FALL RAINBOW!

          So where can you find a fall rainbow? Right after it rains right? Well you can also probably find one if you look outside your window. What do you see? Leaves, right? Aren't they beautiful with all their different colors? Sometimes I wonder why leaves aren't green in the fall. Well, let's find out from where all these beautiful leaves come from in the first place: A TREE!

WOW! That's "pretty" beautiful!

     Me: Hello, how are you today?
 Tree: Well, as my leaves continue to drop off my branches because of all the recent wind and rain, I get colder and colder.
Me: So, can you explain to us about how leaves change color and why they do?
Tree: Leves change colors because the seasons change and there is less light! Therefore, the trees cannot produce chlorophyll for the leaves to be green. 
Me: So why do leaves turn these particular colors? Why not blue or purple?
Tree: Well the chlorophyll covers up things called carotenoids and anthocyanins. They make leaves the color they are and they don't include blue or purple, sadly. 

     So that's how this^ changes to this>  
So, has anyone noticed it's getting cold? Well, that's called seasons! DUH RIGHT?! But, we're talking about how seasons happen. It all has to do with Earth tilting on its axis. If the Northern Hemisphere is facing directly towards the sun like this,: ( the one on the right)

     It will be Summer! So if it's Summer here, then what is it in the Southern Hemisphere? Winter! So when we're having summer in May, June and July, they'll be having Winter! This happens all year round. However, something different happens in the poles. There is all darkness at The Winter Solstice until the beginning of March! It would be kinda creepy...always being dark..BUT, it receives full sunlight through the entire summer! Guess too much of something is bad. How would you sleep?! Anyway, in the South Pole it's just the opposite dates. This happens because on these dates, the Earth is pointed directly at the sun at these locations.

THIS IS AT MIDNIGHT!

        I'M SO HAPPY IT'S FALL! FALL IS SO BEAUTIFUL! It just makes me want to run through colorful leaves with happy music playing! So, what's your favorite season? Leave your answer in a comment! Anyway here's some links to add more knowledge to your brain: 
Click for more info on how leaves change colors!
Click here for Jeopardy!
Click HERE for leaf colors!
Well this is the end of my blog!  WAIT UNTIL MY FATHER HEARS ABOUT THIS:




       

IONS IONS IONS IONS OKAY GOOD I GOT YOUR ATEENTION!

            Hey you guys! I have a question for you... What do you do if your class has more girls than boys? Do you steal some from other schools to be equal? Well that's what some atoms do (except from other atoms) because their electrons are not proportional to the number of protons. These types of atoms are called ions.

       There are negative ions (which have more electrons than protons) and there is positive ions like the one above. The negative ions are called anions and the positive, cations.  Here is a link:http://www.wisc-online.com/Objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=gch3604 

      Ok so now on to valence shells. They are the outside shell of the atom. They help with chemical bonds. That brings us onto ionic bonds. They are usually between an anion if it it's a metal. And a cation if it's a non-metal. 

       Okay well bye guys! Here's some pictures and links:
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/atom_ions.html
http://misterguch.brinkster.net/ionic.html