Kylie Hamers- Science methods

  What did you do in the lab today? Today in lab, we started talking about how the Universe came to be and how Earth has evolved. We discovered how long ago life came to be on Earth, and events that have happened that removed all living things. ​ What was the big question? Why is Earth not covered in ice now if the positive feedback loop continues forever? ​ What did you learn in Thursday’s discussion? We did not have a discussion (exam)​ Read the online textbook, chapter ​ What did you learn?  In a normal ice age, rock deposited by glaciers would be found by Earth's poles, but geologists found glacial rocks of similar ages around the world at the poles and the equator. This is known as Snowball Earth. ​ What was most helpful? I liked how we went over concepts that most people were still confused about for the exam. I finally understand how the phases of the moon work. ​ What do you need more information on? As of right now, nothing!​ 5. What questions, concerns, an...

 What did you do in the lab today?  -Today in lab, we listened to groups present about multiple topics. Something I learned is that there are three different types of galaxies; the Milky Way is a Spiral Galaxy. Our Solar System takes 240 million years to orbit the Milky Way.  What was the big question? Timeline of the Universe What did you learn in Thursday's discussion?  The sun is held together because of its mass, so as it loses heat and light, it has less mass, and then it loses gravity and begins to inflate (red giant) Textbook:  What did you learn?  The sun can only burn atoms up to Iron. When a star goes supernova, it is so powerful that it builds the rest of the periodic table What was most helpful?  I think it was most helpful how you split up each concept and told us the definition and the key concepts. I think that is super helpful, that way I know what I need to remember and what I don't need to worry about.  What do you need more info...

  What did you do in the lab today? Today in lab, we created a Solar System that is to scale and relative to each other. Our sun was 300 milimeters, and our solar system was based on that.  ​ What was the big question? What does a scale model of the solar system look like? What did you learn in Thursday’s discussion? This week, we learned that  What did you learn?    The four inner planets- Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are rocky because they have a solid surface. The four other planets are gaseous, mainly composed of hydrogen and helium.  ​ What was most helpful? I liked how we were given a scale model to show us how each planet compares to eachother. Also, I think it is really helpful when there are words that are not popular, so we can click on the word and find out the definition. ​ What do you need more information on? How did the gas clouds of the four inner planets blow away? Are the gas clouds created by the sun the gaseous planets? ​ 5. Wha...

  What did you do in the lab today?                                                                                                  We learned the phases of the moon and where the moon is located depending on what phase of the moon it is in. The second full moon in the same month is called a Blue Moon.​ We conducted an experiment to figure out why one side of the moon has more dark spots than the other side. We figured out the front side of the moon is thicker than the dark side. What was the big question?                                                                    ...

                                                                            Week 2 ​ What did you learn in Thursday’s discussion? I learned that a Greek astronomer discovered that the Earth is round because they measured the angle of the Earth's shadow.                ​ What did you learn? On October 4th, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite. This started the space race, because the United States launched Explorer 1, a satellite that discovered the magnetic radiation belts around Earth. In 1962, an American astronaut orbited Earth, in 1968 Apollo 8 orbited the moon, and in 1969 the first two people landed on the moon: Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.          ...