Reflection on May 28, 2008 Service Learning

On Wednesday May 28, 2008 in service learning, my group came down to the library where we worked on the computers to find more information on our service learning assignments. The things that my group had to research were things like plastics and paper and other recyclable things. Something else that we are doing, working on finding the amount of trash in our neighborhoods, that way we can calculate it, and find out how much this stuff may weigh and things that can be made from all of the trash that we find in our areas. We are almost done calculating our data and soon we will have results and will be able to move on to the next level.

Service Learning Reflection For May 15,2008

On Thursday May 15, 2008, in our service learning group, we talked about our recordings for the trash that we found on ore blocks. After we discussed that, we all came down stairs to the computer lab where we came together with our partners to research more about the topics that we needed to research on. Since my part was to make the data charts, I had to help someone else out with their research. I helped with finding out information on plastics. So last Thursday was just basically a discussion and research service learning class period.

Service Learning Reflection For May 1,2008

In yesterday's service learning meeting we came down to the computer lab and looked things up on each one of our topics. There wasn't a lot really discussed yesterday, we just were reminded about our individual assignments. My assignment was to draw up a data table for everyone in my group. The data table is to show the amount of trash we find in our neighborhoods. While counting you are supposed to put how many plastics you found or how many paper products you found in each of there categories. I had to make this data chart so that at every service learning meeting we can discuss it and tally everything up. Overall even though we didn't really talk a lot at yesterday''s meeting, we still got a lot done.

Service Learning Reflection For April 25, 2008

On friday April 25, 2008 in our service learning session, we went out to pick up trash in the area. We did this because we wanted to compare the trash here to the amount of trash in our neighborhoods. When we went trash hunting we did not find a lot of trash, we found about three items on our walk. The things that we found were things like a plastic bag, nothing major really. That to me shows that either people who live up here care more about the environment or either they have more people taking care of this area. Before we left we were just reminded about our personal assignments one last time.

Second Service Learning Reflection

At Thursday's service learning meeting, we talked about things that we could do to get our project out there. We also talked about ways that we could research on our topics. One of the ways we chose to do this is a survey of some sort. We want to find out how many people actually believe that it is important to recycle and how many people actually do it. We were also given assignments of things that we could bring in to help out with the project. We want to find out how much trash is actually thrown on the streets in our neighborhoods and we want to tally it up. One of the other things that we want to find out is, how much of he stuff being thrown onto the streets is actually reusable? These are just some of the many important things that we discussed at Thursday's service learning meeting.

My First Service Learning Reflection

On Friday, April 11, 2008, we had our first service learning meeting for this year. This year for service learning I am apart of the recycling group. My group consists of eleven people including myself. On friday we just spent time trying to brainstorm ideas that we could come up with to get our project out in the open. Some of the things that we came up with, were recycling bins in each classroom, and other things like that, that can help people to become more aware of recycling. Some of the things that we will most likely talk about in the next session, will probably how we can expand on our ideas and how we can get others involved and more aware of this situation.

Web Quest 7

Examine the two photos.

Do you think that movie makers show the reality of African Americans in the Civil War or do you think they try to make it seem like they had it a little easier than it actually was?

How do you think the photos of African Americans in the civil war help us get understanding of what it was like for African Americans to fight with the Union Army?