Aquatic Ecosystem!

The Aquatic Ecosystem looked unhealthy, the water looked pretty clear but the coral reefs looked to be lifeless, like they haven't been getting enough nutrients. I didn't see any living species around the coral in the short clips during the video, but I'm sure the coral is part of the community. The coral's nitch is to be a home and protector from carnivores and omnivores for smaller species.

Currently one third of the 700 reef-buildings are close to extinction, probably killing many populations. The oceans climate is gradually getting warmer which is making nutrients a limiting factor and increasing in deadly coral-bleaching. Burned fossil fuels have increased the acid in the seas and dissolving this in CO makes the pH level lower. All those things put the Aquatic Ecosystem in danger of extinction.

My personal connection isn't to the Aquatic Ecosystem it's self but more toward all water ecosystems. I like to go to the beach, go boating and go fishing. Without a healthy water ecosystem I can't do those things. Pollution is making the ecosystem unhealthy looking. Also I like sea food, but if humans fish too much then they are messing with the delicate food chains and food webs. Humans are a density-independent limiting factor in all ecosystems.

Humans play a very important part in this ecosystem and every other ecosystem, Humans burning fossil fuels, global warming and fertilizing farms add risk this delicate biome. If we don't work to save it then we won’t have anything left eventually. We would have wiped out one of the biggest biomes, since the oceans make up 75% of the earth.

I don't think most humans understand how much their actions effect on the Aquatic Ecosystems. Every kind of pollution effects these populations. Some humans might not even care because they don't think it has anything to do with them so why bother to do something helpful for the biome. They affect the water-cycle most, because weather the pollution is in the air or in a liquid it is picked up and carried to make a cloud and then precipitate on earth. Humans don't realize every move they make affects species, which effects the population, which affects the community and so on.

Dear Mr. Whipp,

I'm sorry this is late, but I'm in Nashville right now and it is about 11:15 (12:15 Cincinnati time) and I just got access to a computer because the blogger didn't work right on my iPod. I hope I did this right because honestly I didn't totally understand what I was supposed to do. Well have a great day tomorrow:)

                                                                                                                                  Kristen Lippert

Power Balance!

Mr. Whipp

     Before I did any research I thought the Power Balance were cool. I wanted one just like lots of other people. But now I know more about them and know they're not just cool looking but they actually help you with balance, strength, and flexibility.  I have looked through videos, watching classmates try the tests, Power Balance website and other websites with all the same information, that the bands work and are not a fraud.
     Power Balance is helping athletes with their abilities to do better in sports. To test this hypothesis you would test people who play a certain sport (say you test football players). You would have half of the players use Power Balance for a month and the other half not use it. You would watch for improvements in the players with the Power Balance. Recording simple test like how far they can throw a football, how accurate their aim is, how fast they can run the lenght of the feild are a few things that might be different when they use the Power Balance. But if they do thoes test you would have the whole team the test it with the Power Balance and with out it. During the month half the team has Power Balance on you would record observations on the proformance of the players with and with out Power Balance. The score might even be different since Power Balance is suppose to make you stronger.
    Before you make a hypothesis and an investagation you have to look at all the sides of the Power Balance. You need to research, understand and know about your subject before you try and expirement on it.  If you don't you can't truly understand what your testing on.
                                         
                                                                                                       Kristen Lippert
                                                                                                           Core D    

fridayyyy!

My summer was amazing! Had lots of time to hang with my besties, go on vacations and relax.

The best thing about coming back to school is getting to see all my friends and being an eighth grader.

The best thing about being an eighth grader is ruling the school! haha no I like being an eighth grader because of the freedom and extra oppertunities.