For this project we were asked to find a magic trick that we can explain with science. My partner Veronica and I did our trick on how to turn water into fruit punch (and back). Check it out: Science is Magic Part 1 Lab Report Research: When we were first assigned the project, Veronica and I googled science magic…
Month: October 2016
What I Know About Trigonometry So Far
I’ve always wondered what the sin, cos, and tan buttons meant on my calculator. Earlier this week I learned they mean sine, cosine, and tangent, and are used to help us find missing angles in a right triangle. There are three sides to a right triangle – the hypotenuse (which doesn’t change depending on the angle we’re looking for), the opposite,…
Garibaldi Lake
In this problem, we learned about Garibaldi Lake (a lake near Squamish) and the Barrier that dams the lake. We were asked what would happen if we have a natural disaster such as an earthquake or faulting that would cause this barrier to move or collapse. The questions were “How much water does the Barrier contain? If the Barrier faulted,…
What I Learned in Measurement
I’ve always wondered how people measured long ago, before the systems we use now, and today I learned some of the ways of measurement through out time. It was interesting to learn about the cubit, used in Ancient Egypt, and how it was based on the kings forearm length. Measurement wasn’t very specific back then, because one persons cubit could…
Exponent Radical Review Concept
https://youtu.be/CUnpLIuX7FE