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My Reflection

For the wood bug project, the competency I would like to focus on is Communication. Communication was a very important aspect of this project. It was very important because it involved working with partners. We had to work together to figure out what we were going to do and how we’re going to do it. Me and my partners each were able to share an equal amount of work by giving each other specific jobs. During the experiment we each made observations and compared our thoughts on what was happening and put them down into our notes. For example we talked about:

• The number of wood bugs eating a specific food 
• What food was mainly being left out
• Why the wood bugs would choose a food over the other

What also required communication was making predictions and discussing our results. Throughout those discussion we made sure each of us were able to talk and share their ideas. There was a lot of teamwork needed for this project and we each contributed our work.

Another thing that we did was help one another. What I mean by helping each other is:

• We discussed how we should work out problems/obstacles
• Give each other advice
• Tell each other if one of us accidentally made a mistake  

We also communicated through a group chat. The group chat was made so we can either ask a question or tell each other something important. When we assist each other, we cooperate by allowing opened questions. So, not yelling at our partners for saying a “stupid” question, but just reminding them the answer. We were able to have a good mark for this project, thanks to our teamwork and commitment to the project. 

For what I needed to work on, on this competency was one thing. I was having trouble controlling myself from talking. There would be times where I would start talking and I forget about the assignment. What I need to do to improve, is talk less and concentrate more on the project.  There are many ways to help myself improve this problem. For example: 

1. Try discussing more on the work either then other things 
2. If I get distracted by someone, I will end the conversation and continue my work 
3. Put on earbuds and listen to music, so I wont get sidetracked

However, I do make sure that when the teacher is talking or is teaching a new lesson I listen with full attention. In the future I will demonstrate my improvements by working as hard as I can and not distract my classmates. 

Overall, I believe that I established a good representation of this core competency and I will further work on it as I go through the rest of high school.