What were I Trying to Find Out?
In your life, have you ever wonder how big is your knees or how much your heart weight or how old are you when converting it into seconds? In this unit, we inquired through how does measurement effect our body in different ways such as your height or weight or etc. What did I Discover? After inquiring through our mysterious body, I have collected the data and form into a chart of measurements. While creating the chart, I have discovered that when converting measurements into mili, centi, basic and kilo rules, you need to always multiply or divide it into 10, 100 and 1,000. What Surprised me? What surprised me during this unit was that when you're figuring the volume of your body irregular shaped body, you can just put yourself in a container which is completely full of water, the water which spilled when you got in the container, is the exact volume of your body. This was surprising because water is part of nature and most of the times, when you put experiments to it, it will give some precise results. What were I good at? In this unit, I think I was good at having close estimates because I used the measurement I did like 1 month ago and use various equations to convert the estimate into mili, centi, basic and kilo rules. For example, when I measured the size of my foot, I used the measurement I got from the length of my shoe and subtract by 1 centimeter to get the estimate. However, I still didn't estimate the precise answer. What do I need to work on? Something that I need to work on is that to know how to use the measuring tools appropriately because then, you will not have a precise answer even though you used a high technique tool and also, you can injure somebody by using it as a weapon to hit somebody. For example, when tried to find out what is the volume of my water bottle, I poured the water in the mass cylinder not carefully, so some water spilled. Therefore, I needed to do it over and over again until I got it. What do I want to know Now? There lots of things that you can measure in your body, but what I want to know more is that how can you find the mass or the weight of your foot because if you just put your feet on the scale, the leg will impact the foot's weight. Therefore, I wonder what other ways are there to measure the weight of my feet. So far, I have one idea and that is to chop off our feet, put it on the scale, and tape it back to the legs. Conclusion For the conclusion, I think it has been a good experience to measure and notice how mysterious our body is and what other questions can we still inquire about.
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What kind of math needs to be done at the Olympic? Do we need to find out what's the length of the track? Do we need to measure it by estimate or precise answer? Can time impact some sports? In this unit, we researched what measurement needs to be done in the Olympic and why is relevant. These are the things we inquired about. 1. Curling 2. Alpine Ski 3. Biathlon 4. Bobsleigh 5. Cross Country Ski 6. Figure Skating 7. Freestyle Ski 8. Ice Hockey 9. Luge 10. Nordic Combined 10. Short Track Speed Skating 11. Skeleton 12. Ski Jump 13. Snowboard 14. Speed Skating What Did I Learn
After this unit, I have learned that every Olympic sport needs to be measured in specific ways or else it will influence the Olympic into a complete mass. For example, in Speed Skating, the player who got the fastest record will win the gold medal. However, if you don't calculate the time properly, the ranking will be a complete mess and it wouldn't be fair for players who tried their best to win. What Surprised Me In this unit, there were lots of things that was surprising. For example, when I compared the time record between skeleton and bobsleigh, I thought skeleton will have the faster record due to its lightness. However, as I inquired through, it turned out that bobsleigh was faster because as it goes down the ramp, the heavier it is, the more energy from the gravity will pull it down which creates more speed. What Did I learn about Myself In this unit, I didn't just learn about measurements, I learned about myself too. The thing that I learned about myself is that as I find new things, I always try to inquire it through and solve the answer to the problem by organizing the facts I have got. However, I'm not perfect yet due to not figuring out the precise answer of the problem. For example, when I was measuring the time record of short track speed skaters and finding out the total time, I thought I can just add it all by converting it into seconds and convert it again to minutes by dividing 60, but it turns out it wasn't precise, so I needed to add it all over again to find the correct the answer. Conclusion For the conclusion, I hope I have understand how does measurement inspire us to create something just like the Olympics. |