An idea that transfers from the Energy unit to the Waves unit is that energy is related to motion and can be transferred. In the Energy unit, energy depends on how something moves, such as kinetic energy Ek=21mv2, where a faster object has more energy. In the Waves unit, waves transfer energy through space, and this can be seen using the wave equation v=fλ, which shows how the motion of a wave depends on frequency and wavelength. Even though the equations are different, both units focus on how motion is connected to the transfer of energy.
Core Competency Reflecting And Assessing
I approached this question by first looking at what each unit was really about instead of memorizing formulas, and then identifying a core idea that appeared in both units. Rather than forcing the same equation to appear twice, I focused on how concepts like motion and energy transfer show up in different forms, which made it easier to explain the connection clearly.
Seeing these connections does make me more confident in our scientific understanding of reality because it shows that different areas of physics are not isolated; they support and explain each other. When the same ideas apply across multiple units, it reinforces my confidence in science as a reliable way of determining truth, since consistent patterns and relationships suggest that science accurately describes how the real world works.
Some of my strengths as a person are that i’m a very good listener and I answer a lot of questions in class discussion and overall I feel like my ability to listen and ask questions in class is a very good skill to have.
I work with others to achieve a goal. Me and my partner demonstrated this by having him gather information and having me put together a poster to achieve our goal.
I can show a sense of accomplishment and joy. I showed this by taking pictures of my work and showing it off to my parents and peers as I was very proud of my project.
I can reflect on my thinking. I reflected on my thinking by analyzing multiple ways on how to make my poster. I went over each way until I found the one I liked most.
I can form new ideas to create new things. I showed this by thinking about ways to create a flag for my poster. I found a pair of chopsticks then printed out the flag and glued the flag on the chopstick. I placed them beside my title to help enhance my poster.
This year I enjoyed a lot of my classes. My favorite class was social studies because of all the interesting topics that are discussed in that classroom. I enjoy learning about all the ancient history and about all the kings and queens of different countries. I was most proud of my Top Student Certificate in my social studies course. I was proud of it because I had put plenty of effort into that course and I’m glad I have something to show that it worked. One of my stretches this year was math because lots of the time my brain can’t focus on a bunch of letters and numbers at the same time it gets confusing. I tried to improve this stretch by really focusing on what my teachers was saying and doing the best I could to understand it and this helped me improve my mathematical skills. Overall, I have enjoyed my very first year of high school and I look forward to the ones ahead.
My Favorite Website
My Favorite website this school year was Z-Bib because it made citing all the websites I would use in projects look so much nicer and, it made it all so much easier. In middle school I didn’t know what Z-Bib was or that it even existed. Z-Bib has helped me significantly in citing my websites and I am grateful for it.
My favorite movie/video this year was The Last of the Mohicans. In social studies we did a q/a on this movie and I really enjoyed watching it. The movie was a very intense movie that had me actively paying attention at all times. The movie was basically about tribes catching members from other tribes like a big battle. It was very action packed and good to watch. It is also based off a true story so this movie educated us a lot on the history of the Mohicans. Overall I really enjoyed watching this movie in social studies and I hope to watch more movies in Grade 10.
My Favorite Image
I chose this image because it is something I am proud of. For the final English project, we had to do a group book analysis on a children’s book. I had to make the graphic novel in comic form. I was very proud of how my work came out as I had put plenty of effort into making this comic. It took me about 3 hours of class time to do and It helped me develop a lot of my art skills enhancing my creativity.
My Favorite Quote
A quote I have always liked is ” Don’t Decide You Can’t Before You Discover You Can”. I like and live by this quote because there have been so many times in my life where I have thought that I can’t do something, a big one would be in Math. In math I had plenty of moments where I felt like I could not do work that was assigned to me and I really just wanted to give up. But this quote always reminded me to find a way so that I can do the work and that I can succeed.
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Core Competency Reflection
Some of my preferred strategies for maintaining a healthy, balanced online presence include… Whenever I make things like online accounts, I normally make them private and make sure I am not sharing lots of my personal information on the apps that I use.
My strengths as a digital citizen include…They contribute to my community (classroom, club, city, etc.)
through/ because… My strengths as a digital citizen include being very smart when it comes to computer virus hacks like I’m very good at identifying when something is a virus or not. My strength can contribute to my peer’s wellbeing as I can help them confirm if something like a download, they find suspicious, and I can help them know if it’s a virus or not.
By doing… online, I make a positive difference to my peers. I make a positive difference to my peers online by complementing them when they decide to post themselves and by doing that I’m making them feel better about themselves.
