Koontz Science by Molly Koontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491 A place for me to creatively share news, articles, cool things I see on Twitter, and whatever else.. Made with joy en-us 2020-08-28 04:00:37 UTC 2023-01-19 22:27:07 UTC hello@padlet.com Mrs. Koontz Webpage mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/704369726 YOU ARE GOING TO WANT TO USE THIS WEBSITE!!! I'm an organizational guru and this is our one stop shop for ALL resources!! You want notes, it's here! You want study guides, right here! You want life changing videos that will cause you to never view the world the same.. oh yeah, it's here ;) Still under construction, but come explore!!]]> 2020-08-28 04:07:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/704369726 Brain/Logic Problems mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/704371558 You come across a mysterious stoppered flask.  You know it contains either a powerful invisibility potion or poison, but you're not sure which.  Below is the sign, which you know is FALSE.  
IT IS UNTRUE THAT THIS IS NOT POISON.  Remember the sign is false.  What's in the flask? ]]> 2020-08-28 04:09:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/704371558 Encouragement mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/704373914 2020-08-28 04:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/704373914 Family Fridge!! mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/704375715 My parents used to hang our good grades and pictures on our family fridge.  So guess what!?!  I'm going to be posting S/O to those that are making huge gains in Edgenuity or are going above and beyond for their family and/or community behind the scenes.  You have to send me your good news via email in order to be posted ;)

S/O to Alston for the super cool video on painting an entire room with the darkest black of blacks.  Really neat optical illusions .. makes me wonder how we can get our hands on some.. hmm.. where there's a will, there's a way..

S/O to Sophia for finishing 3rd in the Poetry contest in the TN Magazine!!  For some reason, I can't enter the link.. grr.. but you can google it.  We are so proud of you!

S/O to the 2x AMAZING students that have FINISHED our course in Edgenuity!  Yes, I said FINISHED.  100% complete.  As in, it's Feb 2nd and they have zero work in Science each day unless they do an enrichment project with yours truly complete. I hope to meet with you tomorrow and start some awesome enrichment- sky is the limit.. or space ;)

S/O to my inquisitive group of students that join the 10a daily science zoom.  We always start with a recap of what's in Edgenuity and then we just talk science, technology, chemistry in foods, cultures and foods around the world- we even share recipes.  So much fun!

S/O to Varshini for making an awesome Inquiry and real-world connection to Potassium and how it reacts with water.  I love how something we can learn online in Edgenuity can relate to our real-world!

S/O to the people that send me the logic question- I LOVE SOLVING PUZZLES!!


 ]]> 2020-08-28 04:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/704375715 Edgenuity Pacing Calendar mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/704394358 2020-08-28 04:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/704394358 EARN A BADGE THIS WEEK! mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/711913270 I am so proud of you all.  Seriously.  Through all the ups and downs you have advocated for yourself by emailing me and your other teachers, provided feedback so we can improve, AND caught up to be ON PACE with Edgenuity's pacing guide all while keeping a positive attitude.  UNBELIEVABLE!!

This week, you have the opportunity to earn 2 badges.  
1)HOMEWORK BADGE - earn this badge by being ON PACE OR AHEAD in Edgenuity in SCIENCE only by Friday (9/4)
2) STAR PERFORMER: Earn this badge by being ON PACE OR AHEAD in Edgenuity in ALL YOUR CLASSES by (9/4) 

If you are a Star Performer, you also earned the Homework Badge.. so that's two for you :) 

Go seize the day and discipline yourselves to grow through challenges.   We got this ;)
]]> 2020-09-01 14:50:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/711913270 Woah! How Mirrors are Made mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/721976553 Thanks to Emma C. and our quiz on Metals, I learned today mirrors have a thin layer of METAL that sticks to the glass. We rely on the luster of the metal for the reflection. Check out this GIF I found on twitter .. my mind will never be the same.. ]]> 2020-09-04 19:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/721976553 Meme lol! mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/721984149 Thanks Evan! ;)]]> 2020-09-04 19:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/721984149 Does the Butterfly Effect exist? mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/742296654 I love learning about Technology and Science!  One of my favorite topics to read about and have nightmares over (other than black holes ;) is Quantum Physics.  IT'S SO COOL!  And I hope you have read or are going to google the Quantum Computer- that will be something neat for your generation to perfect... I think... 

