Suhani's SAS Blog

1. What are the most interesting aspects of history that you have learned this year? Include an answer for unit 1 and unit 2. I really liked the whole Multicultural America unit, especially the immigration to Ellis Island. I never knew anything about it, and I thought that everyone just got to be an American Citizen, but during the first unit I found out that some get deported and some get put in quarantine. In the Unit 2, I never knew ANYTHING about amendments and the bill of rights, or how the american government works. I enjoyed learning about how the government works, and I finally understood what the Constitution is. I now know how a bill becomes a law, and I know a few of the amendments! 2. What surprised you this year? (This could be about history, our class, 8th grade, the world). This year, I was really surprised about the world, especially the election. It surprised me because I learned about the way the election works. I thought that Hilary Clinton would win because sh...

      During this semester, we learned about a variety of things. We learned about genes, DNA, microscopes, heredity, natural selection, cow eyes, and more. Science is something that I enjoy, and I find it very fascinating to discover things, as I am a curious person. This first semester also addressed different DSLO's, but I'm going to be focusing on character, collaboration, critical thinking, and content knowledge. Character       First, we have character. I chose character as one of my DSLO's to write about because I feel like this is something that matters to me. I really like science because I am really curious. In this first semester of science, we learned about stuff that made my curiosity spark, and I was really interested. It made my character different, and I learned about things that I had never even though about before (genes, heredity, natural selection, cow eyes). I found it really amazing to learn about how things work, and they actuall...

BLACKFISH: 1. What kind of shots do you notice are used most often in the documentary? What is their impact on the film? Mainly long shots to get the shots of the whales and the trainer. There were also some mid and close shots for the interviews. There were impactful because if they were different, the audience's perspective would be really different. They also helped the audience understand what was happening, and so they could get a better look on things. The shots were also moving a lot, following the whales around, making the audience feel like they are there. 2. What interview and narration style does the film tend to use? How does it work in telling the subject’s story in the documentary? There was mainly voiceover narrations and indirect interview. It makes you feel like the interviewee is talking to you, and you feel really connected to them. The voiceover narration helped bring everything together because it helped make everything flow nicely. The indirect intervi...

What is the optimal amount of homework for SAS middle school students?

1) Describe and exponential growth factor. Include key properties such as growth factors. An exponential growth pattern is something that grows at a constant amount. The previous amount is multiplied by a growth factor. Example: Growth factor of 2, or doubling. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 62, 128, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096... 2) How are exponential functions similar to and different from the linear functions you worked with in earlier units? Exponential functions are similar to linear functions because both have y-intercepts. They can both be graphed, have and equation, and table. Exponential functions are different than linear functions because exponential functions have growth factors, but linear functions have slopes. Linear functions go up by a constant rate of change, but exponential functions don't. The graph for linear functions include straight lines whereas the ones for exponential functions are curved. Linear equations take the form of y=mx+b, but exponential functions take ...