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Ceramics 3D Art Core Competency

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My strategies for collection relevant material and information for ceramics include searches on Pinterest and google. I create an image in my head of what I want my work to look like and gather ideas for  on the internet to inspire and create contrast within my pieces. The mood mug is a great example of this. While coming up with an idea for what face I felt best described me, I went on to Pinterest and gathered information and ideas from other artists who’ve made similar mugs. This helped me bring my ideas to life and transfer my thoughts into my work. Asking my peers also helps me get a greater understanding of what I may want to add or take away from my ideas and work. They provide me with valuable information and feedback regarding what they like and dislike about the project.

Chemistry 12 Core Competency

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I can ask and respond to questions to be an active, supportive listener. I demonstrate this when conversing with my lab partner about qualitative observations. We share our thoughts and give feedback on what we see and what we observe. In Lab 19C, my partner and I had to look for precipitates when adding chemicals together. We gave each other thoughtful observations and eventually came to conclusions with our combined ideas. We work together to achieve a common goal and we do or part in each lab. By communicating and collaborating with my peers and lab partners I am able to get a better understanding o the topic an concepts within the class.

Physics Core Competency

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COMMUNICATION & COLLABORATION

While solving problems the teacher assigns I often work with my peers to help them understand and share ideas collaboratively. We work on the whiteboards to easily show our thinking and ideas and to help us communicate efficiently. When someone doesn’t understand and is having some trouble, other people are there to help talk them through the problems. When I don’t understand a question I will collaborate and communicate with my peers to help me gain the knowledge and understanding that I need to help me finish the question and future questions assigned.

Core Competency Self-Assessment

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A+P Cell Diffusion Lab

Communication

Communication-Collaboration: During the Cell diffusion lab I had to communicate with my peers and group mates to agree on the observations and errors in our lab. 2 people in the group did one experiment while the other 2 did a different experiment. At the end of each experiment we collaborated and communicated our insights on the experiment while analyzing both beakers. I collaborated with my peers to get the right information on the experiments that I didn’t have much information on and I shared my insight with my peers on the experiment me and my partner did. The experiment we did had some errors, our starch and IKI water solution had not diffused properly and or cell was left with the starchy white colour with a little hue of blue. I communicated with my group members and noted that our looked different then the other cells that our classmates had done. We talked to the teacher and worked out what went wrong, we had not twisted the cell enough to allow proper diffusion and we had not tied the ends of the cell tight enough. I communicated this error within the conclusion, and I made sure to inform my group members about it so they could also include it in their writing so they would not get marks off. I also communicated this error I the qualitative observations. I stated that the cell was still partially cloudy and that the molecules had not diffused across the membrane properly.

Critical Thinking: While doing the Cell Diffusion Lab in A+P, I had to use my critical thinking skills when we noticed that the experiment was done incorrectly. We had not tied the ends of the cell tight enough which caused the molecules to not diffuse properly. To insure we would not lose marks I wrote that error in the conclusion and in the questions. I used evidence from the experiment drew a conclusion with the data and analysis. I also had to use my critical thinking to decide what way the molecules diffused. The IKI solution had turned part of the cell blue, which means the IKI solution diffused into the cell. In the glucose experiment, I had to determine where the glucose and water diffused. The cell had grown in size and mass so I determined that the water had diffused into the cell The glucose test strips indicate that the glucose had diffused out of the cell and into the water. I use these analysis and observations to write up a conclusion as well.

Graphing Parabolas

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A parabola is a curved line on a graph that uses the equation y=x2 or y=a(x-h)2+k

My parabola equation is: y=3(x-4)2+2

https://www.desmos.com/calculator

The red line is the standard form and equation for a parabola.

The blue line is my parabola and equation.

How does each letter in the equation affect the parabola? 

In the equation y=a(x-h)2 each letter has its own role

What does A do? 

A in this equation tells us what way the parabola will open. It will either open upwards or downwards. When the value of A is less than zero (a < 0) the graph of the parabola will open downwards. When the A value is greater than 1 (a > 1) it will open Upwards, and it will be narrow. If A is greater than 0 but less than 1 (0<A<1) it will be wider. 

In my equation y=3(x-4)2+2, the A value is 3. 3 is greater than 0 so my parabola will open upwards and will be narrower. 

What does H do? 

The H in this equation determines how far left or right the vertex (the point where the parabola begins to open) of my parabola will move from 0,0 on the graph. 

 Be careful though, if the H has – in front of it the vertex will move to the right because the number would be positive. If the H value is a negative, that – will turn into a + and the vertex will shift to the left. 

In my parabola equation the H value is 4 so my vertex will shift 4 to the right from 0,0.  

What does K do? 

The K in the equation determines how far up or down the vertex moves. 

If the value of K is a positive number, the vertex will move up. If the K value is a negative the vertex will move down. 

The K value in my equation is 2 so the vertex will move 2 up from 0,0 on the graph. 

Finding the vertex and putting everything together... 

The h and K values will tell you exactly where on your graph the vertex of your parabola is. They are points on the graph. The H is the X value, and the K is the Y value. The vertex of my graph is 4,2. If we look at the A value too, we can tell that my graph will be narrower, and it will open upwards. 

My equation is different from the standard one because the vertex has moved over 4 and up 2, and it is narrower than the standard parabola equation. 

Self Assesment

I represented a mathematical equation by having a screen shot of a graph, having formulas for a standard parabola and my parabola and by explaining in my own words what each component of the equations meant.

I used mathematical vocabulary through out this assignment. I mostly used it when I was explaining what each part of the equation did.

I used coloured headings and I had made some words bold to clearly identify what I was talking about and important key words that should be noted.