My favorite part this week was when Annie told George about the Great Red Spot! This is an amazing feature on the planet Jupiter. We all live in Missouri where we have lots of tornados, but the Great red spot is a tornado the size of TWO EARTHS and it NEVER goes away!! Can you believe that? That storm has been on Jupiter for hundreds, and maybe millions of years. What would it be like if we had storms like that on Earth? Can you imagine a storm that would cover the whole planet?! Another part that I thought was interesting was when George talked about the protest marches his Dad made him go to. He called his Dad an eco-warrior because his Dad was trying to save the planet by stopping global warming. George thinks his Dad is weird for being an eco-warrior, but do you think Eric would think George’s Dad was weird? Would Eric want to save the Earth? Sometimes people think other people are weird, even though those people are doing the same thing they want to do, just in a different way. Do you think George’s Dad thinks Eric is weird?
Have a great week!
Jill
I really thought George and Annie were going to end up abandoned in outer space—good thing Eric came home just in time! Do you think the punishment given to Annie and George was fair? Now George is thinking of entering the science fair, and doing a presentation on the solar system—what are some unique things he might want to consider including in his project? And what about Eric’s plan to locate a new planet in case the Earth gets too hot? If you could design the perfect “replacement Earth” planet, what would you put on your planet?
Laurie Duncan
Education Director
