Pan Balance Equation!

The pan balance equation is a huge part of algebra. To see an awesome website about this equation, click here

Chaos in Ecuador.

The country Ecuador, contains a huge rain forest called Yasuni. In that forest lies a great source of oil. The only way to get to that oil is to cut down the forest, and Ecuador needs that money. Many people believe that it's not okay to cut down the rain forest. The president of Ecuador says, " If other nations pay 4.6 billion dollars over the next 13 years, than we won't cut down the forest". What if they cut the forest down anyway just to get more money? What is your take on this situation? To get more info click here 
  

Earths Solar System!!!

Many scientists believe that our solar system began millions of years ago when a mixture of gases and rocks mixed together to create our solar system. Our solar system contains eight planets. Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus, and Neptune. Scientists have recently discovered that Pluto actually is not a planet. It's axis isn't the same as any other planets. If you want to see an amazing website all about the solar system, click here

Mercury's orbit!!

Mercury's orbit!!!

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!