9th Grade, End of the Year TPOL 2021

High Tech High Chula Vista

Desiree Bernache
 Mars Community - Humanities Perspective
➔ Potential ideas for our essay
➔ Finalized Mars community essay
➔ Art piece that represents our community

Brainstorm Final Draft Art Piece

 Mars Community - Physics Perspective
➔ Coding lights to blink
➔ Deciding on the amount of crew members and the right equipment
➔ Brainstorm design for my Mars community

Coding arduinos and coding

Designing Mars Community
for the future
Planning full mission to Mars
 Humanities Celebration - Book Talk

➔ Challenged me to keep
reading
➔ Presented in front of the
whole class for 3-5
minutes
➔ Put a lot of effort into the
slides to not seem plain
 Humanities - Struggle and Change Idea

Reading Journal

One struggle from 2nd Semester is my reading

journal. I used to really love reading, but now
I find it hard to stay engaged.

I'm not sure what I really can do, I’ve been

trying out different books and genres but I still
get bored of them easily.
 Physics Celebration - Digital Portfolio

➔ Worked hard to meet the

expectations
➔ Even when not
understanding the subject,
still tried my best
➔ Although it’s a little
difficult once complete
makes me feel proud
 Physics - Struggle and Change Idea

Controlling DC Motors

Coding was a little difficult for me in

general, but I couldn’t code the
motor to move despite the amount of
times I tried.

Asking for more help and thoroughly

looking over my code could help me
in the future.
 Math Celebration - Digital Flipbook
1. 2.

➔ Worked hard to make it

creative and represent
me
➔ Was worth quiz points
3. 4.
➔ Was able to express
myself
 Math - Struggle and Change Idea

Trigonometry Unit

Understanding the different measures

and angles each triangle had was
difficult.

Asking for more assistance and taking

more notes can help me better
understand trigonometry.
 Team Q & A Self-Reflection

➔ Helping others when the work was difficult

or confusing
➔ Applauding and congratulating those who
have presented or shared their work with
the class
➔ Always try to make everyone feel included
when working in a group
 New School Year Resolution

I’ve always had the habit of

procrastinating my work and
turning it in late, but getting the
work done earlier and having more
free time feels so much better.

“The greatest amount of wasted

time is the time not getting
started.” -Dawson Trotman
Questions and Thank You!