Severe Weather Project Reflection

I learned that severe weather can be very very deadly even if it doesn't sound that deadly it really can be deadly. Another thing I learned is that hurricanes and typhoons are pretty much the same thing but typhoons have heavy rains in them and hurricanes only have wind.

•  How much did you know about the topic before we started? What do you now know about the topic that you did not know before?

I did not know a single thing about this topic back at my old school since we did not have science everyday like at AdVENTURE. But now since I moved to AdVENTURE I now know even more stuff then I used to before I cam to AdVENTURE. One example is what is the difference between a typhoon and a hurricane.

• How do you feel about your work this week? What parts of it do you particularly like? Dislike? Why?

I think my work was pretty good since I worked very hard on it all week. There was nothing I disliked about this project. One thing I thought the cards were fun to make since I got the hang of making the cards. 

• What grade would you give yourself? Why?

I would give myself an A because I worked very hard on it all week and to put in the pictures. I also had to use my dad's time to help me make one of the cards the rest I did on my own. So that is why I would give myself an A.

• What's one goal you would like to set for yourself for next week?

Next week (After winter break) I would like to set the goal to try finishing all of my work before the due date so I won't miss any points. Another reason why I would want to set this goal is because I kept on losing points just for forgetting to turn in one of my assignments and I lose maybe like 5 points for that. So that is why I want to set this goal.

Correct answer to question #9 Body Systems and cells 5th review

     The correct answer to question #9 is "The convert energy from food molecules into energy the cell can use" because the mitochondria collects energy from the sun then it produces energy for the cell. So that is the correct answer to question #9.

Correct answer to question #4 Body Systems and cells 5th review

     The correct answer to question #4 is esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine because esophagus is a little tube like thing that leads to the stomach. Then the stuff in the stomach goes to the small intestine. Then finally it goes to the large intestine. So this is the answer to question #4. 

Answer to question #8 Interdependence of Organisms Edmodo quiz

     The correct answer to question #8 is oxygen because plants breath out oxygen so we can breath in the oxygen to live our lives. If plants did not breath out oxygen we wouldn't be doing our normal stuff like we do everyday. So that is the correct answer to question #8.

Answer to question #4 Interdependence of Organisms Edmodo quiz

   

     The answer to question #4 is shelter because if no animals have shelter  to live in they will die with out shelter. All animals wouldn't live because pollination is just bees helping flowers that would not be very helpful to animal who need a shelter. So that is the answer to question #4.

Correct answer for question number 8

     The correct answer to question number 8 is West to East. I know this because it is the way the wind blows across the world. This happens because this is the way the world turns over and over and over again during time.

Dangerous Weather 12/12

Two things I learned about dangerous weather like hurricanes is that hurricanes can be very very strong with winds up to 75-200 mph! Another thing I learned about hurricanes is that each hurricane last for a week or more.

• How much did you know about the topic before we started? What do you now know about the topic that you did not know before?

I knew very little about this before we started this topic. I now know lots of stuff that I did not know in Indigo school before I came to Adventure at Herman school. Now that I am in Adventure I know the stuff above here like how wide hurricanes are, how fast are the winds around the hurricane and stuff like that.

• How do you feel about your work this week? What parts of it do you particularly like? Dislike? Why? 

I think my work was pretty good so far with my trading card project I am working on in class. The thing I like the most was making the cards during class. I liked it because I get to put my info, picture, and font to make it look nice.

The Water cycle 12/5

The water cycle is a cycle that repeats forever. For the water cycle to work it need the sun to start the water cycle. It is also where it rains, hails and snows!

• How much did you know about the topic before we started? What do you now know about the topic that you did not know before?

 I knew about half the stuff in the water cycle before we even started this stuff. I now know a lot about this stuff now then before. I also now know that the one of the most important parts of the water cycle is the sun, the water  cycle needs the sun to heat up the water in the ocean and lakes so the gases from the evaporated water goes into the air and forms clouds and clouds hold water, so when there is too much water it rains.

• How do you feel about your work this week? What parts of it do you particularly like? Dislike? Why? 

