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Learning the Scientific Method: Self Assessment

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By: Avery

This is my tower, made from 10 pieces of news paper and 50cm of tape with a golf ball on the top. Our tower was 4’6
This is my egg drop creation. Made from 1 newspaper, 3 straws, tape and a small square of cardboard.

Curricular Response

I learned so much more by using the scientific method on the golf tower and the egg drop. I think by visually learning, it made me understand the Scientific method even more. For the News paper tower we had to start off small then make it taller and taller but as it got taller it got less stronger. For the egg drop I had to make a creation that would have a soft landing and cushion for the egg while it falls the 18 feet. Using the scientific method on these two projects showed me how to write a hypothesis, how to find what the independent variable is and dependent variable, how to find the controlled variable and to write about your conclusion and say if your hypothesis is supported or not supported.

Core Company Self Assessment And Creative Thinking

Its Important to celebrate our accomplishments. Which Scientific Method lab are you most proud? I’m most proud of the news paper tower because we got to see everyone’s towers get higher and higher. It was a motivation for us to get our higher then others towers. we got 4’6 and I’m super proud of that.

What strategies did you use to overcome those challenges? We noticed that we used up all our paper but we were able to switch out the rolls of paper on the bottom (base) of our tower and put 3 strips of paper so instead we can take those 3 rolls of paper and put them on out tower to add Hight.

Describe your experience with understanding of the scientific method by doing the 2 labs. My experience was very good while doing the two labs, I was able to understand how to make a hypothesis, how to find the independent variable and dependent variable, and controlled variable. At the very end we also add our conclusion, and write if our hypothesis is supported or not.

Tell me how you did the following:

A) I demonstrated that I can create new things when I… showed that I can make different creations like how I Made my tower all out of 10 pieces of news paper and 50cm of tape, all in under and hour. My egg drop creation I used 1 piece of news paper, 3 straws, small square of newspaper and some tape.

B) I demonstrated that I can build on the ideas of others when I… Observe and see what every one else is doing and maybe get ideas from my peers. During the making of our towers I was observing and looking at others designs and I noticed that everyone was making there design very thin and not as strong. So me and my group we tried to make our tower a bit more taller by making the legs of our tower more closer in to add Hight to out tower, But it made out tower very weak.

C) When trying new things, I expect setbacks and failure and use them to develop my ideas. An example of this from the scientific method labs would be… In the egg drop I saw all the winners creations were all cone shaped with straws on the outside. So if we ever get the chance to do egg drop again I would do a cone shaped creation for my egg.


French 9 Edublog Refection

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Oral French Script Presentation

The process of making me and my partners script was challenging in a good way . We had to translate the whole script and remember that we would have to change some of the words, if there a vowel or if its a femmine or masculine word and much more. I have been practicing our script a lot and I’m confident in it. We both worked together very well. This project reminded me of everything we have learned and I would have to use those skills I have learned and put it in the script. I think a struggle/ challenge I have for this project is the speaking part of it, I’m working on saying the word correctly.

I’m clear on the difference between ” simple group work ” and collaboration as evidence by…

For this project me and my partner worked very well together, we both put lots of effort and time into our script and we have been studying our script for when we present in front of the class..

Scale Factor Project Reflection

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Finance Project Edublog Post

Core Competency Reflection

My strategies for collecting relevant information for specific tasks include: reading all of the directions carefully before beginning the assignment, and also along the way; reviewing my work to make sure I am on track.

When I am sad, angry or frustrated, making a plan or list helps me be more calm and productive. I find that I do best in situations where I feel organized and clear on what to do and what all the expectations are.

In discussions and conversations, I help to build and extend understanding by asking questions that are clear and make sense to me, and then actively listen to their responses. By focusing on active listening, it helps make things clear.

One goal I have for myself going forward is to continue to ask questions when I am unclear and make sure that I understand the answers. This applies to school as well as in life.

Communication

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  • How has the world changed and how might it change in the future

-Our society has changed drastically in many variety ways and is changing every second. There are wars going on, unpredictable weather and natural disasters. It is not just humans that are causing changes in the world, it is also Mother Nature that has shown so many recent changes. Tornados are crushing people and homes and land, volcanos are erupting and burning people. Also, if you look at the technology growth from 1995 to 2022, there is a big difference between now and then. Technology has seeped into every part of people’s lives, and we use technology every day. Population change is also a big area of change in the world. People are being born and people are dying, but the population from 1984 to 2022 is a big change with the world in some spots.

