parramatta marist yr9

Journal 2 “

jtharsan — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:50:23 +0000

Investigate the two types of sight defect- long-sightedness and short sightedness.

Find the following information:

what causes the defect
the symptoms displayed
propose what sort of lens may be used to correct each vision.

A1. For short-sightedness, the cause is usually because it runs in the family. It can also be an early symptom to show that someone may have type 2 diabetes. The scientific term for Short sightedness Is Myopia. The cause of this is that the light your eye takes in, has its focal point BEFORE the retina which gives a blurred image.

B1. The symptoms are that distant objects appear blurred while ones from short distance are still in focus.

C1. The type of lens that might be used to treat this is A concave lens because it gives a magnified view of a wide area. You can also get Laser eye surgery which is becoming increasingly popular.

A2. Long sightedness is also a condition that can be passed down from genes. Many babies are born with Hyperopia but it corrects itself as they get older.

B2. the symptom is that people cannot see things from a short distance because it is out of focus. This is why people need reading glasses.

C2. The lens that you may need to correct long sightedness is a convex lens because it creates a short focal point. You can also correct it with laser eye surgery

Reflective Journal-Think Pair Share “

jtharsan — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:48:40 +0000

1. What does this video mean/say to you?

Ans: When I see this viedo, I see a person dancing. I see that his spirit brings good spirit to other people who join in the dancing to create a combined effort. A combined effort brings teamwork and friendship.

2. What qusetions does this clip make you think about?

Ans: Who funded the trips to all these countries? Who is the dancing man? Why is he doing this? What does it mean?

3. Why do you think that we are showing this clip now:

Ans: I seriously have no idea. My best guess is that it is to promote a positive side of the world. In everday media accounts you could struggle to find any positive articles. I think we are being showed this clip to show that Media accounts aren’t always negative.

Journal 1″

jtharsan — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:22:50 +0000

Fibre optic technology offers many advantages when used in medical applications.

a. describe how optical fibre may be used in medical applications

b. identify the traditional medical techniques that optical fibres might replace

c. Evaluate the benefits of fibre optic technology to medicine

A:Optical Fibre’s can be used to help connect a person to the life support machine and also can be used in turning the light on in operation’s.

B:Optical Fibre’s could replace some cable’s for people injury’s or medication by connecting medicine’s and other medicines easily by using one cable.

C:Fibre optic technology would modernize how patient’s are treated because it would be easier to connect medicine to patient’s and it would aslo be easier for patient’s to recieve medicine

Journal 5 “

jtharsan — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:02:42 +0000

What influences your values about issues relating to your life?

Do you ever compare images/values presented by the media to those of the bible? If so why? If not why not?
No because i dont refer to the bible that much and i might insult God by accident

Has this project challenged you to examine your values? Why / Why not

Yes. I have found myself more in a way. My faith has strengthened

Journal 4 “

jtharsan — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:19:11 +0000

How do you feel the media portrays social justice issues?

The media portrays social justice issues in many ways depending on what the social justice issue is about, whether it is a good issue or a bad issue. I feel the media portrays issues sometimes morally or immorally depending on the issue but in the end the media/journalist just want to sell a story anyway they can.
Has it been difficult to find articles on social justice issues why/why not?

No is hasent because most articles are social justice issues because the effect a large number of people. This means more people would want to read more because it has effected more people.
Do you think that the media operates from a moral framework? Give evidence by using your research.

On somecases yes and on some cases no but mostly their not. The medias job is to sell stories and make money and to do this they paraprhares and streetch the truth. The media does not operate from a moral framework they operate on money.

Know/Need To Know To Mr.Kumar/9.2-Science Mr.Kumar I Think We Should Use This Know/Need To Know List For Science

jtharsan — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:29:01 +0000

Know

Need to Know

Construct a computer generated prototype.
Light has shadows and reflection.

construct a computer generated prototype.

we have been employed by omront technologies.

we have to use different types of lenses and mirrors.

We are going to carry out prior testing.

Write a written report of findings.

We have to prepare a presentation about our device.

Instrument has to be optical.

Definition of an optical instruement.
Relationship to light.
What is a prototype.
How do we create a computer generated prototype.
Examples of optical instruements.
How do they work?
What are lenses?
What are mirrors?
How to test the designs?
What are the properties of light?

