1. http://www.allsands.com/history/places/historyoftheg_rkf_gn.htm
2. Allsands
3. Don't know
4. The history of the great wall of China is described, along with why Chinese chose to build the Great Wall, their cultural development,and a soldier's life along the wall.
5. Kind of
6. Don't know where the information is coming from
Monday, May 18, 2009
Source #17
1. http://history.howstuffworks.com/asian-history/great-wall-of-china.htm
2. HowStuffWorks
3. Don't know
4. How the Great Wall of China worked in defending it from enemies
5. yes
6. It is a reliable website
2. HowStuffWorks
3. Don't know
4. How the Great Wall of China worked in defending it from enemies
5. yes
6. It is a reliable website
Source #16
1. http://www.mapsofworld.com/china/the-great-wall-of-china.html
2. Don't know
3. Don't know
4. All of the different sections and parts of the Great Wall.
5. Kind of
6. Don't know where the information is coming from
2. Don't know
3. Don't know
4. All of the different sections and parts of the Great Wall.
5. Kind of
6. Don't know where the information is coming from
Source #15
1. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517192,00.html
2. FoxNews
3. Don't know
4. How the Great Wall is longer than thought of before
5. yes
6. Because it is a reliable news website
2. FoxNews
3. Don't know
4. How the Great Wall is longer than thought of before
5. yes
6. Because it is a reliable news website
Source #14
1. http://www.thegreatwall.com.cn/en/goc/goc-1.htm
2. e99
3. Don't know
4. Who built it, how long it is, how old and also some legends and stories about it.
5. Kind of
6. Don't really know the source.
2. e99
3. Don't know
4. Who built it, how long it is, how old and also some legends and stories about it.
5. Kind of
6. Don't really know the source.
Source #13
1. http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761569621/Great_Wall_(China).html
2. Arthur Waldron
3. Professor at University of Pennsylvania
4. About the different walls and the myths of the Great Wall.
5. Yes.
6. He is a legitimate source.
2. Arthur Waldron
3. Professor at University of Pennsylvania
4. About the different walls and the myths of the Great Wall.
5. Yes.
6. He is a legitimate source.
Source #12
1. http://library.thinkquest.org/C004471/tep/en/cultures/chinese.html
2. Students for ThinkQuest
3. Don't know
4. About the different dynasties and what they contributed to the Great Wall.
5. Yes
6. They listed their sources
2. Students for ThinkQuest
3. Don't know
4. About the different dynasties and what they contributed to the Great Wall.
5. Yes
6. They listed their sources
Source #11
1. http://www.destination360.com/asia/china/great-wall-of-china.php
2. Destination360
3. Don't know
4. Facts about tourists and where they go most often on the great wall.
5. Kind of.
6. Because it's a travel website and they don't really have a reason to lie.
2. Destination360
3. Don't know
4. Facts about tourists and where they go most often on the great wall.
5. Kind of.
6. Because it's a travel website and they don't really have a reason to lie.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Source #10
1. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/243863/Great-Wall-of-China
2. Encyclopedia writer
3. Don't know
4. History of construction, design, military administration, tradition and conservation.
5. yes
6. It is in an encyclopedia.
2. Encyclopedia writer
3. Don't know
4. History of construction, design, military administration, tradition and conservation.
5. yes
6. It is in an encyclopedia.
Source #9
1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8008108.stm
2. Writer for BBC News
3. Don't know
4. That the Great Wall is actually longer than most people have recently assumed.
5. Yes
6. It is a good news website
2. Writer for BBC News
3. Don't know
4. That the Great Wall is actually longer than most people have recently assumed.
5. Yes
6. It is a good news website
Source #8
1. http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/workinginspace/great_wall.html
