Science at Bangor & in the News
Science 9 started off the week talking about natural resources and the environment. Since fracking is something that is being currently debated in Michigan, we led off with an article about it. The students then chose resources that they were interested in and got into groups. This week the groups researched what types of energy their resource(s) represented, pros and cons of using the resource(s), and the environmental impacts from using the resource(s). Student presentations will be next week, and I am looking forward to learning from the expertise the students gained this week.
This week in chemistry we talked about entropy (disorder), energy, and spontaneous reactions. If your student claims that they can't clean their room because it violates the second law of thermodynamics, just tell them that they need to expend the energy needed to clean & everything will still obey the laws of thermodynamics. In case you were wondering, the second law of thermodynamics says that entropy, or disorder, always increases. The students had some great analogies of high entropy (Mr. Ward's desk) and low entropy (neatly organized desk) in their lives. The second part of the week was spent calculating free energy in reactions. I think today was probably a bit overwhelming since we ran through the calculation starting from data tables, but I know that as we practice solving those types of problems that the process will get easier and less confusing. Next week the juniors take the ACT. Juniors-make sure you are getting plenty of sleep, eating healthy food, and taking some time to relax. Breathe deep, don't panic...you're going to rock it! While the juniors are taking their tests, the seniors will spend Tuesday and Wednesday reviewing what we have done this semester and going over anything from last semester that still needs some polishing.
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