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My Parabola

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My Equation was: y=-2(x-6) 2 +1 [This is in vertex form: y=a(x-h) 2 +k] The Parent Function was: Y=x2

Significance of “A” “H” and “K”

“A” is significant to my parabola because it determines which way my parabola will open up. Because my “A” value is -2, my parabola opens downwards as oppose to a positive “A” value which would open upwards. The “A” value also affects the vertical shape of the parabola (how stretched or shrunk it is). If “A” is between -1 and 1, the parabola is stretched. If “A” is less than -1 or greater than 1 the parabola is compressed. In my parabola, the “A” value causes the parabola to be compressed because A=2. This means that my parabola is compressed.

“H” represent the horizontal shift in my graph from X=0. In the case of my parabola, the “H” value of 6 has caused the parabolas vertex to move six times to the right (in the positive “x” direction).

“K” represents the vertical shift in my graph from y=0. My equation has a “x” value of 1 which means it moves up once into the positive “y” direction

The “H” and “K” values are the coordinates for the vertex on my parabola.

Self Assessment

I represented the same mathematical idea in multiple ways by showing the effects of the “H” and “K” values and then made the connection that those values are the coordinates for the vertex of my parabola. This helped me significantly increase my understanding of the relation between equations in vertex form and parabolas on a graph.

I used mathematical vocabulary to show my understanding when I used the positive/negative “x” and “y” directions to help show my understanding of the equation values to the graph.

I used formatting to display my graph, parabola, parent function and equation in a neat and easy to follow image that clearly shows which equation belongs to which graph. I also utilized brackets and quotation marks to ensure that all of my equations and variables are not mixed into my writing in a way that could confuse a reader.

Communication, Core Competencies, Grade 11

English First Peoples 11 Reflection

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Curricular Competencies Reflection

Comprehend and Connect: I learned about how the residential schools and violence against indigenous people in the past has affected them up to this day and I learned about how the indigenous people see their land and how they survive using ingredients from the land that they live on. During this assignment I learned how to take a conflict from a novel, an event from the past and connect it with a current event in the world. This will be used towards truth and reconciliation because it helped me to see how indigenous peoples are still grappling with the affects of residential schools and how they are trying to stop the inter-generational trauma.

Core Competencies Reflection

We used collaboration during this assignment because during the creation of the PowerPoint, we had team members who were away and we had to make sure that everyone’s jobs were done, so that the PowerPoint was successful. I think that for next time we should try and spend more time in class as a group so that there is less confusion between what has to be done, and we can all spend time revising, editing and finalizing the PowerPoint.

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Titrations Lab-Chemistry 11

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Curricular Competency Explanation

A titration is the adding of a known substance to another known substance in order to create a desired concentration. In this lab a titration was used to add sodium hydroxide in order to neutralize hydrochloric acid. The endpoint of a titration is when you reach a desired concentration of the liquid in question. In this lab we knew that we reached the endpoint of our titration when the hydrochloric acid had a light link tint from the phenolphthalein. When we achieved this pink tint we knew that the hydrochloric acid was neutralized which was the objective of this lab.

Core Competency Reflection

In our lab we had to communicate in an effective way in order to get the lab done on time. This is because there were lots of instructions and specific processes that we had to follow in order to achieve an accurate result. Throughout the lab we had to communicate because there were lots of items needed in order for the lab to take place this included a ring stand, Erlenmeyer flask, 3 beakers, paper towels, butterfly clamp, pippette and a burette. Communication was key in order to ensure that we were able to grab these items in an efficient and timely manner. We also had to communicate well in order to perform the lab procedures, because we had to know which chemical was in each container so that there were no mistakes that could compromise the lab. We also had to communicate which steps we had performed and the measurements we got in order to make sure that we were on the same page and had the same results as each other.

Core Competencies, Math 10, Uncategorized

Math Self Assessment

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Being disciplined in math means doing your homework, and getting help when you need, because when you do your homework or ask for help there are hundreds of easier things that you could have done that would be much more enjoyable than math. Being disciplined in math also includes doing your in class work. During group work I usually spend the time trying to understand what my group mates are doing, so that I make sure I understand the concept of what we are learning because I am no help to myself or my group when I don’t know what I am doing and I am setting myself up for failure if I don’t understand what we are learning.


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Me Card

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My Me Card reflected what the most important things in life are to me, as well as what I strive to be in the future.