2. A writer for NASA
3. Don't know
4. Disproves the myth that the Great Wall is visible from space.
5. yes
6. Because it's NASA
2. A writer for NASA
3. Don't know
4. Disproves the myth that the Great Wall is visible from space.
5. yes
6. Because it's NASA
Source #7
1. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/greatwall/Allabout.html
2. Don't know
3. Don't know
4. Basic facts about the Great Wall
5. yes
6. It is a widely-used website
2. Don't know
3. Don't know
4. Basic facts about the Great Wall
5. yes
6. It is a widely-used website
Source #6
1. http://www.crystalinks.com/chinawall.html
2. Doesn't say
3. Don't know'
4. All about the history of the Great Wall.
5. Kind of.
6. Don't know where the information is coming from
2. Doesn't say
3. Don't know'
4. All about the history of the Great Wall.
5. Kind of.
6. Don't know where the information is coming from
Source #5
1. http://www.chinahighlights.com/greatwall/
2. Writer for China highlights
3. Don't know
4. The history and culture of the Great Wall
5. Yes
6. Because it looks like a pretty legit website.
2. Writer for China highlights
3. Don't know
4. The history and culture of the Great Wall
5. Yes
6. Because it looks like a pretty legit website.
Source #4
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wall_of_China
2. Someone writing on wikipedia
3. Don't know
4. It gives a lot of information about the Great Wall
5. Kind of.
6. Because I don't really know who or where the information is coming from.
2. Someone writing on wikipedia
3. Don't know
4. It gives a lot of information about the Great Wall
5. Kind of.
6. Because I don't really know who or where the information is coming from.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Source #3
1. http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/04/18_great-wall.html
2. A writer for randomhistory.com
3. Don't know
4. It gives 39 facts about the Great Wall
5. Kind of
6. It isn't completely credible.
2. A writer for randomhistory.com
3. Don't know
4. It gives 39 facts about the Great Wall
5. Kind of
6. It isn't completely credible.
Source #2
1. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/interesting-facts-great-wall-china.html
2. Lola Adewoyin
3. Writes about travel and adventure tours for China Tour and Travels, foreign inbound tour operator in China.
4. Interesting facts about the Great Wall.
5. Yes
6. Because she gives tours of the Great Wall,
2. Lola Adewoyin
3. Writes about travel and adventure tours for China Tour and Travels, foreign inbound tour operator in China.
4. Interesting facts about the Great Wall.
5. Yes
6. Because she gives tours of the Great Wall,
Source #1
1. http://geography.about.com/od/specificplacesofinterest/a/greatwall.htm
2. Matt Rosenberg
3. About.com guide to geography since 1977, masters in geography from California State University
4. Talks about the history and development of the Great Wall.
5. Yes
6. Because the person who wrote this is a credible source
2. Matt Rosenberg
3. About.com guide to geography since 1977, masters in geography from California State University
4. Talks about the history and development of the Great Wall.
5. Yes
6. Because the person who wrote this is a credible source
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Right to Free Speech
1. Right to Free Speech
2. To exercise freedom of speech means to speak freely without censors or limits. It is to be able to say whatever you want to say with no consequences or repercussions.
3. Legal systems and most of society recognize limitations on the freedom of speech. The freedom of speech is mostly limited when it conflicts with other values or rights like "hate speech". These limitations can happen through legal sanction and/or social disapprobation.
4. These limitations exist because there are social standards and expectations that help to limit them. People don't want their children to be exposed to some words or things and a lot of people don't even want to hear it themselves. Without the limitations, there would be much more violence and crime because people would be saying things that they wouldn't normally say.
5. I think that this is the most important right we have and that no right could replace this right.
6. The right of freedom of speech exists because people grew tired of being silenced by the government and want to be able to voice their true opinion without having to be in fear.
