Life Saving Measures

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The last few days i learned about cpr, substance abuse, and more. First of all, it is so important for people to know and understand what to do in a situation where cpr might be needed, and when to do it on someone. This method has saved so many lives, and the more we teach people the more lives it will save. i believe it is also very important to learn about substance abuse, and what different foreign substances will do to your body, both short, and long term. Our body is like our temple and our physical health may be one of, if not the most important thing for a long, healthy life. Another thing we learned about was naloxone. This was another good thing to learn about, learning how to use it and how it can save a life of someone that is experiencing an overdose was very important and could be very useful if in a situation where it is needed. Learning about all of these topics is great for keeping an eye on your own body’s health, and knowing what to do if you were in a situation where someone else’s life is it risk

Critical and Reflective thinking Competency Reflection

I can analyze evidence to make judgments by listening to info and statistics to see how important it is. An example is looking at the increase in percentage of lives saved after using cpr, compared to the percentage of people that live from a heart attack with no cpr. I used this, and other stats about it to make the judgement that cpr is very important to know.

LAW 12 – Core Competency Edublog Reflection

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CRITICAL AND REFLECTIVE THINKING

I believe that our criminal justice system should be more punitive rather than rehabilitative for a few different reasons. Rehabilitation can be a difficult goal to pursue as not all criminals want to be healed and there are always going to be repeat offenders. And rehabilitation could be better for the community as a whole but may not provide the victim (or their family) with a sense that justice was served. Punitive damages (or punishment) focuses more on the victim than the criminal and can also provide a deterrent for others offenders. The best case scenario would bring in components of both punitive damages and rehabilitation.

Core Competency – I can analyze my own beliefs and consider views that do not fit with them.

I realize that I am only one opinion and so I should be open to hearing what others think too. It is always important to hear both sides of argument so that you can appreciate the strengths and weaknesses in your viewpoint, and in others’ too.      

Diffusion Lab-Self Assessment

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Collaborating: I can work with others to achieve a goal

In this cell lab experiment, my group worked together to learn about the process of diffusion, using different substances and a dialysis tube that acted as a semi-permeable membrane. Communication with my group led to our completion of a successful lab. I was responsible for helping set up the starch cell for part A of the lab and writing results. Our group also came together to discuss the questions in the lab, where I helped give us a better understanding of the outcome. This demonstrated our ability to collaborate and helped us achieve our experiment with proper outcomes.

Creative Thinking: I can form new ideas and build on the ideas of others.

When recording results and looking at discussion questions, I came up with good ideas and shared/talked about them with my group, along with their thoughts. I participated in coming up with good explanations with my group, based on the lab. If I was confused I asked my group to obtain a better understanding on the matter at hand. Along with all of this, my group worked off of each other, coming up with new ideas or improving old ones, based on things said before by others. This showed our ability to work off of each other, coming up with more creative ideas and improve each others knowledge.

French 11 Movie Poster

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I collaborated with my group for making this project. We chose to make our project based on Despicable Me the movie. I participated in writing the summary of the movie, and helping design the poster. By using creative thinking i was able to come up with multiple ways to show what i learned in the chapter. I chose to work in a group environment because i like to come up with ideas using a the entire groups thoughts on what to do. I can communicate my learning and with others to get work done. I enjoyed the creative part within the project, helping come up with artistic designing ideas for the poster.

Life Saving Measures

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something I took away from these lessons in the last two days was how important it is to know these life saving skills. When doing CPR and using an AED, chance of survival goes up heavily. I also learned what naloxone is and how to use it in an overdose situation. Another thing I learned was the steps for CPR, for hazards and if they’re responsive, then contacting 911 and starting CPR. I learned the locations of where to put my hands for CPR, and where to put to pads for the AED. I also learned you should only be doing CPR when necessary, since you should be breaking ribs when doing CPR correctly, but having your ribs broken is better than dying.

Critical and Reflective Thinking Competency Reflection

I can analyze evidence and make judgements by hearing the entire thing, and listening to the details of evidence to be able to create my beliefs. Hearing important statistics to see how important and big the problem is is another why i make judgements.

Natural Selection Critical Thinking Self Assessment

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Me in praying mantis form about to hunt in the Natural Selection Lab

I demonstrated that I can collect and analyze evidence by recording my evidence from my experiment on paper. I demonstrated that I can connect evidence I collected to big ideas by doing the discussion questions after the lab to my full ability. I demonstrated that I can make predictions based on evidence when I used the data of survival numbers to make an average survival rate.

Titration Lab

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A titration is a base being added to an acid to find the neutralization point. The difference between other methods and this method is that a more accurate tool, called a buret, to add the base into the acid. The reason this is more accurate is because you can add the base slowly, using half drops, making it more controllable to use. This is also important because it is a fine line from having too little, to having too much, so the smaller drops makes it easier. The titration was used to figure out the neutralization point of both NAOH and HCL. I knew when i reached the end of the titration because after mixing a bit i can leave it for 30 seconds and a very slight pink tint will show in the clear mix for that amount of time. If it didnt last 30 seconds, I would put in more. And if it went too dark of a pink, I would move to the next trial and start again.

Core Competency Reflection

I worked well with my group, using communication to talk through what we think we should do. We shared information and discussed on what to de on the next trial that maybe we didnt do good enough on last trial. I worked well with my group by not having any complications, and talking through to figure out what to do if there was one.

Physics 11 edublog lab

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Content Reflect

For this lab we worked with a group and learned about waves. Using the slinkies helped me understand how it worked, being a good physical example. I then worked with my group to answer through a sheet of questions. I think I worked well with my group, discussing through our answers together.

Competency Reflection

If there is a disagreement within the group, I find it helpful to talk about each of our answers/thoughts and discuss with the group on what we should settle with for an answer. This usually fixes situations and we come up with an answer together.

Chapter 3 Parabola Assignment

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y=a(x-h)^2+k

Equation: 𝑦=4(𝑥−3)^2−6

Equation: y=x^2

The difference between the two parabola’s are determined from the variables a, h, and k. The a represents the width of the parabola, and if it opens up or down. Since a=4 in my equation, it opens up and makes it more narrow. The h represents the axis of symmetry, and if the parabola is on the left or right. h=3 so my axis of symmetry is x=3. Finally, k represents if the vertex is below or above 0 (vertical shift), k=-6 on my parabola so my vertex has a y of -6.

SELF-ASSESSMENT

In the above assignment, I took two equations and presented them as parabolas in a graph format. Then I followed up with a write up which allowed me to explain their differences. I used relevant vocabulary such as variables, axis of symmetry, and vertex to help me better explain my interpretation of the parabolas. I used formatting in my graph (selecting the colors blue and green to highlight each parabola) and also in my explanation (using certain colors for parts of the equation) in hopes that this will provide a clearer explanation.