The White Mountains Book Talk

How would feel if everyone around you was enslaved to an alien race, and you knew absolutely nothing about what your ancestors knew. You knew nothing of electricity, steam power, or even gunpowder.you knew nothing of the past. Unfortunately, this is what the characters in "The White Mountains" by John Christopher experience. Way in the future, "Tripods" have invaded earth and enslaved the human race using a device called a "Cap" that controls your mind. To keep order in their newly conquered land, the Tripods destroy all advanced technology and return kings and nobles, farmers and peasants. Will is a kid living in a tiny city called Wherton, who is looking forward to capping day, when he receives a cap and enslaves him to the tripods. Until, a man named Ozymandias, a rebel to the tripods, tells the truth about the caps. Will attempts to escape to the White Mountains where the revolution is based. This book is a book I quite enjoy because it gives a sense of how the future might just, and just how reliant we are of what our ancestors have created to assist us. I would recommend this book to and fan of science fiction or "apocalyptical future" books.

Physical Properties of Sugar

CNN Heroes: Pushpa Basnet

We have all been watching the 10 CNN Heroes  and listening to how they are helping the world. They all do amazing things for the world. helping fight terrorism, helping war veterans back into the world and other heroic deeds. But the one hero that strikes me as completely amazing is Pushpa Basnet.
Pushpa lives in Nepal, one of the poorest countries in the world. 55% of the population lives under the international poverty line. One day, Pushpa was visiting a prison, and she discovered a horrifying fact: people imprisoned in jail have their children imprisoned with them. Pushpa thought this was terrible beyond reckoning.
She started the butterfly home, a daycare that let kids come out of prison for five days a week and be taught mathematics,

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Clinical Trial 6A

Precisely 98 people participated in this clinical trial,  46 of which took the real medicine and 52 of which took a placebo. 97.83% of the treatment group said the medicine made them better, and only 20% of those who got better said the medicine gave off mild side effects. There was only one person whose headache didn't get better. In the placebo group, only 36.54% of the group said they had gotten better, which proves that the medicine is making all the difference. This shows the medicine is a good medicine and should be approved for release to the public.

Unit 2 questions

These are my questions for exercising unit 2!

1. 6.2 (<, >, or =) 6.45
2. 15.62+7.2= ?
3. 3.98*0.91= ?
4. 104.26/4.96= ?
5. 4,120,000 in scientific notation
6. perimeter of a doormat:
a. 5 cm, b. 0.3 m, c. 2.5 m
7. 49 m = ? cm

"Fun" excercise

My idea of fun exercise is walking with my parents so I can discuss things with them. I also enjoy playing badminton because I think of it as a sport that isn't too competitive and you can just play it for fun. I love running too because it clears my mind and makes me happy.

Mass "AHA" Moment

My "AHA" moment in science was when I discovered that mass is different from volume because mass is the measure of gravity's pull on an object  and volume is how much stuff you need to make an object- which is why you use a triple beam balance to measure mass, and you record mass in grams.

Sedili's got doughnuts for sale!

Sedili idol- what a lot of talent! One hundred kids vouching for some of the most amazing performances ever seen in SAS! Still, my absolute favourite performance was, "Doughnuts for sale, doughnuts for sale!" the comedy routine made by London. Because I was in it! It was an exhilarating experience.

The story of "Doughnuts for Sale" was about a man selling doughnuts, who obviously has short-term memory loss, because he can't remember what his doughnuts cost, how fresh they are, and when to pick them up! So he needs help from his manager all the time! But then he gets attacked by a robber... can his memory loss disorder save his doughnuts?

Volume "AHA" moment

My "AHA!" moment in science was when I learned that one cubic centimetre is equivalent to one millilitre, and I think that this rule is practical for measurements and calculations using water displacement. It makes it easier to measure volume.

Good Sportsmanship

Welcome to my blog

Thanks for visiting my blog! I hope I get to use this blog a lot. I think it makes life easier- no problems with forgotten homework, instant connection with teachers, all that stuff! Technology really has changed over the last twenty years- everything is faster and easier. Except, of course, when you don't get to use it. So I can't wait to start using my blog!