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Cell City Projects

1.Did you like or not like the project and why? 

I both liked and disliked this project. I didn’t like this project because it took a long time to complete but I liked it because I learned the parts of the cell by repetition. 

2. Name something you were surprised about and what you learned doing this project.

I learned the parts of the cell and I was surprised that the cell had that many parts because in middle school we didn’t learn all of them. 

3. Write two things you would do different regarding the project.

I would have done the project more efficiently and by doing that we would’ve gotten more done during class. 

4. What is one question or wonder you have about cell organelles?

What happens if a cell breaks down or slows down in the organelles and what happens if they remove cells or cells die?

5. Does this project provide a good introduction to the cell unit? 

Yes, it helps because it was fun and I like hands on activities and it was very easy to do. I would have done a lot more at home and outside of school to make it better.

6. Do you think this project was something we should keep doing?

Yes, I think you should still do it because it was a lot of funmand I learned about cells really easy because of the repetition. 

Video Link- https://youtu.be/MgcXOSlaVhY

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English 10A

In English 10A we learned how to write a proper research paper. While writing this paper I learned a lot about animal testing which was my topic and how to be more fluent in writing. I believe I got my topic across very well, but I think I could’ve listened to peer advice and changed little mistakes rather than only the big ones. I liked writing this paper because it was a very slow descriptive process. It  helped me learn better when I had more time and when the rubric was very descriptive. I think this assignment belongs in the critical thinking category because I had to think very hard about my topic in order to write the paper.

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Independent Math

My goal at the beginning of the quarter was to get 9A done. This quarter has gone very well for me.I have finished 9A Math and started 9B and I got to a 19 percent on the second class. I learned that I have a hard time paying attention while friends are around, but work well while in isolation. Next quarter I hope to get 9B done. I think this class represents critical thinking because sometimes the math is very hard and it takes can me some time to figure out.

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Team Sports

In this class we played football, soccer, hockey, baseball, handball, basketball, ultimate Frisbee, and speed-ball. My favorite activity was hockey because I was pretty good and they passed to me a lot. My least favorite sport was ultimate Frisbee because we all just stood around waiting for the Frisbee. I showed collaboration by playing with others and its in the name “Team Sports”.

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Sample Post – Creative Repurposing

In my 8th grade FACS class, I had the opportunity to help make the world a better place by upcycling items that might have ended up in our landfills.   Instead, I was able to upcycle pallet boards into a beautiful new table.  My team and I spent a lot of time determining what color we would have the table.  My dad, helped us put it together.  We had some challenges with the staining and had to redo a section because it go too tacky. We needed a smooth finish.  We also wanted to stage the table so that it would look nice and we would market it to potential buyers.

Below is a video of our journey.  Throughout this process, we hit a number of the POG C’s.  We had to collaborate together to build, stain, and stage a table that was going to be sold to potential buyers.  We used communication skills to share and listen to each other’s ideas and determine our final product. We also had to use communication skills to showcase our piece to an audience.  We enjoyed the opportunity to be creative and have a choice in what we would produce and our ideas would be seen and potentially bought by people in the real world.  We had challenges along the way and had to think critically on how to resolve those challenges.  And finally, I believe the artifact below showcases an element of citizenship – as we are trying to repurpose items and keep them out of our landfill.