Evolution of Warfare: March 2009

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Status Report

I have accomplished everything I need to accomplish in my project, because I am done.
All I have left to do is to present my project at Exhibition Night (if I can go)
Making the monopoly board and the property cards was harder than I thought it would be.
Getting and posting 30 index cards was a lot easier than I thought it would be.
If I could start over, I might make the board look a little better and find a new design for the middle. I would also try to read more of the sites I got information from.
Since Spring Break is already over, I really don't need to do anything before Spring Break.

Daily Progress - March 31st

Today I was planning to finish the Monopoly Board and do the reflection.
I did those activities.
It helped because I finished my project.
No more actions to be done.

Monday, March 30, 2009

Daily Progress - March 30th

Today, Michael and I were planning on finishing the project and finalizing our sources and such.
Today, we did just that. I also made the monopoly board and it looks good, tons of pictures to print out haha.
It helped answer the research question because we are finally almost done with our project.
And my next plan of action is getting with Michael tomorrow during class and creating a center logo for our game and finishing totally.

Friday, March 27, 2009

Daily Progress - March 27th

My plans for today were to plan out our monopoly board, and figure out how we're gonna place everything on the board.
Today, we did all of the previously mentioned activities.
It helped because we are getting closer to finishing our final project.
Next we plan to actually make the board and everything.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Daily Progress - March 25th

Today I was planning on working with Michael on finalizing our ideas for the final project.
Today, I did just that. We really don't have much left to do. :)
It helped because we are continually revising our ideas and making our final project that much better.
Next, I plan to actually work on the project with Michael over the weekend

Monday, March 23, 2009

Daily Progress - March 23rd

Today, I was going to cite all of the pictures and sites used for the Final Project in a Word Document and hopefully plan out the rest of the project.
Today I did just that, and Michael and I are planning on working on the final project this weekend.
This helped answer my Research question because it's helping me organize my Final Project.
Next, I plan to get a rough layout of what the board will look like.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Daily Progress - March 11th

My next action today was to get more pictures, and cite the pictures I'm using on the Monopoly board.
Today I did get around to citing most of the pictures, but I didn't get any more pictures.
It helped because it's helping us work on the final project ideas.
My next action is to finish the plan.

Plan for project

These are the pictures we're going to use:

We plan to use weapons from different time periods for each "property" and each color change will be a different age of weapons. We are going to start off with the Stone Age and cover all the way to Modern Day weapons. We will also have the Chance and Community Chest Cards, and the Utilities (Aqueduct and Codebreakers) along with the Railroads (ammo dumps). Our pieces will range from a plastic army man to a stick. We plan to make the board out of cardboard with a construction paper cover. The Chance and Community Chest cards are going to be blank business cards and the "properties" are going to be made from blank index cards.

Monday, March 9, 2009

Daily Progress - March 9th

Today my plan was to finish up with index cards and sites on delicious.
Today I finished my index cards and my sites on delicious. I also cited the pictures I'm going to use on my monopoly board.
It helped answer our research question because it helped with the final project.
Next I plan to get a few more pictures.

Index Card #30

http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/legal/cw/cwindex.html#what

Chemical Warfare is used in the form of mustard gas and other substances. Mustard gas burns any bodily tissue it touches which can really be effective in war.

Index Card #29

http://www.slic2.wsu.edu:82/hurlbert/micro101/pages/101biologicalweapons.html#advantagesofBW

Biological warfare is used to cause a country-wide sickness or disease and force the enemy to surrender. It has been used in years past in the form of smallpox and other deadly diseases.

Index Card #28

http://www.1timothy4-13.com/files/prophecy/incredweapons.html

Many new war tactics are being researched around the world. The Rail Gun is a weapon many are trying to improve and make better and possibly attach them to aircraft.

Index Card #27

http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/infantry/index.html

Many of the weapons used by American infantry in past wars still are used today, but are modified or made better

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Daily Progress - March 8th

My plan heading into today was to get a few more index cards done and a few sites on Delicious.
Today, I did just that, and I also talked with my partner about our final idea and we have a really good plan for the game.
It helped answer my research question because I am learning WHY and HOW weapons have changed over time.
Next, I'm hoping to get more than 30 index card posts and move closer to finishing the final project.

Index Card #26

http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/UsaHistory/CivilWar/Weapons.htm

Weapons used in the Civil War included bayonnetted rifles, muskets, revolvers, knives and cannons.

Index Card #25

http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/arms.htm

The weapons used in the Korean War were very similar to the ones used in WWII. One major difference was the increased use of automatic rifles used by infantry in the Korean War.

Index Card #24

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Modern_firearms_of_the_United_States

Modern American weapons come in a great variety and different purposes. Most smaller pistols or submachine guns are meant to take out an enemy quickly and allow great mobility. Others pack a punch but weigh more, so the person carrying the gun won't move as quickly as they'd like.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Minigun picture

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_30-cal_GAU17_minigun_pic.jpg

Swiss Mini Gun picture

http://www.uberreview.com/wp-content/uploads/smg_title.jpg

Metal Storm picture

http://www.zamazing.org/imaj/mentor/metalstorm.jpg

Flint Rifle Bayonet picture

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31oOOJB1L%2BL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

Daily Progress - March 5th

My Next Action coming into today was to get caught up on Index Card posts since I've been sick, and get more sites bookmarked on Delicious.
Today, I got up to 23 Index Card posts, and plan to get on tomorrow at home and get up to 30 or so.
It helps answer my research question because I am continually exploring the ways weapons have evolved over time.
Next, I plan to get up to 30 Index cards on Blogger and 30+ sites on Delicious.

Index Card #23

http://science.howstuffworks.com/smallest-gun-in-world1.htm

The military always wants something lighter, and that will still kill you. In this case, the Swiss made a gun that is only 2 inches long and weighs about 3 ounces. It still has enough power to kill, but barely. It's maximum distance is just over a football field.

Index Card #22

http://science.howstuffworks.com/shotgun.htm

The first shotguns were developed in the early 1600's, but were not made into the pump-action shotguns that we know today until 1904. The shotgun was used for close range combat to fire a bullet that would 'spray' the ammo out covering a larger area of deadly projectiles but were at no harm from long range.

Index Card #21

http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/00422/weapons.html

Weapons used in the civil war included bayonets (which were not incredibly useful) of the 250,000+ soldiers wounded in the civil war, only 900 or so were injured or killed by a bayonet. WWI was one of the first experiments with new tactics like poison gas and tabun grenades and the machine guns were complicated to operate.

Index Card #20

http://www.metalstorm.com/content/view/66/110/

The Metal Storm not only will take down enemies while you are using it, it is also able to be radio controlled, which is a HUGE advantage and a big step towards un-manning the front lines of war.

Index Card #19

http://www.metalstorm.com/content/view/64/109/

A new weapon that brings a new meaning to the word fast. The Metal Storm is stacked with ammunition from the tip of the barrel to the bottom. It has new technology that can fire one round out of the barrel at a time as apposed to all of them. It also has from 4 to 64 of these barrels. This not only packs a punch, but will shoot the ammo faster than you can imagine.