CREATE A RUBRIC
Knowing: find video on Shakespeare.
Understanding: take notes on the video.
Applying: make a 10 bubble Popplet of what you learned.
Analyzing: compare Shakespeare to another important play writer.
Evaluating: write comments on three of your peer's work.
Creating: create a Facebook or twitter page for Shakespeare.
March 30, 2012
March 25, 2012
Notes on Input
In my rough draft of the bungee jackets description, I was recommended to explain the concepts a little more. Also, my sister recommended using connections to clarify the description. You can see those connections when I refer to Mission Impossible IV and The Incredibles.
KONY 2012 Questions
KONY 2012 questions
Why did they run for their lives?
Why was he going to Uganda?
How exactly did he meet Jacob?
How does he get all that information? Through Jacob?
How does that kind of terrorism affect the country and it's economy?
Why does the United States army take part of this problem? Is it only because of Invisible Children? Or is there another interest such as oil?
Why did they run for their lives?
Why was he going to Uganda?
How exactly did he meet Jacob?
How does he get all that information? Through Jacob?
How does that kind of terrorism affect the country and it's economy?
Why does the United States army take part of this problem? Is it only because of Invisible Children? Or is there another interest such as oil?
Bungee Jackets Final Description
Contact an Expert by Jack Akerman
Hey Scott, (or Mr. Westerfeld)
Our English teacher assigned us a project on your great book, Uglies, and I even read the whole quartet after finishing this one. The project is about Bungee Jackets and how they work. We figured out that there must be a superconductor grid below the city, so that the bungee jacket is able to function. This superconductor must be cooled in someway or another for it to constantly work. We also believe that there is an electromagnet in the jacket that activates with the body heat of the person using it. An electromagnet is a magnet with a temporary pull/push since it only works with a power source. Also, there has to be a certain type of sensors in buildings, and other surroundings, that are elevated at 2 meters above the ground and these determine if the person wearing the bungee jacket is at the certain height and speed as to be able to open the jacket by pressing a button on his/her left shoulder. Then, the jacket is opened and the person is released. Of course, physically speaking, the jacket wold shoot into the air, never to be seen again. That's why we believe there needs to be a thermal sensor, for the jacket needs to deactivate as soon as the person is released. The reason why we are writing to you is that we would like to ask you how you initially imagined the Bungee Jackets, how they work, and some things you never thought about.
Thank you,
Jack, Maria, Daniel, Alejandro, and Lorenzo.
APA FACTS by Maria Pombo
According to the information gathered by my group, we were able to develop a theory with several facts we found.
We researched many different subjects which include motion, thermal, and height sensors, as well as magnetic levitation and a superconductor magnetic field. All to figure out a teory on how bungee jackets would work. We figured that the jacket must posses a thermal sensor (which could also be a height sensor in its surroundings) that enables the wearer to deactivate the electromagnet in the jacket.
The electromagnet works with an electric current that activates the magnet (Brain/Looper, March 12/2012). We believe that the trigger of the electric current is the heat sensor equipped in the jacket. About magnetic levitation we found out several things. For once, there needs to be something balancing the jacket at opposite extremes for it to float and not turn itself and crash into the ground. These are probably small weights that help the jacket balance itself. (Wikipedia, March 12/2012). Maglev is a way of elevating an object from the floor using magnetic repelling. Magnetic
A sensor is what converts energy for something to detect. Sensors are used very commonly every day. A sensor is what reacts to a signal. The sensor’s quality depends on its sensitivity. (Wikipedia, March 12/2012)
There are 3 types of motion sensors. Motion sensors function with light sensors and when a person blocks that light line, the sensor activates whatever it is supposed to activate. There are others that make the light bounce against the person and detect this, and again activate a sound, a light, or in this case, deactivate a magnetic field (Harris, T., March 12/2012). Sensors can be both passive and active. Passive measure changes in patters and active measure infra-red waves.(Gabriel Gache, May 7/2012).
An electromagnet can be made at home, by wrapping a copper wire around a piece of metal and turning the field on, be it a battery or an electric current. (Brain/Looper, March 12/2012)
We also confirmed that all magnets are bipolar, they contain a North and South pole. North and South attract each other, while the same pole repel themselves. (Brain/Looper, March 12/2012). We also found information on superconductors and how these create a magnetic field. Small magnets are repelled because mirror pole effect, which involves the reflection of the poles to levitate and object. (Nave, March 12/2012). Returning to superconductors, magnetic fields are centered at a superconductor, since it is from here where the magnetic field sprouts. (Brain/Looper, March 12/2012)
Nowadays, magnetic levitation is used in several aspects, such as maglev trains (which are currently developing), cargo, magnetic bearings, and product daily purposes. Magnetic Levitated trains, or maglevs, use electromagnets to levitate, since the push or pull is temporary and a constant force would completely stop the train.
