Allysa's 2 Minutes to Make a Difference Reflection.

1. - Make a Difference Brainstorming Powerpoint.


- 2 Minutes to Make a Difference VERSION 1

- 2 Minutes to Make Difference FINAL CUT


2. Please reflect and talk about the changes you made between the first and final cut of your movie. Were the student comments helpful in making your final cut better? The changes we made were re-recording our voices, putting the pictures in order, adding more detail, and adding our interview. The student comments were helpful and we used most of them to change our video, making it better.

3. How did you find your expert? List 3 important points your expert added to your movie. What did you learn from your expert? We found our expert from the help of Mrs. Armstrong. She recommended people from the Red Cross, the Philippine Canadian Centre of Manitoba, etc. We learned a lot from our expert, one thing is that the people in poverty aren't necessarily victims, but survivors. Another thing is that the Philippines is a country that experiences strong natural disasters from time to time. Lastly, we learned that here in Canada, we have a strong network of agencies to help us. But in the Philippines, they suffer from conflicts, low income levels, and such.

4. If you did not find an expert tell us why you were unsuccessful. Be honest. We were successful in finding our expert.

5. What was your greatest success in the 2 minutes project. What skills will you take away with you and use in the future? Our greatest success was the fact that we found an expert to talk to about our topic. A skill I may take with me is laying everything out before starting anything, just so we don't have to memorize and cram everything in when we're actually doing it.

6. What frustrated you during the movie making process? What strategies did you use to become successful? What frustrated us the most was probably some of the teamwork and finding an expert. We never actually thought we'd find an expert in our short period of time left, luckily Mrs. Armstrong (The lady judging our videos) helped us brainstorm a bunch of places to find one. For the teamwork part, we just all started working harder and became more focus when there wasn't as much time left to finish our video.

7. Why is the 2 Minutes project important to Grade 8 Students? The 2 minutes project is important to us grade 8's because, we learned how to care and help out other people other than ourselves and the others around us. Also because other people in the world needed the help more.

8. How will you make a difference in the future? In the future, we decided to pack up a box and send it to the Philippines to give to the people who need it. Some things we could pack in the box are clothes, canned or processed food, and even money.

Allysa's Surface Area Growing Post

Our job is to show everything we learned from a cylinder, rectangular, and triangular prism. At the end, we had to add a video about how to calculate the surface area of all 3 shapes.

Rectangular Prism-

The formula for the surface area of the Rectangular Prism: A = l x w

TOP-
A = l x w
A = 20cm x 14cm
A = 280cm2

SIDE-
A = l x w
A = 5cm x 14cm
A = 70cm2

FRONT-
A = l x w
A = 20cm x 5cm
A = 100cm2

TSA = 280+280+70+70+100+100
TSA = 900cm2

Triangular Prism-

The 2 formulas for the surface area of a Triangular Prism:
- A = l x w
- A = b x h/2

TOP-
A = l x w
A = 12cm x 6cm
A = 72cm2

SIDE-
A = l x w
A = 12cm x 6cm
A = 72cm2

FRONT- A = l x w
A = 12cm x 6cm
A = 72cm2

A = b x h/2
A = 6cm x 8cm/2
A = 48cm/2
A = 24cm2

TSA = 72cm + 72cm + 72cm + 24cm + 24cm
TSA = 264cm2

Cylinder-

The 4 formulas for the surface area of a Cylinder are:
- d/2 = r OR If you have the radius it's, r x 2 = d
- (pi)d = c
- (pi)r2 = area of a circle
- A = l x w (area of a rectangle)

r = d/2
r = 16cm/2
r = 8cm

c = (pi)d
c = 3.14 x 16cm
c = 50.24cm

area of a circle = (pi) x r x r
area of a circle = 3.14 x 8cm x 8cm
area of a circle = 200.96cm2

area of a rectangle = l x w
area of a rectangle = 72cm x 50.24cm
area of a rectangle = 3617.28cm2

TSA = area of a circle + area of a circle + area of a rectangle
TSA = 200.96 + 200.96 + 3617.28
TSA = 4019.2cm2


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scribepost for January 26, 2010

Today in class, our assignment was to fill in section 4.3 in our fold ables. The title was, 'Percent of a Number'. Here is what we had to put into our fold ables:
First we had to add notes from the key ideas in page 141.














