Manitou's primary water source is the Manitou Spring reservoir, located in the national forest. This reservoir is closed to all recreational activities. From the reservoir, water is sent to the water treatment plant and purified, than being sent to Manitou residents, making them among the first to use this water. Colorado Springs gets nearly 75% of their water from snow in the mountains. This water travels about 200 miles through 25 reservoirs and dams before reaching Colorado Springs.
http://coloradospringsasource.googlepages.com/SportsRec-CrystalRes.jpg/Sports
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Water cycle
1. The water cycle is a cycle of the movement and actions of water over the coarse of time. These actions include evaporation, condensation and precipitation.
2. The water cycle has no begging or end, for it is a cycle and repeats itself.
3.A puddle on a sunny day would, because of the sunlight, turn to gas or evaporate. As it moves into the sky, it forms a cloud and eventually attaches to a particle and condensates. Once it becomes too heavy, the cloud breaks down into particles(known as precipitation) and likely form more puddles.
2. The water cycle has no begging or end, for it is a cycle and repeats itself.
3.A puddle on a sunny day would, because of the sunlight, turn to gas or evaporate. As it moves into the sky, it forms a cloud and eventually attaches to a particle and condensates. Once it becomes too heavy, the cloud breaks down into particles(known as precipitation) and likely form more puddles.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Annotated bibliography
http://www.oberlin.edu/recycle/facts.html
oberlin.edu was a very helpful source for my project. This website shared a lot of information and statistics about recycling and accesive use of products by Americans. This website also listed the main products that can be recycled.
http://www.recycling-revolution.com/recycling-facts.html
This website also gave a lot of information, yet it focused on the use of materials in America and how, if everyone were to recycle, the world would become a better, safer and healthier place. This website really helped to put into prospective How much people waste that they could recycle.
bfa.sdsu.edu/recycle/pdf/flyer1.pdf
This website was helpful because it gave a list of specific, household items that can and should be recycled. It also gave a list of items that should not be disposed of and, if they were, could cause major destruction to nature and our world.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2308897_recycle-home.html
This website helped me to understand not only how one could go about recycling by collecting certain materials and sending them to a plant, but how to recycle everyday on a personal scale. This website highlights the non-traditional ways to recycle such as composting biodegradable substances.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
essential questions
1) Q:What, specifically about your project are you going to research?
A:I am going to research what objects can be recycled and the statistics of recycling and trash in America.
2) Q: What conclusions did you come to? What do you recommend average citizens do to make a difference? Be specific.
A: Almost anything can be recycled in some way, yet, what specifically can be sent to plants and be restored and reused includes paper, aluminum, other scrap metal, plastic, glass, plastic and rubber. Recycling these products and more can help reduce the amount of trash that goes into landfills and dumps, for every American adult disposes nearly 600 times his/her weight in trash every year. If citizens were to begin recycling just some of their trash, the amount of trash that goes into landfills and the amount of raw resources used to produce recyclable products would be reduced immensely.Each human uses approximately one one hundred foot tall douglas fir tree worth of paper and wood products each year. If more people were to recycle these paper products, we would not cut down as many trees to produce them. People can easily recycle products by collecting them and bringing them in to a local collector(sometimes stores)of recyclable products.
3) Q:What would happen if, worst-case scenario, nobody listened to your recommendations?
A: If nobody listened to my recommendations, than the amount of trash that goes into dumps would increase rather than decrease. The amount of trees used would increase and the amount of trees cut down each year would also increase.
4) Q:What would happen if, best-case scenario, everybody listened to your recommendations?
A:If everybody were to listen to my recommendations, than the amount of trash in landfills would be reduced, less natural resources would be used and we could begin to focus on other problems with the Earth.
A:I am going to research what objects can be recycled and the statistics of recycling and trash in America.
2) Q: What conclusions did you come to? What do you recommend average citizens do to make a difference? Be specific.
A: Almost anything can be recycled in some way, yet, what specifically can be sent to plants and be restored and reused includes paper, aluminum, other scrap metal, plastic, glass, plastic and rubber. Recycling these products and more can help reduce the amount of trash that goes into landfills and dumps, for every American adult disposes nearly 600 times his/her weight in trash every year. If citizens were to begin recycling just some of their trash, the amount of trash that goes into landfills and the amount of raw resources used to produce recyclable products would be reduced immensely.Each human uses approximately one one hundred foot tall douglas fir tree worth of paper and wood products each year. If more people were to recycle these paper products, we would not cut down as many trees to produce them. People can easily recycle products by collecting them and bringing them in to a local collector(sometimes stores)of recyclable products.
