Our project was on "Poverty In Winnipeg"

The changes we made to make the project better was that we made my slides slower. Katerina noticed herself that she couldn't read the slides because it was too fast. Another thing we improved was the spelling mistakes.and grammar. The student comments helped us a lot because of the things I didn't see like my spelling mistakes.

Our First Draft:

My Final Draft:

We found our expert by calling to Winnipeg Harvest.Our expert we found was Kate Reynolds. Three important facs that Kate Reynolds told us was " There are over 300 agencies across Manitoba " " Half of the children who come for emergency services are under the age 18 "and " Poverty rates in Winnipeg get higher each year. " I learned that By raising money and donating it to Winnipeg Harvest, we can halp FIVE people. I also learned that some people can't get everything they need from Winnipeg harvest My because they have to give an even amount of food/other things to everyone who goes there. I that our greatest success from the two minutes video was learning and understand what being in poverty is like. Poverty honestly doesn't feel great. One skill I will take with me next year is how much we searched for information. We ended up having to leave out a lot of our information.Which really frustrated me! When it came to posting the video we lost a couple of marks because it was late because Katerina accidentally posted it up over and over again. I do believe that this two minutes project is important to grade eight to learn more about good time to learn more about it in the future. From this project learned a lot about poverty and all the bad things that are are still going on today and the different ways we can help!Of course I cant do much now because I'm still a kid,but definetly i will do something in anyway to help.

Video made by: Katerina, Krizna,and Jennily

Colleen's 2 minutes to make a difference reflection

Reflection:
The changes we made to the first draft, is that we corrected the spelling and grammar mistakes. We also added more pictures, and put where we donated the money to. The students comments was helpful to making our video better.

3. We found our expert through the internet. Our expert is from the MCIC (Manitoba Council for International Cooperation). We e-mailed Rebecca Irving, and asked a few questions, then we asked if we could have an interview. She kindly said yes. She defined what child labour means, and how we could help prevent it. Rebecca also talked about the effects of child labour. I learned a lot from Rebecca. I learned that the government is denying that child labour is happening in their country. Even if they have evidence, they will say that is not I'm my country.


5. I think our greatest success was finding a expert in Winnipeg, and being able to interview them and learning a lot from that interview.

6. The thing that frustrated me during this process is finding pictures. There wasn't a lot of varieties of pictures, and the ones I really liked were not creative commons. I tried searching up different key words, and by doing that i found more pictures. Another thing that frustrated me is finding music.

7. 2 minutes to make a difference is important to grade 8 student because we should know what is going on in the world. So we can change this in the future. It also teaches us from what to do and what not to do.

8. In the future i will make a difference by being concerned with the bad things happening around the world, and trying to prevent it or help in any way i can. I will donate money, clothes, and food. I will try to raise awareness on that situation.

Summer's two minutes two make a diffrence video response post

FIRST DRAFT



FINAL DRAFT



Group Members- Summer Temple

This is my two minutes two make a difference response on how my video changed from the first draft to the final draft.

My first draft had allot of spelling errors and i was missing a few pieces to it. but after i watched it and read the responses to it i changed some things like fixed the spelling and put more information into it. the final draft is far better than the first one but not as good as i would have liked it because i did not have an interview. the reason for that was because i emailed someone from the Winnipeg humane society some questions but did not get answers in time for the final copy of the movie. the greatest skill i got from this movie was probably finding out so much more information on animal cruelty and the skills it takes to make a movie. but i also learned about allot of great sites i can go to to find out more on animal cruelty or if i am doing another movie project i know were i can get music for it and how to make the movie all together. some things that frustrated me were that i could not get my voice in to the movie because it either wanted me to have music or narration but not both. so that was a big problem. i will make a difference in the future by making sure that everyone is aware of animal cruelty so that they too can take action because it is just so sad to see these poor animals suffer.

Maya's Two Minutes to Make a Difference Reflection

Group Members -

Emily P, Breanna M, Ana L, Maya L. 8-73

2. The changes we made between the first and final cut of my movie were the pictures, the way we organized it, and the text. We needed to know which pictures were going in, and which pictures shouldn't be in the video. We needed to organize the slides, and put voice into it. We also needed to fix our text, and to make sure our voice is clear. Lastly, we had to fix the interview, so it wouldn't be long. I think the student comments helped us, because we probably would have gotten a low mark, and we needed to improve of what we missed in the video.

