About Me

Your About Me Page….is all about you.  As you get more comfortable with it, it is an opportunity to express who you are, and share the things you like to do. But more so, this is where you can share your growth and experiences at Riverside. 

About Me Page

You are going to work through the different steps on your About Me Page, and become more comfortable working with your blog and learning some important skills. Take some risks:) You wont break anything.

Step 1) To begin editing your About Me Page, click Edit Page, located at the top of the screen. 

Step 2) Familiarize yourself with all of the features on your page, when you are done editing your page, simply press Update on the far right side of the page. You have the ability to add pictures and videos, change fonts, hyperlink etc. 

Step 3) Create a heading on your About Me Page for each of the tasks below. Try each task at your own pace and build your page. 

About Me Page – Tasks

1) Add a Quote: Find your favorite quote, or one that is meaningful to you. Copy and paste it, or type it into your page. Explain why you chose it, and remember to record who said it! Use different fonts and sizes to become comfortable with the tool bar.

2) Add a Video: Find your favorite YouTube clip, add it to your blog.  Explain why you chose it. Add any clips that show some of the amazing things you’ve done. The easiest way to place a YouTube clip on your blog is to find a video you like, copy the URL of the video, and paste the URL exactly where you want it on your page.  

For more detailed information about how to embed click here

3) Add a Picture: Find a picture that you like, dislike, has inspired you or is meaningful to you for some reason. Find a picture that is powerful to you. Insert the picture into your page, and explain why you chose this picture. If you have a picture saved on your computer already, simply go to the Add Media button located on the top of the page, and follow the steps to upload your picture. If you have Googled an image, click on the image, then click the View Image  button, then copy the URL, and either add the URL in the Add Media button or paste it into you blog.

For more detailed information how to insert images click here

4) Add a Hyperlink: Create a hyperlink to a website that is meaningful to you.  Explain why you chose this site. To hyperlink text or pictures to a website, simply high-light the word or select the picture you would like to hyperlink to, then look for the chain link button located in tool bar and click it, then paste the URL in the website area and click Apply.

For more detailed information how to create a hyperlink click here

Customize – Tasks

1) Blog Theme: You are going to personalize your blog. From your Dashboard -> Appearance -> Themes, located on the left hand side of the screen. Choose a theme that is mobile friendly, and apply it. 

For more detailed information how to customize your blog’s Appearance and Theme click here.

2) Blog Appearance: You are going to personalize the appearance of your blog. From your Dashboard -> Appearance -> Customize, located on the left hand side of the screen. 

a) Site Identity – This is where you can edit the title of your blog. Please choose an appropriate title, that does not have both your first and last name in it. You can also edit your tagline. Your tagline is a very short sentence that gives the viewer a snapshot b) Colors – Edit the color scheme of your blog.

c) Header Image – This is where you can add and change the picture that is being used in your header.

d) Background Image – This is where you can adjust your background image.

e) Menus – You can create multiple menu structures. For simplicity, lets stick to 1. Make sure you select Menu Location -> Primary Menu -> About Me. Then click Save. This will ensure your menu stays the same, even after adjusting the theme.

f) Widgets – Locate and see all the widgets on your blog.

g) Static Front Page – Front Home Page Display is set to -> Static Page and Front Page is set to -> About Me

Optional – Your First Post: You are now going to create your very first post. At the top of the Dashboard -> New -> Posts.

1) Title – Create a title for your blog post. Your title will be: Things I am Excited About this Year.

2) Body – This is where you place your content of the post – text, videos, pictures, etc. Write a short paragraph about what you are excited about for this upcoming year at Riverside. What are some things you want to get involved with? How will you become a part of the Rapid Nation?

3) Tool Bar – In your toolbar you can Add Media and Add Documents into your posts, this is the best way to create visual representations. You can also change fonts, hyperlink, etc.

4) Publish – Here is where you control what items are public and private. You can also control when they are published to your website.

5) Categories – Here is where you choose where you want your post to go. This is your digital binder with all of your subjects. Categorize -> Portfolio.

