What We Did
We started by completing an investigation to determine the relationship between potential energy and height. We also made a lab report explaining our process and how we made the rollercoaster. Additionally we took two encore periods to make the model. Something I thought that was really time consuming was the CER conclusion. lastly I collected data for my video so i could explain how I got my answers.
What did we do ?
today we sold Creme Brulee in the bake sale and earned a whopping 1100 RMB in profit. During our sale we had customers that brought friends over, which over time attracted many customers.
What did we learn
During the math bake sale I learned that if you use cheaper ingredients the product tastes worse but can sell for more. So next time I will use cheaper ingredients instead of thoroughly expensive ingredients.
What worked
Something that worked in the sale was our price well most of the time people wanted to bargain down but we bargained our way up to 30 as usual. and made a profit of 25RMB We also sold our hot chocolate for a reasonable price of 10RMB and made a profit of 8 RMB.
What did not work
During this bake sale one thing that didn’t not work was the amount of products we had. This is because during the sale we had a lot of customers but not enough products for example we sold out on hot chocolate in 10 minutes and sold out on Creme Brûlèe in the 1st hour.
Personal relevance
This will help me in life because it will achieve my goals as being a entrepeneur this is because I love to bargain and sell things.
During this challenge me partner and I worked on a challenge named the egg car challenge. In this challenge the criteria was the car had to be less than 16 cm long and 6 cm wide and couldn’t contain parachutes or airbags.
During this challenge I learned many things for example i noticed that all 3 of newtons laws took place in this challenge. Newtons 1st law takes place while the car is not moving. Newtons 2nd law takes place when the car is speeding up/ accelerating. Lastly Newtons 3rd law takes place while the car hits the concrete block.
During this challenge something that worked was the design I made. I used many things like paper straw and wheels to help the car move. Because of my design I passed the challenge and my egg survived! One last thing that worked was my partnership.
If i had to do this challenge again something things i would change it how fast my car went. This is because if the speed is to fast then the egg could crash. over all I think my design was a success.
During this challenge I learned that seatbelts are very useful in cars. just in case you ever get in a car crash you should ALWAYS wear a seatbelt. Although there are very safe crumple zones you should be careful.
Writing a fictional story based on a theme that matters to me.
What are we learning
Theme (my purpose for writing this story, my message to readers)
Character Development (creating believable characters with positive & negative traits)
Plot (the sequence of events in my story; Western and Eastern approaches to storytelling)
Setting (the world that I create for my story)
What’s Working:
What story elements did you enjoy planning and writing? (Explain why you enjoyed them)
I enjoyed my story elements because they were very interesting.
What elements of my story are you proud of? (Explain why) I am proud of my plot because I find the mysterious old lady creepy.
How did you get the idea for your story?
The Best Line from My Story: (Include your favourite sentence or phrase from your story and then explain why you like it) Press 1 if you would like in room dining press 2 if you would like to eat at the hotel resturaunt. i like this sentence because it leads to my climax.
Areas for Growth:
What story elements were challenging to plan and write? (Explain why you enjoyed them) I enjoyed writing my plot because it was challenging to finally figure out what it would be about.
How did you deal with these challenges? I dealt with challenges by just writing things over and over again to make the parts sound better.
What is your least favourite part of the story? i dont have a least favorite part if my story, it is beautiful Why does it bother you? Doesn’t bother me.
Personal Relevance:
How can creative writing help you in real life (even if you’re not planning on becoming an author)? Being a creative writer can help when writing essays for school because it will be easy to think of things to write about.
Do you enjoy creative writing – would you possibly like to continue using your imagination to tell stories that matter to you? I enjoy creative writing and would love to continue doing this.
The balloon car was built using many things for example cardboard, strings, wheels and styrofoam. We used it to learn about newtons 2nd law. After making these cars we raced them and measured the distance they would travel.
During the balloon car challenge we learned what newtons first law was, second law, and third law. In this challenge Newtons first law was taking place while the car was at rest. Newtons second law takes place when the car was moving because of the acceleration. And lastly Newtons 3rd law took place hen we blew up the balloon and it traveled a long amount of distance.
