Weekly Reflections

This week was alright. I turned in most of everything i had to turn in.
It was an easy week unlike a lot of the other weeks my classmates and I have gone through. We turned in many things that were due this week. We learned a lot about stuff that went on in Rwanda ( a country in Africa). We learned how the Hutus hated the Tutsis and just killed them like they were a bug to step on. The hutus killed so so many of them, even killed their own family and friends! Its like wat the heck is their problem! Are they complete physco inside their head. But no it was something else? What propaganda encouraged them to continue killing and murdering people. Mostly Hacking or Bludgering eveyone with Machetes and Clubs.

Reflection: 2/13

In Mr. Rices classroom we have been learning a lot about Cells and How all the viruses can get into the cells. The viruses have keys and those are called N1 N2 and up to N5. When the virus comes to the cell, the cell may look at the virus and say "Oh your food, yea come right in", and thats how the virus uses the key to get in the cell. Once the virus has mutated in the cell and taken over the cell it infects the body lettin the rest of the same virus know that the key thats carried around by them works on humans. There for all the rest of the virus starts infecting humans being spread by coughing, sneezing, talking, and even just breathing.

weekly reflection 1/30

How did the pandemic plan go last week? I think it went pretty well last week because we worked together and got our work done each day.

How well did your group work? Our work went pretty well because we all worked together and had great ideas on what to do when a pandemic came. except shayla had some crazy ideas like a huge! biodome and that would take to long to make and to much money to buy.

What do i need to improve on? I need to improve on how much time it takes me to do and turn in my work. because I turn it in but i always finish right at the end of class.

What did I learn last week? I learned many things like i do everyweek. I learned some ideas we could do if a pandemic hit and what we can try to do to prevent it and what we can do to get rid of it.

What do I still need to know for my plan? I still need to know how to prevent the disease from comeing to our town if the pandemic hit and how to prevent it from getting to me.

Pandemic Research

The Great Pandemic 

http://1918.pandemicflu.gov/

You can learn a little bit about life in 1918 and the pandemic

Roller skating rinks, pool halls, bowling alleys, and amusment parks were most visited by people in 1918 because they had more money in the early 1900's. When the Pandemic hit people in those areas became infected with the influenza fast because so many people visited those places. When people got the influenza and went to those places, they infected almost everyone they breathed on or even around. Talking to other people could infect that other person.

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic

http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/

It gives information about deaths from the 1918 pandemic

The 1918 Pandemic Influenza killed more people then the great war known today as WW1. The amount of deaths around the world from the Pandemic Influenza in 1918 was around 20 to 40 million people!!! The 1918 Pandemic Influenza was said to be the most devestating Pandemic in world history. 

The Influenza Epidemic

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/influenza-epidemic/

Says some information on how dangerous the Influenza is

WW1 claimed an estimate of 16 million deaths and the influenza pandemic that swept over the world in 1918 claimed an estimate of 50 million deaths. The first phase of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic was known as the three-day fever that came without warning at all. The flu infected over 25% of Americas population!

1-23 reflection!

In this project we have just started learning about the influenza flu. The Influenza flu is a deadly very contageous flu that spreads very rapidly through the air, it is an airborn flu. When people breath, cough, and sneeze they spread the Influenza flu into the air and anyone that breaths it will get it. Nowadays people get flu shots and then they wouldent get the influenza. I learned that in the 1918 influenza pandemic people did not see it comeing so they got it really fast and died just a few days later. What people dident understand is that the influenza was attacking the stronger people, so the people between the ages 20 and 40. The children and the elderly were most likley to survive. The Influenza infected the whole world killing 650,000 people in just America. Millions of people died total over the whole world. As fast as the Influenza came it lasted a few months. Then it just dissapered.

2011-12 semester 1 portfolio

I have a work sample of my Final Draft of my RAFTS. I have done many things over the first semester and that RAFTS link is one of my main assignments i turned in. I have went on a field trip to Boniville Dam. I learned many things about the use of dams there and how the salmon get through it. Another work sample is my Guiding question response which was one of my major assigninments i had to turn in for the shrub steppe project.

I learned a lot of things over the first semester such as history on the boniville dam, and salmon. I learned how salmon have a rough life trying to move through the river, with all the dams in the way and the predators searching for salmon as food. The salmon have to go through the river to the ocean. Once the salmon have lived in the river for a several years they have to make the journey back home through the river to spawn. The salmons mouths shut close so they do not eat on the journey home. The salmon have to pass many predators and humans nets and fishing lines, and they have to pass through the dams, just to get to their spawning grounds where they lay their eggs. passing through the dams is tough for the salmon and can take up to a couple of weeks. sometimes the salmon pass right through and only take a day. That is some of the things i learned during the Salmon vs Dams project.

