Days 63 & 64

7 x7 Seven Subjects & 7 things I learned     December 10 & 11, 2012  Days 63 & 64

1.       Math

a. 16% 1/6, 0.19 ( I compared fractions, percents, and decimals from least to greatest

b. 7/4, 1 4/5, 200%

c. 8/9, 0.8889, 89%

d. I translated sentences into math 0.6 x 10

e. One third of thirty oranges = 1/3 x 30

f.  16% of 1/3 of 600 = 0.16 x 1/3 x 600

g.  60% of ten dollars = 0.4 x 10

2. Science

a. What is a cell?  A cell is the smallest unit of life, every living organism is made of cells, cells arrange themselves in tissues to form each organ and part in your body.

b. Is a cell alive? Yes, a cell shows all the characteristics of a living thing So scientists assume that cells are alive.

c. What do cells make up? Cells make up living things like plants, animals, and humans. There are millions of cells inside of you!!

d. What are the characteristics of a living thing? The characteristics of a living thing are, behavior, reproduction, energy transfer, organization, regulation, and growth.

e. What are molecules and organelles? A molecule is a non-living part of a cell. It has a specific job or function. An organelle is basically the same thing as a molecule except it has a different job or function. One example of a molecule is the glucose molecule which gives sugar to plants. 

f. How does a cell reproduce? A cell reproduces by expanding its membrane, which is like its skin, and then dividing in two.

g. What is amoeba? An amoeba is a microorganism, a one celled organism that performs all the characteristics of a living thing.

3. History

a. I learned about the bicameral (bi = two, cameral = chamber or house, ) This means that the legislative branch  has two parts, the Senate and the house of representatives.

b. Legislative, Executive, and Judicial are the three branches of government.

c. The separation of powers is the idea the all branches of government are equally important and no branch can take power over another.

d. The constitution tells what the nations laws are, what the powers and duties of the government are, and what the rights of the American citizens are.

e. The framers of the constitution created the constitution so that it could be amended if necessary.

f. The first change came in 1701 with the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments of the constitution.

g. James Madison is considered to be the Father of the constitution.

4. Language

a. Echo et narcissus. Echo silva nympha; Juno est pros, castigio Echo orare. Echo was a forest nymph; Juno, the goddess, punished Echo for talking too much.

b. Narcissus venator est in silva. Echo nympha havd dico. Narcissus is a hunter in the woods, Echo can’t speak to him.

c. Echo amat Narcissus est sal Echo voro naricissus. Echo is in love with Narcissus, how can she tell him?

d. Narcissus voco “aceedo mi” Echo cogito apello est puella. Echo respondat “aceedo mi”

e. Narcissus says, “Jopin me” Echo thinks he’s talking to her, Echo responds “Join me”

f. Narcissus careo Echo amat, echo lacrimat, narcissus iacat prope aquam. Amat filius imaginem. Narcissus rejects Echo, Echo cries, narcissus rests by the water and falls in love with his own reflection.

g. Iiupiter, narcissus muto, narcissus pulva narcissus flova iacat prope aquam. Jupiter turned narcissus into a beautiful narcissus flower which only grows by the water. 

5. Reading

a. The Eagle: He clasps the crag with crooked hands, Close to the sea in lonely lands, Ring’d with the azure world he stands.

 

The Wrinkles Sea beneath him crawls, He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt, he falls.

b. This poem is about the description of an eagle.

c. The simile that appears in this poem is. “Like a thunderbolt, he falls.”

d. When the poet says “The azure world” he is referring to the sky.

e. This poem is a lyric poem because it sounds like music when you read it.

f. The rhyme scheme of this poem is aaa/bbb

g. Alfred, Lord Tennyson wrote this poem.

6. Writing

a. In Critical thinking daily Spark I learned that the argument that they were giving was wrong because it was reductive.

b. In spelling and grammar daily spark I learned when to use you’re and your.

c. You’re a terrible parent.

Your son has a serious behavior problem, probably because you’re much too indulgent with him. Your child-rearings are much too relaxed. You’re making a mistake if you think your “devil-may-care approach to parenting will work. Your son doesn’t respect you, and if this keeps up, you’re going to end up bailing him out of jail someday.

d. I feel bad that Harriet wasn’t invited.

e. Rudolph dances badly but at least he tries hard.

f. Ms. Kramer spells badly so its lucky she has a smart secretary.

g. The soup tasted bad on the first day and even worse on the second.

7. Music

a. I learned a bunch of new chords on the piano, like dm, G7, and E.

b. I learned how to play the introduction to “Castle on a cloud.”

c. I learned how to transfer smoothly from my diaphragm voice to my head voice.

d. I practiced my melodic intervals.

e. I learned about flat notes. Like D#

f. I sang “I dreamed a dream” again this week and worked on building up my volume.

g. I used a metronome during piano to keep my timing right.