For us humans, there is no star more important to our daily lives than the sun. The sun provides two important things required to support life: heat and light. Without heat, nothing would be able to survive, much less thrive, and without light, plants wouldn’t be able to grow, and without plants, all CO2 would …
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S8#110: Pluto
Pluto is an oddball among planets. It has been kicked out of and invited back into the “Planetary Club†several times. I don’t even know if Pluto is even considered a planet right now. I do know that whether Pluto is a planet or not has been a debate among scientists and astronomers ever since …
S8#115: Black Holes
Today I’m going talk about black holes. I know very little about black holes, but I’m going to try and do my best for this essay. I’m going to talk about (how we think) black holes form, the “singularity†at the center of black holes, the event horizon, and the size of black holes. Nobody …
S8#95: Astronomy Week 1
I am to write about what I learned this week. Most of this stuff I already knew from 4th and 5th grade History, but I will still relate some of it. According to Ptolemy, the Earth is the center of the universe. It was a long time before Copernicus challenged Ptolemy by saying that the …
S8#38: Layering to Keep Warm in Cold Climates
Depending on where you live, there will almost always be below freezing at some point during the year. In order to stay warm, you can’t just wear normal clothing. You have to “layer up” in order to stay warm. Four layers is the most reasonable amount for many cold climates, although when it is warmer …
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Incident Command System (S8#36)
The incident command system is the method in which search and rescue missions are organized. It is important to make sure everybody knows what their positions are and what duties they are expected to fulfill. It is a very organized hierarchy of people that keeps the search and rescue functioning properly. Quite simply put, the …
S8#25: Playlists on YouTube
Playlists are a very important tool for content creators on YouTube. They allow you to chain together episodes or videos about a certain topic, a little like a Netflix series. Playlists are very useful, both for the the creator and the viewer. A playlist is a list of videos in order. It begins with a …
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Science 8 #5: YouTube Strategy
For my YouTube channel, I would like to play Legend of Zelda Games, particularly challenge runs. The reason I want to do this in particular is because I have learned a lot about the Legend of Zelda games and I think it would be very enjoyable for myself and very entertaining for my target audience. …