- You can use mental math strategies such as halving, doubling, and dividing by 10 to find the percents of some numbers. - To calculate the percent of a number, write the percent as a decimal and then multiply by the number.
e.g. 12 1/2 % of 150 = 0.125x50 = 6.25

After that, in the same box, we had to do the 'Communicate the Ideas' #'s 1 and 2.

1. a) 300% of 40 -

300% of 40 is 120.








b) 0.5% of 120 -
100%/100=1%
120/100=1.2
1%/2=0.5%
1.2/2=0.6
/= divided by
0.5% of 120 is o.6

c) 10 1/2 % of 80 -
100%/10=10%
80/10=8
10%/10=1%
1%/2=0.5%
8/10=0.8
0.8/2=0.4
10%+0.5=10 1/2 %
8+0.4=8.4
10 1/2 % of 80 is 8.4

2. 6% of 120 -

FIRST WAY:
100%/100 = 1%
120/100 = 1.2
1% x 6 = 6%
1.2 x 6 = 7.2
6% of 120 is 7.2

SECOND WAY:



I got 16.6 by, dividing 100 by 6.
To be honest, i had to use a calculator for dividing 120 by 16.6 to make sure 7.2 was right.







Lastly, we had to show a way to solve these percents:
10% - divide 100 by 10.
5% - divide 100 by 20.
25% - divide 100 by 4.
1% - divide 100 by 100.
0.5% - divide 100 by 100, then by 2.


I apologize if it's late, I forgot about it.
THANKS FOR READING, PLEASE COMMENT ! :)

Scribepost for January 4, 2010

QUESTION 6:
Determine the length of the leg for each right triangle.









The side length of the leg is 24 cm.
















The side length of the leg is 10 cm.







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Allysa's Scribepost for December 14, 2009.

Today in class we had to finish pg.27 in our homework book, and questions on pg. 92. I was picked to do question # 19.

QUESTION # 19 :


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Allysa's Pay It Forward

PART 1:
To me, this movie meant sacrificing something or someone on the spot. Some people don't have the time to think about this and honestly, I was one of them. But when I watched this, I felt somewhat bad because I never knew how bad sacrifice got. If it were me in the movie, I think I'd be too selfish or wouldn't have the guts to sacrifice myself. I also felt like I was taking advantage of my regular life by spoiling myself and being spoiled. I feel this way because for me, yeah I can be spoiled and I take advantage of my regular life but for Trevor, he sacrificed a lot and his life wasn't as regular as mine. His parents separated and his mom is addicted to alcohol. Even though his life isn't as great as mine, he's thankful for it and he appreciates everything he gets. That's why this is what the movie meant to me.



PART 2:
Our Pay It Forward act of kindness was donating our old/used clothes to the Salvation Army to help them. We also made cards, attached candy canes/pencils to them and gave them to teachers as an act of kindness. We chose this activity because we thought we were going to enjoy it but still change the world. We helped needy people, but also encouraged teachers to help others too. What we did was we went to a Thrift Store called, "Salvation Army" and we gave out cards we made, all lunch hour to teachers at our school. We started our act of kindness on December 4th and finished on December 7th.

PART 3:
Our act of kindness turned out great and I have to admit, this was probably the best project I've ever done so far in my life and I know I won't forget it. When we went to the Salvation Army, we didn't know where to put the stuff we were donating because it was our first time, so we had to ask the workers and they had this giant bin that looked like a garbage bin and we threw all our donations into it. We took a picture with one of the staff members and left. When we made the pay it forward cards, we handed them out and told them to "Pay It Forward". When we were about to leave, we'd ask for a picture on our way out. I felt a happiness in my stomach, while my heart was melting when we did a good deed. I know I felt it before but I haven't felt it in a while thats why I felt good about myself. The person/people we gave it to were surprised, and overjoyed. We asked the person to pay it forward and they replied with a "Sure thing, or okay." I think it was great when they agreed to pay it forward for us so the chain would keep on going. They acted pretty pleased when we requested them our act of kindness. If I hadn't asked the person to pay it forward, it would probably be because I forgot. If I did know then I would tell them because it would be a great opportunity. We did tell them to pay it forward.