check out this article that popped up on my Twitter feed. Pretty neat to think about.]]> 2020-09-13 23:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/742296654 Brain Logic Question 2: mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/742300712 There are 3 boxes, exactly one of which contains gold.  You can keep the gold if you pick the correct box and never have to work on Edgenuity again ;)  On each box there is a statement, EXACTLY ONE of which is true.  
Box 1: The gold is in this box
Box 2: The gold i not in this box
Box 3: The gold is not in box 1

Which box has the gold?]]> 2020-09-13 23:18:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/742300712 ;) mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/753486503 2020-09-16 23:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/753486503 Brain Logic Question 3 mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/753490824 I'm posting another one for this week because you all did AWESOME on Question 2!  Keep up the critical thinking!

Strategic Deductions:
If two words are next to each other, they must share at least one letter and NOT be the same length.

There are six words below and the word for number 1 is "CAT."

Place all the words in a way that satisfies the condition above.
WIN, MOON, STOP, STUDY, RENT

1. CAT
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.]]> 2020-09-16 23:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/753490824 Badgin' Up Up Up! mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/756044656 Earn your Problem Solving Badge by completing our Brain Logic Questions!  

Want your Homework Badge? Stay on Pace with Edgenuity's pacing guide.

Lead by example.  Earn your Leadership Badge by working AHEAD of pace in Edgenuity for two or more consecutive weeks!

Earn your Participation Badge by asking questions and/or engaging in our optional Zooms! 

Perhaps you’re not ahead in Edgenuity yet, BUT you’ve made a HUGE comeback!!  The Most Improved Badge is for you because we appreciate your hard work and grit ;) 

Attitude of Gratitude = Positive Attitude Badge. We have so much to be thankful for!!  Email me or post in our zoom chat a time when a peer or teacher helped you.  Or if you’d like to share good news, sharing is caring!

If you are a good listener and can repeat something neat you’ve learned in our Course or something we talked about during our optional zoom lectures, then you’ve earned yourself the Good Listener Badge!  

Perfect Attendance is for those that have logged into Edgenuity each week and completed our Course by the desired due date!  GOOD FOR YOU!!

Star Performer is designed for those that have googled and read the Starfish Story (it’s my motto in teaching ;)  Use the hashtags #matterstome #matterstothatone to reference a time someone or an event made a difference to you.  

Student of the Month Badge coming soon!!- stay tuned!!





]]> 2020-09-17 16:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/756044656 ;) mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/785385778 2020-09-28 17:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/785385778 Brain Logic Question 4: mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/785399031 Arrange the numbers below so that:
1) no tile is between two others that are both smaller, and
2) 2 is the rightmost number

  3, 5, 19, 50, 99
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. 2

If an arrangement satisfies both constraints, what number(s) might be in the leftmost position?]]> 2020-09-28 17:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/785399031 Brain Logic Question 5: mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/835309574 Truth Seeking

You have four closed boxes as shown:

Box: Apples
Box: Bananas
Box: Carrots
Box: Dates

While you know all four types of food are inside and each box only contains one type of food, you also know that only one of the boxes is labeled correctly.

What's the minimum number of boxes that you need to open to be guaranteed to find out which one is labeled correctly?  (NOTE: Guaranteed means in all possible scenarios, so you can't assume one that is lucky.)

