More Process Journal
Deciding My Topic (Dolphin Tank)
My Topic: To research how to grow organic plants, how to raise chicks and how to build a safe chicken coop. And to build a website that shows my progress of the plants, the chicks and the chicken coop step by step and inspires people of all ages.
When I had to choose a topic for my project I had a lot of different ideas because I have a lot of interests, but I decided to do something that helps my family and me to be more healthy and sustainable and it also should inspire other people to do the same. I think nowadays it is even more important to be in nature since we always sit in front of the computer screen and we are losing the connection to nature. I am lucky to have a garden and enough space to built a chicken coop and for that reason and my strong interest in nature, food and animals and being a vegetarian, made me chose this topic. Connecting my topic to the global context: " Scientific and Technical Innovation" seemed to fit my intent of my topic, because by doing this project I will develop a stronger connection to the natural world and I will adapt my environment to my needs.
Clarifying my PP using SMART ATL : Thinking
Plan to achieve a goal, including identifying targets and outlining steps :
Specific
Measurable
Action
Realistic
Time
My goal is to plan and built a safe chicken coop, to grow 4 different organic vegetables and to raise 4 baby chicks over the summer. I will also make a dish from my 4 vegetables.
I will get 4 chicken, 2 vegetable patches and a 4 square meter chicken coop.
I will look for a tutorial on youtube that explains how to built a safe chicken coop and I will ask my grandma how to grow specific vegetables. To have an organised plan for raising chickens I will research about it in the internet and I will look for a good recipe.
It is realistic because I have enough space in my garden and enough time to raise my chickens in the summer break.
I have enough time in the summer break.
Exploring Knowledge ATL : Thinking
Prior Knowledge :
I really like craftsmanship so I think it will be easy for me to built the chicken coop.
Looking ahead :
I'm looking forward to learn how to be responsible and how to care for plants and chickens. I will also learn how to built a safe chicken coop.
Rubric
ATL : Research
Source 1
Understand and implement intellectual property rights and the value of academic honesty :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7tnCDXa-rY
Currency :
This video was published on February 16 in 2016. It provides me with current information about how to build a safe chicken coop.
Relevance :
This video showed me in simple steps how to build a chicken coop and what features help to keep predators away from the chickens. It made it very easy for me to have an organized plan for my own chicken coop. I looked at different chicken coop designs on google images and came to the conclusion that this video will benefit me in the most efficient way.
Authority :
The youtube channel is called “This Old House”. It is run by a group of people. www.thisoldhouse.com is their website.
Accuracy :
With about 500 thousand subscribers, proper instructions, good-looking results and positive feedback they are reliable to me. After I used their instructions I built a yet safe chicken coop which also looks nice and is simple to handle.
Purpose :
The channel’s purpose is to give “advice on home improvement, remodeling, upgrades, tools and products” like it said on their youtube page.
Source 2
My grandmother's knowledge about growing vegetables
May 1
Currency :
My grandmother doesn't use electrical agriculture machines, she works in a conventional way but it is up to date.
Relevance :
It is relevant because I need her help to grow the vegetables.
Authority :
My grandmother has been successful at growing vegetables and I am willing to observe her knowledge.
Accuracy :
She grew up in a farmers house and her knowledge is based on real experiences.
Purpose :
She believes that it is reasonable and healthy as well as fun.
Source 3
http://www.almanac.com/blog/raising-chickens/raising-chickens-101-bring-baby-chicks
Accessed : May 7
Currency :
“Since 1792, The Old Farmer’s Almanac has spoken to all walks of life: tide tables for those who live near the ocean; sunrise and planting charts for those who live on the farm; recipes for those who live in the kitchen; and forecasts for those who don’t like the question of weather left up in the air.” The authors of this blog update their posts when it is necessary.
Relevance :
This website gave me information about how to raise baby chicks. “As well as chick starter and clean water, they need a draft-free brooder pen with a red brooder lamp on at all times. This keeps the temperature at 92°F at 2 inches above the floor.”, it said. “When the chicks have feathered out, reduce the temperature by 5 degrees per week until they are 6 weeks old, then switch their feed from chick starter to grower mash.” I raised my baby chicks exactly how it said.
Authority :
The author, Elizabeth Creith, has fifteen years of experience keeping chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys on her farm in Northern Ontario.
Accuracy :
Since the author of that post has 15 years of experience of raising chicks, I think that I can use her information to raise my own baby chicks.
Purpose :
This blog post provides readers with information about the first steps of raising chickens.
Source 4
https://smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/rat-a-too-ee-for-you-ee/ Accessed: July 12
Currency :
This post was published on July 7, 2007. The information is not out-of-date and it is functional.
Relevance :
Since one of my goals was to make a dish by using 4 vegetables I grew I find this post perfectly matching with that goal. I thought about what dish could include all of the 4 vegetables and thought that this recipe for Ratatouille was good. It has simple instructions and the result ended up being very tasty.
Authority :
Deb Perelman is the writer of this website. She wrote a full book with recipes and has more than 500,000 followers on Facebook, where she posts at least weekly recipes.
Her facebook link is: https://www.facebook.com/smittenkitchen
Accuracy :
She has a lot of positive reviews on her website and seems reliable to me.
Purpose :
The purpose of her website is to inspire people to take time to make your own food. She has recipes for single dishes and I could also find a lot of desserts recipes. Her instructions are easy to understand and detailed enough so nothing is left out.
Source 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQbbVdWlQgY Accessed : July 23
Currency :
This post was published on June 3, 2015.
Relevance :
This post explained to me what chickens can eat and can’t eat and how to keep their diet balanced. It is exactly what I needed to know for my chickens.
Authority :
The publisher has a variety of posts relating to the care of backyard chickens. Their e-mail address is: contact@thehappychickencoop.com
The name of this website tells me that this website is related to chickens.
Accuracy :
“The Happy Chicken Coop is an online publication devoted to helping ALL backyard chicken keepers. Whether you’ve been raising chickens all your life, or you’ve just started thinking about raising them, this website is for you.” The authors publish an article every week relating to topics like How to raise baby chicks, chicken coop design, and chicken health checks. They are “a group of chicken enthusiasts from all around the world” what makes them reliable to me because they have a lot of different experiences of raising chicks and can say a lot about it.
Purpose :
This website will help backyard chickens keepers and provides them with useful information about chickens.
Source 6
http://www.communitychickens.com/a-week-by-week-plan-for-raising-baby-chicks/ Accessed : July 26
Currency :
This article was published on April 9, 2015.
Relevance :
I wanted to have a clear plan for raising my chickens and i found this article. It is a weekly plan for raising chickens. It has very simple and short steps but that is what makes it so easy for me to quickly know what to change in each week.
Authority :
The author is Lori Leigh. Her e-mail address is : LLFarmBlog@gmail.com
She has experience in gardening and raising chickens. You can also find recipes she made using her own vegetables she grew.
Accuracy :
In my opinion is the content of this article reliable, because the author has experience about this topic. There are different ways to raise chickens but there are main points where almost everybody does it the same. Those main points and more detailed information is displayed in this article.
Purpose :
This article has been written to make it easier for new chicken keepers to raise the chickens.
Full action plan
Meeting 1 with Mr. Hart Date: June 1, 2017, Friday
In the first meeting with Mr. Hart I gave him an overview of my project and the global context I chose. After I told him about my goals I showed him the WIX website I started as a process journal for my project where I also upload videos and pictures. He helped me create the criteria for my goals. (very helpful -> good ideas) We also set a date for him to look at the chicken coop I’ve started and the vegetable patches to give me more specific advice.