Sources-
http://www.aclu.org/freespeech/protest/protest_president.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech#Limitations_on_freedom_of_speech
http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/First_amendment
http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.billofrights.html
http://www.udarrell.com/constitutional_freedom_speech_press.html
http://www.amconmag.com/article/2003/dec/15/00012/
http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13413974
http://muslimmatters.org/2009/03/05/a-right-to-free-speech-or-a-moral-obligation/
http://epic.org/free_speech/#Overview%20of%20Free%20Speech%20Protection
http://www.seattlepi.com/opinion/271432_freespeech25.html
2. To exercise freedom of speech means to speak freely without censors or limits. It is to be able to say whatever you want to say with no consequences or repercussions.
3. Legal systems and most of society recognize limitations on the freedom of speech. The freedom of speech is mostly limited when it conflicts with other values or rights like "hate speech". These limitations can happen through legal sanction and/or social disapprobation.
4. These limitations exist because there are social standards and expectations that help to limit them. People don't want their children to be exposed to some words or things and a lot of people don't even want to hear it themselves. Without the limitations, there would be much more violence and crime because people would be saying things that they wouldn't normally say.
5. I think that this is the most important right we have and that no right could replace this right.
6. The right of freedom of speech exists because people grew tired of being silenced by the government and want to be able to voice their true opinion without having to be in fear.
Sources-
http://www.aclu.org/freespeech/protest/protest_president.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech#Limitations_on_freedom_of_speech
http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/First_amendment
http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.billofrights.html
http://www.udarrell.com/constitutional_freedom_speech_press.html
http://www.amconmag.com/article/2003/dec/15/00012/
http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13413974
http://muslimmatters.org/2009/03/05/a-right-to-free-speech-or-a-moral-obligation/
http://epic.org/free_speech/#Overview%20of%20Free%20Speech%20Protection
http://www.seattlepi.com/opinion/271432_freespeech25.html
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Inconvenient Truth Fact #3
2005 was the hottest year on record
Source #1- http://cei.org/gencon/019,05394.cfm
Source #1- http://cei.org/gencon/019,05394.cfm
- Iain Murray
- He is a Director of Projects and Analysis and Senior Fellow in Energy, Science and Technology at CEI(Competitive Enterprises Institute). He has also appeared on Fox News and on CNN Headline News.
- He is credible.
- He says that 2005 was not the hottest year on record, and that in fact, 1998 was.
- I believe him because he is credible and showed the satelite graphs to prove his facts.
Source #2- http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/environment/2005_warmest.html
- Rob Gutro
- A writer for NASA at the Goddard Space Flight Center
- Credible
- He says that 2005 was the warmest year in over a century.
- I believe him because he is writing on a government website and his information must be correct.
Source #3-
Inconvenient Truth Fact #2
Global Warming caused the drying up of Lake Chad.
Source #1- http://cei.org/gencon/019,05394.cfm
Source #1- http://cei.org/gencon/019,05394.cfm
- Iain Murray
- He is a Director of Projects and Analysis and Senior Fellow in Energy, Science and Technology at CEI(Competitive Enterprises Institute). He has also appeared on Fox News and on CNN Headline News.
- He is credible
- He says that most of the disappearance of Lake Chad was caused by human overuse and also that Lake Chad is a very shallow lake that has shrunk considerably over time.
- I believe him because he is a really good source.
Source #2- http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/news-release/releases/2001/01-17.htm
- Lynn Chandler
- Works for NASA
- Somewhat credible
- The source says that the decrease of Lake Chad was caused by both irrigation demands and climate change.
- I believe the source because it is decent and the source doesn't seem biased at all.
Source #3- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/25/AR2006052501336.html
- Warren Bass
- Writer for the Washington Post
- Decent credibility
- He says that global warming did cause the drying up of Lake Chad.
- I don't believe him because he is not as credible as some of the other sources who said different than what he said.
Inconvenient Truth Fact #1
Polar bears are drowning because of the decline of sea ice.
Source #1- http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/10/09/court-identifies-eleven-inaccuracies-al-gore-s-inconvenient-truth
Source #1- http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/10/09/court-identifies-eleven-inaccuracies-al-gore-s-inconvenient-truth
- Noel Sheppard
- Is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters and a contributing writer to the Business and Media Institute.
