KM Run Video

Strategic Learning Reflection #1

The quiz said that I was a visual learner, that means that I learn best by seeing things. I agree with this because I like to look at pictures, read stuff, and watch videos. I can use this to help me with my work because now I know how I work best and how I remember and learn better. I think the best strategies for me is to draw pictures and graphs and also watch videos.

Character Extension Project - Written

Out of My Mind

Do you ever wonder what it would be like if you couldn’t walk, eat, go to the bathroom, or even talk without somebody or something helping you? Well that’s what some people have to go through everyday of their lives, specifically people who suffer from cerebral palsy. One victim of this sickness is Melody. Melody faces many pressures in her life, due to her case of cerebral palsy, that she will have to face, but she is not alone, she has her friends and family right by her side.

Melody, from the book Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper, despite her disability, has a super smart brain, probably the smartest in her school. She has a photographic memory and remembers anything she hears or sees. Melody is also diagnosed with Chromesthesia, which means she sees different colors when she hears specific sounds. She is a girl that has to face not only the disability that cerebral palsy brings, but also with the problems of having a super-smart brain that nobody knows, except for herself. Between trying to get on the quiz team and trying to make people understand what she is saying, Melody is transformed into determined young mind.

Melody has to go through what all victims of cerebral palsy have to go through, being laughed at. She tells her friends about it and they all tell her to stay strong. Melody’s friends and family support her and tell her to not care what others think. They tell her to pick herself up and keep going, to not be put down by what other people say. Something else, something even worse than being laughed at, even her teacher thinks Melody is dumb. Mr. Dimming, one of Melody’s teachers thinks she is dumb, just the way she looks, he thinks that Melody can’t make it on the quiz team and says, "If Melody Brooks can win the first round, my questions must not be hard enough!" Yet again though, her friends are by her side, supporting her all the way. They tell her to be determined and that they would help her get on the quiz team, and she made it!

No matter how much support you get though, life is never peaceful. It will keep throwing more problems at you. Melody also faces problems at home, and one is very very tragic. Penny, Melody’s baby sister got hit by a car… their car. Melody’s whole family is depressed, and as she attempts to calm her mother down, she only wishes for one thing… her baby sister is lucky and doesn’t turn out like she has, disabled and confined to a wheelchair. Melody’s friends reassure her and talk to her saying that Penny will be fine and Melody and her family stay strong and hope for the best.

Through all this , Melody’s friends and family have supported her and shaped her into a determined and not easily put down person. They have faced many challenges but through determination and hope have managed. So whenever you ever find yourself facing a problem, be confident, hopeful, and face it with determination. Just like Melody.

Character Extension Project - Showcase

Melody Brooks on FAKEBOOK

Sending Reflection

Day 1 - 3:13

Day 3 - 0:50

Two Things I Did Well At:

• Pointing my finger at my target before I throw
• Accuracy

 Two Things I Need To Work On:

•  Don't let my arms be so flimsy
• Shifting my weight from my back foot to the front foot 

Did you notice any improvement?
     I think I improved a little with my throwing skills.

How well did you apply your sending skills when playing Tchoukball?
     I think I applied my throwing skills well while playing Tchoukball. I had good accuracy and I didn't take the extra 2 steps that I could that would disrupt my throwing.

Gr. 6 Final Scripted Drama

I think my projection is pretty good, I was speaking loudly and I could hear myself clearly. I don't think my facial expression was ok, I didn't really have different facial expressions. My vocal variety was pretty good though, I wasn't speaking in a monotone voice. Overall, I think my group was pretty good, everyone remembered their lines (except for Harrison, it wasn't his fault, the person who was supposed to play the king wasn't here) and you could hear everyone. I think my number changed from 7.5 to 8.5. I see how fun drama can be. Also, I used to think remembering lines were pretty hard but it's actually pretty easy!

Measurement of Matter Science Unit Reflection

       We just finished our Measurement of Matter unit in science, this unit was all about learning how to something mass, volume, and density.

       I learned many new things in this unit. One thing learned was that the density of pure water is one 1 g/cm3 and if an object had a density lower than 1 g/cm3 it will float, if an object had a density higher than 1g/cm3 it will sink. Also that to find the density of an object, you have to divide the mass by the volume. From there I used math and saw that if the mass was lower than the volume the density would be lower than 1 g/cm3 and would float, and if the mass was greater than the volume it would have a density higher than 1 g/cm3 and would sink. Also, of course, we learned new vocabulary! For example 'immiscible', two or more liquids that cannot mix, 'ballast', anything that is appended to an object to help it sink, and many others. 

       I think the most memorable and meaningful thing we did was building our own submarine. We not only learned to really understand how submarines work and change their density. We also learned that if you fail, try and try again.

