researching information

(Argument) A exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one.

(Counterargument) A argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.

(Research) It is a way to learn about the topic that you are working on.


What research means to me is were you go on the internet and look at other peoples astonishing. It helps me a lot if i have no idea what something is. And if you need a picture of some thing.  


    

argument counter argument and research

An argument is when two or more people contradict something the other person says this is a good concept to know for the project because it will help with our persuasive essays. If you want to know if a source is credible it help to look at the date it was published or renewed and see if the author is a good one and it is always good to go to other sights to see if their information provided is similar to those if other sights.

A counter argument is when you say the reasons to oppose an idea or thought made in another argument.

And research is when you look something up in a library or on the internet, you can also do research by asking around and seeing that the majority of people  think,you need research to support your side of an rgument

Researching Information

The definition of argument is a statement supporting the claim a reason. The definition of counterargument is a set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea. The definition of research to me is when you want to learn more about something you look it up. These concepts are important to know because you will have to convince the reader and support. My sources will be believable because they will be written by officials.

Researching Information

An argument is when you're going back and fourth giving each of your opinions, For example, if I say something of mine is better than yours and you say yours is better that is an argument. A counterargument is when you are more persuasive and you give more information to back up your statement/argument.

Argument and Counterargument are important in our class because we need to know how to make a point and be able to back it up with the information that we have learned.

The word research means to me that you have to go out in a place that you might not know and research meaning look for stuff you might not know and learn about it.

You can know if a source is credible if you research more on it and find certain sources to back up your argument, you can easily find a credible source if you look into it just a little bit further.

Researching Info

Counterargument and argument are two factors in proving what you are doing and show that your research is actually good and makes since; it can convince others to believe what you say. When using an argument, you are trying to prove that what you looked into is cool and how. Counterargument can be used in persuasion if someone tries to attack your subject, you can protect it with showing what they say is false and proving why. It can also add some valuable info about the subject and support what you are talking about.
If you were to present any info about your favorite subject, you can look at multiple online sources and/or books to support your subject because there wouldn't be any scientific proof about it and people wouldn't believe it. (if you are gonna do it, write pieces of it that interest you and might interest others and write in your own words. Otherwise, it'd be plagiarism, as you'd be taking something off the internet and calling it your own, which isn't your work) You'd also have info to show to others and interest them more in what you are interested. Doing this shows how much to like the subject, but not just informing others about it, enthusiasm is also something that adds a kick or sense of excitement. Using the perfectly normal amount is recommended, as using too little can make you sound like you are not interested in it and too much makes you sound very excited for it, but it's gonna make it awkward at the end after being so ecstatic over it. So that's why you need to be calm for your subject.

Research information

An argument is someone trying to prove someone wrong or arguing that something you think is right. A counter argument is a set of reasons put forth to an idea or thought that you believe in. These concepts are important in this PBL because you need to argue on what is right and what is wrong to find out what is actually right, then you need to know what counter argument is because we need ideas and thoughts on things so others can understand what you are learning about. Research means you are looking into something in depth and could also be an investigation on a person place or thing. How to know if a source is credible is you can have direct evidence or if it is online a date an author that helps or someone who already knows the facts.

Researching Information

Argument means that you are trying to make a point or want something to go in your favor. This can be with getting a grade on your schoolwork, having your mom buy you something, or want to go hang out at a friends house. Even when you need to convince your teacher, mom, or whoever it is to do what you want them to do for you. A counterargument is when you are opposing the first argument to make it not true. They are important when reaching the Salado people because maybe they moved because not enough water but someone else could say that it was something different. Research to me is anything that you had to look up, read about, or look into in order to learn about that topic. When I am looking at a credible source if it has an author, sounds intelligent, and if they know what they are talking about the subject.

PBL #4

An argument is a diverging of two different peoples pinion normally raising their voices and angry. A counterargument is a theory you have found after an argument. It is important to know because people have different opinions and maybe you will be prepared and not argue. Also it may help you to not raise your voice don´t raise your voice while doing so. Research is kind of like homework you need to find facts on the thing you are studying. You can tell that a source is correct by who wrote about it and maybe look at multiple sources to see if they are the same.

The great mystery

The great mystery tells about the Native Americans in Arizona after the ice age.Salado and the Sinagua live in the tonto basin region.The Mogollon lived in New Mexico,Mexico, and Arizona. They traded pottery with Mexico.Hohokam in south-central Arizona, and the Patayan in the western desert basin.
  

Field Day

     First, we went to the visitor center and saw amazing creatures such as a mountain lion, badger, squirrel, bobcat, and a javelina. The ranch was cool to see how ranchers move the cows to different areas at different times and how they separate a yearling cow from its mom. The dam tunnel was cool but devastating because I could not go into the tunnel. It was cool to learn that they had made the damn out of rock not all cement and to see pictures of the dam back the. The eagle's nest was probably my favorite part of the whole trip just to see and study this beautiful creature and watch the eagles translate their feeding times. The riparian area was cool because the hike down there and to listen to the bird's chirp and measure the height of a tree.
     I would love to study more about how the Salado people hunted animals back then. The reason I want to research how they hunted is because nowadays we can shoot animals from 1400 yards away and they wouldn't even know what happened. But back then these people would stalk up and get right under these monstrous creatures and risk there lives just to feed their family.

