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Science Centers #2

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On Monday, June 3rd, my class and I did a science activity. We had to do three different science experiments, but first we had to write a hypothesis. The experiments was about mixing colored sugar in different liquids. The liquids we used were oil, water, and vinegar.

The first experiment we did was mixing oil and colored sugar. My hypothesis was, if we put the colored sugar in the oil, then the sugar will sink to the bottom because sugar is heavier than oil and the sugar and oil will not mix. After we wrote our hypotheses, we mixed the the oil and the colored sugar together, and my hypothesis was confirmed. The sugar sunk to the bottom, and the sugar and oil separated.

The second experiment we did was mixing water and colored sugar. My hypothesis was, if we put the colored sugar in the water, then the color on the sugar will spread throughout the water, and the sugar will dissolve. Then, we mixed the water and the colored sugar, and my hypothesis was confirmed. The color in the sugar spread throughout the water, and the sugar dissolved.

The third and final experiment was mixing vinegar and the colored sugar. My hypothesis was, if we put the colored sugar in the vinegar, then the color in the sugar will spread throughout the vinegar, and the sugar will dissolve. My hypothesis for this experiment was similar to the hypothesis for the second experiment. Then, we mixed the vinegar and the colored sugar, and my hypothesis was confirmed. The color in the sugar spread throughout the vinegar, and the sugar dissolved after some time in the vinegar.

All of these experiments have a solvent and a solute. The solute for all of the experiments was the colored sugar. The solvent for all the experiments was the liquids. I learned many things from these experiments and I’m excited to do more in science.

 

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Capstone #2

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After a long time thinking about this, I have finally found my inquiry question. My question is ” How does HGTV impact interior design?”. I wanted to do this question because, one of the main reasons why I’m researching interior designing is because I really enjoy watching  HGTV.

Since I have a main inquiry question, I have sub questions. My sub questions are:

  • How does HGTV inspire homeowners?
  • How does HGTV affect interior designers?
  • How does HGTV influence different types of themes for houses? Types of themes: modern, country chic, open concept
  • How does HGTV affect the trends? Types of floors, wallpaper, colors, furniture
  • How does HGTV affect the different types of materials for furniture? Types of materials: wood, granite, marble, quartz

It was a little challenging to find the main inquiry question and the sub questions because I easily get stuck when I’m thinking about something. I’m so excited to continue this project!

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Plant Observations #2

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After the past 2 weeks my group noticed that the controlled plant has more buds, the rough leaves are bigger, the plants are 5 cm or less, one plant is dark green,and our biggest leaf is 2 cm. The next day we saw that the controlled one has some hairs on the stem, our tallest plant is 6 cm, the big leaves are darker, and 2 leaves are a little bit yellow. The controlled plant used to start as a seed and now it’s growing pretty tall!

 

What we saw in the manipulated plant was that it is ½ cm tall, the dirt is brown, the plant is light green, and there are no buds. After that day we saw that the plant has dark soil, tiny white hairs on the stem, about 1 cm, and the plant is green. Our manipulated plant used to not grow yet but since we started giving the manipulated plant more water it grew!

 

I think this happened because our manipulated plant was outside and birds or the wind would mess the plant up. The controlled one grew great because nothing was bothering them while they were growing and that it had all the minerals and water and nutrients and sunlight the plant needed. I think the outcome is this way because the manipulated plant was under the shade and it didn’t get that much sunlight. I think the controlled plant grew great because it got a lot of sunlight.

                                             

This is the manipulated and the controlled plants. The plant outside is the manipulated. The plant inside is the controlled.

Our manipulated and controlled plant grew a lot than what it used to look like!

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