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Unit 6
MAD-LEARN 2021
Mobile App Development


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PART 4 -- Visualizing your numbers using graphs

Where do I get my numbers from?

​Ms. Miller made 11 short videos to address some questions.  Why 11? Because each video is a tiny nugget of instruction that you can watch as many times as you need to understand what is going on  11 small videos are much easier for you to navigate than 2 or 3 huge videos.           OK?            ​Let’s begin.
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Part 4 — Video #1 - Addressing Student Questions  (1:56) 
I have received two student questions that are specific and related to the graphs and number information which are key to your project overall and specifically to “Part 4” of this project.  Sumiya asks about number information.  Zazeef asks about the graphs in Part 4.  I would like to thank these two brave students for asking the question that many of you have probably thought of, but did not risk asking me about.  I also understand that Magdalena has submitted a question, but I really really really cannot find it. I would like for Magdalena to send her question using email…so I can reply and say, “I got it and will answer it as soon as humanly possible.”


I am going to address Sumiya’s question first because it is the foundation of understanding Nazeef’s question. But, before that, I want EVERYONE to think about the following information….

Examples of Actual Student Graphs Ms. Miller created during some of the live sessions.


Part 4 — Video #2 — CREATIVE MINDSET (13:36)
You have done a lot of research on numbers. Your topic is in fact, Animals by the Numbers. Number information means graphs could and probably should follow.  Americans in particular like to downplay their understanding of mathematical knowledge. It's common enough to hear otherwise educated adults make self-deprecating comments, that's negative comments about themselves, regarding their abilities with math.  DO NOT BE THAT TYPE OF PERSON.  It helps no one. It hurts everyone. Understand math.  Understand and be able to articulate, that's explain, math.  Understand this visually.  What does that mean? Understand math and how it looks visually, in a graph...and be able to explain it.   

Your task is to mine, or dig through, your information and find ways to SHOW math.  This means you have information you already found, that has number information in it.  Weights, heights, amounts, quantities of population, Much of this information can be looked at over time - meaning year to year, decade by decade, night versus day; or by gender- meaning boys versus girls; or by lifespan of the animal itself - meaning young versus reproduction age. All of this information about your specific animal can be looked at by geography - meaning region where your animal lives normally versus zoo populations, or pet populations (if any). 

You are discovery students, which means you are being asked to think creatively - in ways that you come up with. It is not up to Ms. Lembach, Ms. Miller, or your parents' jobs to "tell you what to look up" so that you blindly look that up.  It is your job to understand the big picture of what you are being asked to do....What are you being asked to do???  Graph your number information.  What is your number information?  You answer that for yourself.  Now take that information and think of the categories I mention above....in relation to....  Your information -- in relation to --- some category that is relevant.   


I know this is uncomfortable for some of you to think "outside the neat boxes" that some other adult or some other person has created for you.  You are in Discovery for a reason -- you have the ability to do this task.   You are being asked to take your information, add to it with other information if needed, and create graphs of your information.  Think in terms of specific to general, local to regional, young to old, male to female, captive to wild, century to now, input to output (food eaten to weight), number of teeth of one subspecies to another subspecies.  Ranges of feeding areas, breeding areas...etc.  Literally, anything you can think of as you research and look at numbers collected and published in lists, tables, carts, and graphs.  Sometimes it will be your own animal to itself, similar species, other animals that predate your animal, or that your animal is a predator of...   You just have to be flexible in your thinkingand creative in your associations.   I know how this feels.  You are doing the equivalent of looking at a blank page, and being asked to "draw a picture."   Yes...I know it is making some of you very uncomfortable.  Welcome to divergent thinking required of smart, problem solving people of the world - wether they are in discovery or not......    YOU CAN DO THIS.   

Wikipedia might be a decent place to start looking for this information, but you will probably find yourself quickly into the very adult-level graduate level papers with tons of pages and words and tables of numbers.  If you find yourself there, you are in the right place.  You are probably not going to find a graph all tidy for you...your topics are too specific. 

Specifically, you can compare your animal to a "generic human male" or "an average human female" and create a table....than from that create a graph. Or if average humans are too big....compare it to an average house-cat, or an average mouse. If the average human is too small, try a school bus.  Whales are often compared to school busses.   

In the coloring book example....this is the blank page.  You are being asked to draw something.  You have been shown how to hold the pencils/crayons, and how to draw the shapes. Now it's your job to put that information -- those pieces -- together. This is a bit of a leap of faith. TAKE the Intellectual risk and talk yourself through this process.  Go ahead and  RISK IT. 

Part 4 — Video #3 — Number Menu Overview (1:10)
Sumiya’s Project Question:
Project Question #2 from Sumiya:
 hmmmm i don't understand what info i put in there for number things menu


Answer:
Sumiya picked the Narwhal. I will answer specifically to her question, because she was brave enough to ask the question, so is going to get the most specific answer.  I will also try to answer generally, so that you ALL can get an answer that can help you and your animal.   

