WATCH OUT! THE GROUND IS CRACKING!

OMG the ground is shaking! I wonder what's happening. I'm going to look it up.

5 MINUTES LATER:

Okay so here's what i figured out:
When the ground was shaking, I was experiancing an earthquake! An earthquake happens when two of two of Earth's tectonic plates rub past each other. This causes friction and results in the ground shaking. The cause of  plate techtonics moving are called convection currents. Convection currents are when steaming magma from the center of the Earth travels up to the surface to make a new crust. I know that sounds kind of cool, but it's not! REALLY! It is not fun. Look what happens to some cities and towns that live near the edge of plates:

I wouldn't want to be in those buildings in the event of an earthquake. The place where most earthquakes occur are in California! I wanted to live in Cali before I knew this. Now, not so much. Anyways, the reason there's so many earthquakes there is because California is on the edge of the Pacific plate and the N.A. plate. Imagine if you were some random surfer dude and suddenly the water started shaking violently. Scary right? I know.

I feel bad for the person that has to clean that up! Do you know how scientists predict and mesure earthquakes? They use a seismagraph. A seismagraph is an instrument that detects movements in the ground such as an earthquake. If your still confused, here's a picture:

Seismograph!

            Well I have to go! Bye!

           -Kate

    

ipod!!!!!!!!!!!

The best invention in the world, in my opinion, would be the terrific i Pod! The iPod has changed in many ways over the course of 9 years. The first iPod was released on October 23rd 2001 by Apple. The iPod shuffle was the first model of the iPod. Apple called it the shuffle because it would shuffle songs for you, not because it liked to shuffle around! The second version of the iPod was the iPod nano. The iPod nano has 5 generations. Each generation is better than the last! I hope Apple makes a 6th generation of the nano that's also a cell phone! Next, came the iPod Classic. The iPod classic holds so many songs, and so much info, it's hard to believe Apple can fit it in this little thing: 

i Pod Classic

The most current i Pod model is the i Pod touch. The i Pod touch is amazing because of many reasons. One, it wireless connects to i Tunes so you can buy songs without having to use a computer. 2, you can access shows and movies and also record yourself with a built in camera it has.3, it has google maps so you can pinpoint your location. There are 3 generation of the i touch but Apple is making a fourth.
   Here is the first iPod commercial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF9s3TpncAo&feature=related
I chose this topic because i wanted to learn more about the invention that makes my life worth living!
I know I keep saying that Apple made the i Pod, but probably the most important person that lead to the making of the i Pod was Tony Fadell. He is the Senior Vise President of Apple.

Tony Fadell!!!!!