7 x7 Seven Subjects & 7 things I learned October 15 &
16, 17, 2012
Days 27 & 28 &
29
1. Math
a. I learned about formulas and equations.
Equations are ways to save time, space, money, and energy. Allow you to
calculate large, complicated math problems
b. I learned that 3 + (1.5 x 6) = 12 in. that’s
how tall my six inch cone was.
c. An eighteen inch cone would be 27 in.
tall. 3 + (1.5 x 18) = 27in.
d. 3 + (1.5 x 50) = 102 in.
e. I learned that if I was opening an ice
cream shop and needed to figure out how to charge my customers for 2 scoop
cones if it costs me c. 50 I used “algebra” to figure this out. Each cone costs
3.75
f. I learned that each of my ice cream
scoops were 2 inches but overlapping they were 1.5
g. My cone / base was 3 inches
2. Science
a. I learned that cells and organelles are
related. Cells are alive. Organelles are not. However, organelles and molecules,
and atoms are inside cells.
b. Organelles are made up of molecules and
atoms.
c. Dr. Birdley thinks that cells are alive
because their smaller components are not alive.
d. Dr. Birdley’s student Nate wants to know
what makes cells alive.
e. I learned of some key characteristics
that cells would need to demonstrate in order to qualify as living.
Reproduction, growth, breathing, age, death, and birth
f. I learned that cell growth is
demonstrated through plants in this comic, but it is true for other living
things that cells make up as well.
g. I learned that reproduction is a major
reason that scientists know that cells are alive
3. History--Long, multi-day lecture about the British Monarchy 1066-1600
a. I learned how to take notes during a lecture.
Instead of interrupting the teacher when I had a question I put a question mark
to the left of my note. When something was important, I made stars off to the
side.
b. I learned about William the Conqueror
and about how the Normans invaded England around 1066 and how in the battle of Hadrons
Wall William the conqueror usurped Alfred and became king. *Battle of Hastings—but close! There is a
Hadron’s Wall
c. Vocabulary words: Usurp: deposed king in
battle, Acceded: become king, Abdicate: Willingly leave the throne, Regent:
Spouse of king or queen, Protector: protecting the throne in place of a child
king until the child king is the right age to rule, Subjugate: to overcome,
sometimes protectors subjugated child kings.
d. The two biggest questions asked in
England all throughout history was, “Who’s King now?” and “What religion are
we?”
e. I learned about Matilda and Geoffrey Plantagenet,
who became the first, Tudor, kings and queens. Matilda deposed King Steven in
1141
f. Matilda and Geoffrey had a son, Henry II.
He married Eleanor of Acquatine and became the king of England and the King of
France. He fought a lot for keeping France and England. Henry and Eleanor did
love each other, but they also hated each other. So when Henry sent two of
their four sons off to war and when they both died, Eleanor tried to make her
other two sons, Richard and John usurp Henry II.
g. Richard the Lion heart succeeded Henry II
around 1200. Most people loved Richard except for when he left for crusade and
left his brother John in charge. John raised taxes and made lives miserable for
serfs and other poor people. This is the story of Robin Hood. John signs the Magna
Carta in 1215
4. Language
a. I finished my Latin book,
Minumus Secondus. I enjoyed this book because it taught me about Latin and what
it was like to be a Roman family in England which I am learning about in history.
b. I learned that Appropinquo means I
approach. Animal means animal, and attonitus means astonished in Latin. Animal Appropinquo
attonitus est Sofia. Sofia was
astonished when she approached the animal.
c. Benignus means kind, bonus means good,
bulla means locket. Lilia Benignus Avia bonus bulla est. Lily’s kind grandmother
gave her a good locket.
d. Colligo means collect, candela means
candles, Caledonia means Scotland. Corria Colligo candela Formosa Caledonia.
Corrie collects candles from Scotland.
e. Descripto means drawing, deletes means
destroyed, and domus means house, Sofia deletes architectus descripto un domus.
Sofia destroys the architecture drawings of the house.
f. Erubesco means I blush, Euge means
hooray, and exspectatissimus means very welcome. Corria Erubesco Kevinus Euge! Kevinus
exspectatissimus. Corrie blushes when Kevin says your very welcome and hooray!
g. Foedus means disgusting, fundo means I
pour, and frigidus means cold, and fronds means herbs. Lilia fundo Foedus frigidus
pointus fronds on Sofia est. Lily pours disgusting cold poisonous herb on
Sophie.
5. History
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
Henry VIII
Elizabeth
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Edward
Long shanks
Henry II
William
the conqueror
a. I learned how Edward the “Long shanks” Conquered
Wales, Scotland, and Ireland in 1277. He was the villain in the Scottish movie Brave
heart, which was about the Scottish rebellion led by William Wallace.
b. I also learned about Henry V, who fights
in Agincourt in 1413. During the 100 years war, Henry V loses France, but he
was a very brave king. Henry V is a Shakespearian play told from the Tudor side
making Henry V the hero. Henry V dies in battle at the age of 25.
c. I learned all about the War of Roses,
which is between the house of Lancaster and the house of York. Henry V’s son
Henry VI was deposed and murdered, which left the question, “Who gets to be
King?” the number 1 question in England at all times. There was a huge battle
between Lancaster and York, and York wins. Edward the IV, who is 19 years old,
becomes king.
d. Edward IV dies after only a couple years
of ruling. On his deathbed he appoints his son Edward V who is thirteen to
become king and his 9 year old brother John to be his heir. Richard III is
their protector. Lancaster is very upset with this and says that Edward V and
his brother are illegitimate, which turned out to be true. So York said, ok
then, Richard III who is the brother of Edward IV can be King instead.
