Minerals

How to Identify Mineral

The properties I learned in this lab are to identify the minerals on its streak, luster, hardness, cleavage and fracture. We used streak to identify the minerals color, if its color or colorless by scratch it to the streak plate. We used luster to identify if the mineral is metallic or non-metallic by sticking it to a magnet. We used hardness to see if the mineral is hard or soft by scratching it to a glass plate. Last but not at least we look carefully to see if it cleavage or fracture, if the mineral break evenly its cleavage and if it break unevenly its fracture.  

                               

Reflection:

1.      What did you enjoy most about this project and why?

       I enjoy working with my partner by filming and testing the                       minerals  properties.

2.      What was challenging for you during this project and why?

Everything was going good till the lab repot came along it was the most challenging because we had to look for information and write a whole paragraph and in our own words.

3.      What new skills did you learn from doing this project?

I learned a lot about minerals and how to identify them to see in what category it comes from.

4.      Is there anything that you could have done to improve any of your work? 

I would do the video again because we had some mistakes in some parts in the video by taking things we didn’t suppose to and by forgetting to use one of the materials which are penny and nail and magnet.

Tides  

Vocabulary

Tides - las mareas-

Gravity - gravedad- The magnate keep everything on earth

Lunar revolution - la revolución lunar- When the earth, sun and moon are in a straight line

Spring tide - pretan mare - When the water level is hight and low

Neap tide - marea muerta- When the water level is equal

Summary:

There are two types of tides caused by gravity and lunar revolution, which are spring tide and neap tide. In Spring tide the water level is highest and lowest, and in Neap tide the water level is equal. Tides are caused by gravity and lunar revolution.

Critical Thinking Question: How is the Earth affected by movement (revolution)?

Because of tides water level on earth changes every time which is caused by gravity and lunar revolution. Seasons are other major to prove that earth is affected by movement. The earth rotate on its axis causing day and night

Reflection: 
1. what did you enjoy most about this project and why?
I enjoyed recording the video because it was fun doing the movements and making funny sound with our voice to make the video more interesting

2. What was most challenging for you during this project and why?

What was challenging for me was to know what vocabulary was coming up next and some were falling down the table and we had to stop the video and start again

3. What new skills did you learn from doing this project?

What I learned were how to collaborate and communicate with others

4. Is there anything that you could have done to improve any of your work? Explain.

I would have make the video and the crops more creative

geologic project

summary 

The Ordovician Period was 490 years ago. During the Ordovician Period was almost all continent layed under water that were consisted mammals under water which were trilobites, nautilus etc. Some Geologic/Tectonic Event was Gondwanna was consisted of southern Europe, Australia, Africa and South America. The Atlantic sea closed as Europe moved toward North America. Cold climate with flouted marine ice developed on the maximum glaciations was reached. During that period it had of works most of them came from Florida.

Reflection

what did you enjoy the most about this project?
Is that it was a really fun project even though sometimes I didn’t know what to do but I really enjoyed it.

What was most challenging about this project? Why?
The most challenging thing was that sometime I don’t know what to do and I felt lost and I was working alone.

What would you change about this project and why?
The first thing I would like to have a partner.

I would like Miss Kara explain a little more about the project.

What are 3 things that you learned from this project?
I learned that the Ordovician period was under water .
I learned that Geologic Time Scale teach us what was happening on earth history.
and I also learned that there’s a lot of ways to present a project.

Ordovician Period- Kimberly Acosta

Ordovician Period- Kimberly Acosta

the stars

What is a star?

A star is a big ball made of gas, some are bigger and

Brighter than the son, stars have different color, size

Names, temperature and luminosity 

Types of stars

Super Giant



Giant






Main sequence







White dwarf   

H-R Diagram

Is a diagram that Scientifics use to identify stars. How high or low luminosity and has to see how big or small

Nuclear fusion

The nuclear reaction of a star change hydrogen gas into helium

Molecule and create hot and energy. H + HE = hot and energy.

The life cycle of a star

                                The life cycle of a star show us how the stars born and die.

                         How does it change and when does it change

Mars

v  Mars is t the 4^th planet from the sun.

v The distance from the sun is 207 million km.

v The mass is 6.4169x10²³ kg.

v The diameter is 6,799 km.

v The rotation is 24h with 37 min and 23 sec.

v The revolution is 687 days

v Mars have 2 moons (Phobos and Deimos)
 and the type of the moons are terrestrial.
    
    Description

·         Red rocks.

·         Round and red.

·         There are serve dust storm at hurricane speed on the planet area.

·         Mars has a thinner atmosphere than the earth.

   Two interesting fact that mars have and the other

Planets don’t have are:

§  It has the red color

§  It is half of size of earth

Critical thinking:  
 

1.       What time of year do hurricanes occur? Why do they only happen during that time?    

Hurricanes most occur in summer because water/ocean is hot in summer.

2.       How can the timing of the tides (high or low) effect the devastation of hurricane?   

      When tides are low hurricanes don’t have much power and when tides are high it increase its power.

3.       If an area is fully saturated, will a hurricane have more or less impact on an area?

The hurricanes will have more impact because evaporation from the water increases its power.

4.       How does ground water saturation affect rivers and streams?

It affects rivers and stream by making it dirty.

                                                                   

Reflection:

1.    What is something that you liked about this mini-project?

I like that we present it look professional.

2.       What was difficult for you on this project?

Actually it wasn’t difficult but to find cause was a little challenging.

3.       What would you change about your work on this project?

I would put more causes and effects.

4.       How did this project help you learn about Hurricane Irene?

I learned how does and formed what was the causes and effect and when does it happen the most.