I am proud of how I did on my presentation and how I memorised my speech. Some challenges for me was mostly pace because i was stressed at the time and when i realised i was going to fast it was too late because I was already 80% done with my presentation. I used feedback a lot, when my peers said it wasnt well memorised, i memorised it a lot and perfected it. If i could redo the summative assessment i would add more slides and go a bit slower so that it would’ve been 5 minutes on the dot or close to 5 minutes. I would tell myself to prepare myself more before the presentation so that i could memorise it more in general.
Month: May 2026
This science unit taught me a lot about ecosystems, photosynthesis, and how living things work together. One thing I felt really confident in was the Ecosystem in a Bottle project.
I had already done something like it before, so I already understood how plants, water, sunlight, and animals help keep the ecosystem alive. It was easier for me to explain how everything worked together and what would happen if one part changed. I also liked building the bottle because it was fun and interesting to watch over time.
One thing I struggled with was learning the roles in ecosystems. I mixed up producers, consumers, and decomposers because I forgot which job each one had. I also had a hard time understanding how energy moves through a food chain. Some of the notes were confusing at first, but the class activities helped me understand it better later on. I also learned a lot from the photosynthesis labs and the pond simulation. These activities showed me how plants make their own food using sunlight and why plants are important for life. Overall, I think I got better at understanding ecosystems and how all living things depend on each other.
this is my original design for the ecosystem bottle
Explain how mathematical thinking was used in the activities during this unit (Weave Silk, Photo Hunt, Folding Paper and Trace, Construction Line Drawings, and Digital Tessellations.) Use Math and Art terms to support your thinking.
Mathematical thinking was used a lot during our tessellation because of how precise we had to be when handling the ruler and the pencil so that it was very accurate. Folding paper was a really important and a hard part of this unit because, well you had to fold very precisely so that you didn’t have to restart. During Weave Silk, this activity involved creating patterns using geometry and symmetry. The way we used colours and shapes can show how mathematical relationships create an amazing masterpiece. Construction lines was one of the hardest parts because of how precise we had to be, if we were off for even a centimetre we would have to restart, which frustrated me, and a lot of other students.