Week Reflection

Week Reflection

     CWW was a fun trip, but it was also a trip to discover things about yourself and the people around you. I learned that I was an outgoing person when I was with friends. This is a very strange realisation because most people, me included, thought that I as a very quiet person. This understanding came to me when me and my friends were being loud and rowdy in the water park. I learned a lot about myself this CWW.

     Our homebase truly bonded in CWW. I feel like we absolutely bonded during the beach BBQ because we all gathered and made jokes while cooking our food, which resulted in us knowing much more about each other and our relationships. We even came up with some inside jokes, and you may have heard about some of them (So graceful like an albatross, etc.). Without a doubt, this CWW was the best to make new friends and relationships in my homebase and strengthen older relationships.

     Sadly, CWW ended. However, when we got back, we finished the documentary video on happiness and how to be happy and successful. We had started this video before CWW, but never got a chance to finish it until after CWW. This documentary taught me many new things. It taught me that happiness comes in many forms, but that the most happy people are happy because of the simple things in life like surfing, farming, and hunting, and not money, cars, or status. I will make it my goal this year to become a happier person through experiences and simple things, not physical items.

Tech Challenges Week 1 and 2

Tech Challenges

     These past two weeks in Tech Challenges with Mr Diebley and Mr Selley were amazing. We mostly played around with the Makey Makey, which is an awesome device that basically lets you hook up some wires to some Play Dough, connect it to the computer, and you can play a basic game. We are still learning how to use it, so we will work on the Makey Makey more.

Google Science Fair

Google Science Fair

     Imagine a world where paint can make the world cleaner. Well, that is happening right now! Samuel Burrow, a finalist in the Google Science Fair, has developed a paint that eliminates pollution, and this is why I think he deserves to win the Google Science Fair.

     Firstly, the paint removes pollution. To begin with, it can degrade polluting compounds.  Furthermore, it can eliminate polluting gasses. Finally, the paint can remove all microorganisms from surfaces.

     Secondly, the paint is relatively inexpensive. This means that it will be easier to mass-produce. It also means that a wide variety of people can afford it. Industrial areas, and practically any place that requires paint, can use it.

     Lastly, the paint is easy to apply. From professional painters to regular people, it can be used to create a cleaner environment. Schools, families, and individuals can work together to eliminate pollution, and create closer societies.

     In conclusion, we should vote Samuel Burrow and his pollution eliminating paint to win the Google Science Fair. It gets rid of pollution, is affordable by many, and is not difficult to apply. This is why I think he should win the Google Science Fair.

You can check out Samuel Burrow's project here.

Elodia Lab

Elodia Questions

1. What happens to the cells as the salt water flows under the cover slip?

The cell walls and membranes are not visible anymore because they are letting the salt enter.

2. Why does this happen?

Because the chloroplasts are coming together into the center of the cell and because salt is entering through the cell membrane.

3. Why didn’t the outer boundary of the cell collapse?

It didn’t collapse because the salt and water are going through the rigid cell wall, and then through the cell membrane.

4. Why do plants wilt when there is not enough water?

Because the chloroplasts in the cells need water to survive.

Locker Alarm

La Batalla de Puebla, Cinco de Mayo

Hottest and Coldest Places on Earth

Dallol, Ethiopia, whose annual mean temperature was recorded from 1960 to 1966 as 34.4 °C (93.9 °F). The average daily maximum temperature during the same period was 41.1 °C (106.0 °F). Oymyakon (Russian: Оймякон), a village (selo) in Oymyakonsky Ulus of the Sakha Republic, the Russian Federation, located along the Indigirka River. It has the coldest monthly mean with −46 °C (−51 °F) as the daily average in January, the coldest month. Eureka, Nunavut, Canada has the lowest annual mean temperature at −19.7 °C (−3.5 °F).