We read the book The Giver and we also analyzed the book. We had 3 literature discussions and we had more than 5 overly complicated homework. We also had the book finished in the end of the school year just on time. I also learned how to give a good literature discussion.Dystopian fiction makes real life sound like a dream. Dystopian Fiction is when reality gets twisted and it makes the world weird. I will be thankful forever because I wouldn’t want to be stuck in a dystopian society for my whole life.I enjoyed working with my friends, doing homework, reading the book, and being good at analyzing the different types of things happening in the book.At first, I had absolutely no experience with academic paragraphs, but as I gradually improved, I got the hang of it. Now I can stay on task and I can cooperate with others while learning.
We learned about things like how blue light effects how well we sleep and how well we function at school. We made safety songs and we also made a comic.
We also got some feedback and we improved our thing accordingly. If you find someone being sus online, then you can either tell an adult or you can be brave and report them yourself. I learned to be safe online and don’t play games like Rivals at 3 in the morning.
This is my L4 Roller Coaster Movie!!!
Those are my notes for the things I did for the science L4. We made a roller coaster and we found if there is a difference if we start the ball at a high point or a low point. We also did a L4 on this and made a movie
Unit 2 Otzi Unit Portfolio Reflection
- What did I work on?
- During this unit, ‘Why should we care about the past?’, I worked on
- Making observations, inferences and wonderings
- Using photos and articles as evidence
- Writing a CER paragraph
- Asking and answering open and closed questions
- Taking part in the Otzi Mock Trial, my role was Court Reporter.
- What did I learn? Why should we care about the past?
- We should care about the past because things that are important usually happen then. We can learn how the neolithic men and women lived. They were very resourceful. They created food, clothing, tools, and medicine from nature. They grow crops and live off the land. They have the same disease as us and conflicts. They are also very innovative.
- What worked well?
- I am proud of the following work: The Court Reporter Job, the Jury job, and how I participated in the mock trial.
- I am proud of the work above because I did good on all of those, I participated, and I played an important role in the trial.
- What did not work well?
- I found some of this work challenging, I had to take pictures on my laptop instead of a phone, uploading was difficult, and the mock trial was too long.
- I found the work above challenging because it was all very hard, It was slow, and it was hard to find good reasoning.
- Personal Relevance
- Collaboration and communications skills are important in my future because if you do not collaborate, then you will get no work done.
- This is a photo of my work about the Mock Trial:
What did I do?
So long story short, we are in a math project that requires us to find the rate of things and to bake things (for our group, Donuts). We had 4 days or so to make the bake things and finish the work. Then we sold the donuts and we also made 82.2 RMB profits. We also learned how to cooperate with each other.
What did I learn?
On day 1, we did parts 1, 2, and 3. That is about finding the materials, calculating the price of the donuts, and making it better for the people buying them. For day 2, we did parts 4 and 5, which is the time to calculate the sale price and the unit price. For day 3, we did parts 6-7, which is answering questions like what is your sale price.
What worked?
We got a Profit of 82.2 RMB and every thing was fine. We also ate some of others things and they tasted good.
What did not work?
Well, my teammates kept goofing off and they always tried to eat the donuts, but everything else was ok.
Personal relevance.
I could use this baking experience for the future.
What did we do? : We made an egg car and we tested it on a ramp to see if it would crack. We had to make it strong so the egg cannot crack.
What did I learn? : We learned that Newton’s 1st – 3rd laws apply in everyday life. The egg gave the car extra weight and the car kept the egg safe by not letting it crack. The car moved fast because there is extra mass.
What worked? : The egg in our car did not crack so that shows us that our car was very good (or the car design was kinda sus or the egg was too strong). It also 360ed and landed back on track and survived.
What did not work? : The egg slid down the ramp and its not supposed to do that. We also had to remake the car because the top couldn’t be taped on the car.
Personal Relevance: We did good overall because our egg didn’t crack. The car also accelerated at a high speed and the car proved to be very safe. We also could have done better because the wheels had to stay on the platform in order to count as a success.
OUR EGG CAR VIDEO!!!: The Indestructible
So that above is the Design Technology Chess set that me and my partners made. We first planned and we 3D printed it and it looked pretty good. Then we either gave the pieces away or we kept them.
This is the laser cutting unit and it took a long time. The process was first get ideas, I designed my object, laser cut it, and got a object.
What did I do? With a partner, I made a balloon car (aka Da Skibidi) that stimulates the Newton’s 3 laws. We used cardboard, balloons and we used bottle caps to make the balloon car. We also raced with the whole class and we got 3rd place.
What did I learn? We learned that the Newtons three laws can be applied to our daily life like acceleration and friction. We also learned that the more weight there is , the slower the balloon car will accelerate. We also learned that the more force (air) we apply, the faster the balloon car will accelerate. First, Newton’s 1st law can show us the center of mass of the balloon car. Newton’s 2nd law can show us that the more weight, the slower something will accelerate. Newton’s 3rd law shows us that if we push, then the car will accelerate.
What worked? The balloon car can move forwards only if you apply a force and if you don’t, it won’t move at all. We also made sure that our car didn’t swerve off to the left or the right. Then, our car can go in a straight line and be very fast.
What did not work? The car was fine, but the balloon gave way and it popped and the car slowed down. Then, the car started Tokyo drifting and it crashed on the wall. The car also lost a few wheels in the process.
Personal relevance: Overall, we did good and our balloon car wasn’t a failure and it worked just fine. If we use force and we push, then the object we apply force to will move forwards and it will accelerate. This is important because if there isn’t Newton’s 3 laws, then everything wouldn’t make sense. There would be no gravity, no acceleration, and no inertia.
What are we doing? 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 that have positive and negative traits.
Plot: The sequence of events in my story.
Setting: The world that I create for my story.
Whats working? I like the name and the plot of my story and it has very vivid details. “Nice trick, I guess trying new stuff isn’t so bad.”-Joe is my favorite quote. I read a lot of fantasy books and it influenced me to try it.
Areas of Growth: Next time I can use a little more dialogue.
Personal Relevance: I did good but i can add more detail.
I played the games and I saw that the marble needs more momentum to go up a ramp, so I made the ramp lower and I made the marble go faster. I also saw that there were mystery pieces and I did not know how to use them. Then I figured it out with my teammates. At one time, the marble didn’t have enough momentum so it didn’t go up the ramp, so we made it work and the marble flew up and away. Then, we made the roller coaster and we tried it out and succeeded. It was confusing and fun at the same time. I learned that this game requires critical thinking and you have to focus.
