Why Filter Water?

Filtering water is a task worthy of effort, especially if you have the health and safety of your family in mind. After all, the quality of water these days cannot be trusted, especially in areas with a lot of industrial activities. A lot of contaminants are usually detected in most water supply system.



With such danger, it is important that you take the necessary precautions to make sure the water you use is clean and pure. But don’t worry, this does not necessarily have to cost you a lot. In fact, you can make your own water filter. Here's the picture:

Water Filtration Process

Waste water and water from most natural resources must be cleaned before becoming available for general everyday use. Water treatment plants take potential drinking water through aeration, coagulation, sedimentation, filtration and disinfection process before it can be available for human consumption.

1. Filtration Process

   • The steps that make up the water filtration process are pre-filtration, sediment filtration, carbon block filtration and ultraviolet treatment.

   Pre-Filtration

   • The pre-filtration step removes all rock, mud, feces and other large debris from incoming water.

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   Sediment Filtration

   • In this step the water passes through a sediment filter. The sediment filter has smaller pores for the removal of smaller debris like sand, dirt and bugs.

   Carbon Block Filtration

   • Block of Activated Carbon from Carbon Filter
     

     This step incorporates and activated carbon filter to induce carbon bonding. The carbon bonding works to cleanse the water of pesticides, herbicides, cleaners and other chemical impurities.

   Ultraviolet Treatment

   • This final step uses high levels of ultraviolet light to kill harmful microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi and algae.

Week 3 UOI

	Week 3: Knowledge- April 18th- 22nd	Teacher Notes
Activities	Start to find, list and describe information related to your project from a variety of sources, one of which must be print. Approaches to Learning Choose possible AOI and ATL to focus on
Standard and Criterion Met	Here I wrote a post about water filtration and I used new Vocabulary like the word purify and filtration. This is an example of criterion C
Bloom’s Taxonomy	Knowledge- Find, describe and relate your article to your guiding question.
Approaches to Learning
Areas of Interaction	Environments
Completed Task	Summary on your article. Completed the matrix Blooms vocabulary	Well Done Marcel
Resources	Article- see link above
To Do List	Weekly reflection on blog: Poster / Video that shows the process of water filtration so that other people can understand about it.	Keep up the fantastic work!

Week 2 UOI

	Week 2 Getting Started-April 11th- 15th	Teacher Notes
Activities	Review Criterion Introduce Bloom’s Taxonomy (Very briefly) Introduce Areas of Interaction Re-evaluate- Topic
Standard and Criterion Met	Criterion A 1. Ask interpretive and evaluative questions 2. Select a focus, organization and point of view based upon purpose, audience, length and format requirements appropriate to audience and circumstances
Completed Task	Reviewed the Criterion Posted the Bloom’s Taxonomy into blogger Formed a guiding question to match my Area of Interaction Choose my topic: Water Filtration AOI: Environment Question: How can we purify water using affordable materials?
To Do List	Start researching my topic

Criterion, Objectives and Skills

Criterion A- understand and respond to questions and statements ask interpretive and evaluative questions

Write in your own words: Ask questions during discussions to help my understanding of the topic. To think about information and decide what questions need to ask to learn new things.

Criterion B-correctly use a range of vocabulary correctly make informative presentations/projects that frame a key question; contain facts and details that help listeners focus, and incorporate more than one source of information (e.g. speakers, books, newspapers, film).

Write in your own words: Through discussions that involve questions and answers, role play and presentations. I will use clear pronunciation, good intonation and correct grammar so that my knowledge and understanding of the topic is clear to the audience.

Criterion C- use a format and structure appropriate to the task to organize the work Select a focus, organization, and point of view based upon purpose, audience, length, and format requirements.

Write in your own words: I will show my understanding of the topic through selecting, organizing and presenting the information in a way that is appropriate for the task - i.e. survey, compare and contrast essay, comic strip, PowerPoint poster, brochure, blog entry, iMovie, etc.

Criterion D-correctly use a range of vocabulary appropriate to audience and circumstance.

Write in your own words: Through writing I will select vocabulary and use grammar correctly in a way that supports my understanding of the topic in different written formats example advertisements, essays, creative writing and presentation. I will carefully edit all my written work for correct spelling so that my message is clear to the audience.

Criterion E-draw conclusions produce summaries of non-fiction texts, accurately conveying the main ideas and supporting details.

Write in your own words: Read non-fiction texts (example online articles, websites, books) to demonstrate my understanding of the topic through written summaries containing the main idea and the supporting details.