3. Our expert for our video was D'Arcy from D'Arcy's Animal Rescue Center. We emailed him, and asking if they could book us to interview about animal cruelty and take pictures. He replied back a day after saying that he was free at some specific time and day. I learned from my expert that animal cruelty is an important issue, and that cats are being taken in every single day to his animal center.

4. My greatest success in this video process was finding the expert because, I didn't think that experts for animal cruelty would have time for us, but I was in the Philippines while my group talked to two more experts. The skills that I will take with me and use in the future for a project like this is to always takes notes so I can memorize all the important information I would need for my project.

5. The thing that frustrated me the most during the movie process would have to be taking time to find the materials and figuring out what information and pictures to use in our video because, we had to know which information and pictures to use that would make the audience go out to make a cause after watching our project. The strategies that we used were to use what was really important, what everyone would like to know about animal cruelty, and why we should prevent it from happening.

6. The 2 Minutes project is important to Grade 8 students because, we are getting more mature and we should know what is happening in the world right at this moment. Sometimes, we think about ourselves than other people or other animals. We should all be treated equally and nobody or any animal should be harmed at all. Especially, if they're innocent.

7. In the future, I will make a difference by donating money to the animal shelters. My project made me realize that animals are being abused for all the wrong reasons and we should care for them, like we do for our family and friends.

Hazel's 2 Minutes to Make a Difference Reflection

1.
Google Doc:


Version 1:


Final Draft:


2. Some changes we made to the first draft was we added more pictures and we shortened the time length of some slides. Another change we made was, we put where the money we raised was donated to. We also made some spelling and grammar changes.

3. Rebecca Irving is the name of our expert. She is from MCIC, Manitoba Council for International Cooperation. I sent her an email talking about our 2 minutes project. Then we asked her information about their organization and what they do to help. She mentioned fair trade. After, we had an interview with her and we learned a lot from it. Some information she gave us were: "when children are forced to work they can't go to school. Physically and mental effects being that they worked under very hazardous and dangerous conditions." She also defined what child labour is "forced labour under hazardous conditions where they don't have a voice and they don't have any of the comforts and amenities we would like to think a child has." Lastly, she told us about Fair Trade "Made under conditions and with people that are not children, and that they had good working conditions and they were safe. If they felt unsafe their voice was actually heard."

5. I think our greatest success in this movie is the expert part and the music. We had a lot of evidence when it came to the interview and we changed the mood of the music when it came to the making a difference part. The skills I will take with me is gathering information and pictures then turning it into a movie. Another thing would be adding music and other audio to a video/movie.

6. What frustrated me during the movie making process was putting the information together with a clear message, to make a difference! We didn't have enough pictures at first so had to search for more. At first, I was worried that the length of the video would be too short but it was okay in the end.

7. The 2 Minutes project is important to Grade 8 Students because it gives us a chance to show that we care. It got us to think outside the box and come up with a way to make a difference. This project also teaches a lesson, even the simplest actions can make a huge difference in another person's life.

8. I will make a difference in the future by paying more attention to what is happening in the world and find ways to make a difference. I will also donate food, clothing and money to a charity in the future.

Jomer's 2 Minutes To Make A Difference Reflection

1. Google Doc




Here is the First Draft of our video

Here is our Final Version of our video

Reflection:

Making this video was so much fun. Joshua and I basically rushed through our first copy. We had everything planned out, but windows movie maker wasn't cooperating with us. Our first copy didn't go through detail and explained animal cruelty. So, we had to add more pictures, and more information to the video. We needed to show that we made a difference. In the first version, we didn't add our difference because we were still raising money. The students comments were really helpful. If they didn't tell us about our grammar and spelling mistakes, we wouldn't of known. Also, they kept telling us to add more pictures, so we added a lot of images of animals being abused.

