Interesting Topic

The topic that still interest me the most is metal rubber. I think it is the most interesting because we have finally found something that is malleable but at the same time it is indestructible. I think that by creating this new material, we could use it to cover space shuttles or airplanes so that if they crash, their exterior will not be damaged and everyone will be safe. Or, metal rubber could be used for many other countless things. Using this new material, we could make things a lot safer for everyone, and we could build things that last longer and that are not easily damaged. This is why I think that metal rubber is the most interesting topic that I could write on.

I visited these blogs

Going through the different blogs, I found many interesting topics that ranged from many different branches of chemistry. Some of the most interesting ones were about how fireworks are made up and how their colors are made, how heating plastic bottles can affect one's health, how mood rings work, how many different things we could change through time travel, and many others. The ones that really intrigued me were that fireworks take up a lot of work to make and how they have changed since they were first made. The other topic that intrigued me was that by heating up plastic bottles, our health was actually in danger. I did not know of this until I saw it on Nick's blog and it sort of took me by surprise because something that we use everyday that we did not think to be so harmful was actually endangering our very lives. 

I visited Nick's blog, Kate's blog, Reiss' blog, and Ben's blog.

Interesting Chemistry Topics

Surfing through the web, I found some very cool things that scientist do that involves chemistry. One of them was the invention of a particle accelerator. The particle accelerator is based on the string theory that every particle can be described as a string and that it suggests the idea that there are six or seven more dimensions in addition to the ones we already know.

Another cool thing I found was a material invented that is called metal rubber. It is indestructible, and it can be frozen, heated, stretched, washed, and it is an electricity conductor. 

Something else that is cool is what are called T-rays. T-rays are pulses of terahertz radiation that are used to find old paintings or murals that have been hidden beneath plaster or other stuff. 

Another thing that is cool is that a group of chemists have found a use for the deadly carbon monoxide. If this compound is given in small doses that are dissolved in water, it could help patients who have undergone any organ surgeries or people who have high blood pressure because it is able to reduce inflammation, widen blood vessels, and increase blood flow.

Finally, a team of chemists have found a way to store or catch gases and to make the process of catching, storing, and transporting gases safer and more efficient.

I think the coolest thing I found was the metal rubber because something that is both indestructible but flexible can be used in society for a lot of purposes. One of the purposes it can be used for would be to add it to portable technology because something may happen to it, but if it has metal rubber, it can fall on the ground and nothing would happen to it. Also it could be used to make cars or airplanes so if they crashed they would just bounce back up again and there would be no damage.

(I wrote on Will's blog, Kristy's blog, and Ally's blog)

Two-Paragraph Post

I think that in response to Mrs. VB's second question the answer is yes. Yes, it is worth investing in things like that because even though it looks like it's not benefiting anyone, it actually benefits our knowledge of how fragile or strong our planet is. In situations like these, the scientists that spend much of their lives trying to answer these questions are the ones who are happy because they take pride in doing what they do best. 

In the long run, I think that investigations like these help us understand more about "MOTHER EARTH" and how she works, for in the near future we can help impede many of the natural disasters that are happening now. I think that if there was a possibility to become part of these investigations, I would definitely want to be part of something of that magnitude.

I left messages on Kate's, Josh's, and Ryan's blogs because no one else from our class had done it.

"REFLECTIVE THINKING"

The transition from Biology to Honors Chemistry has been hard. During the first term, it was very difficult to adjust to the material since it is the first time I have studied anything about the elements or the periodic table. Throughout the first term, I struggled to grasp the material very well. However, now in the second term, I feel more confident that I will do well on the tests because after learning all the basics, the rest should come very easy.