Science to me is noticing a problem or situation and trying to find a solution for a reason to that problem. Usually with Science you first observe, then you brainstorm what could be a cause to the problem or how you might fix it. Then you try out your brainstorms and collect data. Data helps us see what does and doesn't work. Without Science we wouldn't understand the world around us.
Most of my experience with science have been in school. One good experience was in third grade when I received second place in the science fair. Keep in mind though every kids got a ribbon from fourth place to first haha. The worst experience with science was in seven grade I struggled with Chemistry and ended up failing a semester.
I have used the scientific approach with my car. I wanted to see how my gas mileage changed between city streets and the freeway. I noticed that when I took the city streets my gas seemed to disappear within days. Since I have an older car I thought maybe that taking the freeway would help my gas mileage. One week when I filled up I made sure to take the freeway as much as I could. Then when I was on empty I calculated my gas mileage. I got about twenty-three miles to the gallon so for my 1993 Oldsmobile that was pretty good. Then when I filled up again I took only city streets my gas mileage dropped to seventeen miles to the gallon. Since I have done this little experiment I try to take the freeway as much as I can.
Monday, January 23, 2012
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