Blog for September 19 - 23rd

Welcome Space Travelers!

Last week was our start.. Getting into set for our mission... again.. You need to buckle up because we are heading into deep space!!! The best thing to do is keep up on your notes, do your homework every day, set a time every day after school to do your work so that you get into a habit of studying every day! If you work hard now, by the time you get to high school you’ll be like,,... ah this is so easy... that is because you have worked so hard during Jr. High School... you have prepared.. Its like before a rocket is launched... so much goes into the pre-flight that by the time the rocket takes off... its completely ready! That’s what I want for you!



THIS WEEK: We will be talking about crushes.. Yep.. Do you have a crush on her? Or do you have a crush on him? Also... if we have time we may be looking at how many pairs of shoes you have... or how you can make a TON of $$ on ebay!.... come prepared to learn...

SPACE FACT: OBSERVATORIES

Thousands of years ago, astronomers probably used the pyramids in Egypt and the towers and temples in Babylonia to help them study the sun, moon, and stars. There were no telescopes then. In time, astronomical instruments were developed, and as they became larger and more numerous, observatories were built to house them. Some observatories were built more than a thousand years ago. An observatory has to be built in the right place, a place with favorable weather conditions, moderate temperatures, many days of sunshine and nights without clouds, and as little haze, rain, and snow as possible. It must also be away from city lights and neon signs, which make the sky too light for good observation. There are buildings which include living quarters in addition to telescopes. The instruments are housed in structures of steel and concrete. The building for the telescope is constructed in two parts.

The lower part is stationary, and the upper part, or roof, is in the shape of a dome which can be rotated. The dome has a “slit” which opens to permit the telescope to look out toward the sky. By rotating the dome on a track, the slit can be opened to any part of the sky. Both the dome and the telescope are moved by electric motors. In a modern observatory the astronomer only has to punch a number of buttons to move the equipment. Of course, in order to see, the astronomer must always be near the eyepiece of the telescope or the camera attached to it. So, in some observatories the floor can be raised or lowered, or there is an adjust able platform. Astronomers don’t depend on their eyes alone to observe the skies. They have many complicated instruments and attachments to the telescope, such as cameras, spectroscopes, spectrographs, and, all of which provide them with important information.

BLOG QUESTIONS: SEE SPACE FACT: OBSERVATORIES

1) Go to Google and type in OBSERVATORIES in Oregon, click on the link and then list the observatory name that you find ________?

2) Since you are still on the observatory web page, what is the current temperature at this observatory? ____________________.

3) How big is the observatory’s telescope______?


4) Go to Discovery Extreme Observatoriesand find observatory #10 and list what the observatory beamed out into space ________________ and how far it did they beam it ______ light years away. Just think a light year is 6 billion miles... to 42 light years is a LONG LONG ways!


5) About how many years ago were observatories built_______?

                GONZAGA MENS BASKETBALL
Oh the season is getting closer!!!.. Here is the Zags schedule! Feel the excitement!


Fri, Oct 28 Carroll College (exhib.) Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Fri, Nov 11 Eastern Washington Spokane, Wash. TBA
Mon, Nov 14 Washington State Spokane, Wash. 9 p.m.
Sat, Nov 26 Western Michigan (Ronald McDonald House Charities) Spokane, Wash. (Spokane Arena) 1 p.m.
Wed, Nov 30 Notre Dame Spokane, Wash. 8:15 p.m.
Sat, Dec 03 Illinois Champaign, Ill. 12:15 p.m.
Sat, Dec 10 Michigan State Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Thu, Dec 15 Oral Roberts Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Sat, Dec 17 Arizona (Battle In Seattle) Seattle, Wash. (KeyArena) 1 p.m.
Tue, Dec 20 Butler Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Thu, Dec 22 Air Force Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Wed, Dec 28 Portland * Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Sat, Dec 31 Xavier Cincinnati, Ohio 5 p.m.
Thu, Jan 05 Pepperdine * Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Sat, Jan 07 Santa Clara * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m.
Thu, Jan 12 Saint Mary's * Moraga, Calif. 8 p.m.
Sat, Jan 14 Loyola Marymount * Los Angeles, Calif. TBA
Thu, Jan 19 San Francisco * Spokane, Wash. TBA
Sat, Jan 21 San Diego * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m.
Thu, Jan 26 Portland * Portland, Ore. 8 p.m. Thu, Feb 02 BYU * Provo, Utah 7 p.m.
Sat, Feb 04 Pepperdine * Malibu, Calif. TBA
Thu, Feb 09 Saint Mary's * Spokane, Wash. 8 p.m.
Sat, Feb 11 Loyola Marymount * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m.
Thu, Feb 16 Santa Clara * Santa Clara, Calif. 8 p.m.
Sat, Feb 18 San Francisco * San Francisco, Calif. TBA
Thu, Feb 23 BYU * Spokane, Wash. 8 p.m.
Sat, Feb 25 San Diego * San Diego, Calif. TBA

Remember MATH is OUT OF THIS WORLD!








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


Mr. Rott