Chemistry

Airplane Lab

In this lab we tested how additional weight affected the distance traveled of an object moving in the air.

We gave roles to everyone in our group, then we created our paper airplane.

We measured the distance the airplane traveled without any additional weight. Then we added a paper clip, measured the new distance, and repeated.

At the end we came to the conclusion that more weight actually helped the airplane move farther.

This lab helped us understand how experiments work and how  weight effects distance.

Bubbles Lab

In this lab my group and I made hypothesis about which brand of soap we thought would produce the biggest bubble.

Then we poured out small puddles of each soap on the table and used a straw to blow bubbles.

We did this 3 times per soap and we came to the conclusion that Palmolive produced the biggest bubble.

Skittles Graph

States of Matter Project

Electron Mandala

How might cultural and historical contexts have shaped scientific discoveries in making the periodic table?

I think cultural and historical context shaped scientific discoveries because the only people who significantly impacted the periodic table were all similar in gender and kind of race. If someone of other race or gender had found these discoveries, they may not have been seen as true because of prejudice. Also the main people who found these discoveries were Russian, German, and French. There were also translators that were able to spread the knowledge between the similar languages. 

Bohr Model Project