Kepler

 

David Singapogu

 

16/9/21

 

CH B

 

 

 

            Johannes Kepler was a German astronomer who spent many years looking at the prbits of planets and trying to explain things that we had been wondering for years. He was born in the town of Weil der Stadt in Germany. As a kid he was always fascinated with astronomy and loved looking at the stars at night. His fascination with astronomy did not die down as he grew older.

 

            Over the years Kepler came up with three laws that went hand in hand with each other. The first on is that planetary orbits are ellipses. His idea was that the planets’ orbits were not circular but rather ellipses where the sun was off-center.

 

            His next idea was that since the orbits of the planets were ellipses, the planets distance to the sun changed every so often. So, some parts of the year the earth was closer to the sun while at other parts the earth was quite far away, thus explaining why winter was colder than summer.

 

            The final idea that Kepler presented was the idea that the smaller the orbit is, the faster a full rotation of it is. In other words, mercury’s orbit is faster than ours because it is closer to the sun.

 

            Kepler’s ideas have been developed to what we know today. In fact Nasa had a telescope in space called the Kepler space telescope! It helps us find planets orbiting other stars—but that another story for anther time…!

 

"Johannes Kepler." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2021.

“Kepler’s Laws.” Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, Mar. 2021, p. 1.

“Kepler, Johannes.” Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, Jan. 2018, p. 1

 

 

Space travel timeline

 

1^st telescopic observation of the night sky by Galileo

1610

Galileo creates a large magnifier using two lenses.

 

Robert H. Goddard launches first rocket

1926

Robert H. Goddard designs a liquid-powered rocket that burns for 20 seconds and lifts off the ground.

Frist V-2 rocket launch

1944

A V-2 Rocket is designed by Germany to bomb Great Britain in World War II.

 

First dog in space

1951

Laika, a stray dog off the streets of Moscow, is the first dog to be launched into space. Unfortunately, Liaka dies after when the cabin overheats.

Frist artificial satellite in space

1957

Russia launches the Sputnik I into orbit around the earth.

First human in space

April 1961

The USSR sends Yuri Gagarin into space.

 

First human piloted

space flight

May 1961

 

The USA sends Alan B. Shepard into space piloting the Mercury Freedom 7.

Frist man on the moon

1969

Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon.  He travels to the moon in the Apollo 11 along with Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.

First space station

1971

 

The Salyut I, launched by the USSR is the first space station launched into space.

First untethered space walk

1984

Bruce McCandless II conducts the first untethered spacewalk.

Challenger explosion

1986

The USA Challenger mission explodes 70 seconds after liftoff killing all seven astronauts on board.

Cassini-Huygens mission launched

1997

The Cassini-Huygens mission orbits and studies Saturn.

 

Kepler mission launched

2009

The Kepler mission is sent with the purpose of surveying our region of the Milky Way galaxy to discover hundreds of Earth-size and smaller planets in or near the habitable zone.

Completion of Cassini-Huygens mission

2017

The Cassini is destroyed when it is intentionally sent by NASA on a final mission to view Saturn’s rings as it it’s last rations of fuel are used.

First car in space

2018

Elon Musk sends his personal car, a cherry red Tesla roadster, into space.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little Britches

 

David Singapogu September 23, 2021 Challenge B LTW

Have you ever been presented with a decision that would affect many lives? In the book, Little Britches, Ralph’s parents were faced with this very decision! Ralph’s family should have left after they saw the house for three reasons. They had a rough start, they could very easily die, and It would not set the kids up for a good future.

The first reason Ralph's family should have left after they saw the house is that they had a rough start. They had been deceived, they would have to restore it and it would be hard. And they had a better chance in the city.

The second reason Ralph's family should have left after they saw the house is that they could very easily die. There was a very small margin of error out west. One basic mistake could mean the difference between life and death. They also did not have experience. They had spent most of their life living out in the city, and now they were making an abrupt switch. Because of this, they did not know what new set of challenges they would be faced with, and there were many new issues they did not have experience on and did not know how to handle them.

The third and final reason Ralph's family should have left after they saw the house is that it would not set the kids up for a great future. Kids need safety. The children could not develop social skills. And there were no resources for good education out west.

Ralph's family should have left after they saw the house because They had a rough start, they could very easily die and it would not set the kids up for a good education. This matters to those in authority because their choices affect others.

Debate: Affirmative Team 2

 

Would you have enough courage to stand up against your country? Many famous people in history were faced with this daring decision.

It is better to side with a just cause rather than with one’s own country for these three reasons: Robert E Lee had a good influence on others, urging them to make the better decision rather than agreeing with their country, Samuel Houston shows that to help others, he does not necessarily need to obey the government, The government does not always agree with Christians and what is right.

The first reason it is better to side with a just cause rather than with one’s own country is that Robert E. Lee had a good influence on the others, urging them to make the better decision rather than agreeing with their country. As a leader, Robert E. Lee is proving that he is not just "bandwagoning". He is doing it for the better benefit of others and for truth. Robert is a good role model.

The second reason it is better to side with a just cause rather than one’s own country is that Sam Houston shows that to help others, he does not necessarily need to obey the government. He gathered up enough courage to make the decision to fight for freedom, He proved his people how to make good, logical decisions for their better, And he showed the people that you don’t always have to agree with everyone else, but you can make your own decisions.

The third reason it is better to side with a just cause rather than one’s own country, is that the government does not always agree with Christians and what is right. Christians will always have a different viewpoint from the rest of the world. We should be able to make our own choices. Why should the country decide our every move or choice? It isn’t right, we have the freedom to make our own decisions to what we think is best for the benefit of ourselves and our family. The government doesn’t always make the best choices for everyone and we need to follow God’s decisions over the government’s.

It is better to side with a just cause rather than with one’s own country because Robert E Lee had a good influence on others, urging them to make the better decision rather than agreeing with their country, Samuel Houston shows that to help others, he does not necessarily need to obey the government, The government does not always agree with Christians and what is right.

This matters to all people who have to make decisions against their country, because they should know that the government is not always right and they need to make the best decision for themselves and others.

Therefore, inconsideration of all this, please vote for Affirmative.

A Leader for Generation to Come

 

Cassini Paper

9-25-2021

David Singapogu

A Leader for Generation to Come

Giovanni Domineco Cassini was Born in Perinaldo, Italy on June Eighth 1625. HIs effect on space exploration was massive. He studied Saturn and its moons, Iapetus, Rhea, Dione, and Tethys. He also helped us learn more about Saturn's mystical rings! He discovered that Saturn's rings are not just one belt, but rather there are many belts that all add up to appear what look like one continuous ring! Unfortunately, Giovanni Cassini died on September 12, 1712. However, he left behind an amazing legacy, which we have built off of over the years to learn what we have today.