Story #1: Nitrogen Breathe in, and breathe out. Most of what you just inhaled was nitrogen, aka me! My name is Nala the nitrogen atom. My nitrogen friends and I live mostly in the atmosphere, except for when I go through my cycle. Compared to the other nutrient cycles, mine is kind of complicated. When … Continue reading Life of an Atom – 3 Short Stories
Part 1 Question: Do plants reduce the effects of soil erosion? Independent variable: Soil (one pot/bread pan has NO seeds in the soil and the other pot/bread pan HAS seeds) Dependent variable: weighing the amount of soil that falls off after our “rainfall” Plan/goal: to compare the erodibility of soil when there is a plant … Continue reading Environmental Scientific Inquiry Project
Part 1 – The Life of a Genetic Mutation: Uner Tan Syndrome Hi there! I’m Gen the gene, and my host’s name is Charlie. Life as a gene in his body hasn’t always been easy, especially since I’m a part of his cerebellum, a very complex area of the brain. You see, Charlie has been diagnosed with Uner Tan … Continue reading The Life of a Genetic Mutation
Today, we conducted a experiment on fruit to find out more about DNA. To do it, we needed a strawberry, a banana, soap, salt, water, and ethanol/rubbing alcohol. The procedure We started off by putting the strawberry and the banana in separate ziplock bags, adding the salt, soap, and water to each one. Then, we crushed … Continue reading Extracting DNA
In this video, we will be exploring the dangers of live broken wires. Reflexion Overall, I think we did a good job on our project. We wrote the script within a reasonable time frame, found a good day to film, and got it done. Our team got along well, so we were able to equally … Continue reading Collaboration Fluency Project – Safety Around Live Broken Wires
Van der Graff Generator Activity Reflection How does the generator work? The generator makes static electricity the same way you do when you rub your feet on the carpet and then touch a doorknob. Inside the generator, there’s a giant rubber band that rubs across a piece of felt, stealing its electrons. The rubber band … Continue reading Van der Graff Generator Activity
Today, we did an experiment using starch solution, iodine, vitamin C, and 5 different kinds of beverages to test for vitamin C and find out what kind of impact it would have on each sample. Would it be physical or chemical? Minor or major? To find out, we prepared the samples. We had to put 5ml of … Continue reading Testing for Vitamin C Lab
Science App Review 1) Consider a problem that could be solved by a useful app for your device. In science class, we’ve recently been doing a lot of work involving the periodic table, electron arrangements, ionic charges, and scientific formulas. When I finish my worksheets, I like to look over my work and make sure … Continue reading Science App Review – Solution Fluency/ADL
Phorgum This how our group organized the cards we were given: I know, it may look a bit confusing at first, but you just have to think of it as a game of scrabble (sort of). Everything is connected in some way. How we did it We started out by separating the liquids, solids and … Continue reading Phorgum Assignment