- He is a somewhat credible source.
- He says,"It turned out that Mr Gore had misread the study: in fact four polar bears drowned and this was because of a particularly violent storm."
- Not really because I think Al Gore was talking about more than just 4 polar bears.
Source #2- http://reason.com/news/show/116471.html
- Ronald Bailey
- Award winning science correspondent for Reason magazine and reason.com and also the author of many books including Liberation Biology: The Moral and Scientific Case for the Biotech Revolution and The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2004.
- Credible
- He said that most polar bear populations are either stable or increasing and evidently polar bears survived when Arctic temperatures were warmer 6000 years ago.
- I believe him because he is very credible and shows where he got the information.
Source #3- http://cei.org/gencon/019,05394.cfm
- Iain Murray
- He is a Director of Projects and Analysis and Senior Fellow in Energy, Science and Technology at CEI(Competitive Enterprises Institute). He has also appeared on Fox News and on CNN Headline News.
- He is credible.
- He says that polar bears are not becoming endangered and that the climate is only having an affect on the West Hudson polar bears.
- I believe him because he is credible and got his information from a leading polar bear biologist.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Middle East Conflict Questions
1. During the 1948 Israeli War of Independence and also in the 6 day war when Israel fought Egypt, Syria, and Jordan.
2. 1948-Israeli War of Independence
1973- Yom Kippur War
1979- Peace treaty signed between Egypt and Israel.
1982- Israeli invasion in Lebanon
1999- Israel elects Ehud Barak as Prime Minister
2000- Israeli-Syrian peace negotiations fail
2002- Israel conducts operation Defensive Shield, after many Palestinian suicide attacks.
2005- The last Israeli soldiers leave Gaza
2006- Israeli targeted killings in Gaza and West Bank continue
2007- Israeli air raid on claimed Syrian nuclear structure
2008- Israel cuts Gaza fuel supplies in retaliation for rocket and sniper fire from Gaza
3. Enemies of Israel in the Middle East are Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Yemen.
4. Friends in the Middle East include Jordan, Egypt and Mauritania because they all have signed peace treaties with Israel.
5. Basically, Israel wants to kill everyone in the Middle East that does not agree with them.
6. Israel is prepared to give up the West Bank for peace.
7. Israel refuses to give up its beliefs and customs for peace in the Middle East.
Sources
http://www.goisrael.com/
www.mideastweb.org/history.htm
www.mideastweb.org/timeline.htm
www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/09/71796
www.npr.org/news/specials/mideast/history/
www.merip.org/palestine-israel_primer
www.hasbara.us/
www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/arabis.html
www.abc.net.au/news/indepth/middleeast
www.israel-palestina.info/english_section.html
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3660942,00.html
www.wrmea.com/jews_for_justice/index.html
www.justpeaceforisrael.com/middle_east_conflict_timeline
2. 1948-Israeli War of Independence
1973- Yom Kippur War
1979- Peace treaty signed between Egypt and Israel.
1982- Israeli invasion in Lebanon
1999- Israel elects Ehud Barak as Prime Minister
2000- Israeli-Syrian peace negotiations fail
2002- Israel conducts operation Defensive Shield, after many Palestinian suicide attacks.
2005- The last Israeli soldiers leave Gaza
2006- Israeli targeted killings in Gaza and West Bank continue
2007- Israeli air raid on claimed Syrian nuclear structure
2008- Israel cuts Gaza fuel supplies in retaliation for rocket and sniper fire from Gaza
3. Enemies of Israel in the Middle East are Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Yemen.
4. Friends in the Middle East include Jordan, Egypt and Mauritania because they all have signed peace treaties with Israel.
