My Science Ecology Action Project

Here is my Ecology Action Project presentation! In science class, we were asked to come up with innovative solutions in order to bring nature into the city. We were asked the question “can nature and cities coexist?” My group decided to focus on the aquaponics system, and compare it to dirt grown plants. One group based their experiment on aquaponics, and our group focused on dirt grown plants. The aquaponics system is a system the pumps fish water up to plants, giving them water and nutrients.We grew lettuce, basil and arugula, and compared it to the aquaponics, in order to see which plants would grow better. After doing the experiment, we weren’t able to gather any information from the aquaponics group because their fish died, after getting a disease, and hurt the plants. We came to the conclusion that even though aquaponics are resourceful, they are not extremely reliable, and dirt grown plants are better.

Recap

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Recap is a new app that we’ve been using. It is an app that allows your teacher to send you a video usually asking a question, and then you can send a video with a response. With Math, we have been using it to show what we know about comparing and scaling. Comparing and scaling has been extremely helpful. I have been using them so much in everyday life. One time I used it was when I was making cookies with Olivia P., and there were two cookie mixes. One had 12oz and was for 3.79 and one had 16oz and was for 9.00. We used scaling to figure out that we should get the 12oz one, because it would be more cost affective. Overall, comparing and scaling has been so helpful.

Mathematical Similarity Summary

Figures are mathematically similar because their corresponding angles are congruent and they must share a scale factor. For triangles, if their corresponding angles are congruent, it means they automatically share a scale factor. This is because the angles decide the scale factor of a triangle. In order for corresponding angles to be congruent, it means that if two figures were to overlap, all of the angles would line up with each other. This means that for triangles, you only need to make sure their corresponding angles are congruent, because if their corresponding angles are congruent, they automatically share a scale factor. If triangles are the same type of triangle and share a scale factor, it means they are similar. In order for two figures to share a scale factor, you must be able to multiply all of the sides by one number in order to get the side lengths of the other shape. For example, a triangle with side lengths of 2 4 and 6 would be similar to a triangle with side lengths of 1 2 and 3 because you multiply 2 4 and 6 by .5 to get the side lengths of the other triangle.You can also use ratios. You can use ratios because if they share a cross ratio, it means they are similar. For rectangles it is very different. This is because every rectangle’s corresponding angles are congruent, because rectangles have four 90 degree angles, but not all rectangles are similar. This means that for rectangles, scale factor is very important. For rectangles, it is basically the opposite of triangles. If the rectangles share a scale factor, then they are similar.

Any two rectangles are similar:

False. Every rectangle’s corresponding angles are congruent, but there are many rectangles that don’t share a scale factor. This means that not every rectangle is similar.

Any two equilateral triangles are similar:

True. This is because every single equilateral triangle has all of the sides the same length. This also means that all of their corresponding angles are congruent. Since all of their sides are the same length, it means that every single equilateral triangle is similar.

 

My Science Ecology Action Project

In science, we are doing ecology action projects. These projects are where we find a way to bring nature back to the city. For example, my group is doing aquaponics. Aquaponics is a system where you pump fish tank water into plants, which gives the plants nutrients. Then, the plants filter the water and put it back into the fish tank. It’s a very good system. My group is going to get basil and lettuce, and angle fish, and try aquaponics. I am very exited about this project because I really like wildlife and animals, and I think it will be very fun to get to take care of fish.

My Food Writing

In Humanities, we wrote writing pieces about our favorite food we eat this season. I wrote about my dad’s apple crumble. I am very proud of this piece because I think I put a lot of description into it. I learned how to write a lot of description in a piece. It was also a very important memory, which made it a lot more fun to write the piece. I really love this piece, and am very excited for my parents to see it.

Top Consumer Product

In Science, we got into groups and tried to find the top consumer product. For my group project, we chose pencils. We factored in every single thing that goes into getting pencils. We factored in where all of the materials come from, including the transportation that it takes to transport the pencils. We won the contest for who could put the most products. I am very proud of this because I think it was a time where my group and I really factored in a lot of different things. I also think we really thought out of the box, and we came up with a lot of different things.img_0134-5

My Grace Sherwood Notecard

In Humanities, we have been writing note cards on our topics for our colonial museum. My topic is women’s rights, and I wrote about Grace Sherwood. She fought for women’s rights, and was a very inspirational women, who fought for women’s rights. I am very proud of this note card, because I think I made a lot of connections in it. I also think Grace Sherwood was a very good person to write a note card about, because she represented women’s rights. Here it is:

Making 13 Colonies Homework

For homework, we were asked to read chapters in our Making 13 Colonies books by Joy Hakim. It talks about the settlers in Jamestown. It also brings you through the years of how Jamestown came to be. I am very proud of this because I think I put a lot of good analysis in it. I also think I really understood this chapter of the book, and I also found this chapter very interesting. Here is my writing:

 

My Giver Essay

In Humanities, we read The Giver. The Giver is about a dystopian world, where everyone is the same. The Giver taught us what makes a utopia. We made essays highlighting certain themes in the book. Mine is about difference and isolation. I am very proud of this because I feel that I made a lot of connections to everyday life. I talked about how utopia cannot be achieved with similarities, but with difference. I also really enjoyed reading the book, so this assignment was very fun for me.