TWIS 15

This week in science I participated in the marshmallow challenge. My team and I built the highest tower. I had a lot of fun working in a group. Seeing as how it was our 3rd time doing this project, my group and worked very well together. This time, unlike the first, we were familiar with one another which allowed us to communicate much better. This week I also recorded my Science and I video. In my Science and I video I am introducing myself to my future tenth grade teacher. The video will allow my next year teacher to get to know me before the school year even starts.

This week I learned that it is much easier for me to work in groups than it was before. Getting

to know my classmates has made them easier to work with. I now believe that working in groups is much easier rather than working alone. When your in a group you have different opinions and ideas to work with aside from your own. This week in science I learned that I have grown a lot from the beginning of the school year until now. 

TWIS#12

   This week in science my class and I began to do old regents quizzes to help us with science. We also learned about biotic and abiotic factors. We were also tested on all of our packets and we also began to start feeding ur fruit flies. We ended the week with doing our spider observation logs and sadly,we said good bye to one of our science teachers, Jamie.


   This week in science I learned that spiders eat fruit flies. I also observed my spider eat and learned how they do it. I learned the definitions of biotic and abiotic. I learned some new things bout my spider as well. My spider never touched the ground. I learned that it always stays at the top of the cage inside of its web.

TWIS#11

     This week in science my class and I defined words around the room and learned that we were going to be studying ecosystems for the new quarter.This week I also got a new seat and began to start the project with my new group.First we planned out what our ecosystem woud be needing.We made a list of all the things we thought would make a perfect edition to our ecosystem.After sorting everything out,we began to draw a sketch of what our ecostystem would look like.The next day my class went to the park to start gathering all of our materials such as grass, leaves, bugs/worms, etc.

     This week I learned about cellar spiders(the animal that would be living inside of my ecosystem).I learned what the spider looks like and how it works/functions.Researching the cellar spider made me aware of all the things my tank(ecosystem) would need to have in order to help my spider stay alive.I also learned everything that an ecosystem consist of and needs to have.

TMIS #10

  For the past few weeks in science class, my class and I have been working on human impact on the environment. I chose to be in the energy group. One of the first things my group and I did was measure how much energy an electronic device uses per hour(a watt). We measured devices such as a hair dryer, an alarm clock, a curling iron,etc. It was the job of my group to find out how humans use and waste energy. My entire class and I went into the Seward Park neighborhood and interviewed it's residents and other people who would take the time to speak with us. My partner and I interviewed 7 people. Of the seven interviewed... we found that most of them were very strict when it came to conserving energy inside of their homes. We also learned that as people, we use tons of energy a day. My group and I also designed a survey for us to participate in every day. Each day we were supposed to take the survey. The survey was created to measure the amount of energy we as a group use.The questions the survey asked allowed us to see how much energy we used,how we used it,and if it entertained us at all.Later in the project one of my group members and I felt our group was too large. We decided to branch out from the others and finish the remainder of the project on our own.


  After the surveying process was over... we started working on the ad campaigns for our groups. Some people from the Human Impacts Institute came to speak to us. They explained to us what would make a good ad campaign. As they were speaking my group along with the others (Water, Waste, and Transportation) made list of how humans affect the topic we are studying. A little later it was time to actually start our campaigns. First we created slogans. My partner and I agreed on the slogan "Watts the Problem". After our slogan was created, it was time for us to start the actual designing process. After choosing from several different ads we came up with,we finally chose one that we both thought fit both the slogan and campaign very well. .Now that our ad campaign/poster is finished... my partner and I are waiting to put our design on a t-shirt. This past month in science was a very interesting time. I myself learned how to better conserve energy and be more aware of how wasting it will affect me in the future. This month I learned alot. I learned how I and others use energy. I learned how I waste energy and some better ways to conserve it. I was also able to learn how other people feel about the use of energy in their own communities. This past month in science taught me the importance of energy. This past month taught me to be active and to help the cause.It taught me to be an energry saver.

