Water Project

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Mythology 2.0 Reflection

Ok. Everyone nowadays uses electronics and computers, but how about the Greeks? What would they do with computers and electronics? Well, that is what we are trying to find out. If they had technology and used 21st century talk, what they do, say, and how would they use it? Now, using Fakebook, we have found the answer.

I tried this software that imitates Facebook, and hand picked one of my favourite myths: Jason and the Golden Fleece. It is a story that is about the Argonauts, a group of talented people, lead by Jason, going to search for the Golden Fleece. I chose the Fakebook page to be from Jason’s perspective as he was the main character and the leader of the Argonauts. I also chose Jason because most of the turning points in the story affect and change him, and his personal feelings can be put on the page. The Fakebook page shows how he progresses through the times and changes.

I think that the story made me realize how brave and courageous Jason is in the story, and an in-depth idea of how the main characters felt throughout the story. I also used the features of Fakebook to show what Jason would feel and do with technology. I thought that I learnt a lot about the main character through this way of learning, and I hope you will too by reading my Fakebook!

Link: http://www.classtools.net/FB/1786-GursVt

The SugarPact

As a part of our ratio unit we investigated the ratio of sugar in a variety of sodas. We were pretty alarmed at how high the sugar content was so we investigated some of the harmful effects of consuming too much sugar. This lead to us working in teams to create a math based video that presents a recommendation of what the government could do in order to reduce soda consumption in Singapore.

What I learned from the video is how much soda impacts us, and how important it is to regulate the amount you sugar you eat and consume in a day. I also learned in a group that collaboration and teamwork is really important as you can't really get work done if you don't collaborate and work well. The most enjoyable thing that I did in this project was the filming, as I could have a laugh and make some jokes in the filming process. Learning and applying math through these type of projects is very useful as it is memorable and a great experience.

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Global Water Crisis

A video on protists.


Three important facts that I saw about the water crisis is:

1. Changes in food habits may reduce the problem, as different types of food use up more water than others.
2. 3900 children die every day from water borne diseases.
3. 1.1 billion people live without clean drinking water.

I saw from today's samples under the microscope that how many protists could be in a drop of water, and how contaminated water would be in other countries that have to drink from unclear water. In the above fact you can see how sick these protists make humans!

Symes Stress Buster Tool Kit A Block

Controlling a Disease

       If I was the director of the health department of Singapore, and was trying to stop the spread of an extremely infectious disease, I would recommend for people who are infected to stay away from all family members and not to interact with others, unless they are also sick with the disease. For people who do not wish to get the disease, I would recommend to stay and home and refrain from going to places where many people go to.
      The trade-offs for my recommendations are staying away from others for not being infected or not catching the disease. Also, it would be trading off not getting infected for going to fun places like Universal Studios or Sentosa.

My Plate Lunch

This is the my plate lunch presentation with a list of all the healthy lunches we have.

Nutrition Goal

My nutrition goal is to drink at least 8 cups of water a day because I drink next to nothing and feel lethargic sometimes, so drinking water is key to my health.

Why Breakfast?

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day because as you have not eaten any food for 12 hours, your body needs nutrition and a good boost for the day. Breakfast is the only meal that you have to start off your day, so eating a healthy and full meal will make your mood, hand-eye co-ordination, and attentiveness improve. A good breakfast that everyone should have contains all the parts of the "My Plate", which are grains, fruits, vegetables, protein, and finally dairy. If you have a healthy breakfast, your day will improve, and you will have the energy to get through to lunch. Therefore, breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

The Most Accurate Way to Find pH

The most accurate way to measure pH is to use the pH meter. However, it was one of the methods that had some anomalies to the official pH for the substance. I chose it because if you get rid of the water on the probe, the probe would be very accurate, but I think the probe and substance was polluted from different classes and the water, so the pH with the probe was a little higher, never lower, than normal. The method that had the most difference was the universal indicator, and the one that had differences was the pH strips that also had a lot of anomalies.

The results I found on the internet were not all similar to the probe, but if the probes were washed, dried with a paper towel, and vacuumed, the results would have been much more accurate.