Mesozoic Era

Geologic Time Scale By: Hayden Hogen-Esch

The Mesozoic era is an era in the geologic timescale, in which the dinosaurs were the main species of animal that ruled the land. This time is also when the first mammals appeared on Earth. During the Mesozoic, Pangaea was still formed, but it later split apart, into two different super continents, called: Gondwana and Laurasia. The climate in the Mesozoic era was much dryer compared the Paleozoic era, having much less marshland, and much more deserts. 

Backward-Looking
When it comes to making interactive posters I need to improve a lot more, because when it came to making a poster, all I really made was flaps that you could put up to see information. What I really want to do is find the perfect balance between putting in information, and user interactivity. So that when people look at the poster, they are not only interested, by the interactive parts, they also learn about the subject at hand.


Inward-Looking
One thing I found frustrating about the project was the fact that not all of the teammates did all of their work. Before one of the members could put any information on the board they left on a vacation, leaving one member to do a lot of the work. One member also couldn't finish their work in time so, the same member that picked up for the last persons slack, also finished their part of the project, which was frustrating for me to watch, and not be able to help as much.

Outward-Looking
If I were to give my part of the project a grade, I would give it a B, because I feel like it got out all of the information that it needed to get out, and also had some interactivity. But I feel like the project doesn't go beyond, it only does what it needs to do, and I would have put more information and I would make the user interact with the project more, and also in a better way.

Forward-Looking
One thing I would like to improve is my creativity, when making the project, I didn't have any real ideas on what to put on the poster, I knew I had to have some interactivity, so I put information on flaps and left it at that. I would like to make it more interesting for people to not only look at, but also to play with. I need to find more ways to ignite my imagination. 

 

Geologic Time Scale

Geologic Time Clock By: Woudlooper

The geologic time scale is a scale that represents the entire history of the earth, The geologic time scale is separated into different eons, which have eras in them, which have periods in them. Each period is separated by a geological event, such as a minor extinction event. Each era is separated based on a major geological change, such as a major extinction event. The geologic time scale is separated into four main eras, the Precambrian, the Paleozoic, the Mesozoic, and the Cenozoic.

SP1: Asking questions and defining problems
The questions I asked in class were quite varied, I asked questions such as what killed the dinosaurs, and how did we know that? I defined problems with many different hypotheses proposed by different scientists. I used the problems that I found in each hypothesis to determine, which theory is the most accurate as to what actually happened. This allowed my to reach the most accurate data, I could think of.

XCC: Cause and Effect 
During the different eras there were many things that led to other things, like the meteor that caused a major extinction event at the end of the Mesozoic era, caused lots of dust particles, and other things to fly into the air, blocking out the sun. This caused the temperature on Earth to drop significantly, and cold blooded animals like the dinosaurs died out. That is when mammals took over, being able to scavenge for food, and their warm blood, and fur coats helped them out to. So, because the meteor hit the Earth, mammals were able to become a much more prominent type of animal. 
  

Rock Cycle

Rock Cycle By: Woudloper/Woodwalker

The rock cycle is the process in, which rocks change into different forms of rock, through processes like weathering and erosion. There are three types of rock, Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Igneous. An important part of the rock cycle is any form of rock can change into any other form of rock. When a rock goes through weathering and erosion, then compression and compacting it turns into Sedimentary rock. When a rock goes through a lot of heat and pressure it turn into a Metamorphic rock. When a rock melts, and then it cools, it turns into an, Igneous rock.

SP2: Developing and using models
The model we used in class was a version of the rock cycle, where a student represents a rock in the rock cycle and we roll a dice to see where we are going next. Another model we used was gizmo that helped use describe the processes a rock goes through during the rock cycle, it also helped us see that there are various smaller cycles in the rock cycle.

XCC: Patterns
A pattern we observed in class, was the pattern that we use to find out the relative age in rocks, as in the age of a rock compared to the ones around it. The pattern that we saw was that, when rocks appear on multiple layers, those layers must be next to each other. If a rock is on one layer, but not the next then that rocks lifespan is over (We use fossils found in the rocks lifespans). Using these patterns we can find out the relative age of a rock.

