Atoms?

Neutrons

Neutrons can be thought of short for negative 

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Neutrons have no charge

They cant make anything large

Thats why it has no charge

Neutrons may have no purpose

but they make everything less rumpus

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What would an atom be without you?

Solar energy

Right now, Solar energy hasn't reached its full heights of producing power that we feel it can in the future. It also is very costly and due to the expanses isn't worth using yet unless the costs come down or the power is maximized as the best source of energy for the Earth.

The main source of the world's energy is the sun. While many technologies derive fuel from one form of solar energy or another, there are also technologies that directly transform the sun's energy into electricity. Since generating electricity directly from sunlight does not reduce any of the earth's natural resources and supplies the earth with energy continuously. Solar energy is a renewable source of electricity generation. Solar energy is our earth's primary source of renewable energy. There are two different approaches to generate electricity from the sun: photovoltaic (PV) and solar-thermal technologies. PV, like a fuel cell, depends upon chemical reactions to generate electricity. PV cells are tiny, square shaped semiconductors manufactured in skinny film layers from silicon and other conductive materials. When sunlight hits the PV cell, chemical reactions let go electrons, making an electric current. The little current from individual PV cells, which are installed in modules, can power individual homes and businesses or can be put into the bulk electricity grid. Solar-thermal technologies are, mostly like, a traditional electricity generating technology. They use the sun's heat to generate steam to run an electric generator. Parabolic trough systems, like those functioning in southern California, use reflectors to focus sunlight to heat oil, which in turn generates steam to drive a standard turbine. Two other solar-thermal technologies are closing to commercial status. Parabolic dish systems, focuses sunlight, to then heat gaseous hydrogen, helium or liquid sodium. This will then generate pressurized gas or steam to run a turbine to create the electricity. Central receiver systems highlight mirrors that reflect sunlight on to a bigger tower packed with fluid that when heated generates steam to run a turbine.

Even with the high costs of solar energy it would be a better source of energy than most people think. If we could maximize the suns energy it would save us more in the long run with the sources of energy we are using now. However for this moment it is being used by people who have the money to use it. 

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/energy-environment/solar-energy/index.html?scp=3&sq=solar%20panels&st=cse

Nuclear Reactor Risks

Nuclear Reactor Risk Assessment

1.       Mexico, China, and Argentina

2.       I do think it will affect the placement of these plants due to the crisis in Japan. The reason is if another crisis happens and a plant is near or it there could be a lot of danger

3.       The most dangerous issue is the elevated spent pool fuel. The reason is that it can be attacked by terrorists and cause dangers to our selves. Port Gibson, Mississippi reactor

4.       The Avila beach, California reactor is very close to a recent earthquake epicenter. Yes because the dangers are much more severe than the benefits and rewards of the plant. The reactor that is in most danger is the Avila beach, California reactor. I know this because it has multiple safety issues and is near recent earthquake zones that make it even more dangerous.

Katie's Chemistry Blog: Cetyl Alcohol Lab

Katie's Chemistry Blog: Cetyl Alcohol Lab: For a period of about 4 minutes the temperature of the Cetyl Alcohol remained at 50 degrees Celsius. At first we were extremely confused and...

Water

Best Web Site: http://enjoybottledwater.org/
I found that this website is the best out of all three of the websites because it is all directed toward water and focused on everything about it. It also has a lot of different links to important subjects about water. Lastly it has videos on the website as well.

Worst Web Site: http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/bottled-water.htm
I found that this website is the worst out of all three of the websites for many different reasons. But the main ones were that it wasnt as focused on water as other and didnt have as much detail. Also it doesnt have as many links or videos on the subjects as the other two websites.

