This week I did the lessons Literal Equations, Logic Puzzles, and my Chapter 3 Test. The logic puzzles lesson was fun! I solved three equations using just logic. They were really entertaining!
Creative Writing:
This week we talked about researching for our books. If we don't know something, we search it. We discussed search keywords and other things. Our teacher told us that once, she was researching for a poison that tasted sweet for one of her books. She came up with one, and shared a funny thought- People talk about writers having bad search histories, searching for how to murder someone and such (if they were writing horror or mystery, perhaps). But what if they knew how to do those things and didn't have that search history? Back away, slowly... ;)
Social Studies:
This week I learned about Ancient Crete, and the legend of the Minotaur. So this week, I drew a labyrinth for the minotaur. It was very hard but also very fun.
Tech (Exploring Technology):
This week I had a Capstone project, a thing to sum up the semester. I built two models of houses after a tsunami, one with mangrove trees protecting it and one without protection.
Cute, unprotected house.
House with a wall of mangroves protecting it.
After the tsunami, the mangroves have water in their leaves, but the house is just fine.
And over here... disaster struck. The trees fell over, water everywhere, and the house... is de-house-ified. (Get it?) This was very fun!
Elective (Writing for Publication):
This week my teacher decided that the whole class should each do an interview so she could teach us all at the same time. So, I chose a person- Neal Spencer, a guy with a magnet tool who is working in Nubia, to write an interview about. We researched about our people, and then we will try to email them and ask them some questions. We learned that it is important to research before asking them questions, because it will help us get some answers. It's flattering, if you think about it. Would you rather answer to someone who asks you, "What do you do for a living?" Or, "I heard you were an archeologist. What do you do?" Or would you want to answer someone who knows about you and wants to know more? Researching beforehand also shows that we are serious about our magazine and aren't lazy, just emailing to get answers. However, we can email them and ask if our research is correct.
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