Charity Fair Project blog

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Summary:

When we were doing the charity fair I learned that selling things could be hard or easy. I also learned that working ahead is a lot easier than being on time because it is less stressful and when you have to present you have more time to practice. I also learned where all of the things that we used to make our product came from, the sunglasses buttons, buttons and hair ties all came from China and the thread came from New Jersey. I also learned how the things we used to make our product got here. The sunglasses buttons, buttons and hair ties all got here by plane and the thread got here by train. I learned all that and more.

Backward-looking: Have you done a similar kind of work in the past (earlier in the year or in a previous grade; in school or out of school)? I have done one thing that was close to this and that was the charity fair last year. It was not the same as this year because we only worked on it in math so we did not do a presentation or a carbon footprint like we did this year. The similarities are that it is called the same thing as last year, we sold things and we did work in math. I like this year better if anything because we worked on it in every class.

Inward-looking: How do you feel about this piece of work? What parts of it do you particularly like? Dislike? Why? What did/do you enjoy about this piece or work? I feel that this was one of my favorite projects. I like that we got to do a small part in each class to make one big thing. I also liked doing it with Sienna because I feel like we both worked equally. I can not think of anything that I disliked because it was all awesome.

Outward-looking: What's the one thing you particularly want people to notice when they look at your work? I want people to notice that it took a while to do and that we put time and work into doing this project. I also want people to notice that we are trying to donate to a worthy cause that helps innocent children that get cancer. I also want them to notice that we made a one of a kind hair band that is actually really easy to make.

Forward-looking: What's one goal you would like to set for yourself for next time? Next time I want to have it be the same because it was perfect this time because I got it done early and I loved it. The reason that I want it to be like this is because I had tons of fun doing this but I also got everything that I needed to get done, done. It was my favorite project that I have done this year. I want it to be the same.

Weekly Blog 12/7-12

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Summary: 
What I did this week is we worked on finding what would be the best combo for a park so that no holes appear. What I got is Plant to help stop erosion, low incline, low amounts of water and silt sand. We had to write a paragraph about what the park should use to make it so that less erosion happens. We also worked on our charity fair carbon footprint. What we did is we had to find where all of our stuff to make the product comes from, how it got here and more.


SP1: Asking questions and defining problems:
This week I asked where the things to create my charity fair product came from? What I did to answer that question is I looked up the name of the item + country + manufacturer. I also got help from the teacher for the other ones. For the other things Mrs. Garcia came because my partner and I were having trouble and she said that they probably came from China. The last thing was thread and it came from New Jersey. For the thead we got the thread for the company and found where it comes from.

Weekly blog 1130/1204

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Summary:

This week we watched everyone's presentation about where the safest place in America is. I found from this that everyone has an opinion that has a good reasoning for that opinion. We also talked about weathering and erosion. What we talked about is that weathering is when you break down and erosion is when you move the weathered material. The last thing that we learned about this week is how important soil is. We started research for a project and the class watched a video about how we could not live without soil and the importance of soil. The things that we learned about this week was about the safest place in America, weathering and erosion and soil.

SP8: Obtain, evaluate and communicate information:

This week we presented where we thing the safest place in America is. Previously we did the project so this week we had to present. Some people made a video and some made a presentation and spoke. My team and I made a video about how Allentown, PA is the safest place in America because my team and I did research that Allentown is safe from earthquakes, tsunamis, and tornadoes. Other people said what they thought like someone said that Henderson, Nevada is the safest place in America but it could have severe weather like wild fires.

Safest Place in America Essay

               You will be reading about the safest place in America. I wondered as a kid where the safest place in America is but now I know, it is Allentown, PA. The reason that my team and I found this is we went on a long journey through the internet, well not literately we just did a lot of research. I know this because it has barely any earthquakes, no tornadoes and no tsunamis. If you don't believe me yet or you want to know more read this essay. I hope you will enjoy.