For this semester I belive I have earned a grade C. I think this beacause i got a D on my shrub steppe project but then I got a B on my Salmon vs Dams project. some work samples I have that make me belive I get a C or already shown above.

 

My Reflection

My strengths: My strengths in this semester were my projects. I feel like i did really well on my projects and most of all my second project.

My weaknesess: My weaknesess were not understanding things very well. I think i need to be talked to by a teacher in class straight up to understand things. 

How has my work changed in class over the year so far? Well I it has inproved alot because during the first project, the shrub steppe project, I got a project grade around a D. When the second project was finished, the Salmon vs Dams project, I got a project grade around a B.

How can I apply what i learned to future situations? I can apply what I learned by remembering these things i learned and using them for future jobs, and schools.

If I had to do it over again i would change my work by doing alot more work and be way more specific. I would change that because a lot of my work that has gotten a lot of feedback and most of it was telling me to be more spefic.

 

RAFTS final draft

 

Driving Question: Should we remove Columbia River dams to restore Salmon populations?

I am in the media role and my job is to interview my witness and possibly record some of the moc trial.

I went to Bonneville Dam. I have also read many articles on the internet about Salmon, and Dams. I think I have learned the most things in class. Another thing that i have learned is that Salmon have to travel through Dams on the columbia and it can take up to a couple weeks before the Salmon find their way out. When the Fish get into the ocean the eat a lot! The highest weaghing Salmon I heard of was 120+ pounds. The Salmon, when they are ready to spawn, they go back to the river. When they get to the Columbia River they will know it because of the smell or the non-salty water. The Salmon travel up the river against the strong currents, and through the Dams. If the Salmon do not get caught in fishing nets or get killed by fish eating animals, or get lost and die in the Dams they will get to their spawning grounds to lay their eggs. After the mother and father fish spawn... They die. They die because once they get to the river from the ocean their mouths just force shut and lock. Their mouths do not open for any reason at all. 

 

 In Bonneville Dam I learned about how much Energy, and Electricity is made there. Its amazing! Theres only one problem though, Bonneville Dam, and all the other Dams are dieing, and thier number count is decresing rappidly. The Bonneville Dam has 10 Hydropowered Generaters. The Generaters spinned faster then u can even immagine! On the outside of the spinning Generaters, there is copper which makes the electricity. The spinning Generater is only 3/4 of an inch away from the copper. The closer the Generater is to the copper when it is spinning the more electricity u get. Since the spinning Generater is so close the the copper, it sets off maximum power, and thats just one of the Generaters. Since Theres 10 Generaters and only one gives u maximum power, imagine what you get with 10! We have more power then we need. So i think that we should get rid of some of the Dams. I say we do not need all the Dams so I think that some of them are just in the way.

I will interview my witness and ask questions like, Are you for the Dams or the Salmon? Why are you for the salmon/dams? Why do you want the salmon to stay? Do you want to get rid of the dams? Why is it you want to get rid of the dams? Dont you want electricity? If you got rid of the dams, how do you think people who want the dams will react? After i have asked many questions to my witness Robert, I will start to wrap up. As the media, I will try to beat down my wittness with very many questions trying to make him crack and not know what to say. If he does not know what to say i have finished my questions and have it on camera. After i wrap up i may get to film some of the court case in action.

Just yesterday on december 7 i witnessed the mock case rehersal and it did not go as well as it could have. some questions were pulled out against both sides of the dams, and the salmon. For me, i couldent even tell which side was doing better. I have prepared my questions and a few pages of notes for the interview. I even have a story bord from the whole team, I would put a picture of it from edmodo but it keeps messing up the typing screen. I have written a script for the interview with my witness Robert Garza.

Final Draft 3 of Rafts

Driving Question: Should we remove Columbia River dams to restore Salmon populations?

I am in the media role and my job is to interview my witness and possibly record some of the moc trial.

I went to Bonneville Dam. I have also read many articles on the internet about Salmon, and Dams. I think I have learned the most things in class. Another thing that i have learned is that Salmon have to travel through Dams on the columbia and it can take up to a couple weeks before the Salmon find their way out. When the Fish get into the ocean the eat a lot! The highest weaghing Salmon I heard of was 120+ pounds. The Salmon, when they are ready to spawn, they go back to the river. When they get to the Columbia River they will know it because of the smell or the non-salty water. The Salmon travel up the river against the strong currents, and through the Dams. If the Salmon do not get caught in fishing nets or get killed by fish eating animals, or get lost and die in the Dams they will get to their spawning grounds to lay their eggs. After the mother and father fish spawn... They die. They die because once they get to the river from the ocean their mouths just force shut and lock. Their mouths do not open for any reason at all. 

