Monthly Archives: January 2019

Cornell Notes Reflection

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Did you use the websites provided to you for this activity? Did they help? Explain. No, I didn’t use them. No they didn’t help, because it’s easier for me to just search it up on the web. 

 

How do you think you can use your cornell notes in the future? I can use them to study for tests. I can also use them to remind me of stuff we learned. 

 

What are 3 new things you learned from researching the colonies in this way? 1. I leaned how to research in different ways.  2. I learned where some of the colonies are. 3. I learned more about each of the colonies. 

 

Why did we do this activity? So we could learn about the 13 colonies. Also so we could get better at researching. 

 

How did you research for this activity? I either typed in the exact question. Or I typed in the question just with only the main words. 

 

What were the biggest challenges you encountered during this activity? 1 challenge that I encountered is not being able to figure out the answer. Another challenge that I had is no knowing what to type in. 

 

How did you overcome your challenges? 1 way that I overcame 1 of my challenges is asking for help. Another way that I overcame my other challenge is not giving up on what I’m doing. 

 

Final Scientific Explanation On Trout And Sea Lamprey

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Are the Sea Lamprey Causing a decline in the Trout

Population?

The Sea Lamprey are causing a decline in the Trout population.  According to Reading 7.2 we read in class, the female Sea Lamprey can lay 60,000 to 100,000 eggs per year. This is a lot more than the Trout populations females give birth to. This causes a decline in the Trout population because 60,000 Sea Lamprey alone is a lot of Sea Lamprey compared to the Trout population.This is because the Trout’s females only lay around 800 eggs per year which means that the Sea Lamprey can eat off the Trout pretty fast, which kills off the Trout population.

According to the reading 4.2 called Fisherman’s Journal, which was about the fishermen catching the trout, We found out that the fishermen were finding a bunch of wounds on the Trout. This is because when the Sea Lamprey connects to another fish, it starts eating up all of there blood which is kind of like a like a parasite, or like a symbiote (Mostly like a Parasite). Eating/sucking blood is faster than killing a fish, and when the female Sea Lamprey gives birth to all of those babies, it causes a decline in the Trout population. There’s a lot of Sea Lamprey that can sneak up behind the Trout, and then suddenly connect to them, and start eating/sucking up their blood. That doesn’t take very long, and it’s very hard to get them off you because the Sea Lamprey’s mouth is like a big, strong suction cup, and they usually connect to the back of the Trout’s body, and they can’t reach behind the back of their body to defend themselves.  That’s because of the way the Trouts head is connected to their body. This causes a decline in the Trout population, because when the Trouts are being attacked by the Sea Lamprey, they can’t defend themselves.

When we were dissecting those Sea Lamprey, I noticed that the Sea Lamprey doesn’t have a stomach which makes it go even faster,  because there’s not a lot of drag. According to page 68 of our science textbook which was Reading 6.2, it explained that they also go faster because they wiggle their whole body to move, and the trout only use half their body to move, and a whole body is faster than half a body because it’s stronger. This means it moves faster than the Trout, which means the Sea Lamprey will catch the Trout even if the Trout is trying to get away from the Sea Lamprey. Then they’ll start sucking up it’s blood. This causes a decline in the Trout population because the Trout can’t get away from the Sea Lamprey because the are too slow.

That’s why the Sea Lamprey are causing such a big decline in the Trout population. 

Special Thanks To

Gev. McAdams, Articles, and Gev. Jurvits, for helping me and giving me some information about the Sea Lamprey and the Trout.  

Testing our Rapunzel Creations

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What materials did you choose for your build and why? I chose wood for the base, and cardboard for the people. 

 

Here is a picture of my plan: 

 

Here is a picture of my first attempt at the building process: 

 

While you test:

 

What are you noticing? I’m noticing that it looks really weird. 

 

What things are working? It’s staying stab;e and together. 

 

What things are not working? It looks like a big mess, and it’s not working because I thought that it was just supposed to be a model that doesn’t do anything. 

 

How will you tweak this? Make this better? (Be specific and detailed!) I’m gonna make it so Repunzol can slide down the rope, and put her bed or pillows or something fluffy so she doesn’t get hurt when she comes down. 

 

Do you need any new materials? If so, WHY? Yes, I need something soft so she doesn’t get hurt when she comes down. 

 

Sketch your new design with labels on a piece of paper. 

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Why will this new design work better than your first attempt? What is your evidence? It’s better because Repunzol can actually slide down the rope, and there’s extra protection on the bottom.  

 

1 Word Goal 2019

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FOCUS המוקד

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I chose focus because usually in class I have trouble focusing, and then when it comes time to do what the teacher or someone was just explaining, I have no idea what were doing, or how to do it. I think that I can get better at focusing by trying to remember to move if I’m being distracted, or give myself a reminder if I think that I’m starting to stop focusing.