Passions

In my passions section I put everything that I like, and enjoy doing and thinking about on my extra time. I like hockey and football because they are 2 sports that I enjoy putting work and time in for. I like video games, because they are fun to do whenever I don’t have anything important to do. I care about my grades, because I want to attend a university after high school, as well as make my parents proud of me. I also am passionate about money, because the more time I spend thinking about money, the more ways I will know how to make it. I like to work on cars, because they make me feel satisfied when I am done and it works good.

Future

For my future I put my license, because it is something that I am looking forward to, that is not that far ahead in my future. I also plan to invest when I am older, and mostly in real estate, and property. I want to work towards owning a large house as well as some luxurious cars, because I know that those are what show my success. I also have an unusual interest in watches, because I find them to be another luxury item that you can own.

Values

My values were all things that I hold closest to my heart, and always make sure that they are never forgotten about. I chose family because I owe everything I have and will have to them, because if it wasn’t for them I wouldn’t be the person I am today. I chose health, because maintaining good health can help me live a longer and happier life when I am older. I like helping others, because I enjoy helping other people who need it.

Skills

My skills are all things that I am good at. I chose science, because I have a very good understanding of chemistry, and hope to pursue it in university. I also chose my Academics, because I am able to maintain good report cards, and marks in school. I chose hockey because I am a good goalie, and can be counted on. I decide to add the gym, not because I am crazy strong but because I have the commitment to go on a consistent schedule, for a certain amount of time.

Core Competencies, English 10, Grade 10

Hunger Games Novel Study Reflection

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Some skills I have developed to make my creative activities better are my video editing skills, because I had to refresh, as well as learn new skills in the FCPX software, which included green screening and moving/distorting images and videos. I am clear on the difference between simple “group work” and collaboration because group work was when we were all brainstorming ideas for the movie trailer, and put them together when we were done, while collaboration was when we were all recording, and working together to make the scenes work out the way we wanted. Some things I think about before dividing tasks among group members include thinking whether or not we are all doing an even amount of work. This is important to me because it makes sure that everyone feels values and helped in our group, and ensures that everybody’s mark is earned.

Core Competencies, Grade 10, IntroductorySpanish11

Core Competency Reflection

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Communication

This assignment required me and my partners to write a Spanish conversation that followed a criteria, and used our vocabulary from that unit, as well as previous units. We needed to present our presentation in a proper tone of voice that could be heard by the entire class, while still being easy to understand, by speaking clearly.

Collaboration

Our group had to work together on this conversation, even though we were doing it at home as well. This required us to ensure that what we were doing made sense, and made sense with what we already had written. This conversation also required us to help each other, because we all had weaknesses in certain parts of Spanish.

Thinking

When we did this assignment, it took lots of effort to think of a topic that we could use that would maximize our use of the Spanish vocabulary without over challenging ourselves and using google translate, which would ruin the flow and quality of the conversation. We also needed to think about how our conversation would sound in front of our teacher and the class, because if we used words that we didn’t know our conversation would have been poorly done.

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CPR Reflection

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My learning of CPR

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CPR reflection

One thing I learned was how to safely and properly use an AED in the event that I ever need to use one. My key takeaway from this unit was how much your eating and lifestyle habits affect your chances of having a serious cardiac episode, as well as the benefits of daily exercise throughout your entire life. This unit connects to the nutrition unit because both of them emphasized the effects of red meats, and how it is linked to heart problems down the road.

Core Competency Reflection

I can describe how learning about CPR relates to my life because in the event that I ever see someone having a cardiac episode I have the ability to help them until first responders arrive. I also am more conscious about how the foods I eat can affect my health when I become older. One lesson that stimulated my thinking about the importance of CPR was learning about how quickly a person can sustain major internal damage without some kind of blood circulating through their body. Another lesson that showed me the importance of CPR, was being assertive during an incident in order to keep a person alive. I appreciated feedback on my CPR knowledge and skills when it came in the form of constructive criticism, because it lets me know that I did something right, but if I do something wrong it can be detrimental to the objective of CPR.

Communication, Core Competencies, Grade 10, Science 10

Science 10 Core Competency Self-Assessment

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The alternative energy project made us use communication and collaboration, because we only had 2 class days to complete it, which required all of us to work efficiently, by doing research and summarizing it onto the poster. We had to all work together to cover different points on the poster in order to complete the poster. I learned that that tidal energy is very hard to harness as it requires very specific locations. When we presented the poster we needed to ensure that everybody presented evenly and everybody was ok with the amount/what they were presenting. If I were to improve on one thing, it would be that we practice presenting our poster, because we were not presenting to the best of our groups ability.

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