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Summer time fun readsThursday, June 18, 2015 at 8:17 am
Art Today, Sand Tomorrow!
California resident Jim Denevan, is an amazing artist whose work is admired by all, but owned by none - that's because all of Jim's art is created on an unusual canvas - the soft sand. He sometimes spends days working on a piece, only to see it washed away by the sea or a storm and that, is just the way he likes it.
11-Year-Old Florida Boy's Redesigned Sandbag Could Help Millions During Natural Disasters
Having lived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida all his life, 11-year-old Peyton Robertson is well aware of the havoc caused by hurricanes. At the tender age of 4 he suffered through Hurricane Wilma, one of the most intense tropical cyclones from the Atlantic and then just last year experienced Hurricane Sandy, the deadliest, most destructive storm of the 2012 season and the second most costliest of all US storms.
Forming Cliques Is Not Just A Human Trait - Baboons Do It Too!
The human tendency to gravitate towards people that are similar to them starts early. In school-age children, the behavior called homophily, or 'love of the same' often has to do with how others dress or act. Adults tend to form groups based on social stature, professions or personalities. Turns out that forming cliques and shutting out those that are "different" is not just a human trait. South Africa's Chacma or Cape baboons display similar tendencies as well!
Mrs. Runyonalmost 9 yearsHi Guys! I was poking around Dogo and found some articles I thought you would enjoy. I'm going to write about Dogo for the Master Naturalist newsletter - I think others would like this site, don't you? The baboon article is just food for thought. The sandbag article is for you because you can relate as inventors - it's inspiring. The sand article is for you in hopes that you'll try this sand art if you are at a beach. Be sure to watch his video. I love the book reviews from Julia - hope others will join in the fun. I've finished two books so far. One book I tried to read two times before and could never get past the first chapter - so boring! But, I forced myself this time and was glad I did. It took off and I didn't put it down for a couple of days. The other book was on the Japenese art of tidying. Yeah, I've got a lot of tidying to do! So much fun to read. (Note: balance between fiction/ non-fiction!) Anyway, you guys take care. Wear sunscreen - you'll be glad you did when your my age! Love, Mrs. Runyon
leap49about 8 yearsThis was a long time ago, but I'm still on dogonews a lot. They use dogonews for the announcements also. I can't believe middle school is coming so quick! STAAR is soon!!!!
felicisowlalmost 9 yearsWow.. what a thoughtful comment! I really think we should spread the word about Dogo because you can learn so many things from this website :D I love this article too.. it's interesting that baboons have "cliques" just like humans do..
Current Events for February 10, 2015Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 8:37 am
Happy Valentine's Day!
It's Valentine's Day! The special day of the year when we show our appreciation for people we care about by exchanging cards, chocolates and even exorbitant gifts. So how did this love fest begin? Read on . . . .
Researchers Discover Huge Underground Water Reserves In Africa
While fresh water reserves are declining in many parts of the world, nowhere is the situation as dire as the continent of Africa where, over 300 million people have no access to safe drinking water and only 5% of the arable land is being irrigated.
Crimson Waters Cause Several Sydney Beaches To Close
Surfers visiting Sydney's world famous Bondi Beach on Tuesday November 26th, were in for a little shock - The normally crystal clear blue ocean waters had turned a crimson red! However, before you get all concerned, it was not the result of a brutal shark attack, nor oily tomato sauce as was the original rumor! Instead the culprit was an over abundance of algae called noctiluca scintillans or sea sparkle.
leap414about 9 yearsMughal Emperor Shahjahan really loved his wife Mumtaz. Wow!! Awesome architecture!!!!!!
leap410about 9 yearsI never knew that the Mahal was a Valentines day gift.,- leap410about 9 yearsThat Juliet letter th9ing is really cool.
- leap414about 9 yearsI wonder how the results of the water came out like. Is it poisonous, harmful, or safe.......................
- leap410about 9 yearsCan any of these come from greek myths? Please?
- leap49about 9 yearsThe video is super cute. the kids probably loved that camera in their face. They probably really wanted to be on TV!!!
leap47about 9 yearsthey don't even know if it is clean?!?!?!?- leap414about 9 yearsHope they can find more resources of water so everyone can get water
- leap47about 9 yearsi would defintly go swimming in there;0
- leap410about 9 yearsdoes anyone know what the proper name for red algae is
- leap49about 9 yearsCOOL!!!
- leap410about 9 yearsDoesn't sound very interesting to me.
- leap410about 9 yearsAhhhhhhhh.No video?
- leap410about 9 yearsI would not want to have one of those rashes. They look like they hurt. I have never had a rash and I hope to keep my body like that.
