Ok, let's get to writing...
The first thing is about Gyres - pronounced with a soft G. Gyre means a ring or a circle. It comes for the Greek language. They are kind of like a whirlpool, except garbage collects in the centers. They are in 5 places in the oceans.
My opinion - I think some of the garbage that's from land that collects there, sometimes drift into the ocean and collects in one spot. This is bad because it causes the death of sea life like fish and turtles. The garbage can choke them if they try to eat it or they can get stuck in it and drown.
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| A Gyre in the Pacific Ocean |
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| this picture was taken by Chris Jordan. He is a cultural activist. This poor thing. All that garbage was in this birds' stomach.
I think we can help by recycling more. And only throwing rocks in the ocean. We can help by keeping all of our lakes and rivers clean. We can help by cleaning up the shore of Lake Erie. Next week, Mom and I are going to clean our part of the shore.
Here is a short clip by 5 Gyres explaining what a Gyre is:
Moving on....
Happy birthday, Hubble!!!! It's the Hubble Telescopes 25th birthday! I think Hubble has changed our perspective of space. It's shown us things like nebula's and galaxies and black holes and all kinds of cool stuff! It's giving us a better understanding of outer space. It's not so outer once you get used to it. And you know, space doesn't always go on forever. It has to stop somewhere and sometime. It's the whole spacetime thing. I don't have time explain spacetime continuum today. I think Hubble is helping us get in to space. Within the next couple of years, humans may make it to Mars! That is so cool!
That's it for today. Happy birthday, Hubble! I wonder what you're next 25 years will be like! And remember, guys...we have to work on keeping our oceans clean!
So, see you guys later!
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Hi! Sorry I haven't visited your blog for so long! I've been having some rough days. That picture of the bird with all the garbage in his stomach is so sad. I agree with you that people need to take better care of the lakes, rivers and oceans! They are so important to our planet! Too bad everyone isn't as smart as you.
ReplyDeleteHere's a joke for you... Question: What is green and has wheels?
Answer: Grass! (I lied about the wheels.)