Final Blogs
Monday, June 15
During this time that I have been in photography when I would not have any work to do, or not knowing what to blog about, I would research a topic, or watch a Ted Talk. Some topics that I would research are what made history on the day that I would blog about, or what were major events that happened on that day. For example, this one time I researched about who invented the first bike in the world, and where it was created. Some Ted Talks that I would watch will be about topics like Hack Schooling, or Bullying. One time I blogged about Hack Schooling. It was about this one kid named Logan Laplante, and how he was talking about how he was making his ejucation better for himself. Another topic I have to talk about in this blog is what I will be doing with my time over summer. Instead of just wasting my time by staying up late and just staying in, I will be cycling and working out during summer. I will also be hanging out with my friends some days.
Friday, June 12
I have learned many things about photography over this semester, like how to take a good photo, or what makes a good photo. For example, a good photo has to be clear, and focused on the object or person. There also has to be good lighting in the photo, if it is to dark then maybe you can take a photo with the flash on the camera that you are using. I have also learned about Photo Composition and the Rule Of Thirds to photography. Photo Composition is like the rules to photography or tips for taking a good photo. There are many tips to photo composition, one tip to photo composition is to simplify the scene, and what that means is to choose a subject in the photograph you are taking, then select a focal length or a camera viewpoint, that makes it the center of attention. The Rule Of Thirds to photography is when the photo focuses on one object, and the object is on the left, or the right of the photograph. I have also improved from the first photo shoots we have had.
Week 2 (Feb 9-13)
Mon.Feb 9 - Ted Talk - Hack Schooling - Longan Laplante
Today in photography, at the beginning of class we were watching a ted talk about a teenager named Logan Laplante, a thirteen year old boy who was talking about hack schooling. Hack schooling is when you turn school easier for you by creating a short cut in school. He was also talking about how his hero who was a profesional skier.One of the reasons why the profesional skier was his hero is because he was also a hacker, but not the type of hacker who hacks computers and other stuff, but a person who takes something and makes that thing better for them. An example of hacking is if a person were to buy an xbox and not really like the fact that you have to pay to play online, then if the person were to find a way to play online, without having to pay and just pay online for free. At the one point of the ted talk Logan Laplante was talking about how every parent was asking their kids what they want to be when they grow up, and he was saying how most of the parents would like the response of how their kid would want to be a fire fighter, policemen, doctor, etc. Logan Laplante however was talking about how he was happy right now with the way his life is, and how he would like to continue to be happy later on in life doing the things he likes to do. Basically he is saying if you find something that makes you happy or do something that makes you happy, is to learn more about it and to really get into it, and to continue doing that thing that makes you happy.
Tue.Feb 10 - Free Topic - bicycles
One of the things I like is bikes, but not just any type of bike, the type of bikes I like and would like to learn more about are fixed gear bikes. But I also would like to learn who invented the first bicycle. In the year of 1493 there was said to be sketches of a bicycle, the person who made the sketches of the bicycle was one of the pupils Leonardo da Vinci. The name of da Vinci's pupil was Gian Giacomo Caprotti. The first bicycle had a wooden frame with two wheels and handle bars, but however the bicycle could not steer. In order to move the bicycle left or right the person had to move their body the way they wanted to go. However, another person named Comte de Sivrac built a bicycle also, but instead this bicycle had four wheels, the bicycle was built in 1818.
Wed.Feb 11 - Free Topic - History That Happened Today
One important topic that happened and made history today was in 1964 when the united states punished nations for trading with cuba. The united states punished the nations by cutting off military assistance to Britain, france, and Yugoslavia, because they continued to trade with cuba. The amount of aid was miniscule. Since Videl Castro came to power in 1956, the united states tried various ways to remove him and his communist government. First the united states served diplomatic relations and enacted a trade embargo. This unleashed a force of Cuban exiles against castro in the unsuccessful bay of pigs invasion. In 1962 the united states set up a naval blockade around cuba to prevent the shipment of soviet missiles to the island.
Thur.Feb 12 - Free Topic
Today in photography class I learned that when most photos are focusing on one object and the object is to the right or to the left of the photograph, that this type of photograph is following the third rule of photography. Like every art class there are rules to doing that certain type of art, for example in ceramics, you can not use leather hard clay when trying to form a type of shape you want because then the clay will crack. Also, you can not use clay that is really wet because then when the clay is trying to be laid on top of another piece of clay, the clay may tilt and not hold the form you want because it is to soft. I also learned in photography that adding highlights and shadows to a picture will make it better.
