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Astronomy Acrostic Poem

An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a particular question or field outside the scope of Earth.

Saturn would float if you put it on water.

The largest construction found in the universe is the Sloan Great Wall, a super cluster of galaxies 1.37 billion light-years wide.

Rogue planets are not bound by any star, brown dwarf or another planet which lets them free-float around the galaxy.

Only 5% of the universe is made up of normal matter, 25% is dark matter and 70% is dark energy.

Neutron stars are so heavy that a teaspoon of them would be equal to the weight of the entire Earth’s population.

Only 55% of all America knows that the Sun is a star.

Mar’s surface is covered with rust.

You should know that the first astronomer was Galileo Galilei in 1564-

SAVE OUR TREES!

Cutting trees down is destroying the whole world in many ways. We need to deal with this problem now. Can you help?

Cutting down trees is also causing climate change. The world is burning scraps and causing carbon dioxide (greenhouse gas). The trees job is to absorb the carbon dioxide and let out the oxygen. But, because we are cutting or burning our trees the carbon dioxide is not being absorbed. By cutting down trees it releases oxygen but once you burn the wood you turn the oxygen into carbon dioxide.

Throughout the centuries humans have steadily cut down the trees to make room for the human population which has grown enormously especially during the past 200 years or so. The trees have been replaced by houses, factories, schools, roads, farmland and more. However, even many of these have been destroyed, mostly during the last forty years, and are now regarded as a threatened habitat. Some animals use trees as shelter, food, homes, etc and because of us cutting down trees, we are their killing habitats, food and more.

The term phytoremediation is a fancy word for the absorption of dangerous chemicals and other pollutants that have invaded the soil. Trees can either store harmful pollutants or actually change the pollutant into less harmful forms. Trees filter sewage and farm chemicals, reduce the effects of animal wastes, clean roadside spills and clean water runoff into streams.

Therefore, we should stop cutting down trees. You can all help by planting one tree. One difference can change everything. Spread the news around!

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What is caffeine?

What is caffeine?

Caffeine is a central nervous system tonic. Caffeine is also a psychoactive drug that is found in common food. Unlike lots of other psychoactive substances, it is legal and unregulated in nearly all parts of the world.

What is caffeine found in?

Caffeine is found in lots of famous drinks including your daily coffee or tea. Also soft drinks and even dark chocolate bars, guarana, Red bull, V and some cough syrup and slimming tablets.Caffeine occurs naturally in more than 60 plants plus coffee beans, tea leaves, kola nuts used to flavour soft drinks colas, and cocoa pods used to make chocolate products.

What are effects of caffeine?

In 2014 Medical news today reported on a study suggesting that consuming three cups of coffee a day may increase the risk of liver cancer by 50%, while another study suggests that drinking four cups a day could halve the risk of mouth and throat cancer. A study from the Harvard School of Public Health proposes that drinking between two and four cups of coffee a day may reduce suicide risk in adults, while more recent research found that ingesting 200 mg of caffeine each day may boost long-term memory. Studies have also suggested that caffeine intake may protect against type 2 diabetes, Parkinson's disease, cardiovascular disease and stroke.

References

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/285194.php

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How to Swim Freestyle

To learn how to swim in New Zealand is one of the things you will learn in life because we are surrounded by sea. If you don’t know how to swim freestyle listen up.

First, once you get in the pool you want to position your body so your face and your body are lying on top of the water looking down in the water.

Then you want your arms to do a 360o turn going past your ear to your legs.Once your arm comes past your ear into the water you want to curve your hand so it goes softly into the water. Do two arm strokes while your head is in the water facing down. Then once you do your third stroke you want to turn to the side so you can get a breath and do that repetitively.

To breath you want to do three strokes and on the third stroke you want to lean on your left arm and you need your face turned to your right. Breathe in as much air as you can and as your next stroke comes, slowly turn your head into the water and slowly breathe out your air. By the time you do your third stroke repeat.

To get moving you have to kick your legs so your legs goes up and down swiftly. But you want to have straight legs too. Make sure you feet aren’t going crazy and kicking everywhere.

Then you want to put all of the things I told you and do them altogether.Thank you for reading this. Be safe and have an amazing time swimming.

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