Welcome Space Travelers!
Welcome... hope you enjoyed your Friday off! Yeah... so I wish I was traveling in space some place but I was here working hard doing your grades... wow did a lot of you get Fs!!! hahah no just teasing you... NO ONE got an F. You all have done great... and need to keep working hard! We are getting into more difficult material and you space walkers... need to really push yourself, have pride in what you do!! Time to step up!
THIS WEEK: Back to decimals and percents... think of decimals as money and I KNOW all of you like money and percents as how much you can save when you go shopping!
CALCULATOR !!! YOU really want to make sure you purchase a calculator that can do fractions, it needs to have an ABC button on it! Trust me you’re going to want a fraction calculator!!
SPACE FACT: What would it be like to walk I space?
The first person to go on a spacewalk was Alexei Leonov. He was from Russia. The first spacewalk was on March 18, 1965. It was 10 minutes long.
The first American to go on a spacewalk was Ed White. His spacewalk was on June 3, 1965, during the Gemini 4 mission. White's spacewalk lasted 23 minutes.
Today, astronauts go on spacewalks outside the International Space Station. Spacewalks usually last between five and eight hours, depending on the job.
The world record for the most spacewalks is held by Russian astronaut Anatoly Solovyev. He has been on 16 spacewalks and spent more than 82 hours outside in space. That's almost 3 ½ days of walking in space! NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria holds the U.S. record for the most spacewalks. He has done 10 spacewalks and spent more than 67 hours.
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When astronauts go on spacewalks, they wear spacesuits to keep themselves safe. Inside spacesuits, astronauts have the oxygen they need to breathe. They have the water they need to drink.
Astronauts put on their spacesuits sever
al hours before a spacewalk. The suits are pressurized. This means that the suits are filled with oxygen.
Once in their suits, astronauts breathe pure oxygen for a few hours. Breathing only oxygen gets rid of all the nitrogen in an astronaut's body. If they didn’t get rid of the nitrogen, the astronauts might get gas bubbles in their body when they walked in space. These gas bubbles can cause astronauts to feel pain in their shoulders, elbows, wrists and knees. This pain is called getting "the bends" because it affects the places where the body bends. Scuba divers can also get "the bends."
Astronauts are now ready to get out of their spacecraft. They leave the spacecraft through a special door called an airlock. The airlock has two doors. When astronauts are inside the spacecraft, the airlock is airtight so no air can get out. When astronauts get ready to go on a spacewalk, they go through the first door and lock it tight behind them. They can then open the second door without any air getting out of the spacecraft. After a spacewalk, astronauts go back inside through the airlock.
Astronauts are now ready to get out of their spacecraft. They leave the spacecraft through a special door called an airlock. The airlock has two doors. When astronauts are inside the spacecraft, the airlock is airtight so no air can get out. When astronauts get ready to go on a spacewalk, they go through the first door and lock it tight behind them. They can then open the second door without any air getting out of the spacecraft. After a spacewalk, astronauts go back inside through the airlock.
One way astronauts train for spacewalks is by going for a swim. Floating in space is a lot like floating in water. Astronauts practice spacewalks underwater in a large swimming pool. The pool is called the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, or NBL. It is near NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The pool holds 6.2 million gallons of water. Astronauts train seven hours in the pool for every one hour they will spend on a spacewalk.
Another way astronauts practice for a spacewalk is by using virtual reality. This is sort of like playing a video game. Astronauts wear a helmet with a video screen inside. They also wear special gloves. A video of what they will see during a spacewalk is shown on the screen inside the helmet. When the astronaut moves, the special gloves allow the movements to be shown with the video. The virtual reality simulation looks and feels just like a spacewalk.
BLOG QUESTIONS: See the Space Facts for help!
1) If you were in space what would you take a picture of?
2) If you were to take the number of space walks that the American record setter for space walks took... and then the amount of time the astronaut was in space for all those walks, how many hours could we say each space walk lasted?
3) How many hours in the pool would an astronaut train for walking in space if they were going to be walking in space for total of 27 ½ hours?
4) How many minutes longer did the first American to walk in space take than the first person to walk in space walk take?
5) How many gallons of water is NASA’s swimming pool hold_____? If you were to round that to the nearest whole number what would that be____?
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THIS WEEK: Back to decimals and percents... think of decimals as money and I KNOW all of you like money and percents as how much you can save when you go shopping!
CALCULATOR !!! YOU really want to make sure you purchase a calculator that can do fractions, it needs to have an ABC button on it! Trust me you’re going to want a fraction calculator!!
SPACE FACT: What would it be like to walk I space?
The first person to go on a spacewalk was Alexei Leonov. He was from Russia. The first spacewalk was on March 18, 1965. It was 10 minutes long.
The first American to go on a spacewalk was Ed White. His spacewalk was on June 3, 1965, during the Gemini 4 mission. White's spacewalk lasted 23 minutes.