I think my work was pretty good this week. I loved everything to this topic that we are doing. I loved this topic because it was fun to do this stuff that we are doing.

Letter to Mr. Cuttatree

Dear Mr. Cuttatree


  I have heard that you are thinking to build a resort in the rainforest, please don't. You should not build the resort because many bad things will happen to the plants and animals that live there. And sure it would good for people who want to go to the resort if you build it. But it would very bad to most of us and the animals that live there. And last of all if you want to start reading the main reasons why you should not build the resort they are below here and please enjoy this. 


Main reason #1: If you build the resort it will mess up the food chain. If you cut down trees to make space for the resort that would mean less homes for the animals that live there so that would mess up the food chain. Also we are already losing a lot of animals already because a lot of trees are being cut down per year. And we need these animals to survive in this world if we lose all of the animals in the world just for cutting down trees we won't be able to survive. That's the end of this main reason please enjoy this next reason.


Main reason #2: If you build that one resort we will lose more oxygen to breathe. If that one resort is in the rainforest we will have less oxygen like this if you cut down trees to make space to build the resort we will have less oxygen. This will happen if you build that resort for people to stay in. I mean it will be good for people who want to stay in the rainforest in a resort but it would not be good for us because a lot of trees are being cut down per year and if you cut down more trees it will not be good for us like no trees=no oxygen to survive here on this world. And again that's the end of this main reason so please enjoy the next main reason.


Main reason #3: If you built that resort we will have less water to use in our homes. As you know all resorts need water to use for pools, sinks, for drinking, etc. So if you build that resort we will have less water in the rainforest for animals to survive. And if resorts keep on popping up for people to stay in even your's this would cause less water in the world! Well that's the end of the main reasons please enjoy the conclusion.


Conclusion: Well those are three reasons why you should not build the resort. So please please don't build the resort. If you do that could cause some bad damage to the rainforest and that will be bad. And also many bad things have happened to the rainforest all ready so thats why you should not build the resort. Well thats the end of this letter I hope you enjoyed it and you won't build the resort.

11/14 Deforestation

I have learned that deforestation is cutting down forests, trees, and stuff like that. A other thing I learned is the reasons why people cut down trees such as for fun, selling it to make money, etc.

• How much did you know about the topic before we started? What do you now know about the topic that you did not know before?

I did not know very much about this topic before we started. Now I know a lot about the topic then before I started learning this. One fact I know is if we keep cutting down trees there will be no more trees left for us to use.

• How do you feel about your work this week? What parts of it do you particularly like? Dislike? Why?

I felt good about my work this week because it was easy not too hard and last of all fun. I like every part of it I didn't dislike anything. And last of all it was very fun to do in the class.

11/7 The Bullet Ant

I have learned that the Bullet Ant got its name because its sting feels like being shot by a bullet and that it lasts for 24 hours. Another thing I learn that the Bullet Ant eats sap and other insects that they can find.

• How much did you know about the topic before we started? What do you now know about the topic that you did not know before?

I did not know much about the topic before we ever started. I now know that the Bullet Ant is also called a Fire Ant. Another thing I learned that the Bullet Ant has the most painful sting in the world.

• How do you feel about your work this week? What parts of it do you particularly like? Dislike? Why? 

I felt really good about my work this week. I really liked to study about my animal (The Bullet Ant). I didn't really dislike anything because it was really fun to do. But I did like everything that we did this week.

10/31 "Interdependence of Organisms - 2

I learned that if one animal goes exist then the animal that eats it can't survive without the animal it eats. A different thing I learned is that if plants die off the all the animals die.

• In what ways do you think you need to improve? 

I want to protect the environment from harm that we humans cause. Which is not littering, no Co2 and over harvest such as fishing, over logging. I want to replant more trees too.

• What did you learn about yourself as you worked this week? 

I learned that hard worker and I like the work we do this week. When I grow up I want to study food chains more. Now I learn to appreciate pants now because they help us survive.

10/24 Interdependence of Organisms - 1

From what I have learned that all animals need plants to survive. The food webs are bigger than food chains. And I learned that most plants live in the ocean.

• How much did you know about the topic before we started? What do you now know about the topic that you did not know before?

I did not know much about the topic before we started. I know now that all animals needs plants to survive. And that most plants live in the ocean.

• How do you feel about your work this week? What parts of it do you particularly like? Dislike? Why? 

I felt good about my work this week because I learned thing that I did not know before. For example the food chain sheet that we did in class today was very fun. I did not really dislike anything that we did in class today because it was fun to work and understand food chains.

Nervous System

Function:
Controls everything you do from picking a coffee cup up to typing on a computer.

Organs: 

Brain (the control center), Spinal cord (the highway for information to the brain and from the brain) and Nerves (connect your body to the brain).

Interactions with other systems:

The nervous system usually works with all other systems to give them orders like when to move your muscles or when you smell your grandma's apple pie through the kitchen door. But it doesn't work with some because they act on their own. But it does work closely with most systems like the muscular system.

Analogy:

The nervous system is like a CPU because it carries out instructions to systems like the muscular system for when to move and stop and when to move a arm and where to stop it and use the fingers to pick up a coffee cup.

Structure and Function:
Without your brain you would be mindless, a zombie without any control center to tell its body what to do.  The brain is the control center, without it your body wouldn't to be able to something as simple as picking up a coffee cup and drink it. The spinal cord assists the brain in sending messages down to the body where it sent all over to tell the body part what to do. The size is unique to fit in the skull of your head so it can be surrounded by a thick wall of bone to prevent as much damage as it can.

Sources:
Biology

Muscular System

Function: 

Allows the body to move. (Really it moves your bones)

Organs: 

Cardiac (involuntary only found in the heart), Smooth in voluntary bladder, intestines, stomach and diaphragm.

Veins and Arteries:
Cardiac muscles provide the main force for circulation of blood throughout human body. 

Interaction with other Systems:
The muscular system works with the skeletal system to help with the movement of your body parts, the muscular system decides when to move it. They work in sync with each other as the muscular system moves it and the skeletal system provides the structure for your body. It also works with the nervous system because it sends the orders of when to move and when not to move. It also works with the circulatory system because it provides the blood for the muscles to work.

Analogy:

The muscular system is like the motors of this robot arm because it assists in movement while the skeletal system provides the structure of the arm like for other things like cars, computers, or phones. 


Structure and Function:

Skeletal muscles are the main muscles for moving in your body like picking up a coffee cup or typing up a report. These muscles are the ones that assist in moving your bones. Without these muscles you would be a statue not able to move around like we do now. If you didn't have these muscles you would probably be dead because you would not be able to grab a bottle of water or have dinner with your grandma without your skeletal muscles. Without the skeletal muscles you would be a living statue because the bones would the holding you up but with no muscles you wouldn't be able to move around. So that is why you need your skeletal muscles to move around to assist you in life.  

 

Skeletal System

Functions:
 The skeleton system allows your body to move like picking up a coffee cup to drink it, as a support because without the skeletal system you would be a pile of glop on the ground (Imagine you are a stop sign with a pole, without it you would've be very useful.), it also creates blood cells for your body in the bone marrow, and it protects your vital organs like the brain and your skull.

Organs:
Appendicular bones are one of the vital organs of the skeletal system because they are the bones that help you move like the gears and parts of a machine that it needs to move around and function how it needs to. And Axial bones are the ones that keep you upright like the stop sign example from before. 

Appendicular bones consists of these major parts:

Pectoral girdles, Left and right clavicle, scapula, Arms and forearms, Left and right humerus, arm, ulna, radius, and forearm.

Axial Bones consists of these major parts:
 The skull bones, the ossicles of the middle ear, the hyoidbone, the rib cage, sternum and the vertebral column. 

Some Joints include : 

Ball n socket for circular, forward and backward movement, Saddle joint, a joint which provides more stability and flexibility than a hinge or gliding joint, Hinge joint for door-like movement, gliding joint for gliding like movement for going up, down, right, left, and diagonally. 

System Interaction:

The skeletal system works with the muscular system for movement of the arms, legs, body, etc. It helps because the muscular system connects with the skeleton which then they contract and the muscular system helps it move along. But that's not all, the circulatory also works with the skeletal system. The marrow inside the bones help produce both red and white cells in your blood.

