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.

Human Impact Ad Campaign

This picture displays a outlet , preventing the device from being plugged in. The outlet doesn't want to plugged in because it uses energy. This shows that the "watts" are the problem.

High-Altitude Wind Machines Could Power New York City

     This article talks about a good idea for new york in the future. The DOE  expects to set up wind machines to collect energy for new york. This could help get more energy for New York and save energy also. They displayed a picture of how the typical generator will look. There are also videos showing how to the generators  move, and work. The Author is arguing that this is way better than using the dangerous fossil fuels that could hurt our environment.

     I think this article is very interesting. This could really help us be more green and environmental. I love this idea and i think they should put it in effect very soon. I agree with this article because this is a good idea that could help New York save money and be more efficient. I'm wondering why they haven't thought of this earlier , because we could really use this.

    The picture below displays a picture of how the generators would look.

This week in science #9

     This week in science I did alot of dissecting. I disected a skate , and a perch. The insides of the animals were very interesting. The perch had a yellowish liver that was easily removed . I also had to help my friend cut their skate's stomach. I liked the skate alot because it was huge !

     This week in science I learned how to dissect. It was petty easy , just use the scalp to cut a small incision then use the scissors to cut the skin easily . I learned that the liver of a perch is yellowish . I also learned how to distinguish a male and female perch. I know how to distinguish a male and female skate too. One more key componet i learned was how to work well with my partners. I learned how to be organized and work together so everything goes smoothly.

   

  Both the perch and skate , had livers . They looked similar but not exactly the same. The liver works the same , to clean out liquids. They both had gills too , but the perchs gills were slight smaller. They use these gills to breathe underwater. They both had brains too. The brain on the perch was very weird because it did not look like I expected it to look. I found this very cool.

This week In Science #8

     This week in science I dissected a Crawfish. These two pictures above show a Crawfish. The first picture shows the head view of the Crawfish. They use their antenna as their second eyes. This feature helps them feel vibrations in their environment. The proximal of the antenna connects at the head. The Distal is the end of the antenna. This adaption allows them to get away from predators and help them survive . The dorsal view of the craw fish displays all the antennas and eyes. The ventral view displays the Crawfish's abdomen , where the body segments are.

     This week in science I learned a lot of interesting things. While dissecting , I learned that the liver of a Crawfish is yellow/orange color . One question that I have is,  how does a Craw fish find food if it doesn't have its antenna ? Also, do Crawfish have good eye sight ? I can also make a connection with my animal , because earlier on the year we did a project where our animals had to adapt to an environment . This is similar because i learned that a Craw fish uses its antenna to feel around it environment , and this is a perfect example of animals adapting to their environment.
   

This Week In Science #7

In this project i had to make my animal adapt to a whole new environment. My group members and I made our animal's fit into a tropical rain forest , previously a alpine biome. I had to draw every members animal after their adaption.  I colored it , and it showed every animal in they're new biome.

I learned a lot about new animals. I never knew that a snow leopard excised. They come from the alpine biome and have thick white - yellowish fur to keep them warm. They also have long furry tails for balance and to keep them warm.