Jigsaw

In a perfect world, evolution would vote against all of the disease and harmful genes that ever existed in humans and other life-forms. After millions of years of selective processes geared toward survival, why is surviving still such a struggle? Dr. Sharon Moalem’s Survival of the Sickest deals entirely with the study of evolution and a variety of theories related to how humans, genes, microbes, viruses, and animals have evolved to survive through mutation and natural selection. Each chapter…

Energy production Jigsaw Project individual Selena Xu 1. Second law of thermodynamics: ❖ What is the second law of thermodynamics? Well, this law talks about the quality of energy, while the quantity of energy and matter stays constant. This law tells us that heat will flow from a hotter object to a colder object, due to Newton’s second law and that when energy is transferring and transforming, some of the useful energy might be lost . ❖ Cyclic process of energy transfer is a when a series…

During my junior year of high school, my AP United States history teacher showed us a video about 4 Chinese students that had to take a college placement test. This video was enlightening because I had just received my ACT scores back and I had done better than I had expected to do. I did not think about this video again until February of my senior year when I had a Chinese exchange student come and stay with me. Her American name was Tiffany and she was a sophomore at Jian Ping High School, an…

Differentiating is a way to change a teaching style to fit with what the students need. One way to do this is by making a lesson that includes different formats such as a video, reading, lectures, and audio. This can be done through jigsaw groups where students master the topic either through a video or a reading and then explain it to the class. A second way to differentiate is to have small breaks in the lesson so students can think about what they understand and do not understand…

Newspaper king Charles Foster Kane, is dead. The gap shots show Xanadu, Kane's monumental, rich, and currently matted estate in Everglade State. Interspersed with segments of his short subject necrology are scenes from his life and death. Most puzzling are his last moments: clutching a snowglobe, he mutters the word "rosebud." Kane, whose life was news and whose newspapers not solely reportable however fashioned opinion, was central to his time, a heroic figure. The short subject editor feels…

the parts of the textbook that I felt the students will find relatable, and incorporated new activities as a replacement or addition to the content in the textbook. For example, I took three movie reviews offered by the textbook and turned it to a Jigsaw activity with a worksheet completely different then the follow up question presented in the book. Surprisingly, the textbook helped me the most in planning for lessons I knew I would be observed, which usually cause student teachers to design…

After losing his looks and having his heart broken, life became too complicated for Cesar (Eduardo Noriega) to handle, he cryogenically freezes himself, without taking into consideration the consequences of his choice, hoping all his problems could be solved in the future. Directed by Alejandro Amenbar in 1997, Abre Los Ojos (Open Your Eyes) a mystery/science fiction/drama long feature film, speaks of a 25 year old handsome, promiscuous, rich young man called Cesar whose best friend Pelayo (Fele…

The Obidzinski et al. reading is an academic peer reviewed paper and the general purpose behind this sort of paper is to inform the scientific community who are also experts in this field about the information and findings of this topic, in a process that allows for analysis of the subject matter’s legitimacy. The topic presented in the Obidzinski et al. article discusses the effects of growing only palm oil in Indonesia in terms of environment and socioeconomic impacts. Dr. Roth assigned this…

Problem/Solution Woobo presents the opportunity of creating a children’s toy that is educational and entertaining. This is an unmet customer need because there are scarce technologically advanced educational toys as, jigsaw puzzles for example, help with co-ordination but are simplistic technologically. I believe in the campaign as from early ages it is vital children develop knowledge and Woobo can assist them in this. The campaign objectives are: ‘Help kids explore, experience, and learn’…

Toning the skills and abilities in martial art requires a lot of self-reflection and exchanging of moves with other people. Exchanging of moves is similar to interacting with others, you need at least one partner. Since group discussions are seen predominantly in courses like AB1601, I gain more perspectives and understanding when we attack, by asking each other questions. When conducting group discussions in the classroom, my ability to mix in group learning also helps to complement my…