The project we most recently worked on in our scimathics was a math project. In specific, a project where we worked on algebra and how you can use algebra tiles to more efficiently and accurately solve algebra problems. With algebra tiles it’s easy to really see what problem you are solving in your head physically […]
Read more "Algebrain"Anyone can code! In today’s day and age coding is easier and more realistic for people to become interested in. In fact, Coding is so easy, that I just did an hour of it! For this weeks student blogging challenge, one of our challenges was to participate in one hour of coding. There is a […]
Read more "Coding!"As the season turns from fall to winter, snowboarding starts again. Snowboarding is my favorite sport for a variety of reasons. First of all, I have to explain what kind of snowboarding I do. I do freestyle or park snowboarding. Freestyle is pretty much just a fancy word for doing tricks off of […]
Read more "Snowboard!"As the Scimathics 10 class has moved through November, we have been working on a project surrounding genetics. Basically we learned all about how genes work and how people become different or the same based on these concepts. We then moved on to some smaller activity/projects to test our new knowledge. Finally, we worked on […]
Read more "The Gene Scene"Around the world, no two people are the same. Sure, some people are very, very similar but still not the same. From your religion to the colour of your skin to wether you like cheese or not we all have similarities and differences. Being different is not a bad thing. Everyone in the world has […]
Read more "Strangely Similar"GarageBand is an amazing app. You can create songs, sounds and so much more with it. You really have to know how to use it to your advantage though. In Maker class we have been learning to use it properly and in particular how to use live loops and edit live loops to our […]
Read more "True sound"What is a “crazy” person? Why does it take a crazy person to change the world? In our humanities classes we have been looking at these questions in depth. Fundamentally, someone who changes the world has to be crazy. A persons crazy idea will be the one that makes an impact or the one that […]
Read more "Inside the Brain of a Visionary"Emojis are very important. What would you do if you could send the laughing crying face to someone after they sent you a meme? How about if your friend broke his Xbox and you couldn’t send the I’m so mad I’m red emoji! Emojis are a critical element in making texting more interesting and flavorful […]
Read more "Emoticon Marathon!"Have you ever been looking for just the right screen saver? Do ever need to find that last awesome image to post as the centre piece to your new blog post? Well, just use google images, right? Wrong! A large number of the pictures you find when in google images have different levels of copyright […]
Read more "IMG.01"Throughout our countless humanities classes over the last month or so. We have been working on our writing overall. Specifically, essay writing. The reason for writing thes essays is to prepare us for the future in grade 12 or post secondary where essays will be common. To make a good essay though, you need to […]
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