Science: How Does Exercise Make you Stronger?

How Does Exercise Make you Stronger?

This article gives you a clear and concise summary of how we build strength. It is summed up in 2 processes; muscle hypertrophy and neural adaptation. To find out these mean you'll have to read the article... the link above will take you to the original.

Science: Could Batman Actually Exist?

Found an interesting article and book written by E. Paul Zehr, associate professor at University of Victoria (yes, the one in BC). The book is called Becoming Batman and it explores whether it would actually be possible for someone to be Batman! The book explores Batman's physical abilities, required training, effects of training, recovery time, bone density, reaction speed, effects of concussions, etc.

The following link will take you to an interview by Scientific American and Paul Zehr.

Dark Knight Shift: Why Batman Could Exist--But Not for Long

G.10 Science: Awareness Article #5

Awareness Article #5 has now been assigned. It will be due Friday, May 22nd, 2009.

Due to time constraints (i.e. the time it takes to mark ~150 Awareness Articles) and Final Exams quickly approaching, any Awareness Articles posted after June 1st, 2009 will not be marked.

If you are still having trouble posting your articles it is extremely important that you see me ASAP.

Have scientists discovered Spider-Man's secret to superstrong silk?

Scientist found that blasting spider webs created by the Araneaus spider with heat and moisture allowed them to break down some of the protein bonds that make up the silk. Once the silk was damaged by the heat and moisture researchers exposed the web to a vapour containing a variety of metal molecules; such as aluminum, titanium or zinc. The metal molecules were able to attach to the broken protein bonds thus producing a stronger web.

Have scientists discovered Spider-Man's secret to superstrong silk?

Greatly increased toughness of infiltrated spider silk

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G.10 Science: Awareness Article #4

Awareness Article #4 is due May 1st, 2009.
Please see Awareness Article format found in the labels on the right hand side of the front page.
Reminders:
1. Write your Awareness Article as a word document so that you can cut and paste it in to the blog. This will prevent you from losing any work as a result of technical difficulty.
2. You require a login and password to post on the blog.
3. See me if you are having difficulty.

Science: Remote Cloud Ships to Combat Global Warming

John Latham, a cloud physicist, is currently working on a project that would hopefully increase the reflectivity of clouds (i.e albedo effect) and therefore reflect solar radiation of the sun.

Check out this clip from Daily Planet.

Daily Planet: Remote Cloud Ships

Science: Plausible Theory of how Stonehenge was created

Wally Wallington has moved 20,000lb rocks and Barns using no mechanical equipment. His chosen method is to use nothing more than sticks, stones, and "his favorite; Gravity".

Science: Teens capture images of space with £56 camera and balloon

Four spanish students rigged a digital camera to send pictures back from a helium weather balloon which they launched into the upper atmosphere. The pictures are fantastic, and apparently, it only cost about $100 in parts.

Check out the article.
Teens Capture Images of Space

Science: Excellent Source for Environmental Information

A great source of articles on the environment and environmental friendly choices. For example one of his articles compares using paper cups vs ceramic mugs but you'll have to read it to find out the answer. It is surprising once you start reading how often we think we are making environmentally friendly choices but aren't.

Slate: The Green Lantern

Science: Using Superheroes to Teach Physics

To get students interested in subjects like Physics, the University of California has offered a course called The Science of Superheroes. It seems to be a growing trend as other universities follow suit in offering other courses which examine science fiction.

Using Superheroes to Teach Physics

Science: Have Australian cane toads finally met their match?

You have seen them on the Simpsons and they are arguably the most famous of the alien species. This article reports on a possible predator, the meat ant, that may be able to control the famous Cane toad. Follow the link below to read more.

Have Australian cane toads finally met their match?

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Science: Zoo Chimp 'Planned' Stone Attacks

A chimpanzee in a Swedish zoo has been revealed to have planned hundreds of stone attacks on visitors of the zoo. Researchers have shown Santino, a chimpanzee, would gather and store stones that he would later use as projectiles in displays of dominance. They also found that he could recognize parts of his enclosure that could be pulled apart and fashioned into further projectiles. The researchers suggest that these behaviours are a display of animals planning for future events, a behaviour which has been thus far difficult to prove.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7928996.stm

G.10 Science: Chemistry Test Review Answer Key

Follow the link to get to the answer key. It is located at the bottom of the Chemistry Page.

Chemistry Review Answer Key

The Science of Basketball: In-Depth Reports

With March Madness in full swing and even Obama making his predictions for the brackets thought you all might find this article interesting. It is actually a series of articles; one is about using probability to pick your March madness winners, a second is about how players can't make the exact same shot twice, third article is about the new basketballs, and finally the last article is about how players can predict if another players shot is going to go in or not.

This one is for you Jarrell...

