Wednesday, February 20, 2008
ET Phone Home!!
I am still really interested in life on other planets. I mean, wouldn't you like to have a friend with green skin and 5 arms? If there is as drastic life as that (instead of just little, tiny organisms), who knows what they could teach us about science and especially CHEMISTRY! Cancer could be no problem to us after a quick visit and chat with the man on Mars. Note that I said the man. A.k.a. i believe that that was not a rock or a shadow or anything else, it is a man who most likely is soon going to be my best friend. Telescopes are getting so big and so advanced that in a few years (or a lot of years) nothing in our solar system will be hidden from us and maybe sometime we will be able to see the whole universe. Just imagine what we could discover with a whole other planet to explore! We could get caught up on the problems on Earth today and we may even be able to get ahead of them and stop them before they even start. I just believe that this is a really interesting, and possibly important topic to pursue. Obviously, the science world agrees with me since they just found clues of RNA on a distant planet. Even though it's tempting to go and search that leopard story some more, life on other planets definitely plays a bigger role in the issues of the world today.
I Visited These Blogs
I visited Kristy, Ashley, Reiss, and Megan.
One thing that I noticed when I was off visiting other blogs is that a lot of the cool things going on right now have to do with helping humanity. I mean, I read all about water purification, environment friendly cars, and fireworks too. Maybe the last one does not have much to do with helping mankind, but it was really interesting. A lot of the topics were also about helping the environment too. Hopefully, we will (as a whole) become more environmental and live lives in a healthier world. New increases in food, water, and energy can also help the human race make some major advances in health, life rates, and technology.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Interesting Things in Chemistry
1. Life on Other Planets: In one of my links, it talks about how scientists from NASA have caught enough light from two planets outside of our solar system to be able to tell what chemicals make up those planets. They may have found RNA, which could hint that those planets contain forms of life.
2. Molecules: Scientists have recently developed a new reagent that can trap parts of molecules and let them go later.
3. Pollution-Free Cars: Rsearchers have found a way to use the element lithium to make hydrogen-powered cars that can travel 300 miles before needing more fuel. These cars (if made) would cause no pollution because they wouldn't give off any carbon dioxide.
4. T-Rex: In my link called "Scientific Breakthroughs", one of the breakthroughs talks about how a scientist was able to find out what chemicals made the 68-year-old dinosaur's bone tissue. I think it would be cool to learn more about dinosaurs because they are so dramatically different than the types of animals around today.
5. New Species: I am very interested in all types of animals (except insects) and I think it's very cool that it was just discovered that the clouded leopard in Borneo and the clouded leopard in Southeast Asia are different species. They used lots of scientific tests to just now find out that there are about 40 differences between the two animals!
The most interesting thing to me was the website about life on other planets. It excites me that science is getting closer and closer to actually being able to recognize other life forms (even if it's just a particle or a tiny plant). It would be really cool if they found a whole new species that had animal-like or human-like qualities. These telescopes that scientists are making keep getting better and more precise and it's amazing how the one in my link can locate light on planets outside of our solar system. Even though those planets have no water and are too hot for anything to live on, this discovery just shows you how many steps science takes all of the time. Personally, I would like to see the day when I can go visit Ally in a parallel universe or by going through a black hole, but I guess just traveling to another solar syatem to see her would be cool too. I also think that Earth should gain as much knowledge of world's outside of our world because eventually, the knowledge will be really handy. Plus, when our sun dies out in tons and tons of years, we can all hop on space shuttles and travel to Xenon III in Solar System 657 (or whatever other planets are still capable of supporting human life).
2. Molecules: Scientists have recently developed a new reagent that can trap parts of molecules and let them go later.
3. Pollution-Free Cars: Rsearchers have found a way to use the element lithium to make hydrogen-powered cars that can travel 300 miles before needing more fuel. These cars (if made) would cause no pollution because they wouldn't give off any carbon dioxide.
4. T-Rex: In my link called "Scientific Breakthroughs", one of the breakthroughs talks about how a scientist was able to find out what chemicals made the 68-year-old dinosaur's bone tissue. I think it would be cool to learn more about dinosaurs because they are so dramatically different than the types of animals around today.
5. New Species: I am very interested in all types of animals (except insects) and I think it's very cool that it was just discovered that the clouded leopard in Borneo and the clouded leopard in Southeast Asia are different species. They used lots of scientific tests to just now find out that there are about 40 differences between the two animals!
The most interesting thing to me was the website about life on other planets. It excites me that science is getting closer and closer to actually being able to recognize other life forms (even if it's just a particle or a tiny plant). It would be really cool if they found a whole new species that had animal-like or human-like qualities. These telescopes that scientists are making keep getting better and more precise and it's amazing how the one in my link can locate light on planets outside of our solar system. Even though those planets have no water and are too hot for anything to live on, this discovery just shows you how many steps science takes all of the time. Personally, I would like to see the day when I can go visit Ally in a parallel universe or by going through a black hole, but I guess just traveling to another solar syatem to see her would be cool too. I also think that Earth should gain as much knowledge of world's outside of our world because eventually, the knowledge will be really handy. Plus, when our sun dies out in tons and tons of years, we can all hop on space shuttles and travel to Xenon III in Solar System 657 (or whatever other planets are still capable of supporting human life).
Honors Chem So Far
Thursday, December 6, 2007
So far this year, I really like chemistry. The labs are exciting and interesting. Also, the overall atmosphere is very good. You don't have to worry about asking a dumb question or not understanding something because the teacher and the other kids are always there to help. I like the class size because I feel that I learn better with less people. The more people there are, the more distractions there are. I have more trouble in other classes because of their sizes. I also like how we all have zoned in skills instead of everyone being good at completely different things. The atmospheres in other classes are different because it's less of a relaxed environment and I always feel more stiff and self-conscious when I ask questions. The tests are in a format that I like (even though theory is not very fun) and the classwork is interesting. So far, I like it better than biology!
So far this year, I really like chemistry. The labs are exciting and interesting. Also, the overall atmosphere is very good. You don't have to worry about asking a dumb question or not understanding something because the teacher and the other kids are always there to help. I like the class size because I feel that I learn better with less people. The more people there are, the more distractions there are. I have more trouble in other classes because of their sizes. I also like how we all have zoned in skills instead of everyone being good at completely different things. The atmospheres in other classes are different because it's less of a relaxed environment and I always feel more stiff and self-conscious when I ask questions. The tests are in a format that I like (even though theory is not very fun) and the classwork is interesting. So far, I like it better than biology!
Is Everything Scientists do Important?
Kallie Fehr
Thursday, December 13, 2007
I have a lot of respect for the scientists that may not study the most important things in life. They probably have their share of criticisms and questions thrown at them about why they are not trying to make a real difference, but to me they are very important. Every little bit of knowledge that the world and mankind can grab hold of will help us in the long run. You never know, the phosphorescent glow of that tiny (or big) ocean creature might contain a material that is able to cure cancer or AIDS. The distance of how close a satellite can get to the sun before burning up may save one of our lives when our space snowboard loses control in 2057 and we are sent hurtling toward the sun at 8000+ mph. It's useless to just concentrate on the things that we need at this very moment because as soon as we solve those, there will be new problems. If there are people working on diverse topics, maybe some of those problems will have already been solved.
I also think that scientists should investigate what they are interested in, even if it is just something "cool". They may have the choice to work on something more important, but they won't be fully committed if they are not truly interested. If they don't have a deep care for their studies, they may not end up being a big help anyway. Whatever the scientist is learning, it will benefit mankind, whether it's in a big way or not. Also, like a said up above, the pursue of answers to random questions may have a very big impact. It is definitely worth investing in things like that. All discoveries are important; big or small!
I have posted on Phil, Megan, and Kate's blogs.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
I have a lot of respect for the scientists that may not study the most important things in life. They probably have their share of criticisms and questions thrown at them about why they are not trying to make a real difference, but to me they are very important. Every little bit of knowledge that the world and mankind can grab hold of will help us in the long run. You never know, the phosphorescent glow of that tiny (or big) ocean creature might contain a material that is able to cure cancer or AIDS. The distance of how close a satellite can get to the sun before burning up may save one of our lives when our space snowboard loses control in 2057 and we are sent hurtling toward the sun at 8000+ mph. It's useless to just concentrate on the things that we need at this very moment because as soon as we solve those, there will be new problems. If there are people working on diverse topics, maybe some of those problems will have already been solved.
I also think that scientists should investigate what they are interested in, even if it is just something "cool". They may have the choice to work on something more important, but they won't be fully committed if they are not truly interested. If they don't have a deep care for their studies, they may not end up being a big help anyway. Whatever the scientist is learning, it will benefit mankind, whether it's in a big way or not. Also, like a said up above, the pursue of answers to random questions may have a very big impact. It is definitely worth investing in things like that. All discoveries are important; big or small!
I have posted on Phil, Megan, and Kate's blogs.
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