Today we took notes on Unit 4 Section 5. We learned about Earthquakes. We discussed the Richter Scale, and how it is a measure of an Earthquake's magnitude. We also talked about P-waves, S-waves, and surface waves. After this we started a new lab for Earthquakes. In it we have to design a building out of thirty toothpicks and thirty marshmallows. It was really cool. Our structure was a heptagon with a central core. It had double toothpick going from the core and all the marshmallows were interconnected. The only problem is the tension on the marshmallows that keeps the structure together. The marshmallows cannot fail!
Tuesday or November 10, 2015 C.E.:
Today our teacher had two trays of jello ready at the beginning of class. Each group laid their building in the jello tray for a couple seconds. The buildings were then tested. Two of my classmates then violently shook the tray to recreate an humongous earthquake. It was quite amusing to see peoples' hard work thoroughly rattled. Our design did not win, but it did well. After we created a new design to improve. It resembled a turtle, so we called it the turtle. The only problem with it is that it kept tipping over because its head made it too unstable, but that made it all the funnier.
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| Our design being shaken. |
Today we had no school. Veterans Day!
Thursday or November 12, 2015 C.E.:
Today we reviewed for our upcoming test. We played my favorite review game. In this review game there are 20 questions of 5 points each. Mrs. Giacomelli shows us a slide of the question and we wrote the answer down on our paper. We work in small groups of three or four. We got 17 out of 20 of these correct. One of the answers we got wrong were because I didn't listen to one of my team mates, so I need to work on that. Then, there are 5 bonus questions of 1 point each. We got every one right. At the end there was a final question where we wagered 5 points. We got it correct. In the end we won the competition with 96 points! Not only was it fun, but it really helped me review for the test tomorrow.
Friday or November 13, 2015 C.E.:
I took the Unit 4 Test today. It is about all the types of tectonic plate boundaries including the kinds of convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, and transform boundaries. It also covers seismic waves, scales, and seismic activity in general. We also need to know a lot about mid-ocean ridges, how they drive Plate Tectonics and how they form new oceanic Lithosphere. We are even assessed on the last section concerning Volcanoes. I think the review from yesterday and the notes really helped me and I will do great on it.
Summary: This week was a good week. I finished my blog quite quickly and very early. I aced my test (yay!) and performed well in the review game. I need to improve my overall grade though. I plan to do this by making sure all labs are done well, and continuing to excel.
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