Mr. Rott's Room Blog 3/12 - 3/6

Welcome Space Travelers! 

Welcome... Another week has flown by!  You would think we are breaking the sound barrier with how fast our weeks go by!  As the weather starts to become nicer, remember we still have lots of  work to do... keep working hard, stay focused and do your best!!!
   
THIS WEEK: Again we continue our work on pre-algebra, hopefully the hands on equations program is making you feel successful in learning about X!
               
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: Why can’t I breathe in space?

Thanks to the website Wyzz.com - One of the most special things about Earth is that it’s protected by the atmosphere, the layers of gasses (getting thinner and thinner higher up) that separate what’s on Earth from what’s in outer-space! The atmosphere provides us with many important things like livable climate, breathable air, and pressure that keeps all the fluids in our bodies temperate and balanced! Having this special atmosphere all around us is essential to life on Earth. 

Once an astronaut is in outer-space, he or she is beyond the border of this special atmosphere and all of the important things it offers. Among the conditions that are missing up in space is breathable air. Without oxygen to breathe, an astronaut wouldn’t really be able to “breathe” for any significant amount of time in space and would lose consciousness after only about 15 seconds (or possibly even less). Because the environment in space is not suitable to humans, after losing consciousness a person without a spacesuit would not be able to survive more than a few minutes – the pressure conditions would cause fluids in the body to become too hot (boil).

Luckily, science and technology have allowed for the creation of the special spacesuits that astronauts wear. These spacesuits give the astronauts all of the things they need to survive in the conditions of outer-space, including oxygen to breathe, the correct pressure for their bodies, and the proper temperatures for their bodies (since space can be really hot and really cold!). Spacesuits usually even give the astronaut the ability to go to the bathroom while wearing the suits, since they can’t take off the suits to go to the bathroom otherwise!! 

BLOG QUESTIONS: SEE SPACE FACT FOR INFO!!
1)The temperature decreases as you go higher in the sky ( the atmosphere).  If it was 75 degrees in Newberg and your space shuttle took off for the moon, and when you reached outer space - with a temperature that was half of the ground temperature - what was the temperature at when you reached outer space?

2) If you were out kicking it with your posse and one of your bff’s space suit sprung a leak and they lost their ability to breathe from their oxygen tank... how long would they be able to breathe space air?  Of course you would jet over and help your bff out by providing breaths from your oxygen tank... so all were safe!
 
3) If in Newberg it takes 30 seconds for water to boil at 212 degrees Fahrenheit, and it takes 1/4 of that time for water to boil in outer space... how long does it take for water to boil?

GONZAGA MENS BASKETBALL  

Another season is over... BUT.. We start March madness soon... at this point the Zags are still ranked a 7 by ESPN, but that could change.. At least they are comfortably in the tournament!  It’s always exciting... and you just never know what’s going to happen at the dance! 

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.  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 83-62Sat, 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. W 72-60
Thu, Feb 09 Saint Mary's * Spokane, Wash. 8 p.m.  W 73-59
Sat, Feb 11 Loyola Marymount * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m. W 78-59
Thu, Feb 16 Santa Clara * Santa Clara, Calif. 8 p.m. W 73 - 62
Sat, Feb 18 San Francisco * San Francisco, Calif.  L 66-65 
Thu, Feb 23 BYU * Spokane, Wash. 8 p.m. W 74-63
Sat, Feb 25 San Diego * San Diego, Calif. W 65- 57

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