1. Mi proyecto e comic life. I likes the creativity part. I also liked when I check my history and made me ambitious for my future. I was actually going to do recordings too, But my imovie is messed up and deleted my recordings. So now It is just a picturesWhat I would also do is propably make more cartoon drawings. But I really didn't have the time to make alot of pictures.
My project is a mini book that shows my past, present and future in my life. This benchmark was very fun for me but in a way kind of hard. i had to remember everything I have leered over the year to incorporate it in. I liked it it because I remember when I was not able to even write a simple sentence in Spanish but this project helped me to realize what I have built on over the year. If I were to do it over i'm not too sure what I would do differently because I like they way I have it now.
My mini three page book. With three different sections, the past, present and the future. The past section tells about how I was,they things I liked and who was important to me. My pictures for that part are pictures of my younger years. The present section tells about how I am now and the things I like. My pictures for the section present section are of my family and I. The future section doesn't have any pictures because I can't see the future. Last but not least I made it pretty. lol
My project is an imovie on how I was like when I was younger and now and then in the future. I like the pictures and music I included. I would make it longer than it is.
My element is Selenium. My element is used to make red glass
that can be used for candleholders. It can also convert AC electricity to DC
electricity. I thought of this print because of the candleholders. It seamed
like a cool idea. I had to draw the print on a piece of paper. Then I traced
the picture backwards onto tracing paper. Then I traced it from the tracing
paper onto a linoleum block backwards again. Next I carved the positive space
out and made prints of it. I then had to glue the prints onto black paper and
take pictures. I think this was a fun project and it was easy. I would do this
project the same and doing nothing differently.
Throughout
my sophomore year in Mr. Block’s history and English class I have gone about
understanding many different parts of his class. There were times that I would
struggle in his class or be able to be on top of everything we were doing. Then
there were the times I did not enjoy one thing we were doing. Now that the year
is over I have developed more knowledge to get general understandings from both
English and History.
From
English class I learned that your opinion
could help make a difference. I realized this from writing our op-ed in
History class and writing thesis papers in English class also in History.
Something said in my op-ed was, “Just
remember who was the savior for you at one point!” In my op-ed I wrote about how the
shootings and weapons that kill police officers are wrong.
I
took a lot from the year I also took more understanding from in English class
with our poetry unit. We wrote about whatever we wanted, but we had a certain
form of poem we had to write. I wrote a poem about my dad it said, "Ever since that day I wished you
were the father I thought you would be." From writing this poem I learned that peoples expressions
or words can really tell who they are.
Another
understanding from this year was something I learned from the letter we had to write somebody in english class.
In this project I wrote a letter to my best friend Patrick. He made me realize that words from others can make you think twice about life. He just was apart of a bad situation and his action reminded me of something we read during class. This letter made me really think and it actually made him realize his wrong.
The
last and final thing I took from this year was the ability to be able to write
and express how I felt. This all came from the journals we wrote and creative
pieces and descriptive pieces we worked on throughout the year. The
understanding is that the expression of writings actually brings out the best
in you. I took this understanding from a descriptive writing piece I wrote
about several scenes put into one to create a story. "He popped the question,” will you
marry me?" This was the night when
my stepdad proposed to my mom, this part in time of my life brought out the
best of me and by writing about it made it show whom I was and how I reacted to
the fact of everything going on.
Now
that you have seen some of the work I have done throughout the year I hope you
got an understanding of the things I did during the year. This year went by so
fast and we did so many things in both English and History. From all the work I
have done I got the biggest understanding of all. From the beginning of year to
the end you receive more then you think you can handle, and you become a brand
new person in the end of it all.
My project is a story that is about my past, my future, and my present. I like that its about me and im unique. I like that its short but you can learn about what I like to do. I would make it longer, and write more next time. I would add more detail to it.
Hola
me llamo Alexander .
Cuando era más joven
era tímido. Cuando era más joven me gustaba jugar deportes. Cuando era más joven mi familia y mis amigos eran los más
importantes para mí. Yo, quería ser un atletaprofrossional.
Ahora me gusta divertirme. Yo disfruto los deportes. Mi familia y mis amigos son la gente más importante para mí.
Un día normal para mí: Yo despierto
Yo asisto
a la escuela Yo vuelvo
a casa. Yo completo
la tarea.
En 5 años, yo estaré en universidad.
En 10 años, yo trabajar en deportes. En 10 años, (yo, cambioel mundo por ser un voluntario en el mundo.
-Oxygen is used to keep up alive, and plants use it for
photosynthesis. We use in foroxygen tanks as well.
-I came up with my idea because when I went to the website
example. I saw that the artist for my element drew a man with an oxygen tank in
a jet. It gave me the idea to draw a scuba diver. I went on Google images and
got inspired on how to draw him.
-The first thing I did was thought of my idea, and then I
drew some sketches. After that I got approval from Ms. Hull and drew it on
tracing paper. Then, I got a Linoleum square, and drew on my drawing backwards
with pen. Next, I got tools to carve the positive space on the linoleum block.
