature is 0 degrees Fahrenheit and the wind is blowing at 15 mph, the wind chill is -19 degrees Fahrenheit. At this wind chill temperature, exposed skin can freeze in 30 minutes.

Frostbite: Frostbite occurs when tissues freeze. This condition happens when you are exposed to temperatures below the freezing point of skin. Frostbite damages tissues due to freezing with the formation of ice crystals within cells, rupturing the cells and leading to cell death.

Hypothermia: The body maintains a relatively stable temperature whereby heat production is balanced by heat loss. Normally, the core body temperature (when measured rectally) is 98.6 degrees F or 37 degrees C. When the outside environment gets too cold or the body's heat production decreases, hypothermia occurs (hypo=less + thermia=temperature). Hypothermia is defined as having a core body temperature less than 95 degrees F or 35 degrees C. Hypothermia symptoms usually begin slowly. As you develop hypothermia, your ability to think and move often become clouded. In fact, you may even be unaware that you need help. As your thought process is impaired, you fail to realize that you are becoming colder. Once you get cold, it can be very difficult to get warm again. Someone with hypothermia is likely to have frostbite as well.

Hypothermia symptoms include:
-Uncontrollable shivering (although, at extremely low body temperatures, shivering may stop)


Weakness and loss of coordination


-Confusion


-Pale and cold skin


-Drowsiness –especially in more severe stages


-Slowed breathing or heart rate

1st and 6th Period:
This week cowpokes we will move from fractions back to decimals and changing decimals to factions... and then back again! Included in this is a little more on dividing decimals... but in the end fun was had by all! :)


1st PERIOD BLOG QUESTION: SEE THE OLD WEST FACT OF THE WEEK and this link 
Windchill Chart

1) If the wind is blowing at 35 miles per hour and the temperature is 20 degrees out what is the windchill?
2) If the wind is blowing at 35 miles per hour and the temperature is -20 degrees out what is the windchill and how long can exposed skin be outside until it suffers from frostbite?
3) What do you think you could do to help yourself not get frostbite, or suffer from hypothermia?

4th Period:

Howdy there ... young cowpokes! Now that we have become experts at dividing decimals, um maybe we will spend at least one more day on those pesks, then its how to change those doggies into fractions and then back again... talk about a cool Transformers movie! Wow!


4th & 6th PERIOD BLOG QUESTION: SEE THE OLD WEST FACT OF THE WEEK and this link 

Windchill Chart

1) If the wind is blowing at 35 miles per hour and the temperature is 20 degrees out what is the windchill?

2) If the wind is blowing at 35 miles per hour and the temperature is -20 degrees out what is the windchill and how long can exposed skin be outside until it suffers from frostbite?
3) If it was windy outside right now and it was roughly 15 to 25 miles per hour and you looked outside at the thermometer and it read 0 degrees what would the actual temp be factoring in the wind?
4) I took Sam my super dog for a run on both Saturday and Sunday.. The temp on both days was near 32 degrees. First what is so special about 32 degrees_______? And Second, if his core body temp was 100 degrees and it dropped 5 degrees - what would his new temp be_____ and what (like humans) could start happening to Sam if his body temp drops________ and what would Sam most likely be suffering from__________?
5) Why is it dangerous if its windy and you are out in the cold - very cold weather_______?
6) What can you do to prevent any of the Old West Facts problems talked about above____?


GONZAGA MENS BASKETBALL
FEEL THE SPIRIT!!!
WOW how do you spell hot? GONZAGA!!! Yippy Skippy.. These guys are doing their THANG!! Looks like they will again be in the National Tournament... March BABY!! Don’t give up!!
SCHEDULE:
11/5 vs. Southern Oregon W 90-58
11/12 vs. Southern W 117-72
11/16 vs. San Diego State L 79-76
11/22 Kansas State 6:30 pm L 81 - 64 (OUCH!)
11/23 Marquette 4:57 pm W 66-6
11/30 vs. Eastern Washington W 86-57
12/4 vs. Illinois 2:15 pm L 73-61
12/8 at Washington State L 81 - 59
12/11 at Notre Dame L 83-79
12/16 vs. Lewis-Clark State 103 - 61
12/18 vs. #9 Baylor 68- 64
12/22 vs. Xavier 64- 54
12/29 vs. Lafayette 83-55
12/31 vs. Oklahoma State 73 - 63
1-2 vs Wake forest 73 - 63
1-8 University of Portland 74 - 61
1-13 vs. Perperdine1-15 vs. Loyola Marymount
1-20 Santa Clara
1-22 San Francisco
1-27 vs St. Marys
1-29 vs San Diego
2-3 U of Portland
2-5 #22 vs Memphis
2-10 Loyola Marymount
2-12 Pepperdine
2-17 vs Santa Clara
2-19 vs San Francisco
2-24 St. Marys
2-26 San Diego
2-28 vs Cal State Bakersfield

Have a wild and woolly ride this week!

As always, you are amazing, incredible people with the whole world waiting to be changed by YOU!

Mr. Rott