DQ's of 09/09/2024 and 09/10/2024, the 10th we're away.

09/09/2024;

Discussion Question: What are some common mistakes made during data analysis in experiments? How can we avoid them?

contaminating the experiment, wear gloves y'all.

Discussion Question: What were the main motivations for European exploration in the Americas?

if I'm being honest, humans are like ants and like to colonize everything, and we're naturally curious creatures, so i think shoving economics and whatnot to the side, that's why.

Discussion Question: How did the social, political, and economic conditions in Europe influence the age of exploration?

I'm not too sure on how to answer his, YouTube still isn't working, but my answer would probably be they influenced religion, like how many people are Christian, they probably also changed some places form of currency, etc, etc.

09/10/2024;

Discussion Question: How does a well-designed experiment ensure reliable and valid results? Share an example.

I think just well designed wouldn't cut it, consider the other factors, like a well researched experiment, and example of a non well researched experiment would be "rub peanut butter on coals, freeze overnight, and it will turn to diamonds." diamonds only form from unimaginable heat, and a lot of time. coal may have a similar structure to diamonds, but rubbing them in PeanutButter is not well designed, well research, or very.. sanitary, to say the least.

Discussion Question: What were the primary motivations behind European conquests in the New World?

i think it was all mainly driven by two key things-

I'd probably say money. Europeans wanted to find gold, silver, and other valuable resources, just like everybody else at the time, They also sought new trade routes and opportunities to profit from the lands they'd find. and then religion- They wanted to spread Christianity into more lands- and probably ruined many other cultures in the process, religions we'll never learn about, because they were switched to Christianity.

Discussion Question: What factors contributed to the beginning of European exploration in the Americas?

the smell of freedom in our (soon to be) (actually slave filled for awhile but none talks about that) soils and lands (I'm joking, but I think the two things listed above, money and religion, still apply to this.)