Decimal Ops Check Up 1

I forgot the subtract the tenths place for number 7. I didn't see that I had borrowed from the tenths place. For the top of the paper, both Elijah and Blake's answers were correct, but Elijah's was in a nicer manner and used distributive property.

Science Goals Reflection

My short term goal was to make better observations. I would to this by adding more specific notes that might help me later on. I think that I have made a lot better observations when looking at different rock forms, or explaining things. I have also learned a little bit on how to back up reasoning. To add on, I have also learned to ask better questions. I know this because in my science folder in my drive, I can see that I have explained more and more in detail.

My long term goal was to keep all my information in my notebook. I think that this goal could be changed a little bit because I now put a lot of my observations in Google Docs. I think that could also be a good place to store my notes. Overall, I think that this goal could still have improvement. I could also improve on organizing them in my notebook a little better. Sometimes, they are not in the correct place, so I could organize and title things better.

iMovie Trailer Reflection Questions

1. Now that you have finished your movie trailer, what were some of the skills you used the most? How did they help make your film better?
We used different shots to represent the mood of the scene and setting. 2. What were your biggest successes during creating this trailer? Why would you label them a success?
Our biggest success during creating the trailer was sticking with the main idea and not trailing off. If we didn't stick to the main idea, our story wouldn't make sense.
3. What were your struggles? Why were they hard for you? How did you overcome them?
We struggled with getting enough time to make the trailer because we missed 2 digital media classes and didn't have enough time to finish our movie. We overcame it by shortening how many shots there were in our film. 4. What was your overall opinion of the Movie Trailer short? How would you make your film better or different?
I thought our film was very similar to the way we had planned it. To make it better, we could have had more time to film it.

Fraction Division

What does it mean to divide fractions? To divide fractions, you find out how many groups of a particular fraction can fit into another fraction or a whole number. For example: 10÷1/2. This is asking you "how many halves can fit into 10?". To do this, we can 'keep, change, and flip':
1. We keep the dividend the same.
2. We change the division sign into multiplication. We do this because multiplying by a fraction is a lot much easier.
3. We then "flip" the divisor by it's reciprocal. In the end, the number sentence comes out as this: 10 x 2/1. From there, we can do simple multiplication. 10 x 2/1 is 20/1 = 20.
Here is a visual understanding:

Let's try another problem: There are 6 pies that we made for the party. Each person gets to have 2/3 of pie. How many people can get 2/3 of pie? 

I drew a model and a numbers sentence to show how fractions work. For the model, I drew six rectangles to represent the 6 pies, and colored in 2/3 of them to show how much of a pie each person would eat. After coloring in the pies, I saw some pieces of pie left over. So, I grouped those other 1/3's of pie into 2/3 with the other pie pieces. I then counted how many people could eat them. 9 people could each eat 2/3 of pie.

For the number sentence, I first wrote the problem out using numbers. 

Then I wrote down the algorithm to find the answer using reciprocals. 6 x 3/2 = 18/2 = 9.

To understand how reciprocals work, we need to look at their relationship between one another. If we look at 1/2 and find the reciprocal 2/1, and multiply them, you get 2/2 or 1. This works for every single fraction. Another example: 5/6 x 6/5 is 30/30 = 1. I know that reciprocals work because dividing by 1/2 is the same as multiplying by 2/1, its reciprocal. So, it always comes out as it's reciprocal. We would write the relationship in this number sentence:

Let's Be Rational Check Up 1

This shows that I know I can do multiplication, subtraction, and addition. I can also show a model when multiplying. To keep this up, I will need to double-check my answers and also to keep things as simple as I can so I don't have a bigger chance at messing up. 

Character Summative Project Blog Post Refelction

In the character unit, I have learned many different things. Character traits are very important to know. They help you understand your book and your characters even better. I am going to be showing you all the things that I've learned throughout this unit.

The things I have learnt in this unit are: secondary characters, character motivations, and the internal and external conflicts they have. In the movie trailer, we used character motivations, and external and internal conflicts.

To learn to focus on the characters, I wrote claims with evidence about the characters and I also took notes on the different aspects. This helped me to learn because it opened up to more deep thinking.
It also changed the way I saw characters. I would think about the character's pressures, instead of thinking about nothing.

It's important to learn about characters because it can help you take better notes, and also help you write better. I know this because it relates to any character, and you can use it for many years to come because you can't grow out of these aspects.

Submarine part 1