Something that worked well was the distance my car traveled. A trick a learned while doing this challenge was not to fill our balloon up with a lot of air because it will not accelerate. This is because when the lower the air supply there is in the car the faster the car goes.
Something that worked not as well as other things was our car traveling distance with weights on its back. This is because of Newtons 2nd law, the more force an object has the more force it takes to move. And in this situation the car has lots of mass so would need lots more force to push.
This project will help me in life because it teaches me to persevere, and not to give up, this is because during the challenge, there were many times that our car broke down. But after all we would always end up fixing it to be back in shape. One last reason this will help me in life is because it taught me all 3 of Newtons law’s.
This is your writing prompt: Write about an artwork of your choice that you are proud of having made. When you write about it, share what the project is, how you made it, what materials you used, which methods you applied. A project that I am very proud is my human head mask. This is because it was partially hard to make. My sculpture is made out of plaster, and was moulded from a body. I applied many methods, for example I made the surface rough and soft.
I used my critical thinking skills to solve problems more efficiently, especially during challenges like building the strongest bridge to hold the most weight. In this challenge, I considered various designs and strategies to ensure the bridge remained stable and strong. This approach allowed me to explore multiple solutions and to how to make the strongest bridge.
I learned that critical thinking means looking at information carefully and thinking about it before deciding what to believe. It helps us ask questions and find proof, so we don’t just accept everything we hear. Also, critical thinking lets us come up with new ideas and solutions by being open to different possibilities.
I thought critically when I problem solved to figure out the best ways to tackle challenges. During our critical thinking unit, I learned to break down problems into smaller parts, which helped me see different solutions. For example, when we built a bridge, I considered various designs to make it strong and stable. This process allowed me to choose the best approach and feel more confident in my problem-solving skills!
I struggled at critical thinking because I felt a bit nervous about getting the right answer. This made me hesitate to share my ideas, even when I had some good ones. Instead of just exploring my thoughts, I was too focused on trying to be correct, which held me back a little.
Critical thinking will help me in my future life by making it easier to solve problems. I’ll be able to look at things from different sides and find the best answers. It will also help me make good choices in school and at work. Plus, being a critical thinker will help me share my ideas clearly, which is important for working with others and being a good leader.
What did I work on?
During this unit some things that I was working on is my presentation, remembering my script, and my evidence. The hardest topic that I was learning was trying to remember my script although my other topics took extremely long time, I found that setting up my presentation was not that hard!
What did I Learn?
During this unit I learned many things, including the date of when the Olympic games started, why the Olympic games started and what city would be the best to host the Olympic games, which is London! Learning all these facts was not hard because they were just in all our SAS Databases.
What Worked?
Something that worked for me was speaking clearly and persuasively during my presentation my partner Dean also did a well job at presenting! 2 things worked Our partnership and our clear voices!
What Did Not Work?
During this unit, something that did not work as well as my other topics was finding the right criterion for London. As the due date for this presentation was coming up, I still had one criterion I had to fix. This made very nervous knowing that I might not get a great grade I had to go home and study to finally figure out what our last subtopic was going to be.
Personal Relevance
Some skills that are very important were having great collaborative skills and having a very loud and clear persuasive voice. I think this will help me in life by whatever job I have I will be able to work very well with others. After all, I have written, I think it’s ok to say that I did well on my presentation!
What did I do?
I wrote a paragraph analysing the most significant character traits from my characters. Below is my very first character analysis
What did I Learn?
I learned how to use many different type’s of strategies including Toad; Thoughts Others Reactions Actions and Dialogue.
What Worked
Something that worked for me was finding character traits for my characters I also thought that finding example was very easy to!
What Didn’t Work
Something didn’t work was finding the right book did you know for a fact that i switched book 3 times!
Personal Relevance
This will help me achieve my goals in life by working together, working together can help you with collaborative skills, and in life you will meet many different people.
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