We are His Tools
April 2,2017
I recently had a birthday and for it I wanted to do something for someone else. We live in a time where we care only about ourselves or feel we do not have time for others. I live blessed life and do not need any more stuff. So my two friends and I went to Build A Bear. My mom called Sky Ridge Hospital a head of time so see how many kids were there. There were 5 all together so we made 5 stuffed animals. Then we were aloud to deliver the bears to each child. Below is a 13 month old who was quite the flirt, He has such a beautiful spirit and I am so grateful I got to meet him! His Mom sent me the pictures below. It was so fun to see the children's reactions. It is so heart worming to do things for others. I have faith that God will heal His children however we are his tools in His hands, He needs us.
April 2,2017
I recently had a birthday and for it I wanted to do something for someone else. We live in a time where we care only about ourselves or feel we do not have time for others. I live blessed life and do not need any more stuff. So my two friends and I went to Build A Bear. My mom called Sky Ridge Hospital a head of time so see how many kids were there. There were 5 all together so we made 5 stuffed animals. Then we were aloud to deliver the bears to each child. Below is a 13 month old who was quite the flirt, He has such a beautiful spirit and I am so grateful I got to meet him! His Mom sent me the pictures below. It was so fun to see the children's reactions. It is so heart worming to do things for others. I have faith that God will heal His children however we are his tools in His hands, He needs us.
Spinach Lab
2/13/17
The purpose of this lab is to see if spinach produces more oxygen in red light vs. white light.
Hypothesis- If you put spinach in red light vs white light then more oxygen will be produced in white light.
Conclusion- In conclusion, my data does support my hypothesis. I predicted that more disks would float rather than those under the green light. Altogether only three disks floated. The disks prove that the plant creates O2. I think one error would be that the syringes were not the same distance or directly under the lights. If I were to do this lab again I would make sure the syringes were directly under the light so that I would know for sure that it was not a factor that could change the results.
2/13/17
The purpose of this lab is to see if spinach produces more oxygen in red light vs. white light.
Hypothesis- If you put spinach in red light vs white light then more oxygen will be produced in white light.
- Gather Materials
- Use hole puncher to cut ten disks
- Put disks in a syringe with water, soap and baking soda.
- The disks should be floating-then you cover the top of the syringe with your finger. This creates a vacuum to remove all the O2, all the gas. Pull syringe down maximum 5 times until all disks sink.
- Once all sunk put under a green light and observe.
- Watch to see if the disks float, this is your data.
- chart results
- Repeat steps for the control except change the green light to white light.
- Write up
Conclusion- In conclusion, my data does support my hypothesis. I predicted that more disks would float rather than those under the green light. Altogether only three disks floated. The disks prove that the plant creates O2. I think one error would be that the syringes were not the same distance or directly under the lights. If I were to do this lab again I would make sure the syringes were directly under the light so that I would know for sure that it was not a factor that could change the results.
Pea Lab:
Seeds do not do photosynthesis until they sprout leaves. Until then, they make energy just like us. Seeds take in 02 and produce CO2. We wanted to prove that the peas made energy like us. One way we could do that was by KOH to turn the CO2 a solid. Our procedure was first we put a tissue soaked in KOH (potassium hydroxide) in a tube. Next we put a liquid resistant piece of cotton on top of it. We then put peas in the tube, attached a straw to measure the water being took in if any. We put a blue dye on tip top of the straw so we could easily see the water being sucked in. To conclude our experiment did prove that peas do absorb oxygen and produce CO2.
Seeds do not do photosynthesis until they sprout leaves. Until then, they make energy just like us. Seeds take in 02 and produce CO2. We wanted to prove that the peas made energy like us. One way we could do that was by KOH to turn the CO2 a solid. Our procedure was first we put a tissue soaked in KOH (potassium hydroxide) in a tube. Next we put a liquid resistant piece of cotton on top of it. We then put peas in the tube, attached a straw to measure the water being took in if any. We put a blue dye on tip top of the straw so we could easily see the water being sucked in. To conclude our experiment did prove that peas do absorb oxygen and produce CO2.