Field day

For a new experience, we went on a field trip to learn about some more things down at the national park area. When we arrived at our first stop, which was the Roosevelt Lake Visitor center, We went inside to see the animals in the area, the fish, and the birds there. There was also schematics of the dam and how to get to the top and what is what around it. We were brought outside to learn about the animals in the area and how they work in the land. We were informed about Civil engineering, in which was how they made the dam, roads, barriers, and other man-made buildings and structures today.
Next, we went to an area with lots of cattle, in which all were baby cows all in one area. While there, I saw that the cows were apparently moved from where the adult cows are to that area, and so that when the cows were there in the area, they were taken care of without the parents having to be there. But when I heard that getting resources for the cow took some work to get, I was astonished to hear that they got resources from the lake and natural grasses and greens to feed them, so that got me thinking about it. A bit too much though that the rest was sort of a blur to me.
Then we went to the dam tunnel, in which it was a short tunnel that took apparently a while to make. To make it, they had a process in which they blow out a hole with dynamite and other materials, then had to hold it up as they created the structure all around. I saw that there was gates on the rocks, o I asked why it was there. And as I assumed, it was to hold up the rocks so they wouldn't fall and hit someone. After that, we went to a viewpoint to see the dam and when I saw it, I honestly was amazed how big it was and it's structure and as well as the past to it. Apparently, it was made out of rocks and other sturdy material, but was thought to be unstable, so they built it with concrete. A. lot. of concrete. I also got a core sample of the dam, and I was very excited for it. The dam got me more interested in it and it's systems, like the discharge of the dam, where they exert water from an overflow or problem.
Next, we observed the Eagle's nest It took me a while to find it, then we learned about their condition, in which they weren't doing too good. However, that is why they are protecting the eagles. (Sadly, I didn't get the last one because I was sick, so I wasn't able to focus properly. It wasn't fun for that end)

Out of this whole trip, the thing I would look mostly into is the medicine in plants and other medical studies of plants and herb and their amazing uses. It's incredible to hear that they used plants to help them get through sickness, diseases, and staying alert. And yes, by awake I mean that they use plants for coffee and tea, which was astonishing, so I'd love to see how they did it and what tools they used to make it. I assume that they had to cook it with water or infuse it with the liquid they want to make a certain medicine or caffeine. So yeah, I would love to learn more about their medicine and hopefully it will come in handy in some scenario. For example, it would be useful and very amazing to know about in the wild, for I would have help knowing how to use the plants and what the right plant for it is.

Field Day

We all went to the Visitors Center, the ranch, the dam tunnel, the dam, the eagle's nest, and the natural riparian area.
My favorite part of the trip was going to the eagle's nest and seeing the eagle sitting there and while we were all standing there the other eagle came into swap place so the one that was out and feeding came in the swap with the one that was sitting on the eggs and keeping them warm and safe but I also liked looking through the telescope because that was the first time I've ever looked through one, I was so nervous and scared that I was going to mess it up or move it accidentally, I've never seen anything like that before that was my first time seeing an eagle at all.
My other favorite part was going to the ranch and watching the cattle and having one come up to me and lick me I thought was really cool because their tongues are really rough kinda like a cat's tongue and it felt weird, but I liked petting them and being around them.
I would like to go more in depth in learning about the animals and land honestly, I would like to go more in depth with all of it I loved it all.
Learning about everything was really nice because I'm not one for history (I'm sorry Ted).
History definitely isn't my strong suit but that's only because I wasn't really taught about it but I think now that I'm learning it more, It's getting even more interesting and I like it, It's not so much learning about the past but seeing all the different cultures and seeing how they lived and stuff like that. Going up in the cliff dwelling was probably the most amazing thing out of the whole entire couple trips, I liked looking up in there and looking in the different rooms and learning something different about every room, every room had a different story like something would always be interesting about it and each time the story got better and better.

Biology/Engineering field day

We went to Lake Roosevelt visitors center, the ranch, the dam tunnel, the eagle´s nest, and the habitat riparian area. While at the Lake Roosevelt visitor center we got to see a lot of different animals and they talked about the lake and the birds on the lake. While at the ranch Media talked about the livestock and the land and the dirt tanks and how they get water their. Even though we didn´t get to go in the tunnel the engineer talked about how they used dynamite to blow up the rock and form it into a tunnel. While at the eagle´s nest we got to see the eagle nesting. At the riparian area we seen where the water level would be if the lake was at 100% and we got to use the tree measuring thing.