In Bonneville Dam I learned about how much Energy, and Electricity is made there. Its amazing! Theres only one problem though, Bonneville Dam, and all the other Dams are dieing, and thier number count is decresing rappidly. The Bonneville Dam has 10 Hydropowered Generaters. The Generaters spinned faster then u can even immagine! On the outside of the spinning Generaters, there is copper which makes the electricity. The spinning Generater is only 3/4 of an inch away from the copper. The closer the Generater is to the copper when it is spinning the more electricity u get. Since the spinning Generater is so close the the copper, it sets off maximum power, and thats just one of the Generaters. Since Theres 10 Generaters and only one gives u maximum power, imagine what you get with 10! We have more power then we need. So i think that we should get rid of some of the Dams. I say we do not need all the Dams so I think that some of them are just in the way.

I will interview my witness and ask questions like, Are you for the Dams or the Salmon? Why are you for the salmon/dams? Why do you want the salmon to stay? Do you want to get rid of the dams? Why is it you want to get rid of the dams? Dont you want electricity? If you got rid of the dams, how do you think people who want the dams will react? After i have asked many questions to my witness Robert, I will start to wrap up. As the media, I will try to beat down my wittness with very many questions trying to make him crack and not know what to say. If he does not know what to say i have finished my questions and have it on camera. After i wrap up i may get to film some of the court case in action.

RAFTS D2

Driving Question: Should we remove Columbia River dams to restore Salmon populations?

I am in the media role and my job is to interview my witness and possibly record some of the moc trial.

I went to Bonneville Dam. I have also read many articles on the internet about Salmon, and Dams. I think I have learned the most things in class. Another thing that i have learned is that Salmon have to travel through Dams on the columbia and it can take up to a couple weeks before the Salmon find their way out. When the Fish get into the ocean the eat a lot! The highest weaghing Salmon I heard of was 120+ pounds. The Salmon, when they are ready to spawn, they go back to the river. When they get to the Columbia River they will know it because of the smell or the non-salty water. The Salmon travel up the river against the strong currents, and through the Dams. If the Salmon do not get caught in fishing nets or get killed by fish eating animals, or get lost and die in the Dams they will get to their spawning grounds to lay their eggs. After the mother and father fish spawn... They die. They die because once they get to the river from the ocean their mouths just force shut and lock. Their mouths do not open for any reason at all. 

In Bonneville Dam I learned about how much Energy, and Electricity is made there. Its amazing! Theres only one problem though, Bonneville Dam, and all the other Dams are dieing, and thier number count is decresing rappidly. The Bonneville Dam has 10 Hydropowered Generaters. The Generaters spinned faster then u can even immagine! On the outside of the spinning Generaters, there is copper which makes the electricity. The spinning Generater is only 3/4 of an inch away from the copper. The closer the Generater is to the copper when it is spinning the more electricity u get. Since the spinning Generater is so close the the copper, it sets off maximum power, and thats just one of the Generaters. Since Theres 10 Generaters and only one gives u maximum power, imagine what you get with 10! We have more power then we need. So i think that we should get rid of some of the Dams. I say we do not need all the Dams so I think that some of them are just in the way.

I will interview my witness and ask questions like, Are you for the Dams or the Salmon? Why are you for the salmon/dams? Why do you want the salmon to stay? Do you want to get rid of the dams? Why is it you want to get rid of the dams? Dont you want electricity? If you got rid of the dams, how do you think people who want the dams will react? 

Reflection for week 1 project

I learned many things this week. I have learned stuff like The Salmon Life Cycle and their contibutions to the Yakama Watershed. i havent learned much about it, just that the salmon start out as little red eggs then they are born and something called Alven. After that its something called Juenille, then they travle to the Pacific Ocean for a long distence and grow up there in the ocean. Then they fish will take their long journey back to their homeland in the Columbia River. 

On the travel back from the ocean, the Salmon have a lot of touble getting the their spawning grounds. There are many reasons that the Salmon have a lot of trouble getting there. 1 of the reasons that they have trouble is because of over-fishing. Many fishermen have had over-fished in the Columbia River, and taken way to many salmon. Another reason the Salmon have trouble is because of mining, and another reason is because of forestry. Trees have gone into The Columbia River and crushed, smashed, and killed the salmon! The main reason they have had trouble is because of Dams!

Now the dams are good actually great becuase we use them. The dams have Hydropowered Generators that do not polute our air in any way but the Salmon are having trouble getting through them. We need our Dams for power but a lot of fish die going through them because they cant find their way and get lost and starve. some make it through but not all... note: all these salmon going through the dams and dieng are trying to get to their spawning grounds to lay their eggs.