TWIS #15

This week in science we did the marshmallow challenge. We got into our groups from the beginning of the year and did it again but we had to do it silent. Then after that we did it over again and we could communicate this time.  What we also did this week in science was we did our video blog post. We went up on the roof and separated then recorded it. It was talking about what did I like this year in science the most, did I think science got more interesting to me and we introduced ourself to our new science teachers for next year.

This week in science I learned that things are harder when you can't talk and have to work in a group. Also when you communicate better with people in your group when you could talk and understand each other better. Im working in groups better now because I know everyone well and we get along good. I like working in groups because it helps me get what I have to do more and people in my group helps me out a lot.

"This Year in Science - 10th Grade Intro Video

extra credit TWIS #14

This week in science we worked on our spider observation log. We watched a video about the starling bird. We also worked on questions about it. We also worked on what hippo means in our spider observation log. We also came to class and answered questions which was practice regents. We also got to catch up on make up work so our grades could get all our ponts before the semester ends.

This week in science we learned about HIPPO. The H stands for habitat loss, I Introduced Species, P Pollution, P Population Growth & O Over-Comsumption. We also learned what biodiversity was, That is the variety of life. 

TWIS #13

If we were to add five more spiders to your spider habitat tank, what would happen? And why? Use these terms in your explanation: glucose, photosynthesis, energy, carbon dioxide, oxygen.

If we was to add more spiders to the habitat tank 3 or 4 of them would die. I think that because there would not be enough oxygen for them. Also because there would not be enough carbon dioxide for each or them. Since photosynthesis is green plants and other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water the spiders wont get enough and they would end up dying. 

TWIS #12

This week in science what I did was make booklets for our spider habitats. We had to decorate the cover and make look something like a spider habitat or have something t do with spiders. Something else we did  was answer questions from last year regents so we could practice for the test we took. We learned new bigger words that was going to be on the test were taking at the end of the year. 

This week  I learned new words which are: abiotic, heterotroph, energy pyramid, autotroph etc. I also learned what animals were decomposer, carnivores, producers, herbivores, consumers. I also learned that mushrooms are heterotrophs because it can obtain nutrients from its enviornment. A heterotroph is a organism that doesn't make its own food. Abiotic is non-living, biotic is living and a energy pyramid represents how energy moves through the levels of the ecosystem.

TWIS #11

This week in science what we did was go around the room writing what we know about ecosystems, photosynthesis, water cycle and more. We also went to the park to get sticks and leaves and stuff for the spider habitat. We took pictures of things that we thought was important to the park then we looked around. We dug in the dirt for worms and other insects so we could put it in our spider habitat. Then after that we fixed up our habitat. The pictures i took at the park i used them to put it on our document, i then wrote the name of the picture, who the photographer was, what day it was taken and a little bit about the picture (what was in it and how its important to the park.)

This week in science i learned that the water cycle has more than 2 cycles. I also learned what photosynthesis was and what the carbon cycle was. Somethings i learned when i went to the park was that theres a lot of worms and other bugs all the way at the bottom of the dirt. Also that there's a lot of flowers and sticks etc. Also when i was there i saw that there was a lot of squirrels and pigeons to make the park look more better and fun to be.

This month in Science #10

This month in science we split the class into 4 groups which was Energy, Waste, Water and Transportation. We came up with questions so we could go out in the neighborhood and survey people. The questions was based on the 4 groups we was. Then after that we took our own surveys about the topic we was doing. We tested electronics to see how much energy it takes up then we saw which ones took up more energy which was the alarm clock. We came up with multiple slogans for our t-shirt designs and then finally got our final slogan. We then came up with a few designs for our shirts. We got our final design and drew it on big paper so we could soon put them on t-shirts.

This month in science i learned that its not really easy to work in a group with a lot of other people who have different ideas. It was hard because everyone had different but creative ideas and we didn't know how to put them all in one but we finally did it. I also learned what quantitive and qualitive questions are. A quantitive question is a question that can be added and has an amount of numbers. A qualtive  question is like a yes or no question it can't be added and it doesn't have numbers.