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    Science is a field that i'd like to study in college. A Physics Proposal for the Gardens was One of the final products for the year. The Final Product went over well and was displayed at celebration of learning.

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    Science is a field that i'd like to study in college. A Physics Proposal for the Gardens was One of the final products for the year. The Final Product went over well and was displayed at celebration of learning.

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    ScienceReflection

    IcametoTheGreeneSchoolwithaverybasicknowledgeofthesciencefieldsandreallyno
    passionforit,however,onceIstartedtotakeanactualhighschoolscienceclass,itbegantodawnonme
    thatitmightbeafieldthatIwantedtocontinueandstudyincollege.Theprojectsthatweundertook
    reallymademegrappleabouttheworldandissuesthatweneedtosolve.Oneofthesetaskswasthe
    PhysicsProposalfortheGardens,thiswastheFinalProductforthatyear.Thisdiscussedhowandwhat
    wewoulddoinordertohaveasustainableamountoffoodthatTheGreeneSchoolcouldpotentiallyuse
    intheirschoollunches.Informationwasgatheredduringfieldworkanditwascollectedwhilewewerein
    classbybeinggivenlecturesorhavinggroupdiscussionswithourpeers.Wehadtobrainstormwaysto
    havefoodgrownhereandtousetheresourcesthatwealreadyhave.Wealsohadtotakeinto
    considerationthesoilqualityandwhatthecharacteristicsareforhealthysoil.
    Thequestionofwhattoaddtothesoiltoimproveitwasbroughttothetable.Itwaspondered
    overmanytimesuntilwecametotheconclusionthatthecorrectmixturewouldconsistof75%silt,10%
    sandand5%clay,approximately.Thiswaythesoilwouldbeabletoabsorbenoughwaterbytheclay,
    wouldbeabletofilteroutwatersothattherootsdontrotbythesandandwouldbeaeratedbythesilt.
    Withthisproject,wewerealsomadetodoMLAformatting,whichIreallyhadn'tpracticedupuntilthis
    pointintime.Ihadtoaskhelpfromfellowclassmatesanddooutsideresearchtoseewhatwasactually
    neededtodoMLAformat.ThesearethingsthatIstillneedtodoonceinawhilesinceIhavenot
    memorizedallofthespecificationsthatneedtogointoit.However,whentheFinalProductwasallsaid
    anddone,Ididreasonablywellonit,consideringthatMs.Romano,whohadbeensubbingforMrs.
    Haggerty,putoutmyworktobedisplayedforCelebrationofLearning.Thiswasrathersurprising,based
    onthefactthatIdidntthinkthatIhaddonewellonit,but,apparently,itwentoverwell.
    WithalloftheaidthatIwasgivenlastyearinbothsciences,myselfesteemlevelhasrisen
    drasticallyinmyabilitiestoperformbasicscientifictaskslikereadinglabproceduresandenactingupon
    them.Wewerenowprofessionalamateursontheartofcriticalthinkingandcomingtoconclusionsbased
    oncredibleevidence.IwasconfidenttotakeontheprojectthatMr.Haggertygaveusaninformational
    piecetitledTheBigBangtoEarth.Itrequiredagreatdealofoutsideresearchintothehistoryofour
    universeanddiscussionsinclassonthetopic.ItwassomethingthatIgreatlyenjoyedlearningabout.
    WhenIturneditin,Mr.Haggertysaidthathereallyenjoyeditanddecidedtoprintitouttoshareitwith
    theclass.Forchemistry,thiswasdefinitelythemostinfluentialpieces.Idevelopedtheskillstocomplete
    anarrativethatwasinformationalandentertaining,butwasalsoadisguisedtimelineforover13.8billion
    yearsofourhistory.Beforethisunit/project,Ionlyknewalittlebitaboutthesubject,butIwaseagerto
    understandmore.IhavesincesavedmanyPDFsthathavetodowithastrologytomycomputerandphone
    sowhenImtravelingorhavecompletedmywork,Iwillreadthem.
    TherehaveIbeenmanyscientificskillsthatIhavelearnedandimprovedhowIunderstandthe
    worldaroundmeandseehowlifereacts.Icannowanalyseevidenceandcometoconclusionsthatare
    logical,whichwereskillsIdidnthavebeforearrivingattheGreeneSchool.Icanlookatdataandimply
    whereitisfromorhowitfitsintocertainsituations.InowlookateverydayobjectsandIthinkaboutthe
    chemicalcompositionandalsoIthinkabouthowtheBigBangcameabout,whichissomethingthatdid
    notusuallycrossmymindbeforeSophomoreyear.Ikeepthinkingupideasthatcouldaidtheworldin
    climateissuesanddoingoutsideresearchofftopicsofinterestsothatIcanunderstandthemmore.

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