Month: October 2023

E-Port #3 Systems Unit Check In

**Reminder: Everything asked here comes from your own thinking, notes in your journal, or items in your binder. Use those as your tools. It is a great opportunity to review what we have done!

Due:  Nov 1st, Wednesday (extra days because of Halloween!)

Title:  Systems Unit Check In

Questions:

What is the Universal Systems Model?

Give an example of one system you know other than the human body and talk about how it fits with the Universal Systems Model.

You eat a bowl of cheerios. Tell me the cheerios’ journey through your body in your own words to show me you know how digestion works.

Why is it important to the body to drink enough water, based on what we have discussed in class (not an answer from the internet)?

What is Go, Slow, Whoa? Name a food in each category.

What are 5 things you might look for or avoid as you choose food for your body systems and why?

What are the measures of central tendency?

Why do we collect data?

What can too much stress do to the body?

What do you do to reduce your stress?

What does exercise like yoga do for the body systems?

Why do we need sleep?

Why do we need to use soap to wash our hands?

 

E-Port #2: Science World AI & Gut Bacteria Workshop

Reminder! Use those notes in your journal to answer these questions, not the internet! And use sentences to answer. Due one week from today, October 17th, Tuesday.

Title:  Science World AI & Gut Bacteria Workshop

Questions:

  1.  What was the name of the language the AI Chatbot uses to communicate?
  2.  What are the challenges of programming a Chatbot?
  3.  How much bacteria is in your gut?
  4.  What are the conditions in our gut that this bacteria likes?
  5. What does anaerobe and aerobe mean?
  6.  What are four ways you can take care of your microbiome (the good gut bacteria)?
  7.  Name a bacteria that lives in our gut and three characteristics of it.
  8.  What are four things probiotics do for our gut?
  9.  What are three fermented foods that help with our gut and feed the good bacteria?
  10.  When should you take antibiotics?
  11.  Should a chatbot be designed to mimic a real person? When would this be okay and when would it not be okay?

Size of My Problem! Being Independent Thinkers!

Hello Everyone,

Today we had a discussion, which is also worth having at home, around social thinking and problem solving.

As we work toward finding the confidence to solve our own problems that come up during a school day, it is important to know the size of the problem. If I know the size of the problem, then I can know the size of my reaction!

First, we defined what is a Small, Medium, and Big Problem:

Small Problems are:

  • Unexpected situations. — For example, someone does an “unexpected behaviour” which we talked about before, or the schedule of the day changes.
  • Quickly fixed. — Generally, these problems have a quick solution if we are calm and think about it.
  • A GLITCH, no BIG DEAL! — This came up randomly and isn’t an all the time problem. You made a mistake, you didn’t read instructions, you can’t find something!
  • YOU FIX — Typically these problems can be fixed by YOU. You don’t need an adult to do it.

Medium Problems are:

  • Didn’t expect this at all! — The unexpected event is bigger and goes beyond a small change in the schedule.
  • Can be fixed, but may take time. — There might have been a conflict and we need to talk about everyone’s perspective as we solve the problem.
  • Fights, being mean. — While no one was physically hurt, there were mean things said, words exchanged, and it needs to be resolved so we can all work together well.
  • Losing something important — While you won’t melt from losing something, losing this item makes you feel upset as it was important to you and you really want to find it.
  • Make you and someone around you upset. — These problems usually involve more than one person.
  • ADULT + YOU FIX — Typically, you need an adult to work with you to solve this kind of problem, but you are involved in coming up with solutions.

Big Problems are:

  • Someone is hurt or sick. — Someone hit their head outside, someone is sick and needs assistance, or someone was in an argument that resulted in the two people getting physical and hurting one another.
  • Affects lots of people. — Usually, these problems are serious and definitely involve more than one person.
  • Complex and hard to solve. — These problems can be long-term and involve complex situations or emotions that need to be considered carefully to help find solutions.
  • Emergency! — There is a situation where everyone is in trouble, someone is being hurt, or we are having a natural disaster!
  • ADULT TO FIX! — Generally, these situations do require an adult to be your guide in addressing the problem or following emergency procedures.

