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