Cell Wars Part 1

Image Source: 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Plant_cell_structure-en.svg/1280px-Plant_cell_structure-en.svg.png

Summary:

All life is made up of cells. Then all cells are made of atoms. Every non living and living thing is made of atoms because all living things have cells and all cells are made up of atoms. The way you can tell something is alive because if they are breathing, they reproduce, they grow, and they all need nourishment. Cells are the main building block in all life.

S&EP

This week we worked on a worksheet on which is the odd one out. This demonstrates SP7: Engaging in argument from evidence

XCC

Weekly Blog 5/16 - 5/20

Image Source:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Biodegradable_waste.jpg

Summary:

Food waste is very hard to stop because it happens on so many levels of the food process. It doesn't just happen on one. Food waste in one day can fill up to over 10 football stadiums like nothing. Some perfectly good foods like a potato that looks weird is thrown out because stores won't take them because it looks weird. Food waste is one of the biggest problems in the US it needs to stop.

SP4: Analyzing and interpreting data

This week I did a worksheet saying my ideas how apples can be lost in the different stages of it. This is SP4: Analyzing and interpreting data because we added the data into another part of the chart after looking at the other part of the chart.

Weekly Blog 6/9 - 6/13

Image Source:

 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/42.4_kg_of_food_found_in_New_Zealand_household_rubbish_bins.jpg

Summary:

Food waste is happening worldwide in schools, warehouses, and more! Americans waste enough to fill a more than just one football stadium. They can fill up to about 100 or more in a year because of the amount of food wasted like rotten foods or imperfect foods. Food waste can happen to when they start to produce the food up to where we keep the food in our fridges. Food waste is a usual problem in the more wealthy countries because of the mass of money and people.

SP1: Asking questions and defining problems
This week we were thinking about what to do for our project like visit a place or something. This is SP1: Asking questions and defining problems because we were asking ourselves if we were doing something or not.

Project Blog: Biome Project

Source:

http://www.earthrangers.com/content/wildwire/boreal_forest_animals.jpg

Summary:

The boreal forest has two other names which are the taiga biome and the snow forest. The name boreal forest comes from the greek god Boreas god of the north wind. The temperatures of the boreal forest can range from 40 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter to about 100 in the summer. An all year animal in the forest is the gray horned owl. So now you know that the boreal forest has different names as well as temperatures ranging from high to low.

Backward-Looking:
I did know a lot about forests in general but not just the boreal forest. I never knew there was a forest called this I only knew about it's other name the taiga forest. But otherwise I didn't know anything about it. Because I didn't learn much about the types of the forests besides rainforests. So that is all I knew before we started this project.

Inward-Looking:
I think our diorama was good, we put a lot of work into the diorama. I really enjoyed making the diorama because I enjoy doing that kind of model stuff. I didn't really like to make the website because we had to research all the stuff and work on it. And I don't like that type of stuff, just like to make models and stuff. But otherwise I enjoyed the project.

Outward-Looking:
I would give it a B+. I would give it this grade because when we all did our parts for the website, Eric messed up on animal and human interaction. We kept trying to get him to fix it but he was too lazy and too upset to fix it. And we didn't have enough time to do it ourselves because we realized it on the last few days of the project. So that is why I would give it a B+.

Forward-Looking:
I would have to change the mistake that Eric made on animal and human interaction. I would do this so next time the class could have a chance to learn about the animal and human interaction in the taiga biome. But it couldn't go that way because of the timing. I would also add more info on to the website. But we didn't have the time.  :(

Weekly Blog 4/25 - 4/29

Image Source: 

http://www.earthrangers.com/content/wildwire/boreal_forest_animals.jpg

Summary:

Project Blog Ocean Currents

Image Source:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Ocean_surface_currents.jpg

Summary:

Currents move in different directions and have different names, they are not just one big current in the ocean. Anything with no power against the currents with be pulled along the direction of where the current is flowing. Ocean currents can form patches of garbage in the ocean which could kill many animals. Currents could be good and bad for both people and fish. So that is info about currents.

Backward-Looking:
I knew about the ocean before we started. But I never knew about currents within the oceans. I never even knew they all had different names. But this project did help me to understand currents and learn about them. So this says how much I knew before we started this currents project.

Inward-Looking:
I think I could've done a little better but I was kind of in a rush. And I did mess up on my map thing. I didn't really like to research about them and stuff like that. But I did enjoy the map thing more because it was a physical thing. But otherwise the project was fun.

Outward-Looking:
I would give a B because it wasn't my best work I could do. I could do better job but I couldn't because I messed up and I didn't' have much time. I ripped the paper a bit and had to cover it. And I couldn't get too much done on the essay. So that is why I would give this project a B.

Forward-Looking:
If I could I would change my map thing to not have a paper covering it. I would also like more time on the thing so I can try to go above and beyond on my project. I would add more work on my essay if I had time. And finally I would like to add more color on my map. So that is what I would change if I could.

Weekly Blog 4/11 - 4/15

Image Source: 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Ocean_surface_currents.jpg

Summary:

If you put cold water and warm water together you will see that the warm water floats at the top while the cold water sinks to the bottom as it is more dense than the warm water.