Artifact 1: America Dream Travel CO
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
Invention, Ingenuity, and entrepreneurs.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
Some histories about America in 19 century.
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
We chose it because we think America is a very important country, and we should know some history about
America. I spent about an hour in my part.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I learned that there was racism in America in 19 century.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
Yes, I learned something when I was searching in the internet.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 1
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 1
c) Impact on your learning 2
d) Level of creativity and originality 1
6. Any additional comments.
No.
Artifact 3: Google Earth Tour of Lewis and
Clark's Expedition Westward
-Missouri River
-Kansas City
-Omaha
-Nebraska
-Snake River
-Columbia River
-Yellowstone National Park
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
Human movement.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
Itinerary of Lewis and Clark.
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
Because the areas Lewis and Clark discovered are really important. I spent about 90 minutes on it.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I learned that Lewis and Clark were the first person who discovered Yellowstone National Park.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
No, google earth is hard to use.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 1
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment -2
c) Impact on your learning 0.5
d) Level of creativity and originality -1
6. Any additional comments.
No.
Artifact 4: Gapminder Analysis
Life Expectancy VS. Income Per Person
The life expectancy of United State was about 38 or 39 from 1800 to 1880, it kept stay in 39 for 80 years. And the Income per person was about 1900 in 1800, and the number didn't change a lot during 1800 to 1820, but it increase since 1820 to 1880. Start from 1880, the income per person kind of stop increasing.
Children Per Woman VS. Income Per Person
The fertility of children per woman kept falling from 1800 to 1900. The income per person was about 2000 from 1800 to 1827, but it increased to about 5000 in 1881, and it stop moving from 1881 to 1893, then it increased again in 1897. This show that people's income was not that much from 1800 to 1860 but they had more children in the time, and somehow they had only four children in the time the income per person were increase.
Children Per Woman VS. CO2 Emissions
The children per woman was about 6.6 in 1820, but the fertility started to fall to 3.85 from 1820 to 1900.
CO2 emission was about zero from 1880 to 1846, and it started to increase from 1864 to 1900, , it didn't change a lot from 1820 to 1879.
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
Invention, Ingenuity, and entrepreneurs.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
Income per person, children per woman, CO2 emission, and life expectancy in 19 century in the USA.
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
Because I think this really relate to people in 19 century in America.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
Yes, gapminder is easy to understand.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
No, it was hard to analysis.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 1
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment -1
c) Impact on your learning 2
d) Level of creativity and originality 1
6. Any additional comments.
No.
Artifact 5: Primary Source Evaluation-OPVL
Buffalo Hunt, 1846
Francis Parkman was the man who was only 23 years old, and went to Indian village for experience the culture of Native American with his cousin in 1964, After all he published his book. Bison was the mean food resource foe the people who lived there, and that was why people have to approach the bison. The hunt was the mean way to them to life, sinew and bone of animals became tools, and hides became clothing and shelter. The hunt and its products gave rise to and supported complex social, political and cultural institutions.
There were two types of hunting, one was running, and another was approaching. Running was chasing on the horseback, and it was the most common but also the wildest one, and it was dangerous. A good hunter can hunt five to six cows a time. It's better to hunt a single cow than a bunch of cows, and maybe attack it when it's rest.
Approaching is practiced on foot, and it was better than running. You won't died if you full down from the horse. Buffalos are strange animals, sometimes they are stupid and infatuated, but in another time they will be so shy and careful.
<-----Buffalo hunt by riding horseThe Buffalo----->
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
Human health.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
The way people hunt buffalo.
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
Because I think buffalo hunt is a interesting topic. I spent about two hours on it.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I understand there were actually two ways to hunt the buffalo.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
Yes, because it was not hard to understand.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 1
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 1
c) Impact on your learning 1
d) Level of creativity and originality 1
6. Any additional comments.
No.
Artifact 6: Idea Page
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
Nationalism and Liberalism.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
Human health.
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
Teacher chose it for us, i spent about an hour in the class to finish it.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I learned lots of events happened during 19 century in America.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
No, I wrote these note by reading the information teacher had give us, but I still don't understand some parts.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 1
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment -1
c) Impact on your learning 1
d) Level of creativity and originality 2
6. Any additional comments.
No.
Artifact 7: Google Sketch-up recreation of a
Civil War Battleground
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
Race Relations.
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
The civil war.
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
Because civil was an important war. I spent about two hours on it.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I learn how the civil war look like.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
No, google sketchup is so hard.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio -2
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment -1
c) Impact on your learning -1
d) Level of creativity and originality -1
6. Any additional comments.
No.
Artifact 8: Student Free Choice
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park is the first national park in the world, it was establish in 1872. The national park is in Wyoming in America, the area of Yellowstone National Park is 7988km3. It was Indian territory before, but since Lewis and Clark discovered the area, it became the first national park in the world, and also became the World Heritage in 1978.
The history of the Yellowstone was back more than 11,000 years age. From about 11,000 years ago, Yellowstone park was just like their home for some tribes in America, hunting grounds, and transportation routes. These traditional uses of Yellowstone lands continued until a little over 200 years ago when the first people of European descent found their way into the park. In 1872 a country that had not yet seen its first centennial established Yellowstone as the first national park in the world. A new thought was born and with it a new way for people to preserve and protect the best of what they had for the benefit and enjoyment of future generations.
This is a video i found in Youtube, it's about YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK:)
Reflection
1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways?
b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?
2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it?
Yellowstone National Park is pretty famous, and that's way I chose it. I spent about an hour.
3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?
I learned that Yellowstone Park was actually discover by Lewis and Clark.
4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not?
I saw this national park in the movie before, so I am familiar with this topic.
5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:
a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 2
b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 2.2
c) Impact on your learning 3
d) Level of creativity and originality 3
6. Any additional comments.
No.
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