PART4:
The idea of "Pay it Forward" is important because it makes the world a whole better place and so everybody is well-situated. I think my group's act of kindness made a difference because now most of the people in my school know about it and it's passing on. Teachers, students, etc.

PLEASE PAY IT FORWARD ! :)

Allysa's Scribepost for November 30, 2009

Today we had a quiz in the beginning of class. After the quiz, we continued our foldables in the "SQUARES" section. The first thing we did was we made a number line and labeled the perfect squares and looked for patterns.

Number Line:








One pattern we saw was the spaces between the perfect squares, it went up by 2 every time. The spaces were: 3, 5, 7, and 9.

To fill in the spaces, we had to use fractions.










To convert them into a decimal, we just used a calculator.
e.g. 1 divided by 3 = 0.333333333
Then we added the whole number before the decimal.

1, 1.33, 1.66, 2.

For 5 spaces it would be:

1 1/5, 1 2/5, 1 3/5, 1 4/5, 1 5/5

HOMEWORK:
Find the decimals for 5 spaces.


Sorry, I put it up late.
THANKS FOR READING & PLEASE COMMENT ! :D

How I stopped an Alien Invasion using Proportion

One day, there were 2 boys named Rob and Bob. They were flying their kite when suddenly they saw something flying in the air other than their kite. It was coming closer by the second and eventually landed right beside them. It was a U.F.O! 2 aliens came out of a door that opened horizontally. They told us that if we don't solve 3 of their proportional questions, they'd rip our kite into pieces! We didn't want to lose our kite just yet because, we weren't done playing with it.

One alien said, "A small gear turns 18 times in the same that a large gear turns 4 times. How many times will the large gear turn if the small gear turns 54 times? Draw a diagram to help set up a proportion and solve the problem."
We replied with a drawing:





Also with a sentence: The large gear will turn 12 times if the small gear turns 54 times.






The other alien continued, "A gardener takes a half hour to mow and weed a lawn that measures 20 m by 15 m. He charges $25.00 per hour. How much should the gardener receive for a lawn that measures 40 m by 30 m?"
We answered with another drawing:



Also, another sentence: The gardener should receive $25.00 for mowing and weeding a 40m by 30m lawn.






Then, both aliens asked at the same time, "David can saw a log into 3 pieces in 7 min. If he continues sawing at a constant rate, how long will it take him to saw a similar log into 6 pieces?"
Finally, we showed them another drawing:




Also, one last sentence: It will take him 14 min to saw a log into 6 pieces.






After answering their 3 questions, they hopped into their U.F.O. and flew away.

The End :)
Please comment.

Allysa's %%%%%'s Rate Growing Post

PART 1:

In class we were told to make a part one of a two part post.

Define:
Ratio-Compares 2 things of the same quantity.
Rate- Compares 2 quantities measured in different units.

What is the difference between a ratio and rate?
The difference between a ratio and rate, is that it measures with 2 different quantities and ratios are measured with the same units.

4. Determine the unit rate in each situation.
a) An orca swims 110 km in 2 h.














b) A Canada goose flies 800 km in 12.5 h.














c) Cathy plants 45 daffodils in 30 minutes.














10. Trevor rode his mountain bike 84 km in 3 h. Jillian rode 75 km in 2.5 h. Who is the faster cyclist? How do you know?











They have the same speed. I know because I used a ratio table showing all my work and explaining it properly.
COIN QUESTION

If the jar equals $100 and there is 1635 coins in the jar, what is the unit rate for every dollar?















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PART 2:






This recipe serves 4 people.

1) What would the recipe look like if it had to serve 10 people? Show your calculations.
Since it serves 4 people, you just divide it by 4 to get 1. Then multiply it by 10 for it to serve 10 people.
e.g.

