Homework 3/26 - due Thursday

OK guys
You spent a class period today trying to get a storyboard together for the plant experiment on Thursday. My question for you is: How did that work out for you? :)

More importantly, please answer the following VERY honestly and blog it (in the comments of this blog post)
1) How did you interact with each other?
2) Did you respect the leadership of the director/producer?
3) Did you fulfill your role in this process?
4) How was the communication within the group?
5) Did you complete your task? Why/Why not?
6) What can be changed next time to help this process go more smoothly?

Final Decisions For Expirements:

1. How energized water affects plant growth.
2. Changing temperatures in hands with focus.
3. Stress reduction: Includes heart rate.
4. How focused energy affects candle flame.

Myth Busters Notes

Structure:

• Introduction (Warning)
• Could Use actual Mythbusters Introduction
• Could replicate Mythbusters Introduction
• Introduces Myth; Talk it over; Draw on Blue Sheet
• Background on Myth, Research for it
• Do a small trial
• Have some strange fun
• Try it on big scale
• Fail, do it again
• Blow Stuff up

Transitions:

• Have metal MYTHBUSTERS sign

Monday 3/25 Homework

Blog about the following regarding the Mythbusters episode we watched today:

1) Intro - how do they start the episode?

2) Hypothesis - what is it? What kind of background info did they provide?

3) Experiment - how did they plan it? How was it set up?

4) Results - how did they present the conclusions?

5) Humor - how did they use humor to make it interesting; how did they keep the audience engaged?

Blog your thoughts on the episode you saw and how you can make your episode look similar.

All EXCEPT Nicholas Brown and Denis: 

Come up with TWO more Biofeedback experiments to do for this episode of mythbusters. We are already doing the thermometers in each hand and the plant experiment. You can work together but I want a list of materials needed and an experimental design BY TUESDAY MORNING.

Thanks all

Materials Lists

Energized Water Experiment

- Two watering devices
- Bottled or tap water
- Four or six potted plants
- One timer

Thermometer Experiment

- One thermometer
- One timer

Materials List

Add any materials you believe you will need for your experiments below:

Biofeedback:

• 2 Thermometers
• Pea seeds (Just from the grocery store)
• 2 water containers

Mythbusters PRIZES!!!

OK guys...in order to get you really into this activity, I'm going to offer prizes for a variety of categories for the Mythbusters videos:

Category 1: Most Entertaining video

Category 2: Most Scientific video

Category 3: Most Like Mythbusters

Category 4: Most creative/unique video

Yummy treats, etc will be awarded for these categories for the class that wins. One class can win more than one category.

Good luck!

Cheryl

Thermometer Research

Sources:

• Superconscious

Notes:

• When your temperature is high, your physical and mental performance are faster.
• A passing 'grade' for a Tibetan lama from a lamasary school is to go out onto a frozen lake stark naked and with his body heat alone, evaporate the moisture out of two water soaked blankets!
• Even though your normal body temperature is 98.6°F, your finger temperature varies between the 70's and the 90's.
• just thinking of one of your hands increases the blood volume to that hand
• When blood volume increases, the capillaries in the skin dilate and the temperature of the skin increases
• When blood flow decreases, the blood vessels in the skin constrict and temperature decreases.
• As an exercise, take an ordinary medical thermometer and tape it to your forefinger
• Experience the feeling of the tape and thermometer touching it, but ignore the thermometer completely
• try different visualizations (sun's rays, hot water, campfire, etc.) to raise the temperature of the
  forefinger and just "feel" it warming up.
• Coincide this process with deep, steady abdominal breathing. If you forcefully try to 'will' your finger to get warm, a bodily reaction of 'fight or flight' results in a constriction of the blood vessels in preparation
  for violent action, and you achieve the reverse effect -- coolness
• To make your fingers cooler, visualize digging with your fingers into the icy snow of an avalanche that has partially engulfed you or visualize some other stressful scene or dangerous situation.

The time has come, its for the best, i know it.

I think we should change to a different design.

What do you guys think? (and lady)

Plant Energy Experiment Research Sources

Here are some sources/videos about Dr. Emoto and his work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAvzsjcBtx8&noredirect=1

http://www.highexistence.com/water-experiment/

http://www.brita.net/the_one_who_understands_water.html

http://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Messages-Water-Masaru-Emoto/dp/0743289803

Our Myths

Our Myths

• Da Vinci Crossbow
• Build a model crossbow identical to Da Vinci's original crossbow design
• Energy Water & Plants
• Focus on sending loving/positive energy to one batch of water, and sending hatful/negative energy to another batch. Then water 2 batches of plants with one of the stores of water.
• We will be using Pea plants that will be grown from seeds bought from a local store.
• Thermometer Test
• Focus on raising the temperature of one thermometer (in one hand), and lowering the temperature of another thermometer (in the other hand).

Role Assignments

Earlier today roles were assigned.

Director: Jon
Video Editor: Will
Cameraman 1: Dennis
Cameraman 2: Dan
Screen Writer: Zac
Set Designer: Nick Brown
Walrus: Nick Boston

Welcome!

Welcome!