Reading W5 T3 - Growth and Fixed Mindsets

 These last two weeks we have been learning about growth and fixed mindsets. To show our learning we were asked to make a poster, animation, tweet, quote etc. about what we learned from the articles we read. I chose to make a poster about Albert Einstein, a well known inventor. I chose to write about how he showed grit, perseverance and a growth mindset.

The following image is a screenshot of my work

If you were to write about someone who showed a growth mindset, perseverance and grit, who would the person be? And why?

Math W5 T3 - Fraction Word Problems

 This week for math we were given a formula to use for solving practice questions on the document. We were taught how the formula and used and were assigned to make word problems of our own that can be solved by the formula.

Below is a screenshot of my work

If you were to write a word problem what would your theme be?

Science of Happiness - D.O.S.E

 On week one we studied about the science of happiness/DOSE which is related to our PBL for this term. 'DOSE' is an abbreviation which stands for Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin and Endorphins. These are chemicals inside your body which makes you happy. The following slide below is my research on each chemical.

What new facts have you learnt from this slideshow?

Persuasive Writing W2 T3 - Social media affects our happiness for the worse

 This week for writing we were assigned the task to write a three paragraph persuasive text. We had a list of statements to write our persuasive text about. I chose the statement 'Social media affects our happiness for the worse'. 

Below is my writing

Social media impacts our happiness for the worse.

Social media can take many forms such as applications, websites etc. Social media is a way to share/create content, contact friends and family, sometimes even strangers. While I agree that social media can boost other’s confidence and help others to stay in contact with their loved ones, I also think that social media is one of the main causes of terrible mental health. Social media can lead to lowering people’s self esteem, fear of missing out, isolation, depression, anxiety and cyberbullying.

Research shows that heavy use of social media can increase the risk of depression, anxiety, loneliness etc. Heavy use of social media can also lead to terrible mental habits including self harm. Some people resort to using social media when they feel awkward, lonely, anxious, others use social media as a ‘blanket’ to hide away and disregard the current situation they’re in. Overuse of social media can damage academic performance, disrupt or affect sleep which is associated with not only mental but physical health.

Spending more than 3 hours on social media puts people at a higher risk of mental health problems. Statistical research shows that 13% 12-17 are reported to have depression and 32% are reported to have anxiety. To prevent this from happening I believe that limiting time on social media, when an account or accounts is causing trouble or creating negative tension between you or someone online then unfollowing or reporting would help. 

In conclusion I strongly believe that heavy use of social media can affect anyone’s happiness negatively if over used.

What would you write a persuasive piece about?