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Renewable Materials

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Image source: www.pinterest.comIn class, I've been studying sustainability in the various components of green architecture. This week we read article about how to choose a renewable material based...

The Race to Carbon Neutral

Image credit: www.transsolar.comIn class I've been designing green homes and choosing the city where my home would be located. This week we read an article about carbon neutral cities and the cities...

Rooftop Views

In class, I have been studying different types of green roofs. this week we read an article about the growth and benefits of rooftop farms and gardens in Chicago. This article relates to what I'm learning...

Why Green Homes Matter

In class I have been studying green architecture. This week I read an article about why green homes matter. This article relates to what I'm learning because it's important to understand why the green...

Chemoluminescence

In class I've been studying different chemical reactions through a number of different labs. This week we read an article about chemoluminescence, especially in glow sticks. This article relates to my...

Pancakes

In class, I've been learning about chemical formulas and how to determine them, as well as continuing to cover types of bonds. This week we read an article about pancakes and the chemical reactions that...

Why Do We Care About Chemicals?

Image credit: www.saltopiasalts.com In STEM we've been continuing to learn about subatomic particles and how they help atoms form ionic and covalent bonds. This week we read an article...

Subatomic Particles

In class we've been learning about the subatomic particles that make up atoms: protons, neutrons, and electrons. This week we read a a series of comics...

New Elements Within The Periodic Table

In class we've been learning about different aspects of the Periodic Table of the Elements, such as how and why it's organized the way it is. This week we read an article talking about...

Hydraulics vs. Pneumatics

This week I read an article on pneumatics vs. hydraulics. Once interesting fact I learned was that both pneumatics create a mechanical advantage, which is why they are both commonly used in machines....

Boat Building

Image credit: www.teachengineering.orgThree objects that look the same in size and shape may not float in the water in the same way. For example, For example, if there were three blocks that were exactly...

Moving Things

Image credit: www.britannica.comThis week I read a selection from books 7 and 8 of Aristotle's Physics. One thing I found interesting was how Aristotle talked about change, and how he said that weight...

Oobleck Lab

Image credit: www.albionlibrary.orgThis week I experimented with Oobleck. In class, I have been studying mass, volume, density, and particles. I made Oobleck from cornstarch and water, adding 200...

Effects of Turbidity on Living Things

This week in class we explored how plants react to changes in the amount of sunlight that they receive. I was surprised to learn that bacteria photosynthesize too, the process is not limited to plants...

The River Continuum

Image credit: nsismke.blogspot.comThis week I read "The River Continuum." The article was about the four functional feeding groups of macroinvertebrate aquatic insects: shredders, collectors, scrapers...

How Water Quality Affects Ecology of a Community

I hypothesize that the water from Jar 5 (left) came from a forest stream. One indicator is its turbidity, which is fairly high, as you might find in a shallow natural stream. It's DO is also pretty high...

Beneath MN's Surface

Image credit: www.mustesielu.deviantart.com This week I read the article "Beneath MN's Surface." I was surprised to learn that there were any deadly water amoeba as...

Water Quality Indicators

Image credit: http://www.nihonsolid.co.jp This week I read an article about water quality indicators. The term communities is a good term to use when thinking about aquatic ecosystems...

The Face of a Spider

Image Credit: http://www.tarantulaspider.net The Face of a Spider by David Quammen is a story about one day when the author returns home to find his living room filled with black widow spiders - baby...

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