Days 82 & 83

7 x7 Seven Subjects & 7 things I learned Day 82 &  83
1/22/2013

1.       Math

a. I learned about solving for x and learned many great tricks like turning the x into a box and using “things” to solve for the box.

b. 5x = 3x + 8 x = 4

c. 2x + 6 =10. To figure out this problem, first I subtracted both numbers by four (10 – 6 = 4) 2x – 4 = 2x 6 – 4 = 2. X = 2

d. X – 7 = 11 x = 18 

e. x/5 + 1 = 3 x = 10

f. 8x = 7x + 5 x=5

g. 6x + 1 = 2x + 5 x = 1

2. Science

a. I learned that Newton was a sizar in college. He had to work for the college to pay for his education and food and lodging.

b. Since pendulums did not arrive on the scene until the mid 1600’s, during Isaac Newton’s childhood, people looked to the sun to figure out what time it was.

c. For thousands of years water clocks, burning ropes, and candle clocks all helped people keep track of time, you can make a candle clock or a simple water clock o find out just how useful their clocks were to people in the early days.

d. When Isaac Newton first attended Cambridge University he acted as his own guinea pig and stared into the sun to see what would happen … and he nearly blinded himself

e. Isaac Newton also did experiments to correct a misperception that he had when he was a boy, His eyes told him that the sun travels around the Earth therefore the Earth is center of our universe.

f. I made an optical illusion when I held a pencil perfectly still perpendicular to the floor and stared at a straight object, a window, then I shut one eye and then opened it and shut the other eye multiple times and it looked like the pencil was jumping up and down!

g. There was another optical illusion that I did where I held my eyes about a foot away and stared at my fingertips. I slowly moved my hands closer to my eyes and it looked like I had an 11^th fingertip! 

3. History

a. What is a poll? A special place to vote using either computers, machines, or paper to vote.

b. What is a political party: A group of people who think the same way about political issues.

c. How often can a citizen vote for a member of the House of Representatives? Every 2 years

d. Members of the senate get 6 year terms.

e. The Electoral College is a process of electing the president indirectly.

f. A president candidate can win both electoral votes and popular votes.

g. “Impeach” means to accuse

 

4. Language

a. To say what something is in Spanish, you use the verb ser (to be). You don’t have to use pronouns or little words like “it” or “they” because the verb ending shows whether you are talking about one or two items. Es un despertador It’s an alarm clock, Son flores They’re flowers.

b. All nouns in Spanish are either masculine or feminine. The word “a” or “an” is either “un” for masculine nouns, or “una” for feminine nouns. Un juego de computadora. A computer game and Una guitarra a guitar.

c. To ask about an object close by, you used esto, this. For an object further away, you say eso, that. ?Que es esto? What is this? ?Que es eso? What’s that?

d. For feminine nounsm, esto and eso become esta and esa.

e. I learned how to conjugate Spanish verbs today. Conjugate means all grammatical forms of a verb.

f. I conjugated the Spanish verb, Ser (to be)

Soy- I am

Eres- you are

Es- you are

Es- he/she/it is

Somos- we are

Sois- you all are

Son- you all are

Son- they are

 

g. And I conjugated the Spanish verb Estar (to be)

Estoy- I am

Estas- you are

Esta- you are

Esta- he/she it is

Esmos- we are

Estais – you all are

Estan- you all are

Estan- they are

5. Reading

a. Describe what When Lightning strikes is about. This story is about lightning and explains what lightning is, how it’s useful, how it’s dangerous, and safety tips about what to do when it strikes.

b. For what audience did the author write this selection? For students or people interested in weather and science.

c. Why do you think the author started the article with a reference to Ben Franklin? Because Ben Franklin is a familiar historical character and instantly creates a mental image.

d. The author presents both negative and positive aspects of lightning because he/she explains that lightning is helpful and good for the environment, yet it is also dangerous.

e. Why does the author end the article with a reference to the kite? Because it ties the conclusion to the introduction.

f. What is the author’s purpose in presenting safety tips concerning thunderstorms? To educate the readers so they can use the safety tips themselves.

g. The author’s purpose of writing this selection is to inform.

6. Writing

Luna Lovegood is a wizard at Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry. She has light blonde hair that reaches her shoulders, and reminds me of straw or hay because it is always tangled. Her blue eyes always look like a cloudy sky because they frequently change the shade of blue depending on the light. She has a very sweet sounding British accent that sounds like the way we think a princess should sound. She dresses in odd clothes with unusual colors and quite a bit of eccentric feathers and ruffles. She would be considered short compared to some of her friends at Hogwarts. However, she is probably the most generous and caring person ever.

7. Music

a. In piano today I learned the chords Bm over C and Fm

b. We did flash cards where we practiced the notes on bass and treble class.

c. I learned easy tricks to remember F, G, A, B, and more

d. I practiced singing vowels, E, Aa, Ah, Oh, Oo

e. I song “Wouldn’t it be Loverly” to see if it would work well for a contrasting song for my audition in March.

f. I learned a way to smoothly go from high notes to low notes t high notes again, like in Castle on a Cloud. The trick is to raise your eyebrows on the high notes and when you lower them slowly, move your voice with them.

g. I learned a new trick with the peddle on piano.