Days 128 & 129

7 x7 Seven Subjects & 7 things I learned             Day  128 & 129

1.       Math

a. In math today I learned how to simplify expressions using variables.

b. ½ x – 5/2 x – (-x) = -x

c. 9j + 3j – 5j = 7j

d. 11c – 4c – (-7) = 14c

e. 0.8y – (-0.3y) – 0.9y = 0.2y

f. 1/2z – 1/4z = ¼ z

g. 7t – 2t – (-t) + 10 = 6t + 10

 

Plus ½ hour of Kahn Academy

 

2. Science

a. More than two thirds of all coal is five countries, USA, China, India, Russia, and Australia.

b. Coal is formed from ancient swamp plants that decayed in mud and were compressed by layers of rock, and Earth.

c. Miners go down a downcast shaft to reach the coal deposit. There is a large metal container called a skip carries the coal to the surface.

d. There is a machine called a cutting head, it digs out the coal using a wheel equipped with sharp teeth.

e. It takes thousands for coal to form, the buried plant material is compressed, it loses most of its water, oxygen, and gases.

f. The carbon that is left is eventually squeezed into different kinds of coal.

g. USA has 25.4% of Coal reserves.

3. History

a. I learned that the idea of Social order or Class order was invented in Ancient Egyptian times.

b. On top of the social pyramid were the pharaoh, and the royal family, next were the educated elites then the middle classes, the skilled laborers and then the peasants and manual workers.

c. The Egyptians measured their wealth in cattle instead of money. Cows were counted every year and they were used to pay taxes.

d. The pyramids were built over 2,500 years before Cleopatra.

e. Cleopatra’s relatives were not Egyptians they were known as Ptolemies, a Greek-speaking from Macedonia.

f. The Glittering city was founded by Alexander the Great, the city had over 300,000 inhabitants it was also the largest port on the Mediterranean sea.

g. I saw Cleopatra’s needle in London, there are four of them one in Paris, one in New York, one in London, and one in Egypt itself, they were from the time of Cleopatra and it was really cool to see.

  

4. Language

a. I learned some ways of transportation in Spanish today:

en avion by plane

en autobus by bus

en tren by train

en coche by car

en barco by boat

a pie by foot

 

b. Some other expressions of traveling:

Voy a comprar un recuerdo I’m going to buy a souvenier

Voy a prepar la melata I’m going to pack my suitcase

Voy a llevar el pasporte I’m going to bring my passport

iVoy a divertime! I’m going to have a good time!

c. Voy a pasar las vacaciones Sur Carolina Voy a viajar an coche.

I’m going to spend my South Carolina I’m going to travel by train.

d. Voy a llevar mis gafas de sol y mi banador las Sur Carolinas.

I’m going to take my sunglasses and bathingsuit for South Carolina.

 

e. Voy a prepar la melata y lunes for Sur Carolina

I’m going to pack my suitcase on Monday.

f. Vay a llevar bici las Sur Carolia

I’m going to take my bicycle to South Carolina.

g. Voy a pasar las vacaciones el la playa.

I’m spending my vacation on the beach.

5. Reading

a. Today in reading I read a story set in 2020 about a girl who spends WAY too much time on the computer.

b. What is the conflict in this story?

Jan spends an unhealthy amount of time on her computer.

c. What are the first signs that Janice spends too much time on her computer? She e-mails more people and forgets to eat meals

d. When does Jan’s situation get worse?

When she buys software for a virtual-reality game

e. How is the conflict in the story revolved?

When Jan’s parents bring an officer and unplug her computer

f. What is one detail that the story is set in the future?

There is an internet officer

g. What kind of help is Jan given?

Hospitalization and the removal of her computer

6. Writing

Did I ever tell you that Reagan and Melissa are completely different? I don’t think I did. Well they are, because when they were transported to Florida, they wound up next to a very big Florida neighborhood with a very rich and clean way of living, they followed the lifestyle of their neighbors, The Clemens, where the mayor of Jacksonville lives. They had one daughter, Maria and she was Reagan’s best friend, Reagan and Maria are exactly alike, very girly, popular, and practically perfect in every way. Melissa, however, grew up in San Francisco and she was really close to her dad, Melissa could definitely be described as a Tom boy, she where’s clothes that aren’t the latest fashion trend for sure, she likes to play sports and she likes to get dirty. Very different!

Music—Guitar lesson with Gpa Mike

7. Art

“Free” with Egypt theme while  watching doc about Egypt 45 mins