Jasper ended our session with an innovative idea: using the smog emitted by cars to increase the sustainability of fertilizer production!
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During this session we considered not only the effects of agriculture on the environment, but the benefits and challenges of a number of different solutions to global hunger like reducing our food waste and meat intake.
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Today we'll start our Sustainability unit with a closer look at the carbon cycle.
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An exploration of four carbon-based molecules that all life is made of: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
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This week we learned how atmospheric carbon dioxide causes global warming.
Read MoreUsing models and video, we show how the structure of carbon dioxide causes the atmosphere to absorb infrared radiation, leading to the greenhouse effect.
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Experimentation with dry ice — summary coming soon!
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We observed an exothermic reaction that occurs when baking soda and acetic acid are mixed. We then studied the relationships between pressure, volume, and temperature.
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In today’s session, we continued our investigation into thermodynamic principles.
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In today’s session we started our investigation into thermodynamic principles. We defined a chemical reaction and classified two types – exothermic and endothermic.
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We have challenged ourselves today to discovering the first law of thermodynamics, an essential law for the functioning of the entire universe. Your kids got it!
Read MoreCogitanians were introduced to the chemistry concept: viscosity. We discussed what viscosity measured, how temperature, pressure, and force affected viscosity, and demonstrated changes in viscosity by making a non-Newtonian fluid.
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