What's going on in Mr. Solarz' Class?

What do scientists think the first life is? If so, is it still around today?

5/28/2014

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I know that some of the early life is some Bactria and living organisms.

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I want to know what the first life was/is.

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I will look at websites and documents.

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I learned that scientists don't really know what the first life was/is.

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I made a Google drive and a blog on Mr. Solarz's website.

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I still want to know if life came from a water jet, a pond, a volcano, or something else.

Over all, it was a fun project and I learned so much!! I really wanted to know how life came to be, or what it was, but I learned some complicated stuff!! I made a really long script and worked really hard for it and I helped me in life by teaching me a lot of things to tell my mom and dad!!

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How can I teach people to use Goanimate? By David

4/29/2014

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This Video will teach you how to use Goanimate!!! But all you got to do is hit that tiny little plays button. It's easy!

The reason you should use Goanimate is because its easy to use, and very Fun!!! its also free. :)

My K-W-H-L-A-Q

WHAT DO I KNOW?

I know...

How to make a movie.
Where to get Go Bucks.
How to create a Goanimate avatar.

WHAT DO I WANT TO KNOW?

I want to know how to teach other people to use Goanimate.

HOW DO I FIND OUT

I will use a screencast of me making a Goanimate movie.

WHAT HAVE I LEARNED?

I learned how to teach people to use Goanimate

WHAT ACTIONS WILL I TAKE?

The Actions that I'll take is making lots of video examples for YOUTUBE.

DO I HAVE ANY NEW QUESTIONS?

I Don't Have Any New Questions

My Reflection

Thanks to the video and the Help of Mr.Solarz I learned How to teach others Goanimate and how to use a quick time player. and finished round 1. it was fun to. It was a long 6 weeks but its time for The End. Our first but last passion time for the inter year. So with Great honer...

GET READY FOR ROUND 2 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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What are water bears? By Stefan

4/9/2014

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K

I know that water bears are microscopic.

W

What I want to know is "what are water bears"

H

How I will find this out will be a lot of research.

L

I have learned that water bears are very interesting creature.

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•reaserch
•make a website
•make a video

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What are coconut crabs?

reflection

Researching about these creatures was very interesting because it showed me that an animal does not have to be big to be able to withstand a beating ( like a turtle ). this surprised me because when you think of a almost indestructible animal you will normally think of something big and strong, not something small with not a bit of armor. This round of passion time taught me that nothing has to be big to be invincible.

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What is the Best way to teach people how to draw shaded animals?- Drew

12/6/2013

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This Is My Final Product:

These Are Some Of My Shaded Animals

These are some of the animals that I drew and shaded. I hope that you like it!

K

I know that drawing shaded animals is hard and that it will take a while. I also know that you shade that parts that are farthest away from the sun.

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I am going to draw some animals for practice and then make a tutorial showing how to draw an animal that is shaded.

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I am going to research shading and then show other people how to do it.

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I have learned how to draw animals that are shaded and it is much easier to do it now!

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I will put a tutorial on Youtube so that other people can see and learn from it.

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I don't have any questions that anyone can answer. I know exactly how to do it now, and I am good at it.

My Reflection: I learned a lot about shading and how to draw animals. I also learned a little more about how things go in Mr. Solarz's room. I think that Passion time is very fun!

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How have candy bars changed over time? By: Jill

10/25/2013

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This is my final product video:

This is my final product:

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What are Common Desserts in Europe but Different in America? By: Ellie

10/25/2013

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My Final Product Video

My Final Product

My K-W-H-L-A-Q

What Do I Know?

I know that some the ingredients will be hard to find.

I know that European and American desserts will look different.

What Do I Want To Know?

I want to know it will be easy or hard to make.

How Will I Learn The Information?

I will learn by researching about desserts

I will learn by looking at different pictures of desserts.

What Have I Learned?

I have learned how to make canoli's

I have learned the differences of European and American desserts

What action will I take

I think people will learn how to make canolis from me

I think people will learn what to expect if they make it.

What new questions do I have

I wonder if I will like the desserts I try.

I wonder if it will turn out well if I try to make it one day.

Reflection
I learned about many different desserts during passion time I really liked doing this because I have a lot of interest in European desserts and I really want to try to make canolis sometime soon. I also learned the differences European and American desserts.

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How did people in ancient times build castles? By: Keegan

10/23/2013

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My final Product Video

This is my video!

My Final Product

Please visit My site! Here's the link
http://hockeyboykd.weebly.com/

KWHLAQ

K. What do I Know?

Medieval castles where forts and a protection places for medieval people.

W.what do I want to know?

I really want to find out the smarts behind a castle and its outer wall.

H. How do i plan to find this out?

First I am going to do lots of research and then make an online slideshow of a perfect castle.

L. What have I learned

I found out about all of the castles defenses like, the moat, The archers slits in the wall, the exstended outer wall , the boiling water to drop on attackers that get to the gate, the steep hill's that you have to get up to get to the walls with hidden sharp rocks, the knights that give there lives to protect the castle and its king, The dungen's that you cant get out of, and the halls olny women and children can go threw.