Part 4 — Video #4 — Number Menu Draft 1, Menu Items # 1 - #4 (7:31)
Look at the typed section on the website along with this video….

Ms. Miller’s “By the Numbers” Menu — Draft 1
I have a 9 button menu at this point.  
Each menu button has sub points.
I will shorten the menus because 9 is too long, in my opinion.
I think my users will appreciate reading through a shorter menu. 
I think how can I collapse some of my menus...???
My outline & index cards for Number Information look like this…
    1. Number of letters in names
    2. Size & Weight numbers
    3. Lifespan numbers
    4. Baby Numbers
    5. Speed Numbers
    6. Body Temp Numbers
    7. Year Data
    8. Current numbers or population Numbers
    9. Other Number information

Now the list of 9 gives me my buttons on my NUMBERS MENU.
But I want to look at each one of my buttons and see if I can collapse any buttons.
I also want to think about what template each button in my Number menu will link to…
I am not going to read EVERY single one of the details I typed out for my 9 menus…but I will read a few to get you started.  YOU are responsible for reading the rest of these numbers 1 to #4.  I will have another video after #5 of this list.

    1. Number of letters names (HTML template page - text and graph/chart/diagram)
      1. English Common name
      2. Scientific name
      3. Indigenous population name.
    2. Size & Weight (male/females, averages for juveniles vs adults)Maybe make a table??
    3. Lifespan (males/females) - Maybe make a table??  Possibly a graph comparing the 3 categories??
      1. Wild
      2. Captive zoo
      3. Captive as pets
    4. Baby Number — Maybe make a table?? Compare to other similar animals/humans/cats, etc. Mostly text.
      1. Numbers of babies typically had at once
        1. Probably just a sentence of type.
        2. I could compare my animal to other commonly known animals, or human animals…and make a graph or a chart.
      2. Number of babies an average female has over a lifetime average
        1. oh cool, I can make a video of me doing math if I’m good at math to take the average number of births at a time and multiply it over the average number of years a female lives  - minus the time she is a juvenile and unable to reproduce)
        2. In the video my hand can write and my voice can explain…wouldn’t that be a cool video to include?
        3. I could use Flipgrid or my parent’s iPhone or I can maybe use Flipgrid and a shared screen or something…Oh yea, I get to be so creative here…..
      3. Name of babies
        1. Yea…not so creative here…just text probably a sentence or two.  Maybe I can find a funny name for my group of animals…like a “murder of crows” or a “cauldron of bats” Hey that would work for Ms. Miller’s Hoary Bat Mobile App.  Link to a webpage of 34 funny names for animals LINK (https://www.businessinsider.com/odd-names-for-groups-of-animals-2016-3)
      4. Numbers related to the care of babies
        1. This data will probably just be text. But I might be able to make this into a graph.
        2. How long mothers or groups take care of babies?
        3. Do they abandon babies at birth?
        4. Do babies live in a juvenile colony or a bachelor colony?
      5. Gestation period (time of pregnancy)
        1. Can I compare gestation period to time young stay with group or moms?
        2. Can I compare gestation period of my animal to a similar animals, or well known animals?​