Lastly, I picked a few colors, and printed them.
-My thoughts on the project are that it was fun. I enjoyed
printing them since I haven’t worked with paint in a while. I was lucky to get
an element that I was familiar with, because I had already had several ideas in
mind before we started.
-Next time, I would print a blue block because that’s the
first color that I think of when I think of Oxygen. I would also draw the scuba
diver differently, because it didn’t turn out as well as I thought it would.
My element is Neon. Neon is used for mainly advertising. Neon is also used in refrigerators because of the glow. After researching about Neon, I found out that Neon was discovered by Sir William Ramsay and Morris M. Travers after discovering of the Krypton. Neon was discovered through the study of liquefied. It is also known as the greek word for new. I quickly knew what I wanted to do. Since, the discovery came as a surprise, I made Sir William Ramsay with an amazed expression on his face. He has discovered Neon and it is new! I think I did good. It came out as I thought it would've. I would've made maybe an advertising sign.
This project is a movie based on my past, present, and future. It shows aspects of my past, how I am now, and how I envision myself in the future. I like this because in about two minutes a person who doesn't know me very well, can get of taste of my personality and how I portray myself. I would have like to added more pictures from my past because it'd be easier to see where I came from.
For my Q4 bencamark, I used a sort of comic-style design to explain what I was like in the past, present, and what i think I'll be like in the future. I didn't think I'd like the idea of drawing, but I did get some enjoyment from the whole thing. I would like to learn how to draw better next time though, especially with shading, because some of those pictures were not good. I would also like to make them all a little bit longer, because they were all 4-panel comics, and I think some were a bit more vague than others.
It is used for gun powder, sulfur acid, and it is the color of one of Jupiter's moons.
I got the idea for my print because once I read that one of Jupiter's moons is the same color as sulfur I thought that it would be neat to make my print the shape of a moon.
I went from researching what sulfur is used for to making 3 sketchs, shading in the neditive space in each. Then I chose the sketch that I beilived was the best and put it onto tracing paper. Afterwards cut out the shape from the and then just put the ink on and printed it(:
I think that the project was fun to do and I learned a lot about both art and science.
If I did the project again I would have cut out my shape more evenly so that when I printed it there wouldn't be random marks.
It is used to prevent corrosion of metals like iron and steel and in the body it helps in the healing process of wounds.
How did you come up with the idea for your print? This symbolizes Zincs natural resistance to corrosion. It is a person that kind of resembles a teenage Captain America.
What steps did you take from your idea for the print to the final print?
First I traced it onto some tracing paper Then I put the traced image on the linoleum (traced side down) I went over the lines to get the trace on the linoleum
Cut out the linoleum along the lines Added paint to the linoleum
Put a paper on the the painted linoleum pressed down to make sure the paint got on the paper Took off the excess paper
Cut out an 8*8 square of construction paper Glued print in the middle of the construction paper
What are your thoughts on the project?
It was fun I think I did pretty good.
What would you do differently if you did this project again?
For this project we had to show the past, present, and future. I decided to do it as a song. I feel that the written part was good but I do not think that the pronunciation of words and quality of the recording is the best that I could do because it felt rushed with the end of school being so near.
During this quarter, I've been working so hard to making this project go above and beyond. We learned how to say things in the past, present, and future. We also learned how to say what we want in our lives and what we expect in the near future. It was a lot of work putting this presentation together but I feel as though that I did a good job. Compared to the other students, I feel like I put in more work and try to use other vocabularies in my presentation. I'm absolutely proud of my proyecto and I hope you enjoy it.
For my project I drew tiny comics of myself in various situations answering the questions and scanned them into Comic Life. I enjoyed this project because of its flexibility. It left me a lot to do creatively. I genuinely like drawing the comics and coming up with the concept for each one. That is exactly what made me want to do the project. I looked forward to *trying* to be funny. Using Comic Life was so fun. It's so easy to use and I would definitely recommend it to anyone for a project. If I were to do it differently I would have drawn even more comics. The one where I say "Hola!" three times, I drew that one first. As you can see, I made that one idea into three separate drawings. If I had more time I would have drawn a lot more for each concept. This would have been about 12 pages long!
My project is a imovie including pictures of my childhood and me now. I like the format of this project. It was really fun to do. I would have asked for more peer reviewers just to double check my work.
During this process we needed to use our knowledge of past present and future tense verbs to create full sentences. It was difficult to convert and translate what I had in my mind to what it should be in spanish. Over all I enjoyed this project and had fun creating the pictures for the powerpoint. If I could change it I would add more info and slides so I could have more pictures.
My element is Xenon. This element is special because it is colorless, odorless, but extremely heavy. This element is especially used for lights. This is because when it is a tight confined space, it turns blue. I came up with the idea for a strong man holding Xenon because it is very heavy. I took the idea of making a strong man holding nothing to a strong man holding xenon. This is because I felt that people should see what he's holding. My thoughts about the project are it shows that xenon is a very powerful element and that I can take my knowledge of just drawing something and make it even better with these blocks. If I were to do this project again, I would probably ask for a different element so that I can broaden my horizons on how much about the Periodic Table.