We interviewed many people. I was afraid that no organization would help us out. So i kept going on Google and searched animal shelters in North America. I emailed many people. Only a few replied back. I interviewed Tracy from Brandon humane society, Sally from Hull's haven boarder collie rescue, Michelle from Pembina valley humane society, Pete from Vancouver humane society, and Joey from PETA. We finally got a call back from D'arcy who runs D'Arcy's Animal Rescue Center. I invited Joshua to come since he didn't have the chance to experience an interview. We were suppose to interview D'arcy. But unfortunately a dog ran away, and he had to find him. So we interviewed Randi. We later went back to ARC to donate over Fifty dollars. We learned from our expert that cruelty to animals is unnecessary. It is against the law. But there aren't powerful laws to stop it from happening.

Our greatest success was baking the Chocolate Chip Cookies and selling them to students and teachers at our school. We made over fifty cookies and sold all of them. Besides selling cookies and raising money. We also did great in interviewing. At first I was really nervous interviewing them. Then I got use to them. Finally I got the hang of it and got used to it. The skills that I will take from this project is speaking to random people. I was so into my project, and I wanted everyone to know that cruelty to animals is bad! After the second interview I felt like I could speak to any stranger. I had to guts to speak my mind and let people know how I feel. I am no longer afraid of talking to random people on the streets.

Honestly, Joshua wasn't doing anything in the beginning. It was all me. I got so frustrated with him. That I told him off.. Joshua doing nothing was holding us behind. I he still didn't do anything. Until I made him come over and helped him. He later picked up his slack and started doing his job. He become so into it as I was. At some moments he was even picking up my slack!

2 Minutes To Make A difference is important to grade eight students because we're still young. The youngest kids could be the most powerful voice of all. Teaching us what's good and wrong lets us know what to do. We're the future, and if teachers set our minds up for the future, we can actually make a difference. This is also important to us because it was educational and fun to do.

In the future, I'll be making a difference by volunteering at a local humane society when I turn sixteen. If I ever see an animal hurt or being abused I will stop it right away. Even knowing I could get hurt. It's unfair how humans are hurting animals that can't even protect themselves. "People who hurt animals have a bigger issue inside of them." Also, if I can't do anything, then i'd just call the cops, or a shelter I know that can help.

Angelique's 2 Minutes to Make a Difference - Reflection

Japan Disaster Relief

Group members: Jasmin Lacap, Anna Gomez, and Angelique Marcial

1.

Google Document

First Draft

Final Draft

2. Our first video to our final draft had a big difference. We found adding voice narrations would make the video improve more, and also the slowing down the slides. The comments from the first draft really helped us to fix our video, like slowing down the slides. The voice narrations made it easier for the person who is watching to read, because they can just follow along or just listen. The comments were great help for us.

3. We found our expert while we were looking for information online. We found a site called, "ABS-CBN Kapamilya helpine." We found Edna Lupa, who is responsible for gathering information and organizations who help Japan. When we called, it was early in the morning, so she just she would email. Three important key points she told us were:

1. North and South America received warnings and evacuations

2. At least 20 other countries recieved warnings

3. Caramines Sur and Norte, Philippines was affected by the earthquake also

4. My group and I was successful on finding an expert.

5. Our greatest success for our 2 Minutes project were the information and pictures we found.

6. The thing that frustrated me the most during the movie process was my voice narration. This is because when I was talking I wasn't so sure if I was going to fast, to slow, too loud, or too quiet. I tried to hear myself after the recording and picked the best one I should use.

7. The 2 Minutes project is important to Grade 8 students because we can show at any age we can do something and help our world. We can make differences in the world.

8. I will make a difference in the future by helping or donating what I can, or do what I can do to help without anything in return. I can tell people the information I know and what I learned during this experience.

John's 2 Minutes To Make A Difference Reflection

Our topic was Child labour all over the world.

1.The Google doc slide.


First Draft


Final Draft



The changes that we made from our first draft to our final draft was adding all of our voices instead of just Alec. We also added the "How we made a difference." These adjustments and tweaks were made from the comments of other students.

We found our expert by emailing her at Free The Children. This is an organization that help children that are working illegally. We received an email from Bianca Gonzales, She answered thoughtfully to our questions. Things that I learned from her is that you can help stop child labor by spreading the topic, donating to organizations and buying products that help stop child labor.

