Returning Day

We had the ENTIRE week off last week because of the San Diego fires, so I wasn't or didn't know to blog. So we took pics today of Trader Joe's and its produce. We also started our flash.

I hope that we get enough time and that we can finish everything within the time limit that we have. It will be hard, but I think I can handle it.

Blogging for no reason

Since we are done with the water quality presentations, we took a quiz today that was SOOOOO LONG!!!! but I felt that I did really well, seeing as I was one of the last to finish and wrote a ton. We are going to go on a field trip to test water on Thursday and Mexico is next week.

In Spencer's class we had time to work on our project, since vegas is now on the laptops, we can start putting it into the movie. All we could do today was make sure our script was long enough by reading over it and timing it.

Finalized Script

Today, we turned in our finalized script. Hopefully we get to work on vegas tomorrow. We can add our interview, the flash, and maybe even some pictures to our movie. I also think that we can start our voiceovers if the booth is working properly tomorrow.

In Anne's class, we had work time all period. We had an exeter and got prepared for our SLC's this week. Mine's on Thursday. I feel like I am prepared and ready, put I also think that a little bit of practice won't hurt.

Since we leave for Mexico next week, have a lot of days off and might not have much more work time, I hope that we can get a move on with our movie and get started.

Friday is the best day eva!!!!

We had a lot of quizzes today and in the afternoon, we had work time. I worked on our flash, script, interview, and the SLC's coming up next week. I hope that I can get more done and finish each of them on time and accurately.


YAYAYAYAYA ITS THE WEEKEND!!!!!!!! woot woot

Presentation Today! and script/flash

Today we gave our pH presentation today and I thought it went very well. We knew our material and answered all of the questions that were asked (which was a lot). I hope that we get a good grade, and I felt that today was pretty productive. I took good notes of all of the other presentations and hopefully we can get them all done by tomorrow.

In Spencer's class, we had work time to do our script and flash. I cut our script down to 2 pages, not including the interview, which should cover all of the information needed and the time requirement. As for the flash, we re-did some of it, or the parts that needed improving, and we made it look very neat and professional.

I felt that today was very successful and that we got a lot done. My partnerships are working out and I am learning a lot of information and concepts.

Wednesday the 10th

TODAY IS ANDREW SORENSON'S BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!! just thought i'd let you know.

We had to finish our presentations about Latin American Independence today, we we didn't get a lot of work time for the Mexico Project.

But in Anne's class, our presentations on pH are tomorrow and I feel very prepared. We finished our powerpoint presentation and I believe that it reaches all of the requirements. Other than that, I wish we had more work time and that we can get the filming and the recording started. I feel that we are kind of lacking in that part.

However, I did help out with the bake-sale for raising money for going to Mexico today. I think that it is going to be a great experience and that we will learn a lot about water quality, our projects, and the culture of Mexico.

pH and our powerpoint day 2

Today we got all of our class time to work on our powerpoint. We got a lot done and the only thing left is to rehearse and practice it.

Other than that, the Mexico Project is kinda going by funky. We haven't really done anything for it. So I decided to edit some of the script. I made most of the edits and shortened it because it was WAY WAY WAY too long. I feel like these projects are going by pretty good and that I will do a good job on them.

I am kinda having a problem with the Panama's Independence Project just because Andrew hasn't been here and I had to work on it all by myself mostly. I can understand that he might be sick, but he should have told me. We should be able to present by tomorrow if not Thursday, when we have our quiz.

pH and our powerpoint

Today, we found out that our powerpoints for this project are due on Thursday and Friday. So tonight, I decided to put all of my information onto one post.

pH= the reciprocal of hydrogen ion concentration in gram atoms per liter

The less the pH, the more acidity the solution is. The more pH, the more basic it is.

Scale is from 0 to 14. Clear water is neutral, when the chemicals are mixed with water, the mixture becomes either acidic or basic.

Buffering Capacity= ability of water to maintain a steady pH, controlled by the amount of carbonate ions in the water.

This weekend

This weekend I didn't have a lot of time to blog and their is not a lot more information that I haven't already found out. So I didn't do anything project related. I have plenty of information for all of our projects and I cannot wait until we finish editting our script for the Mexico Project so that we can start filming.

So far, I think that this year is going by very well and that I have done pretty well with everything. I am looking forward to the rest of the year.

pH and water testing

Today was a very busy day. We had a TON of projects to work on and I had a lot to do.

I did some research on water quality testing and pH.

