To make a video game!

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To make a video game!

Hi and welcome back to my blog! It’s been a while hasn’t it? Anyways, for this blog post your in for a treat! This will be my first ever science blog post! In this super amazing and radical post, you’ll be learning about my first ever science project! The driving question for this project was “How can we communicate our knowledge of atoms in a fun and creative way”? To communicate our knowledge we made video games! On a website called “Scratch” we made some pretty cool video games with coding to display and communicate our knowledge of atoms. There are many different types of games you can make, but I decided to make a trivia game!

Amazing radical science quizzzzz!!!

Since I’m not that creative when it comes to naming things (except for my dog) so, I named my game “Amazing radical science quiz” with a few extra “z” and some exclamation marks for dramatic flair. My game is all about using your knowledge to complete a quiz. There are some simple questions and some more advanced questions to test your knowledge. It uses relatively simple coding to be able to click on icons to answer the questions and to get replies weather the answer is incorrect or correct, also to be able to hide and show answers based on the questions and backdrops. If you would like to give my game a try, you can search on the website “Scratch” or you can click on the embedded website I have put into this post. 

 

Reflection

I think this project went really well and I am very proud of the finished product. It was a great opportunity to test my thinking and technical skills while still doing something fun! I was presented with many challenges like ‘how do I get this to change when I click it’ or ‘why doesn’t this move when the backdrop switches’ but I was able to use my critical thinking skills and my communication skills to either ask for help, or find the solution on my own. 

Thanks for reading my blog post! I hope you enjoyed learning about my first ever science project! Make sure to check out my game, and or, read about some of my other experiences!

All about poetry!

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All about poetry

~Hello, and welcome back to my radical blog! This post is all about poetry and my latest humanities project! This project is called ‘Working With Words’ and it’s all about poetry! The driving question for this project is “How might I write poetry that I enjoy, and shows who I am?” I think that writing poetry is different for all people, but to me I think that the most important thing for your writing to be meaningful is that you write about something you care about. If you write about something meaningful to you, your words will come across that way. 

In this project we wrote ten different types of poems! All of them were about our worldview’s.  They were all personal poems we used to express ourselves, and convey messages we think are important.  We also looked at many other poems, and did some brainstorming to help make our own poems even better. Then we used the incredible app called  ‘Book Creator’ to make our own poetry books!

We also made an all about me video! It is a 1 minute or less video describing everything about me! If you want to check it out on my YouTube channel where it’s posted!

 

~Thanks for reading my post! I hope you enjoyed all of the poetry! Make sure to check out my book, and have a good time reading all of the different poems! Bye!~

Radical Innovations!

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Radical innovations or how it’s going

Welcome back to my blog! For this post you will learning all about the last humanities project we had before winter break! The driving question was “what can we learn from the past and why does it matter to us today?” I think that by learning about the past, we can recognize how lucky we are to be living in a world where the beliefs, laws, and ways of life are very different from the past. 

As one of the assignments we had to make and artwork choice chart! It helped us share with our group to and to help us get ideas for our final real life triptych! 

This project was extra special because our final products would be shown off at the winter exhibition! The winter exhibition is a PLP exclusive event where all 5 grades show off what we have learned in the form of for example a debate, or in the grade eights case, a triptych! A triptych is a three piece artwork that usually has a similarity between the three, like for example, the background. We made our own triptychs and then preformed them by standing still in a certain position to represent a different person in the society’s of the medieval, renaissance, and modern times, in front of a big audience! 

At first we made a digital version of our triptychs and then we preformed it in real life!

The digital version:                                        The physical version:

Radical Innovations or How it’s Going, built on our previous project “Power Play or How it Started” in many ways. For example many of the assignments were similar therefore, we could build from our previous one too make the new one even better! In Power Play or How it Started, we made an artwork choice chart, at first I struggled a little because I didn’t understand but then I got the hang of it, so when we did a second artwork choice chart in Radical Innovations or How its Going, I new what to do! Also, both of the project’s had the same driving question, meaning we could use the answers from the past project to help us elaborate more and give a better answer this time. 

If you would like to read more on our past project, Power Play or How it Started please click on the link provided!

Finding fun with drawing!

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Finding Fun With Drawing!

Hello and welcome to my blog (aka the best blog in the world)! This time I’m going to walk you through my latest maker project! This project is called “Making fun with drawing”, and the driving question is “Why is drawing so important?” This project was made so that we could not only have fun making art, and get to know the awesome app called Sketches Pro, but also to understand why art is so important for many reasons. Art can be used to display emotions, messages, and history. We have learnt so much about the past from artwork. We wouldn’t know half as much about history without the artwork that was kept and found. 

The Bubbly Letters!

Our first task was to create an artwork using one word. I choose the word “Twice” because of two reasons! Firstly Twice is one of my favourite music groups, and secondly I thought it would be really fun to make a sort of logo. I chose a pastel, cute kind of vibe to go with the bubble letters.

