Day 81

7 x7 Seven Subjects & 7 things I learned Day 81     January 18, 2013

1.       Math

a. I started learning pre-algebra and solving for x. I learned about nicknames, which are the letters like x, m, y, etc.

b. I am holding a bunch of sticks of gum, but I’m not going to tell you how many. Let’s just call the number of sticks of gum “g.” Let’s say that you give me four more sticks and I give you half of everything I have. Written in terms of “g” how many sticks of gum did I give you? I would write the problem like this. (g+ 4) ÷ 2

c. x . 3

d. m - 7

e. 2c – 3

f. I learned that a variable is a letter that stands for a number whose value is not known yet, such as y or x.

g. Variables can stand for a variety of amounts.

2. Science

a. We did an experiment just like Galileo did with a pendulum swing. We took a screw, a bolt, a washer, and a battery to a 22’’ string and saw how many periods, (swings back and forth) It would do in 15 seconds. We realized that no matter what the weight, the swing will be pretty much the same time when you’re not including variables like pushing, reflex, etc. We did this from a parallel and 45 degrees angle and then we shortened the string and the number of periods became longer! This helped the discovery of fixes because it gave other people the interest in finding patterns and discovering how and why things move the way they do.

b. Length of the string, 22” type of weight, washer, number of swings in 15 seconds Parallel = 9 45 degrees = 10

c. Length of the string, 22” type of weight, bolt, number of swings in 15 seconds Parallel = 9 45 degrees = 10 Wow! It’s the same as the washer, see the weight doesn’t matter… or does it?!

d. Length of the string, 22” type of weight, battery, number of swings in 15 seconds Parallel = 9 45 degrees = 10 It’s the same again. I bet this is because all of the types of weight, weigh about the same amount! Is this true?

e. Length of the string, 22” type of weight, screw, number of swings in 15 seconds Parallel = 10 45 degrees = 11. The screw weighs hardly anything at all and it increased the number of swings in 15 seconds, this is interesting!

f. In the second part of the experiment, the string was shortened to a length of 16 inches.

g. The screw had 12 periods in 15 seconds at both angles, the washer also had 12 periods in 15 seconds, the bolt had 11 at both angles and so did the battery. So there isn’t much difference at all but ofcourse we only did each angles twice and if we were really looking for an accurate answer we would have down each angles for each type of weight at least 8 times.

 

3. History

a. There is no time in American history recognized for its Patriotism more than during World War II, that’s because every aspect of American life focused on one goal, which was to stop the Axis powers.

b. By 1942 Italy, Germany, and Japan, controlled most of Europe and the southern pacific.

c. Recycled toothpaste tubes provided tin for air planes, while just one recycled refrigerator produced three machine guns.

d. “Rosie the Riveter” became the nation’s symbol for its strong female workface!

e. Two days after Hitler invaded Poland, Britain and France and many other countries declared war on Germany. The U.S managed to stay away from war for a while. In May of 1939, Hitler invaded Belgium, Denmark, and Norway and the Axis Powers seemed unbeatable because they were using a new kind of warfare called blitzkrieg, meaning “lighting war.”

f. The Royal Air force pilots fought the German air force, the Luftwaffe, in Southern England, this battle was called the Battle of Britain and more than 500 RAF pilots were killed, and England was very close to defeat.

g. The rapid advance of the German army took Britain by surprise, the Germans were able to trap the British army at Dunkirk on the French coast, however almost 340,000 British soldiers were able to escape.

4. Language a. I listened to a Spanish news broadcast where I translated the words when she said doce abajo, which means twelve and under!

b. Tony Zumba gave us a vocabulary sheet of words that he says quite a bit! Vamos!(vah-moss) Come on! Rapido (rra P do) Faster/ quicker

c. Manos (mah-nos) means hands. Hombros (om-bross) means shoulders Caderas (ka-daraz) hips

d. Derecha (there-echa) means right and Izquiderda (ez- kee-ertha) means left

e. Adelantemeans forwar and atraz means backward

f. Muy bien means very good and Que rico! Means so good!

g. Arriba means up/high and abajo means down/low

 

5. Reading

a. Today I read a biography called Soldier with a Secret about a female enlisted in the Union army disguised as a male.

b. Rosetta Wakeman disguised herself as Lyons Wakeman from New York and enlisted in the Union army. 

c. Rosetta had served in the army and had been buried in a soldiers0 grave without her secret ever being revealed to the army.

d. Research has shown that over 400 women dressed up as men and fought in the Civil War as soldiers.

e. Rosetta was buried as a soldier in Chalmette National Cemetery.

f. As a boatman, Rosetta was paid a $152 bonus by the army.

g. The woman that enlisted in the army had many different reasons, some wanted to be with husbands, or brothers, some wanted to fight for the cause of freeing slaves, Some wanted adventure, which is what Rosetta wanted.

6. Writing

a. I learned about a different way of spelling words, the Capital letters are how the word sounds and the lowercase letters are the actual in the words. Like, mXecO or hLlO.

b. I spelled words using this idea: peQulir BAvR, KterR NtiCing

c. I used modern English and re-wrote Brutus’ speech from Julius Caesar. Are you actually anything? Or are you some god, or angel, or even a devil, that will turn my blood cold and kill me and send me to the stars?! Tell me what you are.

d. I learned from my World War II story the word blitzkrieg

e. I learned that punctuation can change the whole meaning of a sentence using the same words. Look at that man eating chicken. Look? At that Man eating chicken! Private. No swimming aloud. Private? No! Swimming aloud. 

f. In Critical thinking I changed the order by listening to clues. ABCDEF. To BEACFD

g. I listened to Antony’s speech in Julius Caesar that used similes and wrote what the similes meant. Anthony is saying that Brutus is like an ape because it was crazy to kill Caesar and apes are crazy! He is saying that Brutus was like a dog to Caesar because he was loyal to him, but then he betrayed Caesar completely.

7. Art

a. Today I learned about Fauvism in Art today.

b. One of the characteristics of Fauvism is bold, unnatural colors

c. Flat unrealistic space and quick aggressive brushstrokes

d. A rough unfinished look like the portrait of Madame Matisse painted by Henri Matisse in 1905.

 

 

f. Fauvism was popular in Paris around the late 1800s and some of the famous artists are Andre Derain, Raoul Dufy, and Georges Rouault

g. The word Fauvism comes from a critic who called the paintings, “Les Fauves” which means “the wild beasts” the critic used this term because the paintings were painted so spontaneously, I guess it looked like they were painted by wild beasts!