In this unit, I learned how human acticites and matural factors can harm beaches and oceans. Trash, pollution from ships(releases millions of liters of oil annually), and global warming which melt a lot of snow all cause a lot of damage. And also I learn the most important thing "Frequency". Higher frequency means the waves waves carry more energy, which can affect coastal envionments. In this project, I also learned about that there are machines in the world that can help clean up the ocean, which was really surprising for me to know and wanted to know more about it.
In this project, I used my strengths by searching for pictures and doing the design to make our prestation more clear and easy to see.
This is STEM Project 2 ⬆️
In Unit 3, the most interesting thing I learned was about waves and how they transfer energy. Waves can move energy from one place to another without moving the actual matter, like how ocean waves move water up and down but not forward.
For example, sound waves travel through the air so we can hear music and voices. Light waves also help us see things, like sunlight traveling from the sun to Earth.
I also learned about there are 2 waves: transverse waves, which the movement goes up and down, and longitudinal waves, where the movement goes back and forth, it helped me understand real-life examples better.
In Project 2, I learned about optical illusions and how the brain can be tricked. At first, I didn’t understand how an image could look like it was moving when it was actually still. But after doing the project, I learned that patterns and colors can confuse our brain. My illusion used repeating patterns and strong contrast colors to create a spinning effect. This helped me understand that what we see is not always real.
One thing I want to learn more about is how the brain processes what we see. I think it is interesting that our brain can be tricked by simple patterns and colors. I want to understand why our eyes and brain sometimes make mistakes. It would be cool to learn how scientists study this. I want to learn more because it connects science to how we see the world every day.