Core Competency Self-Assessment

Communication

In this cell membrane diffusion lab, me and my partners worked simultaneously to achieve our results. At first, we had to discuss which parts we were gonna do as there were two parts to this lab. Me and my partner chose to do part A which dealt with the starch solution. Before starting this lab, we had to come up with a hypothesis. We had no clue on what could happen, however we used our knowledge learnt from the past week to guess the possibilities and in the end we were close to supporting the hypothesis. Most of this lab depended on each other. We communicated our roles such as who would fill up the membrane or close the membrane and overall it was quite successful. After our labs, we had discussion questions where we also communicated within our group to bounce off ideas from one another. We shared our results and they shared theirs to allow us to finish the lab and create a good understanding on the diffusion of the cell membrane.

Thinking

This lab required multiple thinking skills because of the different solutions and how it would react within this dialysis tube. Starting off by coming up with two hypothesis’s. One for the starch solution and one for the glucose solution. Even though it was the same lab, there were two different solutions and we knew it would react differently. Since we tested the water of the glucose water with a test strip, that helped with answering the related questions. Knowing the glucose was able to diffuse through the membrane, that helped us guess what would happen with the starch. In the end with various thinking questions I was able to answer all the questions based off my knowledge.

Core Competency Self Assessment

Thinking Core Competency

I can analyze evidence and make judgements. This titration was done on my third try with my partner. The first two did not go great. They both came out more pink than we wanted. The first try was a dark pink and the second was a dark pink but it was slightly lighter. However from both those tries, I was able to make a judgement call on around how much NaOH we needed. The second try it was closer which gave me an ever closer idea on where we needed to slow down and start doing either single drops or half drops. On the third try we did it. The first two attempts gave me an idea on where to slow down which really helped us achieve this lab.

French 11 Movie Poster

The princess and the frog- La princess et la grenouille

Collaboration

This assignment was a French movie poster where me and my partner had to write a movie poster in French. We chose the movie The Princess and the Frog as we both knew and liked the movie. We split the work by each doing our own sections then putting it together in the end. I had to write about the stars in the movie and write a brief description about them. I wrote about 5 main characters, Tiana, Prince Naveen, Dr.Facilier, Charlotte LaBouff and Eli LaBouff. I had to translate the descriptions into French. My partner did the summary of the movie. In class, we worked on the genres of the movie, the reviews and show times. We were able to get that done in class by working together and helping each other with the translation. In the end when we were putting the poster together, we both had to colour and paste the information onto the poster board and overall we successfully created this poster.

Natural Selection Critical Thinking Self-Assessment

Natural selection lab with different utensils

I demonstrated that I can collect and analyze evidence when I see what is happening. After completing this lab, I was able to see my results and come up with a conclusion that was whoever had to best utensil was able to survive and eat the most food compared to the others.

I demonstrated that I can connect evidence I collected to big ideas when I understood the concept of natural selection. By adapting to whatever object you have to live. Some people were given a fork without prongs and it was more challenging for them as they were not able to scoop up food. However, I was given a spoon and I realized I had a better tool than others as each station I usually filled my cup up the fastest

I demonstrated that I can make predictions base on evidence when I knew what happened after one station. After one station when I filled my cup up within seconds, and saw others with barely even a quarter full that I was able to predict what would happen within the next stations. I could make this prediction as I saw they were struggling to scoop up beans without having a spoon like myself and how easy it was for me.

Core Competency Self-Assessment

Thinking

The Polio pamphlet

I demonstrated the thinking skills during this project because of all the research I had to do. At the beginning I had close to no clue what the Polio disease was however, by the end of this project I feel like I have a better understanding as well as learning about viruses in class. I had to research what this disease was along with how it affected others, the symptoms and so forward. A lot of the research was from websites of either clinics or places that specialized in this disease therefore at times it was challenging to understand. I had to search up different words that they used and finally concluded what i have learned. After all the research, I put all the information into a pamphlet. I had to use my thinking because I could not just put in on a piece of paper but I had to make it look eye catching and willing to read. I used different colours and font sizes to enhance that and in the end I think I did well and have a better understanding about this disease.

Core Competency Self-Assessment Law 12

Critical and Reflective Thinking

Should our criminal justice system be more punitive or rehabilitative? Our criminal system should be more rehabilitative in most cases, however on the deathly criminal ones, they should be more punitive. I think that most criminals should be able to have a second chance in life especially if they committed the crime at a young age. It depends on the case though, if someone were to commit multiple murders they should not be let out but less severe crimes should be able to have a second chance after having a punishment.