5. Basically, Israel wants to kill everyone in the Middle East that does not agree with them.
6. Israel is prepared to give up the West Bank for peace.
7. Israel refuses to give up its beliefs and customs for peace in the Middle East.
Sources
http://www.goisrael.com/
www.mideastweb.org/history.htm
www.mideastweb.org/timeline.htm
www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/09/71796
www.npr.org/news/specials/mideast/history/
www.merip.org/palestine-israel_primer
www.hasbara.us/
www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/arabis.html
www.abc.net.au/news/indepth/middleeast
www.israel-palestina.info/english_section.html
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3660942,00.html
www.wrmea.com/jews_for_justice/index.html
www.justpeaceforisrael.com/middle_east_conflict_timeline
Reflection
1. During the project I learned a lot about what D-Day looked like and the all around atmosphere of it.
2. What did D-Day look like?
3. We answered the research question with our project.
4. Yes
5. The final product answered this question because it was a model of D-Day and showed what D-Day looked like.
6. I think we used our resources well on the project.
7. We could have improved on our time management on this project.
8. I would have tried to find boats to put in the water if I could change this project.
9. I would get rid of the delicious thing because it was kind of useless to me.
10. I think an A because I mostly completed all of the assigned work.
2. What did D-Day look like?
3. We answered the research question with our project.
4. Yes
5. The final product answered this question because it was a model of D-Day and showed what D-Day looked like.
6. I think we used our resources well on the project.
7. We could have improved on our time management on this project.
8. I would have tried to find boats to put in the water if I could change this project.
9. I would get rid of the delicious thing because it was kind of useless to me.
10. I think an A because I mostly completed all of the assigned work.
Progress Post 4/1
I didn't know what my next action would be entering the day.
Today I finished the reflection for the project.
This didn't help me to better understand my research question.
I am done with the project.
Today I finished the reflection for the project.
This didn't help me to better understand my research question.
I am done with the project.
Progress Post 3/31
My next action entering the day was to turn the project in.
I turned it in.
This didn't help me to better understand my research question.
I don't know if I have a next step to the project.
I turned it in.
This didn't help me to better understand my research question.
I don't know if I have a next step to the project.
Progress Post 3/30
My next action entering the day was to finish the project.
We finished.
This didn't help me to understand my research question because we are done with the research part of our project and working with stuff we already know.
My next action will be to turn the project in.
We finished.
This didn't help me to understand my research question because we are done with the research part of our project and working with stuff we already know.
My next action will be to turn the project in.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Progress Post 3/29
My next action entering the day was to continue working on the project.
Today we kept working and are very close to being done.
This didn't help me better understand my research question since I already have my research all finished.
My next action will be to finish the project.
Today we kept working and are very close to being done.
This didn't help me better understand my research question since I already have my research all finished.
My next action will be to finish the project.
Progress Post 3/28
My next action entering the day was to keep working on the project.
Today we kept working on the project and are about halfway there.
This didn't help me better understand my research question since I already have my research all finished.
My next action will be to continue working on the project
Today we kept working on the project and are about halfway there.
This didn't help me better understand my research question since I already have my research all finished.
My next action will be to continue working on the project
Progress Post 3/27
My next action entering the day was to begin making the model.
Today we started actually building the model and got some of it done.
This didn't help me better understand my research question since I already have my research all finished.
My next action will be to continue building the model
Today we started actually building the model and got some of it done.
This didn't help me better understand my research question since I already have my research all finished.
My next action will be to continue building the model
Progress Post 3/26
My next action entering the day was to begin the project.
Today I gathered all of the supplies we would need to begin the project.
This didn't really help me answer my research question very much.
My next action will be to begin actually building the model.
Today I gathered all of the supplies we would need to begin the project.
This didn't really help me answer my research question very much.
My next action will be to begin actually building the model.
Progress Post 3/25
My next action entering the day was to plan out the design farther so that we would really know what we were doing when we started.
Today I made a better plan of the design.
It helps me get a better idea of what D-Day looked like which was my research question.
