Category Archives: Core Competencies

Budgeting Project

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Budgeting Project Presentation

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Curricular Competency Reflection

I was able to identify life challenges by cross checking my budget with each expense to see how much I had left over. If I was going over the budget, I tried finding cheaper alternatives. For example, my mortgage payments were making a huge impact in my budget. By finding a cheaper home and an institution with lower mortgage rates, I was able to reduce my payments. For things such as groceries, I tried finding products that were made in Canada to avoid the price increase from the tariffs. I also tried avoiding name brands for basic things such as salt and pepper.

Core Competency Reflection

I recognize different points of view and can disagree respectfully. I chose this statement because when I ask for peer feedback and the person reviewing my work and I are not on the same terms, I explain to them why I chose or wrote that point and what my thought process was for it. This creates a form of mutual understanding between us and creates a respectful denial to their opinion.

I consider more than one way to proceed in an investigation. I chose this statement because when I am investigating or researching something, I try to find multiple sources that support my theory or project. I do this find the best source that improves my project and makes it stand out among others. This form of investigation allows me to expand my database and also add more information to my presentation.

I can understand and share information about a topic of interest in a clear, organized way. I chose this statement as when I share information, it is concise. For example, my PowerPoint for this project. It conveyed all the important information in a clear way that helped the class understand my budget and what my thinking was behind it. If I don’t present in a clear way, the information is not reaching out to the targeted audience and that makes my work useless.

Goal:

I can advocate for myself. I chose this goal because sometimes, I get scared to speak up for myself and I just go along with what is happening. In other words, I let those people think for me and they don’t allow me to have my input. I will hopefully achieve this goal by speaking up for myself when I am right and not let other people’s thoughts influence my thoughts and feelings.

CPR RELECTION

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“My Learning of CPR”

CPR Reflection

4 R’s: React, Risk, Recognize and Resuscitate (Not in order)
It’s important to learn about the 4 R’s because we can save ourselves and others. Knowing how to recognize the risks will help your family members and you to take precautionary steps.

Core Competency Reflection

Examples of where I communicated clearly and purposefully can be seen when I was doing my practical exam. I communicated with people next to me and asked them to bring an AED and call 911.

One area of CPR in which I’d like to spend more time learning is learning how to use an AED more efficiently and better. This will increase the CPR recipient’s chances of survival (maybe?).

I respectfully advocated for my learning needs in this unit by asking my peers and teacher if I had any questions and got them cleared.

Titration Lab – Chem 11

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Titration is a technique used to find the amount of an aqueous solution required to have a complete reaction with another aqueous solution. In this lab, titration was used to find the milliliters of NaOH (Sodium Hydroxide) required to neutralize HCl (Hydrochloric acid). Phenolphthalein was used as an indicator to tell us when we were nearing the endpoint of the titration. The endpoint of a titration is the point where the reaction is complete and adding more of the reactant will make the pH indicator change color. The endpoint of this titration was when the indicator (phenolphthalein) turned light pink and was taking time to turn clear. The purpose of this lab was to find the molarity of the hydrochloric acid. The molarity was calculated to be 0.134M ± 1.1%.


CommunicationCC: During this lab, me and my partner Deven, communicated with each other and distributed our work load evenly to execute the lab efficiently. We communicated with other groups to compare and contrasts our results and asked each other questions if we had any. For next time, we would pre-plan the strategy for the lab to make the lab more efficient and the work load on us lighter. We would also practice our technique more next time to make the lab work more accurate.

Cupcake Ad Reflection paragraph

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The app I chose was Canva. I chose Canva because it offered a variety of features such as AI image generation, graphics, images and layouts that I used to make my print ad. Another app I tried to use was Microsoft PowerPoint but I did not like it as it did not have many features in comparison to Canva.

When me and my partner were deciding what ingredients to buy, we faced a big issue. The issue was that we were going over the set budget of $35 so we had to remove several ingredients and opt for cheaper options. After deciding all the ingredients, we got our final price and decided to price our cupcake at $3.50 as it looked reasonable. The price also looked premium as it was not to low for the customers to think that we used cheap ingredients but also not too high for customers to not buy it.

