{"id":241,"date":"2013-02-13T09:25:06","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T14:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/?p=241"},"modified":"2013-02-13T09:25:06","modified_gmt":"2013-02-13T14:25:06","slug":"catch-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/2013\/02\/catch-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Catch up!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Hawkeyes!<\/p>\n<p>Wow, we&#8217;re already almost a month into the semester. It seems like it&#8217;s going by so fast! I&#8217;m getting ready for my first chem test this week (AHHHHH!!!!!). But before the chem test, I had my first chem lab! \u00a0Our first lab talked about using cross-links to connect polymer chains together to create new substances with different properties. To test how the number of cross-links affect the product, we made our own polymers. In other words&#8230;. goo and a bouncy ball!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-241 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/2013\/02\/catch-up\/dscn8620\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/files\/2013\/02\/DSCN8620-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-242\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-242'>\n\t\t\t\tBouncy Ball glue-y mixing stick\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/2013\/02\/catch-up\/dscn8630\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/files\/2013\/02\/DSCN8630-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-243\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-243'>\n\t\t\t\tMixing the goo and making it colorful!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/2013\/02\/catch-up\/dscn8633\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/files\/2013\/02\/DSCN8633-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-244\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-244'>\n\t\t\t\tThe perfect goo\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/2013\/02\/catch-up\/dscn8634\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/files\/2013\/02\/DSCN8634-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-245\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-245'>\n\t\t\t\tPouring bouncy ball mixture into mold\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/2013\/02\/catch-up\/dscn8636\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/files\/2013\/02\/DSCN8636-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-246\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-246'>\n\t\t\t\tThe fun-but-way-too-sticky goo\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/2013\/02\/catch-up\/dscn8649\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/files\/2013\/02\/DSCN8649-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-247\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-247'>\n\t\t\t\tBouncy balls cooking. Mine&#8217;s the purple one! \ud83d\ude42\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/2013\/02\/catch-up\/dscn8650\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/files\/2013\/02\/DSCN8650-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/2013\/02\/catch-up\/dscn8653\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/files\/2013\/02\/DSCN8653-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-249\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-249'>\n\t\t\t\tMy lab partner(also one of my friends) and I put our bouncy balls right next to each other in the mold without realizing it. We call them our friendship bouncy balls \ud83d\ude42\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\u00a0It was a very fun lab, even if we did sort of run out of time. That was the fastest I have ever filled out a lab report (we&#8217;ll wait to get excited until we see the grade&#8230;). I feel like I really learned the material too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">After recovering from chem lab, I decided to try my motion photography at the swim meet last Friday. My friend\/lab partner even came with me (thank you!). Since she was on swim team in high school, she was able to explain the different events to me.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_257\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/files\/2013\/02\/Swimmer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-257\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-257\" alt=\"Now that's team spirit Go Hawks!\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/files\/2013\/02\/Swimmer-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Now that&#8217;s team spirit<br \/>Go Hawks!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_253\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/files\/2013\/02\/IMG_3747.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-253\" alt=\"Practicing dives\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/files\/2013\/02\/IMG_3747-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Practicing dives<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/files\/2013\/02\/IMG_3825.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-256\" alt=\"IMG_3825\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/files\/2013\/02\/IMG_3825-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/files\/2013\/02\/IMG_3716.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-252\" alt=\"IMG_3716\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/files\/2013\/02\/IMG_3716-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/files\/2013\/02\/IMG_3640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-251\" alt=\"IMG_3640\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/files\/2013\/02\/IMG_3640-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/files\/2013\/02\/IMG_3577.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-250\" alt=\"IMG_3577\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/sarah\/files\/2013\/02\/IMG_3577-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">There&#8217;s a track meet that I&#8217;m excited about going to this weekend and hopefully get some pictures of that to share with you. I&#8217;m really enjoying going to all these different events and learning more about them. It&#8217;s also a nice break away from all the studying, especially if you have friends to go with.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Hopefully talk to you again soon!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Hawkeyes! Wow, we&#8217;re already almost a month into the semester. It seems like it&#8217;s going by so fast! I&#8217;m getting ready for my first chem test this week (AHHHHH!!!!!). 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