The Radical Robot!

For our second piece of art we made a robot out of 3D shapes! For this we used Sketches pro to make 3D shapes that put together a robot! Then we shaded and added awesome colours! I named my radical robot Bert, because I thought if fit him really well.

The Exquisite Emoji!

As our third piece of art we made a custom emoji! First we made a circle, then we started to add facial expressions and more customizations,  then once we were finished with our customizations we added the most important parts…COLOUR & SHADINGGGG!!!!! To make any piece of art pop you will probably need colour or shading or both! 

The Breathtaking Brand! (logo)

As our last task for this project, we came up with our very own brand! My brand is a food chain that allows customers to experiment, and customize their food. Instead of the “ordinary” food experience, the customers can use their imagination to create the meal of their choice! They can add and mix ingredients to make a completely new dish. After that we made our very own breathtaking brand logo! I choose the colourful background to represent that the brand isn’t “ordinary”, and the colours are there to really show how exiting and fun this new food chain is!

Thank you for reading about my maker project! It was a really fun experience because I got to use my imagination to create fun and awesome artwork! I also got the chance to create artwork to represent myself! Thanks again and goodbye!

Power Play!

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Hello, and welcome back to my radical blog! This blog post is all about my humanities project. This project is called “Power Play or how it Started”. The driving question that was to be answered by the end of the project was “what can we learn from the past and how is it relevant to us today”. For this project we went through many assignments that made up the project. Let me go through them!

The Book of the Lion:

The Book of the Lion was a bit of a challenging read, because it was set in the medieval ages when the crusades were happening. Personally, I wasn’t a huge fan of it because it was a very slow moving book with little conflict. However, it did help me find out more about what it was like back then.

The Great Law of Peace:

For this part of the project we learnt about the  Haudenosaunee society, a First Nations group still here today. I choose to write a blog post to show my understanding. Here is the link: https://www.blog44.ca/elsaw/2023/11/03/the-great-law-of-peace/ 

The Feudal system:

For this, we learnt about the feudal system. To show our understanding we had to use the evidence of our readings, to complete a window notes diagram.  

The crusaders dialogue:

Next we made a dialogue, to represent the two different worldviews of the muslims and the Christian’s. We used evidence from our reading to make a little skit about the crusades. It shows how the Christians were only doing it for fortune and clearing their sins, and how the Muslims were trying to get them to stop killing thousands of innocent people.  

The Tribute:

For this benchmark, we made a tribute/skit for a historically significant leader. My group chose to do our tribute on Queen Elenor. We made our tribute funny but still serious. It highlights how much impact Elenor had on feminism and empowering women. 

 

The Sketch and Tell:

For this we made a sketch showing how power can be gained and lost. But there was a catch, we weren’t allowed to use words! We had to represent all that without a single word!  

The Artwork Choice Chart:

Last but not least… The final product! We used an app called Arts and Culture to find specific images to insert into our Artwork Choice Chart. Then, we incorporated all of these images into our main painting.  

  

Thanks for reading all about my project journey! I learnt a lot and had a good experience! Hopefully you did too!

🎶It’s the end of the world as we know it!🎶

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Hello! Welcome to my blog! Welcome to the one and only place to read about MY reflection on our latest humanities project! The driving question was something I didn’t really understand, but now I do! “How can a text help me understand myself as my worldview is changing?” It’s long and kinda confusing right? 

Well, let me break things down for you. 

The Outsiders:

The “text” is a book called The Outsiders (if you haven’t read it you should). While we were reading The Outsiders we had multiple breaks in between chapters, to discuss our opinions in the form of role sheets. Every time we had a role sheet due we would get together with with our groups and present our role sheets. 

The Mind Node:

As a benchmark for this project we used the app called Mind Node to create a brainstorming mind chart to get the general idea of our own worldview. We added seven bubbles branching of the main bubble labeled; My Worldview. Each branch was labeled one of the seven main aspects of worldview, geography, time, beliefs, society, values, economy, and knowledge.

MindNode mid map

The Meme:

Next I’m going to explain the Western Worldview Meme! For this benchmark we made a meme that explains the western worldview. We chose the famous “its fine” meme with the dog in a burning house. We changed the words to represent the western worldview.

The meme

The lyrics:

Next we had to craft the lyrics of our song. Using our notes from the outsiders and learning about worldview, we made the lyrics of our song about how going into high school would change our worldviews.

The song:

Last but not least…THE SONGGGGG!!!!! The song was the final outcome of the project where we used our world view notes to create the most radically awesome remix of the famous song called It’s The End Of The World As We Know It by R.E.M. We were paired into groups and we had to record, sing, and make a music video! How cool is that?! And after all that work here is the final outcome!