In my project I did a keynote, which explains what I was, what I am and what I am going to do in the future.(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2579256/SpanishBM.key)
Reflection. This project was very interesting. It wasn't a hard project, however it required knowledge of what to say and when to say it. On the overall, this was a very interesting project. I really dont think how you can improve. I really liked this project, and I just might say that this was one of the best projects that we were forced to do in classes (it gave a lot of freedom). If I were to do something differently, I think that I might have thought about doing a poem. Frankly I would have timed my project a lot better, as in I would not have waited until the last 3 days to start the project!
Congratulations to Bernecia Guercio, Marina Pyfrom, and April Woodburn who were awarded full scholarships to attend the Science U Leadership camp at Penn State this summer. These lady scholars will attend the Elements of Innovation institute from July 31-August 5th in State College, PA. These students completed application packets and were chosen based on their dedication to experimental design and influence when helping others.
1. How is sound produced by this instrument (now that you know more about sound, please try to refer specifically to the energy transfer and vibrations)? For a flute, the referring to energy transfer and vibrations, sound is produced by having a standing wave of air in the column of the instrument. At the end of a flute, air moves freely. A flute is an example of a standing wave.
2. Based on your understanding, how are you changing the pitch? What physical characteristics are important in this instrument?
I'm changing the pitch by blowing into the different holes I will make. Each hole will be of a different frequency.
3. What materials will you actually be using for your instrument and why? How will you play your instrument? What is your plan for constructing the instrument?
I will be using PVC pipe for my instrument. I will play it as I said before by blowing into the different holes.
4. What outstanding questions do you still have?
My design of the flute is different from the traditional design and I wonder will it still work as good.
I am interested in playing the xylophone which is a percussion instrument. The metal plates are struck with a plastic rod. The plates produce different sounds. It looks like piano keys.
How is it played? What does the person have to do to produce sound? It is played by blowing thorough the top and moving your fingers over the holes that produces different sounds at different frequencies depending on where the holes are positioned. How do you change a note? A note is changed when your fingers move over different holes.
How is it shaped? The shape of it is sort of like a miniature metal pole.
What does this make you think about how you can create and change sound?
It makes me think that sound is changed depending on how I make my holes and where my fingers are positioned.
What connections (if any) do you think you can draw between what you are observing and you might already know about waves
Connections I can draw about waves is waves change depending on movement or motion.
During
this year of ups and downs i have learned a lot about people, places, and
myself. Some projects showed my strengths and showed what happens if i put
myself in a different environment and what happens when you research about a
place which you needed to learn and understand then you needed to write about.
I
learned how to put myself in the places of other people. I learned that from
reading about different experiences you can go off of what you learned and
create a complete understanding story and or make up your own person from that
time or place. A good example of this is the Monologue
Project. Our monologue project was on world problems. For
mines i chose westernization. When i started this project i was pretty sure and
convinced that westernization was a good thing, then when i started i noticed
it was a half thing. Somewhat of westernization is really bad then other things
are good. So when i started this project i wrote about both sides, some people
believed it was a good thing and then other believe that it was a bad thing.
During this project i went through ups and downs. I went through those times
which i did not have a clue of what i was going to write, then i had those
times when i knew exactly what to write and when i knew exactly what i had to
express and what i had to do. Some times i had those moments when i had to go
back and do a little more research. Every now and then i had to go back and ask
myself the question, This is good but how can i make it better? But in the end
the project turned out great. I also learned a lot about Ladakh.
During the poetry unit, i learned a lot about
different types of poetry. I was already writing poetry but it wasn’t like the
ones we wrote in class. In class we used certain genres of poetry. We started
of with thePoetry Project.In this project we were allowed to start off by
doing certain poetry. Then we researched a poet when I learned that every
poet has a different type of writing style. Once in a while each poet had tried
or attempted to do one of the traditional poetry writing styles. Personally I believe
now that writing styles in poetry are guidelines for people to start off from.
The
next thing and yet to be my favorite thing we worked on was the Scene/
Descriptive Writing. This was my favorite because I did not know how
many things you could do with one little place or one little thing to turn it
into a story or a paper. At first I had difficulties doing this, like I had difficulties
learning what exactly I should do and also difficulties turning pieces into
something more then they were. After three papers I learned how to make my
descriptive writing as strong as I could. Now that I know how to do these
things i can write about a item, and I can also make it into something
different.
During
this year I also learned more things about thesis statements. I learned more
about giving more inside of the thesis information. I also learned that the
more you use familiar sources people understand the paper more. In quarter one I
believe it was we wrote Lord
Of The Flies Thesis statements. Once I got use to the thesis
exercises we did, I aced this paper.
Through
this year I learned a lot in history and in English that will help me write
papers and understand myself more.