  • I ask questions when I’m unsure of something or I need clarification on something. I’m an active listener when my teachers are talking, and I respectfully listen to others when they are speaking as well.

ADL- Collaboration and Solutions for Financial Literacy

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Avery Turcotte

Calculations

Year 1: $80,000 x 1.042= $83,360

Year 2: $83,360 x 1.042= $86,861.12

Year 3: $86,861.12 x 1.042= $90,509.29

$10,000 + $10,000 + $10,000 = $30,000 ( money you make each year for 3 years )

= $90,509.29 + $30,000 = $120,509.29

( Your goal ) $120,000 (15% $800,000 )

The goal was reached!

Data and solutions

I used Excel to make my graph

How did you find working with your group?

  • I think most of my group was learning and listening to what everyone had to say, and we were all building our knowledge of this as we go. I think we all worked well together.

How did you contribute to the group, and how did others contribute to your learning?

  • Generally, I find it easy to contribute to groups, but this project felt a bit more challenging because this material was very new to me, and I needed to listen really well. I felt like I was learning as we worked on it, so I was not always confident to speak up.

Did you use any other the solutions proposed by your group? Why or why not?

  • We solved it in a few different ways, as we were figuring it out but in the end I decided to stick with the safe route by doing the 3 year GIC.

How would you rate your ability to collaborate with others in your group on a scale of 1-4 (1 not good; 4- excellent)

  • I think I would be at a 2 for collaboration on this project. I am usually good with collaborating with groups, but this time I just was listening to everything everyone said, and I was learning and building up my knowledge of this topic.

Core Competency Reflection

I can ask and respond to questions to be an active, supportive listener…

  • I ask lots of questions when I’m confused or I’m not clear on something. I also answer questions when I am able to. I also am very open to helping other team members when they aren’t sure, because talking about things helps everyone.

One of the ways I can ensure my group is clear on the common purpose is to…

  • I try to ask questions throughout the project, so I’m not lost. Asking questions help me a lot, and even though this time I was wasn’t completely confident in the beginning, I eventually understood it.

I can understand and share information about a topic of interest in a clear and organized way…

  • When I learn something new, I like to make nice, organized notes that relate to the subjects. This helps me a lot to be clear and neat and have notes to reflect on.

My strategies for collecting relevant information for specific tasks include…

  • When I am confused or I do not understand things, asking for help and looking back at my notes really help me.

Why did I choose 3 year GIC

I choose 3 year GIC because I wanted to take the safe path and to just stick with 3 years GIC, I knew I was guaranteed to reach my goal and felt more comfortable taking a less risky approach .

Core Competency Goals

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I want to improve my time management skills

  • I find that sometimes I do my homework too late at night, when I could be sleeping. I can fix this by doing the majority of my homework when I first get home, and then take a small break and then finish. I realize that staying up late is not good for your brain or your body.
  • Another way to improve my time management skills is to make a written plan for myself because I find I do way better with a plan for my day or week. I like to stay organized and stick to a schedule, and if I can set myself up like this, I will be better at my time management.

I want to ask questions when I need help

  • I find when I don’t understand something, I try to figure it out by myself first. This is great, but when that doesn’t work out for me, I realize that I have to ask a teacher. I am often nervous to do this. I can work on this by remembering that asking for help is not a weakness, and if I ask for help more it will make me feel more confident in my understanding.
  • Another way to fix this is by reminding myself that if I ask questions when I am stuck, I will understand the question or problem way more. Once I have a better grasp on things, I feel much more at ease and my worries and stresses seem to lessen.

I want to work on managing my emotions and worries

  • I find I can get very overwhelmed at times, which causes me to worry. I can fix this by breathing when I start to feel worried or stressed. I can work on this breathing by doing big, deep breaths to calm myself down. This also helps to let my brain know this is unnecessary to stress this much.
  • Another way is to look on the bright side of the situation and think less negative and more positive. This can sometimes be difficult to do, but I have to teach myself how to do it because this will help my stress and worries.