Week6_Corrections

On the first blog I did have a good answer but I think I would have research a little bit better instead of going with some the answer's inside my brain.

On my second blog I didn't have a very good answer because I should have researched how the different states of matter effects the container gravitational wise.

I think I did a good job on my week five but I should have included that salt and water forms a homogeneous mixture.

I think blog number one was my best blog because even though I didn't hit every point I think got the major part of what the difference is from a chemical change and a physical change.

In my next cycle of blogs I can do more research and may be try harder questions and maybe try to to plan my answers out before I write them.

Week5_Prompt#1

When you mix water into salt,soil,and sugar you create a compound. A compound a pure chemical substance consisting of two or more different chemical elements. I know this because for example using the and water compound I would like to say sodium (salt,Na) is one element and when you add H2O which is two other element then that forms a compound. The compound starts with two ions and than winds up with an ionic bond. These two elements form an ionic bond because Sodium is a metal and we all know that oxygen and hydrogen are non-metals.

References:

http://www.chem4kids.com/files/react_stoichio.html

Week4_Bodies-Electric

The challenge that the Design squad was faced with was creating a light and sound show based off of a few dance steps hip hop choreographer Wyatt Jackson. The kids have to incorporate sound with every step they make using floor sensors. There are also flex sensors or touch sensors in their arms that will change the colors of the lights. The most creative light show will be featured in Wyatt and his dancer Stephanie's performance. The red team uses a strategy to help them create their floor sensors. The red team uses two steel metal plates that produce electricity, then they placed foam between the to plates. Even though the foam does not produce electricity now wen the person steps on the floor sensors the steel plates will gently come together and create a sound. Blue team also came up with a strategy for the floor sensors. They know that they are only allowed to use four different beats but that doesn't necessarily mean that they can only have four sound plates on the floor. They choose to connect two set of sounds to the same wiring so one pair of plates make the same sound and another pair of plates make the same sound. These are just some of the strategies that the teams used. Every body in the team listens to each persons ideas and the teams share roles in the assingment so no one feels like their pulling everyones weight. They also give alot of tough loveand motivation to their other team members.

I would have probably done the same thing as the blue team . I love their idea for the floor pads. I would have probably changed up the sounds to be high, low, fast, slow etc. so the show can feel more animated. I also would have put more color into my light show so I could have a more life. I learned that when you put wires together they get the same results when put to work . An example for those don't understand is when the blue team put two wires together in two pads so those two pads can create the same sound.

Week3_Promp#2

Noble gases don't form chemical bonds because of their high ionization energy an range of almost zero electron affinity. Even though noble gases were expected to not be active at all they have proved scientist wrong. Noble gases are able to form bonds with fluorine and oxygen. Noble gases may not be completely reactive,but they have pulled off what we thought was the impossible.

References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_gas_compound