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My Inquiry About Adrenaline

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Inquiry Reflection

My Inquiry project was about the science behind adrenaline and if it can ever be a bad thing. Something I enjoyed about the process of the project was having the freedom to research what I wanted and being able to change my ideas many times. What I liked about the result was that it was fun and easy to share. I worked really hard to create a PowerPoint that was simple and easy to follow and I enjoyed having the opportunity to share it with other people. Something I learned while researching this project was all the negative effects that adrenaline can have on a person’s body over a long period of time. I knew the basics of what happens during an adrenaline rush and why they sometimes happen but I had no idea on what could happen over time.

Core Competency Reflection

For this project I focused on the communication and thinking competencies. I started my project with the plan to present it at some point and I did. I wanted to focus on the thinking competencies also because my project was science and researched based on an idea that I came up with. I grew in the communications competency by presenting the project to other people because I practiced and did a practice presentation and built on my skills. I grew in the thinking competency by researching and fine tuning my project. I worked on my research skills and my summary skills so I think I grew in that area.

Transforming Parabolas

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RED PARABOLA: y=x^{2} (Quadratic parent function)

GREEN PARABOLA: y=1/8x^{2}+2 (Opens up and is wider)

BLUE PARABOLA: y=-6x^{2}-2 (Opens down and is narrower)

ORANGE PARABOLA: y=(x-5)^{2}+1 (Shifted right)

PURPLE PARABOLA: y=x^{2}-5 (Shifted down)

PARAGRAPH

In my equations, a, h, and k are significant because they allow the movement of the parabolas to meet the necessary criteria. The red parabola is the parent function which all the other parabolas are based off of. With the green parabola I changed the a value to be 1/8 to make the parabola open upwards and wider than the original parabola. I also made the h value equal positive 2 to make the y value of the vertex 2 moving the parabola up on the graph. With the blue parabola I made the a value equal to –6 causing the parabola to open downwards and become narrower than the parent function. I made the h value equal to –2 leading to the y value of the vertex equaling –2 moving the parabola down the graph. With the orange parabola I made the h value equal to 5 resulting in the parabola being shifted to the right. I also made the k value equal to 1 causing the parabola to be shifted up. Finally, with the purple parabola I made the k value equal to –5 resulting in the parabola being shifted downwards.  

SELF-ASSESSMENT

1. How did you represent the same mathematical idea in multiple ways in this assignment?

I represented the same mathematical idea in multiple ways in this assignment by using different values to change the shape and where the parabolas are placed on the graph. The mathematical idea is transforming parabolas and I did that in multiple ways by creating different parabolas to fit the criteria. So, the idea of transforming parabolas was represented by different values changing the shape and location of parabolas on the graph.

2. State some of the relevant mathematical vocabulary words you used to demonstrate your understanding.

Vertex: the highest/lowest point on the parabola.

h value: the value that shifts the parabola horizontally.

k value: the value that shifts the parabola vertically.

a value: value that determines if that parabola opens upwards, or downwards and if the parabola will be wide or narrow.

Parent Function: the simplest version of a parabola.

3. How did you use formatting to share your information in a clear and organized way?

I used formatting to share my information in a clear and organized way in this assignment by not making the first three parabolas have the same vertex. I moved two of them either up or down to make the graph look less cramped. I also used formatting to make the graph the perfect size so all the lines are visible but not too big the lines are too small.

Math Self Assessment

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By doing work on the whiteboards in the classroom, I made a positive difference for my peers because I helped them when then needed it and it was fun working with other people.

Examples of where I communicate clearly and purposefully can be seen when I’m working with other people and explaining my ideas. Another time is during the communication part of the tests I do.

When I need to boost my mood or re-focus, I listen to music. Listening to music makes it easier to clear my head and focus on the task I need to complete. Also, depending on the song it can boost my mood.

Some of the ways I work to build and maintain relationships are communication because talking about things in a relationship is key to making it work. I like to talk and talking with people makes the relationship better.