Science versus WILD

on cactus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIKTRFHSJiA



Science Concepts
- dew trap (condensation)
- dates as a rich source of sugar (energy)
- friction (using flint) to make fire
- bad insulator (sand floor)
- charcoal (black absorb light) reduce glare



Science Concepts
- adaptation of desert plants with roots growing up to 50 feet (1500m) in length!;
- how to stay cool (topmost soil traps the most heat)
- spreading yourself (bigger area and less pressure) to reduce effect of sinking and to get out of quicksand


Mr Danny's Note:
Notice Bear keeps his composure and stays cool throughout because panicking and talking loudly (with a volume above 75dB) only waste more energy in the unforgiving desert environment

Now don't you think Science is COOL? You'll never know when learning Science can help you when you are up against the WILD.

ProjectBlogo Turns Three!

Today, ProjectBlogo is officially 3-years old!

PS: And yes, that means we're stuck with the name 'ProjectBlogo' for 3 years now, for good and bad :)

Drafting - Overcoming Air Resistance

Can you spot what is wrong in this video?

Iodine-Starch via Visking Tube Revisit

....and what happened on a molecular level.

How Do They Do It - The Story of the Bicycle

What are the materials needed to make a bicycle?



World's Fastest Bike

Operation Class Collage (Creative right? Not!) has begun

What could be the greatest design project this year (other than the school diary cover of course). Stay tuned.

NOT the final version. Just toying with the idea :)

The Story of A Carpenter

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family.

He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by.The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.

When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said, "my gift to you."

What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well.

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So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized that we would have done it differently.

Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity. The plaque on the wall says, "Life is a do-it-yourself project." Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.

So which of the following house will you build?

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This?

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or this?

The Choice is Yours.

And remember, you'll have to live with your decision for what could be the rest of your life.

Formula for finding Pattern-Within-A-Pattern

This is the simpler version of finding the formula for Pattern-Within-A-Pattern.
The tougher way (the one I know and used to) is by using quadratic equation.


Generally, a pattern within a pattern has an

where n represents the nth-term
The 1st term of the polynomial will be equal to the common difference divided by the factorial of the polynomial's degree.

In the example above, the common difference was 2 and the degree was 2, so the leading coefficient is 2/2! = 2/2 = 1

References
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/nextnumb.htm

NE Show 2009 - Round 3

for more photos visit here

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For me, the best NE Show has still got to be 2008's.
Something seems to be missing this year.

Homecoming Ideas Wanted

For ex-YewTeeians only,

Please help suggest what activities you would like to have for the up and coming Homecoming that is going to be held for you. No ideas will be dismissed or deemed too 'crazy' and will be considered.

The event would be 2-3h in duration and since this will be YOUR event, please help contribute your ideas by suggesting in the 'Comment' link below.

At the moment, we have the following suggestions;-

Games
- Captain's Ball
- BasketBall
- Tug-O-War

Others (???)
- Photo Booth Corner for everlasting memories
- chit-chat session (aka Coffeeshop session) with peers and teachers
- do homework (???)

Card Appreciation Design Competition 2009

Comgratulations to the budding artists of 6 Patience;- Jia Yi (2nd place) and Ynez (Consolation Prize Award) for winning the Card Appreciation Design Competition for the P6 Level.

designed by Lee Jia Yi

Never Give Up....

....'cause you'll never know how far you can go.



Don't quit till you got nothing left!

A Gift Of Hope

If you think the challenges you face today are tough, just remember that others have it worse and in fact have overcome theirs. So be never give up and keep on striving towards your goal.

Tony Meléndez (born January 9, 1962, in Rivas, Nicaragua) is a Nicaraguan American guitar player, composer and singer and songwriter who was born without arms. His mother took Thalidomide while pregnant, which caused his disability. Meléndez has learned to play the guitar with his feet.

Genetically Modified (GM) Food

Meet the Super Cow

created using selective adaptation (as opposed to natural selection)