I would like to learn how they fished or if they even did fish. If they used a tree limb with string or rope with a hook or with a net they had weaved. What kind of fish they would try to catch. If there was a different kind of fish they had back then that may be extinct know. How they harvested the meet from the fish they caught. 

Field Day

     I went on a trip to Roosevelt Lake with my class where we went to a couple of interesting places. We first stopped at the visitor center where we might the rangers that would be taking us to these places. They first introduced them self and shared what they do and how the job effected what we were about to see. Then we headed off to a ranch up the street and might a woman who raised cows and she told us about how math is really important to know when you are doing this type off job. Then she started talking about how the stock market went way up because of how important the cows were during that time. Then we went over by the dam where visited a tunnel where they showed us how it was made. There were a metal cover over the side of the hill so that rocks wouldn't fall on you. After that we went farther down to this one spot where we could actually see the dam and we learned the history behind it and how they redid it. Then drove over to the eagles nest where the rangers set up a telescope so that we could see the eagle. Then the rangers were talking about how one of the eagles stay in the nest protecting the eggs when the other one went to go get food. Then once in a while they would switch and right when they said that the other eagle came from around the corner to switch places which was really cool. Then we went to the side of the road where we got out of the bus and walked to the middle of this forest so that we could learn to get the height of a tree with a clinometer which was pretty interesting. Then we said goodbye to the rangers at Roosevelt Lake and went back home.

     I liked this trip better then the other one mainly because the other one was mostly just the history of it. When on this one there was more of going places and doing things which more fun than just talking. Also on this trip it was more of what is happening now. On this trip we did more thing like seeing how to tell the height of a tree with a clinometer. I overall liked this trip better because we were more active on this one.

Field Day

I got to learn a lot more about the damn then what I knew. I was vary interesting that they put rocks in the concrete so they would not use so much concrete. I also liked how how he was giving information on the eagle. I even got a hat from the engineer of the damn. He said that hat was the same one as the ones that they wooer when they built the damn. I also got to learn how to measure a tree its kind of hard to do.      

Field Day

Last Friday we went to many different places that we are going to be learning more about in this PBL class. The first place that we went too was the visitor center, I got some really good prickly pear trail mix from the gift shop. WE went out back of the visitor center, we talked a lot about the birds and how they do their surveys of how many birds are in the one area. The place that I found pretty cool was when we were at the dam outlook and Joel was talking about how it was made. It was interesting that they built the dam in layers and took rock samples from the earth to see if it was safe to build on. The sad part was the rebuild of the dam the crane went into the water and that person died working on the dam. I also really liked looking at the bald eagle nest and how they switch off was really cool to see. the view at the bald eagle's nest was really pretty looking out at the lake. When we were at the lake part that was only 50% full I picked up some shells that I thought was pretty cool because we are not by an ocean or a sea.
            One of the subjects that I would like to look into more would be the engineering side of things. For example, how they built the houses and how they did their measurements to know how big to make them. The engineering of how the dam was built was pretty cool too that he also got to blow things up. The way that the people built their water canals, houses, hunting trails, and much more is really interesting. What is even more interesting is that they did not have a letter alphabet or numbers so they pretty much did that without writing anything down that must have been tricky.

Field day

Last Friday we went to Roosevelt. We visited the visited center,a ranch,the dam tunnel and the dam,there where eagles in there nest.
 The visited center had a lat of cool things. There mantes  animals the bad thing the Dam Move was out.Then we went to the dam.I cant believe that the dam was mad out of big rocks and how the dam over floed by the water.Then we went to a eagle nest we where far away but we could still see it then another one came we watched them switch places.The trip was fun I learned a lot.

Field day

      Last Friday I went on a field trip with the rest of the freshmen. we got to see a lot of interesting things, like the nest of a bald eagle and while watching that we had the pleasure of seeing the two adults switch so the other could go get food.The wildlife biologist there spoke to us about the times they go out on the water and gather the number and species of birds out there at that time. we learned that if you get too close to a bald eagle nest especially when there are chicks the eagle can and will get agitated. when we went to go see the cattle it was interesting to find out that they have just been weaned. when we went to the dam I learned that at first they used rock not concrete witch was interesting.on our walk down and up from the Roosevelt lake we found sea shells and that was interesting because we are not near any oceans but we ould find sea shells.

   What specific thing would I like to learn more about? well, that was kind of hard for me to choose. their are so many aspects to all of this. their weaponry really sparked an interest in me. what gave then the idea for arrow heads, how long did it take to come up with that and was it a trial and error or did they just get it on the first try which is very unlikely but I'm sure, not impossible.what other weapons did they use they use, which were most effective? I have a lot of questions and hopefully, i will get they answered.

The Great Mystery

Back then they used math and science to make the canals in order to farm food and eat. Then they also used language arts because of their language mogollon were the first to make pottery and grow corn. The hohocon were creating carvings on shells using ferminded acids. The canals that they would make would have math and science in it.