Fri.Feb 13 - Free Topic
Today in the beginning of photography Mr.Kim was talking about photo composition. Photo composition is like the rules of photography and tips for taking a photograph. One tip of photo composition is simplify the scene, and that means to choose a subject in the photograph you are taking, then select a focal length or camera viewpoint that makes it the centre of attention in the frame. Another tip of photo composition is called fill the frame. What fill the frame means is if you were to take a large-scale scene photograph, you should zoom in on the subject of the photograph, but a leave a little bit of negative space.
Week 3 (Feb 16-20)
Mon.16 - Ted Talk - Bullying - Shane Koyczan
In the beginning of photography today, we were watching a ted talk about a guy named Shane Koyczan, and Shane Koyczan was talking about bullying. He was talking about bullying and how he was bullied in his life when he was a kid. Also how today in our society, there are still bullies today. He was also talking about what he wanted to be when he was younger, and everything he wanted to become in life people would tell him that it was impossible, or for him to be realistic.
Tue.17 - Free Topic - How To Take Better Portraits
A person can take better portraits by making the person in the portrait comfortable as possible. There are also two types of portraits. One of the portraits are called a candid, a candid is a portrait of not the person posing, but the person can be doing anything they want to be doing. While on the other hand, a portrait is a picture of a person posing, or multiple people posing in a certain way. The way a person can take better portraits are
-Alter Your Perspective - Many people take portraits at the persons eye level. One way you can alter your portrait is you can take the portrait above the person.
-Play With Eye Contact - Most people who take portraits of a person take them by having the person just look directly at the camera. Instead of having the person just look directly at the camera, try to have them to focus on something else but still take the photo at eye level. This portrait would to be considered as a candid.
-Break The Rules Of Composition - Instead of following the rules of composition, break the rules of composition. For example, instead of following the rule of thirds and taking a photo with the person on the left or right, take the photo of a person and have them be on the edge of the photo.
-Experiment With Lighting - An example of experimenting with lighting is using techniques like using slow sync flash for it can create a wow factor.
-Move Your Subject Out Of The Comfort Zone - An example of moving your subject out of the comfort zone is having them jump or something.
-Shoot Candidly - Some photographers like to take portraits of people posing, instead of doing that, you can take a candid portrait. What a candid portrait is instead of having the person pose, you can have them doing something else and not focusing on the camera.
-Alter Your Perspective - Many people take portraits at the persons eye level. One way you can alter your portrait is you can take the portrait above the person.
-Play With Eye Contact - Most people who take portraits of a person take them by having the person just look directly at the camera. Instead of having the person just look directly at the camera, try to have them to focus on something else but still take the photo at eye level. This portrait would to be considered as a candid.
-Break The Rules Of Composition - Instead of following the rules of composition, break the rules of composition. For example, instead of following the rule of thirds and taking a photo with the person on the left or right, take the photo of a person and have them be on the edge of the photo.
-Experiment With Lighting - An example of experimenting with lighting is using techniques like using slow sync flash for it can create a wow factor.
-Move Your Subject Out Of The Comfort Zone - An example of moving your subject out of the comfort zone is having them jump or something.
-Shoot Candidly - Some photographers like to take portraits of people posing, instead of doing that, you can take a candid portrait. What a candid portrait is instead of having the person pose, you can have them doing something else and not focusing on the camera.
Wed.18
Long time ago on March 6, 1475 a person named Michelangelo Buonarroti was born in a small village of Caprese. Michelangelo grew up in Florence, and became an artist's apprentice at the age of 13. Demonstrating obvious talent, he was taken under the wing of Lorenzo de' Medici, the ruler of the Florentine republic and a great patron of arts. For two years beginning in 1490, he lived in the Medici palace, where he was a student of the sculptor Bertoldo di Giovanni and studied the Medici art collection, which included ancient Roman statuary. With the expulsion of the Medici family from Florence in 1494, Michelangelo traveled to Bologna and Rome, where he was commissioned to do several works. His most important early work was the Pieta (1498), a sculpture based on a traditional type of devotional image that showed the body of Christ in the lap of the Virgin Mary. Demonstrating masterful technical skill, he extracted the two perfectly balanced figures of the Pieta from a single block of marble.
