Adv Science

Image: I took this picture on my phone. Summary Briefly explain the project. Tell us what you learned, not what you did. One specific thing that I learned about was what was a carbon footprint. I had never heard that term before, but know I know what it is , how we reduced it, and why ours was reduced. A carbon footprint is how much carbon is produced by transporting an ite m from one place to another. All of our materials are manufactured inside the U.S.A., so it couldn't travel by ship and it would probably travel by train because all the products are in the same country, but not state. Freight trains emit less carbon dioxide because they can travel about 400 miles on a gallon of diesel while a truck would only travel around 150 miles on a gallon of diesel. Since a train consumes less gas than a truck while traveling the same distance the train would generate less carbon dioxide. Reducing your carbon footprint help...

Image:  commons.wikimedia.org Summary: My group and I continued to work on our soil research and completed the document. From this I learned a few key things to remember: Soil is composed of organic matter, pieces of broken rock, and minerals It is very difficult to identify different types of soil since the mix with other soils and move. Soil is very valuable even though we don't acknowledge it. We depend on soil for food, clothing, to hold buildings steady, and much more. Soil is eroded by water most of the time. Soil loss can be prevented by planting trees and other plants because the roots help to hold the soil in one place. With the substitute we worked on differentiating examples weathering, erosion, and deposition. Deposition is when soil and pieces of rock are added to a land form or landmass. After that, we were introduced to what are carbon footprint is and how it will be a part of our charity fair projects. First we had to determine w...

Image: www.bobvila.com Summary: After the break, we started learning about a new topic, weathering and erosion. This lesson brought make some facts and definitions from last year. Weathering is the breaking up of rocks due to exposure to the atmosphere and erosion is when weathered material is moved from one place to another. If it is weathering the material is loosened but is not moved or carried away, whereas erosion is when the material is moved away by water, wind, ice, and waves. Weathering comes in two different forms, mechanical weathering and chemical weathering. Chemical weathering is when at least some of the minerals from the rock are converted into different substances. Mechanical weathering is when rocks physically break down into pieces without the chemical makeup of the rock changing. We looked outside our classroom to find ways the weathering and erosion are taking place and to my surprise there were so many examples. One example of weathering is th...

Image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia Summary: My group and I continued working on our map until we thought it looked good. We added a legend showing what the symbols and colors mean and traced the words in black pen to make them easier to see. After that, my group and I thought It would be best to split up; Minh Anh and Ashley work on the counter argument while Gabby and I work on the script for our video. Even though we parted ways we all pitched in and did some extra research together. Throughout the research my group and I discovered that Braxton would be the best city in West Virginia because it has the least natural hazards in its past. While writing the script we realized that it was hard to make an actual advertisement that was funny and informative, so we have an introduction and a sequel.  Gabby and I didn't want our video just to be talking on and on about West Virginia, so we thought it would be nice to compare it with another state ...

Image: www.flickr.com  (this shows a tsunami) Summary: My partner, Ashley, and I continued our research on different natural disasters for our project. We researched tsunamis, winter storms, and earthquakes giving us good information to use for our project. Here is the natural disaster, the "ingredients", and where it occurs: Winter Storms- Caused by a warm front.Warm front- When the warm air advances and pushes the cold air. Can occur in the east coast towards the north and east Alaska. Earthquakes- Caused by tectonic plate movement. When the plates move apart or rub against each other. Can occur anywhere, but earthquakes are very common in the west coast. Tsunamis- Caused by earthquakes or violent volcano eruptions. Can occur on the west and east coast, really anywhere there is an ocean nearby. After ...

Image: en.wikipedia.org  Hurricane! Summary: Finding out about our new project started the studying of natural disasters. Natural disasters are huge disasters such as wildfires, thunderstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms (blizzards), earthquakes and tsunamis. Natural disasters cause tons of damage to the area it occurs. Each natural disaster has certain "ingredients" which makes the disaster form. As well as that, the geographical occurrence differs based of the natural disaster. Wildfires- Caused by heat waves and droughts, as well as climate changes                Can occur anywhere, but usually in grasslands or scrub lands Thunderstorms- Caused by warm air, moisture, and a breeze                         Can occur anywhere, but usually towards the southeast Hurricanes- Caused by warm ocean water and wind in the same direction as the hurricane ...

Image Mistaken Identity Project Summary In this project my group and I were asked to prove or disprove if we were going to have an 10.0 earthquake November 17, 2016. I learned more about the Richter Scale, for example, each size of magnitude is ten times larger than the previous one. A 10.0 earthquake can cause very severe damage to many communities and cities. While doing research I discovered that the Great San Francisco 8.0 earthquake was felt all the way to southern Oregon. During this project I found out that the largest earthquake ever recorded was a 9.5 earthquake in Valdivia, Chile. The size of the fault line that an earthquake occurs on has a big impact on the magnitude of the earthquake. Along with all this information I learned that we have small earthquakes that are 2.0 lower everyday. This project has given me a lot more knowledge about earthquakes. Backward-Looking: I knew quite a bit about earthquakes before the project considering all the...