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4]]> 2020-10-16 12:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/835309574 This 14-year-old girl won a $25K prize for a discovery that could lead to a cure for Covid-19 mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/850169903 2020-10-21 19:25:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/850169903 What is the Geometry of our Universe mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/850173708 l enjoy learning about Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry.  Mostly, stretching my imagination to visualize or model what we know about our Universe and how we can learn more.  What technologies would we need?  As I find myself lost in thought, I come back to this article to rethink and reimagine what I know, want to know, or question.   Then, I usually spend my evening rereading Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson and/or watching Fabrics of the Cosmos by Brain Greene.  It has caused me many strange thoughts, so approach with caution and remember: Your perception is your reality.  So protect it and Science on.]]> 2020-10-21 19:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/850173708 Brain Logic Question 6: mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/929257086 Algorithms

Algorithms are important to computer science, but they aren't exclusively part of computer science. You'd need to think about algorithms if you went out of town and needed to get a pet sitter for your beloved hamsters! :)

Imagine your pet sitter is very good at following directions, but they're not very good at using their own judgement, so you need to give very detailed feeding instructions.
- Check the hamster's food bowl.
- If the food bowl is empty, put five pellets in the bowl.
- Otherwise, if the food bowl does have some leftover food pellets in it, put three pellets in the bowl.

There are four pellets in the bowl after your sitter runs this algorithm and before the hamsters have a chance to nibble on anything.  What can you conclude?

a) The sitter saw an empty bowl when they started.
b) The sitter saw leftover food in the bowl when they started.
c) Can't conclude either of these.]]> 2020-11-16 20:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/929257086 CK-12 PLIX labs! Super fun way to enrich your understanding in Life Science mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/931766864 Everything from what makes us living, cell structure, cell transport, diffusion, mitosis, meiosis, etc. is located here! Explore and Enjoy learning more about topics we cover in Life Science. ]]> 2020-11-17 14:15:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/931766864 Cell Transport Diagram/Picture mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/931863808 See how easy it is to understand Cell Transport when you look at this picture! ]]> 2020-11-17 14:32:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/931863808 Favorite short video Playlist! mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1002114285 If you've completed our course or have some down time and want to stretch your thinking... Here is a FAVORITE short YouTube video Playlist.. (Fabrics of the Cosmos is still my top video followed by a close tie for second: One Strange Rock on Nat Geo and X-Ray Earth on Disney +). 

Warning: this Playlist won't hurt your brain until you THINK about what it's modeling/saying/demonstrating.. Doesn't need to be viewed in order either ;) Happy Exploring & Happy Science Day!!  YEAH!

Power of Ten (Micro/Macro)

How Small is an Atom

The Geometry of Causality (to really understand this you could also view The Speed of Light is NOT about Light)

The Illusion of TIme (clip from Fabrics of the Cosmos - GO WATCH THE FULL VIDEO!)  I've been watching the video for 5 years and STILL learn new things each view.  ]]> 2020-12-09 13:57:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1002114285 Brain Logic Question 7: mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1028947549 Strategic Deductions
Is it possible to arrange the words below such that 
1) two words are only next to each other if they have at least one letter in common and
2) every word, except "INFINITY" is shorter than at least one of the words next to it?

The words are:
ACORN
INFINITY
PI
PIES
YEN

Email me when you think you have your answer ;) ]]> 2020-12-17 18:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1028947549 Mutations - wild stuff! mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1106366668 2021-01-20 16:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1106366668 Everyone! Check this out! mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1165365815  Are fish intelligent?  Is this innate or learned behavior?  What evidence supports your claim? ...anyone want to discuss if this is a sign of intelligence. Be ready with evidence because I have some to back up my claim ;) Come to zoom at 10a to discuss! ]]> 2021-02-04 18:28:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1165365815 Snowed in and want some awesome science videos to occupy the time?! Check these out! mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1208451653 1) If you like stretching your mind in the world of Biology, this one is for you : One Strange Rock - found on Disney +
2) Wild Hawaii - found on Nat Geo (Disney +) - if adaptations are you're thing than you MUST watch episode 1 of Wild Hawaii.
3) LIfe : Plants : full episode you can pay for or you can find it on YouTube.
4) Fabrics of the Cosmos - full episodes found on YouTube.