Thur.19
Today in the beginning of photography we were watching a ted talk about sleep. The person was speaking about how we need sleep to regain energy. The person was talking about how the average human will sleep for thirty years! He was also talking about how when we are sleeping, that our brains do not shut down. There are three main reasons why we sleep, one of them is restoration. Restoration is getting the energy back from what you have done throughout the whole day. In the 1950's the average amount of sleep a person would get was eight hours of sleep, but around in 2013, the average person would sleep six to seven hours. The average person needs nine hours of sleep to completely be able to function. People who don't get enough sleep need more sleep, three ways a person can go to sleep faster is sleep in a dark room, turn off your devices that you would probably use while you are trying to sleep, and the last way a person could go to sleep faster is winding down, and what he means by that is to calm your self down while you are trying to sleep. He also said if you can't go to sleep is to pretend to go to sleep. At the end of the ted talk he was saying that sleep is important because, that we need sleep to make good decisions, focus, and be more creative.
Fri.20
Today in the beginning of photography class our teacher Mr.Kim told us to blog about what we have learned about in the last week of school or in the following week of school. One of the topics our teacher told us about was biology. He was telling the class what have we been learning this week so far, and a lot of the students were saying that they were learning about genetic engineering in their classes, and I am also learning about genetic engineering in my biology class. The topic I will be blogging about today is genetic engineering. Genetic engineering is changing genes for human purposes, it also involves the removal of a gene from one organism and transferring it to the DNA of another organism. Three uses for genetic engineering is medical purposes, agriculture, and other uses. Three ways of using genetic engineering for medical purposes are making special proteins, making vaccines, and gene therapy.
Week 4 (Feb 23-27)
Mon.23
Today in photography we were watching a ted talk about Ramesh Raskar presenting femto-photography. Femto-photography is a new type of imaging so fast it visualizes the world one trillion frames per second, so detailed it shows light itself in motion. This technology may someday be used to build cameras that can look around corners or see inside the body without x-rays. In my opinion I think this will be really helpful if we start to use it.
Tue.24
Today in the beginning of photography we were watching a ted talk about how being happy is the secret to better work.The speaker, Shawn Achor was talking about how we need to reverse the way that see happiness. He was also talking about how a chemical in our brain called dopamine, when released in our brains it does two things, it makes us happy, and it also makes us perform better. He mentioned how we can make ourselves more happy by some ways like meditating, or writing down three thing that we our great full for each day. He also wrote a book called Happiness Advantage. The book that he made is about the seven principles of positive psychology that fuel success and performance at work. The first principle he talks about first in his book is The Happiness Advantage, it states that "Because positive brains have a biological advantage over our brains that are neutral or negative, this principle teaches us how to retrain our brains to capitalize on positivity and improve our productivity and performance." The second principle he talks about is The Fulcrum and the Lever in the book it mentions that "How we experience the world, and our ability to succeed within, constantly changes based on our mindset. This principle teaches us how we can adjust our mindset (our fulcrum) in a way that gives us the power (the lever) to be more fulfilled and successful." The third principle he mentions is The Tetris Effect, and what the Tetris Effect is that "When our brains get stuck in a pattern that focuses on stress, negativity, and failure, we set ourselves up to fail. This principle teaches us how to retrain our brains to spot patterns of possibility, so we can see-and sieze-opportunity where ever we look."
Wed.25
Today in the beginning of photography class our teacher recommended for us to watch a Ted Talk about how this one guy named Shingeru Ban makes emergency papers made form paper. Shingeru and his students have made many structures out of paper and crates. Even after the earth quake in Japan, most people had to stay in gymnasiums without any privacy, so what Shingeru did was he made each person a small room that had curtains so other people could not see what others were doing. He also built churches in many places. He wanted to build a church after the earthquake in Japan, but they didn't think it was going to be a good idea. Until he finally convinced them to let him build it, they only said it would stay there for about three years, but it is still there now for about ten years because a lot of people loved it. After that in Japan after the earth quake the noticed Shingeru noticed that they were not a more classrooms for schools, so what he did was him, his students, and other Chinese people around the area helped to build classrooms for the students that did not have any.
Thur.26
Today during photography class I watched another ted talk about a guy named Tom Wujec and how if somebody had a problem, to ask the other person how they would make toast but, for them to draw it out, and what that would do is it would help them solve there problems, but arranging how to solve there problems by creating steps. In this Ted Talk the speaker, Tom Wujec, was talking about how other people would draw different steps in order to make toast. For example, some people would draw a loaf of bread, then have them cutting a piece off, then the rest of the steps. Other people on the other hand would just simply draw a piece of bread and then the rest of the steps, Also, few people would draw the process of how the bread was made, and then how it arrived to them.