In class, we discussed different situations and sorted them. You might try this at home!

  • What is the problem?
  • Is it a Small, Medium, or Big sized problem?
  • What is your reaction to the problem?
  • Did the reaction MATCH the size of the problem?
  • Who helped you solve the problem?
  • Was it a problem you could have solved on your own, even though you asked the teacher or your parent for help?

All questions are good, but try to do some independent thinking, too!  In class, if you have lost something, forgot your journal, can’t remember the instructions, are feeling frustrated you don’t know something, need supplies, have technology that isn’t working, were not listening and didn’t hear instructions, or were absent and are trying to catch up, then know — these are all small problems. And YOU can do things to solve them yourself before asking for adult assistance:

  • Take three breaths in and out through your nose at your chair. Or, go do it out on the porch to get some fresh air. Get a quick drink of water. Recalibrate and reset if you are not feeling calm enough to solve the situation yourself.
  • Ask a peer for help.
  • Use your eyes, ears, and the body language you see in class (social cues) to pick up on information to make decisions or to find out things on your own.
  • Tell yourself, “This is a small problem, I will breathe and stay calm and find a solution on my own.”
  • Read the board,the GROUP PLAN schedule, the white posters showing the steps you need to take each morning, the signs on the building supply boxes, and other visual cues to figure out where things are or what you need to be doing.
  • Say to yourself, “Technology sometimes glitches, and I will ask a partner to help, then try another device if my iPad or laptop is not charged up.”
  • Read the instructions a second or third time — maybe you went too fast. We are great readers, but sometimes we go so fast we are poor absorbers of information.
  • Watch your peers. What are they doing right now? Do you need to be doing that, too? Social cues!
  • Ask yourself if what you are doing is SAFE and FRIENDLY?
  • Tell yourself, “It is okay to not know this. I just haven’t learned it yet.” Be okay with sometimes not knowing.
  • Tell yourself, “I will try this even if I make a mistake. It is okay if I make mistakes. Making mistakes is learning!”

Thank you,

Ms. D

Nutrition Poster Mini Assignment!

Hello Everyone!

We have been having excellent discussions about NUTRITION!

 

 

We have talked about:

  • The key food groups you need for balanced nutrition,
  • How what we eat can affect our brain health,
  • The role of fat, fiber, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients in our body’s systems,
  • How to read a nutrition label to make healthy food choices, and
  • How our gut acts like a second brain and has a microbiome that is important to our overall health.

Here are some videos you can watch that we watched in class:

Now, we are helping one another do some further research. Rather than investigate ALL of the nutrients out there, each of us is taking on the research for one. We will then produce a poster to share our information with one another. You can do research using the Internet, as well as some books found in class.

For the research, students need to take notes and to find out the following:

  • What is the nutrient?
  • Where would I find the nutrient? (In which foods?)
  • Why do we need this nutrient? Do we absolutely need this nutrient?
  • How much of this nutrient do we need?
  • What is the nutrient used for in the human body?

After finding out the answers to these questions, students will produce a mini poster. The poster will be done on blank 8.5 x 11 paper, which Ms. D will provide, and it needs to have the following:

  • A big title in the middle or at the top, which has the name of the nutrient.
  • Bubbles on the poster with key facts about the nutrient.
  • Some illustrations to help us better understand the nutrient.
  • An aesthetic presentation — coloured pictures, fine-lined words (which were done in pencil first), straight lines (use a ruler), and a nice layout (not too crowded on the page and using up the whole space.)
  • Readable information. If neatness is a concern, one option is to create the words with MS Word and then cut them out to put on the poster.

This mini poster is not meant to be a long project, just a mini research opportunity while we continue working on other interesting things about the human body! I look forward to you sharing your information so everyone can learn about all the different vitamins and minerals our bodies need.