Final Question: I am more likely to drink water because it is healthly, pure, and a refreshing taste. These three reasons are not in many other beverages and really make me want to drink bottled water.
1)Water is absolutely essential to the human body’s survival. A person can live for about a month without food, but only about a week without water. http://www.allaboutwater.org/drink-water.html
2)A very obvious difference between tap and bottled water: Bottled water comes in a bottle.  That single factor alone helps make it marketable because of the convenience factor.A very obvious difference between tap and bottled water: Bottled water comes in a bottle. http://enjoybottledwater.org/
3)Water helps to maintain healthy body weight by increasing metabolism and regulating appetite.http://www.allaboutwater.org/drink-water.html

College

College is the start of your life and makes the path for the rest of your life. It might be the most important goal to achieve if you want to succeed in your life. Three ways that would get me into college is my work ethic, my athletics and my choice of community service. My work ethic is very high compared to others and this really helps me achieve new goals that i set, to help me make a new standard for my self.  It will also lead to higher grades and a better SAT score. I also think that the two sports will help me get into college as well, soccer and lacrosse. My abilities at the two sports could lead for me getting a scholarship from either D1,2,or 3. Lastly my community service choice can help me get into a college. Mostly because most kids don't choose to help the elderly and will stand out to the admissions of the colleges

POGIL

1) The part of POGIL that i find most useful is the group work and trying not to ask the teacher questions but you classmates. It really challenges you and make you think harder about the question and the solution.
2) The part of POGIL that i find least useful is when you aren't as familiar with your classmates and the group doesn't work together as well. This makes the work harder considering you are not as familiar with all of the material.
3) I would improve these activities by working with the same group every time to really work together without being awkward tension between the group. Also to have bonuses or challenges on every POGIL for extra credit and to try to push and challenge the group with the work.

AVID Weekly

The last time i made a difference for the live for more than one person when i was doing community service hours at an elder home. I would help them by either walking them down to the auditorium or push them in their wheelchairs down to play games with them. Such games like bingo and goldfish, helping them play there cards and when to circle their numbers. We would also play songs and listen to the one of the workers there read the newspaper. Until my time was done and I had to help them back to their rooms and wait till next week to put a smile on their faces. Its a great experience and really lets me take advantages of my well being and heath.

If we don't begin producing graduate and doctoral students interested in the field a lot of things will starting changing in the fields of doctors. The research to fight different diseases and find cures will slow down and may lead to more deaths that could be prevented. Also new discovers for the field for astronomy will decrease and will effect our limits and expectations. Another problem would be for the world to keep up with the fast past evolution with the decrease of graduates in the field. We also might lose our leadership for the field of science and not contribute as much as we would like to because the less minds we having working for the united states of america the less chance we have for being successful and find greatness.

1st quater

This 1st quater has been going by very well for myself. I feel that i have almost adjust to the style of class and am begging to really like it. The homework's, mini quizzes, and test really reflect on the classwork and are good to reflect upon of my knowledge of the classwork. I feel that my grade for the progress report is very accurate. The reason is i have been doing all of my homework and doing decent on most of the mini quizzes that have been given. although the tests aren't as good and understandably are brining down my grade.