- leap410about 9 yearsAmazing. But why does it sparkle blue at night? Since the color is red shouldn't it sparkle red?
leap411about 9 yearsthose legends are really cool!- leap49about 9 yearsYeah!!! they really are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)
- leap411about 9 yearshey, that reminds me of a book we're reading in class. It's called A Long Walk To Water and takes place in Southern Sudan.
- leap411about 9 yearsIt does look very beautiful at night. It would be a sight to behold to people who have houses near those beaches.
- leap414about 9 yearsValentine's day has a really cool past!! I am going to show this article to people who wonder how Valentine's Day was made.By the way I feel sad for Bishop Valentine yet happy. The guy who made the Taj Mahal must have loved his wife crazy because the Taj Mahal is one of the Seven Wonders..........
- leap414about 9 yearsNice video. Super!!!!
- leap414about 9 yearsHope that Egypt,Chad,Sudan, Libya, and Algeria get a clean resource of water or resources hope the government and people help theses people.....
- leap414about 9 yearsI hope I don't step in that
- leap414about 9 yearsI would not want that bad of a rash
leap45about 9 yearsThe guy who built the Taj Mahal was going to make one for himself but died before it was finished.- leap49about 9 yearsProbably
- leap45about 9 yearsThis might help us with our book long walk to water.
- leap45about 9 yearsI would hate to swim in that!
- leap414about 9 yearsHope they get more water
- leap414about 9 yearsWe are reading about Sudan cool
- leap414about 9 yearsI would be scared to go near those waters
leap43leabout 9 yearswere reading about Sudan so this is really cool- leap43leabout 9 yearsthis is so cool but it is sad to
leap415about 9 yearsAhhhh! I wouldn't want to be in that water-it could cause skin rash! Ew...- leap415about 9 yearsI hope that the arid countries will be safe with plenty of clean drinking water in the future...
leap412asabout 9 yearsThe guy who built the Taj Mahal for his wife, was paying a lot just for a gift. I bet that he gave the largest gift to any one in the history of the world!!!!!!! ¡The video is really really really cute!- leap412asabout 9 yearsAlgee, it sounds familiar, it was in the magazine that we all read together and the cause is almost the same. A difference that is very obvious is that the algee in the great lakes was green and this algee is crimson red.
- leap412asabout 9 yearsThat Taj Mahal las big. That man did a lot of things for his wife. I bet that really is the biggest gift in the history of the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
leap44about 9 yearsTHE VIDEO IS CUTE!!!
leap413about 9 yearsThis will definitely connect to our story, "A Long Walk to Water."- leap413about 9 yearsI don't want to swim in that!
- leap412asabout 9 yearsI would not swim in it too!!!
- leap415about 9 yearsThis is a great way to tell people about valentines day! These articles seem/are interesting. The video is cute, too!
- leap49about 9 yearsTrue
Current Events for December 5, 2014Friday, December 5, 2014 at 8:29 am
European Spacecraft Makes Historic Landing On Speedy Comet
On Wednesday, November 12th, an unmanned spacecraft made history by landing perfectly on its target - a speeding comet that lies at a distance of 310 million miles from earth. According to the European Space Agency (ESA), the brainchild behind this audacious project, the Rosetta space probe that housed the 220-pound washing machine-sized Philae lander, released its passenger to its destination perfectly - not an easy feat given that the Comet 67P was hurtling through space at a speed of 41,000 mph.
Scientists Use GPS To Solve The Mystery of Death Valley's 'Rolling Stones'
Death Valley National Park in California's Mojave Desert is known for many things - Its extreme temperatures, varied altitude that ranges from 282ft. below sea level to 11,000ft. above, beautiful rugged terrain and most of all, 'rolling' or 'dancing' stones. The phenomenon whereby large boulders, some weighing as much as 500 lbs, move several hundred yards in a straight line or zigzag patterns, has confounded experts for years.
Indonesia Announces Multi-Billion Dollar Plan To Save Jakarta From Sinking
Rising sea levels are a growing worry for many coastal cities around the world. While all are expected to be impacted, some like Indonesia's capital Jakarta, are more vulnerable. Located in the northwest coast of the Java Sea, Southeast Asia's most populous city lies on a low flat basin at the mouth of the Ciliwung River on the Jakarta Bay. Though its average elevation is 8-meters (26 feet), 40% of the city lies below sea level and is sinking by as much as six inches, annually. Experts speculate that if this pace continues, much of northern Jakarta will be underwater by 2030.- leap49over 9 yearsI remember seeing this video on the morning news, but the sound wasn't on! Remember?
- leap44over 9 yearsgoing to cost a lot of dough
- leap43leover 9 yearsthis is insanely cool
- leap411over 9 yearsWow!
