7 x7 Seven Subjects & 7 things I learned Oct. 29, 2012 Days 23 & 24
1. Math
a. I learned how to add and subtract
fractions which is super hard
b. I learned that if fractions have the
same denominator, that it is easy to subtract them, like 4/5 and 1/5 you just
add up the top and keep the denominator, 4/5 + 1/5 = 6/5
c. Adding and subtracting fractions with
different denominator is hard because you have to find the LCD them divide with
copycats then add across and then reduce!
d. 7/ 15 – 1/45 = 4/9
e. I used the birthday cake method to
figure out the LCD the Lowest common denominator before I added or subtracted a
fraction
f. I reduced 250/300 and 6/18 and then added
them to get 1 1/6 which I turned into improper fraction, 7/6
g. I learned that fractions with the same
denominators are common denominator fractions, because they have a lot in
common, deep down below the fraction line!
2. Science
a. The nervous system, and other systems, is
made up of tissues, which make up organs, which are in a system. Tissues are
made of many cells, the neural tissue because it is inside the brain.
b. I learned that a cell and an organelle
are different because a cell is living and an organelle is not alive however
the organelle is inside a cell.
c. I learned that the Atom is the smallest
unit of matter.
d. I learned that a molecule is a cell part
that performs a specific function.
e. I learned that an organelle is a part of
the body that serves a specific function since it is not alive .
f. I learned that the Aorta tissue is
connected to the cardiovascular system.
g. I learned all about the neuron cell, did
you know that is connected to the brain?
3. History—Horrible
Histories
a. Q. In Barma, the babies take a suck of
their mother’s milk and then a suck on a cigar. True or false?
A. TRUE!
b. Q. The Nikkuls of Afghanistan worshiped
one of the queen’s soldiers- John Nicholson, True or false?
A. TRUE!
c. Did you know that in Lucknow India, in
1857 some British soldiers ran out of tobacco, so they smoked tea leaves
instead! How absurd!
d. Did you know that Sir Lanka, a British
soldier, died after being attacked by a crocodile on a battle field?!
e. Did you know that one officer had a job
of hanging a group of rebels; just for fun he hanged them in a figure eight!
f. I learned that the Indians rebelled
against the British in 1857.
g. I learned that the Thugees that came from
India to England in 1857 had a secret code.
4. Language
a. I learned about participles in this
chapter of Latin.
b. I learned Placetne tibi means is it ok
with you, or does it please you?
c. I learned some participles, ducta =
lead, empta = bought, iussus = ordered, missus = sent, vocatus = called
d. I learned that if a Latin participle is
masculine it usually ends in us, and if a Latin participle is feminine it ends
in ta.
e. I learned that Hispanica in Latin means
Spanish, Lepidina looked at a Spanish slave at the slave market
f. Germinica is Latin for Germany, Flavius
decided to buy a German slave named Trifosa, which means delicious
g. I learned that Graecca in Latin means from
Greece.
5. Reading—The Last Unicorn & workbook
a. Amber is hardened tree resin that has
been fossilized
b. Because of amber, scientists have had to
revise some theories about evolution
c. Most Amber is mined in the Baltic Sea
area
d. The amber room of Tsar Peter the Great
of Russia is being recreated, but the original is missing
e. Many pieces of Amber contain fossilized
insects, plants, or animals
f. The amber room of Tsar Peter the Great
is worth approximately $200 million
g. In The
Last Unicorn, Mommy Fortuna has taken the unicorn to her Midnight carnival,
with the help of Schmendrik the magician she lets all the disguised animals
free.
6. Writing
a. Consecutive Class. “Try to find as many words as
you can that have the same letter in a row”
Ball, fall, tall, call, mall,
shall, hall, wall, soon, moon, cartoon, baboon, buffoon, fluff, raccoon, noon,
cheese, knees, troops, loops, coops, oops, hidden, bidding, bitten, ridden, tripped,
tipped, slipped, sipped, shipped, ripped, flipped, juggling, hugging,
shrugging, tugging, chugging, giggling, lollipop, hammer, grammar, manner banner,
canner, runner, funny, bunny, sunny, balloon, typhoon, maroon, macaroon,
happen, trapped, nabbed, scabbed, fibbed, nibbled, dribbled, mopped, sobbed,
matter, flatter, fatter, bitter, batter, butter, fuzzy, fluff, ruff, tuff,
cuff, taffy, daffy, zoo, cocoon, monsoon, written, kitten, mitten, bitten, smitten,
b. In writing today I learned about descriptive writing.
c. I translated
descriptive writing words out of a paragraph about a mega store, Descriptive
sight words
See. Groceries on
one side, Neon signs hanging from the ceiling five feet apart, yellow
wastebasket
d. Hear: Whining, whirring, back-up beeps of
a scooter.
e. Smell: Spicy scent of grilled chicken
coming from the café.
f. Touch: tall, cold glass
g. Taste: Spicy grilled chicken, sweet iced
tea
7. British Culture
1. I learned how British people communicate with each other.
2. I learned that Jane Austen only had one portrait painted
of her and it was a scribble painted by her sister.
3. I learned that Charles Dickens had two wives, and that he
died at age 58.
4. I learned that BBC stands for British broadcasting
network, its most of the shows appear on like, Eastenders and Are you being
Served?
5. I learned that there have been over 6 James Bonds.
6. I really liked Mr. Bean and Monty Python because I really
thought they were funny!
7. I learned that the Bronte sisters wrote Wuthering Heights
and Jane Eyre.
British Culture Web
Quest
Monty Python:
Mr. Bean:
James Bond:
Charles Dickens:
BBC:
Jane Austen:
Bronte sisters:
The Eastenders:
Are you being Served?
Upstairs/Downstairs:
Downton Abbey:
