Weekly Blog 5/21 - 5/25

Weekly Blog 5/14 - 5/18

Image Source:

https://www.visitnorway.com/things-to-do/nature-attractions/northern-lights/

Summary:

The Aurora lights are a natural occurrence which happens about every 11 years. It is a result of solar wind pushing particles from the sun to our atmosphere. The result is shown as green, purple, red light waves dancing in the night sky. You can find these in the North and South poles where these naturally happen.

S&EP:

SP3: Planning and carrying out investigations

This week I performed an investigation on the Aurora lights. This is SP3: Planning and carrying out investigations because I made an investigation on the internet to learn about the Aurora lights and how they happen.

Weekly Blog 5/7 - 5/11

Image Source:

https://wellmind.com/2017/11/managing-stress/

Summary:

Stress is that feeling you have when you say, have a project to finish in a short timeline. This makes you feel trapped and hopeless as you stress out about whatever it is you're worried about. If you experience this feeling for too long it can have effects on your brain. It can lead to reduced brain size, more anger, Alzheimer's Disease, insomnia, and more. 

S&EP:

SP2: Developing and using models

This week we used a website called Gruu and we made a drawing on how stress affects the brain. This is SP2: Developing and using models because we used Gruu and we made a model to see how stress can affect you and how it could happen.