Part 4 — Video #5 — Number Menu Draft 1, Menu Items # 5 - #9 (9:11)​​​  
  1. --
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  5. --
  6. Speed
    1. This data will probably just be text, maybe a chart.  I also might be able to make this into a graph comparing my animal to other well known animals.
    2. Compare speeds like average, when chased, when feeding, when riding currents like ocean currents or wind currents.  Probably typed on an HTML template page.
  7. Body temperatures
    1. Chart most likely….males to females, hybernation to actively feeding,
    2. This page will depend on if my animal is cold-blooded or warmblooded.
    3. Might include a paragraph on how the animal maintains its body temperature….a deep diving warm blooded animal will probably have fur, blubber, fat, oily feathers, or something….and their body temperature may go into a hybernation or torpor if they dive really deep…..shellfish, fish, reptiles, etc are cold-blooded and may or may not survive freezing by some way…fertilized eggs may survive freezing winters on some way….  I will probably talk about this specific to my animal.
  8. Year data
    1. Whoa…what is year data? What if I don’t have any data on extinction, or discovered? OK, if you don’t know by now to skip it…you’re not paying attention…..   You can ALWAYS talk about how you looked for something and explain you didn’t find anything, or that you found something but it made no sense…and then you can talk about your thoughts on why there is no information found.   Remember --  an overriding benefit of being in Discovery is that you think widely, broadly, big-small, before-after, and a whole host of other divergent thinking and articulation (being able to explain your thinking in writing or speaking).  If you don’t want to type….speak on video.  YOU CAN DO IT!!!!
    2. Year discovered, by whom
    3. Years declared endangered, vulnerable, etc.
    4. Years of regulated hunting or culling for human usage.
    5. This will probably be a typed out discussion, but might include a time-line.
  9. Current numbers or population….
    1. I might include this information with the #7 above depending on what I find in my research.
  10. Other Number information
    1. This OTHER info may be absorbed into any of the other 8 sections….this depends on my research.
    2. I need to be flexible and creative.  Typing out my thought process is sometimes helpful to our potential app viewers.
    3. If I find a chart that I looked at and then go tot thinking about a piece of information based on that graph…but I found nothing, that in and of itself might be relevant.  Why do we not study the numbers of ___ animal?  Is it because humans don’t care? Why don’t we care? We study some animals a lot…why that animal versus my chosen animal?  Does it have anything to do with use or threat to humans? If most people never even go into the ocean, why do we know so much about shark attacks?  Why do we know and continue to track whales? Then there’s the “cute” or “horror” factor….Spiders and ants and insects are studied, but in a different way and reason than “bears” and “foxes” and “wolves”.  Why?
    4. What role does anthropomorphism have in the research, scientific research on animals?  Why for instance do we have Mickey Mouse, who looks and acts nothing like a mouse…and think that mice are so cute and all, but then we set traps for them, kill them, and treat them as a nuisance, or literally lab-rats.  Can you somehow quantify this information? Number of known characters that are my animal? A smilier way of thinking about this is would you like to have your animal as a stuffed animal? Why or why not? Also, would you visit your animal in a zoo or aquarium? Why or why not?  Do you see, or can you answer why and to what effect that humans desire stuffed animals, animorphic cartoon characters, or animals in zoos, or money making potential, or human benefits and usage, or threats to humans directly, or threats to human money (animal attacks on livestock, or crop damage)….how do those things impact the efforts humans expend on studying this or that population?  Can that be quantified?   

Part 4 — Video #6 — Number Menu Second Draft (2:07)
Ms. Miller’s “By the Numbers” Menu — Draft 2.
———Now I need to look at my number menus and collapse and combine any that are similar…. I get this……
  1. Letters in Names Numbers
  2. Size & Weight & Food Numbers
  3. Lifespan Numbers
  4. Baby Numbers Numbers
  5. Speed Numbers
  6. Body temperatures Numbers
  7. Year data Numbers
  8. Population Numbers
  9. Other Number information

Now, I have nine sub-menus at this point.
Now, I think to myself, can I combine any of these numbers? Yes… probably… Can I reorder any of these categories into a more logical order?  Yes…probably.

Begin with Combining….

  1. Letters in Names Numbers
  2. *****Size & Weight & Food Numbers
  3. Lifespan Numbers
  4. Baby Numbers Numbers
  5. *****Speed Numbers
  6. *****Body temperatures Numbers
  7. Year data Numbers
  8. Population Numbers
  9. Other Number information

Combined….now I get this…

  1. Letters in Names Numbers
  2. Lifespan Numbers
  3. Baby Numbers Numbers
  4. Size & Weight & Food & Speed & Body Temp
  5. Year data Numbers
  6. Population Numbers
  7. Other Number information

Part 4 — Video #7 — Number Menu Third Draft (3:44)
Now, what can I reorder or what can I do to make this list shorter and easier to read?  I know, I can move “Other Number Information” to the “non-number info menu” because even though there is some number info in that statement, I have actually put it in that section already.  Most or almost all my number information can be put into a table…of some kind…and that information I have for this little section is singular and not really easy to put into a graph…I don’t want to compare it either….so I’ll put it in other interesting information.

I also thought about language and titles of my buttons…. My menu title is “Numbers Menu” so I can remove “numbers” from some of the buttons that imply numbers….some I have to keep because it sounds weird without it….   

Now I get this….

  1. Letters in Names
  2. Lifespan
  3. Baby Numbers
  4. Size, Weight, Food, Speed, and Temps
  5. Years
  6. Populations

Part 4 — Video #8 — Number Menu Fourth Draft (3:43)
Now, I will take this back out a little bit, and think about what kind of destination pages my links from my “Numbers Menu” are going to be…

