Hello! This is Ethan! Here is a conclusion of the whole week. I am still doing swimming classes on Monday and Friday. I worked on EMF and Brilliant, and I have started to learn calculus. I did a LOT of coding this week too, in Javascript. I don’t remember HOW I got into Javascript, but I liked it before too. My goal is to finish learning all of Khan academy’s lessons. In Khan Academy, there are the basics of Javascript, HTML and CSS, advanced Javascript, and more! Also, this week, I wrote about asteroid mining, and I had to research a lot, because I was interested in that topic. The link to the writing is down below!
Carl: Ethan put an incredible amount of time and effort into writing this. He did his research and wrote in an organized way with proper structure. He introduced the topic, stated pros and cons with reasons and ideas, and wrote a conclusion to tie it all together. He said that his motivation was to try and write like writing an actual article.
Carl: With the coding, Ethan spent a lot of time learning and practicing. He said that his goal is to take all the lessons on Khan Academy.
Hello Natasha!
How are you?
Here are your answers to this week’s questions.
I am curious how does all of this coding expand your view and understanding of computer science?
So, computer science is how computers work, and coding basically helps you use the built-in language to make the computer do stuff. I can draw things, and animate things, and make simple 1 or 2 player games with graphics on scratch, python, and javascript. Coding helps me know how the programs I use work a little bit better.
Do you have big questions about coding which interest you?
Yes, I think my BIGGEST question is probably “How did computer programmers make the computers do stuff in the first place? Because they didn’t have a language in which to program in.”
Do you have any big coding projects you would like to complete this year?
Yes! I really want to try and make a really old computer game, like “asteroids”, or “lunar lander”, or “Tennis for two”, or even ”colossal cave adventure!” I think that’s my goal. Another goal is to make a chatbot, maybe not just this year, but a really long term project.
What are ways you are pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone? Just curious…
Well, these days, I’m physically pushing myself out of my comfort zone by going jogging maybe 3k a day in the morning… Also, I’m mentally doing it by coming up with a Haiku every day, and learning calculus!
Also, thank you for all the resources! Unfortunately, I couldn’t read the one about owning space, because you need to pay to read the whole article.
Hello Ethan,
Sorry for the late Sunday reply. That is a big goal to learn all of the Khan Academy coding lessons. How many are there? Javascript, HTML and CSS, must be quite a few.
I am curious how does all of this coding expand your view and understanding of computer science?
Do you have big questions about coding which interest you?
Do you have any big coding projects you would like to complete this year?
Since you do a few online courses and challenges from Brilliant to EMF and Khan Academy, I thought I would share this link with you
Taking courses online…helpful tips and ideas from notetaking to time management.
https://selfdesign.learning.powerschool.com/selfdesignlearning/library/cms_page/view/29222003
There may be some helpful ideas for ways to engage with your new Page Turner’s group. It is so exciting how many collaborative learning and teaching activities you engage in!
I wrote about an NEO (Near-Earth Object) that entered Earth’s orbit and might be a 1960s rocket booster!
I’m learning about calculus, so I started to learn about derivatives.
I learned about asteroid mining on Wikipedia, because I found a video about asteroid mining (see below) and I wanted to write about it.
On Thursday, I did the SelfDesign workshop. In the workshop, I made a paper snowflake, and shared what we have in common.
Is this the 6/7 workshop? If so, you must see some of your novel group in there too…
Here is my writing about asteroid mining! https://www.howtodostuffwithethan.com/asteroid-mining/
Carl: Ethan put an incredible amount of time and effort into writing this. He did his research and wrote in an organized way with proper structure. He introduced the topic, stated pros and cons with reasons and ideas, and wrote a conclusion to tie it all together. He said that his motivation was to try and write like writing an actual article. One thing we discussed was to learn how to cite his sources, which he’ll work on for his next piece of writing.
I can tell you put a lot of work into research and paid careful attention to your writing. You obviously proofread before posting. Well done. This article is awesome. The editing and content is some of the strongest writing I have seen yet. Ethan, fantastic research and synthesizing of information into your own words.
This is clear and effective writing. I learned a lot by reading it. I had never considered asteroid mining. I was so impressed I shared it with another learner who is studying space.
I have some questions, at least to consider..
If space like the oceans , in that no one owns the it, who would have rights to which asteroids? The countries or companies that have the capital (money) to fund the project.
Who owns what in outer space? Space is a commons. That was determined in the 1950s by a UN committee, and laid out a decade later in the Outer Space Treaty. No country can lay claim to the moon, asteroids or other celestial bodies; space is open to all for exploration.
https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2018/06/12/who-owns-what-in-outer-space
Who or how would asteroid mining be regulated if it opened up?
The oceans already have a ton of problems with this: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/10-ways-capitalists-get-rich-destroying-our-oceans-2013-12-04
I do appreciate that the mining of asteroids would be less polluting than earth mining, but what might be some of the unwanted consequences (more space trash floating around perhaps?)
I love how this article has opened my mind and I am left curious. I am going to do a bit more of my own research and contemplate these ideas. Thank you Ethan for so often pushing me into topics outside of my day to day and comfort zone.
What are ways you are pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone? Just curious…
Have a fantastic and full week ahead.
Natasha
This is Ethan’s Asteroid Mining article.
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