SRP Final Background Research Paper

Is it Possible to Grow an Avocado in Arizona?

Jay Don Scott

8th Grade Science

Mr.Oz

Sonoran Science Academy

               24th October, 2013

           The problem of growing avocados in Arizona is that avocados don’t like the heat and salty water and salty soil. Some types of avocados don’t mind the winter cold.Young avocado trees need afternoon shade in the lower Sonoran Desert and in June, July, and August you should cover the avocados with a cloth to protect it from the sun. The avocados will get enough sunlight during the winter.

           Planting an avocado is not hard. First you dig a hole that is at least twice the size of the root ball and make it two feet deep. Fill in the hole with the same native soil that was removed. After planting spread a thin layer of compost to help conserve moisture.

           The biggest challenge of growing an avocado in Arizona is salinity of the soil and water. Basin irrigation is the most effective way to move salt away from the root ball of the tree.

           Avocadoes do well with a grass watering schedule. A deep soak is beneficial if the leaves of the tree are showing signs of salt burns. Deep soaking is when you turn the hose on zery low and let it run through the base of the tree for several hours. Deep soaking helps wash salt to the edges of the soaked soil. You can often see a ring of salt after deep soaking.

           Avocados are very sensitive to salt. It is not the safest to use any chemical or organic fertilizers on avocadoes. A light layer of compost around the base of the tree is the best way to supply the tree with minerals.

           There isn’t any pests that bother avocados in Arizona.

Citations:

Growing avocados in pheonix,arizona. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.phoenixtropicals.com/avocado.html

SRP-6 Background Research Rough Draft

Will Using Paradoxes in Diamonds Help Make a Better Quantum Computer?

                Jay Don Scott

8th Grade Science

Mr. Oz’s Class

Sonoran Science Academy                                                                    30th September, 2013

A quantum computer is a computer that exploits the quantum mechanical properties of superposition in order to allow a single operation to act on a large number of pieces of data(Mifflen, 2002).  Quantum Computers were discovered in 1980 by Yuri Manin and in 1892 by Richard Faynman.  Quantum computers are used to quickly crunch numbers that would normally take a person a life time (Warner, 2013).  For example, mapping trillions of amino acids in futuristic drug cures.  Quantum computers get used in places where you are trying to find an a huge number.  Characteristics of a quantum computer is that it uses quibits instead of bits.  A quibit or a quantum bit is a unit of quantum information(The Limits of Quantum).  

The quantum zeno effect was first observed in 1989 in laser-cooled ions trapped by magnetic and electric fields(Reich, 2013).  The person who found out about paradoxes in diamonds was Oliver Benson(Reich, 2013).  A paradox is a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth(Reich, 2013).

.The researchers focused on nitrogen–vacancy (NV) centers, imperfections in diamond that arise where an atom of nitrogen and an empty space replace carbon atoms at two neighboring spots in the crystal lattice. The team used microwaves to change the magnetic spin state of an electron located at an NV center, and then used a laser beam to trigger red fluorescence that revealed which of two possible states the electron was in at any given moment. When they measured the NV center in this way, the researchers found that the oscillation between the two states was disrupted — just as would be expected if the quantum Zeno effect were operating(Reich, 2013).

    This concludes my background research rough draft.

Citations:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/quantum+computer?s=t

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/paradox?s=t

http://iqc.uwaterloo.ca/welcome/quantum-computing-101

http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-paradox.html http://listverse.com/2010/05/28/11-brain-twisting-paradoxes/ Articles Eugenie, R. (2013, August 20). Quantum paradox seen in diamond. Retrieved from http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=quantum-paradox-seen-in-diamond Adam, S. (2002). Doctoring adam smith: The fable of the diamonds and water paradox. Retrieved from http://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/history_of_political_economy/v034/34.4white.pdf

SRP-5 Background Research Plan

SRP-5 Background Research Plan





Research Question- Can using paradoxes in diamonds help make a better quantum computer?

Research Question Keywords- Paradoxes, Diamonds, Quantum computer

Background Research Questions

1. Who discovered quantum computers?

2. Who discovered paradoxes in diamonds?

3. What are characteristics of quantum computers?

4. What are quantum computers made of?

5. What do we use quantum computers for?

6. When was quantum computers discovered?

7. When was paradoxes in diamonds discovered?

8. Where do quantum computers get used?

SRP-4 Background Research Paper-Sources



SRP-4 Background Research Paper – Sources

Quantum computer-

A type of computer which uses the ability of quantum systems to be in many different states at once, thus allowing it to perform many different computations simultaneously. Paradox- A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.

Citations:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/quantum+computer?s=t

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/paradox?s=t

http://iqc.uwaterloo.ca/welcome/quantum-computing-101

http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-paradox.html http://listverse.com/2010/05/28/11-brain-twisting-paradoxes/ Articles   Eugenie, R. (2013, August 20). Quantum paradox seen in diamond. Retrieved from http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=quantum-paradox-seen-in-diamond       Adam, S. (2002). Doctoring adam smith: The fable of the diamonds and water paradox. Retrieved from http://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/history_of_political_economy/v034/34.4white.pdf

Science Research Project Question 3

Science Research Project Question 3

 

 

 

What is your possible Research Question?  Do people sleep better in a room painted in blue?
What is your purpose in exploring this question?  I want to help people who cannot sleep well.
How is this question testable?  I can get people to sleep in a blue room and see if they sleep better.
How is this question repeatable?  You can get a lot of people to do the experiment.
How is this question specific?  It asks about if a blue room will help people sleep.
How is this question concise?  It is about a room that is one color.
Which article(s) has led you to choose this question? Keep in Time
Overall, why should you be approved to work on this research question?  I want to help people who cannot sleep well.



Science Research Project Question 2

Science Research Question 2

 

What is your possible Research Question?  Which gender has a higher level of empathy?
What is your purpose in exploring this question?  I want to know which gender has a higher level of empathy.
How is this question testable?  I can do a survey of different genders of people and which gender has a higher empathy. 
How is this question repeatable?  I can ask multiple people questions. 
How is this question specific?  This is specific because it focuses on two genders.
How is this question concise?  It asks which gender has the highest empathy.
Which article(s) has led you to choose this question? Abused Puppies Get More Sympathy Than Adult Crime Victims
Overall, why should you be approved to work on this research question?  I want to know why one gender has a higher level of empathy.

 



Science Research Project Question 1

Science Research Question 1

 

 





What is your possible Research Question?  Can paradoxes in diamonds help make quantum computers?
What is your purpose in exploring this question?  My purpose for exploring this is that I think quantum computers will be important in the future.
How is this question testable?  If I get a scientist to lend me their lab , then I will use magnetic and electric fields.
How is this question repeatable?  This question is repeatable because you can conduct the research multiple times.
How is this question specific? This question is specific because it is about paradoxes in diamonds.
How is this question concise?  The question is asking how paradoxes in diamonds help make quantum computers.
Which article(s) has led you to choose this question?  Quantum Paradox Seen in Diamond
Overall, why should you be approved to work on this research question?  I am interested in this topic and would like to know more about quantum paradoxes.