sdeighton on January 30, 2018

I created the following layered graphic using Sumopaint.  Each layer shows progression in completing a Punnett square.   I started with a question and an empty square. Next, I wrote in the alleles that the male and female were contributing followed by the genotypes of the offspring in each square. Finally I showed the probability […]

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sdeighton on January 24, 2018

For my graphics activity I used a website called Canva.  It seems like a good site (the only one I have ever used),  it’s relatively user friendly and has a lot of free pictures available.  The only problem I had with the site was not being able to save the work in my own files […]

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sdeighton on January 23, 2018

I picked a wildlife picture with some zebras and a wildebeest. I cropped out the wildebeest and four zebras because I liked the way the solitary zebra looked standing in front of the tree.              

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sdeighton on January 17, 2018

The resource I have chosen are Gizmos, which are interactive math and science simulations.  https://www.explorelearning.com    Media used in resource simulations sounds graphics text Educational context The simulations used in Gizmos can be used from grades 3-12. They meet many of the outcomes required by Alberta Education.  Gizmos use an inquiry based approach to learning […]

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sdeighton on January 16, 2018

Assignment: week 2 Activity 1 I have taken this math question out of our grade 9 math text in a chapter on Linear Relations and Equations. A submarine starts at sea level and descends 50 m every 5 min. a) Make a table of values of the submarine’s depth, using intervals of 5 min, up […]

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sdeighton on January 12, 2018

Hi, my name is Steve Deighton and I’m excited to be taking my first University class in 23 years.  I work at Mountain Park Middle school where I teach grade 9 Math and Science.  I happen to work with Marku, who is also in this class.  I decided that I need to become more proficient […]

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