“Numbers Menu”
    1. Letters in Names — Links to HTML Template Screen. I plan to put words and a chart. I might include a graph comparing the three types of names and their numbers, if I am having a hard time finding more relevant and interesting number info to turn into a graph.
    2. Lifespan — Links to HTML Template Screen. I plan to put words and a chart. I might include a graph comparing the body numbers for just my animal.  I can also think about my information in terms of a similar animal of a different species like an average cat, dog, horse, automobile, school bus, etc. I am a little nervous at the freedom I get to use because I like to just follow step-by-step instructions and give easy, simplistic thinking…But, on the other hand, I can also use higher order thinking and do some creative compare and contrasting of the information I am finding….This could be a fun section.  Maybe I can make a decent chart/table where columns include young males and young females, adult males, and adult females?    
    3. Baby Numbers   — Links to HTML Template Screen. I plan to put words and a chart. I might include a graph comparing the body numbers for just my animal.  I can also think about my information in terms of a similar animal of a different species like an average cat, dog, horse, automobile, school bus, etc. I am a little nervous at the freedom I get to use because I like to just follow step-by-step instructions and give easy, simplistic thinking…But, on the other hand, I can also use higher order thinking and do some creative compare and contrasting of the information I am finding….This could be a fun section. Maybe I can make a decent graphic?
    4. Size, Weight, Food, Speed, and Temps — Links to an INNER MENU Template Screen.
      1. INNER MENU LINKS --
        1. Size & Weight — HTML template page — include text and a chart - maybe a couple of graphs comparing my animal to average animals like humans/cats/dogs/cheetahs. 
        2. Food eaten each day/ week— HTML template page — include text and a graph comparing my animal to average animals like humans/cats/dogs/cheetahs.
        3. Speed — HTML template page — include text and a graph comparing my animal to average animals like humans/cats/dogs/cheetahs.
        4. Body Temps— HTML template page — include text and a graph comparing my animal to average animals like humans/cats/dogs/cheetahs.
      2. Each of these INNER MENU LINKS will LINK to an HTML screen where I plan to put words and a chart. I might include a graph for this information if I can find male/female data, or population data.  I might have to create a chart instead of a graph.  This is where I have to be both flexible and creative. If I can justify why I compared the information I compare, then it will be just fine. I might even get to show off my ability to think in multiple directions. I might even get the ability to show off my ability to articulate (explain in speaking or writing) my awareness of my own thinking on the matter.
    5. Years — Links to HTML Template Screen. I plan to put words. I want to include a graph comparing the populations over years, but I realize this info/data might be hard to find or at a  reading level that is too scientific for me to understand while I am in elementary school.  I will d my best on this piece.  I know I can maybe make a timeline showing my animals “year of discover” and my animal’s hunted by humans…then maybe first year of zoo captivity, first year of zoo reproduction, year of endangered, year of protections or legislations (laws to protect or regulate), and year of extinction (if extinct.).  I like this category, even though it is a little bet terrifying that I do not already know the answers. I am discovering the answers as I search for the information, just like an adult, scientist, or researcher might know.  I also like how I can be creative in explaining my thinking, and maybe I also get to be creative in how I present my information.  My users will be informed either way, and I like that part.
    6. Populations  — Links to HTML Template Screen. I plan to put words and a chart. I might include a graph comparing the populations over time…If I am able to find this information, then cool. Maybe I can collapse my menus, or keep my menus separate and link to the same information?  I will think about how my potential audience might prefer the information.
Now, make your sub-menu and destination pages, fill them up, link them.

Part 4 — Video #9 — Finding Numbers for Graphs, part 1 (11:05)
Project Question #2 from Nazeef & Summiah:
Nazeef Asks, “I found only one graph. I could not find enough information to make the other two. I searched for answers like, "piranha population over the years," "piranha population in the world," "population of piranhas state-by-state." I could not find any information that I could make graphs with. Can you give me more ideas? Thank you.


Answer:
Nazeef did the piranha and Sumiya picked the Narwhal. I will answer specifically to these two kids questions, because they were brave enough to ask the question, so they get the most specific answer.  I will also try to answer generally, so that you ALL can get an answer that can help you. Watch one or more videos until you get ideas for how to do your videos. You do not need to watch them all if you learn enough from one or two.  That is up to you to think critically about your own learning and education.  

So for finding numbers data for graphs, return to the mindset video if you need to do so….it’s time to think widely and broadly and creativity. Think about and look...
  1. Anywhere you would put the word Piranha or Narwhal, consider putting fish. Aura for instance piranha populations in the wild versus piranha populations in a zoo or aquarium…
  2. So you can do population over time if you find that information… That would be like populations in the 1900s versus the 1950s versus the 1960s 70s 80s etc.  But that information might not be easily found.
  3. You could do body weight of males to females… You could do size males to females what they eat males to females lifespan males to females… That would be and intra- population type of graph.
  4. You can do young to old sizes for instance.   
  5. Amount eat vs body weight.
  6. Then there’s a whole slew of graphs that you can do by creating a survey… For instance here’s a few:
  7. Boys versus girls who would keep a piranha as a pet yes or no.
  8. Boys versus girls have you ever seen a real life piranha fish?
  9. Here’s one it’s a little silly but you might be able to find this information… The comparison of the letters in the name of the piranha in English, versus Spanish, versus French, versus Portuguese, versus any kind of native language that you can find where piranhas live… For that graph you’re literally just looking up the word and how it spelled in any language.  then you put that on a graph and put it on a bar graph pretty straightforward.

