First investigation in science the relationship between height and a ball and how to write a scientific investigation.

Next week we are going to do our first ever investigation in science! It is about the relationship between the height a ball is dropped and the height of the balls first bounce. This experiment is mostly to help us with learning about scientific investigations and how to write a scientific report. A scientific investigation starts with a aim. What is the goal of your investigation. My aim in this investigation is to:

Discover the relationship between the height the ball is drops and the balls first bounce once it lands.

Next in a scientific report is a hypothesis. A hypothesis also known as a educated guess is your prediction of what the result will be in your investigation. My hypothesis is this:

I think the ball might bounce about half the height it was dropped.

Next is the method along with the equipment you used. This bit is important since it explains how you did it. This bit explains the data you get and why you got it. 

The equipment I am using: Metre ruler, tennis ball (or another appropriate ball), retort stand, boss head and clamp.

To do this i'm going to measure a certain high then drop the ball from that height then measure the height it bounced. Ill start at a shorter height then start going higher up to complete my aim.

Key variables: What are variables? A variable is something that can affect the result of your experiment. When carrying out a experiment all variables (except the one you are testing) should be kept the same these are called control variables. The one you are testing is called the independent variable and is the only one that should be changed during an investigation. The dependent variable is the one you measure. Here are the variables in this experiment.

Dependent: The bounce and the height of were it was dropped

Independent: The balls height

Control: The ball

This is the first half of the scientific investigation/report. Next you would conduct your experiment!

The merchant of Venice Act 1 The Jew wants some flesh

Last week we started reading the Merchant of Venice and now we have finished reading act 1. For each scene so far we have been asked some questions. Here are the questions we have done so far. If you are interested try answering them yourself bellow them will be my answers. You can read this online here.

Act 1 scene 1
1: Antonio is depressed without knowing why. What two possible reasons do his friend suggest?
2: Do you think Gratiano's contributions help Antonio's mood?
3: What are your first impressions of Bassanio?
4: Is he in love? (referring to Bassanio)
5: Why does he need to borrow money again now?

Act 1 scene 2 questions

Act 1 scene 2
1: How do Portia's first words compare with Antonio's?
2: What is the reason for her mood?
3: Do you think Nerissa is a help for her?
4: Sum up, in a word or a short phrase, Portia's attitude to her suitors so far.

Act 1 scene 3

1. Shylock is a moneylender. Does he seem eager to do business with Bassanio? How do you know?
2. Witch does Shylock think is safe, his business or Antonio's? Why?
3. Why doesn't Shylock want to dine with Bassanio and Antonio?
4. What strict principal of his is Antonio breaking to help Bassanio?
5. Shylock tells a bible story to prove that the taking of profit is blessed , as long as thieving is not involved. Does he convince Antonio? Give evidence.
6. Shylock accuses Antonio of a whole catalogue of nastiness. How does Antonio answer the charges?
7. How does Bassanio react to the proposed bond?

Act 1 scene 1 answers (in my opinion)
1: His ships are rumoured to have sunk and his best friend is in love but might not be able to get his love.
2: No not in the slightest.
3: Hes a overhaul kind person that wants to find a fair lady to marry.
4: Yes he is. It says that in the book multiple times.
5: He needs to borrow money to impress the lady he wishes to marry he also needs the money to get their in the first place.

Act 1 scene 2 answers in my opinion
1: They both start off talking about their feelings both of them are frustrated with something in life or a bit depressed about something in life.
2: Portia's mood is like that because all her suitors so far are not great men overhaul and she will be forced to marry one.
3: In certain situation yes in other situations no.
4: She dislikes them a lot.

Act 1 scene 3 answers in my opinion
1. No he doesn't. 1. Bassanio beliefs in a different religion and 2. Shylock gains nothing from getting a pound of flesh from Antonio besides satisfaction.
2. He beliefs his business is safe even is he doesn't get the money back. Antonio's business is almost always at risk since his business mostly relies on boats. Boats can easily sink in storms, attacked by pirate and a lot more. Even if they survive that the crewman could die to a disease on the boat making that ship useless or they could just get robbed while at shore.
3. Shylock despises Antonio for what he has done to Shylock in the past. They are both different religions as well and Shylock knows they would dine on some food that is not to be eaten in Jewish religion.
4. That Antonio lends out money with interest. Which he disproves of
5. No he doesn't convince him. Antonio says that the story only happened because god willed it. He said to Shylock "That business venture you’re referring to happened because God made it happen like that. Jacob didn’t have any control over what happened."
6. He admits to doing it and says he will do it again because they are not friends. Its a simple business matter to him nothing else.
7. Bassanio majorly dislikes it. He doesn't want to risk his best friend Antonio losing a pound of his flesh just so Bassanio can impress a woman. 

The merchant of Venice: Shakespeare play

A few days ago we started our merchant of Venice lessons in English class. The merchant of Venice was made by William Shakespeare first shown in 1605. So far we have only been given a brief overview of what happens so we don't have a exact idea of what will go down. The main plot is that the merchant of Venice is loaning some money to help his friends get this certain lady. The deal is that if he doesn't return the money he has to give the Jewish person a pound of his flesh. Unfortunately his ships are believed to have sunk since they have no returned. What happens next? Find out by reading it!

What I think might happen. I think the Jewish person might possibly be jailed right at the end for what he is trying to do! I also think that the merchant of Venice ships will return right at the end. Since it was only a rumour in the first place that his ships sunk.

Something I am interested in after watching these two videos: I am really interested in the exact details of the plot and how everything happens. Why does this Jewish man want a pound of flesh in the first place???? why are his ships rumoured to have sunk????

Here are the two videos we watched:

A quick guide in small detail

The 2004 trailer