Addy- Science Methods 1

 I read the article titled " The State of Climate" by   Emily Martin . This article focused on Iowa and how it is affected by climate change. Some important facts from the article. Iowa is considered one of the most altered states.  " Over the 20th century Iowa’s average temperature increased by only 0.2 °F, and over the last 30 years the average rose by 0.8 °F from the 20th-century average — far less than the global temperature rise of over twice as much, 1.9 °F. A closer look reveals that our daily maximum temperatures in summer have actually gone down over the last 30 years by 1.1 °F."  This is interesting because you would think that it would be the opposite. That it would be increasing by more, and you would think that our summers are getting hotter, not cooler. One thing that is dangerous that the article says is,  " Iowa is getting wetter. Weather records confirm this and further reveal that the statewide rainfall in the April-May-June period now has gon...

Primary Points: The docu was ten years ago, and they were seeing lots of change. I feel as though there has to be even more change now. People won't change because climate change is bringing in money.  Major Issues: Sea level is rising, carbon footprint, use of fossil fuels What questions do you want us to teach you: I want to learn about what countries are using different renewable energy resources and if that is working well for them or what they have noticed. How would you like to be taught: Using visuals because I feel like words do not have as much of an impact as photos and images will. The evolution of the Antarctic Amery Ice Shelf was very interesting because they look like 2 completely different things. Is the goldfinch endangered, and how do we know? The precipitation in Iowa is increasing, which increases the humidity and heat. The heat makes it difficult for animals to sustain health and can even lead to death. Due to these factors the goldfinch bird is at risk.

 To begin lab today we took a formative assessment. Then, we talked about the sweater article from last week; it was interesting to hear my peer's ideas on it. We then moved into discussing the law of superposition, which is basically just the principle of knowing the relative age of each rock layer. We did a fun "Who Dunnit" activity where we used the law of superposition to figure out who stole the last cookie. We then looked at a geologic version to try and figure out which came first. We then got to play around with the microscope, and it was cool to look at different things. I learned a lot about how things look close up versus far away. I also learned a lot about how to implement the law of superposition when looking at different things and I am going to try and use and implement it more often.

To begin class, we looked at a formative assessment, and we talked about different things and whether they are rocks or not. We had to base this on what we thought. I said that I thought rocks were solid materials that were made up of different particles and minerals. We then looked at the grades and curves. We looked at "what grades make a better student," but I think that it is too difficult to decide that because there are so many different factors that play into it. It is not fair to say one student is better because of their grade percentage. There is so much to look at and so much more that comes into play than just a percentage. We talked about the layers of the earth, which are the core, mantle, and crust. We then created different types of rocks out of starbursts. We made a sedimentary rock, an igneous rock, and a metamorphic rock. It was interesting because I learned about how they look and how they are created which was cool.

To begin the lab, we got to work in our groups and look at SOW and what we will be teaching. We then went over some review things for our exam on Thursday. Then, we did an activity where we put a sticky note on a timeline to see when things happened. It was our preconceptions of the Earth and what came before the other. I learned that when the Earth was created, it was a hot ball of magma, and the Earth was created around the same time. The first life forms started in the oceans, which were different bacteria and plants. Then, we could see marine animals begin to form. Then, humans will form soon after that. I found this to be interesting because I knew it was in this order, but I did not know a lot of the little things that go along with it all. I found it very interesting. After looking at the interactive simulation, it was really interesting to look at how the Earth has changed over the past years. It was cool to see how much ocean there was when the earth began and then how land sl...

1: Life Cycles of Stars - Stars generate energy through nuclear fusion, not combustion. This was very interesting because this was something I was unaware of - There are a lot more steps to the life cycles of stars than I previously knew - Earth is a mixture of multiple stars instead of just one little thing - Stardust is the base for all things 2- Galaxies - Galaxies are not just made of stars; there is a lot of other things like gas, dust, dark matter, and supermassive black holes - Three different types of galaxies: spiral, elliptical, and irregular - We learned that there is a black hole in the center of the Milky Way 3- Origin of the Earth - Earth was not formed during the Big Bang - Earth is only 4.6 billion years old - An Iowa scientist determined the age of Earth in the 1950s 4- Black Holes - Black holes are actually pretty small in size - They form from the collision of stars - If you fell into a black hole, you would be stretched into human spaghetti 5- Past present, and futu...