UCLA

             I can't wait to visit the college I really want to go to in the future, UCLA!! I always knew UCLA for the film programs, when I was little, before I could really understand college, I thought that was all it was. As I have learned more about college over the years (and UCLA now), I know there are a lot more possibilities and options anyone can choose, like many different majors and classes. The one thing I want to see, however, is the Powell Library!

Science Lab

Today, in Science Lab, the class learned about plastic and what it is found in. Practically everything is made of plastic, which is very harmful. Scientists suspect plastic is the cause of 1 out of every 35 kids getting autism. When scientists did a study about canned foods, they used people with the same blood type. The group who ate canned soup, which is lined with plastic, for lunch everyday instead of homemade, like the other group, had 1000% more plastic in their bloodstream.It made me think twice about certain items in my home made of plastic. Things like soap, toothpaste tubes, flooring, paint,bed sheets, clothes, etc. Sometime soon, all the cups in my house will be made of glass, just in case the plastic bites back.

Computer Lab

In computer lab, the class reviewed even more on Bitesize. This time, however, the subjects didn't include Math, but Science and English. We played a variation of all of them, some people played all Science, some all English, and some a mixture of the two. First, I reviewed Deduction and Poetry with interesting games. I didn't know there were grannies who ate children! Other subjects/games I played include: Shadows, Friction, and Sound. Apparently, sound vibrations kill off a disease! It was nice to know there is a FUN way to review for CST, I will definitely be using Bitesize more often.

Which & Wizard

Witch & Wizard

James Patterson

336

Witch & Wizard, by James Patterson, is basically the lives of Whit and Wisty Allgood, a witch and wizard in training, while the horrible New Order takes over, or the N.O. for short. It took being captured in the middle of the night, put in jail, and a death sentence to finally reveal to them they had illegal powers. After they escape prison, they find a department store full of kids just like them, without powers of course. No one, besides the One Who is the One, is more powerful than the Allgood family.

Divergent

Divergent

Veronica Roth

487

Divergent, by Veronica Roth, is yet another dystopian novel about society being divided into factions, which are focused on different values, bravery and selflessness being the main factions. After growing up in Abnegation all her life, Beatrice is tired of the "selfless" life. When she is 16, she gets to choose if she stays in her own faction. Her aptitude test reveals she is Divergent, a dangerous title meaning she isn't cut out for just one faction, which is what she is supposed to be, but three. Will Beatrice choose Erudite, intelligence, Dauntless, bravery, or Abnegation, her home faction where her family is?

Computer Lab

Today in computer lab, we learned and reviewed some math skills that can REALLY help us on the CST's. I didn't get to finish all of them, unfortunately, but I still reviewed quite a lot. First, we helped find a special bottle and learned about 2D Shapes. Secondly, I reviewed 3D Shapes and Nets by preventing robots from taking over the world. I'm a hero! After that, I learned that angles can especially help humans beat robots for control of the world in 2100. Next, I learned that weights and measures can definitely help when you sending a package! Well, today in computer lab was a day chock full of mathematical reviews and information. That CST Test better be prepared to get aced!

Computer Lab

             Today in computer lab, the class learned about different math skills by using fun activities. First, we learned about frequency diagrams by helping people with the plague, which we can use in "real" life when we make tables or tally up the amount of points a person got in that last game. Secondly, we learned about mean, median, mode, and range while helping robotic creatures. Mean, median, mode, and range help with all different kinds of things, like grades, weight, etc. Lastly, we learned about probability. Of  course, a lot of people know about probability already. Heads or tails? That common question comes to mind when talk about probability starts. A life application to this would be when someone bets on something, which I strongly discourage. If there are 10 horses, there is a 1/10 chance of betting on the right horse. Learning about these things using real life applications online was very interesting.