Definition Poem

It holds life's most precious belongings

Its speed - superluminal 

Its importance - vital

Its feelings - it has none 

It is what makes you - you

And it will have this ability for five hundred twenty-one years

It is truly one of life's greatest mysteries

Definition Poem

It is an adventure, on a journey it will take you,

Everyones is different, depending on who you are,

Some people have it good while some do not,

It is like a roller coaster, there are ups and downs

and twists and turns, but in the end you can choose to scream or enjoy the ride.

You can love it or hate it but you only get one,

You can not take someone else's no matter how hard you try.

It is not for sale, You can not exchange it.

It is like a puzzle, sometimes its tough and sometimes its not.

You can turn the page and start a new chapter but once the book is done,

Thats it, Thats just the story of life. 

Genius hour reflections

Renaissance and Religion poster reflections

Religion Poster 

First star- Overall I think that I met all of the expectations for the poster, I had images that helped inhance the visual aid, I organized all of the images well so it didn't look too crowded and I had a bright bold poster board that really made the pictures pop. 

Second star- I was very pleased with how I organized my poster because I had a lot of images and it  was difficult to fit them all on the board, but in the end of was organized and it was easy for people to read. 

One wish-  Looking back at my poster I would have liked to add more textual information and take out some images to make the poster less busy. I think that using a Venn Diagram instead of the T chart would have made the poster less crowded as well. 

Overall I would give myself an A on this project because I met all the criteria for the visual aid and even though I didn't chose the best way to organize all of the images it was still easy for the audience to read and understand the poster. 

Renaissance Poster 

For my Renaissance graphic organizer I would give myself an A because I met all of the criteria.

1.  It was well organized and colour coated so you could easily tell between the different sections (green for food, purple and black for housing, yellow and orange for clothing, blind and pink for schooling, red and grey for art, brown for trade and blue for science)

2.  I had a nice bold title and was consistent with my font sizing 

3. I used different types of graphic organizers within the larger graphic organizer to show higher level thinking and depth of thought. I used a Venn Diagram a T chart and a triangle to represent hierarchy. 

4. I made real world connections between the Renaissance and modern times to make meaning within the information
5.  I was very detailed and used a variety of word choice
6.  I used images to inhance the poster and they support textual meaning

I spent a lot of time on this graphic organizer and I learned how to organize a lot of information into a large poster board including images. A graphic organizer is a great way to showcase your knowledge and I will definitely use it as a study guide in the future.

I also handed in my project on time which showed great time management skills as I also had a dance competition.  I was almost going to hand it in late because my printer ran out of ink at 11:00 but I managed to get it in on time. 😃

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Genius Hour Reflection Questions

Looking back at my genius hour project I was most proud of how the socks turned out. I never thought that I would be able to create something new that has not already been done before. I had some issues trying to come up with a new innovative way to replace the ice pack but I worked through the problems and I created a great model. I was also very proud of the speech I wrote because I have always had trouble coming up with a catchy attention grabber for my introduction and I have really improved on my creative writing skills.

           My biggest challenge for the Genius Hour project was probably managing my time because I didn’t get a lot of work done in class because there were a bunch of distractions such as people asking me about their projects and the loud noise level would make it hard to hear myself think. So I ended up doing most of my project at home. If I could do anything differently it would probably be coming to flex time instead of working on my project at home because then I could get your approval on certain things such as paragraph structure and ask about word choice. When I worked on my project at home I would have to watch a lot of videos on certain things because I was stuck on ideas. If I attended flex I would have been able to conference with you about the troubles I was having. Another thing I would do differently is bring ear buds to class to tune out of all the chaos going on around the class room.

My biggest take away from this project was to understand that great ideas don’t just come right away, creativity takes time


I would give myself an A on this project because I created a new product that was innovative and creative. I made something that no one has invented before. My project showed that I could turn something old that needed improvement into something new just like the Ideo shopping carts. 

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Humanities genius Hour project

Have you ever had terrible foot pains but you have no time to sit down and ice your foot. Well if that’s the case then I have a new product for you Healing Socks the socks that have built on ice packs. A lot of athletes have feet problems such as athlete’s foot, plantar fasciitis, bunions, heel pain, and many more. So that is why I created healing socks for busy people with busy feet.

Athlete’s foot is a fungal infection that causes red, dry flaking skin sometimes accompanied by pain or itching. This condition occurs between the toes on the soles or on the side of the feet. Fungal infections like athletes foot are often found in showers, gyms, dressing rooms, swimming pool lockers or other warm damp areas where fungus can grow. The name of this condition comes from the fact that athletes spend most of their time in these environments.

 Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation caused by excessive stretching of the plantar fascia which is a broad band of fibrous tissue which runs along the bottom surface of the foot attaching to the heel bone, when the plantar fascia is excessively stretched, this can cause plantar fasciitis, which can also lead to heel pain, arch pain, and heel spurs.

Bunions are one of the most common forefoot problems. A bunion is a prominent bump on the inside of the foot around the big toe joint. This condition is caused mostly by both men and women wearing improper foot wear, such as tight narrow dress shoes. This leads to the formation of a bunion.

Heel pain is a common condition in which weight bearing on the heel causes extreme discomfort. Caused too much impact on a specific area of the foot. This condition often referred to as "heel pain syndrome," can be caused by shoes with heels that are too low

These are only some of the many feet conditions and they can all be healed by just applying ice or heat to the injured area but who has the time to do that any more.

The healing socks are very easy to make all you need is

1.     2 pairs of socks

2.     2 heel cushions

3.     and a sewing kit

The fist step to creating your very own Healing Socks is to find 2 pairs of socks one for you to wear in your feet and one that you can cut in half so it creates a pocket

Step 2 is to place the heel cushions in the freezer to make an ice pack

Then sew the sock that is cut in half onto the heel and around the toe of the sock and place the sponge into the pockets,

And that’s it!! Only 3 simple steps. But remember only to wear your healing socks for 10-15 minutes.

My fist idea was to create the ice pack with a sponge but it was too thick and wouldn’t fit in the pocket. My second idea was to use gel pads but they could pop easily if to much weight was put onto them. So I settled on the heel cushions because it was my idea to place them into the freezer to make an ice pack. Nowhere on the package does it say that it can be placed in the freezer. The heel cushions are re usable, and are great because they soft and squishy so you can walk around with it on instead of a hard heavy ice pack. Healing Socks can relieve pain and ease discomfort at the ball or bottom of your foot. This product can also prevent or reduce swelling, reduce muscle pains and can reduce bleeding into the tissues

I decided to create Healing Socks because I was always getting pain in my feet from dance and I had no time to just sit down and take a minute to ice my feet. A lot of my fellow dancers also have this problem and the pain gets worse and worse because we have no time to ice our feet.

I created this product specifically for athletes and I’m sick and tired of watching my marathon running mom hobble around the house saying “I have no time to ice my sore feet” well now you do.

So if you ever have pain in your feet just follow these 3 simple steps to relive your pain. 

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Peer Review

Samantha

          Catchy intro grabs and holds the audiences attention, interesting information, nice visual aid would be better if you pointed to the pictures while taking, love the ideal of the heel cushions, hardly used notes at all, great work.

Alex

          Great into I like how you made it sound like you were actually selling the product, love the poster all of the colours really stand out on the black poster board could point to pictures more often, maybe make the conclusion relate back to the intro, overall I really like the model and you hardly used your notes good job.