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How can we reduce heat waves solution fluency
Define
Heat waves are created by trapped air. Normally air circles the globe in large heavy winds, however if it is trapped over one region it can warm up to very high temperatures because of sunlight. The air is often trapped due to high-pressure systems, these systems force the air downwards in effect acting as a large cap. With the air being trapped, it is unable to rise into the cooler upper atmosphere, therefore preventing precipitation.
Discover
-Energy Education: Heat waves are the result of trapped air. Normally air circles the globe in large winds, however if it is trapped over one region
-World Book: Heat index, or HI, is a measure of how hot the air feels. In the United States, the National Weather Service uses the HI to alert the public to the dangers of extremely hot and humid weather.
-Gale In Context: A heat wave is an extended period of unusually high temperatures and often high humidity
Sources
Heat index | Article | World Book Advanced (oclc.org)
Heat Waves – Document – Gale In Context: Science (oclc.org)
Dream
-We can put Algae in rivers, lakes and ocean because algae is where most of the worlds O2 comes from.
-Global warming is one of the biggest causes of heat waves. By reducing the amount of CO2 emission, we can reduce the temperature of the Earth to prevent heat waves from happening.
-Growing plants produce oxygen at night, which is an important element to reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere.
-Our roofs can help us prevent heat waves from happening. One way is to change the color of the roof from darker colors to brighter colors. This prevents heat from getting trapped in our roofs, which is likely to affect our houses during the heat waves.
-Adding solar panels on the roofs can provide us with energy we need without having to generate CO2.
-Drinking water an prevent heat stroke
Deliver
Debrief
I enjoyed this part of the project with my partner since we good friends and we share the same interests, this project was however annoying to complete not because it was hard but because it was hard to find the information we needed to finish but other then that this project was pretty easy.
Climate in Canada-prairies
Climate change is when the temperature somewhere around the earth becomes warmer then it should. Over the last six decades, Canada has become warmer, with the average temperatures over the land increasing by 1.5°C between 1950 and 2010. At this rate global warming will become double the average reported over the same time. Global warming has been occurring even faster in many areas of northern Canada, and has been observed in all seasons, although the greatest warming has been recorded in the winter and spring. The annual number of extreme warm days has also risen, while the number of cold nights has dropped
Minecraft meiosis
Edible DNA
1) what DNA is
Answer: DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. It is a chemical made up of two long molecules
2) what DNA does do
Answer: DNA contains the instructions needed for an organism to develop, survive and reproduce.
3) how does DNA copy itself
Answer: DNA replication happens when it unzips the double helix structure of the DNA? molecule.
Modelling Mitosis
Here are the stages of cell cycle
Interphase
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis
Bismuth/information
1)What questions did you need to research in order to create your sway?
Answer: The questions I asked myself were: How to use sway, How to create a sway, how was bismuth discovered, what color is bismuth, bismuths melting point, bismuths boiling point, bismuths common uses, bismuths number of protons, neutrons and electrons.
2)What new or familiar digital tools did you try to use as you worked through this project?
Answer: Microsoft word, paint, OneNote.
3)What was the process you used to investigate the topic and how did you verify and cite the information you found?
Answer: I made a checklist of what questions to search on Google. From the lists that google provided me, I chose the articles and websites that interested me the most to further my research. From there, I took the information needed to complete.
4)How did the process of completing this challenge go? what could you done better.
Answer: The process of finishing this assignment was very complex and intricate to me, especially since I had never used Sway before. After learning how to use Sway’s basic features and liking it, I realized that I should have taken more time to learn how to use its advanced features.
Period Table Feedback Reflection
A. What I know well about the periodic table:
I know how many periods there are, Which elements are metals, not- metals, gases and metalloid’s, Atomic numbers, Symbols, Name, Atomic mass, Ion charges and that the elements at the bottom of the periodic table are connected to the middle part of the table.
B. What I still need to work on regarding the periodic table:
Remembering which side is metals and non-metals, where every element is on the periodic table
C. What I wonder about the periodic table: Why are some of the symbols for the elements say different letters that are not corresponding to the elements real name
D. What goals I will set to understand the periodic table better: asking for help or information.
Fictional Science Safety Story
By Kedrick Li Pak U
In this story I’m an adult scientist when a science team and we are studying the rare and elusive money tree. The money tree is a small tree that is about the size of a squirrel but can create a random money bill each day depending on the weather, if its weather is warm then the money could create 100 dollars at best. If the weather is cold, then the money tree won’t grow any money because the tree is a small tree, it has to conserve all of its energy in order to keep its self-alive and not die. Me and my science team have been studying the money tree by collecting the leaves it drops, the soil and the water that it gets from rain and performing experiments on the samples we collected.
The leaves of the money tree are poisonous meaning herbivores or insects can’t eat them however some insects are immune to the poison so they can eat the leaves, but the money tree has another defense mechanism it can ooze out the poison it makes out of its leaves and bark and cause harm to whatever is trying to eat it. The poison this tree produces is so strong that’s strong enough to kill a whale. That’s why we had to put danger signs around it, so that other people would dare to touch. It’s also why every time we pick up a leaf we always have to pick up with a forceps. Also like all tree the money tree is flammable which is why we had to put these signs everywhere in the lab.
The soil that the money tree was found in apparently has the essences of a money bill that had slowly disintegrated in the soil many years ago. We found this out by putting the dirt in a scoopula, then looking at the dirt through a microscope. We also used a Spatula to take small samples of the dirt. We also used a dropper and pipet to extract water from the dirt but the water is just like regular water nothing special.
But now we have a dilemma because on one hand the money tree is the only one of its kind, meaning it is the only money tree in the world and if it was revealed to everybody then people would try to take the money tree for themselves, but on the other hand we can’t keep the money tree from being in its natural environment.
HCE 9 – English Write
When I look at this picture I see not only see inclusivity I also see racism, which I assume is because the all the black birds are jealous that the green/blue bird is more colorful then them and that’s why they want the more colorful bird to leave. This act of inclusivity makes me feel disappointed in people who disrespect others without a good reason. I believe this image is trying to show use that pushing others away is not good and we should others with respect.