1 1/4 lb ground beef
2 1/2 medium onion diced
2 1/2 celery finely sliced
2 1/2 clove of garlic
35 oz can of tomatoes chopped
1 1/4 can of tomato paste
2 1/2 tsp parsley
3 3/4 tsp basil
2 1/2 tsp oregano
2 1/2 tsp sugar
1 1/4 tsp Worchestershire Sauce
1 1/4 tsp seasoning salt
2 1/2 bay leaf

2) What would the recipe look like if you had to only serve 1 person? Show your calculations.
Since it serves 4 people, you just divide each ingredient by 4 so you can get 1.
e.g.

1/8 lb ground beef

1/4 medium onion diced
1/4 celery finely sliced
1/4 clove of garlic
3.5 oz can of tomatoes chopped
1/8 can of tomato paste
1/4 tsp of parsley0
.375/7.5ml tsp of basil
1/4 tsp of oregano
1/4 tsp of sugar
1/8 tsp of Worchestershire Sauce
1/8 tsp of seasoning salt
1/4 bay leaf


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Allysa's Bob Ratio

For today's class we have to blog our homework in a way of studying for the test tomorrow.



1. Make 3 part-to-part ratios, 2 part to total ratios, and 2 three part ratios.
* Must have a word ratio and a ratio notation for each *

a) Part-to-part ratio
1. blue to green = 1:6
2. yellow to red = 4:8
3. blue to yellow = 1:4

b) Part to total ratio
1. blue to total = 1:17
2. green to total = 6:17

c) Three part ratio
1. blue to green to yellow = 1:6:4
2. green to red to blue = 6:8:1

2. Choose one ratio that you have done and show how to write that ratio in ratio notation, fraction, decimal and percent form.

blue to green = 1:6, 1/6, o.16, 16.6%

3. Choose one ratio that you have written and show how to create equivalent ratios.

yellow to total = 4:17










4. Make 3 questions.
a) What would the ratio be for blue, red : total?
b) Express the colours blue and green into a word ratio, ratio notation, fraction, decimal, and a percent.
c) What would be the ratio of red : total? Express this into a ratio notation, fraction, decimal, and a percent.

Don't forget to comment, and answer my questions please.

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PART 2

1. What were the mistakes you made on your test. Show examples of answers that were wrong. What was your mistake? How will you remember what to do in future tests?
One mistake I made on my test was forgetting to simplify a ratio in LOWEST terms. Some of the examples of the answers were :
8:32 in simplified form would be 1:4, but some wrong answers would be 4:16 or 2:8.
10:80 in simplified form would be 1:8, but a wrong answer would be 5:40.
5:125 in simplified form would be 1:25, but a wrong answer would be 2:6.
18:27 in simplified form would be 2:3, but a wrong answer would be 6:9.
What I should do in future tests to remember how to simplify a number is, I can just think about the lowest possible way for a ratio, like splitting a number in half or dividing with larger numbers.

2. Rewrite 2 questions that gave you difficulty with different numbers. Answer the questions correctly in the comments to your blog. Encourage others to participate at your blog by getting them to answer your questions.

2 QUESTIONS.

a) Eric is able to stop 50% of the shots on goal. If he faces 16 shots on goal, how many goals would likely be scored on him.

b) A picture frame has a width to length ratio of 10:14. If the width of the photo is 18 cm, the length of the photo is ...


* THANKS FOR READING,
DON'T FORGET TO COMMENT AND ANSWER MY QUESTIONS :)

Allysa's Scribepost for October 14, 2009

Today in our math class, we had to find out the definitions for these words:

-2 term ratio
-3 term ratio
-part-to-part ratio
-part-to-whole ratio
-rate
-unit rate
-unit price
-proportion

We only had to put 4 definitions which were:

2 term ratio - compares 2 quantities measured in the same units.
e.g. Written as a:b or a to b.
3 term ratio - compares 3 quantities measured in the same units.
e.g. Written as a:b:c or a to b to c.
part-to-part ratio - compares different parts of a group to each other.
e.g. 10:8 is the part-to-part ratio of brown to red beads.
part-to-whole ratio - compares one part of a group to the whole group.
e.g. 5:23 is the part-to-whole ratio of blue to total number of beads.