My next action will be to start building the model.
Today I made a better plan of the design.
It helps me get a better idea of what D-Day looked like which was my research question.
My next action will be to start building the model.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Daily Progress Post
My goal entering the day was to finish my plan
I finished my plan.
Found a good model to base the project off of and included it into the plan.
My next step will be to actually start the project.
I finished my plan.
Found a good model to base the project off of and included it into the plan.
My next step will be to actually start the project.
PLAN
Basic model of what we are trying to base our project off of.
http://glue-it.com/military/gallery/dday2004.html
Bunker model
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.glue-it.com/military/gallery/ww2diorama/dday001.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.glue-it.com/military/gallery/dday-bunker.html&usg=__nW3HX9SwZpJ9_Jq5pyjVdJ-ByPk=&h=358&w=480&sz=23&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=A-BsCPRTLi20lM:&tbnh=96&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgerman%2Bbases%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bd-day%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26um%3D1
tanks
http://glue-it.com/military/gallery/dday2004_12.html
http://glue-it.com/military/gallery/dday2004.html
Bunker model
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.glue-it.com/military/gallery/ww2diorama/dday001.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.glue-it.com/military/gallery/dday-bunker.html&usg=__nW3HX9SwZpJ9_Jq5pyjVdJ-ByPk=&h=358&w=480&sz=23&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=A-BsCPRTLi20lM:&tbnh=96&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgerman%2Bbases%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bd-day%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26um%3D1
tanks
http://glue-it.com/military/gallery/dday2004_12.html
Index Card #31
http://glue-it.com/military/gallery/dday2004.html
D-Day diorama that we are trying to base our project off of.
D-Day diorama that we are trying to base our project off of.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Index Card #30
http://ns3064.k12.sd.us/Events/Pictures/D-Day.jpg
This is one of the more famous pictures of soldiers on one of the boats approaching Omaha Beach.
This is one of the more famous pictures of soldiers on one of the boats approaching Omaha Beach.
Index Card #29
http://z.about.com/d/history1900s/1/0/V/4/dday18.jpg
A picture of many soldiers preparing for their D-Day landing
A picture of many soldiers preparing for their D-Day landing
Index Card #28
http://www.glue-it.com/military/gallery/ww2diorama/dday001.jpg
This is a picture of what a D-Day bunker probably looked like.
This is a picture of what a D-Day bunker probably looked like.
Index Card #27
http://www2.keycamp.co.uk/Portals/10/Skins/KeycampUK/ImagesAtoE/Dday.jpg
This is a picture of one of the D-Day beaches as it appears now.
This is a picture of one of the D-Day beaches as it appears now.
Index Card #26
http://www.ww2incolor.com/d/90769-4/Eisenhower+with+airborne+troops+before+D-Day+-+June+5_+1944
This is a picture of troops just before D-Day.
This is a picture of troops just before D-Day.
Index Card #25
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/files/images/stories/dday/dday-010.jpg
This is a picture of Sword Beach the day after D-Day
This is a picture of Sword Beach the day after D-Day
Index Card #24
http://www.ddaybattletours.com/
Website gives virtual "tours" of all of the battles of D-Day.
Website gives virtual "tours" of all of the battles of D-Day.
Index Card #23
http://ask.yahoo.com/20000627.html
This website tells about the history between the name of D-Day
This website tells about the history between the name of D-Day
Monday, March 2, 2009
Status Report
1. So far in my project I have accomplished 22 index cards and 6 Daily Progress Posts.
2. I still need 8 more index cards, 9 more Daily Progress Posts, and I also need to still actually do the model of D-Day.
3. It has been harder than I thought it would be to find really good pictures of D-Day.
4. It has been easier to make the index cards than I thought it would be.
5. I don't think I would do my project any differently if I could start over.
6. Before Spring Break I need to atleast finish all 30 of the required index cards.
2. I still need 8 more index cards, 9 more Daily Progress Posts, and I also need to still actually do the model of D-Day.
