How do you think you are doing so far in your senior project and why? AE, P, AP, CR, or NC
Honestly i think that i deserve a AP because i have missed some of the senior project research checks and i got a AP on my 5 minute presentation. Also i haven't started any of my independent tasks or service learning because i have not received my guide dog yet.
What one thing do you think you have done well on and why?
i think i have done well on finding people to interview. My interviews have both been people that have raised and are training guide dogs. They have helped me a great deal in providing valuable information that was unclear in the beginning.
What is one thing you would like to improve on and why?
I would like to improve on actually get my guide dog puppy. I need to be more forceful with the GDA puppy board because my whole senior project relies on training, raising and taking care of my guide dog puppy.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Blog 9: Science Fair Proposal
1.What is your hypothesis?
If puppy urine leaves stains on your cement, then how much bleach diluted in water would be needed to completely remove traces of the stain?
2.Identify the dependent (produced), independent (manipulated) and control variables in your hypothesis.
Dependent Variable(s): how much of the stain that gets removed.
Independent Variable(s): how much bleach and water i use.
Control Variable(s): the diet of the puppy, which chemical and what type of water i use.
3. What is the connection between your science fair project and your senior project EQ?
Since my E.Q. is "What is the best way to raise and train a guide dog?" i figured it relates because i have to raise my puppy, so i have to meet every need the puppy has whether it be hygiene, feeding, or pee breaks. When i remove the urine from her pee grounds (as i call it) i am helping to keep her healthy by keeping her area clean.
4. How will you perform the experiment? Include the equipment you plan on using.
Materials
I will perform this experiment outside in my back yard. I will label every pee stain my puppy has produced, and for every different pee spot i will use a different concentration of bleach that will be diluted by distilled water. I will then photograph each stain daily, to see the progress.
5. Chemistry
If puppy urine leaves stains on your cement, then how much bleach diluted in water would be needed to completely remove traces of the stain?
2.Identify the dependent (produced), independent (manipulated) and control variables in your hypothesis.
Dependent Variable(s): how much of the stain that gets removed.
Independent Variable(s): how much bleach and water i use.
Control Variable(s): the diet of the puppy, which chemical and what type of water i use.
3. What is the connection between your science fair project and your senior project EQ?
Since my E.Q. is "What is the best way to raise and train a guide dog?" i figured it relates because i have to raise my puppy, so i have to meet every need the puppy has whether it be hygiene, feeding, or pee breaks. When i remove the urine from her pee grounds (as i call it) i am helping to keep her healthy by keeping her area clean.
4. How will you perform the experiment? Include the equipment you plan on using.
Materials
I will perform this experiment outside in my back yard. I will label every pee stain my puppy has produced, and for every different pee spot i will use a different concentration of bleach that will be diluted by distilled water. I will then photograph each stain daily, to see the progress.
5. Chemistry
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Blog 8: What i have learned so far
1. What have you learned how to do since you started working on your senior project?
Since I began working and researching my topic I have learned that to make a successful guide dog you need to have extreme dedication and focus, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week you will be disciplining and teaching your dog formal G.D.A (Guide Dogs of America) commands. I have also learned that the most effective way to train your dog is to use verbal praise and affection;if you are training your dog with doggy treats he/she will learn to expect a treat after they have followed a command and you won't always have a supply of doggy treats handy and eventually they will become disobedient. Another thing that I have learned is to recognize different types of illnesses depending on what symptoms the dog has.
2. Post evidence of this accomplishment.
3. What research helped you to do this and how?
My research that helped me to achieve this is the G.D.A. Puppy Manuel that.I received when I had my home interview. This Manuel contained a wide range of topics from what to expect as your puppy grows older to what types of toys your puppy is aloud to play with. This Manuel informed me on the diet the guide dog in training should stick to, what illness and diseases I have to be aware of and how and when the formal commands should be used.
Since I began working and researching my topic I have learned that to make a successful guide dog you need to have extreme dedication and focus, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week you will be disciplining and teaching your dog formal G.D.A (Guide Dogs of America) commands. I have also learned that the most effective way to train your dog is to use verbal praise and affection;if you are training your dog with doggy treats he/she will learn to expect a treat after they have followed a command and you won't always have a supply of doggy treats handy and eventually they will become disobedient. Another thing that I have learned is to recognize different types of illnesses depending on what symptoms the dog has.
