Sarah's STP Thoughts and Reflections

     As humans, more often than not, we let our days pass on by without really stopping and taking time to observe our surroundings-whether it be to look up at the sky or see the cars passing by on the street, to hear kids laughing, running, and playing, or to hear the howling of the wind on a windy or stormy day. We sometimes tend to forget that the basic reasons behind why these things are even possible, can be explained by science. Physics gets to the fundamental level of how and why things move the way they do. In STP, we conducted an experiment using IOLab and documented it in LoggerPro. We used our "brick" on wheels and placed it at different heights to see the relationship between height and velocity. In order to record information, however, there were a few things that needed to be agreed upon...     We were placed in groups, and in those groups, a whole bunch of brainstorming went down on what things could potentially affect our results and what the eff...

  Define the word “science.” What is  it?      Science, in the simplest form, means knowledge . Whether it be to obtain information, to discover new information, or even to gain insight on a subject, one adds on to existing knowledge or, simply, becomes more knowledgable.       For example, the word "geology" can be broken down into two parts: "geo" meaning "earth" or "rock"  and "-logy" comes from the Greek "logia" which means "the study of". When one studies, one gains knowledge or reinforces the knowledge that is already there, at least I would hope. ___________________________________________________________ Is Umbrellaology a science? If so, why? If not, how does it fall short of being a science? Technically speaking, it is a science, but to an extent. It is a science because whoever was conducting the investigation learned deeply about umbrellas, the mechanics of it, its uses and applications, etc. However, the...

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