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=Boricua Science Class Student Work Space=

Student Name:
[Katie Liriano]

Body Burden
In the space between the lines, you will present your research in the form of a pamphlet that anyone could read to learn more about toxic products in the home and office. If you create a Word document, let me know, and we can upload it to this page.

1-**Product**- Clorox Bleach & Blue Automatic Toilet Cleanser- Form: Tablet Toxic Chemicals- 1.3 Dichloro. 5- dimiethlydentation 60%-80% 1.3 Dicholoro- ethyl- methylhydantoin 10%-25% Health Effects- Direct contact with eyes may cause irreversible damage - Severe skin irritation How can these effects be treated? Keeping away from children Avoid direct contact with tablet Do not mix with ammonia

2-**Product**- Glade Aerosol Apple Cinnamon- Form- Spray Toxic Chemicals- Hydrocarbon propellant 20%-50% Health Effects- Can cause irreversible effects, eye irritation How can these effects be treated? Donot use near fire, flame, or pilot light.

3- **Product** Pledge Clean and Dust - Form : Aerosol Toxic Chemicals- Hydrocarbon propellant plus blend (propane/isobutane/butane) 7%-13% hazard 4 Health Effects- If ingested can cause severe effect in lingsfrom - skin irritation How can these effects be treated? Avoid contact with skin - Keep away from fire, flames, or direct contact in inhalation

4- **Product**- Agua Mix Heavy Duty Tile and Grout cleanser. Form- Liquid Toxic Chemicals - Butoxyethenol 2.5%- 4.5% health hazard-3 Health Effects-Prolonged contact can cause dryness, redness and irritation. How can these effects be treated? Keep away close contact with skin and eyes, seek medical attention if possible. Individuals try not using this product personally it's a danger to any body.

End of Term Reflection
Here are some of the activities we did in class this term: Harper's Magazine ("Boots on the Ice"), Hurricane Evacuation Plan, Designer Babies (GATACA), Genetic Diseases, Evolution Movies/Research, NYT Science Reviews, Punnet Squares, Chemical Bond Diagrams, The Periodic Table, The Birth and Death of Stars

I really enjoyed the hurricane tracking map. I found it to be mentally challenging and constructive.I also enjoyed the putam square i can personally say it was a hardship to comprehend the puzzle at first, but finally i was able to master the activity with help of my classmates. Computer Class = [More/] Videos = [More/] Student Group Activities = [/Less] Evaluations = [More/] My main struggle was grasping some of the main topics discussed but being that I'm learning disabled has given me a true hardship through college. I hope i can find instructors like you who can patiently teach and understand the difficulties of the students.
 * What 2-3 activities did you enjoy/learn the most?
 * What 2-3 activities topic did you find the most difficult to understand? I found the topic of ecosystem to be very difficult to comprehend and follow, understanding the steps of animals preying or being preyed was hard for me to understand. I hope i can really take the time to understand the process.
 * Describe how could we improve this course in the future
 * Explain why you enjoyed, or why you struggled through, this class, offering whatever insights you may feel are valuable:

Name of Disease
Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome

Symptoms

 * 1) Blockage of the nasal passages
 * 2) skin abnormalities
 * 3) [Type here]

Genes

 * 1) FGFR2
 * 2) [Type here]
 * 3) [Type here]

Cytogenetic Location
10q25.3-q26

Base Pair Sites
123,227,844,to 123, 347, 906

Community
[Type here]

Evacuation Center

 * 1) Location – [Type here]
 * 2) Implemented Plan – [Type here]

Your Evacuation Plan
[Type here]

#1

 * 1) Summary – Theory and Experiments Meet, and a new form of Boron is found.Book Citation – By Kenneth Chang (Summary) - According to the author the discovery of a new atom has given a new meaning to evolution. Boron has been discovered as a simple atom: with five protons, five or six electrons.Perhaps the name hasn't become famous for its pronunciation.at present time.Researchers by Dr. Oganov have multiplied its actual discoveries.Boron has a long history before it has come to its pre actual discoveries. Surprisingly researchers have come to a conclusion that boron has multiple forms.It's also pure as carbon and can be compared as graphite or diamond.Dr.Oganov says in discussion "that even the tiny amounts of impurities can alter the structure, and it seems that the element has only three pure forms". The elements are broken down as follows:1st alpha boron, is dark but transparent red. 2nd Beta Boron is black and looks like coal.The 3rd is the newly discovered one. Boron does not know what it wants for a shape but in contrast it is stable at a super high temperature.
 * 2) Personal Interest - Finally, as a student and American i feel really proud of the new discoveries that came about in our science life.I can only say that this atom will stay for future configuration for future generations.It's a victory and accomplishment for the researchers.
 * 3) Book Citation - The book citation can be found The Science- an integrated approach, by James Trefil/ Robert M.Hazen, chapter eight The Atom

#2
1. //Summary – A Plan for U.S. Emissions to be Buried Under Sea by Kate Galbrath in the New York Times Section- The proposal to counter Global Warming has become ambitious.There is an upstart power developer who wants to build a coal-fired electric plant on the outsides of New York City that can trap emissions of carbon dioxide and pump the pollutant seventy// miles off shore. The gas is going to be thrown into the sandstone a mile beneath the ocean floor in just hope that there it would stay for years.now the effects of global warming are starting to be felt around the world.The proposal that now needs to be in projection is the location.secondly is projecting this gas properly whwere suggested- injecting the gas beneath the ocean floor, where pressure would help keep it down, it could eliminate some of the uncertainly that might be on for this project being done on land.the project. The project on emmisions can be seen as an under water storage.It's an exciting project and yet to be seen. I just hope that these twelve or more projects global become successful in targeting their purposes.
 * 1) Summary – E.P.A Clears Way for Greenhouse Gas Rules by John M. Broder in the New York Times Section - global Warming- A change in average global temperature and in the temperature gradient between equator and poles that could result from the temperature increase owing to the greenhouse effect. the Environmental Protection Agency has formally declared carbon dioxide five other heat trapping gases to be pollutants that can endanger public health and welfare.Global Warming has become a debate in Washington for a long period of time in the United States.Many republicans in congress found the carbon dioxide emissions would raise energy cost and kill many jobs.In contrast to the republicans, the democrats and some environmental advocates expressed some objections on this decision but mentioned that the carbon dioxide would bring long term social and economic benefits.The United States has been criticized by international countries in tracking others to this new regulation. It can mean that there might be a chance that other international countries might sign the treaty on climate change.Europe now also has a system for regulating emissions of the heat trapping gases from vehicles.Now we can start hearing the Clean Air Act coming on its way for Congress.Finally The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers said their members were developing cars and trucks to meet the expected tougher emissions standards.
 * 2) Book Citation – Global Warming can be found in Chapter 19- Ecology, Ecosystems, and the Environment
 * 3) Personal Interest – I found the article to be very educational and interesting. Personally I learned what really going on around the countrys and it's regulations.I enjoyed reading and getting a deep feedback on Global waring and Washington.
 * 3
 * 1) Book Citation – Global Warming can be found in Chapter 19- Ecology, Ecosystems, and the Environment
 * 2) Personal Interest – I found this article to very condensed and educational, In my personal expierence i would like to keep in touch with the future projects being proposed in Congress.

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