The Great Mystery

     Thinking back on what information we got from the video and the powerpoints I was really focused on the fact that the paleo would kill a mammoth or bison. After, they would just stay right where they killed the large animal and camp there till it was all eaten. And all the animals resources were used as in bones as knives tusks as spears etc. The reason I thought it was so interesting is because nowadays people have no use for the bones and sometimes even the meat.

1) Social studies - The history of the Salado.
2) English -  How the Salado talked
3) Science - In Russia scientists have discovered a frozen wooly mammoth with DNA still left inside it so they are going to get the DNA and make elephant have a wooly mammoth baby.
4) Math - How long of spears they need to take down a wooly mammoth. 

The Great Mystery

The Great Mystery is talking about the natives in the areas, but their disappearance was one of the things that I found to be an interesting topic and I'd like to share my beliefs on the disappearance of the Salado. My first trace is resources. They were doing good with tools and new methods of farming and gathering, which was very interesting and I wish to further go into, but the problem was that it was seen that they were running out of animals that were big to hunt and could provide the tribe with the food. Small game barely seemed to be easier, but provided less food and resources. When farming as well, water must've been wearing down as time progressed, so the lack of water probably made them move as well. So resources were, in my belief, one of the biggest problems they had. In my opinion, this was very understandable. Providing for the tribe is one important factor that was lost in the area, so it must've been time to find a new place in which they can survive in, grow crops, and hunt for more food.
What's also cool and weird at the same time is what they used in their methods. The people all came together and worked in a suitable fashion, resulting in a good community among their tribe. Their systems with food and plants is cool as well. When they combined three certain crops ("The Three Sisters") I was in awe in how they angled it and looked into it's functions. They took the way they grow and used it to create a system that astonished me. Same with their source of water for the crops. Apparently, they made the water branch of into a certain kinda needle shape, being pointy at the end. To keep the flow of water reasonably fast in the river, which is their water source for the crops, (as the river's water flows in the little canal of water that looked like a needle, going from wide to thin) the river was getting more and more narrow as it continued to maintain a moderate speed. Relating that to educational subjects, I realized that it seemed like math because the smaller it was, the faster it got and I think that is pretty cool! Talking about subjects, It's funny how they tell each other stuff. They used drawings and other methods to communicate with each other before the alphabet was learned and recognized, so it was pretty odd to see that as a certain way to communicate and tell stories.
All in all, their culture and methods are just a weird thing to look into. It's got certain studies that relate to our education and knowledge today, and just by knowing that, I feel like we can learn more about them and get to figure out the real story. I would really like to know, and I am sure others might too... Hopefully.

5 sense

On the trip, I enjoyed learning how the people used the ribs of the cactus to build their roofs.I liked just knowing what they used to live in the caves not that close to the water. There's not a lot to dislike about the trip.
 I would like to learn if there were fish in the salt river how they fish in the river.Like if they made a hook out of something.
site: I could see the varmint that they lived in. smell: I could smell what they smelled. taste: I tasted the prickly pair that Matt let me try it was sweet.Touch: I touched the chewing gum that they made from the sotall plant I think.

The great mystery

We know that the indeans built canils to water there crops. They bult there homes in caves so they can keep dry. The only things they used for food was meet, bens, sqush and corn. They always built there houses up high.

1)Social studies - the history of the people
2)English - what there languege was like
3)science - animals
4)math - how to build there houses

The Great Mystery

As I reflect back on the information presented in the Google document titled, The Great Mystery, I am still in awe of the experiences of the native cultures to Arizona. I was reminded that history truly is a "social study"; groups of people becoming completely aware of one another and the environment where they live together. That being said, the RECEPIES of culture absolutely make sense; however, as the English teacher, it drives me crazy that the acrostic is spelled incorrectly (it should be "RECIPES"). 😉 The environment of Arizona, at times, was so different than I expected it to be - I'm still reeling that once our state was a part of an Ice Age and there were mammoths roaming around it!

The Great Mystery pertains to each core subject as follows:

1) Social studies - RECEPIES, history of the people
2) English - the oral and written histories (how the information was passed along from generation to generation and to historians), language of the people
3) Science -  animals, plants, and environmental factors
4) Math - measurement of structures and communities

The Great Mystery

They grew the three sisters also known as Squash, Beans, and Corn that grew all as one, they all grew together. The whole process was the corn would grow first, then the beans would grow around the entire thing and wrap around it from the bottom to the top, then the squash grows at the bottom of the two to protect it from any harmful objects.Their disappearance was very strange because it was like they just vanished there were no more Salado people no more of their stuff, the only thing that was left was their cave dwelling and some pottery that was left behind, they didn't leave much because there wasn't much to leave. I feel like the facts that I just read are very interesting like how they lived is crazy, having to hike up and down a hill every day just so they could get water and food for their families, their situation was that they might go to war with other tribes. There were three tribes and the Salado were a mix of all three tribes but the Salado were the strongest.

