I think schools use animal dissections so the students, and possibly even teachers, can learn more about an animal and locate and name all the parts of an animal and the function of it. For example, while dissecting a frog this past week, I learned how you sex the frog, all the different body parts, […]
8th Grade Science
Taste Test Experiment
In Destinee’s and my project, we did a taste test to see if a person ranked the food they don’t like higher if they were blinded-folded. We surveyed twenty people, and onions, tomatoes, dark chocolate, and olives were the most common disliked food (we also chose Skittles as an alternative because most people would like […]
Angel Falls: How I Believe it Will Change
Angel Falls, located in Venezuela, is the world’s highest waterfall. With a height of about 3, 212 feet, it drops over the Auyantepui mountain and has about a 2,648 foot plunge. This water fall was formed when rain gathered at the top of Auyantepui, and made a path over the edge. This waterfall is not […]
The Creation of The Universe; My Opinion
There are many beliefs or ideas as to how the universe was created/formed. Many people believe that the universe was created by the Big Bang theory, a theory which states that the universe began by a “big bang”, or explosion. Another idea is called the oscillating model, or theory. This model states that the universe […]
What Really Happens in a Chemical Reaction
Most people think that the smoke, bubbles, color, etc, are the actual CHANGE in a chemical reaction, but this isn’t true. The actual chemical change is unseen usually, the smoke, bubbles, etc, are just signs of the chemical change. In a chemical reaction/change, the substance of the element might change. Chemical reactions can be either […]
Why Learning About Lab Safety Is Important
I think learning about lab safety is important for many different reasons. For example, say a class went into the lab for an experiment dealing with dangerous chemicals. They ran into the lab, excited about the opportunity, and knocked over a glass beaker filled with water. They immediately start picking up the glass on the floor, and they […]