Assessment Task

I found a simple article about water filtration.

What?

This article is about how to filter water at affordable materials. This website tells us the steps and the materials to create a simple filtration.

Who?

This article is for anyone who’s interested in filtering water and curious about the process of filtering water.

Why?

Water is essential for life . People, animals, and plants all need water to live and to grow . But in many places people do not have enough water to stay healthy . Many people have to travel long distances to collect water . And often, the water that is available is not safe to drink. Therefore, by making this simple filtration you won’t have to travel to get clean water.

When?

Anytime as long as you have all the materials and follow all the steps as it's written on the website.

Journal Romeo and Juliet

Week 1 (April 19th 2011): Today, Ms Sam told the class to make a play about Romeo and Juliet based on Shakespeare. She dropped all the requirements of the play on studywiz and we will perform it on 19th May.  After that, we chose abby as the director of this play. Our play will focus on romance. After we had discussion and brainstorming, the play will be in ancient/traditional version because it's more challenging and interesting and we got many fantastic ideas. My friends and I have to find old costumes and other equipments later on. I was given a task from Abigail, to make a script based on act 3 scene 1 (the fight between Tybalt, Romeo and Mercutio), 3 (Romeo and Friar Lawrence discuss Romeo banishment) and 5 (Lady Capulet tells Juliet, Paris will marry Juliet this Thursday). Gerry will also help me making the script. I should hand in to her the draft at the end of this weekend so she can check and edit it whether is it too long or short, etc. I found difficult because the story of Romeo and Juliet was written in old english version by Shakespeare. In order to understand, I had to read it twice. By the way, I predict every act needs 800 words.


Week 2 (April 25th 2011): I continued doing the draft because it's due tomorrow. Everyone was working on their script too. Actually I've finished the draft but abby told me to make it shorter because the play can't be more than 15 minutes. It's very challenging and hard because the script should be shorter. So far, I think everyone in the group is contributing. 


(April 26th 2011): I finished editing my script and I sent it last night to abby. After finishing the script, we started thinking about the characters that we are going to choose and we had to start memorizing all the lines.


(April 27th 2011): Abigail and Nahyeon told me that they finished editing the final script so the play won't take too long.We did discussions, and we've decided to change it into modern version because it's easier to find proper costumes and props. Today, Abigail was away, therefore I think we didn't have an effective discussion.


(April 28th 2011): Again, we changed the version into traditional version because if we change it we must decide the setting and props again. It takes a lot of time to do that, so we've decided to go back to our first decision, ancient version. Next thing we did, we started timing and it took more than 15 minutes. Therefore, Abby cut it off again and she will send the script tomorrow.


(May 2nd 2011): Today we did costumes. We designed our own costume using adobe photoshop and we did some rehearse. It's pretty difficult and confusing because Gerry, who's gonna be romeo was absent.


(May 3rd 2011): We edited the script again with the help from Ms. Sam. We fixed a couple lines so it would be a perfect script to be played. We finished designing our costumes therefore tomorrow abby told us, we're gonna do the lightning, sound, and start memorizing our own lines.


(May 4th 2011) Today, we had a discussion about the music. We also managed to finish our script and Ms Sam completed the needed scenes such as the freeze frames. We also discussed about the blocking. We practiced from act 1 scene 1 to act 1 scene 2. Everyone was contributing and I had a lot of fun with other group members. Unfortunately, Gerry who's gonna be Romeo was absent. Tomorrow, we'll continue practicing blocking and hope he won't absent. I hope tomorrow, we can do it better and we have to keep it in mind the performance is going to be performed this month!!


(May 5th 2011) Today, we're practicing from act 1 and act 2. Everybody was here and was contributing. We had a problem because everyone haven't memorized their lines. While waiting they practicing, I memorized my lines and it's very difficult cause the words are not familiar and is to much to be memorized. Moreover, I highlighted all my lines so it's easier to learn it and it's easier when I get lost reading my lines. My group has improved about the blocking scene. The other difficult challenge was the romantic scene. Gerry couldn't pretend that he really loved Juliet in the play. He needs more practice. Furthermore, Aziz looked very embarrassed because he's being a lady capulet in the play. It's hard for him to follow her gestures and voice. Overall, today practice didn't very effective because we supposed done these scenes yesterday. However, I believe Abigail is a good director because she can manage everything so that we can use these last 4 lessons effectively. I think that me and other crew should work very hard because there're only 4 meetings left. We haven't covered act 2 and the other acts. We must work extra hard memorizing the lines in order to get all the act finish. I hope next lesson, we can cover 3 acts including all the music and freeze frames. I feel very happy to have Abigail and Nahyeon in my team, they are great workers and very creative as well. They are very relenting to the ideas and are easy to cooperate with. However, it seems Gerry is lack of enthusiasm learning his lines while others are not. 

Rehearsing with the help from Ms Sam

(May 9th 2011): Today I memorized a couple of lines. It really needs time to memorize all the lines. Me and Aziz were memorizing while others like Nahyeon, Gerry, etc. were doing blocking part. We had improvements and it's still the same as we practiced before, everyone still used their laptops to read the script. Finally we came up into scene 3, we also were able to finish the balcony scene which's the most difficult part. It's difficult and challenging because this scene is full of expression. Unfortunately, Aziz didn't want to contribute and he didn't want to memorize his lines. Not like Gerry who has tried to memorize his lines and he needs to improve his confidence especially in the romantic scene. He seemed to be so embarrassed and his voice wasn't flirty enough. Anyway, Juliet did a very good job. She was able to act like a Juliet as I saw on the movie. She was full fo confident expressing what she thought. Moreover, I think she's the one who has memorized her lines and it's very good because it motivates us to memorize our own lines.  Me, my self I've memorized some of the lines and I expect I can memorize all my lines two days before the performance day. Tomorrow, I hope Henry will be here and I'm sure he will help us a lot. We are going to continue rehearsing our play and I hope we can come up into act 4.


(May 10th 2011): Today, we were rehearsing in the classroom with the help of Ms Sam. We were able to finish all acts, from act 1 to act 5. All we need to do now is to memorize our own lines. It's hard to me to act like Mercutio while to act like Friar Lawrence was pretty easy cause his accent is flat. Moreover while we were rehearsing, I found some difficult words to be pronounced like plague and thou. I need to keep it in my mind and I just finished memorizing Mercutio lines. There're still some lines to be memorized. Again, we found a complicated scene again which's when Romeo sees Juliet is dead. This scene is romantic therefore I think Gerry should express his emotions as Romeo. As my group saw, Gerry looked very stiff especially when they're holding hands each other. On the other side, Juliet did a very good job. She seems very capable in every scene. Tomorrow, we're going to rehearse again from the beginning of the story until the end. So far, our director has worked very hard. Abigail has shown us how we suppose to do and act in every scene. Fortunately, she 's rarely absent cause if she doesn't come to school, our group can't practice effectively. Anyway, there're about 2 or 3 lessons left for us to rehearse Romeo and Juliet Play. I think today, we did a great job guys and we had a lot of fun as well. Keep up the good work. Hope, everyone will come tomorrow and contribute as well. 


(May 11st 2011): Today, our Romeo and Benovolio didn't show up on the rehearsal. Both of them were sick therefore we need more members to practice from act 1 to act 5. The director was stressed out cause it's hard when everyone is not contributing. However, we had to continue rehearsing, fortunately Ms Dianne helped us to read the Romeo's lines which's quite help a lot. We just did 1 full act outside the classroom that means we didn't manage our time effectively and wisely. In one lesson, I think we should be able to practice the whole act twice. On the last 15 minutes, we were just memorizing our lines so tomorrow all the lines can be in our mind. Juliet has done her best so far and she often motivates us to memorize our lines. She said, " come on guys, memorize it! Don't just playing games after school!" Anyways, I feel we must get this play seriously, because time flies. I believe abigail can solve this problem. Tomorrow is the last practice, after that exams then performance. It would be great if Ms Sam postpone the performance because we're not ready yet. We still need to prepare everything, costumes, props, etc. Moreover, it's important who's going to play music and that person has to know which music goes in that scene. And tomorrow, we're gonna discuss about pros and costumes.