A. What action will I take

I am going to make a video about the castle that shows you every thing in the castle.

Q. What new questions do I have?

Who had the original idea of a castle? why are they not used today? How did people breach castles with all the defenses?

Reflection:

I think this passion time round was really cool! sometimes it was a little stressful because of some things that were really hard and tough. To me learning about castles is really cool but I think it help me and others learn about the pasts archatecher.

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What are the different types of Horses and how are they alike and different? By: Emma

10/21/2013

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My Final Product Video

This is a video I made giving information to people about horses and answering my essential question.

My Final Product

This is a screenshot of my website. If you want to visit this link here it is: http://horsefunforeveryone.weebly.com

My K-W-H-L-A-Q

What Do I Know?

I know...

How horses react to things
What horses eat
Where horses live
What horses do in their extra time
The two different types of ways to ride horses: Western, and American.

What do I want to know?

I want to know...

What each horses different strengths are
What each horses different weaknesses are.
At least 50 different kinds of horses

How do I find out?

I find out by...

Planning
Research
Writing and typing

What have I learned?

I learned...

I learned many new horse breeds
I learned how to create a Weebly and a Trello
I learned how some horses are different then others

What action will I take?

I will tell people to go to my website if they need to learn about horses. They will also learn in my video.

Do I have any new questions?

My new questions are...

I wonder if any horses have gone extinct?
I wonder (and hope) if this website helped any people?

My Reflection

I learned a lot of new information in my Passion Project. I learned mostly about horses, but I also learned many other things. I love passion time and think it is fun!!! I love thinking of new topics, making websites, and making screencasts! I learned how to make a Trello and a website on Weebly. I learned all about horses and what they do in their daily life. I also learned that not one single horse is exactly the same as another. They all have theor own special qualities.

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Why haven't primates evolved like us yet? Why aren't they as smart as us? - By Sam D.

10/21/2013

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My final product video

My final product

What do I know?

I know that primates are extremely similar to us in the way they act the way they do there every day things.But we are still different in some ways like they are covered in fur,they have different ways of showing anger.

What I have learned?

What do I want to know?

I want to know why haven't primates evolved like us yet and why aren't they as smart as us yet.

What action I will take?

How will I learn this information?

I will look on different web sites online and learn more about my topic.

What new questions do I have?

I learned that we evolved differently from other primates because we evolved from a type of ancient ape a super long time ago and they did the same thing but they evolved from a different type of ancient ape. (they,meaning modern apes like monkey and chimpanzees.)

I made a video on youtube for people to see.

I wonder why people still debate about this topic because this seems to make the most sense.

Reflection:

I am being honest it wasn't very fun for a lot of it because I got behind but that is my fault I think if other people can do it then I can try to catch up to. I learned that primates evolved from a different apes then us but we still are similar to them.

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Can I make a Greek Temple out of Popsicle Sticks- By: Charlie St

10/18/2013

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My Greek Temple Explanation

My K-W-H-L-A-Q Chart

K

I know that Greek Temples are churches were the people of Greek pray.

W

Why are there no walls or roofs on some Greek temples.

H

I will find out all I need to know on a website.

L

I learned that a Greek Temple is a place to pray and have ceremonies.

A

I will make a video and screen cast with my Greek temple

Q

Why did The people Greece make there temples with no walls

For me my favorite part and the easiest part was making and designing my Greek temple. Researching was hard for me because somethings didn't come up. I really like Greek mythology so it was a good project for me and the building part was fun because I like interacting with things in my projects. And at first I tried to make a new version but I messed up and had to turned it into a ruined tempel becuase of bugs.

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My K-W-H-L-A-Q

WHAT DO I KNOW?

WHAT DO I WANT TO KNOW?

HOW DO I FIND OUT

WHAT HAVE I LEARNED?

WHAT ACTIONS WILL I TAKE?

DO I HAVE ANY NEW QUESTIONS?

My Reflection

GET READY FOR ROUND 2 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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reflection

This Is My Final Product:

These Are Some Of My Shaded Animals

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My Final Product Video

My Final Product

My K-W-H-L-A-Q

What Do I Know?

What Do I Want To Know?

How Will I Learn The Information?

What Have I Learned?

I have learned how to make canoli's I have learned the differences of European and American desserts

What action will I take

What new questions do I have

My final Product Video

My Final Product

KWHLAQ

K. What do I Know?

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H. How do i plan to find this out?

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A. What action will I take

Q. What new questions do I have?

Reflection:

My Final Product Video

My Final Product

My K-W-H-L-A-Q

What Do I Know?

What do I want to know?

How do I find out?

What have I learned?

What action will I take?

Do I have any new questions?

My Reflection

My final product video

My final product

What do I know?

What I have learned?

What do I want to know?

What action I will take?

How will I learn this information?

What new questions do I have?

Reflection:

My Greek Temple Explanation

My K-W-H-L-A-Q Chart

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Round 1

Focus Area

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I have learned how to make canoli's

I have learned the differences of European and American desserts