Analogy:

A skeletal system is like a house frame because

• Without it the house would be a pile of rubble like your body would if you didn't have a skeleton.
• It protects the house like your skull protects the brain from critical damage
• It forms the shape of the house like your skeleton shaping your body up. 

Examples:

The structure itself is the bones of the body because they are the main support. Gliding joints would be found in windows and sliding doors and hinge joints are found in doors. 

Structure and Function:

The skull is one of the most important bones in your body. It is the size of your head because it is in your head and it protects the brain from damage like falling off your bicycle and hitting your head on the pavement. Without the skull your brain would be shaking like a maraca if you hit the ground. The skull helps it stay still and takes most of the force(Up to 1 ton!) to minimize damage to the brain. It is shaped like your head because it needs to be that way for protection of the brain by encasing it.

Sources:

http://www.biology4kids.com/files/systems_skeletal.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull

Urinary System

Function: 

To get rid of waste. Liquid/soluble waste. It filters waste from blood and goes and stores the waste and water in the bladder and when it is time to go pee, it exits through the urethra.

Organs: 

Kidneys (aka filters), Ureters, Bladder (stores liquid waste), Urethra.

Interactions with Other Systems:

The urinary system works with the circulatory system because the kidneys grabs the waste and then it puts it with water to make pee to then send it down to the bladder for storing until it is time to go to the bathroom!

Analogy:

The urinary system is like a sewer because it has entry point for some water and waste to come down and contain chemicals which then it head towards exit points which would be the Urethra when waste goes out of the sewers.

Structure and Function:
Without your the bladder you would have no place to your your pee, which would mean you would have to go to the bathroom every 5 seconds because you have no place to store it for a while. Your bladder is where the pee gets stored when it is sent through the ureters. It is for storing it until it reaches maximum capacity, then you need to go to the bathroom.  

Sources:
Kids 4 Biology

Respiratory System

 Function: 

Provides oxygen for the body and eliminates carbon dioxide. Contracts to pull air in. Relaxes to push air out. It brings oxygen to the heart, then it takes the oxygen to put it in blood cells which go to all parts of your body. Then Co2 is brought back to the heart also known as carbon dioxide which is then exhaled by you out into the air outside.

Organs:

Organs include Tracheas and lungs (Bronchioles and Alveoli)

Interactions with other systems:
The respiratory system works with the circulatory system to deliver oxygen to the heart which then uses it to put it into blood cells to transfer to all parts of the body.  It would also work with the nervous system because the oxygen you breath in would contain the smells as well so the nervous system can grab that then transfer it to your brain so you can sense the smell.

Analogy:

The respiratory system is like a highway because it leads oxygen down into the heart, and the Bronchioles would be like exits to other roads like a freeway where you can exit at any given exit to head to like the store or work.

Structure and Function:

Without your lungs you wouldn't to be able to breath. Your lungs are like a hand-held blood pressure cuff. Like to the left. When you squeeze it air goes into the cuff which then you release which then the air goes out. The lungs work like this because it goes smaller when releasing stale air with Co2, a waste product and grows bigger when taking in fresh air with O2 which then gives it to the heart to deliver all over the body. But that is how you need your lungs to breathe, they grow bigger to take in air and grow smaller when releasing stale air mingled with Co2.

Wacky Links
Kids 4 Biology

Digestive System

                                                          Digestive System

Function: 

The function of the digestive system is to break down food so it can be used. It also removes solid waste.

Organs:

Some organs include the mouth (for chewing food), the Esophagus (brings food to the stomach), Small Intestines (separates the water from the solids), Large Intestines (squeeze as much liquid as it can until there is no more left), Rectum so it can deposit any thing not absorbed by the body which is considered waste or in other words, poop.

Interactions with Other Systems:
The digestive system works with the circulatory system because of the nutrients absorbed by the digestive system from the food you eat like your daily eggs. It absorbs the food for your body to use but shipped out by the circulatory system to parts of your body. The digestive system also works closely with the endocrine system to control the speed at which digestion goes. And finally it also works with the excretory system though it works parallel with it not with it. But the digestive system collects and removes solids and the excretory system filters compounds from the blood stream and collects them in urine. This is closely working together but not exactly.