Why I came back to AdVENTURE

I originally came to AdVENTURE because of its location relative to my house. Not only did it have better education system than my old school, a lot of people that were in my class were transferring there. I had gone to one of the exhibition nights to see what the school was all about. At the exhibition night I saw lots of cool projects, that made me want to go to the school even more. Since my old school didn't have grades I saw a rubric for the first time in my life. I was elated to find out that I got into the school.

I had barely gotten into AdVENTURE as I had gotten in through the waiting list. During my first year at AdVENTURE it was as good as I expected, the projects were fun to do, and all of my teachers were nice. I actually enjoyed learning for once in my life, I was trying hard to learn new things and get good grades on all of my projects. So when the end of the year came and I had to submit a paper to secure my spot for the next year, I was on it getting the paper back within the next few days, so that I could get to go back the next year.

Last year, was the most enjoyable by far. I met new people on the Herman side of campus and made friends with them. I also reconnected with people I had not been friends with before. I came out of my shell that year and I enjoyed every second of it. This year, I came back mostly because of what I experienced last year, I wanted to keep seeing the people I knew already. I don't feel like I would be comfortable at another school. I am glad I came back to AdVENTURE as I am enjoying this year as much as I enjoyed last year so far.

Stress 05/13

Summary: This week in class we learned about stress and the affect it can have on your body. Stress is your bodies reaction do dangerous and unfavorable events, like a car speeding at you, it's what helps your body react and get out of those situations. But stress isn't all good, if you are stressed out, you can get variety of different mental illnesses. like: Depression. There are a lot of coping strategies, though, and some, like: Deep Breathing, Meditation, can help people out a lot.

SP2: Developing and using models
 This week, developed an info graphic about stress and the affects it has on the human body after long periods of time. We also included information on how to cope with stress and get rid of it. We used these models to demonstrate our understanding of stress, and what causes it, and how it affects us, as humans.

Hype beast bear 05/03

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Summary: This week in class we learned about how making and transporting things affects the environment. After a material is extracted it is transported to the factory where the item is made, and depending on, which transportation method is chosen then a different amount of greenhouse gases are released into the air, contributing to climate change. At the factory, usually the making of the product itself doesn't hurt the environment but, factories use coal and other forms of non-clean energy to power, the factory. On the way to the store, we come across the same problems as we did when we transported the items to the factory.

Backward Looking, I knew a bit about how toys are made from natural resources, and how they affect the environment. I knew about this subject because before I went to this school, I did a project on Global Warming and what causes it. During the project itself I learned a lot about the affects of harvesting the natural resources.

Inward Looking, I found it very frustrating that I couldn't be of more help to my team, during the project. Since this project was about creating something I wasn't of much help beyond the documents that we did. I couldn't help more because I am not very good, at making things with my own hands, and since I joined the team late, they already had everything covered.

Outward Looking, we did things that were similar to other groups, like we made a stuffed bear, which other groups did do. What we did differently, was instead of sewing everything onto our stuffed bear, was we glued everything together. Other things that we did differently were, we made the bears body, out of a recycled sock, and we also put clothes on our bear.

Forward Looking, I hope to improve on my arts and crafts skills so I can be of more use to my team int the future. I would like to specifically, focus on my creativity so I can not only help make the idea for the project, but also help make the script for when we present. It will also help me find solutions to dilemmas I find in the real world, when I grow up.

Extraction and Harvesting 04/27

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Summary: This week in class we learned about extraction and harvesting. To extract or harvest is to get natural resources in a quick and manageable fashion. When people extract resources from the land, it destroys the land and all the homes that animals have made there. After resources have been extracted, they are transported to a factory and processes, which adds to carbon emissions.

SP6: Constructing explanations and designing solutions
This week in class we discussed the problem that extracting and harvest natural resources causes. We discussed possible solutions, like: Making the trucks that transport the resources electric, powering the factories using clean energy like solar power. On last solution would be: using old fashioned techniques to extract the materials and using regular factories to process the materials and ship them out.