In this unit we learned about safety. In my opinion, I believe that safety is the most important unit in science. Before doing any kind of lab it is important to know what to do, if something goes wrong. Even though a lot of the safety rule are common sense, it was still good to review what to do in a emergency. Everyone in our class was told to get into groups and make a safety video.
My group (Mimi, Sofia, and Isobel) decided to make our video entertaining, while also incorporating learning aspects. I had a lot of fun creating our video and we worked really hard. We used iMovie, explain everything and action movie to make it. It was definitely a challenge to make the explosion and the fire but we finally were able to finish and hand in.
After critiquing the groups, we realized there were somethings that we could have improved on. For example our lighting and camera angles didn’t meet the expectations. Also we could have worked on making each person have a unique character. However, we got good comments on the entertaining aspect, and it did demonstrate what to do in a emergency situation.
Over all I really enjoyed this project because we got to be creative and making silly safety videos is always fun.
A few weeks ago the whole class had an adventure at Camp Capilano. It was a fun experience that I will remember. I think it was a good idea to go on a retreat, because I am now more comfortable with everyone in the class, since we all spent a night together. Also being Throughout the trip I was learning the responsibilities and expectations of a PLP student. There were many skills I learned from making the projects. I learned how to work as a team, communicate with my group members and how to edit and use different apps.
Camp Capilano, the building from the outside.
(http://www.inspiredtaste.net/24593/essential-pancake-recipe/) The food, was surprisingly pretty good. Usually when I go on trips the food isn’t that great. The pancakes was my favourite meal.
The pool, the break we finally had, and got to just hangout. To make this video I decided to be adventurous and make an explain everything.
Our assignments:
All of the projects included all of the skills I already mentioned. Our first project I really enjoyed because we got to be creative. However, it was tough because we only had one hour to make a 45 second intro for a reality TV show. We also had to include 10 different characters. Our group ( Sydney, Hannah, Spencer and Kate), chose to base our show on a British TV show called, I’m a celebrity get me out of here.
The reason we chose this show, was because we needed to create one that was outside, because we were filming in the forest. ‘I’m a celebrity get me out of here’ is filmed in a jungle, so it worked. For our show we were living out in the forest and you have to succeed in challenges to be released. When we got assigned the project, my group was taking a while to think of what to do. We should have been communicating more with each other. That was a learning experience because next time, I make sure everyone is participating and communicating with each other.
(https://unsplash.com/search/photos/forest)
In the next project we had to create a project that was similar to the first however, we were told that weren’t aloud to use any visuals, only audio. At fist I panicked because I had no idea how we were going to do this. Although, our group definitely worked more efficiently. We assigned everyone a job so we worked faster. As a group we decided to have all the same characters from our original project, but create a scene when all the characters were first meeting each other. At the end of the assignment I found that this project was easier than the first, because we didn’t have to worry about changing clothes, or getting the right angle of scene. However, it also had difficult aspects, we had to make sure the voices sounded different since it was only audio.
For our final project we had to incorporate all the skills we knew to create a 4 minute podcast. At the beginning we were told to tell a story that involved us explaining what identity is ( http://one-europe.net/europe-and-europeans-questions-of-identity). I would say I learned the most out of making this project. I will definitely remember staying up until 2am working on our podcast, trying to prefect it. However, that experience taught me that I need to manage my time more efficiently, when given a project that has to be completed in a short period of time . For our story, we chose to talk about when I moved from England to Canada. We chose this because we could incorporate all the aspects we needed to. Since we were up so late we didn’t fully watch the whole video after we were done. That was a mistake because the music wasn’t right. That was another thing I leaned, to fully check my work before handing it in. I enjoyed this project because I got to tell a story that meant a lot to me. I also learned a lot of new skills.
After this trip, I am now really looking forward to California!!!!!!
A couple of weeks ago we learned how to make a complete smart goal. Being able to make smart goals is a really useful skill to have, they can help you stay organized, and help you achieve goals. For a goal to be smart you have to include all the factors of a smart goal.
This picture explains what the each letter of the acronym (SMART) stands for. To make this picture I learned how to use the app, paper 53, I used the app for all of my pictures because I was testing it out and what it can do. In this project I also learned that if you want to make a smart goal you have to be very specific on what your goal is. Goals have to also be trackable, therefore there has to be a point when you can say you have achieved your goal. The three types of goals we had to make, will benefit me in three different ways, if I achieve them.
To make them we went through a planning process. First, we had to brainstorm what we wanted our goals to be. Secondly, we wrote out our goals and had our peers to critique them. Lastly, we made an audio and a visual for each goal.
Here are my three goals:
Goal #1:
My first goal, learning in school will benefit me now, and in the future. My goal is to get honour roll of distinction each term. It is trackable because it is black and white if I have achieved it or not.
Half of my picture explains what I have to do to achieve my goal, the other half shows the benefits of achieving my goal. I used small images to help understand what my goal is and how I can achieve it.
Goal #2:
My second goal, character growth, I believe for me, is the most important goal that I set for myself. My goal was to acquire an A in speaking skills. If I achieve this goal, it means I have improved my skill of speaking in front of people. This will benefit me in the long run, because throughout my life I’m sure I will have to give presentations, and speeches in front of people. My image is showing me presenting confidently, in front of an audience. That is what I am hoping to achieve.
Goal #3:
For my final goal, leaning outside of school ,I learned that it is just as important to make goals outside of school than inside of school. My goal is to get on the podium at figure skating competitions. A main factor to achieve this goal is to work on my nerves. Working on my nerves is a will be a huge achievement for me, because if I know how to calm my nerves, I will manage myself better in competitions or other situations when I get nervous. I think being able to calm your nerves is a important life skill that will benefit me in many ways. The reason I chose the image I drew, was because my goal is to get on the podium at competitions, so I drew and skate on top of the podium with words inside that show what I need to do to help my nerves therefore, to get on the podium. If I improve my nerves, then hopefully one day I will reach the top of the podium.
Over all, I learned a lot from this project and I am hoping that I will be able to achieve my goals, because they will definitely benefit me in the future to come.
