Did You Know?

1. Did you know that hydro power accounts for 6% of the electricity produced in the United States?

2. Did you know that hydro wpower comprises 67% of the electricity generated from renewable resources?

3. Did you know that water power is the oldest power source?

4. Did you know that the first application of water power was to grind grains thousands of years ago?

5. Did you know that the first application of water power to make electricity in the United States was in 1880 and it was to power lamps in a factory?

6. Did you know that the first hydraulic power plant in the US was in Wisconsin in 1882?

7. Did you know that because of the plants having to be near the water source that powered them that hydro power did not become widely used until much later?

8. Did you know that the 5 States that are the biggest producers of electricity with water are California , Oregon, Washington, Montana, New Jersey?

9. did you know that for a hydraulic generator to work it takes the energy that is in the water and converts it to mechanical energy

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/278455/hydroelectric-power

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=hydropower_home-basics

Essential question:

what would the best way to create electricity from water so that you could use it in your house?

Foundation questions

How do you create electricity?

How can water be used to create electricity?

What are the uses of electricity in your house?

What would having extra electricity in your house do?

Would it be possible to store the electricity for later use?

Would the extra electricity save you money one your electric bill?

What materials would be needed to make the thing that makes the electricity?

How much electricity is possible to make from the water coming in to your house?

Are there any hazards to introducing extra electricity into your houses power grid?

How would the electricity get from where the electricity is produced into the houses power grid?

chines proverb

this means, that it is better to ask a stupid question and find out the answer, than it is to not ask the question because you think you are going to look stupid and never find out the answer.

My Grad porject

because my project is based around making electrical power. To do this I need to know about how generators work.

• generators use mechanical power to make electricity
• the first of these was built by Michael Faraday in 1831
• and it is this generator that is the predecessor for all modern power generators
• there are many different types of generators, gas or diesel which use a motor to turn the generator, there is manual where you would crank it your self, and there is hydro which uses a river or flowing water source to turn the generator.
• the hoover dam uses water and generators to make enough electricity to light up all the lights in Las Vegas and then some
• many people today depend on generators for electricity, in there houses , in there cars and also for the lights on the streets.

article 3: passion for projects

1. why should you think of it as a graduation project as opposed to a senior project?

• its the biggest project you do in high school

2. what are the four educational goals that a graduation project aligns with?

• communication
• math and science
• integrating experience and knowledge to for reason

3. what it a natural component of graduation project? why?

• technology

4. what are some examples of graduation products?

• a student who suffer from dyslexia did his grad project one conducting research on it and then helping younger boys with it

Questions for everyone

1. based one your reading and your notes, what is a graduation project?

• a cumulative project
• a long-term project
• cross- disciplinary topic
• students choice
• shows what the students have done and learned
• sums up their school academic and extracurricular life

2. describe the attributes of a student that can successfully complete a preaduation project?

• know how to use technology(Power point, video editing)
• be passionate about a topic or subject
• have a good time management
• know your strenghts and weaknesses
• research skills

questions for article 1

1.

• researching
• having passion for the topic
• a mentor or other people willing to help
• references
• action plan taking your project out into the world and showing everyone
• presenting your graduation project well to the judges

2.

• they feel strongly on the topic
• its something that they may want to do in the future
• if its a medical project, they may have had known someone with that medical condition
• its personal to them

3.

• the research they present
• powerpoint presentations
• pursuing research/ interest later in life
• sharing thier project with the communit

4.

• posters
• powerpoint
• images/ other illustrations
• public speaking
• audio/ video
• passion and hard work :)

For Everyone Questions

1.

• a project that is copleted in your senior year and you is needed to graduate
• it demonstrates a students knowledge on thier topic
• it shows thier communication and problem solving skills

2.

• you should have an action plan and fallow through with your action plan
• it is taking a topic that interestes an indicidual and so something in the world that relates to the topic
• it should impact the community in some way
• present the project (tell the panel what is about, why you chose that project)

3.

• pick a topic that you are interested in
• get a mentor and other contacts to help you
• make a timeline of what you need to do and when it should be completed

4.

• complete a research paper
• proof read the paper
• prepare a display about the topic
• before the presentation practice explaining it
• make sure you have all the correct informationneeded
• present your information to the judges.

what is grad project :open windows

what are some of the important skills a graduation project teaches?

time management, research skills, personal growth and goal setting

what is a "learning stretch?"

adding on to what you have already learned

describe a student's relationship with his or her mentor during a graduation project.

they are there to help the student with the project

who sits in on a graduation project panel?

parents, teachers, school board members and members of the community

FOR EVERYONE

based one your reading and your notes, what is a graduation project?

a graduation project is something that helps you figure out what you want to do and find out it you like doing it.

based on your reading, notes and discussion, describe the attributes of a student that can successfully complete a graduation project.

someone who has an idea about what they want to do, and is determined to do something

grad project friend or foe

what have you heard aout the graduation project at City high?

I have heard that it is something really important and it is not something that you want to leave to the last minute.

Do you know any studends in 12th grade or who have already graduated that completed thier projects?

yes my sister graduated in 2008 and she had finished it.

what were their experiances?

she had left it till the last minute and had to write the papers in the same week that she presented her project

bloggin' some more

do you think that constant blogging indicates signs of unhealthy obsession or a harmless, spirited pastime? why?

I think that for some people it could be a unhealthy obsession, but for most people I don't think that it is a problem, because most people have self control and would not have a problem stopping and going to do something else. its for the people who don't know when to stop that would have the unhealthy obsession.

what makes another persons blog worth reading?

to me what makes another persons blog worth reading is if they have the same views on something that I'm interested in, they are blogging about something I'm interested in in general, or they are blogging about something completely off the wall that i find amusing.

by what "rules" do you think fellow bloggeres should abide and why?

I think that there should only be one rule, and that is in a comment dont say something just to be mean, you should only give responses that you would want to have been given to your blog.

Bloggin'

what is blogging, according to the article?

it is a pass time for many

how many blogs has the blog-tracking company, Technorati, counted?

the company has tracked 2.5 million blogs

what percentage of online users uses blogs, according to Jupiter Research?

only 4% of users read blogs

what reasons does Richard Wiggins give for writing blogs?

to get things off of his chest

how does Scott Lederer justify the time he spends blogging?

because he feels like hes is part of something important

what does Jeff Jarvis mean by "the obligation to blog"?

your in a conversation with people and have a connection through blogging

According to Barbara Quint, what is it about blogging that makes it more attractive than cash?

the immortality

what are some of the pitfalls to frequent blogging?

-obsession