]]> 2021-02-16 19:31:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1208451653 TIME TO CHANGE THE WORLD!!! $100Million incentive funded by Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation - XPRIZE Carbon Removal- is the largest incentive prize competition in history!! Read below and click on link- LG Crew! mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1232816915 The world's leading scientists estimate that we may need to remove as much as 6 GIGATONS of CO2 PER YEAR by 2030, and 10 gigatons PER YEAR by 2050 to avoid the worst effects of climate change.  For humanity to reach the Paris Agreement goal of limiting the Earth's temperature rise to no more than 1.5 degrees C of pre-industrial levels or even 2 degrees C we need BOLD, RADICAL tech innovation and scale up that goes beyond limiting CO2 emissions, but ACTUALLY REMOVES CO2 already in the air and oceans.  If humanity continues on a business-as-usual path, the global average temp. could increase 6 degrees C by the year 2100.  This four-year global competition invites innovators and teams from anywhere on the planet to create and demonstrate solutions that can pull carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere or oceans ultimately scaling massively to gigaton levels, locking away CO2 permanently in an environmentally benign way.  Solutions will be scientifically evaluated across multiple criteria such as: amount of CO2 removed, life cycle analysis of the removal process, energy efficiency, land footprint and sequestration capabilities.  
Any carbon negative solution is eligible: nature-based, direct air capture, oceans, mineralization, or anything else that sequesters CO2 permanently. ]]> 2021-02-23 17:54:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1232816915 Mars helicopter set to take flight no earlier than 4-11! LG! mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1375480539 Let me catch you up.. Couple weeks ago Woodland's awesome Principal, Dr. Boyd, (@wcsWMSpb) and I set an invite in our calendar to see OLP Science in action!!  At the conclusion of our zoom, he posed an enrichment question that tied to our Properties of Matter crash course.  "How do you fly a helicopter on a planet you've never visited?" 

*insert emoji with big eyes* 

It sparked an AWESOME discussion about what properties we know and would need to know about flying Mars Helicopter.  We brainstormed about gravity on Earth vs Mars, mass and density, atmosphere of Earth vs Mars.. the list goes on! 
Thus far, we've concluded that we'd have to build a simulation here on Earth that would mimic Mars and start testing. 

Here is a video sent to me by my friend that works at NASA.  He recommended it to me when I told him about our awesome discussion... OF COURSE, I'm now a proud supporter of the channel because it's AMAZING!

Feel free to email me your ideas!!  I'd love to hear from you ;)
Happy Science all and S/O to Dr. Boyd!!   #matterstous]]> 2021-04-01 14:14:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1375480539 BE THE IGUANA! mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1440536646 At the beginning of the year, I showed this video to you.  We are the iguana and our demons/things that try to steal our joy/whatever you call it.. are the racer snakes.  It's a video you must interpret and label each snake.  
To me, it's us vs. the world.  First snake is the enemy of insecurity, the one the whispers to us that we aren't good enough or smart enough or whatever!  Gotta run away from that one!  Then more snakes come after us.  I labeled one anxiety, the other fear, the other sadness, the other depression.. the list goes on.  And at one point, the snakes almost take us down.  BUT in that moment, I remember you.  I remember your positive attitude on zoom or in email when things were crazy.  I remember you cheering me on or sending me prayers when Maggie got COVID.  It gave me strength to keep fighting the good fight.  .. Which, guess what that iguana does?  . it fights back.  It doesn't give in to the strangling snakes/lies.  It finds a way to BREAK FREE and run for it's life.  Is it easy- NO WAY!!  Those snakes / lies we tell ourselves follow us everywhere!  BUT KEEP RUNNING!  KEEP FIGHTING for what is right and DON"T GIVE UP!  That iguana has to dodge three dozen snakes trying to kill it, climb a lava mound that is sharp and jagged, all by itself!!! 

Yeah, we are the iguana.  I'm so proud of you all and I can't wait for you to show yourselves how far you've come in Science.  