Thank you for reading my post, and I hope you now understand what this project was about! It was a really fun project and I learnt so much from it!

Becoming a PLP leaner!

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Becoming a PLP learner

 

Hello! Welcome to my post! This post is all about my first maker project called Becoming a PLP learner. The driving question was “Who am I as a PLP learner?”. We did this project because it helped us become more immersed in the world of PLP! It took around a month to complete, and was very useful for a new PLP student (me). 

The project “Becoming a PLP learner” was a really fun experience that allowed me to get what it is like to be a PLP learner. It highlighted many skills using keynote, pages, WordPack and many more! In keynote we learned how to use the drawing tools to make fun things like custom sneakers, pumpkins, we used the colour fill tools to trace artwork, and we used the animations to make fun slideshows enjoyable for all! We also learnt how to use pages to write scripts and documents. Last but not least, we learnt how to use WordPack, to make fun shapes filled with words that described us. 

Although this project was very fun for me to do, with every good thing there comes a bad. Sometimes the tech wouldn’t work properly, or there was a glitch in the system, or I couldn’t record, and lots more. There were also many times when I had to redo or fix something because it didn’t meet the criteria. Every time I had to do that I got a little discouraged but through all that, I tried my best to make the most amazing finished product!

This project not only taught me about the many fun tools, and things you can do on an iPad, but also taught me the significance of using technology responsibly. It was a fun and good learning experience. I will also use all the information I gathered from this project for as long as I am in PLP!

If you want to read more about me click here! —> https://www.blog44.ca/elsaw/about-me/

Thank you for reading my reflection on my first maker project! 

The Great Law Of Peace

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The Great Law of Peace : The Haudenosaunee people

                                                                                     Above: The Haudenosaunee flag

The Great Law of Peace, the traditional governing principles of the Haudenosaunee people (Iroquois Confederacy), still plays a significant role in how they live and make decisions today. Here are some ways how it influences their actions today:

  1. Decision-Making: The Haudenosaunee still use the principles of consensus and participatory decision-making in their communities. They value the input of all members and aim to reach agreements that everyone can support.
  2. Conflict Resolution: The emphasis on maintaining peace and unity remains strong. They often prefer diplomatic approaches and dialogue over conflict and violence, and this philosophy guides their actions in dealing with disputes.
  3. Sovereignty and Identity: They maintain a strong sense of identity and sovereignty, asserting their rights and working to protect their unique cultural and political status in today’s world.
  4. Environmental Care: The Haudenosaunee continue to follow their traditional teachings about respecting the land and nature. They believe in taking care of the environment and living in harmony with it, which influences their modern efforts in environmental conservation.
  5. Cultural Heritage: The Great Law of Peace underscores the importance of passing down their cultural traditions to future generations. Today, Haudenosaunee people actively work to preserve and share their cultural practices and stories.

In a nutshell, the Great Law of Peace still guides how the Haudenosaunee live, encouraging cooperation, peace, environmental responsibility, cultural preservation, and the assertion of their unique identity and rights. All theese things still play a big role in the way they live today.

Thank you for reading about my post on the Great Law of Peace!

My first ever post!

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7 things YOU don’t know about Robin (not the bird)

By: Elsa

Welcome! This is my first ever post! My task is to get you (the reader) to get to know Robin. After this, you will be a master at knowing Robin. I have the great fortune of knowing Robin, for she and I are good friends. She has lots of pizzazz, and is fun to be around. She loves it when I make her ramen whenever she comes over to my house!

1. Favorite food

Robins favorite food of all time is Ramen! She loves the taste and texture of the noodles. If you add a little spice (not a lot) she’ll start worshiping you like a god!

 

2. Favorite movie

Her favorite movie is Barbie! She loves the humour and basically everything about it, but let’s be honest, who doesn’t? Her favourite character is Asian Ken because he’s the most radical Ken.

 

3. Something weird she does

Something normal for her but might be weird to others is her ability to randomly start talking like a cringe furry gamer girl😂!  (I also have the habit of joining her when she starts…)

 

4. Favorite Colour

Robins favorite colour is sage green! She really likes the overall aesthetic of the colour and she finds it calming to look at.

 

5. Favorite song

Robin is has been Swiftie for a long time so of course her favorite song is All Too Well by Taylor Swift!

 

6. Fav sport

Robins favorite sport is basketball because she’s just that cool😎! She played basketball for 2 years, starting at grade 4.

7. Favourite place to shop

Her favorite place to shop is Urban Planet because the prices are good (as good as they can be with all of this inflation) and there is so much variety to choose from!

 

Thanks for reading my first ever post!  Hopefully you are now a master at knowing Robin!

If you want to check out her blog and read more about me then click here!

———>>>>>>>https://www.blog44.ca/robinc/2023/10/27/seven-things-you-might-not-know-about-elsa/