Goals for 2015-2016

My goals for 2015-2016:

 -Improve on my Math grades and work (compared to last year).
- Learn how to make better art in art class.
- Learn new cool techniques and facts in all subjects
- Learn a lot more than last year in all subjects
- Type faster than last year
- Improve my grades from last year
- Achieve the highest rank (aka Arch Mage) on science

If all of this happens, I'll celebrate with cake.

Weekly Blog 05/29/15

Surprise:
Context: I was surprised when I was reading an article about what killed the dinosaurs.
What: I was surprised when I found out that climate change and cannibalism killed the dinosaurs along with the asteroid.
Why: This is surprising because I only thought that the asteroid killed all the dinosaurs
Tells: This tells me that I should look for more ways on how a certain thing happened before I jump to answers.

Summary:
Cameron Keady in the article, "What Killed The Dinosaurs?"  analyzes the other events that happened that caused the dinosaurs to die out

Citation:
Keady, Cameron. "News." What Killed the Dinosaurs? Cameron Keady, 30 July 2014. Web. 26 May 2015. <http://www.timeforkids.com/news/what-killed-dinosaurs/167841>.

Backward-Looking:

I knew that the dinosaurs died because of an asteroid long time ago. What I know now is that cannibalism and climate change helped make dinosaurs extinct along with the asteroid.

Inward-Looking:

My choice of this article reveals me as someone who is interested in how some certain things happened, like how dinosaurs became extinct.

Outward-Looking:

This article affects the community because it informs them that the asteroid wasn't the only event that happened that caused the dinosaurs to die out.

Forward Looking:

One question I have for the article is if there are more events that caused the dinosaurs to die out. To answer myself, I would say that there are more events, but it hasn't been discovered or mentioned in the article. 

Weekly Blog 05/22/15

Context: I was reading the article "A Galaxy Far, Far Away | TIME For KidsSurprised: I was surprised when I found out that people found out about the youngest and most far galaxy in the universe that we can find right now.

Why: This is surprising because I never new that a galaxy this young and far could exist. Also, I am surprised because I have never seen a galaxy with that color. 

Tells: This tells me that I should maybe research about the latest things discovered about space or on Earth.


Summary:
Zachary Humenik in the article, "A Galaxy Far, Far Away | TIME For Kids" discusses about a new galaxy found in 2013 that is young, and far away.

Citation:
Humenik, Zachary. "A Galaxy Far, Far Away." A Galaxy Far, Far Away. Zachary Humenik, 6 May 2015. Web. 19 May 2015. <http://www.timeforkids.com/news/galaxy-far-far-away/239171>

Backwards Looking Question 1: Some information that I knew before I read the article was that galaxies were being discovered, and some of them were unique in many features. I did not know that a galaxy mentioned in the article could actually be that far away.  

Inward Looking Question 3: I chose this article because this article seemed very interesting and I wanted to learn more about galaxies being discovered.

Outward Looking Question 3: This article affects the future because it tells us to research more about this galaxy so we can understand it, and if we understand it, we can learn more about other galaxies.

Forward Looking Question 2: I would tell the author to expand this article by adding any research on this galaxy.

Weekly Blog 05/14/15

Context: I was reading the article: "Faster than light travel: are we there yet?" when I was surprised 

Surprise: I was surprised that water and glass can slow down light speed

Why: This is surprising I thought that nothing can stop light

Tells: This tells me that I should sometimes experiment things if I do not know something (if feasible)\

Summary: 

Author Robert Scherrer in the article, "Faster than light travel: are we there yet?" explains about the speed of light and how it is not feasible right now. 

Citation:

Scherrer, Robert. "Faster-than-light Travel: Are We There Yet?" The Conversation. Robert Scherrer, 8 May 2015. Web. 14 May 2015. <https://theconversation.com/faster-than-light-travel-are-we-there-yet-41112>.

Backward Looking Question 1: I knew that light was the fastest thing in the universe so far. I also knew that it is not possible to match the speed of light.

Inward Looking Question 3: I chose this article because it seemed interesting. I also wanted to learn a bit more about light speed. 

Outward Looking Question 3: This information provided affects the future because it tells us there is no light travelling in the near future. It also tells us we need to find many ways to possibly make light travelling possible. 

Forward Looking Question 2: I would tell the author to expand the article by explaining light traveling a bit more. I would also want to know a bit more on how light travel is not possible yet.

Weekly Blog - 05/01/15

Context: I was gathering data for my project when I was surprised
Surprise: I was surprised when I found out you can actually use water to spin the electric generator.
Why: This is surprising to me because I never thought that water could possibly be used in generating electricity
Learn: This tells me that there could be many ways to find an alternative to electric generators (anything in general) that I couldn't have thought of possible

Weekly Blog | 04/17/15

Context: I was surprised when I was sitting and listening in class.

Surprise: I was surprised when I found out how challenging the CST sounds.

Why: This is surprising because I need to get a good grade on the CST. 

Tells: This tells me that I should prepare more by playing zondle.

Weekly Blog - 04/03/15

Context: I was building my electrical invention when I was surprised.
Surprise: I was surprised when I found out how hard it is to make an electrical invention
Why: This is surprising because I did not think of making my own electrical invention hard.
Tells: This tells me that should be prepared next time when there is a project.