Another Way to Solve for X

X ia an unknown quantity.  The unknown can be frustrating.  This is why we need to learn different ways to solve for x.
In math, we have been introduced to a project in which you have to use a different method to solve for unknown quantites.  To solve my question, I had been instructed to utilize the method system of equations.  System of equations can be solved through different ways, which are elimintation, subsitution, and graphing.
I did have some questions about this method.  For example, since I chose to solve using elimination, I had to subtract items and dollars.  The method still worked, but I was confused as to why it could, if two different units were being combined.  Eventually, everything made sense to me.  In light of these aspects, I got to enjoy math so much.  I learned so many different things and hopefully I can apply them to expressions in class!


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Science 3rd Quarter Reflection

This quarter in science was full of achievments and ideas.  So many fun things happened.  We had our Science Fair and we had started studying cells.
The core value I have found that I am the best in is curious. I think that I am mostly curious because I am always excited to learn about new things. I like to notate what I learn and I love to listen to what is newly planned. I want to become more of a risk taker. I have always had a little bit of a stuggle with this when it comes to science. I have new ideas, but I am scared to mess up a lot if I were to use a new strategy. To become more of a risk taker by looking description of the word before class. Every day, I will focus on one of the values in the description until I improve in that. I will try to move on to another one until I am more of a risk taker.  
During the science fair, I learned so many new things. I learned to always be bold and unique. It will help you because different ideas make you stand out from others. I also learned how important it is to be inclusive. We were working in a group of three and that meant that someone could have been left out. I also learned that you have to be innovative because the more creative you were, the more it payed off. It was a huge part of the science fair. You needed to be innovative when you are choosing your topic and innovative when you design your board. Also, when we were looking at the cells, we had to be critical thinkers. For example you had to use your prior knowledge to think of the names of the parts of the cell. You had to think of what part of the cell is what.  
Third quarter was so much fun, and I cannot wait for Fourth quarter!

Bouncy! Reflection

In science, we did a lab called Bouncy!, in which we learned about editing recipes using ratios to make homemade silly putty.  We had a table on our worksheet that said how many tablespoons of glue or borax.  We had 4 cups, and the 4th cup was the most successful, 5 tbsp of glue : 1 tbsp of borax.  Then, we had to edit the other three recipes so that they would all become perfect slime.  We mixed it up into one glob.  To see if it bounced or just fell, I took a bit of it, rolled it up into a ball and dropped it onto the table.  It rapidly expanded until it was flat.  I thought that this experiment was really fun and the whole time I was fully engaged.