Science and Engineering Practices Quiz Re-Grade

Question # 2: A group of 7th graders creates and analyzes graphs of the data from an investigation about the relationship between a ball's mass and its speed down a ramp.

My answer: Analyzing and Interpreting Data

Correct answer: Using mathematical and computational thinking

The answer I selected was analyzing and interpreting data. The reason why I thought the answer was analyzing and interpreting data was because the group of 7th graders were analyzing graphs of data. However, I didn't take into account how they were investigating and analyzing the relationship between mass and speed with takes mathematical and computational thinking. Due to how the 7th graders were using mathematical thinking to analyze a graph on the relationship between a ball's mass and speed down a ramp, the correct answer is SP5: Using mathematical and Computational thinking. 

Question #5: Students in Mrs. Garcia's class use a class chart of what different animals eat and group the animals in different ways based on their food sources. Students then discuss which animals would be affected if changes occurred to different food sources.

My answer: Using mathematical and computational thinking

Correct answer: Analyzing and Interpreting Data

The answer I selected was using mathematical and computational thinking. I mixed it up with analyzing and interpreting data which was the correct answer. The students did not use much mathematical and computational thinking. Analyzing and interpreting data is the correct answer due to how the students used and studied charts of what animals eat to understand the way the data works (predict which animals would be affected if certain events happened).

 

Why I Returned to AdVenture

     AdVenture, a school full of projects, teamwork, different people, and technology. My name is Enya Do and I have been going to the AdVenture ATEM program since the 5th grade. I returned to Adventure for my eighth-grade year for several reasons: I like the way we learn in AdVenture, I already know all of my teachers and peers, and my brother is transferring this year. Let me go into more depth about all of that.

     Reason number 1: I like the project based learning curriculum that AdVenture has adopted. Learning through real world situation based projects as well as practicing team is important to me. Since the 5th grade, AdVenture has been setting me up for success in the future by teaching me social skills. Reason number 2: I feel like it would be too hard as well as unreasonable to transfer into a new school in my last year of middle school. I already know all my friends, teachers, as well as the way this school works. For example, I have been in Ms. Garcia's class for four straight years. Reason number 3: This year my brother will go through his first year in AdVenture as a fifth grader. It is more convenient for my parents to pick both of us up at the same time and location. In addition to this, I can also help him out if he doesn't understand anything.

     AdVenture is a great school for kids that prefer project based and hands on learning like me. That being said, I am proud to return and be apart of the AdVenture STEM program for my last year of middle school.