Family Helper Badge #17

Family Helper Badge
May 10th, 2014


Here's a YouTube video to learn how to use an iron and find different temperatures for different fabrics.

Citizenship & Government Badge #24

Citizenship & Government Badge
May 10th, 2014

Here's what I did for #24.


The rights of U.S. citizens are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.

The Bill of Right are found in the United States Constitution. 

Here's a few rights: free expression and to worship according to your beliefs, trial by jury without bias, to elect public officials with voting, to run for elected offices and apply for employment within federal offices.

For more info about right of a U.S. citizen, please visit: http://traveltips.usatoday.com/rights-usa-citizen-63390.html


 A citizen can lose their rights if they renounce their citizenship or convicted of treason.  Another way a citizen could lose one or more rights is, if they are convicted of a state or federal felony crime.


  

Family Helper Badge #13

Family Helper Badge
April 25th, 2014

I completed requirement #13. One of five things I picked, was to clean the oven.

Here's a picture of what it looks like after the cleaning.

Citizenship & Government Badge #15 & #18

Citizenship & Government Badge
March 30th 2014

For Citizenship & Government #15 and #18, I used the following link to answer the questions.

CIA World Fact Book Web Site:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/


 

Young Meteorologist #26

Young Meteorologist #26
January 12,2014


Climate-

1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.

2.  a region or area characterized by a given climate: to move to a warm climate.

3.  the prevailing attitudes, standards, or environmental conditions of a group, period, or place: a climate of political unrest.

 

Four factors which determine the climate of a particular region-

1.Temperature

2.Precipitation

3. Wind

4. Humidity

In my city 

the average max temp. 68.5

average min. temp. 47.1

average annual precipitations 42.6 inches

average annual wind speed 7.5

average annual humidity 69.5

 

I found this information at Climatezone.com 

 

 

 

Young Meteorologist #25

Young Meteorologist #25
January 12, 2014


1.What is an El Nino - a band of  warm ocean water temperatures that periodically develops off the western coast of South America and can cause climatic changes across the Pacific Ocean.

What is La Nina -  During a period of La Niña, the sea surface temperature across the equatorial Eastern Central Atlantic Ocean will be lower than normal by 3–5 °C.


2. How does La Nina impact the weather in South America- During a time of La Niña, drought plagues the coastal regions of Peru and Chile. From December to February, northern Brazil is wetter than normal.

 3. How does La Nina impact the weather in California- La Niña causes mostly the opposite effects of El Niño, above-average precipitation across the northern Midwest, the northern Rockies, Northern California, and the Pacific Northwest's southern and eastern regions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Ni%C3%B1a

Young Meteorologist #18

Young Meteorologist #18
January 3, 2014

What effect does air pollution has on our weather?
The air pollution can change the planet's climate. 

What is air pollutions?
 Air pollution is harmful materials that can cause disease, damage to living organisms and death.  

What can you do to help reduce air pollution?

1. Conserve energy
2. Recycle
3. Plant trees
4. Connect lights to timers
5. Wash clothes in warm or cold water