3. It has been harder than I thought it would be to find really good pictures of D-Day.
4. It has been easier to make the index cards than I thought it would be.
5. I don't think I would do my project any differently if I could start over.
6. Before Spring Break I need to atleast finish all 30 of the required index cards.
Index Card #22
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWdday.htm
Another website with a lot of information and also excerpts from a book about D-Day featuring interviews with soldiers that fought there
Another website with a lot of information and also excerpts from a book about D-Day featuring interviews with soldiers that fought there
Index Card #21
http://history1900s.about.com/library/photos/blyindexdday.htm
A compilation of D-Day pictures
A compilation of D-Day pictures
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Progress Post #5
Coming in to today my next action was to finish atleast 18 Index Cards.
Today I completed 18 Index cards and added the links on delicious.
This research is continuing to help me better understand the answer to my question.
My next action will be to keep completing index cards and doing more research.
Today I completed 18 Index cards and added the links on delicious.
This research is continuing to help me better understand the answer to my question.
My next action will be to keep completing index cards and doing more research.
Index Card #18
http://www.paperlessarchives.com/d-day_documents.html
Website with a lot of quality information about D-Day.
Website with a lot of quality information about D-Day.
Index Card #17
http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/86/47786-004-88E8F6CF.jpg
Picture of cemetary in Normandy for all the soldiers who died on D-Day.
Picture of cemetary in Normandy for all the soldiers who died on D-Day.
Index Card #15
http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/D-Day-The-Battle-of-Normandy-157880.html
Interesting facts and trivia about D-Day
Interesting facts and trivia about D-Day
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Progress Post #4
My action entering today was to finish the required number of index cards.
Today I finished the number of index cards that we need so far.
This will help me to answer my question because there is a lot learned in finding the index cards and I will be able to come back and look over them later to use the information.
My next action is still to keep completing index cards and daily progress posts.
Today I finished the number of index cards that we need so far.
This will help me to answer my question because there is a lot learned in finding the index cards and I will be able to come back and look over them later to use the information.
My next action is still to keep completing index cards and daily progress posts.
Index Card #14
http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/1852791.html
This is a picture of a reenactment of when Paratrooper John Steele got hung up on a church during the D-Day invasions.
This is a picture of a reenactment of when Paratrooper John Steele got hung up on a church during the D-Day invasions.
Index Card #13
http://unitedcats.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/dday_omaha.jpg
Picture of soldiers still on the boats approaching Normandy.
Picture of soldiers still on the boats approaching Normandy.
Index Card #12
http://fhswolvesden.wikispaces.com/file/view/d-day2.jpg
This is a picture of soldiers running through the water to storm the beach on D-Day.
This is a picture of soldiers running through the water to storm the beach on D-Day.
Index Card #11
http://www.rnsubmus.co.uk/images/dday/02%20-%20D-Day%20map.gif
This is a map of all of the places the Allies attacked during D-day.
This is a map of all of the places the Allies attacked during D-day.
Index Card #10
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/images/uploads/blog-dday.jpg
This is a picture of one of the hedgehogs that were placed on Normandy Beach to stop the Allied forces from attacking
This is a picture of one of the hedgehogs that were placed on Normandy Beach to stop the Allied forces from attacking
Index Card #9
http://www.normandy1944.info/
This website contains quotes and stories from soldiers that actually fought at D-Day.
This website contains quotes and stories from soldiers that actually fought at D-Day.
Index Card #8
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0206/feature1/index.html
This website tells about some of the mysteries and unknowns of D-Day.
This website tells about some of the mysteries and unknowns of D-Day.
Index Card #6
http://www.kansasheritage.org/abilene/ikedday.html
This is a D-Day website that gives information about Operation Overlord, the Normandy invasion, and also Omaha and Utah beach.
