What Is Important To Us?

To me the importance of learning is to gain knowledge. We gain knowledge through experience and skills or when we are being taught a lesson. The human kinetics co-op has taught me so much more about learning because i am able to engage in the lesson and enjoy it. I think it is important to be on top of every lesson and ask questions when i am unsure about the material, to feel confident, to have goals, working with the class was a whole, and being able to convey my curiosities and "what if's" into what i am learning. When i am learning i am working on on improving not just my knowledge level but myself as a person. What i learn in each subject whether it be biology or exercise science i think to myself how can i use what i learned today to teach me more about what i am learning in another subject. I begin to become curious about all aspects in a lesson and how i can make it fun while still gaining full knowledge. For example; what i learn in biology about respiration teaches me how to make my body stronger and in super fit i am able to experiment what i learned through fitness and activities. Therefore i am fully engaging in what I'm learning by using my curious side and having fun while doing it. This process makes me feel empowered and proud that i am able to push myself to my limit to test a theory and is teaching me a lot more about myself and what i am passionate about, and that is gaining knowledge in the most ways i can. 

Biology: In biology, my evidence of learning is proven by my engagement in blog posts which are always completed on time and are done to my best ability. I enjoy myself in biology because i know that my interest in what we learn will help me to push myself and really understand what the concept is and when i do not understand something i will ask multiple questions and go over previous notes until i know the material like the back of my hand. My best work would have to consist of my blog posts. i work very hard on them and i feel that most of my creativity is engaged in the posts. On my circulatory test i received a 30.5/37 and i was not very happy with my mark because i knew i could have done so much better. I was motivated to fix my mistakes because i wanted to know what i did wrong and gain the correct knowledge. So after receiving my test back i worked towards the correct answer and i was proud of myself for being able to do this because it proved that although the initial test mark was good, i knew i could do better and i did. Adding to that my quiz marks have been fairly high so i am proud of that. I am proud of the effort i put into learning and although i may get it wrong sometimes i always push myself to find the right answer and  confirm on that by taking in my classmates suggestions and the information given by the teacher. My learning goal is to gain as much knowledge that will help me to express my passion for sciences and that will give me the confidence to fully engage into my work so i can carry it on to post secondary and be able to still learn in a fun manner because of the love i have for the course. The mark i feel like i deserve for this term is an A suitably around 95%. I fee like i deserve this because of my work ethics and my test and quiz marks before and after my corrections and my blog posts that i have completed with great effort.

Exercise Science: In exercise science, my evidence of learning is presented by how i use what i learned in class to help me improve myself. In exercise science we learned a lot about the three metabolic energy systems; glycolysis, anaerobic, and aerobic. I have become very interested in the energy systems and have therefore continued to use them in everyday time. I continue to engage in the different aspects of exercise science and use what i learn to improve my learning ability. My VO2 Max is 40.5 according to my first beep test this year, and according to the graph i am average for a girl my age. My goal for exercise science is to use my knowledge about the body and use it to help me improve my cardiovascular endurance but mainly my beep test score. So far my knowledge has helped me too improve greatly in cardio and my beep tests as i see improving results. My personal goals and future goals involve me making my body stronger and fitter, and to do that i will be exercising regularly and tracking my progress. What i have learned about in exercise science such as how our muscles produce more CO2 when we work out therefore cause=ing us to take more breaths and how our arterioles widen to allow more blood to circulate so our heart can beat can become stronger are examples of how i will use this course in everyday life. Based upon my work habits, effort, snd participation i feel like the mark that is suitable for me based on my engagement in exercise science is 96%.

Super Fit: In super fit i have been much more motivated to really push myself than i have in previous years. I have learned to fully engage myself into the activities instead of worrying about others, and i feel independent and want to continue with my own goals instead of relying on others. A field trip we had gone to that i was really able to express myself was Woo Kim, since i do martial arts i really enjoyed being able to teach my friends the correct forms and really take charge and enjoy what i was doing. I have enjoyed every experience in super fit so far, from rock climbing to ice skating it has all been a blast. Even if i was not good at something i engaged in the activity and enjoyed it because for me this was a learning experience and with practice i would improve. Super fit teaches me too really take care of my body and how important fitness is. Fitness days differ all the time, i find that i push myself more when we do group activities such as the circuit, and i am less motivated during more cardio related activities although i still try to push myself because i want to improve. Based upon my effort and my one missed field trip, the spin class due to my sprained ankle, i would give myself a 93% which i think is a suitable percent because i am very hardworking and involved.