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How Do I Draw the NHL Logos and How Can I Teach Others? By: Daniel S. and Charles S.

11/16/2016

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  • There are 2 conferences we need to draw
  • The Flordia Panthers have a new logo we have to draw
  • How to draw the Penguins logo
  • How to draw the Blackhawks logo
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​ I have learned that you have to
  • Take your time
  •  You can not rush when you are drawing.
  • you have to be very descriptive to the viewers
  • You have to have good quality drawing skills so the viewers know what you drew ​
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  • ​ How do we draw NHL logos​
  • How to teach others to draw NHL logos
  • What are some cool facts about NHL teams
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​ The action that we will take is.
  • Teaching others how to draw. 
  • Making the video good quality
  • Drawing  each detail perfect
  • Trying our best
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  • By searching web for video tutorials
  • Websites that have step by step instrutions how to draw
  • Books that have NHL logos and even maybe intructions for how to draw them
  • We could study images and see the details that we need to draw
Q 
  • How many logos did we draw?
  • What logos where easy?
  • What logos where hard?
  • How many alternate logos did we draw? 

Here is our Reflections

Charles' Reflection: 
I learned that when I was teaching others how to draw I could have been more, specific on the videos. Also, not to rush and smudge the logo, when you draw. I had the most fun this project because I liked drawing and teaching others. A difficult part was when I did not have the right colors to match the real colors of the logo. A easy part was that I play hockey and love it so I know a lot of information about each logo. I would next time not do as much teams to draw because it took us about 13-12 periods to draw all of them. I would say make sure each time that each drawing is the best you 
​can do and don't ever rush. 

Daniel's refection:
 I learned ​that you can't rush when you draw, and I also learned how to draw the NHL logos very neatly. The most fun thing that I did for this project was drawing NHL logos because I love drawing and I also love hockey. Next time I think I would be more descriptive to the viewer so they really understand how to draw the logo. An easy part for me was some of the logos like Flames, Ducks and more. Honestly, this was the most fun passion time project even though we have only done two including this one.
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Where do bunnies live, what do they eat, and what are some of there diffrent body parts? By Michelle S.

11/15/2016

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What do I know?
  • I know that bunnies eat carrets, and that some bunnies are kept as pets.
   
    What did I learn?
  • ​I learned about were bunnies live what they eat.


What do I want to know?
  • Where bunnies live
  • What do bunnies  eat
  • What are the different body parts of bunnies
​What action will I take?
  • ​I will hope that bunnies al over the world are being treated right. 
How will I learn this?
  • By reading books
  • Reading websites
  • Watching Videos


​What new questions do I have?
  • How are bunny body parts simmilar to ours?
  • How can I learn to draw bunnies and different animals?

Reflection

I learned about what do bunnies eat, for example they eat carrets, where do bunnies live, some bunnies are kept as house pets all over the world, and what are some of the different body parts of a bunny. The most fun part for me was when I made a google slide to show what I have learned. The most diffiult part was deciding what I wanted to do to show how I learned these things. The most easist thing for me was putting all my facts in my google slides.
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How to Teach and Draw Illusions? by: Catelyn R. and Jody B. 

11/7/2016

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If it does not work go to Jodysjoy.weebly.com
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K. What do I know?
  • Illusions trick the brain
  • They look cool after you draw them 
  • You always need to first draw in pencil 
W.What do I want to know?
  • How to draw them
  • Why they trick the brain
  • How to teach drawing them 
  •  do people do this for a living
​H.How will I learn this?
  • Google
  • Youtube
  • Different sites
  • Experiments​
LAQ

L.What did I learn?
  • How to draw the endless triangle 
  • Who made the first illusion 
  • What the first illusion was  ​
A.What action will I take?
  • I want to teach others how to draw illusions
  • I want to teach about the first illusion to my family and friends​
​Q.What New questions do I have? 
  • How are illusions tricking the brain?
  • How do some illusions move? 
  • Can you draw all illusions that are created?