6) Tags –  Here is where you create tags, these tags can help you find things quicker on your blog and help you stay organised. Tag -> Portfolio.

7) Publish – When you are done! Publish it.

 

Recent Posts

Science 10 – Astronomy Wonder Project

Q: If we are to live on another planet, what crops will be available to grow and how will we grow them?

Have you ever thought about the possibility of human beings surviving on another planet? Is it even possible? Earth is our planet, a perfect one specifically, but we have been destroying and damaging the environment continuously with different types of human destructions. Before Earth gets destroyed completely, we have to figure out a solution that would solve the current issue for our future life, which is to move on to another planet. In order to survive, food is the most important necessity. We need food sources to survive no matter what, however, what exactly will we be eating and how will we grow our food? Food is considered as one of the most relevant elements in terms of human survival, and we can’t live long without it.

According to decades of studies from NASA and worldwide researchers, it is a fact that Mars could be one of the most suitable and habitable Earth-like planets in our solar system for human beings, but why? People have been to the Moon, which stands out to be one of our biggest accomplishment in terms of space discovery. Mars soil only produced a fewer crop than regular Earth soil, meaning that humans can successfully feed themselves with enough food sources under the right condition on Mars. Researchers also grew the same crops mimicking Moon soil, including tomato, pea, leek, spinach, quinoa, and chives. The result shows that crops on Moon were about half as successful as Mars crops. However, the experiment was done in a glass house under Earth’s atmosphere with stable humidity, light, and temperature. Under the circumstances of the cold weather on Mars, not every crop would be capable of growing that worked would be able to grow again under specific conditions. (1) In order to grow the food sources we desire to, most of them have to be taken care with the use of hydroponic greenhouses, which controls the condition of the environment and atmosphere. (2) However, scientists have argued that lacking nutrients and sunlight will strongly affect the growth of the crops. For us to solve this, a few solutions would be to advance our current crops or create a new crop that fits in the conditions perfectly.

Consequently, I believe the chance of bringing and growing our modern crops to Mars is around 50%. Even if we are capable of creating a greenhouse that covers op all the conditions on Mars, it doesn’t mean every crop will grow as successfully as we excepted because they might still be affected under the complete diverse circumstance. Therefore, living on another planet with our next generation might actually be happening in the future either on Mars or Moon if human beings manage to create or improve crops that work well with mars and moon soil.

SOURCES

video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lav4ydRaN7k

1.https://www.sciencealert.com/tomatoes-peas-and-8-other-crops-have-been-grown-in-mars-equivalent-soil

2.https://www.astrobio.net/news-exclusive/can-we-grow-crops-on-other-planets/

3.http://theconversation.com/how-to-grow-crops-on-mars-if-we-are-to-live-on-the-red-planet-99943

4.https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/21/17883780/nasa-veggie-plants-space-station-mars-moon-soil-food

5.https://www.nasa.gov/feature/farming-in-martian-gardens

These two pictures below show the greenhouse required if we are to live on Mars, it is quite different than how we usually farm crops because crops on Mars have to be under the perfect condition in order to grow. It is an enclosed space with steady humidity, temperature, atmosphere, sunlight, and nutrients, however, Mars will not match the factors and condition as much as we desire. These two images are just a concept of space farming if we actually make it to Mars.

This video answers part of my concerns based on my question, it talks about the major differences between Earth soil and Mars soil, as well as the difficulties we might face using Mars soil on Mars. It states that Earth soil contains living and dead organisms, including bacteria, plants, rocks, minerals, and nutrients; whereas Mars soil doesn’t seem to have organisms living in its soil to help aerate the matter. Moreover, Mars soil contains a few elements including carbon dioxide, oxygen, sulfur, and carbonates as scientists have already done several experiments with them. Although most of the plants grew pretty well with Mars soil, it is only a tiny accomplishment towards our desire to live on Mars. The lowness of gravity and temperature will make it much harder for water to be pulled into the soil while making plants less possible to survive.

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