Days 130 & 131

7 x7 Seven Subjects & 7 things I learned Day 130 & 131

1.       Math

a. In math today I learned how to multiply and simplify expressions using variables. The trick is to squish the numbers together and then multiply, like 5x * 3y = 15xy

b. I learned that when you have two of the same number variables like 6x * 2x the answer is not 12xx, it is 12xsq.

c. (-7y) (-2) (-x) (-y) = 14xsq.

d. (8g) (-2gh) = 16gsq.h.

e. (-9a) (-5b) (1/9a) = 5asq.b

f. (10w) (0.1) (2w) = 2wsq.

g. (163v) (0)v (6x) = 0

 

2. Science

a. In Science today I learned about nuclear energy, I learned that in 2009, approximately 14 percent of all of the world’s electricity was produced by nuclear power stations.

b. The bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima showed the destructive power of nuclear energy.

c. I learned that small amounts of nuclear fuel react; the resulting heat is transferred to water, the water turns into steam that spins the turbines and produce electricity.

d. The electricity made by nuclear energy is transferred by transmission wires to homes and businesses.

e. I learned that scientist Marie Curie discovered uranium which is an atom that is mainly used to create energy and nuclear power.

f. I learned that in some ways nuclear energy is the safest, cleanest, cheapest, and best option for energy, but it is also very dangerous if a nuclear power plant malfunctions.

g. I learned that process of how nuclear power is created.

3. History

a. Most people in Egypt lived in villages, in sun-baked mud brick houses that were crammed close together.

b. The homes of wealthy merchants were spacious and comfortable unlike a tomb-workers house.

c. I learned that the Nile river was the thing that made it possible for the Egyptian civilization to grow in the harsh, dry, climate.

d. I learned that the Egyptians invented the first irrigation system. They dug canals to direct the water from the Nile to the crops. Later the Egyptians built reservoirs to hold the water, so that they would have it for the dry season. 

e. I learned that Egypt was one of the first socialites to grow crops, and they were also one of the first groups of people to tame animals and breed them for work or food.

f. I learned that the Egyptians might have been the first people to make wine and brew beer.

 

4. Language

a. Today in Spanish I practiced conjugating the verbs Estar and Ser

b. I also practiced and learned the months.

c. I lrearned how to say my birthday “Es trieta la una el Agosto, es el cumpleanos de mi.” August 31st is my birthday.

d. I learned that from one to thirty, numbers are written as one word, from thirty one- it is two words.

e. I practiced sorting male nouns and female nouns in different lists.

f. I learned the names of the months in Spanish. Enero, Febrero, marzo, abiril, mayo, junio, Julio, agosto, septiembre, octobre, noviembre, diciembre.

g. I practiced my Spanish vocabulary.

5. Reading

a. In reading today I read a poem by Emily Dickinson called, “If you were coming in the fall.”

b. I practiced figuring out the conflict in the story and finding metaphors and similes.

c. What is the main conflict in the poem?

The speaker does not know when she will see her love again

d. What does the speaker say is here main worry?

She is “uncertain of the length” of time until she sees her love again.

e. Which one of these is a metaphor used in the poem?

Comparing the months to a ball of yarn

f. Which one of these is a simile used in the poem?

Comparing the summer to a housefly

g. Which one of these is a good summary of the poem and its conflict?

 

6. Writing

a. In writing today, I learned about persuasive writing. Persuasive writing is a way to show your opinion and try to make people feel or act in a certain way.

b. I read a paragraph that used persuasive writing about putting a 20 minute free library period in every middle school where students could go into the library and have free reading time.

c. I wrote a writing block stating my opinion and respond to Daniel’s article. (Daniel was the author of the free reading time library thing.)

d. My response:

“I agree with Daniel’s article and think that all students should have choice of their books and should have a set time and break from classes to sit quietly and read their books in the library. I think that the library should be open both before school and after giving students free willing motivation to read more often.”

 

7. Music