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Reflection (choose a few): 
  1. What did I learn?
  2. What was the most fun?
  3. What was difficult?
  4. What was easy?
  5. What would I do differently next time?
  6. What advice can I give others who are doing a project like this?
Anwers:
  1. I learned that there are many different illusions and how they were made.
  2. Drawing was.
  3. It was making the video it took forever.
Reflection: This project had it twists and turns and even though it fully deleted THREE TIMES  but I still stuck with it.
​It was very hard because it kept deleting and I kept having to redo it.  I learned how to draw them and what tools you need to use. The cicrle tunnle was easy because you just had to draw circles intill they met in the center.I would draw/plan everything out before doing my video.

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How Can I Draw Pokemon And Explain That To Other People? (Elijah)

11/3/2016

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What Do I Know?

  • I know that you need to start drawing most pokemon with the eye then go to the body of the character.
  • I know that you color the pokemon last!
  • I know that you have to end with the tail on the pokemon.
  • I know that you need to color the pokemon with light colors first.

What Do I Want To Know?

  • I want to know a full step-by-step tutorial on how to draw pokemon.
  • I want to know how to color pokemon.
  • I want to know a good order of how to draw pokemon like what part to start with.
  • I want to know how to draw pokemon eyes better.

How Will I Find This Information?

  • I will research this information online.
  • I will look at videos.
  • I will look at websites to find my information.
  • I will look at books to find my information.

What Have I Learned?

What Action Will I Take?

What New Questions Do I have?

  • I have learned a full step-by-step tutorial on how to draw pokemon.
  • I have learned how to color pokemon.
  • I know how to draw pokemon eyes.
  • I know what to start with (what body part to start with)
  • I will explain my work through my video (below) that shows how to draw the pokemon, "Ponyta".
  • I will teach people in person.
  • I will give people step-by-step drawings of how to draw pokemon.
  • I will make a website about this topic.
I only have one new question, which is, "How to make magic tricks with math". Like this... pick a number between 1-10 in your head, multiply that number by 2, add 8 to your new number, subtract your origional number from your new number, corospond your new number to a letter in the alphabet, pick any country that starts with that letter, pick any anamal that starts with the second letter of that country, what color is that anamal? ~Gray Elephants From Denmark~

My Reflection:

I think that this round of passion time pushed me to my limits, and inspired me to draw more! I always used to rush in my drawings, but now i like to take my time, and pay close attention to details, color, and precision. I am now a very experienced artist, and like to draw pokemon! I learned how to draw all things better! Not only pokemon! It was fun to make my videos, but it still was hard to make my videos as well. It was easy to make my KWHKLAQ questions, but I think I might make my videos more descriptive next time. I would tell others that they should put a slideshow into their blog to show the people looking at your blog post, what your question is all about!
Here Is My Website
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How can I Sew Fleece Winter Gear? By: Louisa

11/1/2016

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What do I know
  • How to do a cross stitch, and  a running stitch
  • How to sew fleece pillows
  • How to handsew

​What did I learn?
  • How to do a blanket stitch
  • How to sew blankets and scarves



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What do I wonder?
  • How to do other stitches
  • How to use a sewing machine
  • How to sew to quilts and hats
  • How to sew other fabrics

What actions will I take? ​
  • Bring friends to sewing programs at the library and JoAnnes
  • Share projects as gifts
  • Post youtube videos on how to sew

How will I learn this?
  • Watching youtube videos
  • Talk to my mom and my grandma
  • Take sewing classes ant Joannes Fabrics
What new questions do I have? 
  • How do you knot blankets and quilts
  • Are there other sewing programs that I can explore? 


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Reflection 
 In this passion round, I learned how to combine videos using the youtube video editor, and how to embroider, sew a pocket, and three new stitches! I also learned that taking risks in a video is good. 
 The most fun thing was sewing my projects because I had a lot of fun, and got a lot of compliments on my work,  It was difficult making the video seem natural, and trying to cover up when I messed up, like when I forgot to knot the thread when I was doing embroidery. 
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How Do I Create A Personal Website? By: Chingoon U

10/19/2016

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This is my video on how to create a website
Website link
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I know that a website is on the internet and other people can look and search it.

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How to make the website with no money involved.

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I will use websites,  books,  and youtube.

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I learned how to create a website
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I will make a website using no money.

