This Quarter in SciSeven

This quarter in Science class we were studying water.  What it does, who uses it, and how it's important.  First, we just studied it's effects, then what we needed it for.  Later, we used it for investigations, and took some tests on them.  We also took a test about water in general, which I did quite well on (7).  At the end, we had to do presentations on a water issue.  I was very bad on my last essay, so I had to do an essay instead.  I think I did okay, and my grade reflected that.  I didn't cite my sources, but I had many.  I also think that I had a lot of good content, but I got a low grade, so apparently I didn't Overall, I think I didn't do great this quarter, but I can do better in the next one.

Egg Babies, ugh.

For health class we got some eggs, and we had to take care of them as if they were our children for 24 hours.  There were some rules:  The egg must not crack, you can't leave it alone, you have to keep it breathing, and you had to feed it.

I think it was quite easy to carry around my egg babies to my classes, because I could have my bag open and put the eggs at the top, so they could breathe.  This way I had an extra hand free, unlike the other egg baby parents.  I also thing it was very easy finding something to carry the eggs in, because I just had some leftover soda cans, so I cut them in half and carried my eggs in them.

At recess, I usually get my basketball, and go play with my friends, but when I had my egg baby, I couldn't go do that, for two reasons.  One, if the ball hit the egg carrier, both of my eggs would break.  Two, I couldn't effectively participate, because I would have to move so that the ball wouldn't hit my eggs, and I couldn't shoot properly with one hand.

Although this project wasn't the hardest summative assignment, I wouldn't want to do this project indefinitely.  When I was carrying around my egg baby, I didn't forget it very often, because the grade mattered so much, but I have been known to be very forgetful of my laptop, books, and other things.  If I had to carry around these eggs for a prolonged amount of time, I would eventually forget it somewhere.  Also, the people staring at me like I'm a crazy person isn't very pleasant.

I can only imagine what it would be like to be a real parent while being a teenager.  It would be horrible!  The "crazy stare" effect would be multiplied exponentially, but there's much more that would change.  People would think differently of someone if they were a parent in middle or high school.  People would think they were irresponsible, and they really are if they're carrying around their child at 15.

Overall, I'm glad this project is finished.  My sister asked to keep my eggs, but she has no idea what it's really like to take care of those egg babies.

Do People Have Jobs?

When we were thinking about global issues, I thought of unemployment, and I think it's a very big issue that needs to be solved in the not-too-distant future.  I don't know much about this topic, and I'm not sure where it's the biggest issue.  Of course, there is unemployment everywhere, because not everyone has jobs.  When I post about this topic, I think I should find out which countries have the most unemployment, and which countries have the least.  I should also find out what people are doing to stop unemployment in various countries.  I will also have to find reliable resources in order to find these things out, because my information must be accurate.  After this project, I will know much more about this topic, including who has more unemployment, and how to get rid of it.