Well, as you're having the SE final test this week, it must mean that summer vacation is upon us. And yes, you're right, it is. That does not mean that you will have a free summer, though. I guess most of you will keep learning about Science during the summer in such things as internships and the like. This is a great opportunity for you to reach out and contact someone working in the field to find out their lives and what jobs they are doing. Many graduates work in the Science field as researchers, data entry specialists, data collectors, and the like. Some of you may go on to graduate school. and then may work as teaching assistant. After graduating you may work for a university as a research assistant. Some of you may even work in a closely related, but separate, field, such as health or nutrition. Whatever you might do this summer, please be observant and notice the world around you, especially the natural world. Look at how it changes from year to year. Look at how it evolves. Notice the things that impact you. Make mental notes of these things for it is this act of noticing that will propel you to other unique and interesting adventures in life! Oh yeah, don't forget to enjoy your summer and have a little fun, too.
This blog will take a break this summer, but will pick up again at the beginning of October. Let's look forward to next semester which will begin with topic # 7: Ecosystems.
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Pollution, Vol. 2
In the next SE class, we'll take a closer look at pollution while writing answers to such questions as: what form of pollution are you concerned with, how can governments control pollution effectively, how can we make noise and light pollution less harmful, and more. Then we will start (and finish) our next design project: creating a pollution monitoring equipment or measurement machine. This kind of device is very useful for the continual control and monitoring of environmental pollution, which can help us feel secure in the future. The control or monitoring device can take any form and be in any medium: water (rivers, oceans), air (high above us, or localized air), noise (big cities vs. small towns), or light (bright lights vs. low-level light). Please take time and think about the device you want to create. It must be viable and realistic, and it must contain three components. What are its benefits? What are its drawbacks? Have fun, but create something serious, in class. After the projects, I will explain next week's examination to you!
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Pollution and its Adverse Effects
The homework for this week was to design you own disaster warning
system and create it on Google slides. Then you were to share them with me. Most
people have created their slides and have shared them. After looking them over, I can say that there
were many interesting, useful, and well-thought out designs. I enjoyed
reading them all. I may ask a few people to share them with us at the front of
the room, at least one. Are there any takers out there? I will make sure you get some
extra points for your efforts!
One of the world's biggest problems is pollution. We can't escape polluted air, rivers, streams, oceans, forests, and grasslands these days. Unfortunately, pollution has become more and more widespread with the advent of machinery, cars, trucks, tools, and factories, all of which came to fruition during the rise of the industrial age. These kinds of equipment can cause pollution in our green world (making it more brown than green), so much so that it has become difficult to turn back the pages. However, that does not mean that turning back the pages is impossible. It will take hard work, careful planning, and even paying fruitful attention to the way we manufacture, control, use, and discard waste at the end of the day.
In the next class we focus on this very problem and the negative effects that can lead to bad health, low aptitude, body fatigue and problems that arise in many natural areas. Many negative effects can be harmful to health and hard on the environment as well. Even some things we do not consider pollution, such as noise or light, can be considered pollutants because they affect our health in negative ways. Too much noise and light can cause stress leading to coronary problems and high blood pressure. That means they can cause, yes, even death as well. Pollution is not to be taken lightly!
Our next design will be a pollution measurement and control center, in which we will focus on how to determine the effects of pollution and how to adequately measure, control, and end pollution forever. Why? Because the first step in ending pollution is measuring it and its effects. Then we can take steps in controlling it, and finally in ending it altogether.
One of the world's biggest problems is pollution. We can't escape polluted air, rivers, streams, oceans, forests, and grasslands these days. Unfortunately, pollution has become more and more widespread with the advent of machinery, cars, trucks, tools, and factories, all of which came to fruition during the rise of the industrial age. These kinds of equipment can cause pollution in our green world (making it more brown than green), so much so that it has become difficult to turn back the pages. However, that does not mean that turning back the pages is impossible. It will take hard work, careful planning, and even paying fruitful attention to the way we manufacture, control, use, and discard waste at the end of the day.
In the next class we focus on this very problem and the negative effects that can lead to bad health, low aptitude, body fatigue and problems that arise in many natural areas. Many negative effects can be harmful to health and hard on the environment as well. Even some things we do not consider pollution, such as noise or light, can be considered pollutants because they affect our health in negative ways. Too much noise and light can cause stress leading to coronary problems and high blood pressure. That means they can cause, yes, even death as well. Pollution is not to be taken lightly!
Our next design will be a pollution measurement and control center, in which we will focus on how to determine the effects of pollution and how to adequately measure, control, and end pollution forever. Why? Because the first step in ending pollution is measuring it and its effects. Then we can take steps in controlling it, and finally in ending it altogether.
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Recycling Center Handouts and Natural Disasters
In the next class, we will begin the next topic, Unit 5 (Natural Disasters). This is because
the final test will cover units 1- 6, and we have only three more classes to
finish this span of work. Because of this, I will give you a separate handout
for the "recycling center" designs this week, so that you may finish them separately and give me later. Please put the completed handouts in the folder
on the e-learning lab door by Friday, July 6 at 12:00 PM. In addition, please put your Saturday, June 30 make up reports and anyone who has not given me your movie report also by Friday July 6.
And now on to the next topic, which I mentioned at the beginning of this blog. Two words: natural. Disasters. Hmmm. We all feel the same way, I imagine: the phrase, natural disasters, is scary. These two words put together in this order is somewhat unnatural. However, they are events that actually do happen in real life. I've heard of natural disasters, and even experienced things on the periphery of natural disasters: strong rain storms, tornadoes, heavy snow; I never thought I'd live through a much bigger, more serious natural disaster, like the double earthquake we had in Kumamoto a little over two years ago. I learned then that natural disasters occur all over the earth and one could strike any moment during any given day.
The earth is a living, moving, breathing entity, very much alive in its wonder. An earthquake is like the earth stretching, moving its body, like humans do. A volcano is like spewing something from its stomach, like humans do. A hurricane is like letting out a large breath, like humans do. If we think like this, we realized we must forgive the earth for its actions and movements, even if they cause us disruption. They are the result of the earth being alive, of moving, of living. We realize that the earth is a living creature, and it eats, moves, breathes, and lives, much like humans.
And now on to the next topic, which I mentioned at the beginning of this blog. Two words: natural. Disasters. Hmmm. We all feel the same way, I imagine: the phrase, natural disasters, is scary. These two words put together in this order is somewhat unnatural. However, they are events that actually do happen in real life. I've heard of natural disasters, and even experienced things on the periphery of natural disasters: strong rain storms, tornadoes, heavy snow; I never thought I'd live through a much bigger, more serious natural disaster, like the double earthquake we had in Kumamoto a little over two years ago. I learned then that natural disasters occur all over the earth and one could strike any moment during any given day.
The earth is a living, moving, breathing entity, very much alive in its wonder. An earthquake is like the earth stretching, moving its body, like humans do. A volcano is like spewing something from its stomach, like humans do. A hurricane is like letting out a large breath, like humans do. If we think like this, we realized we must forgive the earth for its actions and movements, even if they cause us disruption. They are the result of the earth being alive, of moving, of living. We realize that the earth is a living creature, and it eats, moves, breathes, and lives, much like humans.
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