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Roller Coasters! 4/11/2021

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These last couple of weeks we have been working on making roller coasters! We were making them in groups of two to four. I was in a group with Eddie, Jack, and Micheal. This project was pretty fast to finish, but then we re- did part of it, and it kept breaking. There was also a Google Slide presentation that we had to make, and that was pretty time- consuming. We got done with our roller coaster before all of the other groups. I think that the main reason for that was that we had four people in our group and we worked really  well together. Some of the other groups only had two or three people in them.

Then, we presented our roller coasters to the Second Graders. They were a good audience, for the most part. It was pretty fun to present and teach to younger kids. They are so energetic, and they’re like sponges, they just suck up all of the information. We taught them the different types of energy, and where they were on our roller coaster. They seemed to enjoy it. I did too!

 

  1. How old is the average second grader?
  2. Did they actually retain any of the information?
  3. Did they actually like our roller coaster or were they just being nice?

Storyboard That! 12/13/2020

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This week in science we finished our urinary unit. We also finished presenting our projects on digestive diseases and more! This was an exciting week because we worked a lot. We worked on the urinary system. It was an excellent time to get a lot done. Last week and this week we have been working on a urinary system project. This project was done in groups of two to three! I worked with one other person.

 

 

My partner made a poster similar to this, but with straws and candy and everything in-between. While she did that, I made this thing called a storyboard! I used this online software called Storyboard That! It was fun and kind of easy to use. Once you figure it out it’s smooth sailing, but while you’re trying to figure it out its kind of annoying. Storyboard That is a free software that you can just look up on Google. If you would like to see my storyboard you can find it here!

The Digestive System! 12/5/2020

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This week I worked on my science paper. But there was another topic I wanted to do, but didn’t. That topic was Gastroenteritis. Gastroenteritis is inflammation in the lining of the intestines. This most often is caused by a virus, bacteria, or parasites.  Symptoms include; diarrhea, cramps, nausea, vomiting, and low-grade fever. Other symptoms are; belching, gagging, indigestion, flatulence, fast heart rate, headache, insufficient urine production, weakness, and weight loss. And more…

This illness is very common. In fact, this is the second most common illness in the U.S. The most common cause of Gastroenteritis is Norovirus. Norovirus is a very common cold. It’s also called the “Winter Vomiting Bug”. Gastroenteritis is very contagious. Gastroenteritis can cause serious complications. However, Gastroenteritis most often is preventable.

The Digestive System- 11/15/2020

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This week in science I wasn’t there. But in this post, I’ll be talking about the things I did this week. (read my last post to understand better.) This week I had online school, so I did science whenever I pleased. (It was always around the same time as it normally would be if I were in real school.) I learned about the digestive system, and I did a whole google slide presentation about it. Honestly, it was pretty fun, while still being very informative. I know more about the digestive system than I’ve ever known prior to this unit.

In my google slide, I had a total of thirteen slides. Talking about the mouth, the esophagus, the stomach, the small intestine, the large intestine, (the colon) the rectum, and the anus. I also covered the digestive helpers. Each slide took about 15- 20 minutes, so the whole google slide maybe took me about four hours. I started trying to find a topic for the second part of the assignment, my research paper. So far, the main contender is how your diet affects your overall happiness. I am, however, thinking about writing my research paper on a different topic, because I fear that my current contender doesn’t have enough to write five paragraphs on.

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