Nicolas Reed Science Blog

Force  by Penubag Summary:        Force can simply be defined as a push or pull. Force is energy that results from a movement. Force also has a unique relationship with vector quantities as is it is a vector quantity, but it is also the thing that creates vector quantities. This is because a vector quantity is created by a force that has magnitude and direction. Due to how force and motion are directly correlated, force has much to do with motion. The first of the three laws of motion (according to Isaac Newton) is that objects in motion tend to say in motion. At the same token, objects at rest tend to stay at rest (this is also known as the law of inertia). The second law is, "the acceleration of an object as produced by a net force is directly proportional  to the magnitude of the net force (how big the force is), in the same direction, as the net force, and inversely proportional to the mass of the object (how heavy the object is)." In other words...

nreed1005 Ms. Garcia Science 8 1/11/19 Self Driving Cars Are Not Worth the Risk         Currently, the world is debating about whether or not we should use self driving cars. This topic has created tons of controversy and currently, we are torn on what the right decision is. Self driving cars are not worth the risk. Not only will these machines take people's jobs, but they also have other faults that will affect humans. They are simply not completely ready and sophisticated enough to be used. Most importantly, these vehicles will put many people’s lives in danger.        The use of self driving cars will create many issues that will affect many people. As according to the video titled, “The Pros and Cons of Autonomous Vehicles” by the Tech & innovations Channel, “According to certain estimates, about 4 million people are going to lose their jobs” due to the upbringing of self driving cars (autonomous vehicles). These jobs include t...

Summary:        What we had to do for this project is find and research a certain charity that you are passionate about (we chose the AFSP, or the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Then, as a group, create a website/video for that charity and an ignite presentation (as shown above). On top of this, we also created products (we created Luminary Lanterns) that we sold to raise money, while also creating an instructable for it, a cost and profit document, and carbon footprint map. Lastly, we created a Trifold displaying most of what we completed during the span of the entire project. One thing I learned through creating this project was how collaging certain colors can create an attractive product and how to do just that. I also learned how to create an attractive website through using both powerful words, while also using powerful images and graphics. In addition, I learned that this same idea applies with ignites. That in order to have a high-class ig...

Applet position vs time graph  by  MikeRun Summary:        Velocity has both a direction and a magnitude (therefore making it a vector quantity) whereas speed only has a magnitude (therefore making it a scalar quantity). For example, when driving a car on a freeway your speed could be 50 m/hr (or mph). Although, your velocity could be something like 50 m/hr north. In order to find the magnitude for speed you must follow a simple formula, distance covered divided by time taken. In order to find the magnitude when trying to find the velocity of an object, you must follow the formula of distance from origin (or reference point) divided by time taken. One way to find speed and velocity is to look at a position vs time graph. What a position vs time graph really tells us is where an object is. We can look at the slope of the lines on a position vs time graph to help us to find the speed and velocity of an object by telling us both the position of an object...

Cube  by  DynaBlast Summary:        Motion can be described in two different types of quantities, scalar and vector quantities. Scalar quantities are quantities that only have a magnitude or size. Vector quantities are quantities that have both a magnitude and an associate direction (also known as a magnitude direction). One example of the difference between scalar and vector quantities are distance and displacement. Distance, a scalar quantity describes the amount an object has traveled. Displacement however, is a vector quantity and it expresses the distance between the origin and destination of an object in the shortest interval or distance possible. Displacement also describes the direction of a straight line from the origin to the destination. An example of distance is that the person ran half a lap around circular track that is 400 meters, meaning that they ran 200 meters. An example of displacement would be that the distance from one end of the...

The Carbon Footprint of Our Charity Fair Product, Luminary Lanterns Summary:        Carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide and other carbon compounds emitted due to the consumption of fossil fuels by a particular material. For example, a product that I created, a Luminary Lantern has a carbon footprint of 10411.625g of CO2/kg. I know this due to how I researched and tracked the amount of miles each of the individual materials (that are used to create a Luminary Lantern) traveled. I then multiplied the amount of miles by a certain number regarding the type of transportation each material took. If a product traveled by train, I multiplied the amount of miles it traveled by 0.1g of CO2/kg. If a product traveled by airplane, I multiplied the amount of miles it traveled by 0.8g of CO2/kg. If a product traveled by truck, I multiplied the amount of miles it traveled by 0.17g of CO2/kg. Lastly, if a product traveled by car, I multiplied the amount o...

Evolution and Antibiotic Resistance Project Brochure Summary:        This week in science we finished our evolution project (mine was about evolution and antibiotic resistance) where we first had to research about how evolution affects antibiotic resistance and antibiotic resistance in general. Then communicate our findings through creating a brochure. What I learned from this project was what antibiotic resistance is, how evolution plays a part in antibiotic resistance, how natural selection influences antibiotic resistance, how national and international agencies combat antibiotic resistance, how the public can help combat increased antibiotic resistance, and animals play a part in this whole situation. What one national agency, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does to combat antibiotic resistance is making diagnostics stronger by substantiating lab tests, educate research and development to evolve drugs like antibiotics and antifungals, evol...