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Can I learn how to draw flowers and teach others to do the same? by: Isabel

12/3/2018

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What do I KNOW?

Their are a lot of shapes in flowers, like circles, and triangles, and sometimes squares. flowers tessellation witch is when both sides are symatry 

What do I WANT to know?

I want to learn the steps and be able to draw a flower were people would say WOW to!

​HOW will I learn it?

I will watch good videos. when I'm finished I will make a video to teach others.

​What did I LEARN?

I learned there are many different kinds of flowers. Sometimes you just keep adding on like in a rose you start with the bulb of the flower and you keep adding on for the petals. 

​What ACTION will I take?

I will make video of me showing how to draw a flower. I saw a picture of one and made my own twists to it. After that I will tweet my video and upload it to youtube.  

​What new QUESTIONS do I have?

could I be able to make a more complicated flower with what I learned?

​Reflection:

My passion time project has been a blast. I learned how to draw some really cool flowers. I learned that some times random shapes can make a flower. For example, if you put circle in the middle of and made diamonds all around that circle that would be considered a flower. I like drawing flowers a lot! Above you can see my favorite kinds. I think  the most fun part was drawing the flower. I liked coloring and making my video. Next time I think all learn a little more types of flowers. For instance, I'd like to learn how to draw a daffodil flower and maybe chrysanthemum. But overall I learned a lot I learned how to add things to flowers, I learned how to color them too. I'm glad I drew the flowers I did including tulips roses and the one I did my youtube video on. I'm so happy I chose to draw flowers for passion time!😀
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12/3/2018

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Can we learn more about rovers about life on Mars? By: Inti and Harrison

12/3/2018

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What do I Know 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration sends out rovers to Mars.

What have I Learned

Only 16 of 39 missions to Mars have been successful. Also we found out that one part of the NASA is underground.

What do I want to Know?

If theres life on Mars and how many Mars missions  have succeeded and failed in-all? 

What Action will I take 

We will make a video and tell others about it by uploading it on to youtube

How will I find out?

By surfing the web and using Mars websites to figure it out.

What new ​Questions do I have?

Is Mars habitable and is it safe for people to go to for a long time?

Reflection:

eWe learned that on Mars there are many different mountains and  there is no liquid water at all but there is a lot of ice so maybe at one point there was water. The most fun was finding all the cool facts about mars. It was difficult finding a good website with all the cool facts it was also difficult doing research because all of it is super top secret. It was easy finding Olympus Mons on google Mars. My advice to others is to do a lot of research and use a web site to figure out facts.
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How does our body interprets flavors and taste? Molly S. and Alexis

12/3/2018

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Sour And Spicy 

Link to why you should not have water after you have something spicy:

Why do hot peppers cause pain? lifehacker.com/why-you-shouldnt-drink-water-after-eating-spicy-foods-1745721086https://lifehacker.com/why-you-shouldnt-drink-water-after-eating-spicy-foods-1745721086

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What do I KNOW 

We know that every ones taste buds are different that is why we like different  foods and taste. 

What do I WANT to know?

We want to know how your body interprets flavors and taste. Also what flavors affect you, like sweet things, sour thing and spicy things.

HOW will I learn it?

We want to research on Google and then make a slideshow about if spice and sourness  is good for you and if sweet things  are good for you. 

What did I LEARN?

  •  We learned that sour and spicy food can damage your taste buds.
  • You can not drink water after you have something spicy.
  • Some people need more sugar to get the sugary taste.

  • There is a map for the different kinds of taste buds 

What ACTION will I take?

We  will share are experience and facts  with our families and friends.

What new QUESTIONS do I have?

My partner and I are still wondering about how your taste buds work.

Molly's Reflection: 

Me and my partner have had a really fun time. Me and my partner have learned a lot. We learned that your Even though sweet things look so good they are bad for you. People with obesity have super high levels of leptin which could make them less sensitive to sweetness so they have to eat more sugar to get that sweet taste. Also we learned that if you want to get rid of the spice that you should not drink water. Sour things. When you eat a sour food, the acid in makes a response in something things in your taste buds. I enjoyed learning about the different things food could do to your taste buds. It was hard at the beginning to know what to do. It got easy once we were on a roll.What would I do differently next time? I would try to work faster. Advice that I would give people is that I came across some fake sites so be careful of what you find. By: Molly S
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Will it Sink or Will it Float? Molly D.