Social studies: Works all in like the culture like the way they lived and just working around in there life and the way they did stuff back when they didn't have electronics and the stuff that we think is normal.

English: Works in this whole thing because we're learning the language about them.

Science: Works in it because we're learning about the plants and the animals and how they stayed healthy and kept from getting sick.

Math: Work in it because they had to know the measurements somehow for the canals and how deep they could make them and how wide the could be and then for the buildings they need to know how much weight certain things could hold. 

The Great Mystery

When I think about the Salado a bunch of questions pop into my head, how did then communicate, and what happened to them? I realize I might never get my questions answered but I can try to make sense of the things I do know.The way they made their trenches for the water they must have used some sort of math and science. when they communicated they used their own type of English.they must have to know about other tribs and so that means they were using social studies. looking back on what they did and what we do now is fascinating because we are almost  connected in the things we do and the things we use like math, science, and social studies

the great mystery

They grew corn beans and squash, they call it the 3 sisters because they grew them together. The corn would start to grow first then the beans would grow on the stems of the corn, then the squash would be at the bottoms growing with them. The way the Salado people built canals as very smart. First what they would do is the would find a river and start to dig out from the side of it and as it would go out to their fields it would decrease in size. and through the main canal, it would have little canals coming out of it going out to other fields. The reason why they made their canals like this is because if they had them the same width them the water wouldn't move fast enough and sink into the dirt. Also as it would decrease the water inside of it would move faster.

science: they wold have to know what would be too much to grow with the 3 sisters.

math: the Salado people would have to know how wide it would have to be to start and end the canal with and how deep to make it so it would be successful.

social studies: the people would have to know how their ancestors built their canals and know if they were successful or unsuccessful and how to avoid what they did if it was not working

English: in the English language there are a lot of words that com from different languages. in the passage, it talks about paleo-Indians and how the word "paleo" comes from the greek language and the meaning of paleo is ancient.

The Great Mystery

To this day we still don't know what made the Salado people disappear. We have a few good ideas but none that we know of took place for sure. For example, they may have moved because there wasn't enough water or their crops were not growing well enough for everyone to have food. If there was not enough food, people would have starved and if there was not a good supply of water then the people could have become dehydrated making them sick. They could have also moved out of the Tonto Basin Area because they felt like they were in danger and may get in a war with other tribes.
The history of the Salado is a mix of all three tribes that they were smarter, had more knowledge about how to do things, and know how to build things really well. They didn't have a written language but they had their own ways of communication with one other. It is truly amazing that they found many different ways to use the variety of plants to benefit their people. It is fascinating to know that these people were able to judge distances when building their houses and constructing the canals to water their crops.

The great mystery

They grew corn, beans and squash. They made canals to give water to the plants. They lived in a cave to stay out of weather. They built pueblos in the cave. The Mogollon were the first to make pottery. It has to do with the history of the Indians. It has to do with English cause you have to write. The canals have to do with math and science.

5 Senses

I was not able to go  on the trip but I herd it was relay fun. I would love to go their one day and learn more about the Salado tribe and wear they live and how they lived.

5 senses

I learned a lot about plants where we went hiking. the way we went up to the ruins was not they way they walked up to their homes with things they needed. the person taking us to the ruins asked us why they didn't make their homes closer to Roosevelt lake and we had more than just one answer, one of the answers was you can't move a cave because it's a hole in a mountain, and the other answer was the lake wasn't there at the time they were. Some of the things I didn't like about the hike were the rock stairs just because there were so many of them and they were really tall.

I want to learn more about what they had to make clothing. and how long they kept it on for until they needed a new set of clothes. or if they had a system where they passed on their old clothing that doesn't fit them anymore to the younger kids or if they used them to keep a fire going. one thing I look forward to doing with this project is being outside of school and learning.

on the way up to the upper cliff dwellings, I talked to friends about the hike and how pretty it was while we were hiking. the scenery was very pretty and it was pretty quiet. I touched a broken piece of pottery and some of the stuff the Salado people left behind for the rangers to find the things they've eaten or their pottery.

The 5 senses

The trip was a wonderful experience. First, I'd like to talk about the amazing things I enjoyed, but some things I didn't enjoy on the trip to the Tonto National Monument. #1. Getting there. The trip seemed fun... until you realize you have to walk... a lot. While going up there, I was looking at the scenery. It was fun to talk on the way up. However, after a while, your legs will probably start to feel weird when walking up the mountain, which is probably 3 miles in length for each trip, up and down. So when walking up the mountain, I really recommend the proper equipment. (like water, proper warm clothing, and a hiking stick) Another thing I enjoyed about the trip was the plant facts. Some plants in the area can be used for medical treatments and caffeine. Plants being used for medicinal purposes and being a shelter to small prey was the most amazing thing for me. And what's funny is that I was very interested and didn't really hate anything about it. The last thing that I am going to talk about is the houses. The houses were very interesting to see, as they used mud and wood to keep the buildings together. You could really imagine the families in the houses and the grinding of their corn. What I didn't like about the houses was that... there was a bee constantly following me around, and not to sound wimpy, buuuuut... I am scared of bees. Like a lot. The doors were so small, so if I tried to run out and scream with arms flailing in the air, I'd probably hit my head on the way out and fall on a rock coincidentally faced up and very jagged at the end. So I moved constantly till it was time to get out of there. (it was better not to panic in there, so moving away from the bee was the safest in that scenario that I thought of at the time)

