Hello! For the first STEAM class of the year, Population, we learned about taxonomy, set theory, quadrilaterals, and biology. To prepare for this class over the summer we read In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall. We also went on our first FE to the Lincoln Park Zoo where we chose the animal we would study for our AP. We then continued to study our animal by visiting the Field Museum to observe the taxidermy animal we had chosen. For our AP we had to create a project explaining the taxonomy of the animal of choice. I chose Hoffman's two-toed sloth because I think sloths are really interesting. In the project, you will read about Hoffman's two-toed sloth, its habitat, taxonomic categories, and the morphological traits that show the taxonomic categories. You will also learn about set theory and how my animal compares to other animals my classmates have chosen. I hope you enjoy it! CH. "Slowly Sloth." 2019, Issuu CH. ¨Sloth GIF.¨ 2019 In conclusion, I reall...
In my geometry course, we have a mixed grade class. This means we have 9th to 12th graders in one geometry class. Since we are all in different grades, my teacher Mr. W, picked a problem that could be interpreted across many different skill levels. The question was, where can we find reflected angles in real life? How can we represent them? We are doing an action project because we believe that my class does not just need identify and quantify reflections using formal mathematical concepts, but relate it to real life concept. My first thing to answer in this post is, what is a reflection? A reflection is a type of rigid transformation in which the pre-image is flipped across a line of reflection to create the image. Each point of the image is the same distance from the line as the pre-image is, just on the opposite side of the line. I picked the face/vase illusion. Automatically I noticed this picture is a reflection of itself vertically, so I decided to challenge myself and find...
For the past couple of weeks, my freshman class and I have been studying water filters and the possibilities for water filtration. During our classes and research, I was really into it because of the fact that I had done this before. I instantly knew that building the actual filter would probably be easier this time because of my previous experience. This journey also made me think about the Flint Water Crisis and how I could potentially make a filter to ensure safe drinking water for myself and community. This is my second action project for my STEAM course on the unit “Water.” The project is to make a water filter that filters dirty water into clean and potable water. During this class, we have been studying water filtration. In class, we learned about logarithms, and we also learned how to find pH levels using logarithms and scientific notation, and what the pH scale is. We went on a field experience to the Jardine Water Treatment Plant. During the field experience, I lear...
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