12/3/2018

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​What do I KNOW?

I know that some items sink and some items float from buoyancy and mass.

What did I LEARN?

  I learned that somethings that you think will float, sink and vis versa. For example, an almond sinks but a pistachio floats. I also learned that the buoyancy of something depends on the mass, weight, and the density. I also learned some new definitions of words. I learned that buoyancy means the ability of something to float. I also learned that mass means if somethings is hollow or not hollow. Density  means compactness of something.

​What do I WANT to know?

I want to know what sinks and what floats and I also know why it sinks and why is floats. ​

What ACTION will I take?

 The action I took was creating a gameshow! I gather items and during lunch recess homework club and  video tape and put it on youtube! It is a fun way to share what I learned during my passion time! I will also post something on twitter to go check out my blog post on here and my website.

​HOW will I learn it?

I will learn if it sinks or floats by gathering items and putting them in a tub of water and seeing if it sinks or floats. Then, I will research why it sinked or why it floated.

What new QUESTIONS do I have?

I have 2 new questions:
  1. Why did the items  sink or float?
  2. If I put items in a different liquid, will it change if it sinks of float?

Reflection:

  My passion time project was very fun to do! My favorite was my game show! In my game show I have my classmates guess some random classrooms items and drop it in a bowl of water. Before we drop it in we go around and ask people if they think it will sink or float. We keep track of got it right and thee winner gets to be my co host of the show if they want to. The hardest part was creating my website. It was hard because I had never created a website before, so, I had to learn the odds and ends of how to do it!  The easiest thing was writing the hypothesis. It was easy because it was just me writing down my thoughts and speaking my mind. Advice I would to others that are doing this project is, study words that would help you give evidence of why it sinks of floats! Over all, this was a very fun passion time round!
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Can I study Mount Everest and make a flip book about it? By: Kali

11/12/2018

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Links to Mount Everest Videos:

  • Mount Everest fun fact series- Mocomi Kids www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqkgKHu1gt0
  • Why is Mount Everest so Tall? by Michelle Koppes www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy9GFAOGGXU
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What do I KNOW?

What do I WANT to know?

HOW will I learn it?

I know Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. I also know that it is in Nepal. I know many people have attempted to climb it but only few have succeeded.  
I want to know who climbed Mount Everest and what supplies they used. I also want to learn how it formed. I want to learn a lot about Mount Everest for my flip book.  
I will research, look through of books, and watch videos to learn about Mount Everest. Once I have learned all of my facts, I will start on my flip book. 

What did I LEARN? 

  • The reason so many people die on Mount Everest is the higher you go up, the less oxogen there is because of the very cold weather.  
  • It is 29,029 feet tall! That is why it is so hard to climb. You need special equipment to climb it.
  • Some of the equipment that you need to climb Mount Everest are, food, mountain engineer clothing, and a tent.
  • I learned about how Mount Everest became so tall by  watching youtube videos. Then I put the links to the videos in my flip book.

What ACTION will I take?

I will tell my family and friends  what I learned about Mount Everest. I will do that by showing my blog post and flipbook to them. 

What new QUESTIONS do I have? 

Some new questions I have are what is the biggest ocean and why do so many people risk their lives to climb Mount everest.  
Reflection:​ I learned that the cold weather and air pressure on the top of Mount Everest will make you have trouble breathing. The reason that you will stop breathing is because there will be less oxogen in the air. The most difficult part was making my slideshow because I had to take a bunch of pictures of my flip book pages, drag them into a download file, click all eight photos, and then upload them on to the slideshow link. But the most fun part was when I got to make my flip book because I got to color and write about what I learned. I used bunch of markers and then get some pictures from online of Mount Everest. This was also the easiest thing that I did. It only took me two periods to make. It was a really fun Passion Time.
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