Project Mercury

The image of the Moon (al-qamar) has been deeply rooted in Islamic culture: it presides the Muslim lunar calendar, of paramount significance to determine the date of the holy month of Islam, Ramadan. Its major role in the division of the celestial atlas would split the astrological year in twenty eight lunar mansions (manzil al-qamar) in which each of the phases of the moon would be associated with a constellation, thus producing a lunar zodiac, possibly used by early Arab Bedouins. Moreover, the

The planet Jupiter has always been a point of interest for mankind, being the largest of the planets and named after the king of the Roman gods. Since Galileo pointed his small, simple telescope at the gas giant, scientists and astronomers have been on the journey to discover the secrets the planet holds. Launched in August, 2011, the Juno Spacecraft will be able to peek through the clouds of mystery that shroud Jupiter, and improve on mankind’s view of the great planet. The main objective of the

First produced in 1958, The Edsel was produced by inspiration of Henry Ford’s Son, Edsel Ford, who passed away on May 26th, 1943. The Edsel was only on production for 3 years. Only about 160,000 Edsels were produced in that time period due to the lack of sales (Skinner). This model of car was discontinued in 1960 and the failure cost Ford Motor Company millions of dollars. There are still a few thousand Edsels in existence and there are clubs around the world founded exclusively for owners of the

The piece I will be analyzing is “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury. It is about a little girl, Margot, who moved to Venus, a place where there it is constantly raining, from Earth. The story describes how the everlasting rain impacts Margot psychologically and socially, as she suffers from depression which is made worse by the other childrens’ regular bullying. After the seven years of rain, the sun comes out and brightens all of the childrens’ lives - except Margot, who is locked in the closet

Johannes Kepler is a German astronomer that helped revolutionize science. Kepler theorized that planets moved in oval motions called ellipsis other than circular motions. This theory made the movements of the planets easier to understand. Personal Life Born in December 1571, in Weil der Stadt in Swabia, in Southwest Germany Johannes Kepler was the son of two poor parents. Growing up, he got a scholarship in the University of Tübingen where he studied the usual mathematics, there he was introduced

Imagine living on the planet Venus where it is dark and rainy all day, everyday. Imagine never experiencing the way the sun feels on your body or what it is like to be woken up early in the morning by the bright sun. In the short story “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury the young children never experience the sun. It takes place on the planet Venus where it rains all year round. It focuses on a conflict between a group of school children and a girl named Margot who doesn’t fit in with the other

Rylan Geissler Imagine a recent rainy day where the sky was grey and the sun was hidden by a sky full of clouds. Now think what your life would be like if EVERYDAY was like that. Would your life change? How would you adapt? Well this setting is exactly what the author Ray Bradbury writes about in the story, “All Summer in a Day”. This story is about a young lady named Margot who just moved to Venus from Ohio. However, Venus is a special planet because only once every few years, the sun shines for

Strategies to cater for additional learning needs: • Pair experts with children having difficulty with tasks so that they are assisting each other’s learning and development. • Adjust instruction appropriately and incorporate a range of activities to meet the needs of the various learning styles. • Ensure Tom has a visual schedule that helps him follow the structure and timetable of the lesson and help through transition times. • Templates such as the handout will help Tom structure his learning

All summer in a day in one essay “All summer in a day” by Ray Bradbury is a science fiction about a society that lives on the planet Venus. In the beginning they all crowded around the window hoping the sun would come out. Soon Margot started getting called names and getting shoved and then put in a locked closet. In the end the sun came out for the first time in seven years but she was still locked in the closet and she was let out when the sun went back away. This story shows that Margot has

many similarities. The inner planets are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The inner planets are made of rock, and are solid. These are called terrestrial and are closer to the sun. The outer planets are made of gas, and are not solid. They are much farther from the sun. The Inner Planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Mercury is the closest to the sun, so it has extreme temperatures. Mercury also has frozen water on its surface, and