2. Post evidence of this accomplishment.
3. What research helped you to do this and how?
My research that helped me to achieve this is the G.D.A. Puppy Manuel that.I received when I had my home interview. This Manuel contained a wide range of topics from what to expect as your puppy grows older to what types of toys your puppy is aloud to play with. This Manuel informed me on the diet the guide dog in training should stick to, what illness and diseases I have to be aware of and how and when the formal commands should be used.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Plan Approval
1. Write a description of what you plan on doing for your independent study component.
For my independent study i will be raising a guide dog puppy.
For my independent study i will be raising a guide dog puppy.
2. Describe in detail how you think your plan will meet the 30 hours work requirement.
I plan on meeting the 30 hours by becoming a guide dog puppy raiser. When i begin to raise my puppy i will get hands on experience and a first person view on what it actually takes to raise a guide dog.
(3) How does your independent study component relate to your EQ?
(3) How does your independent study component relate to your EQ?
My independent study component relates a great deal to my essential question because in my eq i have to answer the question of how to raise and train a guide dog, so when i get my puppy i will get to personally experience all the hard work that goes into training a guide dog.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Blog 6: Defining the Essential Question
(1) What is your EQ?
What is the best way to raise and train a guide dog?
(2) Define the words in your EQ to make sure we are on the same page regarding what your EQ means.
Best: highest quality, most satisfactory
Train: teaching the traits and characteristics that are expected in a guide dog.
Raise: giving a healthy environment to grow from a 8 week old puppy to a 19 month old young adult.
(3) What are some possible answers to your EQ so far?
Obedience
Disapline
Companionship
(4) What has been your most important source and why? Be specific. If it is a person, name them and what they do, if it is an article, book or video, name the title and author.
My most important source of information has been the Puppy Manuel that Sandy, my puppy raiser leader, gave me. It contains very valuable information that is relevant to my guide dog puppy, it covers topics such as the formal commands we have to use; heel, leave it, down, sit, to basic things like the proper way of teaching our puppy their name.
What is the best way to raise and train a guide dog?
(2) Define the words in your EQ to make sure we are on the same page regarding what your EQ means.
Best: highest quality, most satisfactory
Train: teaching the traits and characteristics that are expected in a guide dog.
Raise: giving a healthy environment to grow from a 8 week old puppy to a 19 month old young adult.
(3) What are some possible answers to your EQ so far?
Obedience
Disapline
Companionship
(4) What has been your most important source and why? Be specific. If it is a person, name them and what they do, if it is an article, book or video, name the title and author.
My most important source of information has been the Puppy Manuel that Sandy, my puppy raiser leader, gave me. It contains very valuable information that is relevant to my guide dog puppy, it covers topics such as the formal commands we have to use; heel, leave it, down, sit, to basic things like the proper way of teaching our puppy their name.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Second Interview Questions
For my second interview i am planning on interviewing a guide dog puppy raiser.
1. When did you first become involved with raising guide dogs?
2. What was your reason to becoming a guide dog raiser?
3. How long have you been a guide dog puppy raiser?
4.When you first became a guide dog trainer were you required to take any dog obedience classes?
5. What do you feel after you see your dog graduate and go to a guide dog applicant?
6. From your experience, what do you feel makes a good guide dog raiser?
1. When did you first become involved with raising guide dogs?
2. What was your reason to becoming a guide dog raiser?
3. How long have you been a guide dog puppy raiser?
4.When you first became a guide dog trainer were you required to take any dog obedience classes?
5. What do you feel after you see your dog graduate and go to a guide dog applicant?
6. From your experience, what do you feel makes a good guide dog raiser?
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Blog 4: Presentation Reflection
1: In what way did the first interview affect your presentation? Please explain, be specific and use an example.
To be honest, in my first interview we didn't talk about the topic I presented. In my interview we mainly discussed what I should expect when I first get my guide dog puppy, how I should train my puppy and where I could do my service learning. So, my interview really had nothing to do with my presentation.
2. What would you say stood out about your presentation performance and why?
I think what stood out about my presentation was the information that I gave, I explained where formal guide dog schools originated, why the schools were created in the first place, and how guide dogs came to America.
