History class was for preparing and writing the tests. To me, it wasn’t as enjoyable as learning information from the keynote presentations. The test was about everything we covered so far in the history course.
Some things that I found easy were:
• Knowing which powerpoints to review which notes from
• Looking back at my notes to find information
• Comparing the lifestyles of one tribe to another in the First Nations (eg. Iroquois to the Plains)
• Understanding all of the questions on the test and on the wiki that was posted
• Giving my opinion of something (eg. natives’ beliefs)
• Remembering how people moved from the Old World to the New World
• Guessing which questions might be on the test
(so I can study them more)
Some things I found difficult were:
• Fitting all of my answers in the provided lines
• Memorizing some of the dates and information of some of the events that happened
• Understanding how Beringia was formed and what natural selection is
• Understanding how agriculture spread (the chain of effects)
Some questions I still have are:
• Why do native people love art so much?
• How can natives make stable houses out of sticks and wood?
• What are totem poles used for? What type of story do they tell? What is an example of a story that a totem pole tells?
I think that the test wasn’t that difficult. That is because I studied all of the questions on night before the test. I went over every question and memorized all of the information that I could. I think that this is an awesome way to write a test, as I mentioned in my last entry. We can study the questions and can get a better grade on it. But I think that the most difficult part was to fit all my answers on the lines that were given. In the future, I wish that Mr. Smeed will give us more lines, because I want to write everything that I think of. This time, I had to split the lines in half, write small and add more lines to answer the question. It would be easier if we had more lines.
Finishing On Native Tribes/ A Start To The Test
This week, we finished learning about the natives. Also, we started to make questions for our History test next week. But the good news is that we get to make up our own questions. YAY! Anyways…
Some information I found interesting/ (easy) was:
• Lacrosse was made after fights
• In the St. Lawrence Lowlands, there are many tribes, but they all speak the same language – Iroquois
• The tribes in the St. Lawrence Lowlands were warriors, and they were the first to build permanent villages
• The people in the St. Lawrence Lowlands were so violent. They think that dying is no problem, it’s like everyday life to them, it’s normal
• If it wasn’t for beavers, Europeans might not want to come to Canada so badly (wants the fur for hats and stuff)
• Inuit children learn by watching their parents, not by being told
• A hunter must know how to read the land in the Arctic
• Hunters in the Arctic believed that animals had souls just like people; they believed that if people hunted without respect, they will be punished
• There were over 1000 new languages that evolved throughout the New World
• Agriculture spread because of trading. Agriculture changed the way humans lived and developed
• The Europeans and the natives have totally different opinions about the “Web of Life”
Some information that is difficult/ confusing was:
• The evolution of corn (corn cobs)
• Why Europeans are so addicted to beavers
• What a wigwam is
• How people can actually use the land and wind to find their way home in a blizzard
• Why an igloo doesn’t melt
Four questions I have are:
• Won’t the animals become more endangered when these hunters go hunt them down? If they are already endangered, why do the people still kill them so often?
• Why do people in the St. Lawrence Lowlands like to fight each other so much? Why didn’t they care about their life and dying?
• How can people stand killing such cute beavers? (I LOVE BEAVERS)
• How can people read the land in the Arctic? The snow looks just the same throughout every part. How can they tell the difference?
I think that this week, I continued to learn a lot of information. But I didn't like watching how people killed beavers and other cute animals. That was so disgusting. Also, I hope that my questions will be answered next time.
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Some information I found interesting/ (easy) was:
• Lacrosse was made after fights
• In the St. Lawrence Lowlands, there are many tribes, but they all speak the same language – Iroquois
• The tribes in the St. Lawrence Lowlands were warriors, and they were the first to build permanent villages
• The people in the St. Lawrence Lowlands were so violent. They think that dying is no problem, it’s like everyday life to them, it’s normal
• If it wasn’t for beavers, Europeans might not want to come to Canada so badly (wants the fur for hats and stuff)
• Inuit children learn by watching their parents, not by being told
• A hunter must know how to read the land in the Arctic
• Hunters in the Arctic believed that animals had souls just like people; they believed that if people hunted without respect, they will be punished
• There were over 1000 new languages that evolved throughout the New World
• Agriculture spread because of trading. Agriculture changed the way humans lived and developed
• The Europeans and the natives have totally different opinions about the “Web of Life”
Some information that is difficult/ confusing was:
• The evolution of corn (corn cobs)
• Why Europeans are so addicted to beavers
• What a wigwam is
• How people can actually use the land and wind to find their way home in a blizzard
• Why an igloo doesn’t melt
Four questions I have are:
• Won’t the animals become more endangered when these hunters go hunt them down? If they are already endangered, why do the people still kill them so often?
• Why do people in the St. Lawrence Lowlands like to fight each other so much? Why didn’t they care about their life and dying?
• How can people stand killing such cute beavers? (I LOVE BEAVERS)
• How can people read the land in the Arctic? The snow looks just the same throughout every part. How can they tell the difference?
I think that this week, I continued to learn a lot of information. But I didn't like watching how people killed beavers and other cute animals. That was so disgusting. Also, I hope that my questions will be answered next time.
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Starting On First Nations People
This week, we started to learn about the first nations people. Also, we did the presentations from the wiki and learned more about that region from Mr. Smeed’s powerpoint.