Math Reflection 3

       I think it is easier to use fractions when you are dividing smaller numbers by bigger ones. For example, 7/4. This would be hard if you tried to do it in decimal notation so instead you use fractions which are so much easier for these kind of questions. You know that 4 fits into 7 once and you are left 3/7, and all you have to do is add 1 and 3/7 which is just 1 3/7. At other times though, it is easier to use decimal notation. It would be easier to use decimals in a problem if it had some benchmark decimals that are a little harder to use in fractions like 0.33 and 0.125, or questions where you are multiplying big numbers with decimals. For example if it was 1.125 x 12, you would do 12 * 1 = 12 and also 12 * 0.125 = 1.5.
       When comparing two positive whole numbers with different numbers of digits, such as 115 and 37, the one with more digits is always greater. This rule does not work when comparing decimals. For example, if you are trying to compare 3.15729 and 55.23, it is obvious that 3.15729 has more digits but 55.23 is obviously the greater number.

Fraction Comparison Reflection

       In class we learned how to use cross products, LCD (least common denominator), and reasoning to compare fractions, but when is it better to use one method over the other?

       I think if either one of the denominators is a multiple of the other one then you should use the LCD method. This is because it is very easy to find the LCD. For example if I had to compare the fractions 2/5 and 7/15, know that 15 is a multiple of 5 so Ido 5 * 3 ad get 15 and also 2 * 3 to get 6 which is smaller than 7 so 7/15 is bigger.

       When you are on relatively low numbers that are easy to multiply for both numerator and denominator then you should use the cross multiplication. If I was comparing 4/5 to 2/3 I could easily do 3 * 4 = 12 and 5 * 2 = 10. Since 12 is bigger than 10 4/5 is bigger.

       When the fractions are close to that are easier to deal with like 5/10 or 75/100. If I was comparing 16/30 to 23/48 I know that 16 is a little over 15, which is half of 30. I also know that 23 is just under 24, which is half of 24. This obviously means that 16/30 is bigger.

Sportsmanship - On the Sporting Field and in Everyday Life

Sportsmanship is respecting everybody involved in the game including your opponent and the referee. It is playing by the rules and encouraging others. Sportsmanship is also knowing how to lose.

3 Ways you can Demonstrate Sportsmanship in PE or on the Sporting Field:

• Shake hands with the opponent after the game
• Thank the referee after the game
• Play fair

2 Ways you can Demonstrate Sportsmanship in Everyday Life:

• Play for fun! 
• Cheer for good play, even if it's for the other team

1 New Way I can Demonstrate Sportsmanship:

• I can cheer for everyone (even the opponent) when I see them make a good play

Cartesian Diver Homework

       In science class we were challenged to make a Cartesian Diver using a bottle of water and a dropper, with the dropper acting as the 'diver'. A Cartesian Diver is an experiment where you try and make  a 'diver', or dropper,  float in a water bottle, and the next second making it sink.

       First of all, since the 'diver' needs to go up and down while upright, we had to first make it upright. To do this we filled the 'diver' with water with the whole dropper acting as a ballast tank and the water acting as a ballast. This way the diver would have enough mass to float upright in the water, but not enough to sink. At this point, the 'diver' has a positive buoyancy, or floating, which is caused by having a volume greater than it's mass. This way its density is less than water, which has an average density of 1 g/cm3.

       Now you squeeze the water bottle which will cause the dropper to fill up with even more water. With the increase in mass it will start to sink, thus giving it negative buoyancy. To have a negative buoyancy, or sink, the mass will have to be greater than the volume, which also means you have a higher density than water.
       Now it is also possible to have a neutral buoyancy, which means the 'diver' will stay in the middle, not floating nor sinking. To do this you cannot squeeze the bottle to hard. You must squeeze the water bottle just the right amount so that its mass is equal to its volume and its density is pretty much equal to the water around it. This way the 'diver' will hover in the middle of the water bottle.
       This is how a Cartesian Diver, a classic science experiment works. We can all give credit to Rene Descartes for discovering the principle of buoyancy and making the experiment.
     

54321 + 1

Finding My Volume!

Volume of Liquids

Volume is the amount of space something takes up. Volume of liquids means the amount of space a liquid takes up, and it is measured in liters (L). Smaller volumes are measured in milliliters (mL). To find volume of liquids you use a graduated cylinder and read the bottom of the meniscus. The meniscus is the bubble that forms at the top of a column of water. It is important to make sure you look at the cylinder and determine how much each graduate is worth before you make a reading.

1,000 Lockers Explanation

Question :

The problem involves many things that we have learned in class including multiples, factors, and square numbers. The question is that if student 1 opens all 1,000 lockers, student 2 changes the state of all lockers that are multiples of 2, and student 3 changes all multiples of 3, etc., which lockers would be open?