About Panama

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pm.html


I used this website to find basic information about Panama

Panama Pictures

Manuel Noriega- http://www.dictatorofthemonth.com/Noriega/noriega6.jpg

Omar Torrijos- http://www.country-data.com/frd/cs/panama/pa05_01a.jpg

Colombia- http://www.cyborlink.com/besite/images/colombia_map.gif

Democracy- http://www.waynedemocrats.org/donkey2.gif

Enlightenment- http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=91492&rendTypeId=4

Simón Bolívar- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Simon_Bolivar.jpg

pH more stuff

The less pH, the more acidity the solution is. The more pH, the more basic it is.


http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/images2/184phdiagram.gif



The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14. Clear water is neutral. When the chemicals are mixed with water, the mixture can become either acidic or basic.


http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/184ph.html

Panama

Today we went to Balboa Park for a field trip, so we didn't get a lot of work time. I did some research at home to make up for it though.

Analysis of whether or not the ideals of the Enlightenment contributed to the country's independence and subsequent government- Since Panama was unaware of the conquering by Spain, the ideals of the Enlightenment didn't really contribute to their independence. They didn't have the urge to get independent just yet because the Canal was thriving and they needed their support. Once Panama became part of Colombia, their drive for independence was slightly altured, but not fully, they didn't mind combining that much.

Compare/Contrast (Colombia)- The comparisons for Colombia are pretty simple. Since they created one country at a certain point in time, they had to have been similar. They became one country because Bolivar recently founded Colombia, and since he was of great importance to Panama, he combined the two. But in September of 1830, Panama seperated from Colombia under the influence and force of the local military.

Websites- http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab28

Panama day 2

Today I didn't get much time to research Panama with Andrew. So we split up the work and on Friday we will have all of the research done, and we can just add it to a powerpoint.

I researched information about key figures that contributed to the independence movement in Panama. I also found information about the government.

Key figures:
Omar Torrijos- Military leader in World War II and head of government
Manuel Noriega- Military leader after Torrijos died, took over civil government

Important websites- http://www.everyculture.com/No-Sa/Panama.html

pH stuff

Today was a strange day. I only went to school for 3 hours because we were filming our interview for the Border Project and I had to leave early for a volleyball game.

I did some research on buffering capacity and why it matters for water quality testing.

Buffering capacity is the ability of water to maintain a steady pH. It is controlled by the amount of carbonate ions in the water.

This matters for water quality testing because in order for someone to try and change the pH, the buffering capacity can mess it up depending on how strong it is.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&defl=en&q=define:buffering+capacity&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title

Panama's Independence

Andrew and I got a new project today about the Independence of Panama. For today, I researched dates and any information about Panama that I could find out.

Map of Panama: http://geology.com/world/panama-map.gif

Information on Independence: Panama didn't right away try to seperate from Spain because they were lacking communication from the other Spanish countries, so I guess they didn't get the memo. Panama had a great advantage compared to all of the other countries; the Panama Canal. Because of the canal, they had great strategies for using this advantage. They were doing great in the 16th century because the Spanish brought weapons and diseases, and were conquering other countries aroung Panama, while Panama thrived. By that time, there was many gold to be found near the ports, bringing pirates, so by the 17th century, Panama's importance declined. Panama won it's independence from the Spanish on November 28, 1821, but became part of Colombia.

Websites:
http://countrystudies.us/panama/4.htm
http://panama-information.executivehotel-panama.com/in-panama-history.html
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/americas/panama/Panama-Home.htm

Water Testing Project-pH

Today we got our topics for the new project we are doing in Anne's class. My group (Kerstin, Danielle, and I) are going to be researching pH and water quality testing.

Our prompt: Examine why pH matters in water quality testing. Include a disscussion of what contributes to raising or lowering pH values. What is buffering capacity and why does it matter for water quality? If given a preference, would you prefer to have water with slightly elevated pH or lower pH? Explain why.

What I don't really like is that we didn't choose this topic, but since we didn't turn in our requests in time, this is what we get. I guess we will just have to deal with it because there is a lot to learn about pH and water quality.

From my research so far, I found out that pH is the reciprocal of hydrogen ion concentration in gram atoms per liter.
Site: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pH


I also found out information on the pH scale, which shows low and high forms of pH, represented by colors. When pH is low, this means that the substance, when added to water, increases the hydrogen ions, forming what is called an acid. When pH is raised, this means that the reduced substance in the water causes the concentration of the hydrogen ions to reduce also, creating a base.

Website: http://staff.jccc.net/PDECELL/chemistry/phscale.html

10-1-07

Today, we worked on our script to get it ready for tomorrow. We also got our interview scheduled, it is going to be on Wednesday at 10. As for everything else, we are working well and staying on task.

I feel that there is no more research to be done, seeing as our script was written out and is longer than I expected. I think that the critieqes that we will get tomorrow will help us greatly with our research and ideas for this project.