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Class Response: Sugar Lab

A couple of weeks ago, we did a lab dealing with a sugar cube. When I observed the sugar cube the observations I made were that it was: a cube, white, sweet, hard, rough and 10 cm by 10 cm by 10 cm. Next, I crushed it with the mortar and pestle and looked at it under the microscope. The little grains of sugar looked like little, tiny sugar cubes. After that, I put the crushed sugar into a glass of water. After the sugar is poured into the glass of water it is still viable. The sugar the starts to disappear or dissolve in the water. You can tell the sugar was still there though because the water had the sweet taste like the sugar. After we had to draw a diagram of what we did. This was a good lab because it helped me become better at making good observations and making good detailed diagrams.

3-D Television Expected in Homes in 2010

Who: Robert Perry, an executive vice president at Panasonic

Where: A resent technology expo in Atlanta, Georgia

When: October 24, 2009

What and Why: Imagine sitting at home watching TV and having the people actually popping out of the screen. Robert Perry says it's possible and is almost accessible to you . This new way of watching TV is very complicated though. In order to see whatever you're watching in 3-D, you would need to wear special 3-D glasses like the ones you get when you go to the movies to see a 3-D movie. These glasses are very high tech. Shutters on the glasses swap the view vision from right eye to left eye as an image on the screen moves back and forth. When constantly they tested these glasses at the expo many people said that this was annoying with the lenses moving. Perry says this will me a great new way to play video games and watch sporting events. These TV's are expected to come out within 5 to 10 years.

My Opinion: I think it would be cool to watch TV in 3-D. I also think it would be a waste of money to get one. If you think about it, in order to watch regular TV in 3-D, you would have to by a whole new TV, DVD player and the glasses. In this article it doesn't tell you what the price of these new TV's would be. I think they will be expensive, which will not appeal to many buyers.

I got my info from: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/3D.home.television/index.html

Putting Cattle on a Diet to Curb Climate Change

Who: Professor Jamie Newbold of Animal and Microbial Sciences Division

Where: Aberystwyth University, Wales, England

When: September 14, 2009

What and Why: Professor Newbold did a study and discovered livestock or cattle could be a portion of the climate problem in the environment. Newbold said, when livestock digests food, they produce methane gas(a by-product). The livestock can produce anywhere from 250 to 500 liters a day. The reason why this is harmful to the environment is because methane gas warms the earth quicker which is one of the problems we already have. How can you help? Everyone can do simple things like eat less or stop eating meat, trade in your SUV's for more environmental friendly cars and turn down your home heating. All of those things will help the environment because if we reduce other methane gases, the cattle gasses will not be as much as an impact on the earth.

My Opinion: I never knew cattle had such an impact on the earth. The things the article states everyone can do to help, I think are reasonable. If we stop or eat less meat that will make people healthier because they will have to eat more vegetables. Also, if we turn down the heating we could just be a little colder, but you can just put a sweatshirt on to solve that problem. Finally, I think giving up your SUV will be the hardest. However, just like the rest it will turn out to be better for you because if you get a smaller car, it will save you money because will not be as expensive as a big car.

I got my info from:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/09/11/cow.methane.power/index.html

October Sky Blog

The movie October Sky is flied with examples of science, math and character education traits. One example of science are the rockets. This whole movie was about rocket science. The four kids use the scientific method to find the best way to build a good rocket. Along with the science of the rockets, there was also math involved. The kids had to figure out formulas and solve different equations to make sure their rocket worked properly. All of the character traits are shown, however, one that stood out the most was respect. At first, Homer’s dad did not like that Homer was building the rockets because he thought Homer should be working in the coal mine with him. But when Homer wins the national science fair, his dad not only starts to respect the rocket, he respects Homer too. As you can see, in October Sky science, math and character education traits were demonstrated.  

My Response Blog

I read Shecklerluv1128’s blog on Tay Sachs disease. It made me feel sad that a person with this would die at just 4 and 5. I wonder why this disease is not in the U.S. When you say that there are Cherry Red spots in the eyes and that’s how you know that person is a victim, I cant imagine what that would look like. Also, when you say that symptoms are that you can’t swallow, does that mean you just drool? Tay Sachs disease is very sad and I hope one day they find a cure for it. Hopefully, since it only occurs if both parents have the gene, not a lot of people will get the disease.    

Glow In The Dark Venus

Who: ESA's Venus Express spaceship

Where: Venus

When: February 25, 2009

What: The ESA's Venus Express spaceship observed that there was a glow around Venus durning nighttime. This glow is impossible to see with the naked eye, however, the scientists saw it using a Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer(VIRTIS) which is something used to see wavelengths. 

 

Why: The glow was caused by the Sun's ultraviolet light rays.

My Opinion: I think it makes a lot of sense that the weird glow was caused by UV rays since Venus is right by the Sun. Also, I wonder if the scientists were shocked when they saw this or if this happens often.   

I got my info from: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090224133735.htm