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The focus area I have chosen for this inquiry is to create a supportive and productive learning environment that is safe and fun for my students to develop their mathematical thinking and reasoning. This is based, in part, on my teaching philosophy (Figure 1). A personal goal of my teaching placement is to adopt teaching practices that can offer my students a safe, morally-affective, positive and inclusive learning environment, where they can be fostered and encouraged to freely and actively…

Abstract: In our most recent lab, before we could expand our knowledge about photosynthesis, we first had to understand its relationship with cellular respiration and how it can be further divided into photochemical and biochemical pathways. After achieving this knowledge, we furthered our understanding of photosynthetic reactions by and experimenting with the factors that affect photosynthesis, which are light intensity, pigments, and light wavelength. By experimenting with these factors, our…

The Archives of Alcatraz In 1775, a spanish explorer named Juan Manuel De Ayala sighted the island of Alcatraz. He named it Isla de los Alcatraces, which translates to Island of the Pelicans because of the birds which call the island home. Juan Manuel de Ayala proceeded on and charted the rest of the San Francisco Bay. In 1848, the U.S. Military realized the island could be used to its tactical advantage. Two years later, president Millard Fillmore issued an executive order designating Alcatraz…

Bayer is known for making a large amount of pharmaceutical drugs. They make OTC drugs, animal health care, plastics, and high-performance materials, crop protection, and home garden care (Bayer: Science For A Better Life, 2011). The corporation is known for making brands like Aleve, Alka-Seltzer, and One-A-Day vitamins and the company is a top seller in multiple sclerosis treatment Betaseron and birth control pill called Yasmin (Mackenzie, 2011). Aleve is a product that can aid in any medical…