I demonstrated critical thinking when i was instructed to create an image using equations in desmos with specific tranformations and shifts. I thought creatively when I ran into the challenge of mirroring the lines on both sides to more efficiently finish the image. An obstacle I overcame was not having a strong enough understanding of the material, which prevented me from using complex transformations like sin, cos, tan, & pi. If I were to do this project again, I would instead clean it up and make it more detailed by shrinking how thick the lines are and by connecting them better.
During this lab me and my partner demonstrated critical thinking by taking a diffferent setup path than our fellow classmates. Instead of mixing the Pb(NO3)2 with the KI and water separately, we mixed the Pb(NO3)2 with water, and in a separate test tube we mixed the KI and water, than we combined them in order to ensure no unwanted reactions happen due to too small initial volume of water. If we were to do this lab again, i would more gradually heat the test tubes in order to ensure an accurate temperature reading.
For this lab me and my partner had to collaborate with another pair to combine our data and work together to fill out the data table and answer any questions we may have. I collaborated with my partner during this lab to ensure we tied the string on each end of the dialysis tube tightly, this collaboration helped the accuracy of our results . Next time i would talk with the group were working with to ensure we all have everything we need from eachother.
Protein synthesis cut and paste
Critical Thinking
For the protein synthesis cut and paste we were giving each of the peices and told to cut them out and paste it in the correct order, aswell as label the parts. I had to think critially during the process of making it to ensure each of the parts were placed in the correct order and labeled effectively. next time i would trust my initial assumption and not second guess myself.
I learned about the connection between the story Marrow Thieves and the real world in the aspects of natural conditions. The story takes place in a an apocalyptic dystopian future where the earth is destroyed by global warming and greed. This is similar to how the earth is right now, and is a possible outcome for the future. I grew in my writing by being more Concorde and going over the text to correct grammar mistakes. I can take what I learned and work towards reconciliation by seeing what negative personalities caused the destruction in the story and work towards not showing those personalities.
Core Competency Reflection
Communication
I feel I grew in my communication because I effectively communicated my understanding of the connection between the story and the real world in an effective manner. I kept the writing organized and it flowed well.
During this lab I demonstrated collaboration when i evenly distributed the work load between me and my partner and we worked effectively with each other. i also helped other groups that were stuck on the lab with their technique. next time i would try to be more precise with my volume of NaOH added to the solution.
In this assessment I was able to learn about indigenous culture of the being the called trickster. My writing grew as I seemed out many quotes and sources for this paragraph which helped strengthen my overall writing ability. Along with this paragraph I created a concept map connecting the characteristics of Trickster. After learning about how deep the Trickster being goes in Indigenous culture I can see how they tell stories.
Core Competency Reflection
I was able to think creatively while creating my concept map by connecting my characteristics to each other. I had to think critically also because some of the connections were hard to make. Next time I would try to organize my thoughts better before creating my concept map.
For this project we were instructed to for a system of laws and government for an island society. Have had to include ethical principals, law, and compare it to other systems of law through history. We had mostly creative freedom to do this project except for being restricted to keeping the laws ethical.
Core Competency Reflection
I can develop a body of creative work over time. We were given an amount of time to complete the assignment and we did it creatively. I can tell the difference between facts and opinions. My partner gave me his opinion on certain ethics I was able to see that they’re his opinion rather than fact. I can reflect on my thinking. When I needed to see if there were any holes I. The laws we made I was able to reflect on what ideas I had to see if they were questionable. I can work with others to achieve a goal. When my partner was being annoying I was able to put him back on track to achieve the goal of competing the project.
One goal I have for myself is to achieve a 90%+ grade in all of my courses this semester. I will study harder and procrastinate less to achieve this goal.
Curricular Competency Reflection
When I was tasked with making ethics for my challenge I looked at other laws and what ethics they had and added some to my laws. I chose the least problematic type of government based on what types cause problem in the society frequently.
My 3 takeaways from the safety unit are: 1. When injecting someone with naloxal you have to choose either their bum, thigh or arm. 2. the correct way to place the pads when using an AED are the left pad above their left breast, and right under their right breast. 3. there is a bad stigma again people who use drugs and there shouldn’t be.
The impact these lessons have on your life are super crucial because if your ever in the position when you will need to know these its life or death if you don’t remember.
Critical and Reflective Thinking Competency Reflection
I can analyze evidence to make judgments. i show this when learning how to do CPR and actively listening im able to make conclusions to further increase my understanding.
In a parabola the a value determines the shape of the parabola. My a value is -2, the negative means my parabola will open downwards. The 2 means my parabola will be thin but not wide which is when the a value is a fraction between 1 and 0. The h value determines where the vertex will be on the x-axis. My h value of -5 (written as (x- -5) or (x+5) means my parabola will be shifted 5 points to the left or into the negatives. The k value in a parabola determines where the vertex will be on the y-axis. My k value of -2 means me parabola will be shifted 2 points downwards or into the negatives.
Self Assessment
I represented the same mathematical idea in graph form by imputing in into desmos. I can see from the equation that my graph will be downwards and the vertex will be negative. In an equation, I was able to understand how my graph would look based on the values in my equation. In words, I represented it by explaining the significance of the a, h, and k value of my equation.
An example of where I used mathematical vocabulary in this assignment would be in my explanation of the significance of my equation. Some examples of the vocabulary I used are; Vertex, parabola, value, negative, axis, and fraction. These words demonstrate a further understanding because I could’ve used different non-mathematical words instead like; to the left, line, numbers, and thingy.
An example in this assignment where i used formatting to share information is in my photo of the 2 parabolas, i was able to show both the parabolas in different colours and label each of the parabolas with their equation.
I showed critical and creative thinking by getting a very high mark on this test. i am proud because i didn’t study that much and still got a good grade. if i were to try again i wouldnt do anything differently