e online book

No i dont think that e online books are useful in many different ways, but the main ones are that it leads to many distractions, isn't as easy to use and cant mark or highlight as well. This all leads to not paying attention and being inattentive in class and if there is anything in short supply among students theses days, it attentiveness. online textbooks arent good in a study form because it is harder to figure out how to write notes and highlight words and phrases that you dont understand or that are important and useful. With a regular textbook you can do all of that and be more aware and not get off track into other things that you could do on a computer or tablet that you couldnt do with a regualr textbook. Ive never used them before but i am 50/50 when it comes to how interested and excited i am about them. it would be nice to not have to carry around big textbooks and pull them up on any computer, but i wouldnt like the way of how i cant mark up the pages and write notes to myself about the reading. Also the attraction of either do my reading or play angry birds for hours. I do find technology in general useful to my education in many different ways and forms. Although the main ones that increase education is the way to spread work around when we aren't right next to them or looking at others people work from all across the world without traveling there. Another advantage technology is, is that it can catch mistakes that you don't catch by yourself. Its like having your own  personal editor with you at all times. Also the way that you can have so many things on to one object and not having to worry about losing it as easily or carrying so much that you will get a workout from it. Overall the new technology in our life is very useful and effective towards my education and most likely others as well. One example from the article that inspired my thought in me was, "And if there's anything in short supply among students these days, its attentiveness". It really shows that lack of effort and the lack of just paying attention to what can change the rest of you life so many kids do not do. it would be even worse if they had the ability to go online and play angry birds go on Facebook and twitter without the teacher knowing would hurt there education even more. Another quote from the reading that interested me was,"500 undergraduates at the University of California were asked to compare printed books with e books. most of the students said they still preferred reading form pages rather than from screens". Showing that even adults cant keep focus or have a hard time not being able to mark down notes and flip pages with their own two hands. Lastly is the distractions technology can sometimes bring, like when,"Theres always the temptation to click on a link, check an email, monitor Facebook activity or play a quick game of Angry Birds". It shows that sometimes kids would rather play and have fun then do school work and get lectured by a teacher for 8 hours 5 days in a row. 

Group(Katie, Kevin, Bella, Kristen) Chemistry Blog: Density Lab DataData: PurpleMaterial1234Mass (g)1...

Katie's Chemistry Blog: Density Lab Data
Data: PurpleMaterial1234Mass (g)1...: Density Lab Data Data: Purple Material 1 2 3 4 Mass (g) 15.22g 10.95 g 6.50 g 19. 39 g Volume (ml) 8.5 ml 8 ml 4 ml 14 ml Data: White ...

Online e textbooks

No i dont think that e online books are useful in many different ways, but the main ones are that it leads to many distractions, isn't as easy to use and cant mark or highlight as well. This all leads to not paying attention and being inattentive in class and if there is anything in short supply among students theses days, it attentiveness. online textbooks arent good in a study form because it is harder to figure out how to write notes and highlight words and phrases that you dont understand or that are important and useful. With a regular textbook you can do all of that and be more aware and not get off track into other things that you could do on a computer or tablet that you couldnt do with a regualr textbook. Ive never used them before but i am 50/50 when it comes to how interested and excited i am about them. it would be nice to not have to carry around big textbooks and pull them up on any computer, but i wouldnt like the way of how i cant mark up the pages and write notes to myself about the reading. Also the attraction of either do my reading or play angry birds for hours.

Density

Olive oil: 918kg
Soy sauce: 927
Honey: 1420kg
These liquids were able to separate into layers because the refrigerator temperature caused the liquids to rise and there densities determined the outcome of what order they were in. Another aspect that could have determined the layers were the position the three liquids were already in when put into the fridge for 2 days.


http://physics.info/density/

BP Oil

I think that BP Oil company handled the issue very well. BP payed the largest down payment ever reached of 1 billion dollars. Also BP would pay for any claims or settlements from people and business they were effected by the oil spill. Lastly BP is paying more than they have to and promising safer steps when drilling again. Making sure it will never happen again. They did handle it to successfully because most of the oil is out of the gulf and everyone who was affected by it was helped by BP. They could have tried to do the process faster. But despite how effectively BP handled the oil spill the damage they did, economically and environmentally, is irreversible.




http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/o/oil_spills/gulf_of_mexico_2010/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=bp%20oil%20spill&st=cse

It's a new school year with a fresh start, so it's time to set some goals!

This is my 1st full year at Greenwich High school and very excited to start things off fresh. One goal that I like to set is making varsity for my two sports, soccer and lacrosse. Freshman year I made varsity soccer at my old school Lawrenceville and came back in the spring to Greenwich for lacrosse season. I was close making varsity but sprained my ankle, but this year i have already made varsity soccer and hoping to make varsity lacrosse as well. My second goal for the year is to at least get a B or higher in all of my classes that I am taking this year. These are my two main goals for the year that i can hope to increase over the experience and time at Greenwich High school.