Explanation :

First, we discovered that all prime numbers would be closed and in doing so, that narrowed it down. Then, we tried to find out which ones were open in 30 lockers because we didn’t see how the prime number helped that much, but we decided against it because we knew the pattern wouldn’t repeat. So after that, we went back to the prime numbers because it was the only thing we had. We started to think about it factor-wise. Why were all prime lockers closed? Because they all had an even amount of factors (2). That means all numbers with an odd amount of factors would be open, the problem was finding every number with in 1,000 with odd factors. We then recalled having a lesson about square numbers and them all having odd amounts of factor because one of their factors multiplied by itself was that number. That means every square number would be open. Every square number is open because they have an odd amount of factors, but why? That is because all square numbers have one factor pair where there are 2 of the same number so we only count it as one factor and therefore all square numbers have an odd amount of factors. Of course that is just generalization, we also want to find out how many lockers there were. We needed to find out how many square numbers were in a thousand. Now all square numbers are not in 1,000, so we just needed to find which square number goes over a thousand. I tried 50 * 50 first and it was way over a thousand, so I tried halving it (25 * 25) but it was too small. So I tried 30 * 30 and it was just a little too small. So then I tried 31 * 31 and it still fit 1,000 but I didn’t know if the next square number (32 * 32) fit in 1,000. It turns out that it doesn’t. So there are 31 square numbers in 1,000 and that means 31 of the 1,000 lockers would be open.

Representations :

Out of 30 :       O = OPEN       C = CLOSED       BOLD = SQUARE      UNDERLINE = PRIME

1 - O	2 - OC	3 - OC	4 - OCO	5 - OC	6 - OCOC
7 - OC	8 - OCOC	9 - OCO	10 - OCOC	11 - OC	12 - OCOCOC
13 - OC	14 - OCOC	15 - OCOC	16 - OCOCO	17 - OC	18 - OCOCOC
19 - OC	20 - OCOCOC	21 - OCOC	22 - OCOC	23 - OC	24 - OCOCOCOC
25 - OCO	26 - OCOC	27 - OCOC	28 - OCOCOC	29 - OC	30 - OCOCOCOC

Square Numbers :

50 * 50 = 2,500  Too Large

25 * 25 = 625  Too Small (Could be a Bigger One)

30 * 30 = 900 A Little Too Small (Maybe One or Two More still Bigger)

√√√  31 * 31 = 961 (There could be a bigger one) √√√

32 * 32 = 1024 Too Large  (This means 31 is the biggest and is correct)

Swimming Reflection

1. Describe what you do well with your freestyle stroke and what you can improve on.

I did good with my head turn, flutter kick, and arms in opposition but I need to have a long reach.

2. Describe how perseverance is relevant to the biathlon. Explain how you demonstrated this.

Perseverance is needed in the biathlon because if you give up half way through, then you won't be able to go to your full potential and will get a bad time even though you could have gotten better.

I demonstrated this when I was running on the track. I am not a very good runner but I paced and encouraged myself to keep going and try not to stop for a walk, and I didn't!

I am at 3:30

Drama!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7.5!!!!!!!!!!

TEN is a person who is dying to hit the stage on day one of drama and would willingly perform in front of all of 6th grade right NOW!  ONE is a person who would rather be ANYWHERE but the stage and would prefer to be wrapped up in a blanket back in their bed hugging their teddy bear. On this scale of one to ten, I would be a 7.5 because even though I have done some plays I wouldn't want to get up on stage right now. I also don't like to preform in front of A LOT of people. I like acting but I'm not comfortable acting on the spot in front of a crowd. I would prefer practicing and also not in front of too many people.

Neutral Actor Observations

1. They blur out the extras
2. The main characters are in the center of the screen
3. Neutral characters don't have that much facial expression
4. There was a water bottle in the trophy case in the background
5. The main characters wear brighter colors

Math Reflections: Factors and Multiples

1.
     You can decide if finding common multiples is useful if the question is asking for you to find out the next time multiples 2 numbers will ever be the same. You can decide if finding common factors is useful if the question is asking for you to divide 2 numbers equally. You will know to find the CM or CF because if it is asking you to divide, it is CF because it is going down and factors are smaller than the original number and if it is asking for you to multiply then it is CM because multiples are bigger.

2.
     a.
          To find the common factors of 2 numbers or CF, the easiest way would be to list all the factors of those 2 numbers so you can see which ones are common. To find the greatest common factor, or GCF, will also be very easy, you just take all the common factors and find the greatest one, the one with the highest value.

Example: 24 and 60      Bold = CF      Underline = GCF
     24 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24
     60 - 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 12, 20, 30, 60

     b.
          The GCF of 2 numbers will give us a number to divide both numbers by and if we put them into groups the groups would be equal.

