end of NA unit reflection

 

How do you think you have grown as a learner since the beginning of this unit? I have learned more about all types of things and now later in life I can use this knowledge

 

What topic this unit has been most interesting to you? Explain. the Christopher Columbus unit was interesting because it made me learn more about Columbus and things i did not know about him before.

 

Think about our school values.

  • What has this unit made you wonder? why is the word redskins a bad word for NA
  • How has this unit made you feel empathy?it made me feel empathy for the NA’s is reservations
  • How has this unit strengthened your feeling of Tikkun Olam?you should think about how things in life are going for not just yourself but other people too.

 

What can we (your teachers) change to make this unit better in the future?

nothing really I am already better.

cup holder challenge

Title: Cup Holder Challenge

 

Categorize: ETC

 

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Today’s Challenge: Using only provided materials ( 6 straws, 1 piece of paper, a piece of tinfoil, 12 inches of masking tape, 2 paperclips, 2 pieces of string, 1 envelope, and 2 pipe cleaners)  create a structure that holds two cups as high as possible and as far apart as possible.

 

Teamwork Rubric Focus:

 

My goal for participation today while working in my group is…to get in such a big fight with my teammates.

 

My Individual Plan 

 

Why I think my plan will be successful: because every thing will be stable and level.

 

My Groups Plan 

 

We chose this plan because…we agreed on it

 

Possible challenges that may come up during construction…keeping  it strait up.

 

Each group member will be responsible for…helping make the structure.

 

After the Build

 

Our design worked well because…it was stable

 

This activity was challenging because…we could’t agree on what idea to use.

 

This activity was comfortable because….it a little easy.

 

I met my participation goal by…not arguing

 

A strength of my team was….not to argue

 

An area of growth for my team is…we solved the problem

 

For our next challenge, my new participation goal for myself is….to have fun

native american mascots

Title: Native American Mascots

Category: Social Studies

 

Explain why or why not Mascots meant to resemble Native American people should be changed. they should not change because the mascots not only resemble the team but also the tribe.

 

Should Native American people be given something in return for these mascots? Why? no because each other team has a mascot so why should’t  native Americans

 

Do you think it would be important to you to change these mascots if a mascot was made of you? Explain.yes because i am not native american and the team would not like to have someone other than one of them be there mascot.

 

Should these teams and the government give Native Americans reparations? Why? no because the native Americans did nothing wrong to the NFL or the MLB so why should we not keep there team?

plant observation in organic and inorganic material.

Title: Plant Observations in Organic and Inorganic Material

Categorize as Science

Throughout our science unit we have been focusing on organic and inorganic material. As an experiment, we decided to compare the growth of a bean seed in organic material vs inorganic material. We developed hypotheses and predicted what type of material our bean seeds would grow best in. Over the past three weeks we have observed our bean seeds once or twice a week to see how they are changing and growing. Below are my observations I noticed today.

Here is a picture of my bean seed growing in organic material:

Here is a picture of my bean seed growing in inorganic material:

My observations about my bean plant that is growing in organic material are……the plants are growing taller and a shade of darker green.

My observations about my bean plant that is growing in inorganic material are…..its not as tall and a litter green.

Conclusion: I think the plants grew better in the organic material because of these reasons:its taller,darker green,growing faster and has more sprouts.

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math blog post

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Title: Solving Word Problems with Fractions

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Today in math we continued to work on solving word problems with fractions. When solving word problems we need to draw a visual to represent the problem, write an equation(s) with a variable to represent the unknown amount, show our work, and write the answer with a label. Shown below is what this looks like based on the following word problem:

“Rex is making bread. He combines 1 3/4 cups of white flour and 2 1/3 cups of wheat flour. He adds rye flour to make a total of 5 cups. How much rye flour does he add?”

1) Here is a picture of my visual:For Blog Post Today, copy and paste into blog. 

2) Here is a picture of my equation(s) with a variable to represent the unknown amount:

3) Here is a picture of the work I did to solve the problem:

4) My answer and label is…11/12

5) Why does drawing a visual help when solving a word problem?it helps me have a strong visual on what the problem is about.

6) How are you feeling about solving word problems with fractions? Is there anything that you still need help with or need to work on further?it is purity easy since its my second time doing it 7) We have our Unit 1 test this Friday. Is there anything that you do not understand or want more help with? no i understand most of it.

8) What will you do throughout this week so you are prepared for the test this Friday?go over some problems to study.

 

 

debate reflection

Blog title: Columbus debate reflection

 

Explain how your group worked together before the debate (during research). Did you work well together?we all shared out our research and thought of a way to share all of our research on one sheet of paper.

 Explain how your group worked together during the debate. Did you work well together? we all agreed on who would read what and when they would read it.

 

What can you do differently next time? Why will this help you and your group improve? let other people have more parts in the debate and when we are talking back and fourth.

 

Explain how this debate influenced your opinion on Columbus. it made me learn that we should not celebrate a person that failed his mission to find spices and america.

pinball/marble run challenge.

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Essential Question: Can my group successfully plan, design and build a paper plate pinball/marble run using only the provided materials?

 

Goal: Move the marble from one end of the plate to the other, having the marble travel through at least three obstacles.

 

My teamwork/communication goal for this challenge: everybody’s voice is heard.   

 

Step 1: Brainstorm

Look at the supplies table. You may NOT take anything from the table yet.  

You may only take ONE plate and ONE marble. There are no other requirements. You will have 15 minutes to build.

What ideas do you have? cut the paper role into a tunnel,Popsicle stick maze,paper arch

Your group has shared all of your ideas. Before you can start building, what is your actual plan?

  • What will your marble run look like? (draw a sketch & insert photo here)
    Essential Question: Can my group successfully plan, design and build a paper plate pinball/marble run using only the provided materials?
    Goal: Move the marble from one end of the plate to the other, having the marble travel through at least three obstacles.
    My teamwork/communication goal for this challenge: everybody’s voice in heard 


    Step 1: Brainstorm

    Look at the supplies table. You may NOT take anything from the table yet.  

    You may only take ONE plate and ONE marble. There are no other requirements. You will have 15 minutes to build.

    What ideas do you have?

    Your group has shared all of your ideas. Before you can start building, what is your actual plan?

    • What will your marble run look like? (draw a sketch & insert photo here)
    • How will you make sure all members of the group are included in the building process?

    Build and test

    • Insert a few photos of the building process here

    Share

    • Insert a photo of your final product here

    Reflect

    What was comfortable about the challenge/teamwork? we all shared ideas.

    What was difficult about the challenge/teamwork? we couldn’t decide on what to do

    How did the teamwork rubric help your group today? we knew what the expectations where when we where doing the challenge.

    Is there anything you would change about the teamwork rubric after going through this challenge? no 

    How did you support your team today? i gave them some ideas.

    What might you do differently during our next team challenge? think of better ideas

what makes a team work?

Today’s essential question: What makes a team work?

Why is it important to develop the capacity to work as a member of a team? it is important that we develop these skils

because then if someone else in your group dosen’t understand something you would be able to explain it to them.

What areas of teamwork do you find easiest and why? the easiest part is when we all understand the problem.

What areas of teamwork do you find most challenging and why?when we are not working together.

What difference does it make if you are able to play a role in the development of assessment tools?you can use different tools for different jobs 

In what way(s) do you connect this work to our Core Values: Wonder, Empathy & Tikkun Olam  we all follow the thing that mean the core values.