TWIS #15

This is my very last blog post and this is kinda a relief, they were kinda a pain.  So this finally week in science we once again did many things, it is the end of the year and I've enjoyed myself through out this science class experience.  This week on wednesday we again did the marshmellow challenge.  We were assigned to our original groups, I was ok with it until David said one group was very even.  I couldn't say no and walk back to my group, I just went though it and did the challenge.  It turned out to be not the best challenges. We didnt do so well, everybody either had different ideas or people just didn't participate.  We ended using the final minutes in the challenge time to just tape a bunch of random objects given to us.  Then on thursday we made a video introducing ourselves to over next year's science teacher.  We went on the roof and picked a spot we like and started recording.  We answered questions on David's blog so it was easier for us.


This week in science I learned a couple of things.  I learned that working with certian people can be difficult but I have to try, and that 20 minutes can go by fast.  Also I learned that it is now much easier to talk to the webcam  then at the beginning of the year.  Well I only was in the science class enough for the last two marshmellow challenges and I wouldf have to say that it went down.  My group was most of the time unquaperative and I felt like we weren't working as a team. I had different ideas then one had and they wouldn't let me finish.  I think it depends on the group members.  My last group won  because we worked together, honestly I think thats all it takes.  I do like working in groups but it was hard not to talk to each other.  I like hearing all the creative ideas.

TWIS #14

This week in science I did many things.  One thing that I did this week was on monday we were told about biodiversity.  Also we were told about something called the HIPPO dilema, which is a big problem, and is causing habitat loss.  Then we went on David's blog and there we clicked on a link that brought us to a website with information about the HIPPO dilema.  With that information we answered questions on David's blog into our spider observation logs.  On wednesday we got in our groups and each group got a renewable or nonrenewable resource, we researched it and then made posters on it, my group did Natural gas. On the poster we answered question on David's blog, we had to draw a picture and everything. On thursday watch a video with the class about rapid bird growth population, and how dangerous it's becoming a problem to society. Then we watched a video on the same topic and answered questions on a worksheet bout the video.

This week in science I learned many things.  One thing I learned about was the HIPPO dilema.  The HIPPO dilema is the short way of saying or short word for the disruption of biodiversity.  For example deforestation, mass amounts of pollution, human popluation growth, humans use many resources, and lastly over comsumption.  I also learned that non renewable resources can take millions and millions of years to remake, that is why they are non-renewable.  Since my group did natural gas, one thing I learned was, that natural gas was made from prehestoric animal reamains buried deep in the sand.  Over the years it has gotten deeper and deeper, and to get to it we have to drill into the ground's sand, slit, and rock to get to the oil and gas deposits.  The we learned about population growth in places that the organism is not native to.  We specificly learned about a bird that was introduced to america and is rapidly reproducing and winning in the competion for food and nesting space against the native birds. 

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