Poster is due no later than Friday, October 27th.

E-Port #1: Making Goals

Hello Everyone,

Here is our first e-port assignment. Remember our discussion in class and the example I showed you:

  • Please use full sentences to answer questions,
  • Include a small picture,
  • Include a title,
  • Cut and paste the questions from here into your entry so your parents and I can see what you are answering,
  • Don’t write a novel but provide enough detail to answer the questions,
  • Never cut and paste from the Internet,
  • Do it yourself, not with parent help to type and write,
  • Use a dictionary to look up words if needed (online or paper dictionary),
  • Save as you go so you don’t lose your work, and
  • Have it done after one week from the time it is assigned. Use class time as much as possible for this, but you can work on it in the 30-40 minute time limit at home.

TITLE:  Making Goals for Myself 2023-24

Questions:

  1. What are your core competency goals this year? Pick two to talk about and give examples of what you want to work on and why. (communicating, collaborating, critical and reflective thinking, creative thinking, personal awareness and responsibility, positive personal and cultural identity, social awareness and responsibility)
  2. What are your curricular competency goals this year?  Pick two to talk about and give examples of what you want to work on and why. (Researching, Presenting Information, Questioning, Analyzing, Planning, Problem Solving)
  3.  What is a content area of the curriculum you would like to work on this year? Pick no more than two and explain what you want to work on and why.  (Math, Science, Socials, Language Arts, Physical and Health Education, Career Education, ADST, French, Fine Art, Music)

 

Doing Research and Taking Notes

Hello Everyone!  We went over some of these things today in class, as we start our research on HBC. I am posting them here so you have it as a reference.

When we take notes for a project, here are some tips!

  • Record your notes in your journal.
  • Write down the resource you are using first, then write notes.
  • Make sure you know what information you are looking for before you start.
  • Read the instructions for the project to make sure you are asking the right questions about the thing you are researching.
  • Use a T-Chart OR organize your notes by question. On one side of the T chart, write down the question. On the other side, write down the answers you find.
  • Don’t copy down everything you read. Only write down key points! Do write down enough so you can remember what you read.
  • Use your own words to summarize what you read, rather than copying.
  • Keep your notes neat so you can find them and use them for your project later!

When you find resources for your research, here are some tips!

  • Use information that is more recent. For books, in the last 15 years, and for websites in the last five years are general guidelines you could use.
  • Use books first if you can. They have well-research and well-presented information.
  • In books, use non-fiction features to help you get to the info more quickly (index, table of contents, headings, captions)
  • Use websites that are REPUTABLE, where you know the information is true. Avoid .com endings, and look for endings such as .edu, .gov, and .org that represent better websites.
  • When you go to find a website, start by using websites suggested by Ms. D on the Articles of Interest or during class. After that, you can use Google to search.
  • When searching on Google, remember to think of synonyms for what you are searching for.
  • When you get Google search results, be careful not to use results that say AD next to them, as those are ads. Also, don’t use the first website that is there — scroll down a bit to see what you find, and only use websites with reputable endings.
  • Avoid wiki websites as those are group edited and not always reputable.
  • If you get stuck, as for help! Be a good communicator!
  • If a website doesn’t have what you want, don’t spend much time on it. There are many other websites out there.
  • Don’t get distracted by videos — stick with reading rather than just going to YouTube and watching videos.

How do you record a resource?

For a book:

  • Title of the book
  • Name of the author or group that wrote the book
  • Name of the publisher
  • Where was it published
  • Copyright date

For a website:

  • Title of the Website
  • Name of the article in quotes
  • Name of the author (look at top and bottom of the article, or in the About Us section of the website)
  • Date of the article (look at the top and bottom of the article — sometimes it will just say ‘last updated on….’ and that is okay to record for the date.)
  • Date you were at that website (websites change all the time.)

Good luck researching!

Ms. D