Charity Fair 12/17

Summary: This week in class we did the Charity Fair. For our Science part of the Charity Fair we did a carbon footprint map.(Pic Above) Carbon Footprint is the carbon emissions left over when something is shipped. The total carbon emissions for our product was 507.6 kg from: train, car, and trucks.

Backward Looking I feel like the charity that I chose for the charity fair tells a story. It resonated with me especially because when I was little I was always bullied. I feel like conveying my story through my charity is one of the best things I could do.

Inward Looking I feel like it was incredibly satisfying to tell my story through the charity I chose. It feels satisfying to finally get closure after all these years of regretting to stand up to bullies. I wanted others to not have to go through the same thing that I had had to go through.

Outward Looking I did not work the way others did, because most others either did a food or handmade project. My partner and I did a digital key chain design and 3-d printed it.We still had to calculate the carbon emissions, and the cost for the materials.

Forward Looking One thing I would like to improve upon is: not relying on my teammate so much. Since my partner had the 3-d printer he designed and printed all of the products. I could only really do the work at school. Next project I will try to carry more weight in the group work field.

Acids and Bases 12/10/17

https://www.minichemistry.com/ph-scale-indicators.html

Summary: This week in class we learned about acids and Bases. Acids and Bases are measured on the Ph scale, the lower the number the stronger the acid, the higher the number the stronger base, it goes from 0-14 with 7 being the middle and it is neutral. Examples of acids would be: Lemon juice, OJ, Milk, and Stomach acid. Some examples of bases would be: Hand Soap, Shampoo, Bleach, and Drain-O

SP3: Planning and carrying out investigations
This week in class we carried out an investigation by getting a substance making an observation about it then comparing it to other substances. once we figured out what the substance was we chose a substance on the opposite side of the periodic table and we used that substance to neutralize our substance.

Carbon Footprints 12/03

https://www.slideshare.net/APEXGlobal/carbon-footprint-40907087

Summary: This week in class we learned about carbon footprints. A carbon footprint is the carbon emissions left behind when items are transported from one place to another. Airplanes give 0.8 kg of carbon emissions for every mile they travel, trains give 0.1 kg of carbon emissions for every mile they travel, trucks give 0.17 kg of carbon emissions for every mile they travel, and cars give out 0.41 kg of carbon emissions for every mile they travel.

SP2: Developing and using models
This week in class we developed a map using google map maker. We then used the points on the map to make lines to measure the miles. We then used the mile measurements to determine how much carbon emissions our products for the charity fair produced.