Do You Think Animals Can Predict Disasters?

Yes, I think animal can predict disasters, because on December 26th, 2004, when the ocean floor rose 70ft a Tsunami occurred, flamingos flew away hours before the tsunami an elephant moved 100ft away the shore(might detect infra sound). Many other animals survived, they ran away before tsunami.

For centuries animals survive to disasters, in the 4th century: rats, worms, beetles, went away 5 days before big earthquake.

There is a retired geologist, Jim Bercklend who has predicted quakes for 3 years accurately, using the newspaper to see lost pets and if the lost pets are higher than usual it's because an earthquake is coming.

In 1989 an earthquake occurred in San Francisco, he made a prediction one day before the quake the 20 of October by reading the newspaper. The lost pets where 57 when usually there are 15 lost pets. A 7.0 quake happened on the 21st.

On China and Japan they use a method for the weather and disasters, which is by listening to nature, birds, other animals. On February 1975, snakes, earthworms were fleeing it was because an earthquake was coming.

Goals

Maura Arroyo


August 17, 2010


Dawn Miller

Academic and Social Goals

#1: Academic Goals:

Goal #1: Get more credits on English.

Steps to achieve: Always participate in class and ask Dawn when I don't understand something, do work on the books in my house and turn in work when finished.

Goal #2: Speak and write better English and learn Portuguese. Participate and win the Spelling Bee.

Steps to achieve: Read books and look up words I don't understand or don't know and talk more English than Spanish. Keep on doing the course to learn Portuguese.

#2: Social Goals:

Goal: Have a better relationship with my step-mother, and wake up early to come to school.

Steps to achieve: Helping her even though she doesn't treat me well and says things about me and I get mad so i'm gonna try to no get mad and just do the things. For waking up early, save money and buy a clock alarm so that my dad doesn't have to wake me up and late and sleep early.

#3: Reached Last Goals?: Yes, I reached my last goals, well almost, The academic goal yes, i reached them all. The social almost, I talk to my sister and go to the park and stores with her, but with my step mother no cuz she doesn't like me so its gonna be hard to reach that goal.

A healthy diet for my baby and me

A healthy diet is important to have a healthy life, that's why I give my baby a variety of fruits, vegetables and baby cereal. In my diet I choose better and healthy food such as more fruits and vegetables incorporated in the food I daily eat. I reduced the amount of food with a lot of fat. For breakfast, I eat cereal with low -fat milk. I drink at least 8 glasses of water each day and exercise at least 45-50 min. each day.