Name of Assignment: Radicals Subject: Facilitator/Teacher: Mrs. S
Description of Work/Assignment: In my Algebra 2 class we are going back to radicals. My teacher, Mrs. S, assigned us a virtual lab on Gizmos. We reviewed square root and cube root in functions which makes them radical. We had a graph and we were able to change the numbers in the equations so that we could change the function.
Which 21st Century Skill do you feel this assignment addresses, and why?
Thinking and Problem Solving because we had to think and create equations that would match the functions she was giving us. With using Gizmos for a virtual lab sometimes you get confused especially when you're doing it on your own but just experimenting with the buttons helps.
What are you most proud of from this assignment, and why?
I'm proud that I was able to get through it on my own even if it got confusing at times I was able to figure it out.
How did you develop and/or improve upon your 21st Century Skill with this assignment?
Using Gizmos and doing labs online you can get mixed up sometimes so I was able to use my Thinking and Problem solving skills and understand what they were asking me and the functions I had to solve
What was most difficult about completing this task?
What was most difficult was coming up with equations and following the steps to solve. When you're doing a problem and you reach the end but you know your answer isn’t quite right it's difficult trying to find where you messed up and what numbers you might have mixed up and finding the right function. How could you improve this work? If you could start over, what would you do different?
If I could start over I would make sure I knew all the steps and look at my notes a little more so that I wouldn't waste time doing the problems wrong and get it right on the first try.
How does this relate to what you have learned in the past? This relates to what I’ve done in the past because freshman year in Algebra 1 we did go over this stuff so I do have some background knowledge on the topic. It is really good we’re reviewing and relearning these things.
How can you apply this to future learning?
I can apply this to future learning in real life when I come across these types of equations and maybe even in future math classes