Trash to Treasure 05/08

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Summary: This week in class we learned about recycling. It is important to recycle because all the things we throw away go to the landfill. Recycling is where you take trash and turn it into treasure. Throwing things away can cause the ozone layer to break down by greenhouse gases like methane or they can harm animals by making them sick or strangling them and more!


Backward looking:  I feel like I have gotten better at this kind of work because before I started this I wasn't big on building things. After this project I feel like I have improved a great deal because now I have experience in using math with figuring out the size and most importantly knowing how much work has to go into the project. 

Inward looking: What I found frustrating about this project is that just about half way through the project my duct tape stopped working and would stick together. So I had to wait for help from a friend and I ended up using some packing tape. 

Outward looking: One people I would like everyone to notice about my project is how much work I put into it.  It not just about the project, it is about the environment and the entire world.  Without recycling there would be way more waste and it would have a deeper effect on the ozone and people would have to wear sunglasses all the time. 

Forward looking:  I would definitely like to improve upon my skills with working and building things like bird houses.  When I grow up I would like to build my own house and also help others with building.  It would be cool to have a connection with kids in the future, because they would building at a young age and I would be building too, just in a different way. 

Circuits 04/17/16

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Summary: This week in class we learned about circuits. Circuits are used in everyday life like the computer you are using right now. Some circuits are: Phone, Mouse, Keyboard, Printer, and Router. Circuits are powered by batteries and have two variants 1. Series which is when all the electricity goes through one path but it make the amount of power for each object smaller 2. Parallel this divides the electricity between all the objects which leads to the same amount as there would be if there was one object and one battery.

Backward looking
I feel I need to improve on building with real circuits. In my project I used snap circuits but I really wanted to use real circuits. I want to build something a complicated a computer one day.

Inward looking
I was frustrated with my wrist. I was frustrated with my wrist because I had sprained it. So Desmond and I only a 3 hand and not 4 hands.

Outward looking
If I were to give this project a grade it would be a B+ because Cons: We didn't use real circuits. Pros: We complied with expectations.

Forward looking
If I were to improve it I would change a bit. I would use real circuits and make it more compact. That is what I would change.

Magnetism 04/10

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Summary: This week in class we learned about magnetism. The only three metals that are attracted  to magnets are Iron Cobalt and Nickel. There are two poles North and South two north poles trying to put together will repel, the same is for south but if a north and south come together they attract, there for opposites attract. FUN FACT: Earth is just one big giant magnet.


SP 4: Analyzing and Interpreting data
We analyzed data by observing magnets and how they work. We interpreted the data by putting it into a worksheet answer.

Electric Inventors 03/26/16

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Summary/Questions:

What are some way to generate Electricity:Some ways to generate electricity are Solar energy; Wind energy, Geothermal, Fossil fuels, Biomass, and Nuclear energy

What energy sources are most common:

The most common type of energy in the U.S is fossil fuels at a total of 48% of people that use it throughout the U.S

What are some good or bad energy sources:

Some bad sources of energy are: Nuclear, Fossil Fuels, Landmass Gasses, and Biomass. Because they pollute and they kill animals. Some good ones are: Solar, Wind, and Geothermal. Because they turn the earth resources into energy and when they are done they convert it back usually.

If you could stop one source what would it be: 

It would be Nuclear because it causes pollution also kills humans and animals plus it can do weird things to people that they may not like.

What energy source would you promote:

It would definitely be Solar panels because it take the suns light and uses it to do other things that just so happens to make light to!

SP 2: Using models

This week in class we used models see different types of circuits like parallel and series.

Electricity 03/20/2016

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Summary: This week in class we learned about electricity. Electricity is the flow of electrons through things called circuits the circuits are made of things called wires which are made up of 1 conductor and 1 insulator. A conductor is a material that electrons can flow through easily; a insulator is a material that electrons can't or is very hard to pass through electricity is stored in a battery and goes to a light bulb through the wires. Batteries have limited electricity because when it powers the light bulb it gets turned into heat and light. A not so FUN FACT if you connect a circuit of just batteries that is a short circuit and will explode because the electrons are going so fast.

SP2: Using models
We used models by building schematics of circuits then actually making the circuit.

Minerals 3/13

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Summary: This week in class we learned about minerals. The mineral I learned about was Magnetite which is a very magnetic mineral. Some of its properties are metallic luster hardness is 5.5 and its color is black. Some things you can make with Magnetite are magnets and compasses. FUN FACT: Magnetite was used to make some of the first magnetic compasses.

SP: Analyzing and interpreting data
We analyzed our data by researching specific areas of our mineral like (luster density cleavage etc.) We interpreted our data by putting our research into a little magazine on jilster.com and then we published it.

Rock Cycle 3/6

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Summary: This week in class we learned about the rock cycle. The three main types of rocks are: Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Igneous. Sedimentary rocks are formed by lot of pieces of you guessed it, sediment or smaller pieces of rock that have been broken down by weathering and erosion, weathering and erosion is when weathering breaks rocks down contentiously and erosion moves those pieces of sediment and sometimes they form igneous rock you know its igneous if it has small pieces of sea shells and other sediment in it. Metamorphic rocks are formed by extreme heat and pressure underground you know its metamorphic when they have ribbon like layers. Igneous is formed by magma and when it cools and hardens you know its metamorphic when it is glass like.

SP 4 Analyzing and Interpreting Data
How we analyzed data was we did a bunch of activities on the computer. How we interpreted data was we put all our research into a bunch of  work sheets.