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We just started our unit on MUN, and I am representing Estonia. Here is just some similarities and differences between my country and another (Chille).
Chille and Estonia
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Last week I went on a experience week trip to Chang Rai with most of the people in my grade. On this trip we did a variety of things. For example: cooking, rock climbing, confidence course, hiking, community, archery, kayaking, jungle survival practice, mini olympics, etc. I think that it was a very interesting trip and I was able to meet many new people. I think that on this trip I demonstrated the attributes risk-taking and open-minded the most. I think that I was a risk-taker because I tried all the activities, even the ones I was scared to do. I wanted to have a fun trip, so I decided to be a risk-taker and join in on all the activities. And I think that I did a good job, because I was enjoying myself and I didn’t skip any of the activities. I think that I was open-minded because I was open to new things and new people. I was really open to play with all the kids from thailand and to interact with them.
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In Science we have just finished our court case with KMT v. People. One side argues that KMT is incorrect, and the other side does not think so. My role in this case was to be part of the jury.
Since I was in the jury, I helped to decide on the verdict. And yes, I agree with the verdict that KMT is guilty. I agree with this because using logic, you only need one flaw to prove a theory wrong. Even though some of the scientist on the prosecution side said that you need more than one flaw to prove a theory wrong, using common sense this is not reasonable.Another reason why I agree with the verdict is, after all, the flaw. The salt and water lab clearly did not follow the rules of KMT. KMT clearly states that when you add energy, the temperature will rise. When we added salt (a form of energy) to the ice, the temperature increased. KMT can not explain this. The prosecution side also had a better argument. They asked questions in which the defense side could not answer. This seems to prove the scientists on the defense unreliable.
My job was to be part of the jury. Our task was very obvious, we had to decide wether KMT is guilty or not. I think that I fulfilled my responsibilities because whenever their was a witness on the stand, I always took notes of what was said and made “on-the-moment-decisions”. I think that when making the final decisions, everyone in the jury had a similar understanding with what I thought, and we were able make a verdict.
If I could have done a different job, I would be a lawyer. When I was in the jury, I would come up with a question that the lawyer should ask to prove the scientist wrong. But some of the lawyers are too focused on their next question, that they didn’t think about any others. I found this very frustrating because I just wanted to say what they should ask. This is why I want to be a lawyer next time, so I can use what I saw from a jury’s perspective, and apply that.
Throughout this case a learned a few new things about KMT. I learned that sometimes KMT can be very hard to explain. The salt and water lab is an example of this. In real life, their is of course and explanation of this, still supporting KMT. But as a science student, I found this very hard to explain. KMT has many postulates, but for some labs it is hard to explain these.
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We have just finished our unit on fractions and decimals. On the stress and learning graph, I would fall on the 3 because I am not too stressed about the test, but I really want to improve my Math Grades. On my report card I got a 5/7 for math, and I would like to improve that and get a 6/7. So for this unit I was a little bit stresses, but not too much. In this unit we did a variety of activities. My favourite one was when we had to calculate measurement for a new classrom. I liked this because we could compare from before and now and the cost of everything. In this unit I found it challenging to draw the fractions in a grid. I also found it challenging to divide decimals by decimals, but after some practice it became easier. There were also a few things that I found very easy. In this unit I found it easy to multiple decimals by decimals and to convert fractions to decimals and back.
I think that my effort in class and at home was very good. The grades I got on my test were good, but I don’t think that they reflected my effort. I believe that I tried very hard in class, that I finished all my homework, etc. I think that in the next test I should get a better grade: one that matches my effort.
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The movie about the star ferry and clock tower is finally done! Click here to see it!
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We have just finished our English Unit on refugees and reading the book: The Other Side of Truth. Our summative task was to create a movie that answers your own thick question. I really liked the way that the novel was written. The story flowed well and the way that the author described everything was very good. I liked that the author described everything with a lot of detail, because I could see everything in my head. What I didn’t really like about the novel is the way that the author connected everything. In the story, one big thing happened after the other, there was no break in between. That would have made the story a lot more interesting, I guess, to read.