Image:              www.flickr.com Summary: Starting the week with learning about seafloor spreading and subduction brought back some information from "Snack Tectonics." Seafloor spreading is when the mid-ocean ridge produces magma and it flows to both sides creating new ocean floor. The farther you travel from from the mid-ocean ridge the older the rock gets. With seafloor spreading wouldn't you think that the world would get bigger and bigger? Well, that isn't how it works. As the magma cools it gets heavier and moves farther out. Not only does it move out it it moves down because the rock gets heavier as it cools. It moves down into a subduction zone where it gets heated up and flows out of the mid-ocean ridge again. Subduction zones are like canyons where the heavy, cool rock falls. The cycle repeats over and over. After learning about that, we started onto our Tectonically Speaking Project. My group and I chose the Mistaken I...

Image:  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_plate_tectonics_world.gif Summary: The week started of with learning more about shield volcanoes, especially how they are formed; the layers of magma cool on the surface forming a shield over the volcano. While Hawaii volcanoes are shield volcanoes in Japan are composite. That means that composite volcanoes are explosive, but shield volcanoes lava flows down slowly. Making a composite volcano erupt replicated a volcano in Japan. Looking at a map showing plate boundaries, earthquakes, and volcanoes allowed me to see how all of three are in vaguely in the same place. The volcanoes occurred on the plate boundaries because when the plates shifted the may have created a crack that allowed magma to flow upward. The earthquakes occurred because when the plates shift the cause different movements created an earthquake.I showed how different geologic forms are created by movement in the crust when I made my food model. It showed the...

Image:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawai%CA%BBi_Volcanoes_National_Park Summary: The week was started with a video about earth which taught me about earth's layers, rocks, and natural resources. It was a bit confusing in my opinion(it was confusing because of the way the information was said), but it was informative. Measuring the difference between our model of the earth's layers that were cut in half replicated a strike-slip fault. Plotting the coordinates of where quite a few earthquakes happened showed that most of the earthquakes happened in water. Not only did most of the earthquakes occur in the ocean, the earthquakes took place in The Ring of Fire. Looking at different rocks, seeing how they moved in liquids and more lead to the understanding of viscosity; semifluid state. Erupting our volcanoes was loads of fun, but showed the speed different liquids compared to how far it traveled; velocity. Velocity- how fast something travels in a certain dir...

Image- en.wikipedia.org Summary- Using the information on the earth's layers from last week I made my "earth's layers foldable" . The foldable showed Earth's layers as you get deeper and deeper into earth's interior; crust, mantle, outer core and inner core. Each layer had information on the composition, State of matter, and thickness of the layer: (Crust- 5-100 km thick, made up mostly of silicon and oxygen in the form of granite and basaltic rocks, and it is a solid. Mantle- 2900 km thick, made up of hot semisolid silicate rocks rich in iron nickel and magnesium, and it is a semisolid Outer Core- 2200 km thick, made up of liquified iron and nickel, and it is a liquid Inner Core- (diameter) 2456 km, made up of iron and nickel, and it is a solid) Making a model to represent earth's layers made the concept easier to understand. As we finished our models, the new topic was the continental drift. Alfred Wagner believed that at some ...

Image:  en.wikipedia.org Summary: Going over rocks brought back information from last years unit.Reviewing the rock cycle lead to learning about Earth's layers. The two types of Earth's layers are composition and physical. There are four composition layers of the Earth; Crust, Mantle, Outer and Inner Core. The physical layers of the Earth are Lithosphere (rock sphere), Asthenosphere (weak sphere), Mesosphere (middle sphere), Outer Core and Inner Core. This lesson made me really excited to make a model because Earth's layers (composition and physical) are very interesting. SP6: Constructing explanations and designing solutions- I constructed an explanation of the rock cycle when I made my rock cycle cartoon. I constructed an explanation of the rock cycle by creating a cartoon in the perspective of a rock. The rock changed forms as it moved from place to place.

1. Look at the blog rubric on the board. How well did you meet the expectations? I think I met all the expectations and did well on this project because when I check my project against the rubric I got all fives. 2.What did you do well? I think I did well on the drawing and coloring because I really took my time and was creative. I especially took my time on the drawing of the girl because I'm not that great at drawing people. 3. What could you have done better? I could have wrote the title a bit differently because a few people had trouble reading it. I could have typed it or written without writing it double. It would have made it easier for my classmates and more. 4. How doing this project help you in the future? I think this project will help me in the future. I think it will help me when we are doing experiments and testing our hypothesis. This project will help me go through the experiment using the scientific method. I think this project will really help me in the futur...