Part 4 — Video #10 — Finding Numbers for Graphs, part 2 (5:00)
Overall for the Whole class — you want to be a specific as you can be and still find information or data.  You might have to think more broadly than you have so far.   The problem with some of the class’s choices in animals you chose - your animals are so specific that you are not going to be able to find large pieces of information with your specific animal’s name in the title.  That kind of detail is just too specific for Google to return anything meaningful.  You’re going to have to search under broader terms.  Instead of “piranha populations over the years” which is unlikely to turn up much unless some scientist already created that specific graph already, you should consider broadening your search.   Looking at scholarly journals. Trying to get information on Piranha fish sales….commerce is a big driver of data.  Threats to humans….another big source of data funding…so perhaps piranha movies, real piranha attacks…Most people do not go around searching for “numbers of___”  and Google algorithms are based off of what most people actually go around asking.  So even your search terms are a way to be creative and resourceful in your thinking and in your search term usage.


The type of animal for instance instead of looking up piranha you might look up aquarium fish captured live each year to be kept as aquarium pets that information might be out there then you might have to go and look and see that that information is found over time and you find out that the industry of piranha keeping has Gone up and down in line with the overall aquarium industry… Maybe you’ll find a graph out there that has or a data table out there that has marine animals versus freshwater animals… In the aquarium industry over time.

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Part 4 — Video #11 — Finding Numbers for Graphs, part 3 (5:45)
The final few suggestions I have for you all to find information or data for your graphs….these are the least creative solutions. You should NOT skip to this step and do it because you are tired of this project.  With that said, if you have done a good faith effort and made at least one graph using the information and suggestions and lessons that I have provided above, then you may use this strategy, this least creative solution to meet the grade-level-number requirements for your grade level.


Here it is.  Go back to Ms. Lembach’s Blue chart of all your number information. This is the table with all your information in columns.  Pick your animal. Pick another student’s animal with at least one similar or related element as your animal.  Use that data and your classmate’s animal data.  Consider picking two students’ animals and having a 3 column bar graph…


If you are STILL at a slump, brick wall, stuck beyond all possibilities, take the ONE type of information you have on your animal and make a BAR GRAPH horizontally and a second BAR GRAPH vertically.  Then make a line/plot graph of the same information. Write an interpretative paragraph explaining your data and how the information is shown by each graph.


If you are still in a creative slump, watch all the other videos I have on actually creating different types of graphs and see if that inspires you to be able to make a creative comparison of the information you already have collected.  Use the blue chart Ms. Lembach created with you all and graph another animal and compare it to yours on a few data points.


Finally, make as many graphs as you can, using all the suggestions I have given you and make a diagram of your animal.


PART 4b: Visualizing the Numbers with Graphs & Charts

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What is the difference between a graph and a chart?
A graph is a visual representation of numbers, usually showing a relationship between the two. Graphs usually have an X-axis and a Y-axis. A chart is also a visual representation of numbers, but the relationship may or may not influence by each other. They are both graphics. Both words are used interchangeable by non-science and non-math people. Neither graphs nor charts are typically called diagrams. Diagrams are also visual representations of something. Sometimes the same data can be represented by both charts and graphs. All graphs are charts, but not all charts are graphs.  Graphs are definitely a subset of charts. 

Don't get hung up on the difference in meanings. But if you're really interested, here is an interesting article explaining the difference between charts and graphs in detail. Article Link Spend no more than 20 minutes reading about the differences. 


STEP 14: Create graphs (or charts) in Google Sheets. 
Using your information from your animal, and perhaps another similar animal from Ms. Lembach's blue chart, make the number of graphs (or charts) for your grade level. 

​You decide what kind of graph or chart works for your information.
The examples below are all created in Google Sheets--> Insert--> Chart. 

You will need to create a table of data you want to use, first.

Where do you get your data (numbers) for your graphs???? I covered that in the 11 videos above. Go back and look at them until you can answer for yourself the question of, "Where do I get my numbers from?" 

How many graphs do I need?
  1. Kinder and 1st grade makes at least 1 graph. You may make more.
  2. 2nd Grade makes  at least 2 graphs,  You may make more.
  3. 3rd Grade makes  at least 3 graphs,  You may make more.
  4. 4th Grade makes  at least 4 graphs,  You may make more.
  5. 5th Grade makes  at least ​5 graphs. You may make more.​

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First video on how to discover data, make a table in Google Sheets, and then turn that data into two kinds of bar graphs

Second video on how to discover data, make a table in Google Sheets, and then turn that data into two kinds of bar graphs

Below are some example graph types that I made in Google Sheets from very simple data I found in my research.  
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Geochart - This is a pretty cool graph that Google Sheets allows you to create.  If you have geographic information on your animal, you can use this Geochart and it will count for:
1 graph AND 1 Graphic AND 1 MAP.
You will include the PNG on the MAPS menu, the Media Menu, and where ever else you think it works logically.  

