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Originally Posted by DanialRadFAN01  August turned in his chair to look at the professor as he stood again at the front of the class and began writing on the board. And then he was slightly caught off guard when he was asked to speak, well either him or Gideon.
Taking the initiative, August cleared his throat and then stood from his chair. "Well Professor, Gideon and I both agree that Pluto should have never been downgraded from planet status. I brought up the point that because it had been classified as one for so long there was no reason to change it and Gideon said that they should have come up with a classification system that was based on common factors of each of the nine planets." Edvard turned his attention to the only boys sitting in the room and listened as August summarized what they had come up with in short. When August was done Professor Roslund responded "Interesting suggestion Gideon. A classification system based on common factors of all nine planets would be something for the scientists to create. Until they do though we are stuck with the classification system we have."
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Originally Posted by Squishy ♥ Amelia decided to volunteer for the group, and when August was done speaking, she took her turn and stood up. "Well, Laura believes that dwarf planets don't exist and that it hurts Pluto's feelings not to be considered a planet." She cleared her throat before deciding to go on now. "I'm sorta on the fence," she admitted. "I believe that Pluto doesn't fit the guidelines of being a planet as are established... but I also feel that if it was considered a planet for so long, it doesn't make sense to just change it. But things are as they are, and Pluto's not considered a planet anymore." She shrugged. Wasn't likely that anything would happen to change things, and it didn't meet all the guidelines. "And Nerida doesn't think that it meets the guidelines of being a planet and doesn't share common elements that the other planets share." She cleared her throat again before adding, "And that's what we have really." With a smile she sat back down in her chair. Turning over to the first group of girls Edvard listened attentively as Amelia summarized what each of them thought of the Pluto situation. Looking over at Laura he said "Dwarf planets do exist dear, there are several in the solar system." "Many are on the fence Amelia so I understand your reasoning totally. But there is a classification which we have to follow and currently Pluto doesn’t fit the requirements.” Edvard commented before gazing over at the last girl. "Nerida I guess you are on the same track as Gideon that we should have a classification system based on common elements of all planets in the system."
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Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow After hearing Amelia go, Ella knew it was her groups turn to present. She cleared her throat nervously and then began to talk, trying to remember all the points that her group had discussed. "Well Professor, first off we definitely don't think it's fair that Pluto isn't considered a part of the group of planets anymore. I mean, size shouldn't matter, especially when Pluto has been part of that group for so long. If anything, scientists should base the definition around the group of planets as they were with Pluto included. Plus, now they have to change like everything...you know books and maps and charts. I think Pluto should get a retrial...and well, that's what our group discussed." With that, she glanced at her group members to make sure she covered everything and gave the Professor a nervous smile, indicating she had finished. Smiling at Elle he nodded "Good discussion. Unfortunatley I don’t think the scientists cared that most books, maps and information has to be rewritten when they came up with the new classification system. Until a fairer planet classification system can be created Pluto will not get a retrial but I can promise that it will be reconsidered for planet status when one is created."
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Originally Posted by affy7ann She looked up at Professor Roslund as he asked them to recite in turn. "Professor, at one point we thought it was unnecessary since a dwarf planet is a planet, too, but...we agree Pluto lacks some requirements for being a planet, so it's quite right that they've downgraded Pluto to a dwarf planet." Turning to Tayla he was sort of baffled that they were the first group to voice an opinion for Pluto being downgraded to a dwarf planet status. Nodding Professor Roslund said "Interesting. I think you are the first group to see the status of dwarf planet versus planet as an okay classification and not something bad."
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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie So, Selina got another look - one that said she was not going to be getting any cookies - and then turned her attention forward towards Professor Roslund and the rest of the class. "Selina and I discussed various things, but the bottom line comes down to a few things. First, time. Pluto was discovered in 1930, and our understanding of the universe then compared to what is was in 2006 is very VERY different and we are able to see and study things more clearly. Some have mentioned that changing Pluto to a dwarf planet is inconvenient to us and unfair to the planet, but we have to remind ourselves that this is science, not philosophy or morals." Even if Kurumi DID feel bad for the planet. However, this was not something that could be debated based on emotions."What if humanity had thought the same thing some of us think about Pluto, but applied it to the flat-earth model?" Just something to chew on for thought. "Second, the qualities that define a planet just can't be ignored. Planets must be gravitationally dominant in their orbit and prevent anything of similar size from floating around it. Pluto not only shares its orbit with a number of other Kuiper Belt objects, some larger than itself such as Eris, but it also flies inside the orbit of Neptune." Kurumi shrugged her shoulders. "Maybe one day science will evolve and we will find something that proves Pluto should be a planet, but, for now, facts and figures just really can't be ignored. Pluto is in the right place." For now at least. The last two to report on what they had discussed was Kurumi and Selina. Listening to Kurumi go over things like a logical debater Professor Roslund knew instantly that the quidditch tidbit he had overheard wasn’t being mentioned. He almost felt sad. Dismissing that thought he waited until the Gryffindor prefect was done before responding. "You two bring up good points. Given the current classification Pluto doesn’t fit into the planet category."
Going back up front Edvard started to recap "All right, everyone seems to have been discussing very thoroughly, which is very nice. What we can draw from the discussion is that most of you think that Pluto should be reinstated as a planet if a new classification system would be created that would focus on common elements of all nine solar system planets, currently though with the classification we now have then Pluto surely fits into the dwarf planet category and not the planet one." He paused to gather his thoughts.
"Now then since we celebrated Valentine ’s Day not so long ago I thought it would be good to speak a little about Venus. Does anyone know what other names Venus can be called in common tongue and which god it has gotten its name from?" Edvard had a feeling that he might have taught this before but he had no memory of it so he taught it again. Why did it feel like he forgot important things lately?
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