Adrian's Portfolio

Math | Designing a Story Problem (Piecewise Function Project)

January 5, 2026 / Adrian

My story was about a robot named Bob and his friend Oscar. It was about Bob climbing up and down stairs during his quest to reach the top of Oscar’s skyscraper. It modeled the amount of stairs we could walk up over time.

I am most proud of the story that my partner and I created (along with the graph to go with it), as we put a lot of time and effort into crafting it.

The hardest of creating our piecewise function, personally, was the making it fit the context (the story that we created) well.

If I could revise or change one part of this project, it would be the instruction saying the story must be realistic (in the L4 standard), as I think fictional stories could also provide interesting context for piecewise functions.

This project allowed me to understand not only how to create a piecewise function, but also how to understand one in context, even create a possible context around a given piecewise function.

Design Technology: Unit 1 – The Box

December 11, 2025 / Adrian

In this unit we were tasked with creating a tissue box that fit an assigned design movement. I was given “Memphis”, and had to create a box that resonated with Memphis design. This tested lots of our technical skills, like spray painting, gluing, technical drawing, and much more.

Attached below is the Process Journal for this unit, containing all steps taken in the creation of the tissue box, in addition to other tests, planning, and documentation.

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Design Technology: Unit 2 – Robotics

December 11, 2025 / Adrian

In this unit we worked a lot with Vex Robots, creating and adapting them to fit the needs of certain challenges; these included time trials (challenging speed), wall-racing (challenging coding), and stacking (challenging building).

Attached below is the testing conducted on our robots during this unit, including time trials, wall-racing, stacking challenges, and other documentation (creation, coding, etc.)

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PE: Outdoor Invasion Games and Swimming Units

November 25, 2025 / Adrian

Outdoor Invasion Games (soccer):
At the beginning of the unit I struggled with ball handling (dribbling the soccer ball), however I honed those skills during the few lessons we had and improved greatly.

Swimming (water polo):
At the beginning of the unit I had no idea what this sport, much less how to play it, however over the course of the few lessons we had I learned to like the sport and even play a few games.

Unit 2: Biological Evolution Reflection

November 24, 2025 / Adrian

Science: Semester 1 Active Learner Reflection

October 29, 2025 / Adrian

Attached below is a PDF of my “Active Learner Self-Assessment”, in which I reflected on my learning and behavior so far in science class.

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As shown in the attachment, my current goal is to “…increase my amount of participation per class…”. Currently I have made (in my opinion) steady progress towards achieving that goal, participating much more in class discussions and answering more questions.

In science class I am most proud of my new knowledge of evolution (natural selection, evidence of the prior, etc.). My biggest challenge has been understanding this concept (of Natural Selection), but after thorough explanation, I now understand it. I also believe that I have demonstrated most active learner skills, however I could improve in the area of “Participating Fully”, and be more active in class discussions – as per my goal.

Math: Unit 1 Sticker Project (reflection)

October 22, 2025 / Adrian

Share what you liked about this project and what you wish was different.

In this project we were tasked with creating a sticker that utilized all forms of transformations (that we learned of); these include translations, rotations, reflections, and dilations. One thing that I liked about this project was the freedom we had in choosing what we would like to create, and the choices we had in how we transformed it. One thing that I wish was different was the written explanation that we had to complete. For me, it took 2 whole pages and a lot of times worth of writing. I wish we could have typed it instead, or needed less explanation to receive a good grade.

(my sticker blueprint)

Unit 1 Reflection and Goal Setting

October 22, 2025 / Adrian

I chose question 6 and 7 (67) as evidence of my best thinking. This is because I provided ample evidence to support my claims (that the 2 given triangles were congruent) in each question. I also feel that I explained my answer to these questions quite well, and that they properly demonstrated my “best thinking”.

Throughout this unit, I believe I improved the most at proving congruence through mapping/translating and utilizing theories, such as ASA, SAS, SSS etc. for triangles.

I feel that I still need to work on my critical thinking (as seen in the test/celebration of learning). In said assessment, I received a 2.5 in the subject of critical thinking, and area for improvement can be seen in the “imposter” question (which required proving and explaining triangle congruence).

3 of my strengths that can be seen so far this year include: proving congruence, transforming accurately/correctly, and using mathematical notations and language properly.

3 things that I would like to improve for/during the next unit include: my critical thinking skills – for reasons mentioned above, and specifically, my mathematical reasoning and statements.

In the next unit I would like to improve my critical thinking skills. Regarding obstacles in the process of reaching this goal, would be finding time to practice this skill. If I get stuck or need help, something I can do is schedule a time with Ms. Fisher (possibly during lunch or after school – if possible), and ask for assistance in achieving my goal.

ELA Unit 1: Operation First Contact

October 7, 2025 / Adrian

This unit revolved around teaching an Alien (with no prior knowledge of the English language) correct grammatical usage, allowing it to craft clear, logical, and precise sentences (and/or paragraphs).

During this unit I learned a lot about language and writing, but it especially increased my awareness of the importance of proper communication. Through interactions between myself and my designated Alien I learned about the importance of proper communication and improved greatly in said area. This growth is demonstrated in my change of approach to my Alien over time. At first I attempted to speak to it like a child, but I later found that using lots of gestures to convey meaning was the most effective approach.

[Attached above is a picture of a paragraph that my Alien (Korvak of the Zhol Rift) produced during the conclusion of his extensive (English) language immersion] vs [Second Image: Aliens first sentence produced (fragmented)]