This week in science we finished up our global water project. After finishing that we started working on the coral reef project. For the first class period, we researched our reef animals. My animal was the Dragon moray eel. I learned that Dragon moray eels can’t close their mouths fully because they have a curved jaw. I also learned that they can be called the lepoard eel. After the first period, we got into our groups and started working on our boulders. That was very fun.

I was suprised by how well our boulder came out. I really liked the shape.  I may think about the dragon eel later in my life but I dont think the information will be too helpful. It was really satisfying and fun to tape the boxes together. It was also satisfying to make the infomation label for the coral. I think I participated well because it was something that was very fun to do. If I couldve done something differently I would have made the boulder smaller. My three questions are: How many types of coral are there, How long does it take for a staghorn coral to fully grow, and what place in the food chain is the dragon eel?

 

For the Science Expo, I presented Ross. I learned a lot about her. I learned things like she was the first Native American female aerospace engineer. I also learned that she was depicted on the 2019 Native American one-dollar coin. I thought that was very inspiring. Another thing I learned was that she lived to be 99 years old. I believe it was only three more months until her next birthday. It was a very fun experience but sort of scary giving the presentation to lots of random people. I really felt like her mostly because of the hair but also because the outfit was perfectly matching hers in a picture.

 

I think I did very well on the project. I think I learned as much as I could. I was surprised at how many amazing things she did. I found it very satisfying and fun to create the poster board because it came out very pretty. I also found it satisfying to dress up as her because I really liked the costume and it was fun to try something new.  I think I participated very well because it was something that I liked doing. If I could’ve done something differently I would’ve spoken a bit louder. My three questions are, how long did it take her to design the P-38 LIGHTNING? How many tries did it take her to finish the submarines? And what was her motivation to be a rocket scientist?