Semester reflection year of 2016 reflection
Mosaic was very rough at first I didn't really know what to do in first term, I had 9 weeks (all of second term) to prove I have a place in mosaic. Term 2 came around and I got my crap together, I got my ass in gear and took two guided inquiry blocks and a bolt. The bolt is the Mouse Trap bolt, we made a car, catapult, and a cartapult. Each one had different challenges like going a certain distance and shooting far enough. In the GAME BOLT we created a board/card game and went through the process of making it, then at the demonstration of learning we had random people play our games. Now since the inquiry block is over me and Ethan Lawver and Austyn Grantham are coming together to market our game. To make it a successful board game, the next inquiry block I took was the Aquaponics it's a plant system to grow plants without soil and relies on fish for nutrients it's a smaller system that can be stored easier. It's very reliable once it gets going. Overall my year in mosaic was great. It started off rough but got better when I finally understood the space. Now I'm working with Mr.McClintock on a mini metal foundry project! This will continue well into the 2017 year in the Mosaic Collective at CVHS!
My first two weeks in mosaic were amazing all the games we have played are fun and the learning style definitely suits me. Inside of mosaic we have worked on a couple projects already that have been a blast I'm learning a lot and it's not boring like regular school it's actually entertaining. I wish all of school was like this and I wish I was in here last year, it's an amazing program that I think will be very successful, and I'm looking forward to a great year in mosaic. And my junior and senior year will be amazing in mosaic.
Mosaic was very rough at first I didn't really know what to do in first term, I had 9 weeks (all of second term) to prove I have a place in mosaic. Term 2 came around and I got my crap together, I got my ass in gear and took two guided inquiry blocks and a bolt. The bolt is the Mouse Trap bolt, we made a car, catapult, and a cartapult. Each one had different challenges like going a certain distance and shooting far enough. In the GAME BOLT we created a board/card game and went through the process of making it, then at the demonstration of learning we had random people play our games. Now since the inquiry block is over me and Ethan Lawver and Austyn Grantham are coming together to market our game. To make it a successful board game, the next inquiry block I took was the Aquaponics it's a plant system to grow plants without soil and relies on fish for nutrients it's a smaller system that can be stored easier. It's very reliable once it gets going. Overall my year in mosaic was great. It started off rough but got better when I finally understood the space. Now I'm working with Mr.McClintock on a mini metal foundry project! This will continue well into the 2017 year in the Mosaic Collective at CVHS!
My first two weeks in mosaic were amazing all the games we have played are fun and the learning style definitely suits me. Inside of mosaic we have worked on a couple projects already that have been a blast I'm learning a lot and it's not boring like regular school it's actually entertaining. I wish all of school was like this and I wish I was in here last year, it's an amazing program that I think will be very successful, and I'm looking forward to a great year in mosaic. And my junior and senior year will be amazing in mosaic.
IQ blocks:
1: Why do we steal? People normally steal to prove a point or to fit in, or some people do it just so they can get caught because they have a problem.
2:Why are people stereotypical towards extreme sports athletes? People stereotype extreme sports athletes because of what the pros do in the sport.
3: How do computers actually work? Im looking at ho each computer part works and then putting it together to learn how each part helps each other.
4: Continuing IQ 3
1: Why do we steal? People normally steal to prove a point or to fit in, or some people do it just so they can get caught because they have a problem.
2:Why are people stereotypical towards extreme sports athletes? People stereotype extreme sports athletes because of what the pros do in the sport.
3: How do computers actually work? Im looking at ho each computer part works and then putting it together to learn how each part helps each other.
4: Continuing IQ 3
Mousetrap Car Reflection:
My mousetrap car DID NOT do great, It barely got passed the starting line. I understand why, the physics behind my car worked but the way I executed it did not. My rubber bands around the wheels fell off so my car’s wheels were just plastic sliding on a tile floor. Without traction my wheels would just spin, there for my car barely moved. I also needed a longer string, my string was not long enough to pull my car the 13 meter distance. In conclusion to this I hope to do better on my next challenge. THE MOUSETRAP CATAPULT!
The Mousetrap Catapult was a FAIL! it did not make it in the bucket. Kyler and mines catapult was very good but inconsistant so it did not make it into the bucket sadly, overall the challenge was extremely fun though. I know for a fact I loved the bolt it was crazy fun! between the Car, Catapult, and the Cartapult. It was a challenging suspenseful bolt.
The Cartapult was a massive FAIL! Our cartapult broke. The hot glue didn't stay, the CD wheels warped, our wheels fell off a lot. Also we had a genious trip mechanism for the catapult to launch beings that the challenge was your car had to go a certain distance STOP then shoot a catapult thats connected to your car. This gave me a headache just thinking about, in the end only 1-3 cars actually worked, one grup made it in the bucket that group was Bryce, Mason, and Ricky.
Purpose: To see if acid changes any outcomes with the experiment.
Hypothesis: If we put acid in our water and soap and baking soda then it will change because of the chemicals in the acid.
Procedure:Take the peas, soap water with baking soda and acid, then do the original lab with acid added into the mix.
The Acid made a huge difference, It made the spinach float extremely fast. By fast we mean IMMEDIATELY spinach went down,, then right back up. The control did the same thing but was slower. The spinach went down the rose to the top because of photosynthesis it created oxygen to rise in the Control.
1.) On average, what percentage of the food we eat on a daily basis comes from carbohydrates?
2.) What are the pores in a plant's skin called?
3.) The sun helps plants transform carbon dioxide into a simple carbohydrate called _________.
4.) What's another name for cellulose?
5.) Which organelle is ultimately responsible for breaking down carbohydrates into usable energy at the molecular level?
6.) In five sentences or less, list the major steps involved in photosynthesis.
1: 65%
2: chloroplast
3: glucose
4:fiber
5:ATP
6:The sun shines down on plants and the plants harness the sun’s energy which goes into the plant to create food for the plants distributing nutrients and producing oxygen into the air. We then breath in the oxygen and put out Carbon Dioxide. The plants take in the Carbon Dioxide and then repeat the cycle.
Reflection 1 on Mosaic Couch:
The couch today was EPIC Tate, Noah, Ricky, and I were ripping apart pallets to get a base done for our couch, we then proceeded to screw in legs for the couch so it can have balance. We are going to continue full speed ahead and finish this damn couch.