I honestly look forward to learning more about their working methods and culture like what animals they used and what plants they used to make it that far. I'm interested in the history of their works. Like when they build houses out of mud or how they got their food. It would be amazing to see other areas in which they lived and how they got it there. It looks like making the building up in the cliffs however was hard to build because of the possible risks.

While up in the cliffs, I looked around, smelled what the rooms smelt like, and felt the dirt beneath my feet, in which I was using the five senses. I could feel what was beneath my feet, but somethings I couldn't touch with my hands, so I focused on what I was sensing. The rooms smelt very weird, a little like smoke from the fires they had and a little bit of dead animals, in which I saw bones of. The sights were beautiful up there. They had a big view of everything around them, but they didn't have somethings because it wasn't there before, so the lake was a thing they didn't get to see. When we were in the houses, there was an echo within the room because of how hollow it kinda was. There is one sense left, but I didn't get to experience anything to taste except the cactus candy at the gift shop. It tasted tart, but in my opinion, I didn't like it, but to some people, it was good and was probably what they had to eat when they were harvesting plants.

        (Picture of the view they had and the houses which are kind of crumbled...)

Five Senses

     I really enjoyed that when we got to the top there was a very nice view of the lake and mountains. I enjoyed that we got to go in the rooms and learn about the food they ate and how they made the rooms. I was interesting how I learned that human waste was also called coprolite. I had fun racing Hunter, Daylen and Tameron down the mountain till the end. I liked how you can still see the marks from the fire that they would make. After all of us got down the mountain I went in the gift store and bought a beef stick that was very good.
   
     I wanted to learn why the floors sounded hallow when you tapped on it? I also wanted to learn why there was writing on the wood on the ceiling? I would like to learn how the rooms were actually built? Another thing I saw was the were numbers in the metal nail that they used to hold the wood up. How would they water when they couldn't go to the lake? What did they use for cloths?

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The five senses are smell, taste, sound, touch, and taste. I didn't go on the first trip to the hike, but the next i will attend, and I expect to feel all the senses. I want to see all the native plants and animals, also all the native structures. I want to be able to taste what the Indians use to eat.

I want to learn about how they made baskets, sowed clothes and raised their children. I really want to learn about what they believed in and where they went. I want to know if they were wiped out, murdered, traded, or forced to leave. I also want to read and watch videos about their culture and what we DO know about them.

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I really enjoyed going on the hike learning about the different things about the plant that I have grown up around all of my life. I also liked sharing the smoked cheese that I brought as a snack with the teachers and they really like it. They mention that my dad should sell his smoked cheese. One thing that I did not like very much was the fact that Linda, unfortunately, could not go on this trip with us. Hopefully, she will be able to come on the next trip that we take for this PBL project.
           I am really looking forward to start building the lessons for the younger children to teach them about the Salado people. Thinking about how they traded with other people to get rocks that they made arrowhead and used them for hunting small game. With trading, you could get things that were on the other side of the country cost to cost. If they could not get the rocks though trading then they could not make arrowheads, jeweler, and many other things. Without the arrowheads then they could not easily hunt small game or deer. They would have had to use traps and dead drops that are not easy to set up. They also don't have a high kill rate so it is very hard to use them.
          The pottery that they made to carry their water in felt kind of bumpy and the gum they chewed felt rough. It was really nice to listen to all of the pretty sounds of the area. Some of the sounds were the creek water that was flowing, the birds singing, and the slight breeze through the bushes. I really liked the prickly pear candy that Matt bought from the visitor center and shared with us. The wet rocks at the bottom of the canyon gave off a fresh-air smell. About 2/3rds of the way up the mountain there was a place that we stopped which had a great view of the lake that was created be the dam.

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On January 11th, I was able to join the PCS freshmen cohort to visit the Tonto National Monument as part of their project based learning activities. I enjoyed being out of the office and with the students at the Monument. I really liked the hike, and the sun shining on my face! I enjoyed seeing the students get interested in everything from the Salado's "gum" to finding old corn cobs on the cliff dwelling floor. I enjoyed my conversations with Deb and Kim on the way to and from the monument. We were all so excited about the possibilities that we could bring to this project that it was hard to get a word in edgewise. We were talking about the ability to bring in new class ideas like a cooking class that focuses on using the food from the land like the Salado did. We also discussed different ways to help the students and make connections to their own areas of interest. I enjoyed the input the students had with the Rangers that helped to connect to the student's own knowledge of the land from their own personal experiences. It was a really good day! I can’t think of anything that I didn’t enjoy.


