Days 47 & 48

7 x7 Seven Subjects & 7 things I learned                                                November 13, 2012         Day 47 & 48

1.       Math

a. 3 ÷ 63 = 21 3 = divisor, dividend = 63, Quotient = 21

b. 32 ÷4 = 8. Divisor = 4, Dividend = 32 quotient = 8

c. 4 / 0.52 = 0.13

d. 4 / 0.052 = 0.013

e. 5 / 67 = 3.4

f. 4.2 ÷ 0.6 = 7

g. 0.8 ÷ 4 = 5

2. Science

a. I read the definition of the word cell and then I had to make a sentence using the word cell here is the definition: A cell is the smallest unit of life.

b. The cell is a unit of life because it grows, reproduces, and has behavior.

c. Definition: An organelle is a part of a cell with a specific job.

d. Use organelle and cell in a sentence:  The chloroplast organelle is a part of the plant cell.

e. Definition: A molecule is a structure made of atoms bonded together.

f. Use cell and molecule in a sentence: The membrane of an organelle is made up of molecules known as lipids; the plant cell’s chloroplast has an outer membrane.

3. History

a. I learned that Celtic bards were like pop singers today except without guitars…

b. In Roman times, the Welsh invaded Rome, and won!

c. In the 850’s the Welsh called their Viking Raiders “Black devils” even though they weren’t black…

d. In 1093the Welsh besieged the Norman Earl of Shrewsbury’s Castle at Pembroke. The Normans were down to their last lump of ham. The Normans threw their Ham to the Welsh outside.

e. In 1469 at the Battle of Bambury, the Welsh were massacred because of an argument over a bed.

f. Enoch ap Evan had three heads!

g. In ancient Wales, it was wicked to work on a Sunday.

4. Language

a. Rhetor puero stilum tradidit = The teacher handed the boy the stylus.

b. Nauta mercatori pecuniam tradidit = The sailor handed over the money to the merchant.

c. Poeta actori versum ostendit = The Poet showed the actor the verse.

d. Mater puellae librum ostendit = The mother showed the girl the book.

e. A Coquus amico pavonem offferebat = The friend to the cook was offering peacocks.

f. Pistor columbae panam offerebat = The baker was offering bread to the doves.

g. Pater filiae anulum dedit = the father gave the ring the daughter.

5. Reading

a. I learned how Montessori Kindergarten schools work, the theory of Montessori teaches kids to polish, garden sew, or concentrate on using your hands so that when they learn to write they are concentrated on it.

b. Some of the kids read to me. A girl named Caroline read ten pages of Josefina, a really hard to read chapter book. She did a great job. Nathaniel also read to me. He was reading “The Raccoon.”  And he did a wonderful job.

c. In reading workbook, I learned about some really cool hotels. I learned about “Jule’s Underwater Lodge” once an underwater research lab turned into an undersea hotel. You would have to sleep in a submarine and see fish and sea life swimming past you through the night. The whole hotel is water themed of course, and you can only reach the hotel by scuba diving!

d. I also learned about the Araiu Jungle hotel in Brazil which is 180 feet of ground and built basically in the treetops of the Araiu Jungle. Apparently you can see monkeys swinging past your windows and hear tons of Jungle creatures through the night. You can only enter the hotel by a boat across the Rio Negro River.

e. In Japan there is a hotel called the Japanese capsule hotel where your room is only 8 feet wide and four feet tall. From the outside your room looks like a microwave.

f. In Sweden there is a hotel called, the Ice Hotel, which made entirely out of ice and snow, even the beds and doors! Each spring, the hotel melts and goes back under construction every fall.

g. I personally would stay in either the Jungle hotel or the underwater one.

6. Writing

a. I think that Claudius is scared that the people of his country would start to believe Hamlet and try to kill Claudius. So by ordering the king of England to murder hamlet, then it won’t make Claudius look bad as a king and the people of Denmark couldn’t be influenced by Hamlet anymore.

b. The factory owner’s huge donation did not AFFECT the senator’s vote against the Clean Air Act. 

c. Scientists are still determining the long term EFFECTS of smoking.

d. A cause and AFFECT relationship exists between exercise and weight loss.

e. The story of his childhood AFFECTED me deeply.

f. What EFFECT do you think George’s arrival will have on Vera?

g. So today I walked into the classroom, and sitting on the teacher’s desk was a scratchy old plastic coffee container. It was very unique and different. It smelled like Espresso Vanilla coffee and cream. It appeared to be decorated with Mickey Mouse club house Disney Characters in swimsuits sitting around a pool. It had a yellow handle and a yellow lid. It seemed to be hollow and the decorative paper around it was covered with nail scratches and dirt. I wonder if it will be there tomorrow.