Carbon cycle 03/24/2017

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_cycle

Summary: This week in class we learned about the carbon cycle. The carbon cycle is how carbon (the main element of earth) I reused and recycled due to things like fossil fuels and factory emissions.The carbon cycle plays a big role in the greenhouse effect a global warming. FUN FACT: Every time you breathe you are playing a role in the carbon cycle.

SP4: Analyzing and interpreting data

This week in class we analyzed data by watching videos and putting them in notes. We interpreted data by putting them into labeled drawings (On the gizmo) that we observed from the videos that we watched. One other way we interpreted data is we glued parts of the carbon cycle to a paper from a video we watched.

Weather and Climate 03/19/2017

http://clccharter.org/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi
(It did not exist anymore)

Summary: This week in class we learned about weather and climate. Weather is the state of things like rain, snow and cloudless days over a short period of time. Climate is the state of the weather over a long period of time. FUN FACT things like tornadoes storms and hurricanes are known as extreme weather.

SP3: Planning and carrying out investigations
This week in class we planned an investigation by looking at what weather an climate is. Our goal for the investigation was to learn the difference in weather and in climate. We carried out the investigation by watching a bunch of Bill Nye videos and we ended up meeting our goal in the end.

Penguin home 03/09/17

Summary:
This week in class we learned about insulation. Insulation is when heat cannot pass through an object an example of an insulator is styrophone. A conductor is a material that heat can easily pass through changing the objects temperature, an example of a conductor is iron. Insulators help keep things warm and keeps things cold.

 Backward looking, I knew a bit about insulators, though it was not much. I had never really thought about researching the topic. I thought this would be a great experience to learn about insulators this year.

Inward looking, I feel like I worked really hard on the project and put a lot of effort into making it. I like the window on the house so that we can check up on the penguin and see how much it has lost. I didn't like the crack that was in the Styrofoam.

Outward looking, I would give our project an A-. I would give it this grade because we did the second best in the entire class. I think this was do to our teamwork and how we worked good together.

Forward looking, if I could do this project over again the first thing I would do is make thicker Styrofoam and not crack it. I would also put less cotton balls it the project. I would also make the whole project smaller.

Heat transfer 03/05/2017

https://me-mechanicalengineering.com/modes-of-heat-transfer/

Summary:
This week in class we learned about the three types of heat transfer. The first type is radiation which is the movement of heat through electro magnetic waves. The second type is conduction which is the movement of heat from two things that are touching. The third type is convection which is the movement of heat through liquids and air.

SP4: Analyzing and interpreting data:
This week in class we made a drawing to help us make a habitat for a penguin using insulators. The drawing included the materials we are going to use and the layout of how we are going to put them