3. What was most challenging and why?
For me the most challenging part was actually presenting my topic. I knew my topic perfectly and I had a clear understanding of everything I researched, the only problem I faced was the presenting it to the class because I am incredibly shy and will never get over the fear of speaking to an audience.
To be honest, in my first interview we didn't talk about the topic I presented. In my interview we mainly discussed what I should expect when I first get my guide dog puppy, how I should train my puppy and where I could do my service learning. So, my interview really had nothing to do with my presentation.
2. What would you say stood out about your presentation performance and why?
I think what stood out about my presentation was the information that I gave, I explained where formal guide dog schools originated, why the schools were created in the first place, and how guide dogs came to America.
3. What was most challenging and why?
For me the most challenging part was actually presenting my topic. I knew my topic perfectly and I had a clear understanding of everything I researched, the only problem I faced was the presenting it to the class because I am incredibly shy and will never get over the fear of speaking to an audience.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Blog 3: Senior Project Presentation
Lesson: History of Guide Dogs
Objective: The audience will learn the history of how service dogs came into common use.
Procedure:
Step 1: Introduce my topic by asking the audience, "Does anyone know who was the first group of people who benefited from Guide Dogs?" I'll then call on three random people in the audience.
Step 2: Tell audience what my objective is for this mini lesson.
Step 3: I will then begin to tell the audience about the history of Guide Dogs and use my visual to aid me.
Step 4: Next I will check for understanding by calling on audience members to see what they have learned.
Step 5: I will then conclude my mini lesson, ask for further questions and ask if anyone needs further clarification.
Check for Understanding: To check for understanding I will ask a question and call on a random audience member to answer.
Resources/Materials: For materials i will have a poster board with picture and text regarding the history of G.D.s. I will need a table to hold up my poster board and have all the desks facing the white board.
Objective: The audience will learn the history of how service dogs came into common use.
Procedure:
Step 1: Introduce my topic by asking the audience, "Does anyone know who was the first group of people who benefited from Guide Dogs?" I'll then call on three random people in the audience.
Step 2: Tell audience what my objective is for this mini lesson.
Step 3: I will then begin to tell the audience about the history of Guide Dogs and use my visual to aid me.
Step 4: Next I will check for understanding by calling on audience members to see what they have learned.
Step 5: I will then conclude my mini lesson, ask for further questions and ask if anyone needs further clarification.
Check for Understanding: To check for understanding I will ask a question and call on a random audience member to answer.
Resources/Materials: For materials i will have a poster board with picture and text regarding the history of G.D.s. I will need a table to hold up my poster board and have all the desks facing the white board.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Blog 2: Interview Check
Who are you interviewing and why?
I am hoping to interview Samantha (former I Polyer) for my first interview. I think that she will make a great first interview because she can give me first hand tips on what i should focus my project on and how i should train my guide dog.
What additional questions will you ask them (in addition to the required five)?
The additional questions i would ask are...
Q: What first made you interested in raising a guide dog?
Q: What are the biggest factors I have to consider when raising and training a guide dog?
Q: How did you adjust to having to take care of a guide dog 24/7?
I am hoping to interview Samantha (former I Polyer) for my first interview. I think that she will make a great first interview because she can give me first hand tips on what i should focus my project on and how i should train my guide dog.
What additional questions will you ask them (in addition to the required five)?
The additional questions i would ask are...
Q: What first made you interested in raising a guide dog?
Q: What are the biggest factors I have to consider when raising and training a guide dog?
Q: How did you adjust to having to take care of a guide dog 24/7?
Monday, September 5, 2011
Blog 1: Senior Project Topic
Q: What is your senior project?
My senior project is Guide Dogs.
Q: Why?
I chose this topic because I have always loved and have always felt comfortable working with animals. I personally wanted to deal with a topic that would have me working along side a animal and in the end create a positive life altering experience for an individual in need.
Q: What do you hope to accomplish after studying this topic?
I hope to understand the discipline, obedience and love that it takes to create a hard working and dependable seeing eye dog.
My senior project is Guide Dogs.
Q: Why?
I chose this topic because I have always loved and have always felt comfortable working with animals. I personally wanted to deal with a topic that would have me working along side a animal and in the end create a positive life altering experience for an individual in need.
Q: What do you hope to accomplish after studying this topic?
I hope to understand the discipline, obedience and love that it takes to create a hard working and dependable seeing eye dog.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
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