Building Blocks

          At the end of Quarter 1, I learned more about the Periodic table and the building blocks of matter. I have improved many of my studying and my learning skills. I have learned how to "read" the Periodic Table and how to identify where things in the Periodic Table can be located. I now know where the reactive and non reactive elements are, and that everything on the Periodic Table is pure, meaning it is not an alloy of two things. My understanding of the building blocks of matter has grown slightly throughout this Quarter. I have learned that Matter is made up of atoms, not the other way around. I learned more about the Big Bang theory. I learned how to take better notes which improved my understanding. 

          We can find evidence of these Building blocks everywhere we look. They are everywhere we look because they are everything we see. They are in our everyday tools and our everyday life. I have learned a lot about Chemical and Physical properties and there changes. I didn't know this much entering the 8th grade science, but now I feel I can teach about it. I know how to link these two things (The Periodic Table and The Chemical And Physical Properties.), allowing my understanding to grow.

          

- Ryan Jahchan