Clearcutting is the timber harvest method of cutting down most trees in a specific area. This method doesn’t pick and choose the healthiest or strongest trees to cut down. The pros are financial reasons (clearcutting advocates argue that the method is the most efficient for both harvesting and replanting trees,) and increased farmland. One con of clear cutting is that they look bad because until the newly planted trees are on a hillside, a clearcut is not appealing to the public. Another con is the habitat disturbance. Clearcutting alters the habitat where trees once stood, and forest wildlife is displaced into new areas.
How tree grow?
Trees grow taller when new cells are produced at the tips of twigs so the twigs can grow longer. Tree trunks and branches grow thicker when new cells are added underneath the bark. Those cells make up vessels, called xylem and phloem, and those vessels carry water and food throughout the tree. Growth rings can tell us how old the tree is, and what the weather was like during each year of the tree’s life. The lighter colored rings represent wood that grew in the spring and early summer, but the darker rings represent wood that grew in the late summer and fall. Growth rings are caused from patterns in vascular tissues. Before the leaves start to grow, a layer of tissue under the bark called the cambium begins to divide. At this time the vessels that are produced are large and less dense.
Different Types of Wood
There are three types of wood and today I’ll be talking about which woods are used for what. Now the three types of wood is softwood, hardwood, and engineered wood. Some types of softwoods are cedar, pine, and fir. Softwood is flexible, lighter in weight and less dense. It is frequently used for interior mouldings, the manufacturing of windows, construction framing and generating sheet goods such as plywood and fiberboard. Some types of hardwoods are oak, ash, and maple. Hardwoods are employed in a large range of applications, including fuel, tools, construction, boat building, furniture making, musical instruments, flooring, cooking, barrels, and manufacture of charcoal. Some types of engineered wood is Laminated Veneer Lumber, Oriented strand board, and plywood. Engineered wood products are used for home construction, commercial buildings, and industrial products. The products can be used for joists and beams that replace steel in many building projects.
The evolution of glue
Glue has been around for over 5,000 year’s and it has changed a lot over time. The earliest evidence of glue is on cave paintings. Glue was first used to connect materials together for the repair of broken ceramics and statues in 4000 BCE. But that glue was made of bones, hides, and skin of animals. There was rabbit skin glue and fish glue. Glue sticks came out in 1969. A huge brand that makes lots of different types of glue is “Elmer’s.” Elmer’s glue came out with their liquid glue in 1947. Now several brands are making different glues and they’re making iterations to liquid glue and glue sticks. Glue continues to change and I wonder if we will be getting any new type of glue soon.
Fantasy Unit #2
I find it comfortable that we kind of mix all the paragraphs and I think it’s interesting that we have some different steps. It is a bit challenging to be organized with the writing but I think it’s still easier. I like this type of paragraph better because you get to the point quicker and it’s not confusing. Overall, I think I did really good with the paragraph.
Fantasy Unit #1
This unit is probably my favorite one because I love fantasy. I don’t like writing or reading but I don’t have a choice so I’m happy this unit is fantasy. I love fantasy because you really need to use your imagination when reading it and there is always something interesting happening. It’s never boring. My favorite Fantasy book is “The Land of Stories.” I read the first book for this unit and I really liked it. I don’t read a lot of Fantasy but I’m hoping to read more of it after this unit. I really liked it because there is always something going on and you just always want to keep reading. The drama is very intense and I love how there is a land of a bunch of fairytales. The book I will be reading for this unit is, “The Name of This Book is Secret.” Then, I will read the second and third book of The Land of Stories” series. I’m reading all these books because a bunch of people recommended them and they’re very popular.
Finished Product
The good thing about doing this project at home is that I had more free time so I got things done quickly. The challenging part of it, is that if we need help, we have to write an email and put our thoughts into words. This project was pretty fun and I learned a lot. It would’ve been nice to get a book from the library or a book story but getting resources online wasn’t so bad. Overall, I’m really happy with my slideshow and the process of the project wasn’t very hard.
Finishing Up
I’m getting to the end of this project and I’m really excited to see other peoples projects too. I’m almost done with my slideshow, I’m just adding the final touches. I’m so excited to see my finished project and I should be finished by tomorrow. I think its going to be fun to see what others people chose for their topic and how they’re presenting their project. I’ll keep you guys updated for my final product.
Facing Obstacles & Challenges
One thing that is challenging when it comes to researching, is when you have to reword a sentence. We do this so we don’t plagiarize but it can be hard trying to make a sentence make sense when your doing that. We just have to deal with it and make it make as much sense as possible. It can also be hard finding sources with information you need. You might find a small article and realize you already have that information or its information that’s not important to your project.
Learning About Myself
This project has thought me that I like to do a specific amount of notes everyday. I also learned its better to read as much information as you can find just in case you miss anything you might need. I want to become a very good worker and stop procrastinating. I also want to make my slide show fun and interesting for the people who will see it. But the project is almost due and I’m really excited.