In the Uglies Project, I had to describe the product (step 4). Here is the final draft of my part:
4. Object description
A bungee jacket is like a lightweight suit that covers your torso, arms and legs until the knee. A famous resemblance of this suit comes from the movie Mission Impossible 4, in the part of the Indian Mansion. This suit is made of electromagnet plates (plates of aluminum-titanium alloy for maximum magnetic repulsion) that will be covered in soft pads so the passenger is comfortable. The suit weighs about 4 kg. It is not the lightest suit, however its heaviness comes from the metals that conform the magnets. They will have a chip that sends signals regularly to an external sensor, which is positioned in the walls of every building. The sensor is responsible for the triggering of the suit.
The technology works through magnetic levitation. A superconducter is placed underground, which will be responsible for the magnetic levitation. The superconducter is a metal that needs to be at an extremely low temperature. The low temperature makes the difference between a simple conducter and a superconducter. The second one is more powerful, which guarantees safety to the passenger.
To trigger the electromagnets in the suit, two sensors are placed in the building. They are designed to calculate the amound of kinetic energy the passenger has from the fall and when to trigger the magnets for the passenger to be safe and secure. The sensors will also control the electromagnets in the suit so that the passenger can be able to get off it and not remain levitated all the time.
A special thing that the suit has is that one size fits all. The material used to make the jacket is so flexible, that it can fit from a fetus to the most obese person in the world. It is somewhat like the suit used by Helen Parr (Elastigirl in the Ingredibles). It has the nessessary technology to be comfortable for all the consumers.
Novel Project Step 2.5
I read the book Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. Something challenging I found while searching for the best theme was the complexity of the book. Lee Stewart gives lots of themes in this extense novel and it is a hard task to find the most appropriate. At the beginning I thought it would be assossiated with change, and how it is not always good. My reasoning for choosing this theme comes when I discovered that Mr. Curtain was trying to change the minds of all people and to do an evil act. Then I abolished the theme because I remembered that change is not the main theme in the story. It is important, but not as important as other themes in the story.
The best one I thought had to be about great minds and young talent, because Reynard Muldoon was a very gifted teenager with a great mind. Then, when he meets Constance, Kate, and Sticky, other young people with brilliand minds and talents, I thought that was the best theme in the story. Afterward, when I met with my partner Mateo Osorio, I decided that his theme was better. That explanation is in spet 3 of the novel project.
The best one I thought had to be about great minds and young talent, because Reynard Muldoon was a very gifted teenager with a great mind. Then, when he meets Constance, Kate, and Sticky, other young people with brilliand minds and talents, I thought that was the best theme in the story. Afterward, when I met with my partner Mateo Osorio, I decided that his theme was better. That explanation is in spet 3 of the novel project.
March 12, 2012
Novel Project Q3 Step 3
I got together with my partner Mateo Osorio and we discussed, in a very in depth discussion, the possible themes in the book The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. After a very long and intense discussion, we both agreed that Mateo's theme was the most complete and appropriate in this case. Mine was that "change can't always be good", but Mateo's was better: "all members of a group must participate and be valued as equals for the group to prevail". We decided that the second one was better because change doesn't really happen in the book. However, the second theme is better because it shows a true concept in the story which is teamwork. Without teamwork, the Mysterious Benedict Society would have failed their mission in Nomasan Island in the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened. Although all the team members were tired of Constance, she turned out to be the seed for the success of the mission.
March 9, 2012
Bungee Jackets description
Bungee Jackets
4. Object description
A bungee jacket is like a lightweight suit that covers your torso, arms and legs until the knee. It is made of electromagnet plates (plates of aluminum-titanium alloy) that will be covered in soft pads. They will have a chip that sends signals regularly to an external sensor, which is positioned in the walls of every building.
The technology works through magnetic levitation. A superconducter is placed underground, which will be responsible for the magnetic levitation.
To trigger the electromagnets in the suit, two sensors are placed in the building. They are designed to calculate the amound of kinetic energy the passenger has from the fall and when to trigger the magnets for the passenger to be safe and secure. The sensors will also control the electromagnets in the suit so that the passenger can be able to get off it and not remain levitated all the time.
A special thing that the suit has is that one size fits all. It has the nessessary technology to be comfortable for all the consumers.