- leap43leover 9 yearsaw man I wish they put a bigger battery in philae
- leap43leover 9 yearsthis is amazing, but this is going to cost a lot of $
leap48over 9 yearsThis video gives us information on the freezing of water into ice, and how the ice breaks up to push the rocks around the valley in a zig-zag pattern even though the rocks are not getting moved that fast.- leap48over 9 yearsOF COURSE ROCKS CAN ROLL!
leap41over 9 yearsAny more RECENT news about Philae? What is happening?
leap42mdover 9 yearsit's good to know Philae's progress- leap42mdover 9 yearsreally cool
- leap412asover 9 yearsREALLY!!
- leap414over 9 yearsThe video helps understand what the tools look like and what you do with them. The world has been doing incredible things lately. I hope that everyone can see this AMAZING video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- leap412asover 9 yearsI hope that too!
- leap414over 9 yearsNow I SEE that the island is shaped like a bird!
- leap414over 9 yearsI think that they should do this because it would still change a little and after that you could improve to get the 92 percent.
- leap414over 9 yearsSome of the people say this is good but the other says that the seawall is a bad idea
- leap49over 9 yearsTrue
- leap414over 9 yearsThe video is cool because it shows this in action
- leap414over 9 yearsWOW!!!!!!!!! This is unbelievable! Rocks that can roll! Surprisingly it is real but there is still a mystery to solve. Interesting stuff has been happening lately
- leap414over 9 yearsI hope they are able to stop the "flood" from sinking the place!
- leap412asover 9 yearsWow!! There is only one problem it is that- '' What would ESA do if the comet got too close to the sun and Philae can't get up?'' Won't Philae get too hot and get destroyed? That would be a lot of money used / wasted( $1.6 billion)!
- Mrs. Runyonover 9 yearsDid you look at the map that shows other cities with similar problems? The U.S. has several. I wonder if we have any plans to protect these cities. I also wonder why people choose to live in areas that flood every year. That happens in Dallas as well. Just thinking out loud. Comments? I also like how they designed their islands in the shape of a bird. Could you spot that?
- leap415over 9 yearsWhoa! Rolling rocks? You've got to be kidding me. But still, it was a mystery that had to be solved, so it's REAL. Interesting stuff is going on these days...
- leap412asover 9 yearsVERY INTERESTING....
- leap414over 9 yearsI know stuff has been happening. I know this is weird but it makes me think the world has magic because an earlier article I read was about Egyptians having magic. Which makes me think we have magic in us. It's weird but what I thought was a THEORY!!!!!!!
- leap415over 9 yearsWhen it was my first time to read an article about this mission, I was like 'Wow. This is big news. Really big news.' Now here is another article about the mission! Rosetta and Philae work together as "partners" to complete this mission. This is a big achievement because it was the very first time a space probe landed on a comet in world history. I take my hat off to you, ESA!
- Mrs. Runyonover 9 yearsI'm glad to know the status of the mission. I wasn't sure if Philae's new position really worked. I was surprised to learn it moved only 4 cm! Do you think this mission can inspire young people to go into the sciences? I admire the dedication of these scientists - think of the difference they are making to mankind!
- leap412asover 9 yearsI am also glad. This is soooooo exciting!!
- leap415over 9 yearsWow. I'm in shock right now. Hopefully the project will work smoothly and correctly. This is quite some news!
- leap42mdover 9 yearsthe government has the right idea but they should be sure that no one's livelihood is harmed, that no one is displaced, and that it would actually work before starting such an expensive project.
- leap412asover 9 yearsI agree
- leap42mdover 9 yearsthe government has the right idea but they should be sure it will work and no one's livelihood will be hurt and no one will be displaced.
Current Events for October 17, 2014Friday, October 17, 2014 at 4:51 am
Video Of The Week - KLM's Detective Beagle May Be A Marketing Stunt But It Sure Is Cute!
On September 23rd, 2014, Dutch airline KLM released a YouTube video that made everyone who saw it, wish they could travel on the airline, and forget a possession or two. That's because the short clip depicted a cute beagle aptly named "Sherlock" as the newest and most efficient member of the airline's lost and found service.
Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai and India's Kailash Satyarthi Win Nobel Peace Prize
On October 10th, 2014, the Nobel Committee announced that this year's Noble Peace Prize would be awarded to two extraordinary individuals that have dedicated their lives to fighting for the rights of others - 17-year-old girls' education activist Malala Yousafzai, and 60-year-old children's activist Kailash Satyarthi. So what inspired the two to devote their lives to these worthy causes? Read on to find out . . .
No Step Goes Wasted On This Soccer Field
The kids that live at the Morro da Mineira slum in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro love to play soccer on the nearby community field. However, thanks to constant power shortages, they could rarely extend their games beyond sunset. Now, thanks to some innovative thinking and extraordinary technology, the young players will be able to use the field all night long if they wish, provided . . . they keep running!- leap411over 9 yearscan you put Pavegen Tiles in Water?