Image: I took picture this on my phone. Summary: The continuation of working on our scientific method cartoons lead to the finishing of them. Drawing, coloring, writing captions, and gluing helped me better understand the process of the scientific method. My scientific method cartoon described someone going through the steps of the scientific method to test a question she had. A gallery walk allowed me to take my time and view my classmates work. I felt like showing the scientific method in a cartoon form was a fun way to be artistic and learn at the same time. SP6: Constructing explanations and designing solutions: I evaluate information and form hypotheses. I evaluated information that I knew about bananas floating in water to create a hypothesis for my character.I wanted my character's hypothesis not to be supported by the data, so I evaluated my previous knowledge to make my cartoon accurate.

Image- I took this picture on my phone. Summary-  The experiments we created by ourselves were tested. The data we collected from the experiment was then shared in an interview format.Not only did I share my results, but I got to hear a few of my classmates results. We were asked to make a scientific cartoon that showcased how to carry out an experiment using the scientific method.I thought the idea of a cartoon was a nice way to show our knowledge of the scientific method steps. SP4: Analyzing and interpreting data- I use tables, graphs, spreadsheets, etc. to display and analyze data. I used a table/spreadsheet to display my data of "How powerful is your sense of touch?".I personally felt that the table kept everything organized and made specific data easy to find.

Image: I Took This Picture On My Phone. Summary: The scientific method consists of 7 steps (Observe,Idea,Ask Questions,Conduct Experiment,Results,Analyze Data, and Share) which are used for conducting experiments. A brief review covered variables and their meaning(Manipulated Variable-Is the variable that changes, Responding  Variable: Is the variable that depends on something else, Control Variable-Is the variable that stays the same ).The experiment that answered the question "Does a whirly bird with a shorter base stay in the air longer?" was our first experiment of the year. Our groups results showed that the shorter whirly bird stayed up longer. We were asked to come up with our own experiment topic which I thought was fun. SP3: Planning and carrying out investigations: I designed and performed an experiment to test my hypotheses. I dropped two different whirly birds, one with a short base and done with a regular base. The experiment showed th...

Surprise:  I was reading the article " Spotlight on STEM" when I was surprised. I was amazed to find out that chefs use STEM. I was shocked when I heard this news because I when I think of chefs STEM doesn't come up. From this I can learn things go deeper than you think. Ex. Someone takes computer science classes. Towards the end of the first year she found out that even doctors use computers. Summary:  In the article " Spotlight on STEM"  it shows how STEM has a big effect, especially as you get older. STEM is interconnected with many things like sports, history, and cooking. At the convention, the kids got explore and experiment using STEM in different ways. They used dough to learn about electricity and they made tiny catapults out of popsicle sticks and launched marshmallows into a cup. As well as that, the kids protected plastic eggs to better understand how padding prevents athletes from getting hurt. The article was on how STEM has a big effect. ...

Surprise: I was reading the article  "Bones: Custom cushioning helps heal a bad break" when I was surprised. I was shocked to find out that people are working on having an inflatable bladder inside of casts. I was surprised because I knew there are boots (for broken bones) with something like an inflatable bladder. From this I can learn that things are going to build off of other things. Ex. An inventor comes up with the drone idea. Two years later someone comes up with the idea of drones carrying people. Summary: This article talks about how to help the healing process of broken bones. The article  "Bones: Custom cushioning helps heal a bad break"   talks about having an inflatable bladder inside casts to prevent the it from being too loose or too tight. Two teens are working on that idea and have presented a prototype. The small computer on the outside of the cast controls the bladder and would be on the setting that the doctor recommends. This article was on...

Surprise:  I was reading the article "Puppy Love"  when I was surprised. I was amazed to find out that there is something called the cuddle chemical also known as, oxytocin. It surprised me because I would have never thought that there would be such thing as the cuddle chemical. From this I can learn to expect the unexpected. Ex. A girl in the 3rd grade reads an article on dogs. Two years later she reads another article on dogs and it has new information that she never expected. Summary:  The article is about the bond between two species, humans and dogs. "Puppy Love"  talks about the cuddle chemical, oxytocin, which is a chemical in you that motivates bonding and interacting. The scientist  Miho Nagasawa  and his team conducted many experiments to test the cuddle chemical. The tests showed that the cuddle chemical level for both humans and dogs increased when the human pet, talked and looked at the dog. When the human just looked at the dog the cuddle c...