(May 12nd 2011): Many things happened today. Today was the our last practice and as usual we're rehearsing Romeo and Juliet play inside the classroom. Luckily everyone was here and some of us still haven't memorized their lines. We really need to put effort on this play if we want our group performing the best on the stage. When we started the play, I started timing by a  stopwatch on my phone. While we're practicing, Ms Sam criticized our group about the transition on each scene. How come our group haven't discussed about this problem? Just after Ms Sam told us, the director was puzzled. I know she's trying to solve this problem as soon as possible so the play will flow fluently in front of the audience. If it's not fluently, we would perform more than 15 minutes. Anyways, we could perform twice from act 1 scene 1 to act 5. I feel that we need more practice outside the school lesson cause everyone looks not ready to do the performance except the Juliet, Nahyeon. She has prepared a lot, like she has memorized every single lines and she acts very good in the play. I'm worried about Romeo cause he looks like he hasn't memorized any single line. I hope he could memorize everything and he's not nervous while acting especially in the romantic scene like during the balcony scene. Me, myself I haven't memorized Friar Laurence lines cause it has so many lines. Furthermore, I'm not familiar with those words which're based on Shakespeare. During the lesson, before we rehearsed we're also discussing about props and costumes. I was given a task to bring swords and bring my own costumes. First I got a problem because I don't have rope and fortunately abby has one. Lastly, it would be great if Ms Sam postpone the play cause we have so many things to do like doing our personal projects, homework, projects, exams, etc. 

Practice makes perfect!!!

Characters:
Marcel - Friar Lawrence, Mercutio and Servant
Henry - Benvolio (sound) and Capulet
Nahyeon - Juliet
Gerry - Romeo
Abigail - Narrator and Lady Capullet
Aziz - Tybalt and Lady Capulet
Other sub characters will be decided later when we finalize our script.


Props:
Shirt, suit, dress
Plastic guns - I will bring it
Boxes for balcony scene
Poision - bottle of fanta
Paper masks for the party
Paper cars for narrator and cards to tell the setting


Music:

ACT I ->

Scene II : Kingdom Celebration - Alan Menken

Scene II : Waiting for the Lights - Alan Menken. Music starts playing on Romeo’s line: “O she doth teach the torches to burn bright..”

Scene II : Realization & Escape - Alan Menken (0:35-1:00). Music starts to play when Juliet says: “Come hither, nurse. What is yond gentleman?

ACT III.

Scene I : Escape route - Alan Menken

Costumes

Friar Lawrence's costume

Juliet's Costume

Mercutio's Costume

Nurse's Costume

Romeo's Costume

Tybalt's Costume

Final Script

Bloom's Vocabulary

Using an online dictionary find the meaning of each of the verbs above in your native language.
Knowledge

Useful Verbs


Word Meaning

tell: communicate information, facts, or news to someone in spoken or written words

list: a number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other

describe: give an account in words of (someone or something), including all the relevant characteristics, qualities, or events

relate: give an account of (a sequence of events); narrate

locate: discover the exact place or position of

state: the particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time

name: a word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known, addressed, or referred to

write: mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a surface, typically paper, with a pen, pencil, or similar implement

find: discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly



Write an original sentence using the word.

1. I told her to do what I said.

2. I always write a shopping list before I go to the market.

3. The police said the man was described as white and fat.

4. High unemployment is related to high crime rates.

5. They locate their toys in the warehouse.

6. We're worried about her state of mind.

7. His name is Henry.

8. I wrote a special letter to my English teacher.

9. Lindsey has lost his wallet and now she’s looking for it.

Blooms Taxonomy

1.Knowledge

George : Responsible, strong, loyal and brave.

I think that George is a heroic character because he always takes care toward Lennie. Lennie is mentally disordered therefore he needs someone to look after him.

2.Comprehension

George Milton has cared for his mentally slow friend, Lennie Small, since the death of Lennie's Aunt Clara.

They travel together to work a various amount of jobs so that one day they will have enough money to live on their own and be their own bosses.

Unfortunately, every time they have a job, Lennie gets into some trouble which forces them to run away.

4. Analysis

Like Lennie, George can be defined by a few distinct characteristics. He is short-tempered but a loving and devoted friend, whose frequent protests against life with Lennie never weaken his commitment to protecting his friend. George may be terse and impatient at times, but he never strays from his primary purpose of protecting Lennie.

Unlike Lennie, however, George does change as the story progresses. The reader learns that he is capable of change and growth during his conversation with Slim, during which he admits that he once abused Lennie for his own amusement. From this incident George learned the moral lesson that it is wrong to take advantage of the weak.

5. Synthesis

The big and the small

Weaklings never survive

The strong people overthrow the weak

6. The character I chose, George when he shot his friend by his gun. George did this so Curley and his friends won’t torture and kill Lennie slowly. I think there’re many other factors why he shot his only friend cause he knows the consequences after he killed his friend like he can’t achieve his dreams and he becomes lonely again.