- leap411over 9 yearsI wish he wasn't an advertisement!
- leap410over 9 yearsThat still is amazing and I hope that people also in America help and do not stand aside thinking its there problem, not ours.
- leap410over 9 yearsIt is a smart way to advertise not only for the dog but for the airport. Everyone knows that kids love dogs and grown ups would like an airport that returns lost things so why not go.
- leap48over 9 yearsShe made better and braver choices than I would have in that situation.
- leap48over 9 yearsYou know, I would love to have that dog because I Have a lot of possessions that I lost. I would really love to have them back. You know what I would love even more? The dog itself. Overall I think It was a smart way to advertise.
- leap414over 9 yearsThis would is an eco-friendly idea, and it could help places with storms for light
- leap414over 9 yearsThey both are very kind and brave
- leap414over 9 yearsWow! Malala is so young and brave. She stood up for what people didn't have the courage for.
- leap414over 9 yearsI think they used a dog to advertise because they are so cute and easy to work with
leap46over 9 yearsReally cool! How did this idea form? I want a soccer field like this one. Also this article connects with our energy unit we are doing in science.
leap412over 9 yearsThat is a lot of kids alone in India who are doing child labor.Malala has sooo many cool quotes. How could Malala not die when she was shot!?!he is really brave. I feel sad that she was shot. WOW!!!!! They are so awesome!- leap49over 9 yearsThat is super cute! This. Puppy is an inspiration to all!
- leap414over 9 yearsI agree with you. He has inspired me to help others even more
- leap415over 9 yearsThis soccer field is “Eco-friendly”. Powered by every step soccer kids make, fear no black-outs anymore because thanks to this “energy soccer field”, we'll have energy and light!
- leap411over 9 yearsand I mean light all night!
- leap41over 9 yearsThat would also be good for places where they have a lot of thunderstorms, so that when the power go out, people will have energy.
- leap41over 9 yearsI feel sad for her, she got shot (in the head just for standing up for what is right. That is so unfair, for only boys to be able to go to school without getting shot on the way home.
- leap412over 9 yearsI also feel sad that she was shot. She might be the reason way girls are allowded to come to school.
- leap41over 9 yearsI can't believe it was a advertisement, but it was still cute!
- leap415over 9 yearsFirst I would like to congratulate Malala and Kailash for winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Malala worked hard, fighting for girl education. Her bravery and courage supported the argument of girl learning. Kailash Satyarthi gave up his job just for child labor. His determination cancelled out the horrible issue. Child labor wouldn't have made a difference without Kailash. Both people strived to hold human dignity. They conquered important problems.
- leap44over 9 yearsI want a soccer field like that!!!
- leap44over 9 yearsWow!
- leap412over 9 yearsI know, right!!!
- leap44over 9 yearsHe is so cute!!!!!!!!
- leap411over 9 yearsI agree!
- leap412over 9 yearsNo wonder, that was an advertisement!!!
- leap415over 9 years"Sherlock" is one smart canine. It's really impressive that the beagle can return any belongings to the real owner! His sense of smell is probably better than a regular dogs'. Dutch airline KLM is lucky to invite and have Sherlock as a "lost and found detective".
- leap412over 9 yearsWow!!! That is one cool dog!!
Current Events for October 16, 2014Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 8:40 pm
Naturally Ghoulish Pumpkins Alleviate The Need For Carving
It's October, which means that millions of Americans will head to the closest pumpkin patch to select a gourd that they will then attempt to carve into a scary monster. While some artistic ones will succeed, most will end up with a cheerful jack o'-lantern. That is probably why a Southern California farmer came up with the brilliant idea of growing pumpkins that naturally resemble Frankenstein.Current Events for October 16, 2014Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 8:32 pm
Video Of The Week - KLM's Detective Beagle May Be A Marketing Stunt But It Sure Is Cute!
On September 23rd, 2014, Dutch airline KLM released a YouTube video that made everyone who saw it, wish they could travel on the airline, and forget a possession or two. That's because the short clip depicted a cute beagle aptly named "Sherlock" as the newest and most efficient member of the airline's lost and found service.Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai and India's Kailash Satyarthi Win Nobel Peace Prize
On October 10th, 2014, the Nobel Committee announced that this year's Noble Peace Prize would be awarded to two extraordinary individuals that have dedicated their lives to fighting for the rights of others - 17-year-old girls' education activist Malala Yousafzai, and 60-year-old children's activist Kailash Satyarthi. So what inspired the two to devote their lives to these worthy causes? Read on to find out . . .Join Class
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