When I was making my project, I applied some skills into it that I learned in the novel. The main one was vocabulary. Many of the words that I had read in the novel I was able to use in my final project. In this project I have learned a variety of skills, and applied them in a different way then I had before. In our other projects, we mostly needed to reflect on our process. This time we could make our own movie, using any media we want, and answering a question we made ourselves. I hadn’t really made a voiced iMovie before, so it was fun to learn that. Overall, I really liked this project. It was more a project that we decided by ourselves: we decided our thick question, how we want to research, what media we want to use to precent, etc. I found that very efficient because it let us be more independent, and most of our final projects are different than everyone in the class. 
Here is my final product:
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Se we are 8 weeks away from the end of the year. I am excited to have finally reached April, but sad to know that Gr. 7 will end soon.
Anyway, relating to Community and Service, I have volunteered for two activities at school. The first one was in the first term of the school year. I joined a club where you make clothes using recycled items for a fashion show. We raised money through selling tickets for the show. The money we then raised went to Friends of the Earth, a committee that tries to save the Earth. They build trees along the Dongjiang river. Our community environment is already becoming greener. It was a very fun experience for me, because I was raising money for our environment at the same time of doing something I love. I was happy to raise money so that we can help our community have a greener environment. I recommend that people try the fashion show because you meet many new people and once you have finished, you feel great.
The second thing I did was volunteer to tutor French. Every Thursday at lunch I help a girl from my class with her French. Tutoring a girl in French is also a very memorable experience. I feel very happy because I am doing something that will make someone else happy, perhaps more than one person. The tutoring is something that others could try of they want. I really enjoy it but that might just be me personally.
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Hey guys,
In English we had to write a story about something that happened in our lives. We then had to make a presentation on choices that we made throughout writing the story. I learned all that making choices is very important. I learned on making choices about the conflict, character, setting, etc. In my presentation, I focused on describing setting because I think that I was the most successful at that. I also learned that you can have different types of characters. If I could do my presentation over again, I would give more detail. I want to give detail on everything I say, so to make sure that my audience will believe me.
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For our Unit 2 in science, we learned all about adaptations of animals and classifications. For our summative assessment, we had to create our own bird. We had to draw/ make this bird, describe the structural adaptations, describe the behavioral adaptations, put the bird in the correct classification and describe the environment. My bird is called ‘Sapientissima Fidelis’, also known as the ‘Green-eyed Tweeter’
The product (my drawn-out bird) has some strengths and of course weaknesses. Here is a list of some of these things.
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
To make this bird, I had to go through a process. I believe that the work I did outside of class was very sufficient, because I was able to get a lot done. I finished most of the writing work at home. I did have some parts that I didn’t understand, so I asked those questions in class and then finished the writing. To be honest, I think that the first class we had to work on this I didn’t use my time efficiently. I believe I talked to much to my friends. I then realized that I had to do a lot of work at home, so all the other classes I used my time well. I think that overall I did use my time well because I got a lot of things done without having to stay up late, or not finish everything else. I also got a good mark on this, meaning I was able to be organized and not slack of.
If I were to start over, I would make my bird instead of draw it. This way, I would be able to experiment with paper mache, something I haven’t done before. I would also be able to be more detailed, using paint to create different colours and draw the environment instead of using a picture.
Using the MYP Science Rubric, I would give myself a 6 because I think that I was able to successfully describe the structural adaptations, describe the behavioral adaptations, use the correct classification and describe the environment of my bird.
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What did you like most about our Patterns unit?
Our latest unit in math was Patterns in Algebra. In this unit I liked working in groups to figure out the formula of a table. It sometimes takes a long time, but once I figured it out, I felt really good I didn’t really like the hand shake problem because it was very confusing. It took a while to figure out the rule and answer all the questions. In this unit, I learned well how to draw graphs using a word problem, a table or a formula. I think that I was able to successfully draw a graph following what was given to me.