I'm your biggest fan and I'm always rooting for you.  
#BeTheIguana]]> 2021-04-21 01:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1440536646 BrainLogic Puzzle #8: Science Rules mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1486187201 In our Science Rules questions, our first stop is mechanical gearings.  A lot of good science gets done without any sophisticated principles.  Sometimes all you need are intrinsic relationships like how two objects touch or what kind of shapes they have.  This puzzle is one of those cases.

See gif below (if needed).  The small gear has 10 teeth and the big gear has 50 teeth.  When the small gear rolls round the big gear, how many times will the tick arrow return to its initial orientation (pointing upward)?

A) 5 times
B) 6 times
C) 7 times
D) 10 times

email me your answer and I'll tell you if you're right or need to retry :)
 ]]> 2021-05-03 16:48:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1486187201 COOKIE MONSTER!! HA! - thanks Kiki mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1678344452 https://www.livescience.com/colletor-finds-rare-cookie-monster-rock.html]]> 2021-08-13 15:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1678344452 SQUIRREL 2.0 mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1678486116 Love Mark Rober and the squirrel heist!  All that planning finally pays off ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTvS9lvRxZ8]]> 2021-08-13 18:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1678486116 Need a laugh.. thanks for sending ;) mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1785301959 Am I funny if I make myself laugh? Hope this week went smoothly and I look forward to seeing you Tuesday. Stay healthy]]> 2021-10-02 00:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1785301959 Enrichment Podcast: The Manhattan Project mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1811243002  It gets interesting at 12:15 min.  Begins with the levels of collaboration and mentions Oak Ridge, TN and how it supplied the enriched Uranium.  It was the 235 Uranium needed.  
Then listen and pay close attention come min 15:20 which describes how the experiments began in 1940 separating the enriched Uranium evolved into using a centrifuge.   It mentions how Oak Ridge made HUGE contributions to this method of extraction of Uranium 235 and how they used Plutonium which was synthetically made in Hanford.  Nothing was wasted as the 235 enriched Uranium was used.  The inert 238 Uranium captured neutrons and decayed to Plutonium 239.  The advantage of using the synthesized plutonium meant it could be extracted by chemical means instead of the diffusion method.   ... all of this was built in 18 months!   They didn't end up using the plutonium because it wasn't good to work with for lots of reasons mentioned at 19:30 but it did lead to new methods of nuclear energy. 
I just can't get over how a centrifuge (which is a method of separation using density) can separate out inert Uranium from radioactive 235 Uranium. Wild!
]]> 2021-10-12 15:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1811243002 James Webb Launch!! Happy holidays, indeed!! mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1963241418 Hope this finds everyone well! In 16 hours (7:20 EST) you can witness a huge day in scientific history as NASA will launch the James Webb on Christmas Day! It’s one to watch and inform others as the research will change much of what we know about space, light, and so much more. 

Here’s some cool sites to excite your curiosity!  
Info on James Webb Telescope 

Homepage on James Webb Telescope



Cheers to all! 
Mrs. Koontz
]]> 2021-12-24 20:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/1963241418 Fruit fly! mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/2097927435 Remember at the beginning of the year we talked about how time and space are relative.  The fruit fly .. perception is reality.. Here is a Brightside video Everett and I watched a few times and had enriched science talks.  I’m astonished  by the ideas a young mind can create when encouraged!  Maybe you have some ideas to help us figure out how to measure the speed of light without the reflection (trip B). Maybe the James Webb telescope will provide some insight?  Never know if you don’t try- that’s truth.  

Happy Spring Break and sending cheer!  

]]> 2022-03-16 12:33:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/2097927435 We’ve taught you wrong! mollykoontz https://padlet.com/mollykoontz/de2ejle9sfci3491/wish/2115564477 Remember when we discussed electromagnetism and electricity??  You’ll learn more in depth understanding in 8th grade but I couldn’t help but be blown away with my own learning from this video.. which of course means I must share it with you!  In short, electricity isn’t flowing of electrons through wires, it’s the oscillation and magnetic fields that produces the light we see in a light bulb.  Here’s your proof!!  Which is only another reason why studying light and using instruments like the James Webb will be so impactful with our understanding of how things work!

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