4. Object description
A bungee jacket is like a lightweight suit that covers your torso, arms and legs until the knee. It is made of electromagnet plates (plates of aluminum-titanium alloy) that will be covered in soft pads. They will have a chip that sends signals regularly to an external sensor, which is positioned in the walls of every building.
The technology works through magnetic levitation. A superconducter is placed underground, which will be responsible for the magnetic levitation.
To trigger the electromagnets in the suit, two sensors are placed in the building. They are designed to calculate the amound of kinetic energy the passenger has from the fall and when to trigger the magnets for the passenger to be safe and secure. The sensors will also control the electromagnets in the suit so that the passenger can be able to get off it and not remain levitated all the time.
A special thing that the suit has is that one size fits all. It has the nessessary technology to be comfortable for all the consumers.
Working in Groups
Working in groups
When you work in groups, you use more then just one brain. This helps build knowledge in a way that every group member gives some new facts, theories, questions and information. There are many advantages that group working gives. Sometimes when working in groups, you think of things that you wouldn't have though of by working individually.
Working on the Uglies group project, we worked faster and more efficiently than working individually. We could split up the work and subjects, which would eventually lead to a faster and better understanding of the bungee jackets. Every group member gave new information and the final product was better than any o us could imagine.
Working in groups is also a lot of fun. We work, but we also have our laughs and jokes. You also get less stressed than you usually do when working alone. Working alone makes you work five times more than working in groups, and that will increase stress levels. You also learn how well others work. If a group member does not do their equal share of work, then you will know never again to pick him/her as group partners.
When you work in groups, you use more then just one brain. This helps build knowledge in a way that every group member gives some new facts, theories, questions and information. There are many advantages that group working gives. Sometimes when working in groups, you think of things that you wouldn't have though of by working individually.
Working on the Uglies group project, we worked faster and more efficiently than working individually. We could split up the work and subjects, which would eventually lead to a faster and better understanding of the bungee jackets. Every group member gave new information and the final product was better than any o us could imagine.
Working in groups is also a lot of fun. We work, but we also have our laughs and jokes. You also get less stressed than you usually do when working alone. Working alone makes you work five times more than working in groups, and that will increase stress levels. You also learn how well others work. If a group member does not do their equal share of work, then you will know never again to pick him/her as group partners.
March 7, 2012
Comments on Peer's Blogs
DANIEL MORENO:
I was really interested in your way of describing real learning. I agree with you in all of the things you said. About your transitional words and phrases, I liked the way you used complex phrases correctly. I was especially drawn to the phrase “in my perspective”. Great Job.
JACK AKERMAN
Your use of transitional phrases was exemplar. However, you used some of the most common ones. Also, we were required to put at least three transitional words or phrases. Nontheless, your post was entertaining and well written. Good job.
ANA MARIA SAMPER
I liked the way you made the analogy from sponge and water. However, I did not see any transitional words in the post, which was the task. You write really well and you proved your point. I liked it.
CAMILA TORO
I loved your extense post and especially your use of transitional phrases. You put lots of transitional phrases and all in a correct context. I congratulate you for your awesome grammar. Great job.
I was really interested in your way of describing real learning. I agree with you in all of the things you said. About your transitional words and phrases, I liked the way you used complex phrases correctly. I was especially drawn to the phrase “in my perspective”. Great Job.
JACK AKERMAN
Your use of transitional phrases was exemplar. However, you used some of the most common ones. Also, we were required to put at least three transitional words or phrases. Nontheless, your post was entertaining and well written. Good job.
ANA MARIA SAMPER
I liked the way you made the analogy from sponge and water. However, I did not see any transitional words in the post, which was the task. You write really well and you proved your point. I liked it.
CAMILA TORO
I loved your extense post and especially your use of transitional phrases. You put lots of transitional phrases and all in a correct context. I congratulate you for your awesome grammar. Great job.
March 3, 2012
Real Learning
Real learning is to learn in a way so good, that you will never forget what you learn. For example, real learning is not academic. You may learn the world's countries and capitals, but in two months you will forget them. Real learning is spiritual, like lessons. If you learn something the bad way, you will probably remember it for the rest of your life. However, if you learn something in class that you only need for the exam, you will remember it for a really short time.
I also think real learning occurs when the person is willing to learn. For example: in the movie The Million Dollar Baby, Maggie Fitzgerald wanted to train boxing so hard, that she became lightweight champion in 1 and a half years, compared to the average 4 years.
I also think real learning occurs when the person is willing to learn. For example: in the movie The Million Dollar Baby, Maggie Fitzgerald wanted to train boxing so hard, that she became lightweight champion in 1 and a half years, compared to the average 4 years.
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