Category Archives: Science

Photosynthesis

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Fany Savina

Photosynthesis is the process with which plants make their food. It is derived from the Latin ‘photo’ (light) and ‘synthesis’ (composition, putting together). In order for plants to make their food, they need the certain molecules and compounds to be … Continue reading →

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Cell Metabolism

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Fany Savina

Metabolism is a term used to describe chemical reactions in cells. In all chemical reactions there are the reactants (chemicals which react with each other), and the product (what you end up with at the end of the reaction). There … Continue reading →

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Cells

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Fany Savina

Cells are what could be called the building blocks of life. They are the smallest units of life. Cells are considered to be living things. All organisms are built up with cells. Some organisms are said to be unicellular, meaning … Continue reading →

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Weather Forecasting

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Fany Savina

Mankind has always felt the need to be able to predict the weather. As early as 650 BC, people were already looking up at the skies and stars, and recognised certain events which lead to a certain type of weather. … Continue reading →

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Chemicals in Food

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Fany Savina

All living things need food. Food provides energy, the raw materials necessary for building and repairing the body, and food is also needed to control the chemical reactions in cells (meaning to control the metabolism). Food is made up of … Continue reading →

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The Study of an Ecosystem

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Fany Savina

There are many things needed to do to be able to properly study an ecosystem. There are different parts of the ecosystem that are to be studied. There is the animal part, the plant part, and the abiotic (non-living) part. … Continue reading →

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Ecological Relationships in Nature: Populations

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Fany Savina

A population is a group of individuals of the same species living together in the same habitat at any given time. Many organisms live in populations for the reasons that it is safer when there are more of them, it … Continue reading →

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Ecology

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Fany Savina

Ecology is the study of the interaction between living things and their environment. The environment of an organism includes the living and non-living factors. For example, a frog’s environment would include the living parts: the flies it eats, the plants … Continue reading →

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Consuming Electricity (Experiment)

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Fany Savina

As a sort of experiment, I decided to see how much certain appliances in my house cost my parents. At first, as a control, I unplugged everything and I even switched off the fridge. This is to prevent another thing … Continue reading →

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The 7 Characteristics of Life

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Fany Savina

What is life? This is what scientists have been asking themselves for years. Now, to determine if something is alive or not, characteristics of life have been developed. For something to be considered alive, that something must have all the … Continue reading →

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