Fri.27
Today in the begging of photography, we were watching a Ted Talk about how to live before you die. The speaker in the Ted Talk was Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs was talking about how his life was. He was saying how he is adopted and that his parents sent him to collage but, he ended up dropping out of his classes and enrolled in classes he wanted to take. His second story was about love and loss he was talking about how he was the creator of apple, and how he got fired from his own company at the age of thirty. He was also talking about how when he got fired from apple was the best thing that happened to him. He was saying how he made other companies like next, and pixar. His third story is about death. He was saying how when he read a poem about death saying "Live everyday as your last". He was saying how he found out about how he had pancreatic cancer. His doctor was saying how he had only three to six months to live. Later on his doctor found out that his cancer was a rare type of cancer that was curable. He had surgery and no longer had cancer, but then later on his cancer came back and he died from it.
Week 5 (Mar 2-6)
Mon.2
In photography our teacher was telling us to research something we are interested in, the subject I researched was about what I want to be when I grow up, which is a Veterinarian Physician. If I want to become a Veterinarian, I would have to start early as possible which would be right now in high school. I would have to take mathematics, chemistry, biology, and physics courses, if you take physic courses in high school it will open up many career opportunities in college including veterinary medicine. In college, I would have to choose a degree program which will provide a strong grounding in the biological and physical sciences. The average salary of a vet annually, is $96,140, which was in 2013.
Tue.3
Another thing I would want to be when I grow up is a Forensics Biologist. In order for me to become a forensics biologist, I would have to have a four year undergraduate degree in a field like chemistry, biology or related natural science like pre-med, biochemistry or microbiology. Another option, is to go for a master's degree as this will allow for greater career growth.
Another thing I would want to be when I grow up is a Forensics Biologist. In order for me to become a forensics biologist, I would have to have a four year undergraduate degree in a field like chemistry, biology or related natural science like pre-med, biochemistry or microbiology. Another option, is to go for a master's degree as this will allow for greater career growth.
Wed.4
Today in the beginning of photography class, we watched a Ted Talk about leadership. The speaker, Drew Dudly was talking about how sometimes when we are leaders, and we know we are, that we do not take credit for being a leader. He was also talking about how we need to stop being scared about being a leader. Also that, we have to redefine leadership. He was saying that us being leaders will change the future, by showing our younger siblings, our kids in the future, or the kids we have now, by inspiring them to become into leaders.
Thur.5
Today in the beginning of photography, our teacher was talking about what are photo shoot will be about, which is Trio Photos. Trio Photos consist of taking a photo with three people. We also searched up some ideas for Trio Photos for we would not be stuck and not know how to make people pose for the photo shoot. He told us if we find any photos that we like, to take a picture of them or save them for we can take photos like that during the photo shoot.
Fri.6
Today in the beginning of class, I waked in a minute late. Then, yesterday we were choosing the top ten people to win pancakes for tomorrow, which is today. I won tenth place, so I am getting pancakes. Yesterday, in my sixth period class which is algebra, we were studying for our tests which is today, and hopefully I get a good grade on it. Even though I have not yet studied for the test, I know what the test is mostly about, and how to solve the problems that are going to be on it. Also, yesterday in biology I learned the major types of biomes, which are Tropical Rainforest, Savanna, and the Desert.
Week 6 (Mar 9-13)
Mon.9
Well, today is Monday again, and I do not like mondays, except if we are on vacation from school. Today in the morning I woke up a little late, but still made it to school on time. In biology today, we were learning about ecology. Ecology is the study of organisms, and how they interact with there environment. An environment is the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences. We also learned about climates. Climates determine the prevailing weather conditions in an area. Climates have two important factors, which are temperature and precipitation. Temperature can affect a climate a lot if it were to drop, or rise. For example, if the temperature were to drop and animals who have thin coats lived in that environment, they most likely wouldn't survive. Precipitation can affect an environment by causing floods or drought in an environment.
Tue.10
Today, in the beginning of photography class, I sat down and started to sign in my computer, and after I sign in I get a call slip to go to the guidance office to get my schedule for next year. After that, I returned to my class and continued to blog. The bell rang to go to second period, and when we begun class our teacher was telling us to finish an assignment that we did not finish on friday. In my fifth period class which is biology I learned about Succession. Succession is the gradual replacement of species in a habitat. Over time, habitats change naturally. As the habitat changes, so do the kinds of organisms that live there.