3) Q:What would happen if, worst-case scenario, nobody listened to your recommendations?
A: If nobody listened to my recommendations, than the amount of trash that goes into dumps would increase rather than decrease. The amount of trees used would increase and the amount of trees cut down each year would also increase.
4) Q:What would happen if, best-case scenario, everybody listened to your recommendations?
A:If everybody were to listen to my recommendations, than the amount of trash in landfills would be reduced, less natural resources would be used and we could begin to focus on other problems with the Earth.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
1) Q:What, specifically about your project are you going to research?
A:I am going to research what objects can be recycled and the statistics of recycling and trash in America.
2) Q: What conclusions did you come to? What do you recommend average citizens do to make a difference? Be specific.
A: Almost anything can be recycled in some way, yet, what specifically can be sent to plants and be restored and reused includes paper, aluminum, other scrap metal, plastic, glass, plastic and rubber. Recycling these products and more can help reduce the amount of trash that goes into landfills and dumps, for every American adult disposes nearly 600 times his/her weight in trash every year. If citizens were to begin recycling just some of their trash, the amount of trash that goes into landfills and the amount of raw resources used to produce recyclable products would be reduced immensely.Each human uses approximately one one hundred foot tall douglas fir tree worth of paper and wood products each year. If more people were to recycle these paper products, we would not cut down as many trees to produce them. People can easily recycle products by collecting them and bringing them in to a local collector(sometimes stores)of recyclable products.
3) Q:What would happen if, worst-case scenario, nobody listened to your recommendations?
A: If nobody listened to my recommendations, than the amount of trash that goes into dumps would increase rather than decrease. The amount of trees used would increase and the amount of trees cut down each year would also increase. The world could eventually turn into a huge dump and we could run out of particular raw resources.
A:I am going to research what objects can be recycled and the statistics of recycling and trash in America.
2) Q: What conclusions did you come to? What do you recommend average citizens do to make a difference? Be specific.
A: Almost anything can be recycled in some way, yet, what specifically can be sent to plants and be restored and reused includes paper, aluminum, other scrap metal, plastic, glass, plastic and rubber. Recycling these products and more can help reduce the amount of trash that goes into landfills and dumps, for every American adult disposes nearly 600 times his/her weight in trash every year. If citizens were to begin recycling just some of their trash, the amount of trash that goes into landfills and the amount of raw resources used to produce recyclable products would be reduced immensely.Each human uses approximately one one hundred foot tall douglas fir tree worth of paper and wood products each year. If more people were to recycle these paper products, we would not cut down as many trees to produce them. People can easily recycle products by collecting them and bringing them in to a local collector(sometimes stores)of recyclable products.
3) Q:What would happen if, worst-case scenario, nobody listened to your recommendations?
A: If nobody listened to my recommendations, than the amount of trash that goes into dumps would increase rather than decrease. The amount of trees used would increase and the amount of trees cut down each year would also increase. The world could eventually turn into a huge dump and we could run out of particular raw resources.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Observing Water Properties
Observing Water Properties
On Friday, April 10, we completed an in class lab to observe and understand the properties of water. To do so, each member of the
class received a penny, an eyedropper and a small cup of water. We than used an eyedropper to place one drop of water upon the surface of the penny. We continued this process until the penny could no longer hold any more water and therefore, the dome of water atop each penny collapsed.
Just previous to this experiment I decided upon and recorded my prediction of the amount of droplets the penny could hold- 7. I found the number logical at the time (as long as the drops were somewhat large) for I knew the amazing amount of strength and balance water possessed due to the force of cohesion, yet I was no where near close.
The penny turned out to hold an amazing 18 drops before the water collapsed, 11 more than I had previously predicted.
The outcome of this experiment was due to the force of surface tension. This same force is responsible for capillary action and is also why some small insects can walk on water. Surface tension occurs because cohesion (water particles sticking together) and adhesion(water molecules sticking to other substances). Together, these two forces cause the surface of such droplets to be incredibly and almost unbelievably strong.
Pictures: http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/classes/biology/bio100/truesdale/Lectures%2005/lec2/Image10.gif
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/2917903711_9c1596854c.jpg?v=0
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