The First Formative Blog Awards

Thank you to all who have completed their very first blog post.  I understand there was some trepidation among some of you, but we all pretty much took the dive and started to write.  It was definitely interesting to read as I got to learn about your personalities and what interests you in this course.  I learned about many different things including the rarest mineral on Earth, that diamonds can be coloured, and the biggest star that we've discovered(it's huge).  I have feedback for each of you, and hopefully it will take you to the next level.

Another method of taking your blog to the next level is by reading your fellow classmates' work.

I'd like to take this moment to highlight some spectacular  blogs authored by some of our classmates. Many of you have worked hard to try to meet the expectations highlighted by the rubric and it's important to illustrate what they've done so that we may learn from it.

Best Overall Blog 
In Annieway, the attention to detail on the layout of the blog is especially apparent in her background choice. Not only does this background choice visually stunning, but it corresponds with her equally fantastic blog post regarding light pollution. She has posted a couple different things, demonstrating that she knows that she is to use this blog not only as an assignment posting medium, but also as an ideaboard for anything that she finds interesting earth and space wise.

Best Post
Earthy-Spacey is simultaneously informative as well as highly entertaining.  I had to reread many sentences to fully understand his many allusions and metaphors that showcase his interesting personality. Wow, just wow.    

Best Integration of Knowledge from Another Course
In Wandering Attention, AW asked an important question in class that I couldn't answer to her satisfaction.  She used her blog 20 time to explore the answer to that question and it led her to some chemistry concepts learned in grade 11 as well as some biology in grade 12.  Check it out!

Best Blog Incorporating Pop Culture
AF blogged about the possibility of a double sun as seen in Star Wars.  He explains what we, the common audience, understands - the single sun solar system.  He naturally transitions to a recent finding of the Hubble Space telescope, the binary star system and explain what he has learned about it.  Although I'd like to have seen some more scientific detail or exploration, AF takes home the best blog incorporating pop culture by successfully balancing pop culture and science content.  
 
By the way, there is such a thing as blog awards for some countries.  Here's Singapore's big blog award gala event as well as Ireland's. It's pretty serious.