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Allysa's Scribepost for October 18, 2009

For homework, we had to do 2 questions that we had picked in class. I picked questions # 9 and 11.

9. Use the data about wins and losses on school teams to answer the questions.


a) Which sports have equivalent win–loss ratios? Show how you know.

The sports Baseball and Hockey have equivalent win-loss ratios because :












b) What is the ratio of wins to total games played for hockey? Give your answer as a fraction, a decimal, and a percent.
hockey : total 9 : 15 = 9/15 = 9.15 = 9.15 %

11. What tiles could be represented by each of the following ratios?

a) 1 to 5
blue to white.
b) 1 : 6 : 5
blue to red to white.
c) 1/2
red to all.
d) 11/12
red and white to all.


PLEASE COMMENT.

Scribepost for October 11, 2009

For homework in math, we had to pick 2 questions that we brainstormed in class. We have to pick a purple question and a blue or red question.

1. How much do the coins in the jar add up to? The coins in the jar add up to $100 in American currency.

2. If you share the $100 with 10 people, how much does each person get?
If you share the $100 with 10 people, each person gets $10 each.
All you have to do is divide the $100 into 10 and your answer should be 10.



1. a) Combination of USA coin in the jar (Reasonable).
40 rolls of pennies = 2000 coins = $20.00
10 rolls of nickels = 400 coins = $20.00
8 rolls of dimes = 400 coins = $40.00
2 rolls of quarters = 80 coins = $20.00
= $100.00 = 2880 coins

b) Canadian Coin. (Use one roll for each coin).
In Canadian currency, the coins will change:
I have:
A roll of toonies = 25 in a roll = $50.00
A roll of loonies = 25 in a roll = $25.00
A roll of quarters = 40 in a roll = $10.00
A roll of dimes = 50 in a roll = $5.00
A roll of nickels = 40 in a roll = $4.00
and lastly, A roll of pennies = 100 in a roll = $1.00
= 280 coins all together.

2. How full is the jar?
The jar is about 75% percent full, in other words 3/4 of the jar is filled.
If the jar was filled with Canadian currency, it would be about 1/4 to 1/2 full because it has loonies and toonies and American currency doesn't.


Please COMMENT.

Scribepost for October 6, 2009

Today we were asked to make a scribe post about what 3 things we know about graphing and one thing we learned.

THREE THINGS:

First of all, I know we have to add labels and a title. It depends what labels you use , for each topic and the title.

Second of all, I know that it shows different information layed out and compares what categories are most popular and non popular.

Lastly, I know that you have to have intervals on the x and y-axis to determine how many you need to compare to the other categories.

There are also many different types of graphs you may use, like Bar graphs, Circle graphs, Pictographs, and also Line graphs.

WHAT I LEARNED:

One thing I learned was misleading graphs, I learned that you can add breaks to make the information be misleading or confusing.

Please comment, thanks.

Scribepost for October 5, 2009

Our homework today was to find out the differences and similarities of these equations:

The similarities of these equations are:

- They both have the same information.
- They both also equal the same thing.


The differences of these equations are:

- They are written differently.
- They both also use different Order of Operations.


Their the same because they're both using division signs, I believe its right because 4/4 is 1 and if you do that again, you should get 1, add 1+1 and your answer is 2. Its the same if you do it with the other equation, its just written in that way so its easier to type into a calculator.

PLEASE COMMENT,

THANKS FOR LOOKING AT MY SCRIBE!:)

Scribepost for September 26, 2009

QUESTION #8:

The table shows the decibel levels of different sounds in the environment.


a) Use a bar graph to display the data. What is one advantage of using a bar graph?

An advantage of using a bar graph is, it’s an easy way to compare data and to make it even easier, the intervals are a big help too.

b) Could you use a line graph to display the data? Explain.

Yes, because a line graph is very similar to a bar graph except the bars are replaced by dots connected with lines.

c) Could you use a circle graph to display the data? Explain.

No, because the numbers go too high and there are too many categories.

d) Would a pictograph be an effective way to display the data? Explain why or why not.

No, because a pictograph is only used for one topic and how things change over time.