I still want to practice more and writing out the rule of a number sequence. With the level 1 & 2 questions I found it easy, but the level 5 & 6 questions were confusing. I knew how it kept continuing, but didn’t know how to explain it. I think that studying patterns is important for some people. These people are who want to use this in there job. It can help you in life when you go shopping and you need to check what you bought. when I go to the mall, i don’t need to find out what x is, the cashier uses a calculator!!
Here is some evidence of what we did:
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We are now nearly half way through the year! Time flies by! In P.E we have just started a new unit! We are now playing touch rugby. I am really excited because rugby is one of my favourite sports Our Unit Question for this unit is: Why is effective communication vital for success and crucial for good team work? We will be assessed in Criterion D - Personal Engagement and Social Skills. The AOI we will be focusing on is Health and Social Education. I think that this is the AOI because rugby is one of the biggest team sports. You can’t play rugby alone. My P.E teacher, Mr. Shortt, said that “even if you have one amazing player in your team, you still can’t win without everyone helping”. You need to be very Social when playing this sport. This sport, of course, relates to Health, because you are running around and smiling. The two things that keep you fit 
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Our Unit 3 in Humanities we have learned about Shi Huang Di. In this unit I have learned a variety of skills. When I wrote my essay and historical paragraphs, I learned how to provide evidence to support my opinion. Through this I have also learned how to cite sources inside your text. I now know that you can paraphrase it, or use intext citations. By writing these historical paragraphs, I also learned the format of an historical essay. I have learned this by using the Hamburger method. I have learned how to write effective and correct introductions and conclusions. When I was collecting my information, I learned how to note information using the Notecards provided by NoodleTools. I have gained more presentation skills, for example my voice, sound and volume. I now know that I need to talk slower when presenting.
The pictures below provide evidence that I have used and learned the skills mentioned above.
Provide Evidence to support my opinion & used paraphrase to cite my sources
Historical Paragraph:
King John was a terrible king. But why was he so bad? Source 1 & 5, journal entries written by Matthew Paris, a monk from the monastery at St. Albans explain that King John was a very cruel and careless king. This is because he always took money from his people and destroyed their property.
Format of an historical essay
Use NoodleTools Notecard to collect information
Presentation Skills
With all of these skills I was able to write my final product: My Shi Huang Di essay. In this essay I had to answer the question: To what extent was Shi Huang Di a good emperor? If you want to read to my essay, please click here!
Hope the start of the new term goes wel for all of you! And a late happy new year!
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Hey Guys !
We’ve recently been working on Shi Huang Di in Humanities class. Our final task was to write a essay answering the question: To what extent was Shi Huang Di a good emperor? Here is my essay:
To what extent was Shi Huang Di a good emperor?
Qin Shi Huang Di was the First Emperor of a unified China, who ruled from 246 B.C. to 210 B.C. At the age of 13, he became emperor of the state Qin. At this time, all seven states were still at war. After 10 years of war, in 221 B.C, Shi Huang Di concurred all the states and became ‘The First Emperor Of China’ In his 35-year reign, he managed to create magnificent and enormous construction projects. He also standardized Chinese script, currency and transportation. He had many positive deeds, but caused much destabilization within the Chinese society.