What is an optical instrument ?

What lenses and mirrors do we need to use in our product?

How do you construct a prototype?

How do different lenses bend light?

How do we write a report (scaffold) ?

When is the project due?

How many people are there in a group?

What are the experiements we are going to conduct?

What computer program are we going to use to develop our prototype?

What do we have to put in our presentation?

What are the most appropriate lenses and mirrors for our prototype?

What is;

- absorption.

- refraction

- reflection.

- Scattering of light

What are optical illusions?

How to construct a highly detailed ray diagrams?

What are the colours of the spectrum?

Journal 3 “

jtharsan — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:50:14 +0000

Open and read the “How to write a critique” document in the resources menu.
Describe what is a critique.

A critique involves identifying critical things to say about an article and resisting the temptation to describe rather than analyse. In hearing that, it fundamentally is just an essay/article that provides a critical evaluation.

wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
Outline the FOUR stages in a critique.
A critique usually has 4 parts/ satges:

· An introduction (which directs the reader’s attention to the publication and your response to it)

· A summary of the article

· Your analysis or critical commentary on the original text

· Your evaluation or conclusion

Can a critique be positive? Discuss.

From reading the document “How to write a critique” it is evident that a critique can be positive or negative and even mixed. In stage 4(evaluation) of writing a critique it states;

“Is weighing up the positive and negative aspects to decide what value you put on the article”. For this reason, if the positive aspects prevail over the negative aspects, it is assumed the critique is positive.

Critique the accuracy of the following articles

2 year old donkey called up to pro donkey basketball league.

The story is considered important because the donkey has jumped from fundraising games striaght to the pro donkey basketball league. I think the story is fake and is not really worthy of being on the news and i dont know if it is accurate because it is fake.

The story is about a young donkey who makes it into pro donkey basketball league the reporter is talking about how can the donkey can cope with the presure of being in the pro donkey basketball league.

There are many more weaknesses than strengths in the article because the article is not very important unless you watch the pro donkey basketball league which is not real. One weakness is there is no info on the pro basketball league which makes in hard for the reader to know if the league is actually real. It is also very hard to spot any errors because it is not real.

You get no “real” message because its fake and not really accurate because the audience knows nothing about the actual story.

In conclusion the accuracy of the story is not good because the story is fake and has no evidence of the stroy being real.

Journal Entry 2 “

jtharsan — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:45:41 +0000

1. Name the issue: The Death Penalty

2. Describe one media account of this issue: 60 Minutes

3. Where did you get this media account from? TV

4. Is this media account correct or reliable? Why? Yes it is reliable because it shows both sides of the story . Also it has professionals giving their opinion. Here is a website that has some very good facts relating to the death penalty. http://www.religioustolerance.org/execut3.htm

5. Where else might you be able to find more information about this issue?

Journal Entry 2 “

jtharsan — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:49:09 +0000

1. Name the issue: The Death Penalty

2. Describe one media account of this issue: 60 Minutes

3. Where did you get this media account from? TV

5. Where else might you be able to find more information about this issue?

Journal Entry 1″

jtharsan — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:29:12 +0000

1. Describe TWO things that you have learnt during this lesson.

The first main point that I learned today was how the media manipulate and modify stories that shape our everyday lives. I learnt this through the completion of the ‘In the news’ activity. The second main point that I learnt today was that news stories that are published in the media do not always contain all the correct information. They are modified so that the newspaper can sell more copies or so the website gains more hits.

2. Identify TWO areas you want to concentrate on during this project that you think need a greater improvement from the last project.

The first area that I want to concentrate on during this project is my presentation skills. I feel that my marks are slipping down 3 or 4 points because I am not presenting as well as I have the talent to. Another area that I want to concentrate on during this project is my teamwork skills. Although I am already receiving a high mark for this section I still would like to further my skills in people management and cooperation with my new team.

3. Discuss TWO ways in which your group could resolve any disputes during this process.

The first way my group can resolve disputes that may occur in the duration of the project is to conduct a meeting in which all members of the group can exert their frustrations. Concluding this meeting all members can try to come to a solution that keeps all members happy. The second and most immoral way of resolving disputes is to contact a teacher. I believe that this is immoral because it doesn’t provide each member with a chance to say what they have to say and it could cause a breakdown of group moral causing the members to not complete the project to a high standard.