BlogPost #2 (Kinematics)

So today was clean the yard day for my sister and me. I had to cut the grass while she trimmed the tree. It was really hot, but luckily there was a strong breeze. Strong enough to take the straw hat from my sisters head and send it flying down the street. She chased it down the street traveling about 40 meters. Although she traveled a total distance of 80 meters, her displacement measurement was zero. Distance is defined as total length of travel while displacement is defined as the change in position. From the hat back to our house, my sister traveled a total length of 80 meters. But from the hat back to the house, she traveled forward 40 meters then turned around and walked back 40 meters, causing her displacement to measure zero. This displayed an example of kinematics.

BlogPost #1

Here is a personal photo I took of my sister ‘Ilikea jumping on our trampoline. As a kid, we all have the ambition of flying, but due to physics, this ambition will never be able to come true. No matter how hard she pushes off the trampoline or how much she swings her arms, she is only able to stay in the air for a limited amount of time. Due to the gravitational pull the earth has on us; Isaac Newton’s law of gravity comes into play, “what goes up, must come down”. Therefore, she is able to hang in the air for a while, but eventually must come back down.

Introduction and Who You Are

Aloha! My name is Lehua Gould. I am a sixteen-year-old junior at Kamehameha Schools Kapalama campus. I was born on January 25, 1995. I am from Kapolei, O’ahu and live at home with my parents Robin and Gilbert Gould and my two younger sisters Hau’oli and ‘Ilikea Gould. My favorite hobbies are playing softball, sing and dancing, and spending time with my family.

Throughout high school, I’ve proceeded through Biology, Chemistry, and am now currently enrolled in physics. I took biology in 9^th grade with Ms. Arce and chemistry in 10^thgrade with Mr. Kim. Science has not always been my best subject but I definitely have learned many things through both classes. Biology has taught me about the study of living organisms as well as about the plants and animals of a particular area. In Chemistry we studied the substances of which matter is composed and how these substances interact, combine, and change. I plan on taking science all four years throughout my high school carrier and look forward to learning about Physics this year. In addition to taking science all four years, I also plan on taking math all four years. I took Honors Geometry in 9^th grade with Mr. Ogata and Algebra 2 in 10^th grade with Mrs. Tesh and am now in Pre-Calculus. As a result of completing this Physics course, I hope to obtain more knowledge of both Biology and Chemistry combined and new things about nature and properties of matter and energy. I hope that the things I’ve learned in Biology and Chemistry help me through Physics.

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This picture of a softball field represents my second home. Almost every other weekday as well as every weekend you can find me here apposed to anywhere else. This photo represents me as an individual because my personality, morals, and characters have been shaped through softball. I as a person am respectful, a hard worker, and a team player due to all that I’ve learned on this field since I was five years old. This is one of my favorite places in the world and this field has helped to shape me into the individual I am today.