Chemistry

This week in chemistry, we continue to work on our element project and my element is Phosphorus. We basically took notes almost every night and reviewed things such as the number of protons, electrons, and the atomic number is always the same. We watched videos such as the Powers of Ten and a little of how certain elements react. We did several worksheets throughout the week that mainly has to do with elements. We meet up in the library this Friday and will finish the element project.

Music Video

The music video that we did about how to convert was fun but our group wasn't very enthusiastic about it such as some members of our group not even trying to open their mouths to sing. I think that our group had a hard time because a lot of people in the metals group are shy and didn't want to even face the camera. I thought that our group could've done a better job at the music video but overall it was alright because we only had about two practices before the actual filming.

Weight Lab

Yesterday, we finished up our lab when we guess how heavy an object is and then actually weighing it. After we guess and weigh the item, we calculated the percent of how off we were. I was usually 45% wrong because the objects seem to weigh the same and my guess would be really off. I was somewhat close when we weighed mass and I was really off when I was trying to predict the volume of small test tubes, glass bottles, paper and plastic cups. Another problem was sometimes calculating the percentage wrong. All in all, the lab was fun because I was able to guess the weight and I was off by a lot.

My Goals and Passions

My goals in life are to be faster in cross country and track. Another goal is to try harder in school and get better grades than before. My passions are playing basketball, football, and running. I also like hanging out with friends, sleeping in, and slacking off when it's summer vacation or a holiday. I hope that I can achieve several goals throughout my life.

Penny Lab

The penny lab was fun because when my group was trying to turn the penny gold, it melted. The lab was unsuccessful for me because the penny was half gold and half silver. Although the lab didn't come out with the results I expected, it was still fun trying to turn a copper penny into a gold penny. Next time, I want to turn the entire penny gold.