Tuesday, February 12, 2008. Sandra is researching the difference between organic and conventional farming and which one is better for the environment. I learned that in many cases it is a wash. Organic farming still uses many chemicals and in most cases more chemicals than conventional farming however, the chemicals are natural instead of man-made. Monday, January 28, 2008. A knowledge of chemistry is imp.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008. It was very interesting reading about the process of how a combustion engine works and powers a car, which is called the Otto cycle. What I thought was very interesting was that ethanol, which is often mixed with gasoline, produces a more efficient and cleaner reaction. Monday, January 28, 2008. Is nanotechnology good or bad? Invented in 1998 by Naomi Halas at Rice University, nan.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Gathering information with the help of my nomadic friends. Sarah discussed whether artificial sweeteners are a better substitute than sugar in foods. I learned aspartame is the worse artificial sweetener, and I now look for it on food nutrition facts. She had an enormous amount of side effects that I think were used as a scare tactic. I never want to use artificial sweeteners again. I just wonder why the FDA allows sweeteners if they can be so harmful.

A learning community project with 15 very smart chemistry students. Monday, February 11, 2008. Your Turn to Read and Learn. Three short paragraphs, one for each blog you visited. Wednesday, January 23, 2008.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008. I never knew there was so much Chemistry behind Allergies. I learned that allergies can be systematic or local. What really caught my eye was that systematic allergies can be so bad, that they can cause death. I never knew that! Monday, January 28, 2008. So what really is Lactic Acid, and how is it formed? So, with this research, we learned that lactic acid is good. It produces lactate which is used for .