Monthly Archives: January 2019

Cornell Notes Blog Post

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Did you use the websites provided to you for this activity? Did they help? Explain.

I didn’t use the websites provided because it was kind of hard to find information on them on a specific topic. So, to answer the questions I looked it up. (not using the provided websites)

How do you think you can use your Cornell notes in the future?

I can maybe use them for science or math to write down information. I probably wouldn’t do that for math but I could use them to write down how to do some equations.

What are 3 new things you learned from researching the colonies in this way?

I learned:

  • What indentured servants are.
  • What a puritan is.
  • How to take an answer and find the question (kind of)

 

Why did we do this activity?

We did this activity for two reasons. (I think) One reason is to learn how to use Cornell notes and the other reason is to learn more about the colonies.

How did you research for this activity?

At first, I tried to use the sites that were on google classroom, but I couldn’t find the information on them. Then, I looked up the question or answer and it was a lot easier to do the notes.

What were the biggest challenges you encountered during this activity?

The biggest challenge I had was finding the answers on the sites given on google classroom. It was hard because you had to look at all seven sources to find one answer.

How did you overcome your challenges?

I overcame my challenge by using different sources and that worked way better than trying to find the answers on the sites that were on google classroom. It was also way faster to do it with different sources.

What I learned in Esther 9,22

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I opened up the Tanach and it said how you should keep Purim is you should be happy. Also, you should give gifts to everyone. ( Which could be Matanot L’evyonim and Mishloach Manot) My ideas for how to do that are, hang out with your friends or family and give Matanot L’evyonim and Mishloach Manot to people, maybe go to a fun carnival. Those are my ideas but what are yours?

Final Scientific Explanation on Sea Lamprey and Trout

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Did the sea lamprey cause a decline in the trout population?

 

Sea Lamprey made (and are making)  the trout population decline.

 

This is true because it says in the readings; “When the Sea Lamprey feed on fish, they kill them by causing a lot of damage to the fish.” , “Today’s catch was much smaller than usual again.” and lastly, “I remember coming to this spot and catching twice as many trout last year.”. We also looked at a graph for the population of the trout and Sea Lamprey and saw that when the Sea Lamprey increased in 1960 to almost 300,000, the trout declined a lot, to almost 50,000.  I know that the Sea Lampreys are causing the trout population to decline so much because, in all the readings and charts, Sea Lamprey could be the only fish making the trout population decline so much. The Sea Lampreys also are at the top of the food web, meaning they don’t have any predators, and the trout’s other predators are probably dying because they can’t eat as much trout. This proves that the Sea Lampreys are the main animal making the trout population decline so much.

  We dissected a Sea Lamprey and trout and when we were looking at the Sea Lamprey, we saw how sharp their teeth are. Their mouth is not like a fish’s mouth- according to page 68- They are “fish without jaws” which makes sense because their mouth is circular. We realized that they were a BIG threat to the trout. We tried to take out one of its teeth and it was so hard the get out we had to CUT IT and even after that we only got like one-third of the tooth. The teeth were also all over its mouth because it needs to be able to grab onto a fish and suck their blood. The teeth were orange! Their teeth are very sharp and can really hurt a trout. This could make the trout die or just bleed and die. This is making the trout population decline because when the Sea Lampreys do this, they damage the trout and kill them.

  We saw a picture of a Sea Lamprey eggs and there were so many! According to the reading 7.2, they lay about 60,000 to 100,000 eggs! This could be bad because that means that the Sea Lamprey population will only go up because from each female sea lamprey, about 60,000 more come from that ONE Sea Lamprey! Well, not 60,000 because not all the eggs hatch but there is still a lot of Sea Lampreys being born. This is making MORE Sea Lamprey and if there are more Sea Lampreys that means there are less trout because there are more Sea Lamprey to kill the trout.

Testing Our Rapunzel Creations

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What materials did you choose for your build and why?

We chose to use model magic for the Rapunzel because it would be sturdy and easy to shape. We used cardboard for the castle because it would also be sturdy.

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?

We are noticing that our idea isn’t that realistic because the water would evaporate and the dirt wouldn’t stay in a pool shape. So in real life, when she jumped, there wouldn’t really be any water so she wouldn’t survive(probably).

What things are working?

Our tower stands up straight and doesn’t fall over and I think we have a nice design. I’m also really proud of how our Rapunzel turned out.

What things are not working?

Rapunzel would get hurt because she is jumping from such a high tower, and our water isn’t deep enough. Our plan wasn’t really realistic at all.

How will you tweak this? Make this better? (Be specific and detailed!)

We are going to make a zip line and a slide to go underneath it and she will grab the handles and land in the pool. The pool will be (in Rapunzel’s world) made out of “cement” not dirt because dirt would just collapse.

Do you need more materials?

Yes, we need a thin cardboard tube, string, and blue goo or something sticky. We also might need some cardboard to attach the zip line to, but, we might attach it to the pool.

 

Sketch your new design with labels on a piece of paper. Make sure your drawing is detailed and specifically labeled.

Insert your sketch here:

Why will this new design work better than your first attempt? What is your evidence?

It will work better because it is safer and more realistic and it would make Rapunzel fall slower and she will be safer.

One Word Goal-2019

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Organized – מאורגן

I chose the word “organized” because my locker is always messy and I have random things in it that I probably don’t even need!

I want to make sure that my locker stays somewhat organized so that it’s easier to find the things I need for class and so things don’t fall out when I try and grab something. Also, it would be easier to do locker cleanouts because I’m usually the last person to finish because it takes me so long to clean my locker out.