Our print ad is effective because we used all the elements of marketing which should hopefully attract customers. Our ad was not too cluttered but also had sufficient information that explained what the cupcake was and where it was available.

3 core competencies I achieved were:

-I work with others to achieve a goal, I recognize different points of view and can disagree respectfully and I can form new ideas to create new things. I can also build on the ideas of others.

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Core Competency Self-Assessment Sci10H

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Artifact

Core Competency Reflection

#ThinkingCC: When we started our project, we didn’t know what task our machine would perform. We spent one whole block brainstorming ideas and tried out various designs. My team members and I looked at other people’s ideas and asked them about how they came up with their idea. We also then looked up existing projects made by other people on the web and took some inspiration. At first our task was knocking a container or object into the recycling bin. We didn’t do that because our project was at a different level than the bin. We later came up with the idea of raising a flag as the flag “hoist” was already incorporated into our project by the ring stands and weight pulley system. We modified our project and it has several transfers along with multiple transformations. For the next time we do this, I would like to think of a plan and task beforehand so we don’t have to waste time on brainstorming ideas.

#CommunicationCC: My team members and I had many communications on the project as we couldn’t come to conclusion for the final design. We talked about the pros and cons about our designs and what transfers and transformations it would have. In the end we combined all of our designs and we came to a conclusion in which our design had the most efficient transfers without the loss of energy and also multiple transformations and also looked fun.
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I got many skills and also improved many skills. One skill I got in the duration of this project was determining common purposes. As I mentioned in my ThinkingCC, we had a hard time coming up with a common design so we brainstormed and came up with a final design. A skill I improved on was communication. I communicated with my group members to share our ideas and improve our design

ADL Social Studies- Ethical Judgement 

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Is violence justified during a revolution or protest?

A) How did the use of AI assist you in developing this project 
AI helped me find sources and valid data sets of information. It also helped me correct any mistakes I may have made while writing my paragraphs and rebuttals.

B) How did you ensure that the work you created was still your own, rather than just a product of the AI.
I understood what AI had to say for the information i provided it with and then I summarized it and wrote my response based on what I read.

C) Did you agree with the position you had to argue? Why or why not?
Yes, I agree with the position I had. I agree with it because violence is never the answer and it can’t solve things and leave a positive impact at the same time. Most of the time, violence has killed innocent people such as the Israel-Hamas war or the French Revolution.

Core Competency Reflection

Examples of where I communicate clearly and purposefully can be seen when i communicated with my partner to find resources and ways from where we can get more information and improve our data to have more accurate and good information.

When I need to work collaboratively with people I don’t know well, I start a conversation and eventually lead up to the project and ask them questions about it. This helps me and them not feel awkward and weird when we ask each other questions.

My First Year

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My Grade 9 Year

My first year in high school has been very thrilling. Some words that could describe my year are exciting and awkward. My year was exciting as I got to make many new friends and learning new things. My year was also very stressful. From being around a 79% in math to getting it all the way up to an 86%. The year was also very awkward. Since I was not used to such a big campus (I went to Maillard), navigating around the school and bumping into people was very weird.

“A Useful Educational Website”

https://phet.colorado.edu/

The reason I chose this website is because I have used this website in both semesters for my Sci9 and Sci10 classes. We did most of our interactive learning on this website for our physics unit. This website has many useful resources and demonstrations for how energy is transferred or even ant physics topic you could think of. This website has helped me a lot and still helps me to this day for any questions I might have for physics.

“A Useful Educational Video”

Everyday leadership | Drew Dudley | TEDx Toronto 2010

The reason I chose this video is because I first saw this video in Leadership 10 and this video demonstrates how little acts of people can change another person’s life. The speaker in the video calls it a “Lollipop Moment”. He calls it a lollipop moment because just like giving a lollipop to a child can change their day and make them happy, a lollipop moment can change someone’s life. Since i have watched this video, it has motivated me even more to do things that could change other people’s lives.

