It’s finally over!! So, you know how we went down to Florida and we had to do a video on how we are drawn to imaginary worlds. Well after months of working on multiple drafts we are all finally done. I have done a total of six drafts each with major improvements, except for the … Continue reading Making Fantasy Real
I just finished watching four TED talks about the food system of the world and how it might change in the future and what they want changed in the future. The first two were about what we should be eating and espically looking at the meat that we consume. The first one was about … Continue reading You Are What You Eat
Last week in science we did a DNA lab where we extracted DNA from a strawberry. We first crushed the strawberry by putting in dish soap, water and salt into a bag then we added the strawberry and smashed the bag. We then took some alcohol and filled a test tube halfway. The strawberry … Continue reading DNA!!!! The Building Blocks of The World!!!
Last week-end was DI provincials. My team, coming back from regionals, re-did everything. We chose a new topic and we re-hashed our entire fable. Pour new problem was the lip on the infield of one of the Mount Seymour Little League’s field. Our solution to that problem was to create a video explaining how do … Continue reading DI Numéro Deux
The week before spring break we were tasked with finding five of our role models and creating an image where they are sitting around a table with me there as well. The reason for the large table is because it is a symbol for how I try to connect with these people. Most of the … Continue reading Role models
Right before we headed off to spring break Ms. Willemse told us we were going to have some people come in and help us with creating a video. The topic of the video was presented as a question “What does Canada mean to you?” We spent a couple of classes brainstorming on why we were … Continue reading What Does Canada Mean To You?
For the past week and a bit we have been looking at surface area and volume in math. As a result of that we were tasked with creating a monster and calculating its surface area and volume. We came up with our designs and told that we had to have at least one composite solid … Continue reading Monster Building and Mearsuring
It’s that time of the year again. We have our first SLC’s of the year. SLC’s are a student-led conference were we reflect on the work we have done in since the start of school. In this post I will talk about the work I am most proud of, work that shows a good example … Continue reading SLC’s, Oh no
So we just got back from Florida and Disney World and I’m really tired and I want to sleep all day. It was a great trip that was really fun and exciting. On the first day we got a flight to Seattle and then to Orlando. 5 long hours and two movies later we arrived … Continue reading Going One Direction to Flo Rida
Before going to Florida we did a novel study on Alice in Wonderland and as a result of that study we had to write an in-class essay. We were given two topics: 1) How does Carroll create a real imaginary world for his reader? 2) How are readers/viewers drawn to imaginary worlds? I chose the second … Continue reading Alice and Her Adventures in Wonderland have Given me Cause for Lots of Stress