My greatest success in the 2 minutes project was doing some voice overs for the video and help make the video, and add suggestions to make it better. A skill that I might take with me to the future is telling people my ideas or possible suggestions, because in the future I might come across something like this.

The thing that frustrated me the most was thinking of good ideas to add to our video. Strategies that I used to become successful was I brainstormed with my group and thought of good ideas to add to our video.

I think the two minute project is important to students because it shows them that there are people out their that need help. It shows them that life isn't about getting new things and worrying about little things like new fashion trends. This projects tells us to appreciate what we have and help out people who need help the most.

In the the future I think I will make a difference by donating money to charity, foundations, organizations, etc. that will help people who are in need.

Katerina's Two Minutes Reflection

Our project was on "Poverty In Winnipeg"



My First Draft:



The changes I made to make my project better was that I made my slides slower. I noticed myself that I couldn't read the slides. Another thing I changed was the spelling mistakes. I also corrected my grammar. the student comments helped me a lot because of the things I didn't see like my spelling mistakes.

My Final Draft:



We found our expert by going to Winnipeg Harvest. Three important fact the Kate Reynolds told us was " There are over 300 agencies across Manitoba " " Half of the children who come for emergency services are under the age 18 " and " Poverty rates in Winnipeg get higher each year. " I learned that By raising money and donating it to Winnipeg Harvest, we can halp FIVE people. I also learned that some people can't get everything they need from Winnipeg harvest because they have to give an even amount of food/other things to everyone who goes there. I think that our greatest success from the two minutes video was learning and understand what being in poverty is like. Poverty honestly doesn't feel great. One skill I will take with me next year is how much we searched for information. We ended up having to leave out quite a bit of information. What really frustrated me the most was how much trouble it was to post it! I ended up posting it over and over again. I did get it on youtube, after my fifth try. the strategie I used to be successful was to ask lots of questions about posting a video up because I had a lot of trouble. I do believe that this two minutes project is important to grade eight students,but I also believe it's important to all people because you learn about what is really important in the world. From this project I learned stuff about poverty, but from watching other videos I learned stuff about animal creulty too. I also learned about team work. Team work can be hard when doing a project like this but, there are many ways to get to success! In the future, I will make a difference by donating food to Winnipeg harvest more often and by raising money.

Video made by: Katerina, Jennily, and Krizna.

Christian T's 2 Minutes to Make a Difference Reflection

1. The Google doc.


First Draft


Final Draft


The changes we did from our first draft to our final draft were, adding our voices instead of Alec being the only one talking and adding what we did to make a difference. Both of these changes were made because of all the students comments.

We found our expert by contacting by sending an email to Free the Children, this is a foundation that help children that are in a bad spot. We received an email from Bianca Gonazales, we asked her questions, then she replied to us with thoughtful answers. The things i learned from the interview with Bianca Gonazales were that we can help prevent child labor by spreading the word, being informed, asking the companies what precautions are being take to ensure the goods they produce are child labor free.

My greatest sucess in this 2 minutes project was helping with the voice overs because one of our group members couldn't do it so, I had to do his parts. A skill the I would take with me for the future is doing the voice over. I would take that skill because in the future I might come across a project that needs voice overs or a job opportunity.

The thing that frustrated me was doing the extra voice overs that I hadn't plan on doing at the time. It frustrated me because I had a lot of homework to do and I had to to study for a test. I overcame this problem by managing my time beetter after finishing the voice over and by staying up later.

The 2 minutes project is important to grade 8's because it opens our eyes and to see the world in a different perspective. What i mean by this is that instead of worrying about tests, exams, what latest thing you're going to buy next, and taking things for granted, this project helps us appreciate what we do have unlike the children/animals you see suffering in the videos.

In the future I will make a difference by appreciating and treating everything with respect and donating money money to foundations that focus helping on child labor or any problems.

