Wave Master

My Artefact of the Future

It has taken a long time to make up my mind. I decided on a wave creator. It is basically a pole with a control panel witch you stick into the sand and you can customize the waves. It will have the option to change the wave height, speed, barrel, and how close it forms to the shore. I chose it because I love surfing. I don't surf though (even though I have tried) but I love watching it. I will basically out a cool beach background and create the panel with shapes. I will try to make it look realistically as possible. I believe I can create something really cool as long as I really make an effort.

Frames

I choose three types of frames for this particular project.One for me, one for the guys, and one for the girls. The one i picked for me is a lighter han the rest so that it is more more noticeable. For the guys I chose a similar one but with a darker color. For the girls i chose a think, elegant frame that is pretty girly. These will look very good on my project.

Family Tree

The tree I chose was a willow tree. I chose this not only because it is amazing and it looks awesome. When I go to Chicago in the summer I always admire the willow trees around the small lakes. I also like that it looks as though they are drinking the water. I also really like lakes and willow trees always grow next to them. People say they look sad but my opinion is totally different. They look colorful and joyful to me. This tree will be perfect for this project.

Spring Map Testing

We have just finished Map Testings and I am actually really pleased with myself. My scores improved since October. I got higher or equal scores than last time with minimal effort. I was familiar with most of the questions. In all three of them I was one of the first to to finish. Of course, this doesn't mean I enjoyed them. I felt a lot of pressure while doing them and I had headaches. Nevertheless I survived Map Testings and I am really proud of myself.


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How to Survive Seventh Grade Presentations

I have seen many of these presentation and I noticed a lot of important things. For example, many of my classmates focus on more general terms like not being late to class and being organized. I actually made a slide about every teacher and how to pass their class. Most of the other presentation had no animations which I thought was kind of boring. I put enough animations to make it more fun but not so much that are too distracting. They were all actually very good. I wish I was given one of this presentations before entering high school to have been more prepared.

Powerpoint Rules

Powrpoint has some basic rules in order to make a good presentation. First and one of the most important, don't put every word you are going to say in your slides because this makes the audience know that you don't really know what you are talking about and it also makes the presentation boring. Also, after you finish a slide go back and check for spelling mistakes. Never put too much bullet points because they will loose their purpose of making a key piece of information stand out. Remember to make the background color not distracting and also make sure the color of the font makes it stand out. It is important to keep the presentation short with a minimum number of slides so that the audience doesn't get bored. A problem a lot of people have is that they have too much data in one slide which then gets hard to read and understand. Don't put too much distracting animations for they will be very distracting. Always make the font a good size and easy to read. Following these steps you will always make a great presentation.