Category Archives: Grade 9

Bumper sticker – English final project

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I thought this was fitting for this novel because one of the themes is family. In the chapter that took place in Bellevue, Washington, tony starts to realize that his family is only looking for the best in him. And even though it may feel annoying to him in the moment, that his mom is pestering him about practicing his instrument, later he should be thankful for her if he had not messed up the recital. Another example of the family theme is the chapter that took place in san Diego, California. Where Jenny is with her grandma. Jenny will listen to the things her grandma says and keep them with her even long after he grandma dies, this comes back to my quote about family, jenny caries her grandams spirit inside her.

I thought that this quote is fitting for this novel because, it is about moving on from sadness and grief. It relates to Brent because, he does move on from what he had done. But he also uses the whirligigs as a way to do so. He uses the whirligigs to help grow and build his future happiness, away from the toxic people and friendships he had in his old life. Because not only is he moving on from what he had done to Leah and her family, but he is moving on form his old life, and his old ways to cope with things in his life. He is moving on, growing, planting new seeds in his life and starting new beginnings. He is using his mistakes to propel himself farther away from old ways.

I think that this applies to the novel because, one of the themes is that actions have consequences. This applies to the way that Brent was carless of his actions on the night of the party: only thinking of himself and his own actions. He didn’t think to realize how his actions could’ve affected others. Then the death of Leah was the consequence. The moral is, that people have to be more careful about their actions, especially if it is something as impulsive as what Brent did.

You Don’t Need Great Power To Make A Impact.

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“Small, somewhat effortless acts can level out the scale of inequality in society.”

This applies to the friday everything changed because, when Alma made the comment about the water bucket, she was blind to the sensitivity and importance around to water bucket. But even if she didn’t know it,  she made a great impact on how things will be and how people think.

After Alma said what she did, on pg.5 the author wrote; “if one of those german planes, like in war movies, had suddenly appeared over the school and dropped a bomb” this applies to the theme because, again; Alma doesn’t know what she had done but the impact was like a bomb. What she did was an effortless act. This also connects to Gandalfs quote because; Alma didn’t necessarily have much power, until she said something powerful. It was an ordinary act for her, to speak her mind.

In the world today,  the people who make small acts, make a huge impact. Like planting one tree (picture on the left) can make an impact. Not only on the environment,  but  it could inspire others to do the same, causing a chain of small acts, making a big impact.

A fresh look at the periodic table

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discover. 

The problems about the periodic table. 

  • Hard to memorize
  • Hard to read
  • Not enough colour, making students unmotivated to use the periodic table

the challenges 

  • Changing the periodic table, keeping in mind the elements and symbols
  • The fact that elements can change from solid, liquid and gas. This may cause problems when colour coding.
  • Filling the spaces when moving the elements around the table

dream.

brainstorming 

  • Alphabetical order
  • A different shape
  • Keep the colour coding technique
  • Organizing the periodic table into colour groups.
  • Keeping the metals and non-metals separated
  • Colour coding gas, liquid and solids.
  • Putting the metals that are on the bottom with the other metals on the top, then putting the non-metals on the bottom.
  • making a 3-D shape

what info does the periodic table tell us?

  • It tells up about the element(metal/non-metal, atomic number)

Design/ deliver.

 what is your plan?

  • To make the periodic table into a new shape
  • To colour code the elements by colour
  • Separate liquid solid and gas

When my group and I were working on the ‘periodic cube’ we kept coming up with new ideas to further evolve our cube and make it exactly how we want it. (ex. Adding drawings, a legend, colour and formatting.) first we had to draw a basic paper cube template, then we glued all of the elements onto the paper and drew on the paper, before folding It and tapping it into the cube shape that we had planned. We organized the sides corresponding with the state of the element at room temperature. (20c) we also colour coded the elements by, metals, non-metals and metalloids.

After this, we made a legend on the right side of the cube, and drew some arrows on the top  of the cube to help anyone find the element that they are looking for. All of the elements have a colorful border indicating weather they are liquid, solid or gas (purple=solid red=liquid green=gas)

We also indicated how the particles behave when they are in the state indicated.

debrief.

 how can we improve the periodic cube?/what could we have done differently?

  • We could have used the atomic number to some degree.
  • Put the elements in alphabetic order.
  • Filled more of the empty white space on our cube.

Community Connections-Emily marchand

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Francois is an architect and he is his own boss, he owns an architect company named anchermanmarchand architectects. he co-owns the company with his best friend, Tim.                                                                        francois says that they make a great team. I chose to interview francois because I would love to become and architect myself and design buildings. when doing this interview learned that it is much more work than I had anticipated to get to where he is today. But, I am willing to work hard to get there.

what are you passionate about your job?

“the ability to create something new that enhances the way people live, and that will last for a long time.”

what obstacles have you faced to get you where you are today?

“constant learning of new technologies associated with my work, to keep myself informed and up to date. economic highs and lows especially in housing markets affect my work. “

what advice would you pass on to someone interested in what you are doing?

“architecture is an ever evolving profession in design, technologies and noways energy consumption. good design sens, hardworking abilities and attention to details are assets to become a successful architect. Be also ready for constantly updating yourself to adapt to new construction technologies and building code updates.

                                                             would you be open to further contact from riverside students and if so, how can someone contact you?

“i have a very busy schedule and would prefer not to b contacted by other students.”

                                                            what school did you attend?

                                              “university of montreal.”