The Science of Basketball: In-Depth Reports

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Buying Green: 9 Environmentally Inventive Products: Scientific American Slideshows

Buying Green: 9 Environmentally Inventive Products: Scientific American Slideshows

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SHS Hockey Training Program 1

SHS Training Program 1

The off-ice training program is up and can be downloaded through the link provided.

It is recommended that you keep track of your progress and submit it to me so that I can use this information to create the 2nd program.

G.10 Science: The Science of Spore

About a month back I posted a link to a game called Spore. Spore is an evolution simulation game where you start off as a cell and develop your organism through 5 stages; cell, creature, tribe, civilization, and space. This article investigates some of the research done by its creator, Will Wright, and compares and contrasts the game spore with actual evolution. If you have tried the game, you should find this article an interesting read.

Scientific American_Jan 2009_The Science of Spore

G.10 Science: Possible Resources for Awareness Articles

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G. 10 Science: Awareness Article #3

Awareness Article #3 is due Mar 27th, 2008.

Please see Awareness Article format found in the labels on the right hand side of the front page.

Reminders:1. Write your Awareness Article as a word document so that you can cut and paste it in to the blog. This will prevent you from losing any work as a result of technical difficulty.

2. You require a login and password to post on the blog.

3. See me if you are having difficulty.

Five of the Best Mathematics Blog

An article about the five of the best math blogs on the internet. One of the blogs is a collaborative attempt at creating a proof of a Theorem. Another blog was created by a number of Berkeley students. A third is more about physics than maths but written from a mathematician's point of view, there are posts about the life of a mathematician, mathematics as a profession, news within the academic community and general interest problems. To read more about the blogs click on the following link.

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/ian_douglas/blog/2009/02/09/five_of_the_best_mathematics_blogs

To get to the blogs click on the folowing links.

http://gowers.wordpress.com/
http://sbseminar.wordpress.com/
http://scottaaronson.com/blog/
http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/
http://www.arsmathematica.net/

Science: Periodic Table of Videos

A collection of videos from the University of Nottingham about all the elements that make up the periodic table. Click on any element that makes up the periodic table and there will be a video pertaining to that element.

http://www.periodicvideos.com/index.htm#

An additional periodic table resource.

Moving your cursor over an element gives you basic data and a picture of the element. Clicking on the element brings you to an in-depth page that shows multiple uses for the element.

http://www.periodictable.com/

Science: Spore

I have had mixed feelings about posting this link on my blog as it is a pay to play game with a free trial, however after much deliberation I have decided to post it as I believe the educational opportunities are great. It is an evolutionary simulation game.

I want to ensure that you all understand that I am not encouraging you to purchase the game.

The link provided allows you to download a free trial of the game which allows you to create and guide your own creature through five generations. You also create the environment they live in; buildings, vehicles, etc. There is also an opportunity for collaboration as other players can use and share everything you create.

http://www.spore.com/

Science: Anatomy Arcade

"Awesome learning tools" for learning human anatomy and body systems including muscle groups, skeletal system, circulatory system, endocrine system, digestive system, etc.

http://www.anatomyarcade.com/students/students.html

Science: Infectious Diseases

Here is a very cool little website with activities revolving around infectious diseases.

http://www.diseasedetectives.org

Feb 2008_G10 Science: Awareness Article #2

Awareness Article #2 is due Feb 27th, 2008.

Please see Awareness Article format found in the labels on the right hand side of the front page.

Reminders:
1. Write your Awareness Article as a word document so that you can cut and paste it in to the blog. This will prevent you from losing any work as a result of technical difficulty.

2. You require a login and password to post on the blog.

3. See me if you are having difficulty.

Feb 2008_G10 Science: Awareness Article #1

Awareness Article #1 is due Feb 14th, 2008.

Please see Awareness Article format found in the labels on the right hand side of the front page.

Reminders:
1. Write your Awareness Article as a word document so that you can cut and paste it in to the blog. This will prevent you from losing any work as a result of technical difficulty.

2. You require a login and password to post on the blog.

3. See me if you are having difficulty.

G.10 Applied Mathematics: Jan 2008 Exam

Exam is Thursday, January 29th, 2009 @ 1:00pm in room 232.

G.10 Applied Math Exam Review_Answer Key

G.10 Science: Awareness Article #5

Due January 23rd, 2009

G.10 Science: Awareness Article #4

Due January 23rd, 2009

G.10 Science: Awareness Article #3

Hello everyone, my apologies for taking so long to get this next awareness article up.

You will be given class time to complete your last 3 awareness articles.

Period B Science will be in Mr. Griers computer lab on Jan 15th.
Period C Science will be in the library computer lab on Jan 16th.

You should be able to get a minimum of 2 articles done in that time.

All articles should be complete by Friday, January 23rd, 2009.