Wed.11
Today, I woke up a little late, which made me two minuetes late for school. In my sixth period class, which is algebra, we learned about completing squares, and what that means is finding out the two solutions, which is the answer to the problems. Sometimes, if there is not two solutions to the problem, it would not be a complete square. In my fifth period class, which is biology, we took notes on Forest Succession, and Post-glacial succession. Forest succession is Lichens and moss grown on rocks. Ferns, shrubs, and grasses, also pine and maple trees, also grow here. Post-glacial succession is Dryas grow on rocks, Dryas is a type of pioneer species plant, which means they grow really quickly. Alder trees also fix the nitrogen levels here. There are also spruce trees here.
Thur.12
Today is late schedule for school, so I rode my bike to school today. I almost got hit by two cars on my way to school and my bikes front tire got popped out from the left side of the rim. I also got honked at three times. Anyways, on friday for my sixth period class, algebra, we are going to take a test on completing a square. The first step you have to do is find a, b, and c. For example, a=2, b=5, and c=6.
Fri.13
Today for photography there was a photo shoot on Macro Industrial. What Macro shots are is really up close, and detailed photos of whatever you are taking a photo of. On Tuesday we also had a photo shoot on Macro Nature.
Week 12 (27-1)
Mon.27
Yesterday, for algebra, which is my sixth period class, we got our quizes handed back to us that we took last week on friday. I got a score of 22 out of 24, the quiz was on Completing a Square. The quiz was a little easy for me because I studied a little bit before class started. On monday for biology, which is my fifth period class, we took a quiz on Ecology, and I got a score of 34 out of 38. Ecology is the study of organisms, and how they interact with there environment. Ecology includes living and non-living, living factors are called biotic factors, and non-living factors are called abiotic factors. Examples of biotic factors are animals, fungus, bacteria, etc. Examples of abiotic factors are water, temperature, soil, and light.
Tue.28
Today for photography, which is my first period class, that I am in right now at this moment typing away on weebly. We are working on our blogs. On my last blog I was talking about what we had recently learned about in biology. I was talking about Ecology. Ecology also has to do with Species. A Species is a group of organisms that can successfully mate, also are able to produce fertile offsprings. Ecology also involves Habitat, and habitat is the natural home or environment of a particular species. Ecology also involves another topic called Community. A community is the many different species that live together in a habitat, a community also contains many populations of different species.
Wed.29
In my fifth period class, which is biology, we alos learned about Biomes. A Biome is a major biological community that occurs over a large area of land. There many different types of Biomes, for example, tropical rainforest, savanna (tropical grassland), desert, chaparral (mediterranean), temperate grassland, temperate forest, taiga (boreal forest), and tundra. Biomes are determined by Climate. Climate is the prevailing weather conditions in an area. Two important factors for determining climate, are Precipitation (rain/dew/snow), also, Temperature. It is also determined by the amount of sunlight, the more sunlight, the closer it is to the equator.
Thur.30
In my fifth period class, biology, we had finished our notes on Monday about Population. Population consists of all individuals of a species that live together in one place at one time. Modeling is a part of Population, that means a method of using observed patterns to predict what will happen if there is changes, it is used in all areas of biology like population, evolution, cell biology, etc. There are three features to Modeling, which are Population size, Population density, and Dispersion. Population size is the number of individuals in a population. Population density is the number of individuals living in a given area, and Dispersion is the way that individuals are arranged in a space.
Fri.1
Yesterday in my fifth period, biology, we finished notes on Air Pollution. A part of Air Pollution is Smog. Smog is a dirty brown haze that contains harmful pollutants. Pollution is trapped by warm air. Another part of Air Pollution is Acid Rain. Acid Rain is caused by Sulfur being released into the air. Sulfur combines with water to form sulfuric acid, and it returns as Acid Rain.
Week 13 ( 4-8)
Mon.4
Another thing I learned about Air Pollution in my fifth period class, biology, is how holes in the ozone are created. Ozone is three oxygen molecules bonded together forming a layer in the atmosphere surrounding the earth. Ozone protects earth from harmful ultraviolet rays, which can cause skin cancer or another type of cancer. Chloroflourocarbons (CFC'S) bind to one of the oxygen molecules breaking the layer apart, making us more vulnerable to sunburns, and cancer.
