Days 110, 111

7 x7 Seven Subjects & 7 things I learned                                Days 110 & 111                  March 13, 14 2013           

1.       Math

Sophie studied for and completed a Math Review –she did OK.  I think that the Review itself wasn’t well written or prepared and that’s my mistake. I have also observed, however, that Sophie understands math and is definitely improving her math skills but she struggles to retain and then recall those skills without careful guidance or instruction. This does not mean she is inept at math—when she is focused and has clear instructions to follow, she is a solid 85-95% correct on all her work & I still think it’s impressive that she’s completing all her math work without using a calculator.

We are going to continue reading and working with Danica McKellar’s books and in Unit 3 I will start letting her use a calculator (she is learning some pre-algebra) & I will have her work with the Kahn Academy on-line at least one a week.  

2. Science

a. Newton's first law is the law of inertia, in object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. When you throw an object up in the air, like a ball, Gravity is the force that changes the path of the ball to bring it back down to your hand.

b. Newton's first law can be seen when a galloping horse suddenly stops, If the horse suddenly stops, the rider keeps on moving in a straight line, he flies forward and falls as gravity pulls him to the ground.

c. When an apple breaks free from a branch gravity causes it to fall faster and faster toward the ground.

d. Newton’s second law tells us that when a force acts upon an object, the object moves with increasing speed in the direction of the force.

e. I learned that the total force needed to change an objects motion is mass. Mass is the amount of matter in an object, mass is different from weight, weight measures the force of gravity on an object.

f. The objects motion depends on the force and the mass of an object, If you kick a ball, it moves in the direction you kicked it. The force on the ball depends on how hard you kick it, the harder you kick the more the ball speeds up.

g. If you kick a ball that has more mass with the same force, the ball doesn’t speed up as fast as the less massive ball.

3. History

a. I learned that on January 9, 1941 Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson approved an all black flight training program at Tuskegee Institute, a small college in Tuskegee Alabama.

b. On July 4, 1944, the formed the 332^nd fighter group, they switched to their signature aircraft, the P-51 mustang and painted the tails with bright red paint giving them their nickname, “Redtails.”

c. These pilots were the only fighter group that did not lose a bomber to the Axis fighters during the war.

d. The Tuskegee airmen destroyed 260 German Airplanes and 950 railcars and motor vehicles.

e. Only thirty-two Tuskegee airmen were held as POW’s and only 66 lost their lives.

f. The Tuskegee airmen helped cease segregation officially in the military.

g. In 1943, The US army went to Hawaii and asked for 1500 volunteers, and 10,000 signed up.

 

4. Language

a. Today in Spanish I learned how to describe insects:

Tiene cuatro patas. It’s got four legs.

Tiene alas It has got wings

Tiene amarilla y negro rayas It’s got yellow and black stripes

Una abeja It’s a bee

 

b. Tiene verde. It’s green.

Tiene cuatro patas. It’s got four legs

Tiene alas. It’s got wings

!Un saltamones! It’s a grasshopper

c. Tiene pequeno. It’s small.

Tiene seis patas. It’s got six legs

No tiene rayas. It hasn’t got stripes

Tiene alas. It has got wings

!Un Escarabajo! It’s a beetle

d. Tiene alas. It’s got wings

Tiene verde. It’s green.

Tiene pequeno. It’s small

!Un mosca! It’s a fly

e. Tiene colorful. It’s colorful

Tiene alas. It’s got wings

Tienemanchas. It’s got spots

!Una Mariposa! It’s a butterfly!

f. Tiene azul. It’s blue

Tiene alas. It’s got wings

No tiene pequeno. It’s not very small

Tiene seis patas. It’s got six legs

!Una libelula!

g. No tiene patas. It hasn’t got legs

Tiene concha. It’s got a shell

!Un caracol! It’s a snail!

5. Reading

a. Today in reading I read a story about two brothers who got invited to have dinner with John D. Rockefeller.

b. The story I read was in letter format from Ida, sending a letter to his wife Grace.

c. Then I filled in the character web about what I learned about John D. Rockefeller: personality: simple, amusing, down to earth, heroic

d. John D. Rockefeller: Childhood memories: He told Ira a story about how he remembers when he was skating on a frozen river and his mother forbid it, and then, he and his brothers saved a little boys life when he fell in the water.

e. John D. Rockefeller: Favorite meal: John said that his favorite meal was bread and milk. Ira couldn’t believe that this millionaire that could afford any delicacy in the world liked bread and milk!

f. John D. Rockefeller: Home: Cleveland Ohio. I know this because it says Cleveland, Ohio on the top of the letter.

g. John D. Rockefeller: Social status: Very rich. Respectful, and famous.

6. Writing

a. This is the beginning of my fantasy story:

“Edgebono Eutoosis!” Melissa says as she’s casting a spell. “Well, hello there.” Melissa says to her new made duplicate of herself. “Hello, back.” The clone says. Melissa was a nine year old wizard at the time and without permission, duplicated herself so she wouldn’t have to go to school. “You are my clone.” Melissa says, “You will go to school as Melissa Prescott, while I stay in Wizconsin all day.” “Wizconsin” was the name of the name of the secret wizard and fantasy creature world that wizards could get to by opening a portal with a special key. They call it Wizconsin so if a mortal hears it, they think they are talking about the U.S state, Wisconsin. However, young Melissa’s plan failed and her parents caught her and her clone and told Melissa to get rid of the clone, but instead Melissa sent the clone off on another mission. First, Melissa duplicated the rest of her family members and then said this to them, “Ok, clone of me… your name is going to be Reagan, clone of Kris, your name is going to be… hmmm, Garrett, clone of Mom, you’ll be known as Claire, and clone of Dad, you will be called Steven, you are the Johnson family and I will shrink you down, once I learned the shrinking spell and I will play with you as dolls so….” “Melissa… who are you talking to? Did you get rid of that clone like I said?” Melissa’s mom screamed from across the hall. “Yes, mom she’s gone, she’s vanished, she has completely disappeared.” Melissa said…lying. “Ok, cause I will be in to check in a minute.” Uh oh! Melissa thought to herself, she couldn’t shrink the clones because she didn’t know the spell yet…. Frustrated, she started waving her wand around, and when she turned around the clones were gone. She accidently transported the Johnsons to Florida erases their minds completely! “Oh, good…she’s gone.” Melissa mother said as she peeked into Melissa’s room. Melissa was upset that she lost her dolls, but she was also wondering how she made them disappear and where to.

7. Art

a. Today in art I learned about photorealism. I learned that photorealist’s liked how photographs captured real moments in time, and they were skilled at simulating the reflections, and tiny details shown in photographs.

b. People often say that it’s hard to tell whether their finished work is a painting or a photograph.

c. Photorealism was popular in the United States during the late 60’s and 70’s.

d. Some of the most famous photorealist painters are Charles Bell, Robert Bechtle, Audrey flack, Ralph Goings, and Don Eddy.

e. Some of photo-realism’s most important characteristics are: worked from photographs,

Used slide projectors or grids to transfer images on canvas,

Made direct copies from photographs, but usually larger,

Focused on cityscapes, portraits, and still lifes,

Often used an airbrush to hide brush marks.

f. Audrey Flacks painting, Marilyn is a good example of photo realism because it includes a photo of Marilyn Monroe and many realistic looking still objects.

g. Here are some photorealism pictures: