Robert+C.

Student Portfolio for Robert Colley, 6th Grade, Science.

Criterion A: One World: One world refers to the connection between science and society. We apply science to solve problems and issues that affect us globally.

Reflection: For Criterion A I chose the moon journals, we had to go out each night and make observations, afterwards we would share our observations with the rest of the class and then w e would share thoughts on it. After a while we started to start seeing connections and patterns with it. Then in class the teacher told us that the tides and the moon were connected making tidal bulges and spring and neap tides. We used telescopes, phones, cameras, teachers arents friends computers and ourselves to make wonderful journals.

Criterion B: Communication is Science: This criterion refers to your ability to communicate scientific information, use scientific language and present it.

Reflection: In Criterion B Communication in science you have to be competent with your scientific language, like when we did our Catalina Powerpoints. In the powerpoints we used books, pictures, websites, and each other to get the information and pictures needed to produce our slides. I picked these slides because not only did they provide many facts and knowledge, it also contained loads of scientific language. I also picked these slides because they have more than one way to communicate to each other, I could read it to you, or you could read the words on the powerpoint and isn't the whole point of this criterion to communicate? We really had to scour our brains for knowledge and give credit where it was due, and we made great powerpoints.

Criterion C: Knowledge and Understanding of Science: The knowledge and understanding of main scientific ideas amd concepts is very important. This criterion refers to your ability to solve problems, using these ideas and concepts. Critical thinking skills become a key component in analyzing and evaluating scientific information.

For criterion C we had to use scientific langauge in order to analyze information. What we did in this minerals document is define what the true meaning of a mineral is and in order to do that we used lots of scientific langauge and words like substance and inorganic. I chose this document because it contains lots of information and scientific knowledge. To do this entire project I used computers dictionaries, and more importantly my parents.

Criterion D: Scientifc Inquiry: This criterion refers to your ability to design, plan and carry out scientific investigations independently.

For Criterion D we were creative and intelligent at the same time, so my human ingenuity project was a good choice for it. What we did is looked up a inventor or invention that solved a problem in that time period and research it. I chose the human injenuity project because it helped me better understand how a real investigation works and how to do one. Using computers, books, and a little bit of help from the teacher I made a great and well structured investigation.

Criterion E: Processing Data: Processing data refers to the skills necessary to organize and process scientific data.

In the 2011-2012 Volcano and Earthquake project we used computers, newspapers, and books to record earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. How we did this was we were assigned a week to find one earthquake and volcanic eruption, finding the coordinates and time it happened. Next we put the information in the form of a sticker on a map and log the information into a computer. In this project my class and I had to record data with units of measurement (longitude, latitude) and time. . Criterion F: Attitudes in Science: A key component of the study of science is your attitudes towards safety, respect and collaboration.

In the rock diorama we had to make a models and presentations of rocks in their natural habitat. In the project we worked in a very hands on way using gloves, mud, moss, sand, clay, water, sharp cutting tools, and even a siphon! We had to be careful with some of the materials and give responsibilities to each of our teammates to create a true masterpeice model for our whole class to see.