Age Of Ocean Floor Pre-Test

 1. Where are the oldest parts of the oceans?
The oldest parts of the oceans are the rocks and sands at the very bottom of the ocean because before there might have been the ocean water, there were always rocks built into the ground.


 2.  Do the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic ocean basins have the same age and patterns?
No, because each of the oceans were probably there years before the other oceans, but people don't know it. They definitely do not have the same patterns because each ocean has a different structure, currents, wind patterns change, etc.  

3. How does the age of the ocean floor compare with the age of rocks on the continents?
They could possibly be the same age because the rocks for the continents have always been there underneath the continents supporting it, and the ocean floor must have always been there because it is not like the people just placed rocks and sand at the ocean floor. Both of these items have excited forever and are a part of our natural earth, so I believe they are the same age.

Mathematical Reflections on Polygons

The common properties of polygons are...
 The common properties of polygons are a closed shape(no holes or intersections), a 2D shape, straight lines(no curved lines).

The measure of degrees in an angle tells me that the angle is ...
 An acute angle which is less than 90°. An obtuse angle which is greater than 90° but less than 180°. A straight angle which is 180°. Lastly, 360° which is a full turn.

Some of the common angles are...
Some common angles are 90 °(right), 180°(straight),  270°, 360°, 0°.

Some strategies to estimate angle measures are...
Using the initial side and terminal side is kind of a strategy, how to use the initial side is that the initial side always equals zero degrees, and then the terminal side is the angle so you have to guess that as close as possible angle, which leads to my next strategy, common angles. Using common angles are so helpful, so if you have an acute angle, first I would like to add in the 90 degree angle line then try to guess the main angle just by seeing how far away it is from the common angle. Using a protecter is the best one of all, how to use a protecter to draw an angle is first you draw a vertex in the middle of the whole. Then, draw an initial side line along the zero line on the protecter from the vertex. Then line up the zero line and the vertex to the whole and zero line. Find the angle you want then mark where that is. Lastly, draw a line connecting the mark to the vertex.

Week 2

1. What is the difference between an Observation and an Inference?
The difference between an observation and an inference is that an observation is what you find using your senses and measurements. But an inference is an educated guess of what happened or what something is, you don't find clues or important information like an observation, you just guess.

2. How can inferences and observations be related?
Observations and inferences can be related because you use both of them to figure out a certain something. And you get an observation and an inference by using senses.

3. Why are both observations and inferences important in science?
Inferences and observations are important in science because you always have to observe and take notes of changes happening, objects, etc. Also, inferences can be helpful trying to solve somethings.

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P.E End Of Year Reflection

"Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself." ~Mary Schmich




What does wellness mean to you?
What wellness means to me is being fit and healthy. Doing your daily exercise and eating well. Living the right way.


What do you do on a daily basis to be well and healthy?
What I do on a daily basis to be well and healthy is that I make sure I have the right food to eat, so every night for dinner I have salad, during lunch my mom makes me healthy sandwiches, and I prefer to stay off snacks most times. As well as I like to include my self in sports and get daily exercise. Either if I go to the track, do some home yoga, or practice dance at home.

Rate your enjoyment of P.E? (1-poor 5-awesome)
What are your favorite things about P.E?
I would rate my enjoyment of P.E between 4 and 5, because P.E is so much fun and I love all the activities I do with my friends in P.E. But, sometimes some things have been a tiny bit challenging for me. My favorite things about P.E is getting active, learning new things, and having fun with it.

Rate your enjoyment of  Health? 1-5 (1=poor 5=awesome)

What are your favorite things about Health?

I rate my enjoyment of health a 4 because it was really funny and most of the activities were fun and enjoyable with friends. My favorite thing in health is getting to learn new things and having cool new brain breaks.

What would you change about the Health or PE program?

One thing we could change is putting in movement/ dance as one of our units because it is a really fun and a great way to move around. As well as, have a longer puberty unit.