This Week In Science #7

This week in science,my group and I did the Zoology of the future project.In this project my group partners(Kaysha, Maria, and Matthew) and I did a power point on the aquatic biome.After choosing our biome,we each chose  a sea creature of our own to do and individual slide about.After choosing the animal, we had to write about how it would adapt to life 1000,000 years in the future, and also draw a picture of its new adaptions, in a completely different biome than where it started.After our power point was complete we added our voices to it.We each spoke about the slide we had created on the power point.


I learned alot this week in science.I learned a lot of new animal facts thanks to my power point and those of my other classmates.I also learned how to add voices on to power points.This week in science also helped me learn how to work better in a group by allowing me to listen to other peoples ideas and learn from what they had to say.

Cricket Investigation

Question:Do crickets prefer smooth or rough environments.

Hypothesis:If I let crickets choose between a rough and smooth environment, then they will choose the rough one,because they live in rough environments outside and are use to it.


Backround Research: Crickets need warmth,food,water,and a safe environment to lay their eggs.

We set the tank up by putting a piece of sand paper in the inside of it with the cricket.We then observed where the cricket would be  the most, the smooth area or the rough area.

TWIS #6

This week in science,we started working with crickets.We started by going online and researching them.We researched what they liked and needed.After researching what they need,we started observing them.We made our testable question Do crickets prefer wet areas rather than dry ones.The crickets that my group and I had spent most of their time on the dry areas of the tank.After working with the crickets we started another group experiment using jelly beans.We used two different dichotomous keys to help us classify jelly beans.A flow-chart style key and a list style key.

My goup and I learned that the flow-chart style key is much easier and simpler than the list style one is.We learned that the flow-chart style is easier because it is more visual.

TWIS #5

This week in science,my class and I finished our rocket investigations. We also started observing animal behaviors. This week in science I finished the conclusion to my rocket investigation. After finishing our rocket investigation we began a new unit. We began the new unit by watching videos of animals and observing their actions. After watching the videos we began observing the behavior of crickets.

We learned that different animals behave different ways. Some animals may be more aggressive than others are. We also learned that different animals communicate in different ways.

TWIS#4

        This week in science,I tried to work on my plant investigation write up  with my four group members.My group members and I also finished out plant investigation experiment.I was surprised with my plant investigation's outcome because the plant we gave the least amount of attention to ended up growing the tallest and fastest.Before we could start our plant investigation write up,we had to assign parts for each of us to do.My group and I spent most of this week doing our write up for the plant investigation.I ended the week writing my conclusion for my plant investigation.
       Last week,we gave examples of independent and dependent variables.We also wrote testable questions and did research on the plant Brassica Rapa.In the research,we had to include facts we learned and things we still were not sure about or still wanted to know about Brassica Rapa.The next day after doing our research,we did the experimental set up.We planted three Brassica Rapa seeds in three different cups( three seeds in each cup).As our experiment,we decided we would would water only one cup the proper way we should and water the other plants too much and not enough.

TWIS #3

    This week in science,my group and I worked on our plant investigations.We kept data all week long of how our plant was doing in terms of growth.We kept track of how much water we gave them each day and how that had helped them grow.We also made a data chart based on what students like best: breakfast lunch or dinner.After adding the results together,we made a chart that showed everybody's favorite meal as clearly as possible.

   This week I learned that for some reason,the plant we give the least amount of water to,keeps growing the most.This week,I also learned how to properly organize a graph with all of the needed information.I learned how to be specific and change the numbers into percents.I also learned that the most liked meal of the students in the class is dinner.

TWIS

     This week in science,my class mates and I observed how poppers work.We observed how high they popped,how loud the popping sound was,how thick they were,etc.We had to write down the poppers variables.Variables we could change and variables we could only measure.Also,this week we started our second plant investigation.We planted three Brassica Rapa seeds in three different cups and are going to measure how little to know water effects them.

     This week,I learned about the plant Brassica Rapa.I learned that Brassica Rapa is a special plant that lives it entire life in just two weeks.I learned Brassica Rapa is a cross fertile plant,a bicot, and that it is an herb.I also learned how to change variables of plant and that changing the variables,can change or effect the plant growth.