​NOT ALL animals have this kind of data, thus, this is optional.

If your animal does not have data that is by state, but you still want to try to make a Geochart, you can create one based on
1. AMerican Bald Eagle Data -- LINK https://www.fws.gov/midwest/eagle/NestingData/pdf/be_prsmap_wo2006.pdf
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​2. the Turkey hunt data per state, or bag limits, or whatever other information you can cull from this website:  LINK https://www.nwtf.org/hunt/article/2019-spring-hunt-guide

I told you that humans count and collect data on animals we eat, animals that eat us, animals that we can make things with, and animals that hurt things we make money with (like when they eat crops). Wild Turkeys count in several of these categories -- human food, also crop damagers, also feathers are used to make money. Turkeys are a strange creature in the USA. They also fall into additional categories that cause humans to count them.  Turkeys fall into the recreation category of "hunting as a sport." Aso humans kind of like Turkeys. Americans have a holiday focused on Turkey (Thanksgiving). Finally, there is a market for preserved & stuffed turkeys - process called taxidermy. 

Thank you for being both patient and brave for asking questions. It takes a certain amount of courage to ask a teacher questions. Yours are very well written and because of that, I can answer them both directly rather easily. Here it goes. 


Magdalena Question #1 “ Ms. Miller where do I submit my work? For step 9 Pablo is blocked and so are the videos on step 10.”


Question #1 Answers — You don’t turn anything in specifically yet.  You are doing all your work in Mad-learn. Ms. Miller and Ms. Lembach can sign in and see what step you are on.  At some point in the future, you will “publish” your site to do a test Beta run….and you will get a 9 digit code that will let you share your website with your Beta testers. They will give you feedback along with Ms. Miller and Ms. Lembach, and then, if you meet all of the criteria for publishing, you can apply to MAD-learn to make your site published, meaning available under keyword searches, and highlighted in the MAD-store. But, publishing and turning-in comes later.  For now, just save your work in MAD-learn.


For Pablo Step 9…. As you remember (I hope), several of you all helped me discover the district caused this problem…and we worked together to find a workaround live on one of my many live lessons.  I guess some people missed it.  So, refresh your screen and look at Step 9 again.  It turned into 9A and 9B.  I turned into Step 9A Pablo and 9B What program to use when the school Chromebook blocks the website Pablo.


I said skip the videos in Step 10 if they do not load for you. I did play the most important bits in a live class, but they are not critical. 


Magdalena’s Question #2 “Ms. Miller for the app can we make a story where you live the life of your animal and have to choose decisions?”


Question #2 Answer — This is a great question.  Magdalena is talking about the Choose Your Own Adventure story on OPTIONAL Step 8.  It is meant to be an interactive story, BUT BUT BUT, writing out your story with your animal (author) choosing decisions might be a good start.  If you, as the author, are writing the story and making the decisions - Go in or Go out? And then you as the author choose that the animal “goes in” and then continues writing, what you essentially have is a narrative story.  That is not bad in and of itself, but the purpose of the CYOA, is to have a kind of interaction where you as the author present a scene where your animal is faced with a decision… “Eat the blue shiny thing or “ignore the blue shiny thing and ignore it?  Then you would write two consequences, that you will eventually program. This way, when the audience reads your story and arrives to the choice, they click Eat or Ignore. Eat takes them to the rest of your story where eating it means they die, or they get choked, or they enjoy a full belly….whatever you create.  But, then, unlike other typical narrative stories, you also create a story if the reader clicks or chooses to “ignore and don’t eat it.”  That could be the animal starves to death, the animal soon spots an even tastier meal that smells delicious.  Again, this consequence is your creation.  Before long, you will end up with a “decision tree.”
Thank you for being both patient and brave for asking questions. It takes a certain amount of courage to ask a teacher questions. Yours are very well written and because of that, I can answer them both directly rather easily. Here it goes. 


Magdalena Question #1 “ Ms. Miller where do I submit my work? For step 9 Pablo is blocked and so are the videos on step 10.”


Question #1 Answers — You don’t turn anything in specifically yet.  You are doing all your work in Mad-learn. Ms. Miller and Ms. Lembach can sign in and see what step you are on.  At some point in the future, you will “publish” your site to do a test Beta run….and you will get a 9 digit code that will let you share your website with your Beta testers. They will give you feedback along with Ms. Miller and Ms. Lembach, and then, if you meet all of the criteria for publishing, you can apply to MAD-learn to make your site published, meaning available under keyword searches, and highlighted in the MAD-store. But, publishing and turning-in comes later.  For now, just save your work in MAD-learn.


