Obleck!

Plasticity Lab

Problem: What is the plasticity of the Earth's mantle like?
Hypothesis: If we mix cornstarch and water together then it will make a solid with the properties of a liquid like the crust.
Materials:

• Water
• Cornstarch
• 2 beakers

Procedures:

1. First we added the water to the cornstarch.
2. Then we took turns blending it together.
3. My science teacher added food coloring.
4. We mixed that together too.
5. We played with it and observed it's properties.

Observation and Data: The obleck was very odd. If you pressurized it it became solid but if you just let it sit on your palm it became liquid like and shiny.

Conclusion: The obleck was a good stimulation of the earths mantle. It showed us how liquid and solid coexist. The only thing wrong was we didn't have a stimulation of the crusts pressure on the obleck. But other then that it was fine. I learned about how solid and liquid coexist under the crust. I can apply this knowledge in the real world by knowing how obleck is like people. If you put them under pressure they harden but if just leave them alone they soften and relax.

Connections...to October Sky

The movie October Sky connects to science alot. There was a lot of science related things: Sputnik, rockets, science fairs and scientific math. Sputnik connects to science because its a satellite and there was a lot of science used to create it and launch it into space. Rockets connect to science because you need science to figure out how to make one. The boys in the movie, used a lot of formulas and chemistry to figure out how to make the rocket move and go faster. Science fairs connect to science because you need science to be in one. In the movie Homer used scientific math to prove his innocence. The scientific math also connects to science because it is used to figure out scientific things like how far something would go, or how high something would go like a rocket.
October Sky also has alot of character education traits in it. The boys cooperated together to build the rocket. They all respected each other. Homer controlled himself when he was angry at his father, and instead of bursting out he just walked away. At the end of the movie Homer's father finally felt empathy for his son and went to see the rocket launching.
All in all the movie October Sky has a connection to a lot of things.

Blog Response to Science Blog #9 by reality23x2

This is a response to Science Blog #9 by reality23x2. The blog is about Turner's Syndrome. Turner Syndrome must be hard to live with. With all the impairments and possible teasing because you look different. Turners syndrome is when one of your sex chromosomes is missing. Usually there's two chromosomes but when you have Turners Syndrome you have one chromosome missing from one pair so most of your chromosomes will be like this || and the odd one will be like this |. Turner's Syndrome affects only females. One out of two thousand five hundred girls is afflicted by Turners Syndrome. Usually people with Turners Syndrome live a normal life length. Turners Syndrome must be hard to live with. I feel compassion for those with Turners Syndrome. I hope they live a happy life.

Citation
www.reality23x2.blogspot.com

Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is genetics disease. Didn't know that did you? It affects mostly females but it can still affect males because of the fact that its a genetic disease. Breast cancer is when the cells in your breast starts producing extra cells forming a tumor that can hurt your inner organs. The symptoms are lumps in your breast, swelling changes of the skin, changes in the size or shape of your breast and discharge from your nipple. You can get breast cancer treated with radiation, lumpectomy, mastectomy, chemotherapy, and hormone therapy. How long you live depends on what happens to you. Like if the treatment works or not, or if your cancer spreads. This disease was discovered in 2002. It's more common in African American women, and a certain type of Jewish group. It in general is more common in women than men. For those who are afflicted with breast cancer I hope you find a cure and survive and enjoy your life.

Citations:
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/whataregd/
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/geneticdisorders.html