Today we labeled all our rocks we gathered from alb and the surrounding areas. We washed them and also placed them on a geological time scale to see about how old they are and where exactly they originated.

Answers to questions:
1) Science offers us a powerful tool for the discovery of truth, science is not the only, or even necessarily the best way that humans come to know reality. 

I think that science is an important way to discover the truth because observation and experimentation are key to finding information. I think religion can also be a path to find the truth. Reading and believing can be the truth because I think that the truth is what you believe to be true and can be different for each person. Reality can also be different from person to person so i think religion can play a huge part and be equally important as science on a personal basis for each person.

2) The existence of a single, objective scientific method is a myth. 
Yes it is. Each person can perform science differently and still have a valid answer. There is no one objective method that applies to each person and each experiment.
On the following statement I would like to know if there is a way around this. Can we approach experiments or observations objectivity?
Yes by using a basic outline we can all have similar results put into a different format but one that we can still all relate to and use in an effictive way.
3) We always approach an object, experiment, or observations with a set of prejudgements: we have identified what the problem or question is, we know what information we are looking for, and what counts as an answer.

Example: When we started the physics projects we were only looking for data concerning motion. Were there other things we should be paying attention to?
I think other contributing factors are very important when doing any project. You can not just focus on the outcome you want but look for other things that are happening. 
 

We did the equations for the force acting on different body parts, the head, legs and the core. We also figured the velocity for the movements and did weight measurements for each body part. We corrected the forces acting on the body. We originally had them all vertical but the forces acting in opposition of each other are not always perfectly across the other.

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Force and acceleration is what moves an object and how fast it is moving. In our project, the physics of yoga, the main force acting on us is gravity and using balance to stay in the poses. Newtons first law is an object in motion stays in motion meaning if an object is moving and there is no opposing force on it it will stay moving. His second law is force = mass X acceleration. This means that if you push an object to the left it will go to the left and if you push it twice as hard it will move twice as fast. Newtons third law is that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. This means if you push on a wall the wall is pushing back just as hard.
Speed is the rate of motion and velocity is the speed in any given direction.
Velocity = distance / time
momentum = mass X velocity

Today we just used the tracker to track Jeramiah's elbow! it took forever!!!

Our Candle
1. waxy   2. green   3. bright   4. smells good   5. slick   6. meltable    7. flamable   8. burnt   9. used    10. ridgid top   11. chipped   12. indented   13. beaten up   14. sunked in   15. flat bottomed   16. cylander   17. bumpy   18. size of a kiwi   19. about 2 inches   20. tag on the bottom

Feeling: 1,5, 17
Sight: 2,3,,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,18,19,20
Smell: 4

Weight: 40 grams
Floats on its side
Height: 1 3/4 inches
Diameter: 1 1/2 inches
Doesn't bounce
It lights!
It melts when its lit
It smokes
It falls when you throw it
It rolls on its side
It doesn't roll when its right side up
The ash rubs off
It is made is the USA
Its malleable when it is melted
It chips when its not melted
It turns white when you stab it
Melted wax is darker green
It gets hot!
Wax always melts circularly
Tastes bitter

Questions
1. Is it possible to light the entire candle on fire with cooking materials? (c)
2. What can you do with the candle?(o)
3. What causes it to be flammable? (o)
4. What is the temperature of the wax when the candle is lit? (c)
5. Can you light it in water? or oil? (c)
6. Will the candle melt in hot water? Cold water?  (c)
7. Will it stay lit when being thrown off a building?(c)
8. What is the temperature of the flame?(c)
9. Is it possible to explode the candle?(c)
10. Will a candle burn at different temperatures at different altitudes? (o)
11. At what altitude does the candle burn the brightest? (c)
12. How can you make a candle burn faster and slow down the burning? (o)
13. What is it the smoke when the candle is blown out? (c)
14. Can you make the candle produce more smoke? (c)
15. What causes the difference in color in the candle? (o)
16. How long does it take to burn the entire candle? (c)
17. Can you reform a candle from the melted wax? (c)
18. How do you make a candle? (o)
19. Can the wax from a candle be eaten? (c)
20. What kinds of wax can you use to make a candle? (o)
21. What causes a candle to melt the way it does? (o)

Open: 7           Closed: 14

Top 4: 10, 12, 18, 20

Our question: How can you make a candle burn faster or slow down the burning?
Materials: 1) tea candles     2) Solids      3) liquids     4) lighter
It will be easier to find a way to make it melt faster than slower because it is hard to find something that will limit the burning.

Main Campus

AFTER EXPLORING: Made observations about traffic flow and where people tend to congregate between classes.
Communicated with eachother before, during and after.
Examined results and noticed trends
Carried out the study by getting information and results





                           

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