Science II Blog

The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did. In lab, we made a curve for our last test to be regraded on, talked about convention cells which I learned is how air fryers work, and recreated the rock cycle with starburst. An air fryer will send the air up to heat food.  For some of the starbursts we changed with pressure like the very top two, for the third one we used heat from a blow torch, and for the bottom one we melted two starbursts with a hot plate A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture. In Thursday's lecture, we learned that sand comes from distant mountains and landforms, not from the ocean floor. We also learned that rocks are naturally occurring mineral collections. Then we got introduced to earthquakes and volcanoes. We learned that Yellowstone is a super volcano that could destroy our continent or parts of the world, like in thousands of years. The debris from this eruption will block out the sun for years after.  Addition...

     In lab this week we reviewed for our space test. We did this by playing Kahoot and also by just going back over the material. One thing I remember was as the sun moves up shadow gets shorter. Another thing I learned was that the coasts seem to really impact presidential elections. This is because close to the coasts were swarms and swamps where crops grew and where slaves were used most. Additionally, after the proclamation emancipation, slaves may have been freed but they did not have the resources to move very far. The lucky ones at least got to move off their previous slaveowner's property. Therefore, states like Georgia, are mainly republican, however, the ideals of those who are there because their ancestors were enslaved generally have opposing, democratic views.       In lab, we were also introduced to our next unit of earth science and learned about how the history of the earth is only a small bit of the history of the universe. The Earth ...

     In class, we presented our group presentations and learned more about space. Some cool things I learned from these presentations were that black holes don't search for things to eat they just pull things in that are around them. We also learned that our galaxy is not at the center of the universe, a black hole is there instead. Next, dark  dark matter is a mystery, however, makes up a lot of the galaxies.  Hydrogen, helium, and materials from dead stars make up new stars. Likewise, matter cannot be made or destroyed, only recycled. We also talked about the Big Bang and what it is. The Big Bang is the theory that everything came from one atom. Einstein actually published some of the earliest theories about the world's creation. Lastly, we discussed in both lab and lecture how unlikely it is that there are no other sources of life outside of us humans. This is because there are approximately 2 trillion galaxies with 1 billion stars in them each and each star ...

The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did. How big is space actually? In class, we did a little review of the moon phases and misconceptions. Then, we  made a scale of solar system over 24.6 meters which was from the computers in the TEP to about the student help desk. Our sun was about the size of a female adult palm, and Mars was the size of a pencil tip.  A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture. In the lecture, we talked about how the seasons change as the angle of the axis changes. We also talked about how the moon rotates and how it was created. This occurred when an early planet hit early Earth and part of Earth broke off and became the moon. Now the two sides of the moon look different because the side away from the earth cools differently. This side, the dark side is able to cool down more and therefore has a thicker crust.  Moreover, Ted also shared during the lecture that a great way to teach abo...

  The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did.        The big questions we addressed in  " How do phases of the moon occur?" and "How do the seasons occur?" We learned that the phases of the moon  occur based off of the positions of the moon, earth, and sun.  We also learned that the  seasons occur as the earth rotates around the sun. The season is based on the position of the earth to the sun. However, it is not based on how close we are to the  sun, but on how we are tilted. In the summer we are tilted to the sun, but we are actually in a position that is far from it. Additionally, we learned what causes a lunar eclipse which is  when the moon is on the opposite side of the earth as the sun. We can see the moon then because it is in the shadow of the Earth.  A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture.      In lecture, we learned more about the phases of the moon, w here th...