Today, astronauts go on spacewalks outside the International Space Station. Spacewalks usually last between five and eight hours, depending on the job.
The world record for the most spacewalks is held by Russian astronaut Anatoly Solovyev. He has been on 16 spacewalks and spent more than 82 hours outside in space. That's almost 3 ½ days of walking in space! NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria holds the U.S. record for the most spacewalks. He has done 10 spacewalks and spent more than 67 hours.
Astronauts put on their spacesuits sever
Once in their suits, astronauts breathe pure oxygen for a few hours. Breathing only oxygen gets rid of all the nitrogen in an astronaut's body. If they didn’t get rid of the nitrogen, the astronauts might get gas bubbles in their body when they walked in space. These gas bubbles can cause astronauts to feel pain in their shoulders, elbows, wrists and knees. This pain is called getting "the bends" because it affects the places where the body bends. Scuba divers can also get "the bends."
Astronauts are now ready to get out of their spacecraft. They leave the spacecraft through a special door called an airlock. The airlock has two doors. When astronauts are inside the spacecraft, the airlock is airtight so no air can get out. When astronauts get ready to go on a spacewalk, they go through the first door and lock it tight behind them. They can then open the second door without any air getting out of the spacecraft. After a spacewalk, astronauts go back inside through the airlock.
Astronauts are now ready to get out of their spacecraft. They leave the spacecraft through a special door called an airlock. The airlock has two doors. When astronauts are inside the spacecraft, the airlock is airtight so no air can get out. When astronauts get ready to go on a spacewalk, they go through the first door and lock it tight behind them. They can then open the second door without any air getting out of the spacecraft. After a spacewalk, astronauts go back inside through the airlock.
One way astronauts train for spacewalks is by going for a swim. Floating in space is a lot like floating in water. Astronauts practice spacewalks underwater in a large swimming pool. The pool is called the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, or NBL. It is near NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The pool holds 6.2 million gallons of water. Astronauts train seven hours in the pool for every one hour they will spend on a spacewalk.
Another way astronauts practice for a spacewalk is by using virtual reality. This is sort of like playing a video game. Astronauts wear a helmet with a video screen inside. They also wear special gloves. A video of what they will see during a spacewalk is shown on the screen inside the helmet. When the astronaut moves, the special gloves allow the movements to be shown with the video. The virtual reality simulation looks and feels just like a spacewalk.
BLOG QUESTIONS: See the Space Facts for help!
1) If you were in space what would you take a picture of?
2) If you were to take the number of space walks that the American record setter for space walks took... and then the amount of time the astronaut was in space for all those walks, how many hours could we say each space walk lasted?
3) How many hours in the pool would an astronaut train for walking in space if they were going to be walking in space for total of 27 ½ hours?
4) How many minutes longer did the first American to walk in space take than the first person to walk in space walk take?
5) How many gallons of water is NASA’s swimming pool hold_____? If you were to round that to the nearest whole number what would that be____?
Tough loss last night (Thursday night) to BYU... ouch... they have to beat St. Marys, next week.. or ouchy wouchy ... we may not get into the Big Dance...so keep those fingers crossed!
Fri, Nov 11 Eastern Washington Spokane, Wash. W 77 - 69
Mon, Nov 14 Washington State Spokane, Wash. 9 p.m. W 89-81
Sat, Nov 26 Western Michigan (Spokane Arena) 1 p.m. W 78-58
Wed, Nov 30 Notre Dame Spokane, Wash. 8:15 p.m. W 73-53
Sat, Dec 03 Illinois Champaign, Ill. 12:15 p.m. L 82-75
Sat, Dec 10 Michigan State Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m. L 74 - 67
Thu, Dec 15 Oral Roberts Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m. W 67 - 61
Sat, Dec 17 Arizona (Battle In Seattle) Seattle, Wash. 1 p.m. W 71 - 60
Tue, Dec 20 Butler Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m. W 71-55
Thu, Dec 22 Air Force Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m. W 70-60
Wed, Dec 28 Portland * Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m. W 90-51
Sat, Dec 31 Xavier Cincinnati, Ohio 5 p.m. W 72-65
Thu, Jan 05 Pepperdine * Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m. W 73-45
Sat, Jan 07 Santa Clara * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m. W82-60
Thu, Jan 12 Saint Mary's * Moraga, Calif. 8 p.m. L 83-62
Sat, Jan 14 Loyola Marymount * Los Angeles, Calif. W 62-58
Thu, Jan 19 San Francisco * Spokane, Wash. W 74-63
Sat, Jan 21 San Diego * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m. W 77-60
Thu, Jan 26 Portland * Portland, Ore. 8 p.m. W 74-62
Thu, Feb 02 BYU * Provo, Utah 7 p.m. L 73- 83
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
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