Tue.5
More things I have learned about Air Pollution in my fifth period class, biology, is Chemical Pollution. Biomagnification is a part of Chemical Pollution, and what Biomagnification does is it increases at every level in the food chain, for example, chemical compounds such as EDT and Diedrin. Another part of Chemical Pollution is Oil Spills. Oil Spills are difficult to remove, and are toxic to wildlife.
Wed.6
In my fifth period class, biology, we were taking notes yesterday on Invasive Species. Invasive Species are species that have been introduced to new areas, they also have no natural predators. Invasive Species causes changes in the original ecosystem that are harmful to native species, and it destabilizes the balance of the ecosystem. For example, the Zebra Mussels. Zebra Mussels are a serios pest accidentally brought into the Great Lakes. They eat all the phytoplankton which are the food for small fishes and other animals, starving the native populations (removes all the algae). They attach to and clog water pipes form power plants and water works and are very expensive to remove.
Thur.7
Week 14 (11-15)
Mon.11
In my fifth period class, which is biology, this week we were learning about mostly everything a average human living in the United States does, or uses throughout there whole entire life time. There are about 304,000,000 humans living in the United States. Babies spend their first 2 and a half years in diapers. If we were to use disposable diapers, we will use 3,769 diapers over that time period. It takes half a pint of crude oil to make 1 diaper, and it takes 715 pounds of plastic and 4 and a half trees to make diapers for one baby over their diaper-wearing period. A 500 year supply of diapers would cover the entire state of Texas.
Tue.12
I learned that America devotes an area the size of Wyoming just to wheat fields. We eat 55 loaves of bread in our lifetime. We also eat 5,442 hot dog rolls, and 12,129 hamburgers rolls in our lifetimes. We each make up a lot of trash two. Each of us produce 2,900 pound, (or about 15 tons) of trash in our lifetime. Not all of it is plastics, some of it includes soda cans (aluminum). Americans drink 178,000,000 cans (2,000 a second) of soda a day. Over a lifetime, a person drinks 43,371 soda cans.
Wed.13
Week 15 (18-22)
Mon.18
Yesterday we were taking notes about the nervous system. The nervous system is made up of Neurons. Many neurons make up a nerve.The nervous system has two divisions, there is the Central Nervous System (CNS), and the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). The Central Nervous System consists if the brain and the spinal cord, the brain contains 100 billion neurons. There are three major parts to the brain, there is the Cerebrum, Cerebellum, and the Brain Stem. The Cerebrum, is used for memory, perception, and learning. The Cerebellum regulates balance, posture, and movement. The Brain Stem connects the cerebrum and the cerebellum to the spinal cord, it also controls basic functions like heart rate, breathing, body temperature, and sleep.
Tue.19
The other part of the central nervous system, the spinal cord is made up of nerves that runs through your backbone. It links the brain to the rest of the body, and also controls reflexes. The Peripheral Nervous System has nerves throughout the body, and it connects the CNS to the rest of the body. There are three types of Neurons the Sensory Neurons, Motor Neurons, and Interneurons. The Sensory Neurons bring information to the brain. The Motor Neurons send information from the brain, to the muscles. The Interneurons are in the brain and spinal cord only, the function is to connect the neurons, also processes reflexes in the spinal cord. (Not the brain). There are two motor nervous systems. The Somatic Nervous System, and the Autonomic Nervous System.
Wed.20
The structure of a nucleotide consists of three, there is the Phosphate group, 5 Carbon Sugar group, and the Nitrogen Base. The Nitrogen Bases are Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, and Cytosine. The Basic Bonding Patterns for Nitrogen Bases are Adenine binds with Thymine and Guanine binds with Cytosine. There are two groups of Nitrogen Bases, there are Purines, and Pyrimidines. Purines have larger nitrogen bases, and double rings. Adenine and Guanine are Purines. Pyrimidines have smaller nitrogen bases, and are single ringed. Thymine is a Pyrimidine.
Thur.21
The nervous system is made up of many neurons. Many neurons together form a nerve. Neurons are found throughout the body and brain. Neurons also send information from the brain to the body. The structure of a neuron consists of a Cell Body, Dendrites, and Axons. The Cell Body consists of the main parts of the cell, it also contains the nucleus. Dendrites are the cell membrane extensions around the body of the cell, they also receive information from other cells. Axons are the long cell membrane extensions, that are insulated with Myelin. Axons send information to other cells.