How physically active have you been this year on a weekly basis? Share as many of the sports, select teams, intramural sports or activities that you participated in this year in 6th grade. Include activities you do both in and out of school.

I was on the B team for soccer at school this year and had practices on Mondays and Thursdays weekly. I was a part of the dance show so I was at practice on Fridays.

Finish this sentence. I am a good teammate because…

I am a good teammate because I give to my teams good sportsmanship, I respect each other equally, and I make sure each of us get a good game.

How have you shown leadership this year in PE? What qualities make you a good leader?

(If you have not taken the opportunity to lead this year what you could do to improve on this next year?)

I say I have shown leadership this year, when I was a leader once I made sure I treated everyone nicely and evenly. I made sure everyone got a fair game and was on task. My qualities that make me a good leader is that I treat everyone respectfully.

What is your strongest area of physical fitness? (strength, flexibility, cardio respiratory endurance) Which area do you need to work on?

My strongest area is cardio and a bit of strength. I could work on my flexibility.

Why do you think being physically active is important?

It keeps us fit and healthy. Helps us have a longer life and it makes us have a healthy mind, etc.

Describe your strengths and weaknesses eating ‘MyPlate’ 3 meals a day.
The strengths are is that you continue on a good and healthy food that keeps you active and isn't really bad food. But some weaknesses is that maybe sometimes it doesn't give as much vitamins or strength, whatever it is, enough a day, so you need to change it up.

What is your food goal? (Review your MyPlate blog post) Did you achieve your “food goal” or do you need to continue to work on it?

My S.M.A.R.T goal was to continue with my healthy snacks and a daily fruit. I have achieved my goal, it is just I need to improve sometimes on having my daily fruit.

How stressed have you been this semester?

I have been kind of stressed this semester with a lot of projects going on, there are more things to do since it is near the end of the year, there is a lot more work needed. But except for those things I have been fine.

What two strategies work best for you to reduce stress?

One of my strategies that works best for me is listening to music, it is joyful, fun, it can also be calming music. My second way is sometimes I just close my eyes for a second and think of good memories, or something fun to calm me down.

Thank you!

Basketball Reflection

 
In our basketball unit I think I did well at dribbling forward down a line kind of fast sometimes and something I could work on is looking up because when I tend to dribble I sometimes look down at the ball. As well as, work on shooting technique and sometimes driving forward more. I do think I could have done this concept better in a game situation because most times when the people gave the ball to me, it took me a while to think so I shot from where I caught the ball and sometimes I was unluky.

May 2015 Band Concert Reflection

Concert Reflection for May 12, 2015

1. Did you feel well prepared for this performance, why or why not? (ie: Did you do what was expected of you leading up to the concert?)

I felt kind of prepared for the concert. I felt like I was ready to play the pieces, I had everything I needed. But, I feel like maybe I didn't practice enough for our concert.

2. What was the strongest part of our performance, and why?

I say the strongest part of our concert was when we played our pieces, because we were all together, we followed the dynamics. We also strong at our pieces because we sound strong and it sounded good and the low brass weren't early or late for our back ground thumps.

3.  What was the weakest part of our performance, and why? What can we (and you) do to improve for next time?

I think that for next concert we could work on between each pieces we shouldn't talk because it kind of probably looks bad from the audience. As well as, we looked a the audience a lot and were a bit off task so sometimes we could have been a bit more focused than how we were in the concert

4. On a scale from 1 to 5, (5 being the best) how would you rate the overall band students’ behavior as audience members for this concert?  Why? (no names please)

Probably a 3 because some of us were actually paying attention to the other people playing, but I do think that some of the time some of us talked quite a bit, even during a performance. So next time we should listen more and talk less.

5. What was your favorite piece and why?

My favorite piece was The Lost Tomb because I just loved how sometimes it was soft with flutes, then like an adventure with the low brasses heartbeat. As well as, there was a lot going on and we played it really well and it sounded like a story. Also, the piece was just amazing as is.