This experience really appealed to my the five senses. I love to see the lake as we hiked up the trail to the Upper Cliff Dwelling. I'm always in awe of how beautiful our area of the state is and appreciated not only the opportunity to be outside and hiking to the Upper Cliff Dwellings but the beautiful view that accompanied it. As we hiked I heard the conversations of the kids, the wind, the trickle of water, and the scatter of little birds or animals in the brush. I tried real hard not to touch anything in the cliff dwellings which was difficult. :) I was able to touch the artifacts that Ranger Jen handed to us. It was cool to hold the squash end, the corn cob, and the Salado gun in my hand. To think that was in someone else's hand 700 years ago. It's kind of cool! Nothing distinct stood out for me when it comes to my sense of smell. It smells like nature, which is good enough for me! And thankfully, I didn't taste anything, no gum, no corn cobs, nothing. And that's just fine with me.

I'm excited to go back to the Monument. When we go back, I would like to learn if the Salado had a political system and if so how it worked. I would also like to learn how their tool trade system work. It would be interesting to know what they used for currency too. I am really looking forward to our continued work with the rangers of Tonto National Monument.

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"The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future" Theodore Roosevelt

I love history...not the "read about the dates and names"...but experiential history; visiting the actual places that history took place where I can imagine walking in people's shoes of the past and learning about their culture.  Four years ago I visited the Upper Cliff Dwelling that some of the Salado people inhabited approximately 750 years ago.  It is amazing to walk through a dwelling that has been protected for so many years.  Last week, I did not make it to the dwellings but spent time with Rosa Sousa on the trail being aware of our five senses...what we were hearing, seeing, feeling, smelling and tasting.  Rosa and I both appreciated the beauty of the day and the area we were in.  We  talked about what vegetation was imported to the area and what was native and what it must have been like to live as the Salado.

Looking forward, I am excited to learn more about the people who inhabited this land 750 years ago. For example:  What was the culture like?  How many people lived together? How long did they live? What was the family structure like?  What food did they eat?  What was their daily routine like? Why did they move?  So many questions!

During our hike on the trail the air was crisp and at times we could feel the breeze and hear the wind make it's way through the trees.  All was quiet except for the occasional chirp and song of a bird. We could also hear the other students' voices as they approached the Upper Cliff Dwelling. It was interesting that once the students entered the cliff dwelling all was quiet, no voices could be heard, we are sure that the same was true for the Salado Indians...the cliff dwellings were a sound protection also.  Near the spring that created a creek there was a musty smell, and the vegetation was different from the surrounding area.  The beauty surrounding us was prolific:  bright green spring grasses, various forms of moss, feathery clouds and cacti, different types and colors of rocks dotted with lichen, saguaro arms reaching to the skies, cute little spiders, prickly pear cactus growing out of rocks, mountains, critter holes, male and female jojoba shrubs.  The experience gave us a feeling of peace, relaxation, and inspiration.

  

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I enjoyed the hike up to the Indian ruin. I also enjoyed the view once i got up to ruins. So don't let the hike make you not want to go because it is really rewarding once you get to the ruin. I enjoyed learning about how they would make gum out of the sotol plant. I enjoyed racing Hunter, Daylen, and Jimmy down the mountain. I also so enjoyed learning that coprolite is fossilized dung. I didn´t like how the guy would stop every 50 yards and talk about something.

I look forward to being outside and not in the classroom the whole time. I look forward to learning about history. Also the lifestyle that they had. I look forward to teaching other kids about it. Also i look forward to having less to do on odyssey ware.

I couldn't really use the sense of touch because the oil on your skin can mess up the buildings. It smelled kinda the same other than the smell of dead animals in the cave and the soot from the camp fire. It sounded the same there were birds chirping. It looked differenet from Payson cause the desert plants and the lake. I didn´t taste anything other than the snacks at the museum.

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     My favorite part of the trip was finally getting to the top and actually seeing the monument and going into the different rooms and learning about everything about how they lived and how they would walk all the way down the hill just to get water and have to hike all the way back up the hill, it was a lot of fun seeing all the names carved into the wood and seeing the dates from way back in 1912, I think it would be amazing if we got to right our names somewhere in the wall or wood or somewhere just so in a hundred years or 7,000 we would be remembered and when people go there in the future they would be like "wow that was so long ago."

      The main part that I didn't like was the hiking so far and stopping every 5 min like when you hike you're supposed to keep going and take a break every now and then when you keep stopping like we did you run out of breath faster and you get tired easier and it takes longer to get there, like I wanna get there quicker than we did just because I wanna learn about all of that stuff quicker and not take an hour to get to the very top.

