Physical Science Reflection

From the beginning of the ninth grade until now, I have maintained highest honors. To do so, I made a routine of studying regularly, completing assignments in a timely manner and making sure they are submitted by the deadline, and putting effort into everything I do in school. I do so to develop the habits that will make me successful in college and when I reach my goal and become a physician’s assistant. By continuing to put great effort into school, I display my ability to persevere and show my continuing endurance even when a class is difficult. The most difficult class that I recall having throughout high school was chemistry. It was a rigorous course and the branches of chemistry we had studied were often intricate. We would have to complete lengthy lab reports after every

Before high school, I was never really interested in science classes. The only reason why I took biology in freshmen year was because it was a prerequisite. It turned out to become the most pivotal course I took throughout my four years of high school.

My eighth grade year of Middle school. I had many challenges, with making friends and subjects. But one challenge was mathematics.I knew my eighth grade year was most important when it came transferring into my high school years, yet I didn’t do anything to raise my grade in mathematics at that time. It wasn’t until two I had a very low grade in mathematics on my report card at that I realized I needed to do something about my low grade. So after that report in math, I really was determined to really bring that F up to at least a B or A. So I remember I started to go to after school tutoring to get help with my math subject. They placed me with a teacher named Ms.Alice. And she really helped me with my subject.

Looking back, I was lucky to have the teachers I had. Most of them would try to help me, but didn’t know how to. There was something about the way the school was designed that it just didn’t work for me. The summer after my 8th-grade year was when I realized I needed to try a different form of education.

It was the fall of 2016 when my sophomore year of high school began. I recall walking into each of my classes on the first day of school and listening to my teachers provide brief introductions about themselves and the course work that would be taught throughout the year. I particularly recall walking into my Chemistry class and experiencing

I realize that there have been many things that have influenced my growth as an individual. However, because I am so often drawn to ideas in math and science, I’d have to conclude that these two fields of study pose the most compelling as far as personal development. My interest in these fields have impacted who I am today. As a younger student I did not really care much about school. In fact, my second grade teacher pronounced me a failure, but my parents believed in my strengths, and gradually school turned a corner for me. By the end of my sophomore year I had begun watching lectures of theoretical physics, and deep space astronomy from the World Science Festival. I went into my Junior year very ambitious and self motivated! My cumulative GPA within

But I excelled in the class, and I felt like I really could succeed in the one subject I had always dreaded. Even today, I fall back on the year that I learned I could succeed. I took theater that year. I had so much fun in the class, and I learned about Jaguar Players, something that would become really important later on. I also joined STEAM, and I got accepted into NJHS as well. The months flew by, and I finally settled into my new life in Arizona. Sixth grade was a really important time for me to build a solid foundation, academically and socially. I took advantage of the “pod-like” structure to secure my place in the middle school environment.

In my role as secretary for Science National Honor Society (SciNHS), I was responsible for keeping an accurate record of the attendance and event credits of the members. However, while keeping this record I noticed that many members were struggling to meet their membership requirements. Some lacked the attendance requirements, while others lacked the science event credits. As one of the leaders of SciNHS, I knew it was my responsibility to solve the problems that arose in the club. However, we were all having difficulty finding a solution for how to help out the struggling members without losing integrity or being unfair. Since we did not want our members to struggle to continue in the club, we brainstormed with the leadership team about possible

I had life sciences until end of Grade 12. The fact that my teacher had a degree in zoology and was a well-informed and educated man with great values, made each class worthwhile. Not only did he teach us the syllabus, but took the time to show us extra material (videos, books, photographs and excursions) in order to broaden our minds with regards to certain topics. This man was also my inspiration in studying education, as he was willing to take the risk to make extra time to help struggling

In high school, I always looked forward to science class—Biology and Anatomy and Physiology the most. Life, creatures, and the science behind it fascinated me (and still does to this day). I was with classmates that did not have the greatest interests in science like I did, but it made me more motivated.

The noble gases are the gaseous elements helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon, in group 18 of the periodic table. Additionally, they are considered the most unreactive of the elements, due to the fact that the valence electrons are all “full”, thus making the group the most stable, as well. When it comes to the periodic trends, the noble gases have the some of the lowest densities because they are gaseous elements, meaning they state of matter consisting of particles that have neither a definite volume nor definite shape. The lack of electronegativity of the noble gasses is based off of their group, which already has a full outer shell, meaning they do not attract any electrons.

The 10th grade was full of new learning experiences. Most of these experiences came from books and studying. By far I learned the most from school which topics included Algebra, Geometry, U.S. History, World Literature, English writing, Home Economics, Religion, and Human Anatomy. The 10th grade also brought me learning experiences from less didactic means, such as family and life.

Due to the fact that I had taken Biology in Eighth grade and passed, I had taken Chemistry as a ninth grader. That had prompted me either wait until my junior year to continue with my sciences, or to take physics as a Tenth grader. Since I was a year ahead of everybody else with my science classes, I had really thought about just waiting for everyone else to catch up with me and wait until junior year to continue. I ended up taking the physics class anyway even though it was for seniors..

One of the first things I learned in the 10th grade was math. I was doing Geometry first and I learned a little about triangles, angles, even sine, cosine, and tangent. Then we had to switch to Algebra 2. It was much like Algebra 1 but little bit advanced. There was a lot of variables, Graphing, and hint of geometry but, my favorite thing added to it was chemistry addition and chemical equations.

What did I learn in physics this year? Physics reveals how our surroundings operate or don’t operate. I learned how a microwave oven uses rays with a smaller wavelength than a lightbulb. One thing I learned about physics is that it’s all based on math. Having a math disability puts me at a disadvantage against all other students. I understand material better especially if the lesson is taught to me one-on-one and I also don't have a very good memory which doesn't allow me to remember material as fast and easier as others. Let me start off with I know about physics.