Qin Shi Huang Di had many positive achievements, that influenced the whole of China, making him a good emperor. First of all, he standardized the Chinese currency and script. The British Museum in their post ‘Qin Shi Huang Di – Ruling an Empire’ state that before the currency was standardized, each state made their own. Many people wanted to trade items, but people didn’t have enough bronze, or the same money. When the First Emperor unified China, he made the ‘banliang’ coin of the Qin state the single currency of China. The standardization of coinage was helpful to China because it improved trade. The coin looked like a bronze or gold circle with a small square in the middle. When the currency was standardized, it was easier to trade: people traded more, and this benefited the economy. Shi Huang Di also standardized the Chinese script during his reign. A online document named ‘The Qin Dynasty’ states that from 221 – 207 BC, the first chinese language was created. People all over China use the same writing, and the same characters were taught at schools all over china. It helped people to communicate easier and faster. Moving on, according to Dynasties of China, in their section ‘The Qin Dynasty’, Shi Huang Di made a huge improvement in transportation. He built a giant straight road which was a 500 mile highway. He also built many other roads. All together, they covered over 4225 miles. For trade he had a 3 mile wide canal that covered 1250 miles and was 3 miles wide. An online Microsoft Word named ‘Face Off: Emperor…’ explains that Shi Huang Di made the roads wider so 6 horses could pass each time. He built 5 major roads called ‘Speedways’ linking the north, northeast, east and southeast of the Empire. Canals were built to improve long distance transport. As a result Shi Huang Di had an advantage during war times, because he could quickly transport food, troops and weapons to the war area. With this improved transportation system, communicating, traveling and sending items, was a lot easier. Lastly, Shi Huang Di built the massive and Great wall Of China. Culture-4-Travel in an entry ‘The Great Wall of China – the Greatest Curse’ justify that The Great Wall’s purpose was to protect from incoming nomadic enemies from the north. The wall was built up to 9 meters high, to stop invaders and there horses of getting over the wall. They added watch towers so the Chinese armies guarding could see the enemies coming from a far distance and think about a war strategy. Gates were built into the wall so the army could go outside the wall and attack. Stairwells were built in the wall and they were so confusing that if you did not know the wall, you would get lost in the stairwells. Shi Huang Di wanted to protect his kingdom in the best way he could: he had many strategies for his newborn country. This makes him a good emperor.
However, Shi Huang Di had negative achievements as well. Firstly, during Shi Huang Di’ rule, he made new laws. If people didn’t follow these laws, there were very strict punishments. Docstoc in their newsletter ‘The Law of Shi Huang Di, First Emperor’ state that there were very harsh punishments if Shi Huang Di’s people did not follow his belief of Legalism. Penalties for less serious violations include beatings with sticks and hard labour (i.e Great Wall). For more serious offenses, punishments included whipping, cutting of the nose, cutting of one or both feet. Death penalty was only for criminals who threatened the emperor or state. Execution was normally by beheading, but in some cases, the criminal could be cut in two at the waist, or torn apart by horse drawn chariots. Shi Huang Di wanted everyone to share the same belief as him. There were was no freedom of thinking and expression. Secondly, to build Shi Huang Di’s Great Wall he used ‘slaves’. Travel guide in their post ‘Who, When and Why Built the Great Wall of China?’ explain that Shi Huang Di was known to be a tyrant. Every day, he forced thousands of men anywhere from 13 to 70 years old to build his wall. Three groups of people built the wall: soldiers, common people and criminals. Soldiers were used to build this wall, while Shi Huang Di could have used his people to create a strong army. Many farmers were also part of the project, so the people in China couldn’t eat much because not everyone know how to take care of the crops. This caused China to not have enough food and live in poverty. Many people died during its construction, due to the heavy work, short time limit and tough condition. Culture-4-Travel in an entry ‘The Great Wall of China – the Greatest Curse’ explain that the Great Wall of China is known as “Wan Li Chang Cheng” which means ‘5,000km long wall’. The Great Wall of China is made up of stone, brick, soil, sand, wood, and human bones. Further more, Culture-4-Travel also states that The Great Wall of China is one of the worlds greatest projects. It is not just one wall but it is a lot of walls connected together. Shi Huang Di demanded that walls were connected together to protect his new country. Many of his people suffered and died, leaving him not a very good emperor. Shi Huang Di had very strong beliefs on how he wanted to unify his country. Finally, one of the things that shows Shi Huang Di’s brutality, was his burning of books and killing of all scholars. The Ancient Standard in their entry ‘Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di – The Man…’ on February 21, 2011 state that “under Qin Shi Huang Di’s rule, many existing books were burned. He saved books dealing with topics such as astrology, medicine and divination. However, owning a copy of any outlawed texts was a serious crime. Qin Shi Huang had many scholars buried alive simply for owning copies of books he had burned.” Shi Huang Di was a follower of Legalist beliefs. He ordered the burning of all books that did not agree with Legalism. This shows that Shi Huang Di did not want anyone thinking different than him. He also decided to burn all the books about different governments, or any books that had noted down different thoughts than his. It is clear that he wanted his unified country to be and think the same.