Analogy:

Pipes underneath a house are like the digestive system because they take stuff in and it goes where ever it needs to go like your digestive system how it takes stuff in and then it goes where ever it needs to go. The toilet would be the mouth and the pipes would be the intestines and the end of the would thing would be the anus.

Structure and Function:
The stomach is one very important part of your digestive system because it holds the food until it has been broken down in small bits or turning into partly digested mush. Without it there would be big pieces of food clogged in your intestines and you wouldn't be able to digest and have enough energy if you couldn't digest food in stomach. It is like a like bag in your chest but it is like that because it needs space for food to be stored and stay there for a few hours to be digested and then moved into the intestines and then stored in rectum then goes out of the anus. You would need the stomach for digesting all the food that comes in so it can be broken down so you wouldn't have problems every time you eat your sandwich or something.


Sources:
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/systems_digestive.html

Circulatory System

Function: 

The function of the Circulatory System is to pump blood in the human body so each part of the body can receive oxygen.

Organs: 

Heart {Has four chambers} (pumps blood), Veins (takes blood to the heart), Arteries (takes blood away from the heart to all parts of the body that need the oxygen rich blood, then takes carbon dioxide which is a waste product back to the heart)

Interactions with Other Systems:
The circulatory system works with the skeletal system because it ships out the blood cells produced by the skeletal system in the bone marrow. It also works with the endocrine system to ship out the hormones made by the endocrine system.

                                                    Analogy:

The circulatory system is like the UPS because the circulatory system takes blood cells from the heart with Oxygen in them then ships it various places in the body from your brain to your toes because they need the oxygen in the blood cells. The heart would be the post office and the mail trucks, delivery people would be the veins shipping blood to the parts of the body, blood would be the package they are delivering.

Structure and Function:

The heart is the most important part of your circulatory system because it produces the blood cells with the oxygen then the veins take it away to the parts of the body. Without the heart you would not have a blood producing station assisting you with blood made with every breath you take which is then mixed with a blood cell then shipped out to assist the other body parts.

09/26 Organelle Trail

        Here is what I learned in science. I learned that the chloroplast can only found in plant cells. The chloroplast are like solar panels because it takes the sun's energy and turns it into energy for the plant cell.


       I did not know much about the topic of cells. The new thing I learned from this is that chloroplasts create energy for the plant to keep it green and that is why plants are green. I did not know that plants are made of cells.


     


       

09/19 The Cell

     9/17/14   09/19 The Cell  


         I learned that all cells come from existing cells. Also I learned that all living things are composed of cells. In the past I have done work similar to the ones that we do this year. I play a game that is sometimes the shapes of some cells and it is called minecraft cause cells can sometimes be the shapes of blocks. It's like putting blocks together in minecraft cause cells can connect.

3-2-1

   Here is one thing I learned in Science Class: I learned that if your hypothesis is wrong you just try again and see if you get the same thing.

   Now here is one thing I am confused about: I am confused about 

Letter to School Board

                                            

                                                                                                             9/11/14
To: The OGSD School Board,
        
     REF:Why should science disappear?
                                         
  Science goes across all subjects like helping us understand lifeforms,nature,experiments,space,and so on. With understanding lifeforms you get to see how living things are formed and created. Learning about nature helps you understand how plants grow. Experiments at school in science help you learn hands on how they work and function. Understanding space is like learning the names of the stars and planets.

  Science gives you tech skills and helps you learn to use computers,lab equipment,write notes and etc. And science helps you prepares you to be a young scientist. With the science knowledge it helps you prepare for high school, college,and real jobs.

  Science is used in our daily lives like clean water, better type of food to eat, medicine, and etc. Without science I would not do well in high school and college.The type of job I would not get like being a scientist,engineer,doctor,teacher,and etc.

So why do we have to have no science? There is still more science that needs to be discovered.

So I say that science should not be taken away.    

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