More Facts about Mercury!!!

Mercury rotates around the sun in 88 days! Mercury barely has an atmosphere, but does not have glaciers! During the day, the average temperature on Mercury is 800 degrees farenheit! During the night the average temperature -300 degrees. Mercury is about 36,000,000 miles from the sun. These are very amazing facts!!1

Satellites that have been to Mercury!

Mercury can be seen at night without a telescope. Mercury is made mostly of rock. Mercury has no clouds. Mercury does not have rings around it. Mercury is much smaller than Earth. "Mariner 10" went to Mercury in 1975 and got some upclose shots. The "Messenger" went to Mercury in 2008 and got some more pictures! The latest satellite to go to Mercury it "BepiColombo" in 2011! These satellites are amazing!

Mercury's origin!!!

 Mercury was named after a mythical roman god. He was named after the messenger god. Greek name is Hermes.
It is believed that is can get to a scorching 800 degrees on the planet surface. Mercury has zero moons orbiting it.

Mercury does not have any moons.

Facts about Mercury

Mercury is the 1st planet from the sun. It is one of the inner planets because it is located inside the asteroid belt. It is the 2nd smallest planet in our solar system. It takes my planet 87.969 days to orbit the sun. Mercury has weaker gravity than Earth. My planet is known for its amazing temperatures. it can be boiling hot during the day and below zero at night.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

St. Patrick has many great myths,legends and folktales! In fact, St. Patrick wasn't actually born in Ireland. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts! One of many folktales is that St.Patrick scared all of the snakes out of Ireland. Is this true? To see an interesting website, click here! 

Congratulation OM teams!!!

A few weeks ago, three Odyssey of the Mind teams from Walker Elementary won the Southern Arizona OM competition! OM is a program for high level thinkers. It can also help increase high level thinking! The next OM competition is the state competition! It will take place at CDO High on March,31, and is open to anyone who would like to attend! Good luck guys! For a cool site about OM, click here

Republican Debate In Arizona!!!

A few days ago there was a Republican debate in Mesa, Arizona! Rick Santorum has been winning in many states lately, but in this debate he was constantly targeted by Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and Newt Gingrich. There is definately a lot of tension in these debates. Eventually, there will be one winner and he will go on to face President Obama, to determine who will be president! For more info look under "Rad Websites"!

Ipad Chaos!!!

Recently, schools all across the nation have been using I pads to help them learn. Many teachers say that instead of carrying all kinds of books, you have it all in your I pad! Although, many critics say that this can be a distraction to kids learning. Too much screen time can also damage your eyes. What do you think?

Happy birthday Arizona!!!

This year,2012 will mark the 100th anniversary of Arizona! 100 years ago Arizona became part of the US. It used to be part of Mexico! Then the United States won the land in a war. This state was 48th state to become part of the US! It's also home to one of "The Seven Wonders of the World," the Grand Canyon!!! The Grand Canyon is one of the most beautiful places on Earth! So this February 14, 2012 will not only be Valentines day, but it will also be Arizona's 100th birthday!!!