Science 9 Competence Reflection

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A R T I F A C T… wow

Core Competence Explanation.

My artifact is the mitosis stop motion video I made. It is a bit rough but I like the little organelle goblins I made. I feel that I have communicated the metaphase and anaphase well through the designs of my little organelle goblins and how they move in the video.

Core Competency Final Reflection

My First year

This year has gone well. I made various cool graphs in a few math projects. I made quite the splendid English project on the book Homeland by Cory Doctorow which I’m proud of. I won a top student award in choir but you can’t see it in the picture below because I folded it up and put it in my pocket like an idiot.

Hooray!

Ways To Improve

GoalsAction Plans
Get over my irrational fear of authority figuresAsk my teachers for help more often
Improve studying habitsAsk for help with studying or take advice from people on how best to study.

Final Concert Reflection

Just imagine him playing clair de lune while reading this

also i put an audio file of clair de lune below just for funzies.
I feel that the concert went fairly well all things considered. I’m pretty sure I smiled and moved a lot more than the last few concerts which is good however I’m not sure if I sang all you need is love very well. Voice Dance turned out surprisingly well considering it was a mess until the last few days before the concert. All You Need Is Love existed which was bad and a few people’s mics were K E R F U Z Z L E D. as per usual I was very worried about looking soulless while performing. All You Need Is Love also happened which was no good, terrible, rotten, boring, annoying, stupid, vile and woeful. Hanbin and Sophie were good in it though. I really enjoyed the jr band’s performance of Never Gonna Give You up and the senior band’s performance of various Smash Mouth songs and Don’t Stop Me Now. I also enjoyed their performance of Beyond The Sea with Katrina soloing. Sharif and Sabrina also did a really good job mcing unlike me last concert.

CORE COMPETENCY SHENANIGANS

I hate doing these so much

I think I have demonstrated good communication through the way I moved while performing. I also feel that I have improved the way I move to express certain emotions while performing.

The image above conveys how dead inside I look during most concerts and events involving choir. This was not the case during this last concert as you can see in the image below.
hooray/Huzzah!

Math 9 Identity Project

Most of the things i chose were because they were things i enjoy such as art, music and video games or things that are generally incorporated in the way I act in my day to day life like comedy and socializing.

Total area = 125.55c

Head = 17.55

Arm 1 = 12.75

Arm 2 = 12.75

Torso = 37.5

Legs = 45

I calculated the percentages of the body by measuring squares around the different parts and calculating the area. Then I added the squares to calculate the total area then I calculated the percentages of the individual body parts by dividing their areas by the total areas, multiplying by one hundred and heavily simplifying the answer.

Reflecting On My First Year

My Grade 9 Year

This year was pretty okay at first before i became a straight c- student in the second half, that wasn’t great. I really enjoyed my first year at Centennial despite having less than satisfactory grades because of the many new friends I made and it being a lot less tedious than middle school. One project I am quite proud of is my novel study project because I added multiple music tracks, some really good images and put probably the most effort I’ve ever put into any project, however it is a bit rough around the edges and it is a bit of a mess when it comes to my writing and transitions. Overall I have really enjoyed my first year at centennial and I look forward to the following years.

My Favorite Website

https://zbib.org/

I like this website because it helps me site sources for my projects fast and efficiently. It was a huge help for projects like my novel study and this one.

My Favorite Videos

https://newskit.social/videos/Mitosis—Stages-of-Mitosis–Cells–Biology–FuseSchool

These videos helped me better understand and visualize the process of mitosis while I was working on my stop motion animation project for science.

My Favorite Image

This is a goofy image of a hacker I used in my novel movie project of the book Homeland by Cory Doctorow for my English class. i also chose this because it was my image favorite that I used in my project.

My Favorite Quote

“Be the trouble you want to see in the world, above nationalism, above so-called patriotism, above and beyond fear and make it count for the betterment of the planet. Legal and illegal are not the same as right and wrong – do what is right and never give up the fight.”-from the Afterword by Jacob Appelbaum featured in Homeland by Cory Doctorow, page 384.

I chose this quote because it was in the book I chose for my novel study. I also chose it like it’s message and how it connects to the story of the book.

Works Sited

Solove, Daniel. “The Funniest Hacker Stock Photos 2.0.” TeachPrivacy, 9 Mar. 2016, https://teachprivacy.com/the-funniest-hacker-stock-photos-2-0/.

Mitosis – Stages of Mitosis | Cells | Biology | FuseSchool. http://www.youtube.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNwJbMovnVQ. Accessed 27 Apr. 2023.

Mitosis – Stages of Mitosis | Cells | Biology |. http://newskit.social/videos/Mitosis—Stages-of-Mitosis–Cells–Biology–FuseSchool. Accessed 27 Apr. 2023.

ZoteroBib: Fast, Free Bibliography Generator – MLA, APA, Chicago, Harvard Citations. https://zbib.org/. Accessed 27 Apr. 2023.

Cool Graph Featuring ADL Financial Literacy

I will put all of my money into stocks.

Calculations

3 Year Stocks EAG

Year 1: 80,000 x 1.075 + 10,000= $96,000

Year 2: 96,000 x 1.075 + 10,000= $113,200

Year 3: 113,200 x 1.075 + 10,000= $131,690

3 Year Stocks: 3 Year EAG 1 bad Year

Year 1: 80,000 x 0.9134 + 10,000= $83,072

Year 2: 83,072 x 1.075 + 10,000= $99,302.40

Year 3: 99,302.40 x 1.075 + 10,000= $116,750.08

Excel was harmed in the making of this cool graph. I used Microsoft Excel to make it.

Justification

my group chose this option because of it’s fast results getting you a lot of money quickly and it’s dependance on skill making it more controlled to a degree, however if stocks drop in value your income will slow to a crawl making this option somewhat risky.

I am a somewhat high risk person which makes this option perfectly align with my risk tolerance because of it’s high risk and high reward.

Collaboration and Contributions

I should have contributed much more to this project because the other member of my group voluntarily did all the calculations and decision making while I slacked off, he even said that I did research in his own project to make me look better. Overall I would rate my ability to collaborate with my group a 0-4 and it’s entirely my fault.

CORE COMPITENCIE SHENANEGANS, MY FAVORITE!!!! (Insert excessive amount of sarcasm.)

I made a cool graph demonstrating my mastery of Microsoft Excel and cool graphs. I also now know how to use excel better. Yay!

I will try to contribute more on future projects. I will also try to communicate better on future projects.

I now have a better understanding of stocks and how they work.

I reflected on my own bad habits while making my cool graph featuring the rest of my project.

Art Core Competency Shenanigans/Goings On

In art I demonstrated communication by Talking to my friends way too much. I also demonstrated it through my watercolor paintings. A goal I will set for myself for next semester is to get my work done a lot faster because I struggled with that in a lot in the beginning of art.

Social Studies Sweatshop Core Competency Shenanigans\Goings On

               I now understand that my safety in a textile workshop could be tied into how safety is maintained in 

                 that workshop environment.  

               I now understand what is important to me in how I am treated and valued in a work environment 

                  and I can explain my values.  

               I did analyze evidence from the research I did and make judgments. 

                between fact and opinion.   

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