“A Useful Educational Image”

The reason I chose this image is because I took this image in math when I was unable to solve these types of problems. It took me around a week to understand how to solve it. I also remember looking at this problem the night before my math finals and then two questions of this type came on my final. I am very grateful to this image or i might have gotten a low mark on my final.

“An Inspirational Quote”

The reason I chose this quote is because it tells us how we can achieve something good if even if something bad happens to us. It also tells us that we should not give up hope and feel demotivated.

“Works Cited”

Carter, John. “10 School Inspirational Quotes For Teens.” Instaloverz, 1 Aug. 2016, https://www.instaloverz.com/10-school-inspirational-quotes-for-teens/.

Dudley, Drew. Everyday Leadership. 1328972630. www.ted.com, https://www.ted.com/talks/drew_dudley_everyday_leadership.

Contract Law Storyboard Reflection

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Core Competency:  What are 3 core competencies you demonstrated with the Storyboard Assignment?  Explain.

I can form new ideas to create new things. I can also build on the ideas of others. When you gave us the example image of the storyboard created by another student, I built upon that image and modified it so it fit my story. I took the template of that storyboard and then changed all the images and text so it fit with my story

I give, receive and act on feedback to progress in my goals. I asked my peers for feedback about my storyboard and they found some mistakes. They showed me the right things and I also understood them and then I implemented them into my project

I can persevere over time to develop my ideas, and I expect setbacks and failure, but use that to develop my ideas. Like I said above, there were some mistakes in my storyboard which caused me to be set back. I developed those ideas so they were right and took more feedback from my peers.

Capitol Mutation Collaborative Project

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My Project

Collaborating Core Competency Reflection

I am clear on the difference between simple “group work” and collaboration as evidenced by my working habits with my peers. Group work is when everyone has their own part that they are doing and then we combine all those ideas and submit. Collaboration is when we all work together as a group and build upon each other’s ideas.

I know the group is working well together when I hear/ see people discussing their ideas and improving each other’s ideas to help boost our progress even more. This helps all our group members stay on the same page and not wonder what is happening.

If the group is not productive, we can ask the the teacher to help us and encourage us to get things moving in the right direction. This will make our group more productive.

If there is disagreement within the group, I find it helpful to find a common ground and/or try to merge everyone’s ideas so everyone has a part and they are happy with the product as all of them have an equal part in the project/work.

One of my goals is to be more productive, be more open to ideas and be more smart in my studies. One of my I can statements could be “I can stay on task” and “I can collaborate with my peers” and “I can learn independently”

P.s. I can already do the above ‘I can’ statements and i didn’t know what you meant when you said identify the I can statements so i just wrote what i thought as I didn’t find any I can statements in the assignment.

Advertisement Persuasion Project

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My Advertisement

Persuasion and Advertisement Techniques

Persuasion and Advertisement Unit Reflection

· Why is it important to remember who benefits from the advertisement when you view an advertisement?

The person benefiting from the advertisement might not be a good person and may use the profits towards a bad cause. The advertiser might also not be actually promising the features of the product and is just using fake points.

· Choose one form of persuasion and explain why it is effective in persuading you/an audience: logical, ethical, emotional

Ethical because it uses the reference of a trusted adult and we know to trust them because they are well known in their profession such as doctors, nurses, technicians, etc.

· Choose an advertising technique and explain why it is effective in selling a product.

An advertisement technique that is effective is emotional as it convinces us to buy that product and plays with our emotions by using words and phrases such as “buying this would feed a child” or something like that. This makes think less before buying that product.

Core Competency Reflection

One strategy or activity that stimulated my imagination on this project was using other forms of advertisements that are already published to be my reference points. Other advertisements are created by professionals and are usually very convincing. I used some features of those ads and merged them into mine to give my ad a professional look.

I used to think that advertisements were just videos created by very normal people and the people in the ads used to say the truth. After learning all the techniques and strategies ad makers use, I realized that everything shown is not true.

I selected words for persuading my target audience by selecting words that made the viewer feel more confident. My hearing toque ad had several phrases like not letting someone die, recommended by every winning tribute, etc. This would give the viewer a sense of trust on our product and would want to buy it.