For Pablo Step 9…. As you remember (I hope), several of you all helped me discover the district caused this problem…and we worked together to find a workaround live on one of my many live lessons.  I guess some people missed it.  So, refresh your screen and look at Step 9 again.  It turned into 9A and 9B.  I turned into Step 9A Pablo and 9B What program to use when the school Chromebook blocks the website Pablo.


I said skip the videos in Step 10 if they do not load for you. I did play the most important bits in a live class, but they are not critical. 


Magdalena’s Question #2 “Ms. Miller for the app can we make a story where you live the life of your animal and have to choose decisions?”


Question #2 Answer — This is a great question.  Magdalena is talking about the Choose Your Own Adventure story on OPTIONAL Step 8.  It is meant to be an interactive story, BUT BUT BUT, writing out your story with your animal (author) choosing decisions might be a good start.  If you, as the author, are writing the story and making the decisions - Go in or Go out? And then you as the author choose that the animal “goes in” and then continues writing, what you essentially have is a narrative story.  That is not bad in and of itself, but the purpose of the CYOA, is to have a kind of interaction where you as the author present a scene where your animal is faced with a decision… “Eat the blue shiny thing or “ignore the blue shiny thing and ignore it?  Then you would write two consequences, that you will eventually program. This way, when the audience reads your story and arrives to the choice, they click Eat or Ignore. Eat takes them to the rest of your story where eating it means they die, or they get choked, or they enjoy a full belly….whatever you create.  But, then, unlike other typical narrative stories, you also create a story if the reader clicks or chooses to “ignore and don’t eat it.”  That could be the animal starves to death, the animal soon spots an even tastier meal that smells delicious.  Again, this consequence is your creation.  Before long, you will end up with a “decision tree.”
Thank you for being both patient and brave for asking questions. It takes a certain amount of courage to ask a teacher questions. Yours are very well written and because of that, I can answer them both directly rather easily. Here it goes. 


Magdalena Question #1 “ Ms. Miller where do I submit my work? For step 9 Pablo is blocked and so are the videos on step 10.”


Question #1 Answers — You don’t turn anything in specifically yet.  You are doing all your work in Mad-learn. Ms. Miller and Ms. Lembach can sign in and see what step you are on.  At some point in the future, you will “publish” your site to do a test Beta run….and you will get a 9 digit code that will let you share your website with your Beta testers. They will give you feedback along with Ms. Miller and Ms. Lembach, and then, if you meet all of the criteria for publishing, you can apply to MAD-learn to make your site published, meaning available under keyword searches, and highlighted in the MAD-store. But, publishing and turning-in comes later.  For now, just save your work in MAD-learn.


For Pablo Step 9…. As you remember (I hope), several of you all helped me discover the district caused this problem…and we worked together to find a workaround live on one of my many live lessons.  I guess some people missed it.  So, refresh your screen and look at Step 9 again.  It turned into 9A and 9B.  I turned into Step 9A Pablo and 9B What program to use when the school Chromebook blocks the website Pablo.


I said skip the videos in Step 10 if they do not load for you. I did play the most important bits in a live class, but they are not critical. 


Magdalena’s Question #2 “Ms. Miller for the app can we make a story where you live the life of your animal and have to choose decisions?”


Question #2 Answer — This is a great question.  Magdalena is talking about the Choose Your Own Adventure story on OPTIONAL Step 8.  It is meant to be an interactive story, BUT BUT BUT, writing out your story with your animal (author) choosing decisions might be a good start.  If you, as the author, are writing the story and making the decisions - Go in or Go out? And then you as the author choose that the animal “goes in” and then continues writing, what you essentially have is a narrative story.  That is not bad in and of itself, but the purpose of the CYOA, is to have a kind of interaction where you as the author present a scene where your animal is faced with a decision… “Eat the blue shiny thing or “ignore the blue shiny thing and ignore it?  Then you would write two consequences, that you will eventually program. This way, when the audience reads your story and arrives to the choice, they click Eat or Ignore. Eat takes them to the rest of your story where eating it means they die, or they get choked, or they enjoy a full belly….whatever you create.  But, then, unlike other typical narrative stories, you also create a story if the reader clicks or chooses to “ignore and don’t eat it.”  That could be the animal starves to death, the animal soon spots an even tastier meal that smells delicious.  Again, this consequence is your creation.  Before long, you will end up with a “decision tree.”
WHERE IS MS> MILLER"S AVATAR's BODY?????  Where did it go? No one knows...And the backgroundis black even though it isn't night.  Strange things are happening with Ms. Miller's technology.  Oh my!  

 Part 4 — Video #12 - Magdalena’s questions have arrived to me, finally!!! The questions are actually about turning projects in on Step 10, Pablo being blocked in Step 9, and the CYOA story in OPTIONAL Step 8. (6:36)

Thank you for being both patient and brave for asking questions. It takes a certain amount of courage to ask a teacher questions. Yours are very well written and because of that, I can answer them both directly rather easily. Here it goes. 