Shakespeare wrote a play about Richard III making him evil. In the middle of
this, the two boys were sent to a castle, and they either were murdered, or
they disappeared forever. It is one of history’s mysteries.
e. In 1485 there was a great battle between
the roses, and this time Henry VII wins of Lancaster! Henry VII then does
something pretty smart, he marries Elizabeth of York. A white rose! Joining
Lancaster and York together and the war of Roses ends. Elizabeth of York and
Henry VII have a son. Henry VIII. The most famous Tudor King.
f. In 1509 Henry VIII becomes King at the
age of 18 after his brother died; he married Catherine of Aragon, A Spanish,
Catholic lady who he probably loved. But this was his brother’s old wife and
she was very old. However they had a daughter, Mary. And she was also very
catholic. They were married for 10 years but, they never could have a son! This
was Henry’s great matter. NO SON! He believed that it was because God was
punishing him for marrying his brother’s old wife, so he divorced her, but the
pope would not allow that to happen so he created the Church of England where
the King was the Pope, and he divorced Catherine of Aragon. His second wife was
a very young and beautiful woman named Anne Boleyn. She was a Howard and a
protestant. Anne and Henry VIII have daughter, Elizabeth who Mary hates. People
start believing that Anne Boleyn is a witch and Henry VIII starts believing
that too, so he executes her. Then only 2 weeks after Anne’s death Henry
marries Jane Seymour who was probably the only wife that Henry VIII actually
loved. During this time Henry had a hunting accident and his leg got all messed
up and he started getting really fat, stinky, and disgusting but Jane took care
of him. Jane died after the birth of her and Henry’s new son Edward. Henry was
heartbroken. The court then ordered Henry VIII to marry Anne of Cleaves from Germany.
He didn’t really want to but he kind of had to. She did not love him and he not
her. She was Catholic. They were only married six months before Henry VIII
divorced her. Then he married Catherine Howard. They were married for 2 years
with a very unhappy marriage and apparently they never spoke, Henry VIII
executed her. Wife 6 was Catherine Parr. Who was about Henry’s age, she was a
widow, and she loved him. She took care of him until he died in 1547.
g. Henry VIII ordered on his deathbed that
Edward was to be King and if he died, Mary and Elizabeth would be queen. Edward
dies at 15 years old from a disease and then decides that Howard lady, Jane
grey should be queen. Jane Grey rules for 9 days before Mary murders her. Mary
then has to become queen. Mary’s nickname was Bloody Mary. She tortures and
executes, and burns 1,000 of English Protestants. She was believed to be ugly,
sick in the mind, mean, bitter. She had no children. Marries Phillip of Spain. She
dies after 5 years and on her deathbed she allows Elizabeth to be queen.
Elizabeth never marries. She is a great queen. She wins the Spanish Armada in
1588.
6. Writing
a. Equivocation: The misinterpretation in an
argument with two meanings. I learned about equivocation through an argument
about the declaration of independence and the misuse of the word equal.
b. I learned about contractions I learned
that goodbye is a contraction for God be with you. I listed ten other
contractions: careful, won’t, wouldn’t, shouldn’t, couldn’t, isn’t, y’all,
doesn’t, who’s, and don’t
c. I learned about how Hamlet felt Angry,
foolish, crazy, frustrated, and stupid during one of his speeches in the
Shakespeare play, “Hamlet” these were all of his tones.
d. In critical thinking I learned how to separate
iron, mustard seeds, and sugar that are all in the same bowl. You could use a
magnet to get the iron out and then pour water of the sugar and mustard seeds
so the seeds would float and sugar would dissolve. If you boiled the sugar
water you would make what Buddy calls isomalt.
e. Ride and hide are similar verbs with
different past tense ending I had to find other similar verbs like this with
different endings. I found fell and tell, fallen and told, this is harder than
it sounds, I’m still working on it.
f. I had a riddle/question in my critical
thinking daily spark book. It explained how a father and son got in a car
accident, the father dies and the boy was taken to a hospital and operated on
by a doctor. The doctor saved the boys life. The boy was the doctor’s son. This
made me feel really silly after I answered it. See if you can figure it out!
g. I learned that moose and goose are nouns
that are similar but have different past-tense endings, moose and geese; this
is the same with fish and wished, fish and wishes, Tooth and booth, teeth and
booths.
7. Music
a. I learned how to sing “Someone Like you” from Jekyll and Hyde
b. I learned all about chords. I played the
base clef chords for a Taylor Swift song and now I can read almost ant music!
c. I learned an anagram for the treble clef
music, : Every girl buys designer fashion
d. I learned how to sight sing sol fej
E.Treble clef spaces spell out FACE
f.
g. I learned how to play “The Mexican Hat
Dance” on piano