3.
     a.
          Finding the CM and LCM of 2 numbers is very much like finding the CF and GCF, all that's different is that you are listing multiples instead of factors. Of course, this list could go on forever, but no one would want to do that. To find the LCM, it is just the first common multiple you come across, if your listing them in order that is. Another way to find the LCM is that if the 2 numbers are both prime, you can just multiply them together.
 
Example #1: 24 and 60      Bold = CM      Underline =LCM
     24 - 24, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, 192, 226, 240
     60 - 60, 120, 180, 240

Example #2: 5 and 17 (Both Prime)

17 * 5 = 85

 

     b.
          The LCM of 2 numbers will tell us which number those 2 numbers have in common and also when those 2 numbers will meet. Also, even though you probably won't use this information, it gives us 2 factors of the LCM.

Parent/Student Agreement

I think I am responsible enough to take the computer home because I know how to take care of a computer.

Every night when I pack my bag before I go to sleep I will charge my computer at the front desk. 

Sprinting Technique

2 things I am good at:

• Elbow at 90˚
• Hands to chin level

2 things I need to improve on:

• Running on toes
• Rear leg extension

Science Tips

Laptop Safety Poster

Speed vs. Accuracy Reflection

       I think that both speed and accuracy are important in math because it is all about accuracy, but if you are too slow then you will waste too much time. If you waste too much time in math a lot of bad things can happen, you might get last in a race or maybe you won't be fast enough to think of a solution to stop a possibly dangerous chemical reaction. The reason you have to be accurate in math is because if you rush everything then you will not get any questions right and you won't be considered 'good at math', just 'the person who rushes and gets everything wrong'.

       I don't think that our team had any real strategy. We were just thinking about going fast and we got really frustrated if we got it wrong. One, probably really bad, strategy that we mentioned that we didn't use is if we knew we couldn't get it in under 4 minutes then just give in 3 random answers. If I could do this again I would probably focus on both speed and accuracy instead of just speed.

Protect Your Computer

Have you ever broken your computer before? Don’t worry, it happens to many people. Now you’re wondering, can’t I just get a new one? The truth is, do you really want to waste all that money where you could have used it to buy some new clothes or or an Xbox? There are a few simple ways to stop your computer from breaking.

Now many people think that they can just leave a computer unattended and when they come back, that it would be perfectly fine. Half of the time that is the case, but the other half find that their computers are somehow broken. Whether the computer fell, was stepped on, or had water spilled on it, they all had to buy a new one. A way to protect your computer is to never leave your computer unattended. If you need to go somewhere then leave your computer at a safe place like on a stable desk with no water near it, but never leave it at a place where people could steal it.

So either have your computer or it is in a safe place, this way your computer will last longer and it will be easier for you to save up for that new car you always wanted!

Photo Credit : Google Images

Productivity and Organization

Digital Citizenship Agreement Pledge

As a responsible Digital Citizen at SAS, I, Colin Yap, promise to respect and protect myself, other, and intellectual property while learning, sharing, and collaborating online.

Using Your Laptop

Individual Art Project

This is a picture of my Individual Art Project, I call it Random Bird Clay Thing

How I came up with the idea:

       At first I wanted to do some paper sculptures but they looked too hard. ThenI saw a cool picture of a bird and I was like, I could make that, but wouldn't it be cooler in modeling clay, YEAH! The nest came later when I finished the bird early, and then the eggs, and then finally the egg in the frying pan.

What was hard: 

       Sometimes the bird would fall apart and I had to take a lot of time trying fix it again. Since I wasted so much time fixing it, I the last few classes I had to work really hard and I only spoke a few words.

What I learned: 

       Just because something might look bad when you start, doesn't mean that the finished product will be bad.

The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear Book Proof

Art 101

I used:

Pencil

Oil Pastel

Fabric Dye (I'm not actually sure, just some kind of paint that doesn't stick to oil pastel)

I picked this piece because I thought it was very colorful.

I learned that different kinds of paint have different uses.

The hardest part was finding out what color to use and making sure that no 2 similar colors were next to each other.

If I did it again I would try to make a oil pastel smoother so. It doesn't have random umps everywhere

Synagogue Timeline

Cryptid Hunter Book Proof

This is the link to my book proof :
https://www.haikudeck.com/cryptid-hunters-uncategorized-presentation-WPZrFdnBTw
PLEASE COPY AND PASTE IT

Book Proof - True Stories About Abraham Lincoln

Copy this link and paste it in a new tab :

http://popplet.com/app/#/1723203

Colin : Student Led Conference

Jewelry - Inspired by Azza Fahmy

I might give this to one of my family members and I think they will like it a lot because it is very colorful and full of patterns. Above is my collage.

My Journey to Singapore

Fantasy Book Proof - House of Hades

You can look at my book proof by clicking here. 

Hardy Boys-Book Proof-Free Choice

Inkheart Fantasy Book Club Disscussion

Record music with Vocaroo >>