November, 2009

Black Saturday Australian Brushfires

Posted by BregyJ on Nov 21, 2009 in Josh's Weather Journal | 0 comments

Ok, so I was going to write an article over cloud formation and dynamics but Grey pointed out the Black Saturday brushfires in Australia and I figured that it was an interesting topic to write about and you will see why in this post. I will get back to my normal posts after I write this. Also, I will be posting articles that will go more in depth over some of the...

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Lewis Dot Structures: Compounds

Posted by ElersonGL on Nov 21, 2009 in Chemistry 101 | 0 comments

I talk too much, so here’s the lesson. Straight up. Steps for Writing Lewis Dot Structures Draw the molecular skeleton. As a rule of thumb, H atoms are always on the ends and the least electronegative atoms are in the middle. Calculate the total number of VALENCE electrons that will be in the final molecule. You can do this by adding the group numbers of each atom together. Distribute the...

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Types of Chemical Bonds: Metallic Bonds

Posted by ElersonGL on Nov 21, 2009 in Chemistry 101 | 1 comment

Hey Nerds! Long time no post, I know. My Apologies. In chemistry, we are covering Lewis Theory. I was reading over the energies associated with chemical bonding when I ran across something that I found to be interesting: metals do not covalently bond. In fact, they have their own distinct form of bonding. I thought to myself “what a perfect post topic!” If you think of yourself as a...

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MPSN Seal of Approval: CO2NSEQUENCE

Posted by BregyJ on Nov 18, 2009 in Tree Huggers | 0 comments

CO2NSEQUENCE 09 Clean Energy Jobs Now. Or Pay Later. Doesn’t this sound too good to be true? A society where “eco-jobs” flourish while the usual environmentally unfriendly jobs begin a decline into the abyss. Ah… I like the thought of it. And you should too! This too-good-to-be-true idea is within your grasp. As they put it...

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The Types of RNA

Posted by ElersonG on Nov 16, 2009 in Biology 101 | 0 comments

Did you know that some biologists believe that there was once a time when DNA and proteins didn’t exist, and RNA did all the work of genetic material AND enzyme? There are many reasons to argue both why this could have been the case and why the cells of the world decided that protein and DNA were the “wave of the future,” But that’s an article for another time. It’s...

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