Project

All right the subject of my model will involve the factors that led to the decline of oysters in the Chesapeake bay, and whether this can be attributed to soley over fishing or nutrient runoff or a combination of the two.

Stella

for my project I am probably going to use a program called Stella. This is an easy to use but fairly good tool for computer modeling. The focus of my model will be to combine multiple organisms in the Chesapeake bay and see which ones survive and which ones perish. The whole point is to see if i can recreate the fall of some of the Chesapeake bays species.

STEM

A computer model is a program that predicts or re-enacts what happened or will happen. I am ionterested in this because my mother is a modeler and so not only is she lnowledgable on the subject, but she also has all of the neccessary equipment. I have decided to do some research on different topics to help me decide the focus of my model.

My STEM prodject

I have decided to do a stem project on computer models. I am now thinking about what i will model.

roaches

Yup they aren't actually that invincible. They have relativly weak exso skeletons compared to say a tick and their resistance to radiation is low compared to a gnat. They are just big.

FLash

flashgamedesign.com check it out. This is a comprehensive guide to programming in adobe flash. It has tutorials on flash web design as well as making flash games. Difficult program and you should know C before you try it out.

Magnets

Do magnets wipe data off of computers? Do they hurt other objects such as ipods or flash memory sticks. The answer is yes and no. Neodymium magnets are powerful. Very powerful they are the most potent magnets available to the public. To put this into perspective, one 1/4 pound magnet can lift 500 pounds of iron. If you were to stick this onto an ipod or flash drive nothing would happen. Flash memory doesn't have magnetic components and so nothing happens. A magnet powerful enough to disturb the electrons in a flash drive and damage it would also rip the iron out of your blood and so you would be to dead to notice what happened. On the other hand your average floppy disk will be completely wiped by a magnet as well as most magnetic hard drives. They also screw up your screen so as a rule of thumb just keep it away from your computer.

Hybrid Vehicles

A hybrid is not just a car that combines gas and electricity. A hybrid is a vehicle that utilizes two sources of energy. A moped is an example. The moped uses both gas and a person pedaling. A hybrid uses a sophisticated combination of an electric and a gasoline engine. At low speeds the gas engine shuts off and the electric one has full control. At high speeds the electric engine assists the gasoline one while the gasoline charges the battery. Plug in hybrids are hybrids that have extra battery powers. This means that the gas engine needs to be run less often and the electric one runs the car until 52 miles per hour. You can purchase a used civic plus he convertion for 25000 dollars. this gives you a car that gets 100 miles per gallon. More information at hymotion.com