Week 9 Elementary Science

 

  1. What did you do in the lab today?
    1. In lab this week I learned about how long ago big events happened that shaped how our Earth came to be. My group had 2000MYA - 500MYA which was really interesting because I thought more was gonna happen during this period, but there were only a few major events that did happen. I didn't realize when different things, like when plants were created, were closer then I thought, so it was really interesting. 
  2. What was the main lab question?
    1. History of the Universe
  3. What did you learn in Thursday's discussion?
    1. EXAM WEEK
  4. Online Textbook:
    1. What did you learn?
      1. One this that I learned that was very interesting was the idea that humans only have come at the very end of the clock reference, we are considered 11:59:40, which is really crazy to me. I feel like humans have been here for so long, so the idea of this is something that I learned from reading this textbook. 
    2. What was most helpful?
      1. One most helpful things was the refresher on what Pangea meant. I learned this in middle school and maybe in high school, however forgot what this really meant. It is the name of what happened to our continents and when they split into what they are today. 
    3. What do you need more information on?
      1. One thing I need more information on is the snowball Earth. I'm confused about how it got to be a snowball and how it hasn't been a snowball anytime recently. I understand the idea of snowball, but it is hard to understand that it won't happen again. 
  5. What questions, concerns, and/or comments do you have?
    1. Are we going to have another snowball Earth ever?

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