2 Minutes Reflection Post

Some of the changes that my group made was that we included more voices and not just Alec. This hopefully helped the viewer to stay intact and want to keep watching instead of hearing the same voice over and over again. I think that the comments in the first draft really improved our video. For example, we almost forgot to put what we did to help this issue, thanks to the viewers we remembered and we posted the site we made. Click here for the site :D

We contacted our expert by sending an email to Free the Children, a foundation that helps children in bad situation. And we received an email back from Bianca Gonzales. We asked her questions and she kindly responded back in a thought out answer. Things that I learned from the expert is that you can help prevent child labor by being informed and to spread the word about it so we can make a difference, she also says that in her opinion she describes child labor as harmful. I believe in that because what is so good and will help the children out in child labor? Nothing right? All it does is hurt the children, exclude them from living a normal life, and not having that special time in your life with your family. Also, she also tells us more about what jobs the children have to go through.

In this 2 minutes project, my greatest success was making the script because I really thought hard on what to say and how to say it in a way that people would hear it and keep it in their mind. A skill that I will take with me for the future is making the script. This will help me in the future because in high school there will be a lot of essay writing and writing a script would really help me.

The thing that frustrated me the most was trying to fit the expert interview into our video. It was frustrating because she had a lot to say, and we wanted everyone to know what she said because my group truly believes that what she says is true and will touch other people. A strategy that I used to help me be successful is actually rereading the script and making some changes. This improved the script because in the beginning I didn't have much to say but after, I read over all the things we found about child labor, and put it in the script.

The 2 minutes video is important to all the grade 8's because this project showed all of us that what Mr. Harbeck says is true. That there are more things than whats behind your hands. This project showed all the grade 8's there are a lot of people and animals in the world that are having a terrible life. All of us should be happy with what we have and try to make a difference in the world.

I will make a difference in the future by treating everything with respect. Every person, thing, and animal with respect. After seeing most of the videos, I now know that everyone and everything has a different lifestyle than what we have. I will spread the word of child labor and try to treat everything in the world as if it was my own family, friends, and loved ones.

Emily's Two Minutes to Make a Difference Reflection

Project Topic: ANIMAL ABUSE

Group Members:
Emily 8-73
Breanna 8-73
Ana 8-73
Maya 8-73

Here is my TWO MINUTES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Google Doc:




Here is the FIRST DRAFT of my video:




Here is the FINAL DRAFT of my video:




REFLECTION:

I thought it was relatively easy to make the video. When my group made changes for the final draft of our video we had to change the speed of some of the slides so you could finish reading the points. We also had to change our credits so they were done properly. We also had to adjust the interview so it would start at an appropriate time and place. We also added a narration improve our video. I do think the student comments helped because it allowed me to know what could be done to improve my video, such as the evidence of my group making a difference.

Our expert was D'Arcy from D'Arcy's Animal Rescue Center (ARC). We got in contact with him by emailing the shelter and asking if they would allow us to interview someone and take pictures. We did get a reply back the next day and we booked an appointment to interview D'Arcy. To thank the people at D'Arcy's ARC we baked cupcakes and donated money. We learned from our expert that even though animal cruelty is a VERY SERIOUS issue because many people who abuse animals are not punished.

My greatest success in this video process was finding three different experts. Besides going to D'Arcy's Arc, we also went to the Winnipeg Humane Society and Winnipeg Pet Rescue. At all three places we interviewed an expert and took pictures of animals at the shelters that are included throughout the video. Each place was equally as helpful but we only recorded our interview at D'Arcy's ARC. During the interview we asked D'Arcy a few questions about what animal abuse was and the consequences of committing an act of animal abuse.

What frustrated me during the project was finding all of the material to use in the video. It was sometimes difficult to find images that were creative commons that applied to your topic. Eventually I got all of the pictures I needed. I also found it difficult to find two songs that were specific to the mood you wanted to create for the video.

TWO MINUTES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE is important to grade 8 students because we are at the age where we may take what we have for granted. Many children do not have the privilege of getting a good education and a good home. We may also treat animals with no respect but animals are just like us in many ways and they deserve to be treated like humans. These videos help us realized that when we feel like we have nothing, there is other people who have it much worse than us.

