May
22
March
12
Il serpente et il ratto
January
31
Protected: Tell Me About Yourself
May
17
Projet du roman- La Fenetre
January
19
Charis Walko skype chat
Hello everyone, last Friday we had a Skype chat with stem cell researcher Charis Walko. Here is a picture of what happened:
A Summary
We had a skype chat with Charis Walko, a stem cell researcher working with Stem Cell Technologies in Vancouver. Walko has a PhD in stem cell research from the University of Cambridge and before that got her masters in cell biology and genetics at UBC. She is originally from Germany. During our skype chat, we asked her questions about stem cell research and stem cells in general. I really enjoyed it and think that it is a unique opportunity to talk to someone who works with stem cells and get to know more about the subject. It was very interesting.
We asked the question “How do the people you work with feel about the stem cell controversy?”
What I learnt from the chat:
I learnt the answers to my question and the questions other people had.She answered my question “How do people you work with feel about the stem cell controversy?” She said “I myself think that the pluripotent stem cells are a great alternative so we don’tneed to have a controversy any more.”
Another thing I found interesting was a question about what diseases can be cured with stem cells. About 80 diseases can be cured with stem cells and most of them are associated with blood, because blood stem cells are oune of the easiest to put back.
November
13
Currents from the kitchen
In our experiment we used a lemon, an orange and a potato to try and power an led light bulb.
1. A complete circuit will produce electron flow.
2. To find out if electrons are flowing, you could use a volt meter.
3. It doesn’t glow because the light blub had too high a voltage and the fruits and vegetables didn’t have enough voltage.
4. Use bigger vegetables with higher voltage or light blubs with lower voltage.
5. The zinc and the copper or transition metals and the crocodile clips cause the electrons to flow.
6. If you were in a situation where you didn’t have enough electricity to power a lightbulb you could use this method.
7. No because, there isn’t a potato big enough to power a 60watt ligh bulb, let alone a town or a city.
November
13
Electricity experiment!
November
10
Poco – opolis 500
Hello everyone here is my poco – opolis 500 experiment and video!poco – opolis 500.
November
2
Electricity Mind map!
Hello!
Here is my electricity mind map!
My questions are:
1. What are the different types of circuits?
2. Are there different types of electricity? If so what are they?
3. What are the main uses for electricity?
4. How much electricity does the average person use per day?
5. What is the difference between volts and watts?
6. How did we discover electricity?
(Please click on picture to view screenshot!) 