This is a D-Day website that gives information about Operation Overlord, the Normandy invasion, and also Omaha and Utah beach.
Index Card #4
http://www.army.mil/d-day/
This is a military website with a lot of good information about D-Day. Includes photos, maps, and many other forms of useful information
This is a military website with a lot of good information about D-Day. Includes photos, maps, and many other forms of useful information
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Progress Post #3
My actions entering the day were to finish my product prospectus and to begin researching.
I had already finished the product prospectus coming into the day and finished the 3 required research index cards so far.
This will help me answer my research question because the links to the sites in the index cards are very helpful in telling me about D-Day and what it was like.
My next action will be to collect more information and finish more research index cards.
I had already finished the product prospectus coming into the day and finished the 3 required research index cards so far.
This will help me answer my research question because the links to the sites in the index cards are very helpful in telling me about D-Day and what it was like.
My next action will be to collect more information and finish more research index cards.
Index Card #3
http://jedi-hobbit.net/dday/dday-pic.gif
This is a link to a picture of troops running up the beach on D-Day. It shows the soldiers sprinting into battle off of the PT boats.
This is a link to a picture of troops running up the beach on D-Day. It shows the soldiers sprinting into battle off of the PT boats.
Index Card #2
http://www.dday.co.uk/
This is a great source that gives in-depth information about the battle on almost every beach.
This is a great source that gives in-depth information about the battle on almost every beach.
Index Card #1
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dday/
This website is about D-Day and World War II. It has voices and interviews of D-Day, news stories, information about paratroopers, letters home, specific D-Day facts, a map and also a timeline of World War II and D-Day.
This website is about D-Day and World War II. It has voices and interviews of D-Day, news stories, information about paratroopers, letters home, specific D-Day facts, a map and also a timeline of World War II and D-Day.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Product Prospectus
1. My research question is "What was D-Day and what did it look like?"
2. The final product of this project will be a large model of the battle of D-Day.
3. This form of project was chosen because we feel that this is the best way to represent what actually happened on D-Day.
4. A definition of the finished product would be a model with cliffs and also part of the ocean with boats arriving on shore on beachheads and hedgehogs surrounding the shore.
5. The finished product will show mastery because it will answer the basic question of what was D-Day and what did it look like.
6. The task breakdown/work flow for this project will be to research, plan out the model and then to actually create it.
7. The next actions we have for the project will be to begin researching, start gathering materials, and begin to create a plan for the model.
2. The final product of this project will be a large model of the battle of D-Day.
3. This form of project was chosen because we feel that this is the best way to represent what actually happened on D-Day.
4. A definition of the finished product would be a model with cliffs and also part of the ocean with boats arriving on shore on beachheads and hedgehogs surrounding the shore.
5. The finished product will show mastery because it will answer the basic question of what was D-Day and what did it look like.
6. The task breakdown/work flow for this project will be to research, plan out the model and then to actually create it.
7. The next actions we have for the project will be to begin researching, start gathering materials, and begin to create a plan for the model.
Day 2
My next action entering the day was to find out what I would be researching and how I would present this information. I have figured out that I will be doing this project on D-Day and will present this information with a large model. Today I didn't do much since I got here late but I have figured out my question. I haven't really done anything yet to help me answer my questions since I still haven't answered the 7 questions which will be my next action for Day 3.
Friday, February 6, 2009
First Day
My next action entering the day was to get started on setting up this project.
Today I set up this blogger account and also set up a bookmark account on delicious.
This isn't really helping my research question yet because I haven't even figured out what it is going to be yet. When I do figure that out I will be able to bookmark my sources and stuff.
My next action will be to think out what my topic will be and begin to research.
Today I set up this blogger account and also set up a bookmark account on delicious.
This isn't really helping my research question yet because I haven't even figured out what it is going to be yet. When I do figure that out I will be able to bookmark my sources and stuff.
My next action will be to think out what my topic will be and begin to research.
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