Build Some Credit
January 30,2017
Today Mr. Justice and I discussed the pros and cons of both credit and debit. After talking I learned that you may not have to pay interest on a debit card you do in fact have to pay a overdraft if you buy things without having the money. Both may be cons but they do teach you to manage your money. Also a pro is come credit cards not only help you to build credit but give you bonuses. The pro to debit cards are they are your own money so you know what you have. I learned that most people have credit cards to build credit so they can potentially take out loans. This is only some of what I learned but overall the discussion was pretty interesting and I learned a lot.
January 30,2017
Today Mr. Justice and I discussed the pros and cons of both credit and debit. After talking I learned that you may not have to pay interest on a debit card you do in fact have to pay a overdraft if you buy things without having the money. Both may be cons but they do teach you to manage your money. Also a pro is come credit cards not only help you to build credit but give you bonuses. The pro to debit cards are they are your own money so you know what you have. I learned that most people have credit cards to build credit so they can potentially take out loans. This is only some of what I learned but overall the discussion was pretty interesting and I learned a lot.
Demonstration of Learning
October 17
I have always been interest in language. How does language spread? Where did language begin? Why can certain people only pronounce certain sounds? All these questions and many more started my inquiry. The question I started with was why are there multiple languages? I researched the evolution of language and the English journey and how it spread. After many conversations with Mr. Martin and he suggested me to look into dead languages and pidgin languages. I researched Latin and The Lakota tribes because they are losing their language. This turned into how important language is in culture. I also studied what makes a culture. My research became so big and I did not know how to present it I just presented The evolution of English. I did this by doing a booth but a visual of a paper writen into old, middle, and modern English. It was the same paper just written in the three different revolutions. I was really proud of my project. Doing a booth was a big step for me because talking to people is one of the hardest things for me. The fact that I was able to talk to some people makes me so happy. For the next inquiry I am going to continue my research on language. Starting Bolts September 26 Bolts stand for Blended Online Tools. They are 3 week online courses created by the Mosaic teacher running the course. I am in two bolts, "Visualize" "This and Who am I". Visualize This is learning to see patterns in the world and seeing how different things fit together. Who am I is about learning about I denity and how things like stereotypes can affect your identity. Identity has always interested me. What makes me me and how do I fit in the puzzle of life. I think knowing what you stand for will help you overcome your struggles.
Moving Forward
September 16,2016
I love my inquiry block! I have been studying language. Its impact on culture, the evolution of languages, pidgin and dead languages, the evolution of the vocal tract and the evolution of the English language. I am really excited about what I am learning. I am amazed of all the questions I that could come from three Wordles. I have been talking with my dad because he is in contact with several native tribes. I have decided to compare a thriving culture to a culture who is losing its language. I am going to talk to some of my dad’s contacts to see understand their view. I also have been working on my portfolio and I think it better represents me so I am really happy with it.
Winter is Coming
August 9,2016
. I have been working from the perspective of Fall. I really like it because I have Trying to write it for the longest time but had a hard time finding the words. I also really am enjoying my research oguage. I find it interesting that there are theories that people learned to speak by mimicking the birds.
Never Stop Questioning
August 24,2016
This past week we started our inquiry blocks. My inquiry question was "Why can not all animals be herbivores?"
I started by asking questions that would help me answer my overall question. I made a list of questions to help us answer the overall questions. I discovered that the reason behind it is herbivores and carnivores do not have the same digestive system so the can not process the same food.i also found that because of lack of vegetation the animal kingdom would become imbalanced and eventually they would starve to death. We also presented our findings. I was so panicked but it was a big step for me so I feel like it was an success
What I have to Share
May 8, 2016
I personally knew I did not have many files to share but I am very proud of the files I did share. I struggle with anxiety and I am working on self confidence. I enjoy my time in Mosaic. I have read many books with Mr. Justice and have been working with him too. I know with Mr. Schneider's help I have grown as a writer. I hope to accomplish more things I am proud to share.
May 8, 2016
I personally knew I did not have many files to share but I am very proud of the files I did share. I struggle with anxiety and I am working on self confidence. I enjoy my time in Mosaic. I have read many books with Mr. Justice and have been working with him too. I know with Mr. Schneider's help I have grown as a writer. I hope to accomplish more things I am proud to share.