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Seeing Things Differently Maths Portfolio
Geometry to Trigonometry
Jan-Mar 2017
Individual Goals
From your last unit, identify all of your individual goals relevant to maths. Reflect on each in the
table below and set some new goals for this coming unit of work.
Initial goal How did you attempt to For the next maths unit,
achieve this goal? Were how might you revise this
you successful? goal? What is your strategy
for achieving it?
Participate twice a week I attempted to achieve this For the next unit I will be
goal by reminding myself that revising this goal by saying
I need to participate. A way that I have to at least
that I would encourage participate a certain amount
myself to participate was by of times. My strategy to
telling myself that I didnt achieve this goal will be to try
have to be correct when my best to participate when
answering a question. given the opportunity.
During the last two weeks of Another way I could achieve
the unit I was able to meet my goal is by encouraging
this goal. I believe that I could myself not to just answer
still improve in participating if questions but to ask them.
I keep practicing.
Include diagrams in P.O.W I attempted to achieve this For the next math unit I am
goal by always drawing the hoping to make this goal
problem to help me solve it. more challenging. This is
After I would do that I would because I feel like I can grow
then go and create a diagram more with this goal if I make it
to make it easier for the more challenging.
reader to understand. I was
successful to meet this goal
and hope to grow more. I
believe that I havent reached
this goal at its full potential.
Extension in a different I attempted to achieve this Since I was able to meet this
scenario goal by looking at the goal I was hoping I could
problem and then visualizing grow in another area. For
how it would apply to a example, I believe that I need
different scenario. This to grow in being a leader.
helped me a lot with when Taking a role as a leader has
working on a problem of the not been my strongest area
week. For example, for one of but I haven't been working on
my P.O.W I was really proud it as much as I would like to.
of my extension because I If I make this a goal, it will
like how I was able to apply it help me to focus on it more..
to a different scenario.
Revised Goal List for this unit of work:

1. Participate at least twice a week
2. Include detailed diagrams in P.O.W
3. Take a leadership role in groups
Mathematical Concepts and weekly growth

Each week, reflect on your maths work, skills as a collaborator and one or more of your
individual goals. Provide evidence of your growth and plans for the coming week
Week 1:
Mathematical Skill - what Evidence of your growth and understanding. Think about
did you learn or work on this habits of mathematicians you used!
week?
This week, we worked on Be Systematic:

the middle school problem When I was working on the Problem of the week I was having
and on the Problem of the a hard time trying to see what would be the maximum amount
Week. I learned that I have of slices. What helped me was making small changes to the
to start small and then work last circle to see if it would work.
my way up on the problem.
Group collaboration and Evidence of your growth. What do you want to try this
participation - what week?
collaboration or participation
skills did you try this week?
When I was working on This week I would like to try to participate more and ask
the P.O.W I was able to questions when confused. Its hard to show my growth
collaborate with my table but I know that I used to admit that that I didnt need help
group members. For and this week I was able to do the opposite. I feel that was
example, I was stuck in a way that I was able to make growth.
drawing the slices and
then one of my group
members was able to help
me. When we were
working on it together we
were able to find another
maximum amount of
slices.
Individual goals - which Evidence of your growth and plans for next week
individual goal did you make
progress in this week?
This week I was able to My plan for next week is to work on my participation. I will
make progress on taking a be achieving this goal by at least asking questions.
leadership role in a group.
When we were working on
the shadow problem I was
able to take more charge
when some of my group
members would get off
task.
Week 2:
week?
This is what worked on this Middle School presentation

week: The first time we presented we were not prepared properly
- Middle School Maths problem and we were given the chance to present again. I believe that
presentations the second time we presented was much better than the first
- Accountability quiz
because we had slides and pictures to show our thinking.
- Shadow experiment data
analysis: analyzing data,
organizing data, interpreting A habit a of mathematician that I was able to use was Stay
data, translating data into Organized. I was able to use habit of mathematician when
tables, graphs and equations working on the Middle school problem to help me show my
thinking in a structured way.
This week I would like to continue collaborating with my

