My Nature and Cities check in did not go well. I did not study for this test as I should have. I did well on parts of the test, but the things that I thought were going to be easy I got wrong or partially wrong. I got a three, but I want to get a better score then that.
Science
My Muir Web
This is my Muir Web. My Muir Web shows connections to a few meals I had and antibiotic factors of my every day life. Muir Webs can be about practically everything, from animals to a locker. Muir Webs could go on and on infinitly by listing each and every biotic and abiotic factor related to the subject.
Structure Fits Function
Do you you think your lungs are just two big balloons? Well, you are wrong! This is what the inside of your lungs look like:
Your lungs have 300 million alveoli surrounding them, and many bronchioles connected. The diagram above shows something that could resemble a family tree. The trachea splits into two bronchi, and the bronchi split into countless bronchioles.
Here are a few reasons why having alveoli, a tracia, two bronchi and many bronchioles is better than two “balloon” lungs:
For the alveoli, they have a more surface area to volume ratio
More surface area means a better exchange of oxygen and Co2
The trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles transport oxygen to the alveoli, that then transport oxygen all over your body
So next time someone tells you otherwise, tell them the truth!
Recent 3rd Quarter Science
For the past few classes, we studied the best lunch that you can have. We started by guessing what it could be and then we saw the real thing. You should have 27.5% of your meal be vegetables and grains, fruit and protein should be 16.25% and 12.5% should be dairy. We realized that I have way to much dairy from chocolate milk. 80% of my diet was chocolate milk but I narrowed it down to 70% this week.
Science Water Log
This is my water log. It was one of the main first quarter projects. The water log tracked our water usage for at least seven days, and in my case 14. It is kind of hard to see on the blog, but I can’t change that. We learned about the New York water system and made diorama.