In the future I will make a difference by volunteering at animal shelters because my project was on animal abuse and I think it is a very serious issue and it should stop. I will also make a difference by volunteering at other shelters or centers that help people who live in poverty or places that raise awareness to many different causes.

Marysa's 2 Minutes Reflection

First Draft

Final Draft

Google Doc

Between the two copies of our video we changed a lot. One thing we changed from the first draft and the second one was we added our voices as a narration to the text. We also placed some of our word slides on to picture slides to make the video shorter and in the time range. Another change that we made to our second draft was that we were able to go through the video and re-organize the photos that we had used so that they really did match the text. We were also able to correct the spelling and punctuation errors we had made. I think that the comments on the video did help me make our video better. I think they did because a lot of the comments that were posted helped me to find most the spelling and punctuation errors.

We found many experts through our internet resource and from our teachers advice. Though sadly no one ever responded to any of our emails. I am not really sure why they did not they could have been busy or the email was never read and just discarded. Either way we were able to include a section to the video that showed our audience the 5 questions we sent to all of our exerts. Even though we were unable to come in contact with someone many people still got the email that we sent telling of how we are making a difference.

I think that my greatest success in the 2 minutes project was the final draft. I see now how we are able to accomplish things if we are willing to do so. There are many skills that I will be able to take away from doing a project like this one. The first skill is being able to find and to research a topic that you may not know much about. The next is once you have that to really be able to place it into a video in away that people will want to watch. I was also able to get some people skills. I learned that every group member has an opinion and that they should all be incorporated into the project in some way. One other thing that I learned from this project is some much needed computer skills like how to create a movie and find good information.

Some thing that frustrated me during the movie making process was when we were recording the voices to narrate our video there was always some noise in the back ground or some one was not paying attention and talked during the recording of some one else. I think that this was the most frustrating thing because it was a very simple task that had to be redone may times to get right. The way we over came this process was that no one was allowed to have any thing around them that could have distracted them and made them forget what to say.

I believe that the two minutes project is important to grade 8 students because one day we will be active participants in the outside world and this really is an eye opener that shows students a lot of the problems that the world is facing. I shows us that we can make a difference if we really try or care to. It also shows us a lot of different skills that we may need to use in our future school education or in our careers.

In the future I think that I will be able to make a difference by donating money to different charities that help the people of Darfur. I also believe that even being able to raise more awareness about all of the problems that the area faces. I think this could help because most people are pretty aware that there is poverty but they may not know about what has happened to Darfur.

Two Minutes Video Reflection

Two Minutes Video


2. For our first video it doesn't have the voice and we didn't narrate it. The comments said that our slides were to fast as well as the pictures so they told us that we should try to slow it down a bit. For our final video we made some changes. We decided to add our voice and narrate it so our viewers can follow along or just listen to our voice instead of reading it if the slides are too fast. The comments were really helpful and it made our video better .

Here is our final video:

We found our expert online while searching for information. We found a website called "ABS-CBN Kapamilya Helpline." We found Ms. Edna Lupa, she was responsible for collecting information on whats happening in Japan. Their organization is like news and current affairs, where they inform people from the Philippines on what to do and how to donate money for Japan. First we called her but It was too early in the Philippines so she gave us her email. She gave us helpful websites which led us to a lot of information. Three important informations we learned from our expert are :
- North and South America recieved warnings and evacuations
- Camarines Sur and Norte experienced earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6
- More than 20 countries are affected because of the nuclear incident.

Me and my group were succesfull on finding an expert.

My greatest success in our two minutes project was finding information and pictures that made our viewers want to help Japan.

This two minutes project is important to grade 8 students because as a teenager we can do a lot of things to help other people and make a difference to their life. Also, the videos that grade 8's made and the informations we gathered can convince not only grade 8 students but other people.

In the future I will make a difference by sharing what I learned when I was in grade 8 to teenagers and by spreading how to make a difference. Also, I will try to donate or get involved in other kinds of organizations, I will try my best to help other people without asking them to do something in return.

Jasmin's 2 Minutes to Make a Difference- Reflection

2 Minutes To Make A Difference
Group members: Angelique Marcial, Anna Gomez, Jasmin Lacap

Here is our Google Document-



Here is our FIRST DRAFT-

Here is our FINAL DRAFT-


2)
I think our video had a big change between the rough draft and the final cut video. We did not have voice in our first draft, so we decided to add voice narration for a our final video to make it better. Our friends and classmates commented on how our slides were a little too fast for our first video, so for our final video, we tried our best to slow down the slides but still meet the time limit. The comments of other students really helped my group and I improve our video as much as we could.

3) We found our expert while we were looking for information online. We found a site called " ABS-CBN Kapamilya helpline." We found Edna Lupa, who is responsible for an organization that supports Japan and gathers information. She gave us helpful websites, which led us to information that boosted up our video project. Three important points that we learned from Edna Lupa are:

- North and South America received warnings and evacuations.
- At least 20 other countries received warnings.
- Caramines Sur and Norte (Philippines) was affected by the quake.

4) I think my group and I were successful in finding our expert.

5) I think our great success in our 2 minutes project was the information and powerful images that we were able to gather. A skill that I will use in the future is to not fall behind and procrastinate, because this will only lead to stress.

6)
During the movie making process, one specific thing that frustrated me was trying to overlap our voice narration over the music on the right time with the slides, I always had to redo it over and over. I became successful after many tries, but this took a lot of patience.

7)
The 2 minutes to make a difference project is important to grade 8 students because we want to prove to adults that at our young age, we can make a difference in one way or another.

8) I will make a difference in the future by helping and being involved in different organizations and fundraisers that are trying to help other people around the world.

Emily's Linear Relation's Scribe Post

Textbook page 337 questions 1-5:

1. Tell whether you think it is reasonable to have points between the ones on each graph. Explain your answer.

I do not think it is reasonable to have points between the ones on each graph because it would confuse me with all of the information on the one graph.


2. Draw a graph of a linear relation. Use integer values only. Label your graph. Write a brief description that matches the information on your graph.



Each container of yogurt costs $2, so the value increases by 2 each time (y axis) you have another container of yogurt. (x axis)


3. Use an example to show one way that a graph and a table of values are different and one way that they are similar.



Similarity- Both the graph and the chart can show the same concept. (ex. each carton of milk costs $2.) You also have to label both a graph and a chart.

Difference- On a graph you have to label each axis (x,y) and show each point on a line on the graph. For a chart all you have to do is provide the data of each point and label the two sections x(____________ ) and y(____________.) (ex. x (cost of milk,) y (number of milk cartons.)


4. The graph shows the increase in total height for each step of a staircase.

a) Describe patterns you see on the graph.

- the graph provides data on the Total Height of Stairs. One step is 20cm high, two steps are 40cm high, three steps are 60cm high, and four steps are 80cm high.

-the points appear to lie in a straight line. The graph shows a linear relation.

-the graph shows that to move from one point to the next you have to move one unit horizontally and one unit vertically.

b) Make a table of values from the graph.


c) If the pattern continues, what is the total height on step 10?

If the pattern continues the total height of 10 steps would be 200cm.


5. The graph shows the maximum number of students allowed on a field trip based on the number of teachers available to supervise.
a) Describe three patterns on the graph.

- the graph provides data on the Field Trip Supervision.

-the points appear to lie in a straight line. The graph shows a linear relation.

- the graph shows that to move from one point to the next you have to move one unit horizontally and one unit vertically.

b) Make a table of values from the graph.

c) If there are eight teachers available for a field trip, what is the maximum number of students who can go?

If there are eight teachers available for a field trip the maximum amount of students that could go would be 48.


Here is a LINK that may help you with linear relations.

Marysa's Algebra Post

Chapter 1:

Solving "1 Step" Equations:

My Question will be x+9=14

Step one: Isolate the Variable

To do this you have to get rid of the constant using a zero pair.

EXAMPLE:

x+9-9=14

Step 2: Once you have done that you must do the same to the answer to keep them even.

EXAMPLE:

x=14-9

Step 3: Then you have to Verify or check your answer by plugging that number into the question.

EXAMPLE:

x=5

x+9=14

5+9=14

14=14

Now I will solve it using algebra tiles:

Let x equal green always

Let 1 be red always

Let -1 be white always

Solving "2 Step" Algebra Equations:

My question will be 3x+4=19

Step one: Isolate the Variable

To do this you have to get rid of the constant using a zero pair.

EXAMPLE:

3x+4-4=19

Step 2: Once you have done that you must do the same to the answer to keep them even.

EXAMPLE:

3x=19-4

Step 3: Simplify the Variable

EXAMPLE:

3x=15

3x/3=15/3

x=5

Step 4: Then you have to Verify or check your answer by plugging that number into the question.

EXAMPLE:

3x+4=19

3(5)+4=19

15+4=19

19=19

Now I will solve it using algebra tiles:

Let x equal green always

Let 1 be red always

Let -1 be white always

Emily's Algebra Post

Chapter 1:

Solving "one step" algebra equations:

Step 1: Isolate the variable

Step 2: Use a zero pair to cancel the constant

Step 3: Balance (do the same thing to both sides of the equation)

Step 4: Verify (check your answer)

Example:

n-7=6

n-7+7=6+7

n=13

n-7=6

13-7=6

6=6

Let green be n in all questions

Let red be 1 in all questions

Let white be -1 in all questions

Solving "two step" algebraic equations:

Step 1: Isolate the variable

Step 2: Use a zero pair to cancel the constant

Step 3: Balance (do the same thing to both sides of the equation)

Step 4: Simplify the variable

Step 5: Verify (check your answer)


Let green be n in all questions

Let red be 1 in all questions

Let white be -1 in all questions



Here are some links that may help you with solving algebraic equations:

One step algebraic equations

Two step algebraic equations

Here is a series of videos that may help you with solving algebraic equations:

Brandon's Algebra Post

Algebra: Writing mathematical phrases using letters to show

numbe

r.
Variable: A letter that represents a number in a equation or expression.
Constant: The integer in an algebraic equation or expression.
Expression: A pattern with many possible answer

s.
Equation

: With only one possible answer.

Steps:

1. Isolate the variable

2. Cancel using a zero pair

3. Balance

4. Verify

Using Algebra Tiles -

Steps to solve a "two step equation" :

1. Isolate the variable

2. Cancel the constant

3. Balance

4. Simplify the variable

5. Verify

Solving a Two step equation with algebra tiles:

X=2

Christian A's Algebra Post

What is Algebra?
Algebra is writing mathematical phrases using letters to show numbers.

Variable - A letter that represents a number in an algebraic equation and expression
Constant - The integers involved in a expression or equation
Expression - A pattern with more than one answer
Equation - A pattern with one possible answer

How to solve a "One Step" equation:

1. Isolate the variable
2. Make a zero pair with the constant
3. Balance the equation
4. Verify!



Algebra tiles:




How to solve a "Two Step" equation:

1. Isolate the variable
2. Cancel the constant
3. Balance
4. Simplify the variable
5. Verify




Algebra tiles:

Karl's Algebra Post

Algebra - Writing mathematical phrases using letters to show numbers

Variable - A letter that represents a number algebraic equation and expression

Constant - The integers in an equation and expression

Expression - A pattern with many answers

Equation - With only 1 possible answer



Steps to solve "one step equations" :

1. Isolate the variable

2. Make a zero pair with the constant

3. Balance the question

4. Verify




Using Algebra Tiles:





Steps to solve a "two step equation" :

1. Isolate the variable

2. Cancel the constant

3. Balance

4. Simplify the variable

5. Verify





Solving a Two step equation with algebra tiles:

Mark's Algebra Post

The steps on doing One Step Equations:

1)Solve by Inspection-

3+n=5

We now have to Isolate the variable

3+(-3)n=5-3

There is a rule you need to follow doing algebra and it is, what you

do on one side of the equation, you must do the same thing to the other side of the equation like the example shown above.

n=2

The last thing you do to solve this is to verify.

3+n=5

3+2=5

5=5

Using Algebra Tiles:

Now Two Step Equations:

1)Using Inspection

4x+1=17

4x+1-1=17-1

4x=16

4x/4=16/4

x=4

Now you MUST verify:

4x+1=17

4(4)+1=17

17=17

Algebra Tiles: