Science

L.O- Create an experiment based on a career of your choice that could be carried out by the whole class.

1. The career that I will be choosing for this period will be an economist
2. An experiment we would be able to do is; is how does a natural disaster affect the economy.
3. Here is a link to a discussion on this topic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5gZyOYGKdo

Aim - our aim for this experiment is learning the consequences a natural disaster has on the economy.

Equipment:

• Chromebook or writing device

Method:

1. Firstly, you will need a Chromebook or some other writing device.
2. Next, you will need to brainstorm what a natural disaster does and how it affects the economy - note that you may not use Google for this; this is completely your own hypothesis.
3. Third, you will need to factor in all possible things relating to this subject such as export growth, job creation, wages, supply and demand among other things.
4. Now, with a partner you will discuss your thoughts on how natural disaster may affect an economy.
5. Second to last, you will need to write your hypothesis on a blog post.
6. Lastly, you will now google what really happens to the economy when a natural disaster strikes and see how you compared to what the real economists say.

Philosophy:
Aim- our aim is to decide whether or not the inter-morphing of information and entertainment is dangerous for a society

1. The career that I will be choosing for this period will be a philosopher.
2. An experiment we would be able to do is; is the inter-morphing of information and entertainment dangerous for a society. Extension: how is it dangerous for a society.
3. Here is a link to a discussion on this topic - https://www.bartleby.com/essay/The-Morphing-Media-and-Manipulation-From-Information-PKQJ62YTJ

Equipment:

• Chromebook or other writing device.

Method:

1. Firstly, you will need a Chromebook or some other writing device.
2. Next, you will need to define in your own words what information and entertainment mean as a stand-alone word.
3. Third, you will brainstorm what an inter-morphing of information and entertainment may look like.
4. Now, you will decide whether or not such an inter-morphing is dangerous for a society. Extension: how is it dangerous for a society.
5. Second to last, you write your hypothesis on a blog post.
6. Lastly, you will now google this topic and see what other people around the world think about this subject.

Astronomy:

1. The career that I will be choosing for this period is astronomer.
2. An experiment we would be able to do is; what is the purpose of a moon.
3. Here is a link to a discussion on this topic: https://pattyjansen.wordpress.com/2010/12/14/what-would-earth-be-like-without-the-moon/

Equipment:

• Chromebook or other writing device.

Method:

1. Firstly, you will need a Chromebook or some other writing device
2. Next, you will need to brainstorm what the moon is and what it does.
3. Third, you will brainstorm what you think the purpose of the moon is.
4. Now, you will discuss this with a partner
5. second to last, you will need to write your hypothesis on a blog post.
6. Lastly, you will now google this topic and see how close you were.

Political science:

1. The career that I will be choosing for this period is political scientist.
2. An experiment we would be able to do is; to understand how politicians use the media to influence voters.
3. Here is a link to a discussion on this topic: https://www.quora.com/Do-mass-media-influence-public-opinion-How

Aim - our aim is to understand how politicians may use the media to influence voters.

Equipment:

• Chromebook or other writing device

Method:

1. Firstly, you will need a Chromebook or some other writing device.
2. Next, you will need to brainstorm how you think politicians may use the media to their advantage to influence voters.
3. Third, you will need to brainstorm the link between the media, information, and persuasion.
4. Now, you will discuss your findings with a partner.
5. second to last, you will write your hypothesis on a blog post
6. Lastly, you will now google this topic and see how close you were.

Zoologist:

1. The career that I will be choosing for this period is Zoologist
2. An experiment we would be able to do is; to write a full 500-word essay on an animal of your choice
3. Here is a link to a discussion on this topic: https://a-z-animals.com/animals/

Aim- our aim is to write a full 500-word essay on an animal of your choice.

Equipment 

1. The career that I will be choosing for this period is zoologist.
2. An experiment we would be able to do is; to write a full 500-word essay on an animal of your choice.
3. Here is a link to a discussion on this topic: https://a-z-animals.com/animals/

Aim - our aim is to write a full 500-word essay on an animal of your choice.

Equipment:

• A Chromebook or other writing device.

Method:

1. Firstly, you will need a Chromebook or some other writing device.
2. Next, you will need to open a blog post.
3. Third, you will choose an animal of your choice. NOTE: this animal must be non-fiction and a real animal.
4. Now, you will write this essay regarding the animal of your choice. Make sure to include their origin, habitat, food, survival status, how long they live, description of how they look etc.
5. Second to last, you will now spell-check and check the grammar, punctuation etc.
6. Lastly, you will now share this with either a partner or teacher.

Lo- Create a detailed plan for making ice-cream.
Aim: I want to find out if this experiment actually works without using the freezer but just plastic bags and ice. and if it tastes like ice-cream.

Equipment: Large Zip-lock bag.
crushed ice
Rock salt
2 zip-lock bags
Half and half
sugar
vanilla extract
chocolate sauce
paper towels

Method:
1. Fill the large zip-lock bag half full with crushed ice and add 6 tablespoons of rock salt and shake it up.
2. Mix 1/2 cup half and half, 1 tablespoon of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla in a bag
3. seal the bag in the other bag and put it in the large zip-lock bag.
4. Mix it up for about 20 minutes.
5. Remove the bags from the large zip-lock bags.
6. Add chocolate sauce once removed from the bags.
7. Enjoy!

Date: Thursday 25th May 2017

LO: Identify the science that is involved with 4 chosen careers.

Chef: Mixing the tastes and ingredients making new and extraordinary foods with different flavors.

Astronomy: Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena. It includes mathematics, physics, and chemistry. They also study planets, moons, stars, galaxies, and comets.

Geologist:  A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that makes the Earth as well as the processes that shape it. Geologists usually study geology, although backgrounds in physics.

Chemistry:the branch of science concerned with the substances of which matter is composed, the investigation of their properties and reactions, and the use of such reactions to form new substances.

Zoologist: Study the life of the animals in their origin. Observing them in their habitats and laboratories studying their behaviors, interactions and the animals way of life.

Vortex Cannon

https://youtu.be/inrzvYKYlY

Aim:

I want to find out if the vortex cannon smoke ring travel can knock down how-may-cups

Equipment:
Garbage Can
plastic bags
Duct tape
Craft Knife
Fog Machine
Plastic Knives

Method:
Step 1: Collect Equipment.

Step 2: Use the crafting knife to make a medium sized hole at the bottom of the garbage can.








Step 3: When the hole is cut, we then use the plastic bags to cover the open hole and wrap it with duct tape.









Step 4: We then build a pyramid out of plastic cups








Step 5: finally we fill the garbage can with  fog, before testing our Vortex Cannon.

Attempt	Size of hit	Number of cups
1	Medium	3
2	large	6
3	small	3

 On our first Attempt, Breanna stood a bit close and made a medium hit on the cannon causing for only 3 cups to fall.

On the second, Breanna went further and used a large hit on the vortex cannon. the impact was so strong that 6 plastic cups fell.







For our last one, Breanna stood more further and used a small hit. since the force was too weak only 3 cups fell.







(1) Our Aim was achieved, since we finally found out how many cups we could knock down.

(2) Throughout our experiments, we worked well together so we all managed to test and to discover the answers to our aim. The method, we worked as a team and in the end we made a vortex cannon with everyone's participation.

3) Though the only problem was that. the smoke machine couldn't be used caused it wouldn't poof out any smoke. So in the end we used the air to test our findings, it was a success!

(4) next time, we probably could've used smoke instead of air. That would be a great experiment,seeing the smoke rings come out and hit the cups and all. But using the air was fine too, since we finally achieved our aim.

Statement: 

Group 1 has less MnM's than Group 2

Group 2 is one number higher than group 1

the Pie graph and Column chart shows different information about Group 1 and 2

Reflection:

Today I learnt how to make graphs and summing using the easy method. I was surprised that Group 1 and 2 had different totals cause I thought that they were the same. when we assorted them into pie graphs and Column graphs we had different outcomes.

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