During this assignment I learned different aspects of indigenous culture such as the stories they share, the difficulties they face from racism and what they were born into. I connected the purpose of the author to the views they tried to share to readers through their book. My reading skills grew as I connected what I read to deeper topics.
Core Competencies Reflection
I can take on roles and responsibilities in a group. I reflected this during small group activities where everyone had different tasks.
I use evidence to make judgments as demonstrated in my titrations lab when my lab partner and I had to use our knowledge of titrations to find when the experiment was successful. I made the judgment of when it worked by using the instructions and judging by the colour of the solution.
I believe girichoco is a concept we should have in Canada because it’s an easy way to have a good relationship with the people you see often. It’s good to show coworkers and peers that you appreciate them and that you like them. In Canada, people seem distant with their peers and it would be a good way to bring them closer. It was nice when they did that in elementary school, as it was something everyone was excited for.
California Squid (Henry) dissected during Life Sciences 11
During this lab, I showed good communication with my partner. I was quick to ask questions when I wasn’t sure of something, and put in effort to make sure they understood too. I did my best to equally assign tasks between my partner and I, so that we both felt included in the dissection. Each time I did something, I tried to share any interesting observations made to my partner so that both of us were learning. I also took some time to try to find different body parts on the diagram to point out on the actual squid.
When I need to work collaboratively with people I don’t know well, I try to sort out who is doing what part.
Some things I think about before dividing tasks among group members include making sure each person is happy with the part they are doing.
I use evidence to make judgements or decisions as demonstrated in this when I use quantitative data sourced by cited websites that are trusted and use backed up information.
In my green equation, I had h=8 (appearing in the equation as a negative 8) which moved the axis of symmetry 8 places to the right. In that same equation, k=3 which moved the vertex up by 3 spots. In my blue equation, the same rules applied for h as they did in the green equation, but this equation had a=-1/3 which set the parabola facing down due to it being negative. Because a was over 0 and less than 1, this caused the parabola to be less narrow than the others. In the purple equation, h was instead a negative number, appearing positive in the equation. This moved the axis of symmetry to the left instead. a was over 1, which made the parabola much slimmer instead. k was a negative number, making the vertex below the x-axis by 4. In the black equation, a was equal to 1/8. This made the parabola much wider than the other ones. This proved that the smaller the fraction, the wider it would be.
Self-Assessment
I presented the same mathematical equation in different ways by either excluding different variables, making them negative/positive, and by changing the numbers of the variables.
I used vocabulary words such as vertex, parabola, and axis of symmetry. The vertex is the point where the parabola begins, a parabola is a symmetrical curve which is made using a quadratic equation, and the axis of symmetry is a line down x-axis where the parabola is split in half and is symmetrical on each side. I used these words from memory.
I made formatting easy and clear to read by making sure to not overlap parabolas by much, and by making sure the vertex labels were out of the way from other lines. I made sure that the lines, points, and labels were all colour coded as to not be confusing.
Personal Awareness and Responsibility: Self-Regulation
I can persevere with challenging tasks: Like all the other units, during unit 4 we learned many new coding concepts. I struggled to understand everything coming at such a quick rate, but I was able to self-regulate easily. During our assignment “Interactive Drawing”, I found it especially challenging to understand the concepts, so I tried to figure it out on my own. I failed many times, but I looked back on older assignments and referenced them into this new assignment and eventually figured it out.
I can sometimes recognize emotions: During the assignment, I was able to recognize I was stressed from falling behind and not understanding. I was able to manage these emotions by taking a breather and taking time to try and understand all the new concepts and realize it wouldn’t be so bad.
I make an effort to include missing perspectives by making sure my partner gets to be apart of the experiment. In our lab we mixed together different chemicals and examined their traits (Colour, smell, etc.). I made sure to include my partner in mixing things and getting their perspective on how things smelled and how we would describe it’s transparency. I am clear on the difference between simple “group work” and collaboration by working thoroughly together to do our best work. We helped each other when we were stuck on something and helped each other with the questions on the assignment.
Harajuku fashion looks a lot different and unique than most clothing I’ve seen. I don’t think it’s something that would become popular in Canada because people are a lot more basic here. Harajuku fashion is very flashy and it would not be very liked here. I think I liked most of the fashion there. I like the way that they are more free to express themselves through their clothing, unlike we are here. I think their outfits are a lot more creative and cute. I think it’s a lot more common in the younger generations because of social media and the way everything is changing. Fashion isn’t entirely important to me, and mine is influenced by what I can find that I find comfortable and that I think looks good on me. My fashion style is okay in my opinion, and I think I’d like it more if stores had more variety. I can never find clothes I like in stores, and any online usually are cheaper quality.
