Computer Lab Response

April 19, 2012

Computer Lab response

          Today in computer lab, our class reviewed the concept of handling data with Bitesize Math.  First, we reviewed frequency diagrams, then mean, median, mode, and range, and probability.  Frequency diagrams were easy, but but it was great to refresh my memory about it anyway.  Reviewing the mean, median, mode, and range was just a good way to master the concept.  Since I haven't done probability for a long time, it was essential to have my brain refresh the skill so my brain can act with a flick of a finger snap!  After we finished the activity, we took a test to ensure that the skill is mastered.  That was how Room 14 reviewed handling data in computer lab today.

Science Lab Response

March 22, 2012

          Today in Science Lab, the class learned about the usage, cons, and many other facts about resources that generate electricity.  Some examples of this would be natural gas, nuclear energy, solar energy, and wind energy.  We went around group tables and read a packet about some energy and took notes about it.  Our class learned about some percents of the amount of energy California uses for each type of energy.  For example, we uses about 43% natural gas out of all the electric energy used in California.  Science lab helped our brains to learn more about the kinds of energy used everyday.

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

C. S. Lewis

248 pages

          The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis is a novel that begins just from a painting of a beautiful ship.  As Lucy, Edmund, and Eustace get swallowed up by the painting, they find themselves in the middle of nowhere in Narnia.  With the assistance of King Caspian, the three find themselves on a ship, the Dawn Treader with a quest of finding seven missing lords.  As the crew on the Dawn Treader try to achieve their mission, they pass by many obstacles that also results to having life lessons.  The novel puts the reader into the scene and makes it feel like a real adventure!

Computer Lab Response

Jay 4                                                                                                                                       March 15, 2012

Computer Lab Response

          For computer lab on March 15, 2012, we started the lab with talking about Khan Academy.  We learned about how he started working in a closet, but since his videos were so good, he got 3,000,000 dollars from Bill Gates!  As Google later found out about Khan Academy, they gave him a couple million dollars as well.  With this, he hired employees, created a compony, and was successful.  With this lesson, I learned more about the history of Khan, a website our class is working on.  After that, our class learned more about some great learning sites that can help us on some hardships one has.  An example of this will be Aglet, a bunch of informational videos that share vocabulary not many people know about.  These sites helped us with strengthening our learning brains.  Computer lab was great learning experience that gave our class some websites to help strengthen our brains.

Asian Art Museum

Asian Art Museum

Dragon Wings

Dragon Wings

Laurence Yep
317 pages

          Dragon Wings by Laurence Yep is about a boy named Moon Shadow who sails to San Francisco where his dad, Wind Rider lives.  Wind Rider had a dream from the Dragon King telling him that he must pass a series of tests in order to become a dragon again.  As the two of them face conflicts from the 1900's, they pass many obstacles as well.  Dragon Wings is a good read that is full of action and full interesting tragedies as well.

Prince Caspian

Prince Caspian

C.S. Lewis

238 pages

            Prince Caspian is a "human" that that believes in animals from a place called Old Narnia.  As he goes on an adventure, half wanting to find these creatures, he runs into some of them.  The Old Narnians have been hiding for thousands of years because a group of humans called the Telmarines took over.  After that, Prince Caspian and the creatures thought about starting a war with the Telmarines.  To get help, Prince Caspian blows a horn that summons 2 kings, 2 queens, and a great lion from Old Narnia.  From there the kings and queens find their way to Prince Caspian and the others.  That is where the real climax begins.