Fri.22
There are two divisions of the Nervous System, the Central Nervous System (CNS), and the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). The Central Nervous System consists of the brain and the spinal cord. The Brain contains one hundred billion neurons. There are three major parts of the Brain, which are the Cerebrum, Cerebellum, and the Brain Stem. The Cerebrum is used for memory, perception, and learning. The Cerebellum regulates balance, posture,and movement. The Brain Stem connects the Cerebrum and the Cerebellum to the spinal cord. It also controls basic functions, heart rate, breathing, body temperature, and sleep. The Spinal Cord is made up of nerves that run through your backbone.
Week 16 (25-29)
Mon.25
The Nervous System has two divisions the Central Nervous System (CNS) and the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). The Peripheral Nervous System is made up of nerves found throughout the body. It connects the CNS to the rest of the body. The three types of neurons that make up the Peripheral Nervous System are Sensory neurons, Motor neurons, and Interneurons. Sensory Neurons bring information to the brain, Motor Neurons send information from the brain, to the muscles. Interneurons are only in the brain and spinal cord. Its function is to connect neurons, also to process reflexes in the spinal cord.
Tue.26
Many Neurons together form a nerve. The function of a neuron is to move information between the brain and the body, and it regulates body functions. There are to potentials to a neuron, which are Resting potential, and Action potential. Resting potential is when a nerve is not conducting a nerve impulse. It is inside of the cell, and is Negatively charged. Action potential is a nerve impulse, in which is in the inside of a cell that becomes more positive. This causes a chain reaction down the axon, transmitting the pulse. When the pulse gets to the end, it signals the neurotransmitters to be released. Then it returns to Resting potential.
Week 17 (1-5)
Mon.1
Yesterday in fifth period class, which is biology, we were taking notes on the Endocrine System. The Endocrine System controls all of the body's hormones. Hormones can be made of protein or steroids. They are released by organs or glands in the body. They regulate body temperature, development, reproduction, metabolism, and homeostasis. Parts of the Endocrine System are Endocrine Glands, and Endocrine Organs. Endocrine Glands secrete hormones, for example: Hypothalamus, Pituitary, Thyroid,etc. Endocrine Glands, like the Pancreas releases insulin, or glucagon to the body, for example: beta cells release insulin, which lowers blood sugar, alpha cells release glucagon, which raises blood sugar.
Tue.2
In my sixth period class, which is Algebra, we took notes on Mean, Median, Mode, and Range. For Mean, you have to add all of the data values, then divide them from the number of data values. Median is the middle value, after you reorder the data from least to greatest, then you find out which numbers is in the middle of the data. Mode is the value that occurs the most in the data set. Range is the maximum number in the data set, minus the minimum number in the data set. Also, there is Quadratic Formula. If there is only one solution, the graph will touch the x-axis only once. If there are two solutions, the graph will cross the x-axis twice. If there are no solutions, the graph will not cross the x-axis.
Wed.3
In my sixth period class, Algebra, we also took notes on Box and Whisker plots. In order to use a Box and Whisker plot, you need to have 5 numbers in a set of data. The Median of the data is the middle value, after you reorder the set of data from least to greatest. The Lower Quartile is the median of the lower half of the data. The Upper Quartile is the median of the upper half of the data. The Minimum is the lowest value in the data set. The Maximum is the highest value in the data set.
Thur.4
In my sixth period class, Algebra, we also took notes on Scatter Plot and Correlation. A Scatter Plot shows the relationship between two sets of data. The Correlation is a statistical that shows the variable fluctuate(changing) together. There are three types of Correlation, Positive Correlation, Negative Correlation, and No Correlation. Positive Correlation is the increase or decrease together. Negative Correlation is when one increases as the other decreases. No Correlation is when you can not draw a line on the graph.
Fri.5
A while back in my sixth period class, algebra, we took notes on how to solve quadratic equations using quadratic formula. The first step you have to do is find a, b, and c, in the set of data that is given to you. Then after that you have to substitue a, b, and c into the quadratic formula. The third step you have to do is simplify each step. The last step you have to do is solve for x, and in result, you should get one or two solutions for x or complex solutions. Another thing we learned about is Outliers and Standard Deviation. An Outlier is a value that "lies outside" is smaller, or longer than most of the values in a set of data. It affects the mean (average) and the Standard Deviation.