Magdalena Question #1 “ Ms. Miller where do I submit my work? For step 9 Pablo is blocked and so are the videos on step 10.”

Question #1 Answers — You don’t turn anything in specifically yet.  You are doing all your work in Mad-learn. Ms. Miller and Ms. Lembach can sign in and see what step you are on.  At some point in the future, you will “publish” your site to do a test Beta run….and you will get a 9 digit code that will let you share your website with your Beta testers. They will give you feedback along with Ms. Miller and Ms. Lembach, and then, if you meet all of the criteria for publishing, you can apply to MAD-learn to make your site published, meaning available under keyword searches, and highlighted in the MAD-store. But, publishing and turning-in comes later.  For now, just save your work in MAD-learn.

For Pablo Step 9…. As you remember (I hope), several of you all helped me discover the district caused this problem…and we worked together to find a workaround live on one of my many live lessons.  I guess some people missed it.  So, refresh your screen and look at Step 9 again.  It turned into 9A and 9B.  I turned into Step 9A Pablo and 9B What program to use when the school Chromebook blocks the website Pablo.

I said skip the videos in Step 10 if they do not load for you. I did play the most important bits in a live class, but they are not critical. 

Magdalena’s Question #2 “Ms. Miller for the app can we make a story where you live the life of your animal and have to choose decisions?”

Question #2 Answer — This is a great question.  Magdalena is talking about the Choose Your Own Adventure story on OPTIONAL Step 8.  It is meant to be an interactive story, BUT BUT BUT, writing out your story with your animal (author) choosing decisions might be a good start.  If you, as the author, are writing the story and making the decisions - Go in or Go out? And then you as the author choose that the animal “goes in” and then continues writing, what you essentially have is a narrative story.  That is not bad in and of itself, but the purpose of the CYOA, is to have a kind of interaction where you as the author present a scene where your animal is faced with a decision… “Eat the blue shiny thing or “ignore the blue shiny thing and ignore it?  Then you would write two consequences, that you will eventually program. This way, when the audience reads your story and arrives to the choice, they click Eat or Ignore. Eat takes them to the rest of your story where eating it means they die, or they get choked, or they enjoy a full belly….whatever you create.  But, then, unlike other typical narrative stories, you also create a story if the reader clicks or chooses to “ignore and don’t eat it.”  That could be the animal starves to death, the animal soon spots an even tastier meal that smells delicious.  Again, this consequence is your creation.  Before long, you will end up with a “decision tree.”

Part 4 — Video #13 - Brush Up on Graph Basics (OPTIONAL, only if needed).

It occurs to me that some of you may need to brush up on types of graphs, and how to represent graphs, and just basic graph knowledge.  So, I’m stepping back and showing you some Khan Academy links to watch and refresh your memory on the very basics of graphs, and graph types.  We have easy access to bar graphs, line graphs, and pie charts in Google Sheets.
Khan Academy -- 3 units on Graphs
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-third-grade-math/represent-and-interpret-data LINK


Just the video LINK



<-- Oh, where did Ms. Miller's Avatar's body go? No one knows...And the background changed...oh my.  

STEP 15: Create Graphic or Infographics in Sketchpad.io.
You be creative. EVERYONE needs at least 1 Graph or Graphic. 

NOTE -- If you have fewer graphs than your grade level requires, you need to create an additional GRAPHICS to make up the difference. So you would need at least 2 or more since you are required to have at least 1.  You may want to consider goign back and figuring out a way to do another graph...graphs are way easier in most cases.

Here are some charts, Graphics, and Infographic examples.  
This info-graphic should go in your MEDIA menu.  The easiest one to create is the one you have information for, and illustrates information you understand in a graphic form.  

Graphics have drawings and text.  

This graphic is literally a triangle shaped graphic going from the scientific tazonomy levels down to the species level and then a line drawing of the animal.  You could sketch a line drawing of your animal based on a picture you find on the internet. This whole thing could be recreated for your animal in Sketchpad.io. Alternately, you can draw this with paper and take a picture and upload it as a JPEG or PNG file. 
PictureGraphic showing taxonomic information of the Red-Fox. It has a diagram drawing included.

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This graphic is almost an infographic. The dog is in the center and is clearly the topic of the picture. All the other pieces are arranged around the god. The words are below the emoji-like graphic circles that could be balls. Dogs like balls. The technical reason this is not an infographic is because the text is not presented as graphically as an infograph typically presents text.
Infographics have text presented almost as if the text was a graphical element. THe graphical elements usually also help tell the story or relay the information.  Paw prints as the filler for line graph information and happy colors for happy things....Infographics are usually a little harder to create than straight up graphs.  ​
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The horse infographic presents comparisons as silhouettes. Text is large, justified, and uses colors to highlight important facts. Infographics typically present a lot of numbers in visually creative ways.
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