Some information I found interesting was:
• There are lots of tribes in Canada and each one has unique and cool things about it
• Algonquin, Haida, Micmac and Cree are tribes/ groups in Canada
• Even totem poles have lots meanings deep beneath it
• Salmon was extremely important for people in the Pacific West Coast
• People in the ancient days didn’t waste any part of the animal that they catch
• In the Plains, the buffalo is the most important animal for survival
Some information that is difficult/ confusing was:
• How totem poles can tell stories
• How people can use every part of the animal that they hunted
• What the Haida Lodge is
• Why would taking down the trees, killing animals… count as “not harming the environment”
Three questions I have are:
• Didn’t the buffaloes know that there is a cliff in front of them?
• Why do the people in the Pacific West Coast love nature so much?
• Which tribe in Canada is the strongest and the most well developed? Why?
I think that the information we learned this week was extremely cool, because I found out things I would have never known before. It was interesting looking that the different nations of people who was in Canada long time ago. Also, learning how they use and adapt to their environment is neat. Additionally, I wish that next week in class, Mr. Smeed will answer at least one of my questions!
Some information I found interesting was:
• There are lots of tribes in Canada and each one has unique and cool things about it
• Algonquin, Haida, Micmac and Cree are tribes/ groups in Canada
• Even totem poles have lots meanings deep beneath it
• Salmon was extremely important for people in the Pacific West Coast
• People in the ancient days didn’t waste any part of the animal that they catch
• In the Plains, the buffalo is the most important animal for survival
Some information that is difficult/ confusing was:
• How totem poles can tell stories
• How people can use every part of the animal that they hunted
• What the Haida Lodge is
• Why would taking down the trees, killing animals… count as “not harming the environment”
Three questions I have are:
• Didn’t the buffaloes know that there is a cliff in front of them?
• Why do the people in the Pacific West Coast love nature so much?
• Which tribe in Canada is the strongest and the most well developed? Why?
I think that the information we learned this week was extremely cool, because I found out things I would have never known before. It was interesting looking that the different nations of people who was in Canada long time ago. Also, learning how they use and adapt to their environment is neat. Additionally, I wish that next week in class, Mr. Smeed will answer at least one of my questions!
Evolution & Human Migration
We continued to learn a little bit about evolution this week. But the more interesting part is studying about human migration.
Some information I found interesting was:
• We have bigger brains and are smarter than the earliest humans
• There are 4 distinct ethnic groups and we are evolved from one or more than one of them
• There is a land bridge that formed into North America which allowed people to go there
• People hunt down animals in Ice Ages because there isn't much to eat
• The last age lasted for 30, 000 years
• People went wherever their dinner went (long time ago): animals
Some information that is difficult/ confusing was:
• How the Mayans, Incas and Aztecs were involved in what we are talking about
• How archaeologists can figure out how old an artifact is and what it is
• How the land bridge disappeared
• How the glaciers expand to cover lots of places in an Ice Age
Two questions I have are:
• How can the glaciers melt so quickly after an Ice Age?
• When is the next Ice Age going to come?
(I feel that history isn't so boring anymore, because I found out a lot of cool information in the past 2 weeks. I was totally wrong when I thought that history was kind of useless at first. I am really looking forward to class on Tuesday and I am starting to enjoy this course. Also, I hope that Mr. Smeed will answer my questions next class!)
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Some information I found interesting was:
• We have bigger brains and are smarter than the earliest humans
• There are 4 distinct ethnic groups and we are evolved from one or more than one of them
• There is a land bridge that formed into North America which allowed people to go there
• People hunt down animals in Ice Ages because there isn't much to eat
• The last age lasted for 30, 000 years
• People went wherever their dinner went (long time ago): animals
Some information that is difficult/ confusing was:
• How the Mayans, Incas and Aztecs were involved in what we are talking about
• How archaeologists can figure out how old an artifact is and what it is
• How the land bridge disappeared
• How the glaciers expand to cover lots of places in an Ice Age
Two questions I have are:
• How can the glaciers melt so quickly after an Ice Age?
• When is the next Ice Age going to come?
(I feel that history isn't so boring anymore, because I found out a lot of cool information in the past 2 weeks. I was totally wrong when I thought that history was kind of useless at first. I am really looking forward to class on Tuesday and I am starting to enjoy this course. Also, I hope that Mr. Smeed will answer my questions next class!)
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First Week in History Class
This was our first week learning about history in grade 7. We learned lots of information and I am really interested on some of the topics.
Some information I found interesting was:
• There are lots and lots of theories about how the world started
• Human evolved from sea creatures
• Humans didn’t evolve in the New World
• The most popular theory of how the world started is called Evolution. There is a lot of proof to prove that Evolution is true
Some information that is difficult/ confusing was:
• Slowly over time, animals and people can turn into something different
• How the Big Bang was created
• How humans are related to chimpanzees
Two questions I have are:
• How did the earth form?
• How was life on earth first created?
Some information I found interesting was:
• There are lots and lots of theories about how the world started
• Human evolved from sea creatures
• Humans didn’t evolve in the New World
• The most popular theory of how the world started is called Evolution. There is a lot of proof to prove that Evolution is true
Some information that is difficult/ confusing was:
• Slowly over time, animals and people can turn into something different
• How the Big Bang was created
• How humans are related to chimpanzees
Two questions I have are:
• How did the earth form?
• How was life on earth first created?