Whether Qin Shi Huang Di should be remembered more for his positive creations or his brutality, is an own opinion. On one hand, the public works and punishments were too harsh for the population. The condition craftsmen lived in during the construction of the great wall were terrible. Finally, the banning of all books that supported forms of government other than the current one and burying of all scholars alive was very cruel. On the other hand, we cannot forget that Shi Huang Di standardized Chinese currency, invented a script that is still used today. He created an easier way of transportation and constructed many big projects. By far the most positive achievement of Shi Huang Di is his creation of an entire new country. No matter how many cruel things Shi Huang Di did, everyone agrees that Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the China, was one of the most important rulers in Chinese history.
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In Math we are studying Algebraic Patterns. We are learning about input and output, growing patterns and repeating patterns. I am looking Human Ingenuity as the Area of Interaction because patterns and relationships were created by humans. Patterns are important because they can help us create new things. Inventors can look at patterns of what customers like, and then create a new object that contains all the things customers prefer. They can look at trends. For example the IPhone, every time a new Iphone is created, it has previous things and more. They could also be deleting some of the things on the Iphone. The could look at what other companies have in their phones, that attracts companies, and put it in their. This way, they are looking at patterns.
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In science today, we looked at an article called: ‘Chief executive Leung angers activists by backing man-made beach’. In this post, I am going to explain how the AOI’s Environments and Human Ingenuity.
Environment ties into this article because there will be many sea creatures that will die. Before the government ‘ruins’ this beach, they will look under rocks and see if there are any rare organisms that could be migrated somewhere else. When the people migrate these to another place, some will survive but it takes a while for them to get used to a new environment. The environmentalist also wonder what will happen when they place all the starfish with the other organisms that are already living in the place they want to move the animals to. The government also wants to remove all the mangroves because they want to replace the nature with 40,000 cubic meters of sand from somewhere else.
The conflict is between the government and the environmentalists. The government wants to remove the nature for a nice & clean beach because it will attract more tourist. They say they will have a sort of aquarium for the animals that live there. TO them, all of this will improve the economy because more people will come to this beach & visit the ‘aquarium’. The environmentalists do not agree with this. They want to keep the beach because because of nature. They argue that more people will come to this beach even if you leave the mudflats. This is because many school come here, if they are investigating in this type of nature or animals. They say that tourists will mostly come during summer: barely ever during weekdays or winters. So if you leave it like it is now, the amount of people visiting won’t make a big difference with when it is changed.
Because I really like nature, and sand not as much, I would be on the environmentalists side. Not only because I love nature, but because I understand their point of view. I would still love to go to this beach even with the mudflats and rocks. I will be able to see pure nature, not fake nature built by the government. If I was a teacher, I would love to take my students somewhere that they see real nature, so that it can deepen their knowledge. I’m not sure that many other people will agree with me, but this is what I believe.
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Hey guys!
I know I haven’t been updating a lot this year, but that is mostly because I am in Grade 7 now. We don’t do a lot of blogging this year… except in the AOI section above. You could look at that. Throughout the year I might be posting in their about things we have done.
Have a nice Thursday!
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This is a summary from a post in Our Little Earth. Click here if you want to read more about it.
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lemonade
cupcakes
banana cake
melted cookies and cream on marshmallows
brownies
chocolate chip cookies
corn-flake crunch (dipped in chocolate)
rice krispies
Belgian waffles
Belgian Cake .
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Hi everyone! The Better Blogging Battle has started again. The BBB is basically where you complete the challenges given to improve your writing and blogging skills. If you want to become the best blogger that ever lived, you better join so click here!
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Ms. K has told us that for our Summative of Assessment we have to make a skit, film it and then individually choose a skit and write about it. I am doing a skit with my 2 BFF’s (Element 9 and Element 24) and another really good friend (Element 8). Because the skits won’t have a resolution to it we will have to write a possible resolution. It has been a great year so far! { 0 comments }
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