Wow! Now that was a lot of information to take in. The help was greatly appreciated since I grow tomatoes. I saw videos, a PowerPoint presentation and the evolution of tomatoes. I heard different people narrating. One person provided me with great information like how to grow tomatoes. I never knew that I could use tomato seeds, from a tomato that I purchased, and grow tomatoes. I have been growing tomatoes for three years and I like when I learn something new. There were certain times when I was confused like when I went on WIKI. I am not familiar with the website so I played around with the computer until something clicked. When I was able to activate the site, I gained plenty of great information. They provide a cross category curriculum. The students can complete the research on the countries that our tomatoes come from. They can calculate the cost of transporting tomatoes and compare that cost to the cost of people growing their own tomatoes. The science aspect: the scientific method on the drying out of the tomato seeds. They could experiment by drying them out in a book as oppose to drying them outside (in a protective space).
1) Pages; Beautiful photos (What country? And On the road); Misspelling (sorry, it’s the English teacher in me!); the main page that the link sends me too doesn’t look like an informative wiki about growing your own tomatoes—more like I have to join something; Lots of info, hyperlinks 2) Gut: The window farms video was sweet—they make it look relatively simple—or at the very least a great project for middle schoolers to take on (the construction of this rig) 3) TONS of info! Great tip on drying out the seeds in a phonebook; window farms and vertical irrigation systems. 4) Action Grow my own tomatoes! Made it look manageable, and linked me to a number of incredibly helpful resources, that help me understand in a variety of ways (film, ppt, audio, article, etc) 5) Wiki allows you to have discussion boards and the like, and I’m excited about what yall might help to structure in those spaces! Ok, now this may be a bit Simon Cowell-y, but I say it because I care and I love: Writers have to edit their writing before sending out to the world. I know yall had precious little time to put this together, so I won’t harp on it too much (but I will a bit). Over all, great work. 6) FOOD MILES! Labor practices in the international locations where we get our store bought tomatoes. I heard on the radio that carrots we buy in the store have a certain ratio of sugar, which food scientists can use to measure a carrot’s “tastiness.” The same is true of tomatoes too! For LA, maybe connecting this with Barbara Kingsolver’s book, “Animal, Vegetable, Mineral,” about her and her family’s vow to only eat food grown in their neighborhood. Having kids blog about their own family’s challenge to do the same thing—how is it different for Chicago families? What if we lived in a different neighborhood?
That was really informative. I didn't realize just how far we get most of our tomatoes from. I think it would have made it more effective to present the information in a more visual way so it would be more interesting to read and easier to remember and therefore more likely to be repeated to someone else.
Wow! Now that was a lot of information to take in. The help was greatly appreciated since I grow tomatoes. I saw videos, a PowerPoint presentation and the evolution of tomatoes. I heard different people narrating. One person provided me with great information like how to grow tomatoes. I never knew that I could use tomato seeds, from a tomato that I purchased, and grow tomatoes. I have been growing tomatoes for three years and I like when I learn something new. There were certain times when I was confused like when I went on WIKI. I am not familiar with the website so I played around with the computer until something clicked. When I was able to activate the site, I gained plenty of great information. They provide a cross category curriculum. The students can complete the research on the countries that our tomatoes come from. They can calculate the cost of transporting tomatoes and compare that cost to the cost of people growing their own tomatoes. The science aspect: the scientific method on the drying out of the tomato seeds. They could experiment by drying them out in a book as oppose to drying them outside (in a protective space).
ReplyDelete1) Pages; Beautiful photos (What country? And On the road); Misspelling (sorry, it’s the English teacher in me!); the main page that the link sends me too doesn’t look like an informative wiki about growing your own tomatoes—more like I have to join something; Lots of info, hyperlinks
ReplyDelete2) Gut: The window farms video was sweet—they make it look relatively simple—or at the very least a great project for middle schoolers to take on (the construction of this rig)
3) TONS of info! Great tip on drying out the seeds in a phonebook; window farms and vertical irrigation systems.
4) Action Grow my own tomatoes! Made it look manageable, and linked me to a number of incredibly helpful resources, that help me understand in a variety of ways (film, ppt, audio, article, etc)
5) Wiki allows you to have discussion boards and the like, and I’m excited about what yall might help to structure in those spaces!
Ok, now this may be a bit Simon Cowell-y, but I say it because I care and I love: Writers have to edit their writing before sending out to the world. I know yall had precious little time to put this together, so I won’t harp on it too much (but I will a bit). Over all, great work.
6) FOOD MILES! Labor practices in the international locations where we get our store bought tomatoes. I heard on the radio that carrots we buy in the store have a certain ratio of sugar, which food scientists can use to measure a carrot’s “tastiness.” The same is true of tomatoes too! For LA, maybe connecting this with Barbara Kingsolver’s book, “Animal, Vegetable, Mineral,” about her and her family’s vow to only eat food grown in their neighborhood. Having kids blog about their own family’s challenge to do the same thing—how is it different for Chicago families? What if we lived in a different neighborhood?
There is no "E" in "tomato" (singular), so I am wondering if you are making the word "Tomatoe" some sort of brand identity?
ReplyDeleteThat was really informative. I didn't realize just how far we get most of our tomatoes from. I think it would have made it more effective to present the information in a more visual way so it would be more interesting to read and easier to remember and therefore more likely to be repeated to someone else.
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