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Moon Gardens – by Zach Joseph
The President’s New Dog – by Teague Ethan
Plastic Bag Pollution – by Addy Noell
04.18.09 Weekly News Video 0
04.18.09 Gardening on the Moon? 0
Research has shown us that growing plants on the moon would be very difficult because the moon’s temperature is unstable. Temperatures ranges from 225 degrees in the day to negative 240 degrees at night.
Google is teaming up with the Lunar X Prize. The Google Lunar X Prize is a race between private teams to get the first plant to the moon. The winner will get 20 million dollars.
The Paragon Space Development Corporation has made a small greenhouse that is going to be sent to the moon. It is called Lunar Oasis. This greenhouse is glass with an aluminum frame. It is one and a half a feet tall. The greenhouse is not scheduled to go to the moon until at least 2012.
The plant that the scientists are planning to use is a brasica; a member of the mustard family. It takes only 14 days for the brasica to grow from seed to flower so the scientists should see results quickly.
04.11.09 Weekly News Video 0
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Mt Redoubt erupts in Alaska – by Teague Ethan
Endangered Dolphins – by Addy Noell
Cool Small Cars – by Zach Joseph
04.10.09 Fuel Efficient Cars 0
Automakers roll out new kinds of cars meant to get you around while protecting the environment
General Motors, better know as GM, has made a car that is named Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility, or PUMA for short. The PUMA is run on batteries.
GM is making small cars because they are more fuel efficient. The smaller the car the better the miles to the gallon it will get.
When a car is more fuel efficient it will help the environment by not putting as much carbon dioxide in the air. Carbon dioxide is the bad gas that comes out of the exhaust. It adds to global warming.
Lots of people are looking for other way to reduce carbon emissions by making new and better types of fuel. Some examples are Biodiesel, Hydrogen, Solar Power and Electricity.
04.03.09 Weekly News Video 0
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Stories include:
A weird frog fish called Psychedelica – by Teague Ethan
The discovery of a very small dinosaur fossil – by Addy Noell
Dwaft Stars – by Zach Joseph