Question- As humans, would we be able to permanently colonize and live on another planet? What would life look like?
We always hear about how earth is going to end in the near future, and how we won’t have a place to live. But what if we could move and colonize to another planet? Would it be possible? How would we live? Is it safe? How would it affect us? Those are all questions that come to mind when this topic comes up. I have researched to find out if it was possible to colonize on the moon or another planet. But most importantly what would life look like?
Living on the moon-
The moon has a very dusty rough surface, making it not the best place to colonize. Scientists have reported that the moon Is not a “pleasant” place to live compared to earth. The moon has Lunar days and nights, that occurs when the moon is rotating on its axis in line with the sun. The lunar times last 14 days each. The average temperature during the Lunar days would be around 123 degrees Celsius. During Lunar nights it can get as cold as -233 degrees Celsius. Which does not make it suitable for us to be living on. Some parts of the moon have ice, water, and no light during because of how the sun orbits around.
By these facts, it shows that the moon is not the most convenient place to colonize. If we ended up colonizing we would need to have heaters to keep is from freezing, and air conditioners to keep us from over heating. This would take a toll in our daily lives.
Living on Mars-
Unlike other planets, Mars has seasons depending on its axis and where you are located. The southern part of mars, which is away from the sun has very cold winters, and the northern part has very hot summers. The northern part has 7 Months of spring, 6 months of summer, 5 months of fall, 4 months of winter. A year on mars is longer than a year on earth. About a 5-month difference. That means that a day on Mars is over 24 hours, so time is a little off.
Living on mars would be more challenging than living on the moon due to the lack of information on Mars. Mars is a place where we have had very little exploration on, and lack off information. Mars is shown to be a lot more challenging to live on then the moon.
Living in space would be a very challenging time due to needing so much supplies to just survive. As humans we would need a craft or our “homes” to have oxygen for us to breathe that would circulate and keep us alive. We would have to have an oxygen tank while being outside of the craft.
Another thing we would need is food and water. Food and water are another necessity that we would need. Because of science developing you can now take more foods with you. You used to be able to only take freeze-dried food and now you have more varieties.
In conclusion, This question is a tough one, because we will never truly know what life would be like unless we actually travel. My research has shown that earth is a much safer place for humans and wildlife to be living in.
Scientists believe that the moon especially, is a planet that we would be able to one day colonize on. The moon is a place where we could build, develop and live on. But the risks, dangers, and life style is not the best decision in the present. But in the future this could be a possibility. But as of now, we need a lot more research and space exploration.
This math term, was not a great term for me. This year, my anxiety during school was getting a lot worse then it has in the past. Math is not hard for me and I grasp onto concepts and strategies easily once I am shown how to complete the steps. I complete all my homework and understand what we are doing in class. But the unit tests really do throw me off and everything I know runs away from me. I can easily show my knowledge through non-stressful things like Homework or projects. But as soon and its a test I am not able to solve the equations I would have no problem doing if it was not a test. Because our grades are based on our unit tests, and I do not deal well with tests my goal is going to try not to let my anxiety get in the way of me passing this class when I can understand what we are learning. If I can keep my anxiety levels down I would hope I can do better on my tests. It is a lot easier for me to show my understanding using ways that don’t stress me out, like a homework sheet, or a small quiz that we have a night to prepare for etc. I just hope when we come back we will have more options for people who are like me who can’t do tests and we at least have a chance of doing well in math 9.
Our group was searching online, and we found a few different recipes. We had a potato recipe, a classic chilli recipe, a steak recipe, and the last one we found was a ground beef and bacon one. It looked really fancy and had a lot of different ingredients. We ended up going with the ground beef and bacon recipe and it ended up really well. This recipe we chose had double the ingredients than the others, but we wanted a challenge.
Our group was a little stressed at first because there was so much food that we needed to get prepared and into the pot. We were all stressing and it was hard to find something to do because there was so much to do in just 1 block. We ended up all having different jobs to prepare and cook the food. For example, two of us would be cooking the meat so the ground beef and the bacon. The other two people would be preparing the vegetables and the spices that needed to go in after the bacon was cooked. When we all figured out what we had to do and got into the flow of things everything got a lot easier and we got into the flow of things. After that it was a lot of cleaning up, but we ended up getting it done just when the bell went.
The chilli was all combined together by the end of class and we transferred it to a dish that was then placed into the fridge. We realized that it wasn’t spicy at all and we needed more spice.
The next day when we needed to heat it up, we added siracha, some spices, some sauces and some lime juice. Those ingredients made the ingredients combine so much better and we got a lot more flavour then we had before. Now the chilli we made was spicier and tasted a lot better.
I am choosing to reflect on this lab because this lab was a really quick and easy recipe. It was a really good recipe to do at home and it was really good as well. I enjoyed making this lab because it was different to the other ones we did, and it was really tasty. This lab turned out really well, our noodles were soft, and the sauce was really creamy, and it all combined really well. During this lab our group was really efficient by having some of us make the sauce, some of us making the pasta and some of us doing dishes and getting cleaned up early while the cooking is still in progress. It is a lot easier to cook when you have the dishes being done earlier rather than later. This lab went really well from what I remember.
Hassel back potatoes:
I am choosing this lab to reflect on because I really enjoyed making and eating the finished product. The potatoes were really good with all the seasonings on top because it gave it really good flavour. The potatoes were a pretty easy and good recipe. The finished product turned out pretty well. Our group worked really well together just like the other lab. We all had different jobs that contributed, and we got cleaned up and had time to eat. If I got to do this lab again, I would take more time cutting the potatoes and not rush as much and try to get the seasonings and butter right down in the middle of the potatoes. Otherwise this recipe was one I would use at home too.