       What I saw all around me were mountains, different types of plants such as, sotol plant that's really pretty it's like really pointy on the bottom and there's a really big branch type thing and it looked like a really big Q-tip. Some of the others were the barrel cactus and that one you don't want to touch if you were to touch it then the thorns were to attach itself to you it would hurt very bad and multiple would go in whichever part you touch, there were a bunch of different others to many to tell. There were so many different smells when we got up to the ruins all I really smelt was dirt because everyone was moving around and kicking up the dirt but when we were hiking up the hill it smelt really fresh and like flowers and different plants.
     

 We weren't really allowed to touch anything but the stuff that they gave us to touch which was, pottery, corn, squash top, and what they call gum, it's made out of the agave plant. When you stand there for a little while and try to listen you hear different sounds like the bees, birds, rocks falling, leaves, and others it's hard to listen at first because everyone's talking but if you really pay attention then you can hear the leaves falling the plants moving and bunch of peaceful sounds from the different insects.

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     During the hike, it was so beautiful and peaceful and I could stop and think. It was so quite. Deb and I were trying to listen to things to right down and all we could here was this bee the was right next to my face.and we saw the most beautiful sights. we could not smell much but we tried to smell the grass and it smelt like a fresh cut lawn. I touched a plant that felt like sandpaper and another that felt like so smooth.

I loved the fact that the Salado lived there and it was normal and not taken advantage of but nowadays we take things like that for advantage and we don't think it is special because we have so much more we don't enjoy things like we used to but for the Salado it was home it was a place the kids could play and the adults could talk face to face instead of looking at a screen I really enjoyed that. I did not like that I was sick.

I look foreword to learning how they lived and what they did and what kind of tribes they traded with and how they made their pottery and paint  and what they hunted and also how they made their weapons also what the kids  learned about and what append to them what made them dissaper

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     First I would like to talk about what I enjoyed about the Tonto National Monument. I really enjoyed knowing that back then people would actually chew gum out of Sotol plants! I also really liked the hike up the mountain to get to see the awesome views, all the nature, and how the Salado used to live.
     I would like to learn more about the eating habits the Salado people had, how they would catch/kill their game, and how they processed the meat. It would be really cool to learn how to make the colored pottery. I have also wondered where the Salado people went and if there are still around today. I wonder if the Salado used snares to catch game and if archaeologist have found any of their hunting tools.
    On the trip, I used my 5 Senses.
1) Touch: The gum it felt almost like old hay.
2) Taste: I tasted buffalo meat for the first time it was less chewy and good.
3) Smell: I smelled nature and fresh air.
4) Hear: I could hear the wind whistling, birds chirping, and just nature its self.
5) See: I could see the ways that the Salado lived and it was interesting.
     Some notes I took on the trip.
1) An arrowhead is called an Adelaide dart point.
2) They called anything at the ruin that stayed there forever "in situ" I looked this up and it said this was a Latin word.
3)The Salado made sandals.
4) The Salado had invented a weaving kit to make clothing.

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 I enjoyed the trip because I liked to see the ways the Indians lived. I also liked to see all the materials that they used to live. I did not enjoy haveing to stop every five seconds on the trail. It took a hour longer then it would have taken if it would have ben if we would have not stop.

I would have liked to know what they killed for meat. I would like to know about all the ways that they killed the animals. All the things that they used to fish because it might be related to our modern day stuff.  

The jerky way ok.
It smells like the desert.
I touched the wall and I was and I was not allowed.
I heard birds.
I saw were Indians use to live.

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When I first heard about the trip to the Tonto National Monument, I wasn't sure exactly what to expect from it or the project. I was excited about the prospect of it, though. When we pulled into the parking lot, my excitement grew to make the three mile round trip hike to the upper cliff dwellings of the Salado tribe. As we made our way up the trail, our guides shared a plethora of knowledge about the geography, plants, animals, etc. I truly enjoyed learning new information about the breathtaking surroundings and chatting with our guides, the students, and other teachers.

Once we arrived at our destination, my mind began racing with ideas for the project. I look forward to learning about many things, including:
     1) when the upper and lower dwellings were first discovered
     2) the number of people who lived in both dwellings
     3) the enemies of the Salado people
     4) the items that have been found by the archaeologists
     5) the writings and language of the Salado people
As an English teacher, I am most interested in the different ways the people communicated with one another, their friends, and their enemies. Have there been any diaries or journals found?

After thinking back on the day, I realized that I used all five of my senses throughout the trip. Down by the spring, the water flowed casually and there were a few lifeless leaves which twirled to the ground from the tree branches above. Although we weren't allowed to touch many of our surroundings, we did feel the chill of the cave walls and the slight breeze of the day, as well as the dryness of the agave root that the people used for chewing gum so many, many years ago. When we noticed the ash from the fires darkening the roofs of the rooms and cavern, I could almost sense the heat and scent of the wood burning to heat the corn and squash. We had been told about the tang of the cores in some of the desert plants on the trail; tasting the agave-flavored candy that Matt bought at the gift shop was a sweet ending to a pleasant day.