Nicolas Reed Science Blog

Summary: My Biogeochemical Cycle Project        What we had to do for this project is we had to first pick a biogeochemical cycle that you would like to make a comic about and then make a comic to show the cycle that you chose. What I learned through doing this project is that all living things need sulfur to survive. I also learned that the three most known steps (in order) for the water cycle is the first step is evaporation and condensation, and precipitation. Evaporation is when liquids (mainly from oceans, rivers, etc.) turn into a gas that is known as water vapor. Condensation is when the water vapor changes back into a gas. The last step, precipitation is when the water that just formed in the step of condensation rains back down to earth. Another thing I learned is that the carbon cycle is basically made up of two miny cycles or systems known as photosynthesis and cellular respiration. One other thing I learned is that sulfur dioxide can be released int...

Summary:        This week in science we learned about biogeochemical cycles, more specifically, I learned about the biogeochemical cycle known as the Sulfur Cycle. What I now know about the Sulfur Cycle because of what I learned this week through research is each part in the sulfur cycle. I also now know that their are a lot of different parts in the sulfur, but my focus was trying to make this complicated cycle very simple and easy to understand. The first part in the Sulfur Cycle is  Hydrogen Sulfide Gas is released into the atmosphere by the eruptions of volcanoes, hot springs (“ spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater that rises from the Earth's crust. ”) , and the decay of living biological sulfur-containing materials in swamps, bogs, and tidal flats. Sulfur is also released from the ocean in sulfur-containing compounds in sea spray, and as the gas hydrogen sulfide. I also know that most of the sulfur released from the world's...

Summary:        This week in science we learned about photosynthesis and ecosystems through taking notes and completing assignments. What I now know about photosynthesis is a true definition of photosynthesis. This definition is, "Photosynthesis is an endothermic process by which plants and organisms make sugar (glucose) to store energy." I also know the (balanced) chemical formula for photosynthesis. The balanced chemical formula is  6CO 2 + 6H 2 O —> C 6 H 12 O 6 + 6O 2   and because this is a chemical formula it doesn't show one important missing piece/part of photosynthesis. This missing part/piece is sunlight. I also now know the exact opposite of photosynthesis and a good way to define it. The opposite of photosynthesis is cellular respiration, cellular respiration is an exothermic process by which organisms release the energy stored on food (glucose). I also now know why photosynthesis is important. Photosynthesis is important because without...