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Enrico Fermi - Scientist Wanted - 5/27/18

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Weekly Blog : Victor N. 8B Scientist Wanted Poster Summary Born on September 29, 1901 from an intelligent teacher, Enrico Fermi had great interest in physics as young kid. At the age of 33, he discovered nuclear transformation, which led to discovery of slowing down neutrons and nuclear fission. In America, he discovered that if uranium neutrons were emitted into fissioning uranium, it would have a chain reaction. He had other experiments which led to the creation of the world’s first nuclear reactor in Chicago. SP8 - Communicating Information This week, I communicated information when I created a scientist wanted poster about Enrico Fermi. I spent days doing research on a scientist I chose, and I chose Enrico Fermi. Using what I learned about him, I made a scientist wanted poster. After creating the poster, I shared what I learned to the class using Flipgrid. I basically summarized what I learned. After that, I made a reply video to one of the classmates about what I learn
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Stars, Galaxies, Solar System - Astronomy I - 5/20/18

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Weekly Blog : Victor N. 8B Image Location Summary Do you ever wonder what’s in space? In space, we have the solar system which contains 8 common planets and thousands of other minor and dwarf planets. We also have galaxies which are held in by the universal force called gravity, and it holds billions of stars. There are 3 types of galaxies: spiral, elliptical, and irregular. The spiral galaxy has a distinct winding shape. The elliptical galaxy has a spherical shape. The irregular galaxy is different and has unique shapes which make it irregular. Elliptical galaxies contain mostly older stars. Black holes come from the collapse in the core of a supernova. During a nuclear fusion, 4 hydrogen atoms are fused together to make one helium atom. This is why hydrogen is the most common chemical element in most stars. An astronomer would the measure of distance between stars is light years because you are dealing with things outside of the solar system. When dealing with things inside
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The Effects of Stress on the Brain - Mission SOS - 5/13/18

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Weekly Blog : Victor N. 8B Summary Stress has a lot of effects on the brain and can be both good and bad for you. Stress can be good for you because it increases your performance level. For example, let’s say you're playing a basketball game and you are the person to hit the last shot to win the game. The stress in your body builds up and when you do play, the adrenaline is let out and you play better. Stress can be bad for you because it can have you think about either small things that don’t matter or big things that you worry about consistently. When this stress is constantly happening for a long period time, it’s called chronic stress. Chronic stress can really affect your emotions and can even make you lonely, overwhelmed, or depressed. High stress can affect the size of your brain, which can change how you remember, learn, and control your stress. Stress can affect your mental health, but you can reduce it. One way is to seek mental clarity, such as going to a professio
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The Pipe-a-Phone Project Blog - Sound V - 4/22/18

The Pipe-a-Phone Project Blog : Victor N. 8B Summary Frequency is the rate at which waves pass in a given time. Pitch, however, is the highness or lowness of a note. The relationship between the two is that frequency influences pitch. If there is a low frequency, there will be a low pitch. The appearance of the wave changes with a change in the pitch because of the higher the pitch the shorter the wavelength. The appearance of the wave changes with a change in the volume because the louder the sound, the larger the amplitude. When you play higher notes, the waves are closer together. Yet, when you play louder, the waves are taller. 'Musical instruments create sounds that can be varied in pitch and volume.' Some instruments give pure tones while some produce a mix of frequencies. Musical sounds are created from vibrations from the device in the instruments. Our task is to use what we know about musical waves and sound and to create an instrument that could play 8 tuned
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Musical Instruments - Sound V - 4/15/18

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Weekly Blog : Victor N 8B Image Location Summary 'Musical instruments create sounds that can be varied in pitch and volume.' Some instruments give pure tones while some produce a mix of frequencies. Musical sounds are created from vibrations from the device in the instruments. Those devices are wires in string instruments like guitars, drums, and/or reeds in woodwind instruments such as clarinets, oboes, and saxophones. Wires in instruments can affect the tune and frequency of the sounds. They create music when you tap or pluck the string, which vibrates and create compression waves in the air. The sounds of drums are created when striking the head, which vibrates and create sounds. Finally, reeds create sounds when you use your tongue and blow on it, which vibrates and create music. In conclusion, musical instruments create sounds from vibrations and can have different pitches and volume. SP2 - Using Models This week, I used models to demonstrate my understandin
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Communication and Electromagnetic Waves - Sound III - 3/25/18

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Weekly Blog : Victor N. 8B Image Location Summary Waves carry energy and also carry messages. Signals are created from transmitters which are sent to receivers to receiver and make the message. There are 2 types of signals, digital and analog.  Analog signals record wavelength and the amplitude of the waves. This is to record how much the voice change and to transmit the music. Digital signals are made from analog signals that are continuous and do not terminate. They are also transmitted in digits, 0's and 1's. You can debate on which signal is better than the other. Some can argue that analog signals are better because it records the original information so it must be better. Some can argue that digital signals are better because it's easier to transmit, you can manipulate and edit easier, and there's no undo button for analog signals. In conclusion, there are 2 types of signals, digital and analog. Many argue that digital is better than analog. SP2 - Using
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Music Industry Debate: Digital vs Analog

Music Industry Debate: Digital vs Analog by: Victor N. 8B The format I want to record my music is digital. There are so many upsides in recording music digitally rather recording my music in an analog format. I want to record my music in a digital format because it's so much easier and modern. But, my producer wants to do the opposite and record it in an analog format. To his point of view, I can see that digital has some cons that will be better in an analog format. However, I want to show that there are downsides of analog that are way worse than digital. Recording music digitally has so many upsides. According to the Analogue Vs Digital:Advantages Vs Disadvantages Article , there are many pros and cons in recording in a digital or analog format. With digital, you can edit and manipulate the sounds easier. It's inexpensive, simpler, more space, and can save you lots of time. Yes, there are some downsides to the digital format, such as limitations and reliability. But ther
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