Q
I have a questions where I want to know if there is a better website.
Reflection questions
How will I make it better next time:I will use a better website and have a better solution,  also I will do a better job making the website.

What was hard and easy:The hard thing was finding a website so I just used education weebly and the easy thing was using education weebly because I already know how to use it. 

What was fun and boring:The boring thing was making the blog posts and they had to be long and it took time,  The fun thing was putting the thing sin my website and adding pictures.
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How to Teach and Draw Illusions? by: Catelyn R. and Jody B. 

10/18/2016

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This is my reflection video of my Passion Time Project
             This is my Trello card from Trello.com
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K.​(What do I know) 
  • Illusions trick the brain
  • They look cool after you draw them 
  • you always need to first draw in pencil 

W.
(What I want to know)
  • How to draw them
  • Why they trick the brain
  • How to teach drawing them 
  • Do people do this for a living

H.(How will I learn this)
  • Google
  • YouTube
  • Different sites
  • Experiments​


L.(What did I learn)
  • How to draw the endless triangle 
  • Who made the first illusion 
  • What the first illusion was  




A.(What action will I take)
  • I want to teach others how to draw illusions
  • I want to teach about the first illusion to my family and friends​



​

 Q.(What new questions do I have)
  • How are illusions tricking the brain 
  • How do some illusions move 
  • Can you draw all illusions that are created 
Reflection Paragraph:
This Passion Project was very fun for me and my partner. We had so much fun working on drawing illusions and finding friendly information on Google and a whole bunch of other websites, I had the most fun recording our video and uploading it to YouTube. This project was really fun because I got to work with my best friend Jody, and I love to draw and drawing illusions were different than what i've drawn in the past so I learned a lot about illusions and art with different techniques! I feel that the hardest part of this Passion might have been finding the right information and the making the Trello card!
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October 14th, 2016

10/14/2016

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What do I know?

  • How to do a whipstitch and a running stitch
  • How to sew pillows, scarves and quilts
  • I have the right materials

What do I wonder?

  • How to sew mittens and hats
  • How to do more advanced stitches
  • What other fabrics could I use 

How will I find this out?

  • Watch videos on how to do complex stitches
  • Go to Joannes Fabrics and explore different fabrics
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What are the Steps and Challenges Involved in Making a Video Game? By: Calvin & Connor

10/14/2016

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What do I know?
  • The basics to coding
  • You need a good graphic editor
  • It's harder to code a game than it is to code a scene
  • You need money to fund most video games

​What do I want to know?
  • What the challenges are in making a video game
  • Why do games take a long time to make
  • How many steps are there in making a game 
  • How expensive is it to hire a graphic designer
  • How long does it take to change a game's language
​How will I learn this?
  • Making a video game 
  • Researching online
  • By watching videos and reading websites
  • Creating a game with a free website 
​What did I learn?
  • That you need to make the game hard enough to be fun, but​ not so hard that people quit.
  • ​That in order to use features  properly you must first experiment with them.
​What action will I take?
  • I will make more games 
  • I will teach others how to make games
  • I'll teach others why it's hard to make games
  • I will make a video about game making


​What new questions do I have?
  • How can I teach others to make a game like mine
  • ​How long does it take to make a graphic
  • How hard is it to make a good card game and why
  • Why are some games harder to make than others



Calvin: I think that it was a fun and interesting question even though other kids spent to much time watching us work. I did some of it at home because some of it involved playing video games to level up. I also think that some people copied our question so that they could play video games. I learned that it is hard to make a fun but non frustrating game. The funnest part was testing our games.

Connor: ​I think that this was very fun Because you could make video games but also other people wanted to​ do this just to play the games. We took some time to make some nice games and Calvin's was very hard because of all the ships that could attack you, The ships were hard because they could freeze you. The good thing is they freeze the rockets. It was very hard to make the game that was fun but not frustrating.


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What are some popular Italian dishes and what are the recipes? Hailie B

10/14/2016

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                      What do I know?
  • I know how to make things like pizza with help  from an adult.  
  • I know that I can find a lot of recipes online
  • I know I can make the recipes at home


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What do I want to know?
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