Adv Science

Summary:  During this week, I learned about kinetic and potential energy. I learned that potential energy is an energy stored within an object while kinetic energy is created while the body who possesses the energy is in motion. I also learned that potential and kinetic energy cannot be formed from nothing and cannot disappear into nothing. I learned some formulas on how to calculate kinetic energy (KE) and potential energy (PE). I also learned that when calculating kinetic energy, you have to multiply the gravitational pull. SP1: Asking questions and defining problems.  I asked questions and defined problems such as: "If you were on a different planet and were producing kinetic energy, how would you measure that if you didn't know the planet's gravitational pull?" and "How does your distance away from the sun and the planet's gravitational pull affect how much kinetic energy you're producing?"    Image Link:  Why did Erwin Schrödinge

Summary:  During this week, I learned nothing in class, since I'd fallen ill for most of the week. However, I did manage to educate myself on the common cold-- I learned that the common cold is caused by several different viruses and primarily targets the nose. I also learned that some people can experience pain in their muscles and can have swollen lymph nodes.  SP1: Asking questions and defining problems.  I asked questions and defined problems such as: "When you sneeze, does that also irritate the throat along with the effects of coughing?" I defined problems such as: "If I'm not at school today, how will I communicate with my team mates, especially if they can't use their phones? How will I catch up on my school work if I don't know what we're doing in class?"    Image Link:  A Higgs Boson walks into a church. The priest says, “We don’t allow Higgs Bosons in here. The particle responds by saying: “But without me, how can you h

Summary:  During this week, I learned about acceleration and completed my speed & velocity review sheet. I also learned the formula for calculating acceleration, which was velocity (final) subtract velocity (initial) divided by the time.  SP3: Planning and carrying out investigations.  I planned and carried out investigations when my team and I attempted to complete our acceleration lab. I also acknowledged questions to be tested when I asked, "How will positioning our track on the textbook--" (we were using Hot Wheels as our lab...) "--affect our distance on the meter stick? Will positioning the start of the track close to the edge of the textbook put more stress on the track on the ground, causing it to dip slightly, and thus creating a slightly steeper ramp, cause our car to go faster? Or will it stop towards the middle of the ramp because of car's weight?"    Image Link:  How many theoretical physicists specializing in general relativity