I can analyze evidence to make judgements. – I look at the different pieces of evidence presented and then I can make judgements on what kind of punishment they should receive or should’ve received.

Graphing a Parabola

Significance of my “K” “A” “H” Values

The “K” in a parabola equation determines the shift from the x-axis. If “K=3”, the parabola would be shifted three units up because it is also positive. If “K=-3” were negative, it would shift three units down from the x-axis. This represents the vertical shift. The “K” in my parabola is positive three, therefore it shifts up three units from the x-axis. The black parabola represents my parabola and it opens on the point of positive 3.

The “A” in a parabola affects the way the parabola opens. If “A=2”, the parabola opens upwards and if it were negative it would open downwards. In my parabola, the “A” is negative which allows it to open downwards. Depending on what the “A” value is, it also determines the width of the parabola. The width of -3 is bigger than -9 however that is only if it is negative. The width of a positive “A” value shrinks and a width of a negative “A” value widens.

The “H” shifts the parabola left or right. If “H=2” the parabola shifts two units to the right from the y-axis or if it was negative, it would shift two units left from the y-axis. This represents the horizontal shift. In my parabola, the “H” is -1 so it shifts to the left by one from the y-axis as it is negative.

A simple original parabola of y=x^2 does not have an “a” “h” or “k” value, therefore, there is no shift of any direction in the parabola. It opens up from the centre point of 0. Also since the equation is positive, the only way it would open is upwards

Self-Assessment

Give an example from this assignment where you represented the same mathematical idea in three different ways? (for example, as a graph, an equation and in words)

Give an example from this assignment where you used mathematical vocabulary to demonstrate your understanding.

Give an example from this assignment where you used formatting to share the information in a clear and organized way.

In this project, I used demos which helps graph my parabola so that I could visually see it. My parabola was graphed beside the original parabola of y=x^2. This way I can see the difference between the two and that helped as I was completing this assignment and understanding the math material. As well, I had to explain my parabola, so I broke down the different values and structures to demonstrate my understanding of what the variables mean and what they are for like explaining what the “H” value means or the “A” value. I also separated each of the different variable values in the equation into a different section, therefore, I can see which information fits with each. Also, a different colour between my parabola and the original one was used to distinguish which parabola is which. My parabola is black while the simple parabola is red.

Identity

My Poem

Core Competency Reflection 

Different cultures have different traditions

In their own unique way that has been brought down

Generation by generation

Learning new techniques by their ancestors who know best

Getting to know someone can change who they are

At first they may seem shy or quiet

Until you know them and show their real identity

You cannot judge someone based on how they look

Don’t judge a book by its cover

I can represent my learning and tell how it connects to my experiences. – I chose this because when I learn something new, I always try to relate it back to myself in order to connect to my experiences to understand it better.

I can work with others to achieve a goal. – When I work with other people, I am able to get ideas off them and finish my goal of the project.

I can encourage others to share their voices and value diverse perspectives. – I chose this because when other people are able to share their voices and ideas it creates a more diverse environment to learn from.

I can reflect on my thinking. – I chose this because we have been working on poems and getting new ideas so when this assignment was handed out, I was able to rethink about those poems to create my own.

Core Competency Goals

How do you learn best? I learn best when everyone shares their ideas so that I can bounce off them and think of my own. For example, group discussions where everyone can share their own thoughts so if I am stuck or can’t think of anything I can create new ideas off of theirs.

I know the group is working well together when I hear/see.. everyone collaborating. When everyone is fully engaged. For example, in a group project when i see everyone talking and listening collaboratively, I know they are working hard and together. Also respecting one another’s opinions and thoughts towards the project is really important. This could make the person who is talking feel like they are heard and welcome.

Some of the things I do to stay mentally and physically healthy include… are eating healthy and doing exercise. I like to eat healthy and play volleyball. I feel like this makes me feel refreshed and better by focusing on a sport that i like and can exercise. Some other things are just taking a break once in a while especially when feeling stressed. This helps mentally as I can regain focus and taking a break while stressed helps me feel calmer.

FMPC 10 Core Competency Self Assessment

3.5 assignment

Creative thinking

This assignment relates to the core competency because I had to think of different scenarios for the future weather using the information I had as well as inputting it into relation and functions. In this assignment, I was tasked to explore a relation between two different sets of data. I chose the data of rainfall from Vancouver. Then I had to show a diagram on the relation between them. This included creative thinking because I had to present this project and think of ways to show how I learnt how use data to change it into a relation