               "rumble" You will not be hearing or feeling that here in Allentown. The first kind of severe weather it is safe from is earthquakes. A earthquake is when two or more plates overlap, crash, slide past each other or grow apart causing the ground to shake, usually a lot. Allentown barely ever has earthquakes and even when they do the are small and cause little damage. Allentown is not on any of the coasts and it mainly happens on the coast. Allentown is safe from earthquakes.



               "SPLASH!" You will not hear or feel that in Allentown, PA. The second kind of severe weather is a tsunami. A tsunami is when a gigantic wave comes and does a lot of damage and kills many people. Allentown doesn't have any tsunamis because it is not on the west coast of the USA because that is where the ring of fire is. Also it not on a coast of the USA and how could a tsunami occur in the middle of the USA.



               "Whoosh!" That tornado was close, I wish that I were in Allentown the safest place in the USA. A tornado is a violent rotating column of wind that causes damage. Allentown is not a part of Tornado Alley and it has mountains preventing the tornadoes to grow. For a tornado you need a warm, moist air mass from the Gulf of Mexico and a cool, dry air mass from Canada. Allentown is not in danger of a tornado.



               What we learned today is that Allentown is the safest place in America because it is safe from weather that can cause major damage like tornadoes, tsunamis and earthquakes. Do you agree because you should. A different website that was published says that Corvallis OR is the safest place in America but how could it be? Corvallis could have tsunamis because it is on the west coast of America. It is proven that Allentown is the safest place in the USA.


   


             



           

Weekly Blog 1109/1113

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Summary:
This week my team created a map of all of the natural disasters around the world to find where we think that the safest place in the USA. We found through our data that there where a few states empty so we searched more and we came up with Allentown PA. My favorite thing that I did this week is creating the video because I got to have fun while learning deeper into facts about sever weather. I learned that tsunamis occur because of the ring of fire. One more thing is that Tsunamis happen only on the west coast of the USA. I already knew that but it was really interesting because I have never heard or a Tsunami her in CA.



S&EP:
SP2: Developing and using models:
This week my group and I created a map of all of the Sever weather that occur a lot in one state. We ran into a problem that was we had multiple blank states so we just had to go find a little more information. When were found that we wanted to do Pennsylvania we had to find a city so we did one last bit of research and we were done with the map. Then we had to post a picture of our map and where we think the safest place in the USA is on Sesame. After we finished all of that we had to find exactly where on the map Allentown is but that was really easy.

Weekly Blog 1102/1108

Summary: Just like last week this week we worked on some severe weather worksheets. The kinds of severe weather that Enya and I worked on is thunderstorms, tornadoes and Blizzards. The coolest thing that I learned about thunderstorms is that light travels faster than sound. The coolest fact that I learned about tornadoes is that in an average year about 1,000 tornadoes are reported all around the nation. The most appealing thing that I learned about blizzards or winter storms is that snow absorbs light. 

S&EP: SP2: Developing and using models

On the work sheet that we had to fill out had a black and white picture of the USA. What we had to do with it is we had to color in with any color where in the USA is prone to a certain kind of weather. They are usually all in a big clump except for wild fires and maybe some others. All of them were different but might have had some of the same state. For example hurricanes and tornadoes have a little bit of Texas as a state prone to the kind of weather.

Weekly Blog 1026/1030

Summary: This week we filled out these sheets that were about a kind of sever weather. What we had to do on it is what kind of sever weather it is, what it is, where it likely to occur geographically, what it needs to form, links to the websites we used and a picture of the USA that we had to color the top areas it happens in. What I found out from all of the research is that in the USA California is the top state prone to wildfires. I found that a hurricane can let off 2.4 trillion gallons of water! One of the other things that I found is that hurricanes happen on the south side of the USA.

S&EP: SP2: Developing and using models

 This week we colored in some places of the USA. The places that we colored in are the places that had the most of a kind of sever weather. The reason that we did this is because we are trying to find the safest place in the USA. For example for wildfires we had to find the top places in the USA with wildfires and color them in with a bold color. For wildfires in the USA the state with the highest amount of wild fires is California. For hurricanes it was harder because we had to color more about edge on the south of the USA. So this week we colored parts of the USA.