This week I collaborated table group. Another skill I would like work on this week is
well with my table group. participating with my class. I have been trying to achieve
When we worked on the this goal and have been unsuccessful this week although
accountability quiz we I am confident in doing so.
were all able to work
together to try and solve
the problem. Although the
day of the quiz one of
group members did not
remember what we had
solved.
This week I worked on
making my diagrams in
POWs more detailed.
This was one of my goals
that I had set up for me to
accomplish. I was really
proud of the diagram I
created to really show my
thinking.
Next week I hope to participate! I have been forgetting to

participate and I was just getting better and then I stopped
which I need to start doing.
Week 3:
week?
These are some of the Describe and Articulate:

things we worked on this Mathematicians visualize.
week: They draw pictures and diagrams to represent a situation.
- warm up problems They invent notation or representations to facilitate
- geometry exploration.
- similar shapes I believe that I was able to use the Describe and Articulate
- congruent shapes Habit of a Mathematician this week. This is because I was able
- scaling up/down shapes to draw the problem in my notebook so it would be easier for
me to brainstorm solutions. It always helps me to visualize the
problems because its helps me think and brainstorm better.
Scaling up shapes we reviewed this week. I already knew
about this but needed a refresher. I learned that you can't add
the same amount length to each side of shape because its not
proportional. For example, in one of the warm-ups we were
told to scale up a house and there were different strategies we
could use. As class we went over each strategie and found
that adding for example 2 cm to each side, won't be accurate.
This is because if we do this a side that may be 4 cm and
another 5 cm we will only be adding 2/4 th and . The best
way scale up would be to multiply.
This week I was able to Evidence of my growth would be the chart below
use my participation skills I would like to continue working on my participation skills
to share my ideas with my because I believe that Im progressing and I should keep
classmates. participating.
This week I made progress I was only able to achieve my goal but I believe that its great
in my participation! The progress for me. This week I raised my hand three times and
day that I participated the participated two times with the class. I also kept a chart to help
most was on Monday me participated since it helps me when I see things visually.
because there was a lot of
opportunities and I was able
to achieve them.
My plan for next week is to continue working on participating

because Im starting to get more comfortable.
Week 4:
week?
These are some of the Stay Organized:

things we worked on this This habit of mathematician was very helpful because we did a
week: lot of warm ups where we needed to be organized with our
- Warm ups work. Especially when we were proving pythagoras theorem.
- Understanding that triangles
are special
- Setting up proportionality
equations to solve for a missing
side between two similar
triangles
- Transversals and angles
This week I was able to

collaborate well with my
group. When we were
given the task to solve a
problem. I remember that
one of our class members
was able to in a way teach
the class about proving
pythagoras theorem.
This week I made even I started making a table in my notebook to visually see
more progress in my how many times Ive raised my hand and shared with the
participation. I was able to class. In some of the days that Ive participated I forgot to
participate more than two write them down. I know that some of my class members
times! Which is very have been noticing that Ive been participating more.
exciting because Im My plan for next week is to participate even more than this
starting to get more week!
comfortable with sharing
with the class.
Week 5:
week?
This week I learned about: Conjecture and Test:

- Similar Triangles I believe that I was able to use habit of mathematician all
- Angles through out this week. This is because there was a day in
- Why triangles add up which I use it more efficiently which was when were trying to
to 180 understand why triangles add up to 180 degrees. Our process
was trying different models and triangle to prove that triangles
always add up to 180 degrees.
My table group and I were I believe that this had been the week where I have been
able to work really well participating constantly. In most of the warm-ups I would
together to solve a raise my hand and share what I had observed. While we
problem. We were also were brainstorming I would try really hard to observe
able to present our triangles and angles that would be great for discussion.
solution to the class. When it came time to share our observation without tables
Another form of groups I was able to hears different perspectives of the
collaboration was helping images. This was able to help me value people's
each other to understand perspectives because my group members would often be
the problem and knowing able to see thing I didn't and vice versa. I was very helpful
how to solve it . because I believe that it helped me understand the image
much better. For next week I would like to continue
participating because I feel that Im getting better at
participating.
I believe that I have been My plans are the same as the weeks before
repeatedly mentioning that which is to continue working on my
Ive made progress in my participation.
participation. This is
because it is hard for me
to share my ideas with the
class. Its much easier to
share them with my table
groups or small groups.
Week 6:
week?
Ray Diagram Packet Collaborate and Listen (with Modesty):

Warm-up on ray diagrams This week I believe that I was able to collaborate really well
- Right triangle ratios with my classmates not just my table group members. When I
- Understanding did not understand a problem I would ask for help from
trigonometry ratios another student who understood it. I would listen to their
- Practice packet - explanation carefully to understand how to solve it. Once I
understood it, I was able to help other students and work
trigonometry ratios
- Using sine, cosine together to understand and solve a different problem.
and tangent
We know:
The cable makes a 39 angle with the seabed
The cable has a 30 meter length.
And we want to know "d" (the distance down)
This week I was able to I have recently been putting a lot of hard work in my
work on my collaboration participation. I am constantly trying to find a way to
skill with other participate and feel comfortable doing so. I sometimes
classmates. This skill can stop myself from doing so because I feel like I might say
be difficult at times something wrong or mess up. I would like to let go of that
because of the different fear next week and just participate regardless of what I
perspective other people think.
may have. I have also been working on my collaboration skills by
working with classmates to complete a packet that I did
not understand. After I understood the packet and knew
how to solve it i would help other classmate with would I
could and understood. I believe that I work well with other
people
I made progress in my This week we had individual check ins with our teacher. I
participation goal and was recognized for progress I have been making in my
taking a leadership role participation and for the effort Ive been putting in.
goal as well.
Week 7:
week?
This week I learned how to Describe and Articulate:

