TWIS #15 Milestone

The chart below displays the measurements for each of our marshmallow challenges. My groups bars, Team Sticks & Tape, shows that we have made progress over the year. 

          This week in science , we did the marshmallow challenge for the 3rd time. This time was different though because we couldn't talk to our parters. We just worked in silence and tried to make a tower that would be stable and stand. The most difficult part was thinking of a design that could be tall , but strong enough to hold and not fall. I also looked at my spider's habitat to check up on it . My spider did die ,but I think it was due to the fact that there was barely any oxygen in the tank. The saram wrap didn't allow any new oxygen in.

          This week in science I learned how to cooperate better with my classmate's. We all helped each other to make sure that the task was complete.  We weren't supposed to talk, and I think we took that challenge on very well. I also learned that its better when you use everyone's idea in your group , because usually that leads to a better outcome. Four heads are better than one.

       
          I think the first time we did the marshmallow challenge, it was hard for everyone because we didn't know anybody, and didn't have no form of communication. Everyone's tower's came out not too tall. The second time around we had better results because we have had some time to get to know each other, and be comfortable in each others presence. The third time was a huge success because our towers came out very organized and tall. I find it interesting how no group was allowed to talk , but the towers we did were bigger than the two previous marshmallow challenge's. I think all this experience has made me better as a student, and also working in groups. I prefer working in groups because we can be open to ideas that we didn't think of.

     


            I think this year in science was very fun. I never had a experience like this before. I did dissection's, survey's, spider habitat's, and marshmallow challenge's. I only hope that next year brings more fun experiences.

This Year In Science 10th Grade Intro

      Hi , my name is Andy , i'm 15 . I like science, and its one of my favorite subjects. This year in science I definitely grew , because i’ve learned a lot of new things , and did hands - on activities that made it fun. The thing i liked the most was dissecting animals , and the spider habitat projects. Everything seemed to flow and I didn’t have no trouble. I want Debra to know that im looking forward to doing projects.


e are some guiding questions:

• Who are you? What are your personal and academic interests?
• How have you grown in science this year?
• What did you enjoy in science this year?
• What did you struggle with in science this year?
• What would you like your teacher to know about you?

This Week In Science # 14

     This week is science was very fun. We are coming closer to the end of the year , so I tried to stay on my A - game. This week , we made sure we caught up on any work that we didn't do.  We also observed our spider habitats. The spiders have grown a lot , and so have the plants that we planted a bout two weeks ago. The habitat's have also gathered a lot of humidity do to the fact that we wrapped them in saran wrap.  David also introduced us to the HIPPO Dilemma .

 


 This week in science we learned some useful information . We learned all about the HIPPO dilemma. Its basically about the things that we can do to keep our environment green. It explained different ways to use, and save energy. This could help us critically because we are runnig out of natural resources. It is said that by 2050 , we will be close to having no resources.

   

this week in science #13

        a) If we were to leave these spider habitat tanks sealed but removed all of the plants, what would happen? And why? Use these terms in your explanation: glucose, photosynthesis, energy, carbon  dioxide, oxygen. 


          - I think if we removed all plants, there would be no oxygen (02) in the tank. This , will cause the spiders and the fruit flies to die because they need oxygen in order to breathe. There would only be carbon dioxide ( C02)  in the tank because of the spider and fruit flies exhaling. So basically , with out the help of the plants in the sealed tank, all living things would die. 

This Week in Science #12

 


     This week in science I did a few interesting things. My class and I played online games that would help us   know how the food chains work. We also made booklets , that we write in everyday. We drew illustrations in the booklets and vocabulary that we learned. We also took a quiz on Friday , that tested our knowledge of the work that week. We also took notes and fixed our spider habitats that now have fruit flys for the spider to eat.

   

 
   

     This week I learned a lot about energy pyramids. I learned a lot about Cellar Spiders. I learned that cellar spiders eat fruit flys , and they have short lifespans. I also learned some vocabulary. Decomposers is a word i didn't know. It's a organism that breaks down other organisms when their dead. Last , i learned about abiotic and biotic factors that could help the spider live long.

this week in science #11

     This week in science I did a lot of hands on activities. The first thing we did , was post sticky notes on chart paper with comments, questions, and pictures about the topic on the chart paper. The next thing we did was go to the park to collect supplies for our ecosystem's. I collected flowers, twigs , and rocks. the last thing i did this week was draw a diagram of the ecosystem.  I used a lot of color and used a key so people could understand the picture.
   

   
     This week in science I learned of a lot of interesting things to. The carbon cycle was the topic people knew least about in class. The water cycle had the most illustration's. I also learned that its a good idea to draw your ecosystem first, than to make it. you should also add color to it and make it top notch so when you do your ecosystem , it comes out excellent. Last , I learned about what Zayra and Corine did this week. They learned about ecosystems in New York and about the spiders we are going to use in our environment's.

This Month in Science #10

     This month is science was very interesting ,and we did a lot of hands on projects. I am looking forward to doing other stuff like this in the future. This month ,we asked random people to fill out a survey, wich helped us find out about energy use in the Lower East Side. We asked questions such as how much garbage did you throw out today? And , How much hours of tv did you watch in the last 24 hours ? We also tested electronics to see how much watt's they use in a hour. Also, a few people from the Human Impact Group came to help us on a T-shirt project. We had to design a slogan , and sketch that brings awareness to our given topic. My group and I's slogan was " Watt's the problem ?" its catchy, and we have the perfect illustration to back it up.

 

     This month is science , I learned a lot. The people from the Human Impact Group taught , and gave us ideas on how to create slogans and sketches that would draw attention. I also learned about the people in the Lower East Side. While doing the survey , to my surprise I learned that people in the Lower East Side recycle a lot. Most people in the Lower East side use cars to. Last, I learned that men watch less T.V than women. I also learned that we use a lot of energy when we dont realize it. If you leave your phone plugged in over night, it uses a lot of energy up. I learned a lot of useful information about the energy that we use , and how much we really use it without realizing. This whole month was about energy, the ways we use it, and I enjoyed it.