use sine, cosine, and This week I was able to use this habit because I had a
tangent. We also learned hard time understanding trigonometry. What helped me
about triangles ratio. During was drawing the scenario to understand it much better. In
the warm-up on Tuesday I the test I had used the wrong trigonometry (sine, cosine,
was able to share what I and tangent) which made me practice more trig.
had observed which were Problems. Now that I have a better understanding about
parallel lines. trigonometry I enjoy solving problems.
This week I was able to I was able to take notes during the warm-up and during
participate during the the lesson. When my group members didnt understand I
warm-up and I believe that would help them. For example, they would sometimes be
was the only chance I had confused with hypotenuse, opposite, and adjacent. To
to participate. I was also help them I would refer to my notes.
able to be take a
leadership role and help
my table members
understand the math
concept we were learning.
This week I was able to I was able to grow being a leader and help my group
make a little improvement members understand mathematical concepts.
in my participation. I was
also able to make
progress in my leadership
role
Summary of understanding
Look at Edmodo and calculate the percentage of submitted assignments: 100 %
Look at Powerschool and find out the proportion of your assignments with an A, B, C, D or F
grade. Complete this table:
Grade Number of
assignments
A 4/7
B 1/7
C n/a
D n/a
F n/a
Summary of understanding. (If someone outside the school asked you to explain what you
learned during this unit and how it is relevant to your life, what would you say? Think about the
progression of concepts from start to finish and think about what new things you would like to
learn and why.)
Throughout the seven weeks I was able to learn about triangles, angles, and
trigonometry. For example, I am able to recognize similar triangles and prove that they
are similar. A very helpful math concept that will be able to use in the future, is
trigonometry. Trigonometry is relevant to our lives because with it I am find height of an
object when given the angle and the distance from the object. This would've been so
helpful when I was trying to solve the middle school problem which we worked on earlier
in this project. At the time, I believed that it would be impossible to solve the problem
seemed difficult . Now I understand that it was leading up to trigonometry, which
surprises me because I never would've thought of this. It encourages me to keep learning
about trigonometry because I find it enjoyable solving each problem.
Provide a justification for your grade:

Grade Justification. (Looking back over all of your work during this unit, suggest a grade that
you think you deserve and provide justification for that grade. Explain how you have grown as a
mathematician and in your effort to achieve goals. Remember that a higher grade is justified by
growth not final proficiency. For example, even if you understood all of the mathematical
concepts, but you didnt challenge yourself in your group work or to achieve your goals, your
grade would not be as high.)
What grade do you think you deserve for this unit?: A
I believe I deserve an A because through this whole project Ive able to challenge
myself and grow as a student. In the beginning of this project I was unable to participate
constantly but now I feel more comfortable doing so. Each week I was constantly
pushing myself to participate, I would make a table to keep myself accountable. Seeing
the table help me to participate because if I saw that I has participated once I would want
to participate more. Reflecting on this project, I am proud to have achieved my goals
because I know that I worked really hard to accomplish them. Another reason why I
deserve an A is becuase I worked really hard to understand each mathematical concept.
When I struggled with a mathematical concept I would then ask for help. Once I did ask, I
was able to understand the concept much better. I also believe that I deserve an A
because I turned in all of my assignment and put a lot of effort into them. For example, I
put a lot of effort into the P.O.Ws because I wanted to achieve as much beautiful work as
possible.

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Revised Goal List for this unit of work:

Mathematical Concepts and weekly growth

This week, we worked on Be Systematic:

This is what worked on this Middle School presentation

This week I would like to continue collaborating with my

Next week I hope to participate! I have been forgetting to

These are some of the Describe and Articulate:

My plan for next week is to continue working on participating

These are some of the Stay Organized:

This week I was able to

This week I learned about: Conjecture and Test:

Ray Diagram Packet Collaborate and Listen (with Modesty):

This week I learned how to Describe and Articulate:

Provide a justification for your grade:

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