Playing With Tiny Robots

In DTE this term we have been playing with Sphero, Sphero is a round robot that is programmable. You can play games with Sphero like catch and guessing games (don't ask =__=).

Our task was to the four blocks activities on this site https://edu.sphero.com/cwists/category. After that we were set the task to create our own activities. I created a game where the is not to throw Sphero too hard or else Sphero will 'Cut The Cheese' (like I said don't ask =__=).

Here is the code for the game:

(something will appear here soon)

This topic was really un eventful.

Coraline - What I remember

In English we are doing film study, the film we are doing is called Coraline.

It starts off with Coraline moving to a new house called 'The Pink Palace'. After she arrives she goes into the garden and grabs a stick off a bush to use as a dowsing rod. she follows the dowsing rod trying to find a well, when she reaches the well we first meet a character named Wyborn. Wyborn scares Coraline when he enters because he rode down from up above her wearing a strange mask. Wyborn points out the well Coraline was looking for and points out that the dowsing rod Coraline was using was made out of poison oak. Then it starts to rain, and that was the first five minutes of the movie. (that's not all I remember but oh well)

Film Study....

I made a crossword. Please do it......

link to the cross word

and the usual english questions that people don't usually answer:

What am I learning?
Different film terms.

How does this work show my learning?
Because it show I know the definition of the terms.

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?
Why are there so many terms???????

Write That Essay - The -ED start & the W- start

The -ED start is when you start a sentence with a word ending with the suffix -ed.

Example -ED words:

• Confused
• Surprised
• Startled
• Confronted
• Triped
• Thrilled
• excited

Example sentences:

• Confused by this sudden turn of events, the boy fell off his bike, sending him skidding across the pavement.
• Surprised by a barking dog, the cat missed the fence it was going to jump on.

The W- start is when you start a sentence with a word beginning with w-.

Example W- words:

• Who
• What
• When
• Where
• Whereas
• Whilst
• While

Example sentences:

• Why the boy fell off his bike, nobody knows.
• When the door opened, I was surprised to find a bundle of flowers.

Now for a paragraph with the W- start, the -ly start, the -ed start and a preposition start.

Whilst people were doing their work, Rykin talked like there was no tomorrow. Annoyed by his constant talking, people stuffed their ears full of cheese. Unfortunately he didn't shut up, so people threw cheese at him till he ran away. After he was gone, people could get their work done.

Write That Essay - Adverbs & Preposition - & PEEL

Adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. Adverbs usually end with the suffix ly

Adverbs for starting sentences:

• Quickly
• Significantly
• Cautiously
• Firstly
• Importantly
• Remarkably
• Similarly
• Surprisingly
• Readily
• Curiously
• Concerningly
• Interestingly
• Confusingly
• Consequently
• Shockingly

Example adverb starting sentences:

• Cautiously, the dog sniffed the foreign object.
• Remarkably, the skydiver survived the fall without a parachute.

Preposition are little words indicating movement or position.

Preposition words:

• On
• Off
• In Front
• Behind
• Between
• In
• Against
• Throughout
• Near
• About

Example Preposition beginning sentences:

• Throughout the ages, humans have never been able to prove the existence of supernatural beings.
• Behind the shelf, a book lay gathering dust.

PEEL:

P - Point - State the point you want to make

E - Evidence - Support your point with 2-3 sentences

E - Explain - Link my evidence to my point - 2 sentences

L - Link - Link back to your argument/Link to the next paragraph.

Example of a peel paragraph about Martha from the novel abomination:

Throughout the novel 'Abomination' Martha is bullied. An example of this is the incident with the girls throwing water into the stall soaking Martha. When she came out of the stall they punched her in the stomach and called her a slut. This made Martha feel angry and upset. Unsurprisingly this is a example of physical bullying by students toward Martha. There was a imbalance of power between Martha and her bullies because there was one of her and three of them. Another way Martha experiences suffering is at the hands of her parents and the Church of the Righteous.

Abomination Novel Study Workbook

We have been doing the 'Abomination' novel study workbook in English for a while now. We have been reading the book then doing the activities on this workbook.

Distillation Experiment

In Science we are doing an experiment involving boiling coke to see what is left behind.

Aim: Separate the solute from the solvent in stevia coke.

Hypothesis: That the coke will leave a strangely colored liquid and some crystals.

Equipment: Stevia coke, Conical flask, Heatproof mat, A delivery tube and bung, Bunsen burner, Tripod, Gauze mat, Retort stand, Boss head and clamp, Boiling tube.

Method:

1. Set up equipment as shown in diagram.
2. Add approximately 50 mL of coke to your conical flask.
3. Light your bunsen burner. Open the air hole and gently push the bunsen burner under the tripod.
4. Heat the solution until most of the solvent has evaporated. Turn off your Bunsen burner.

Results/Observations: The coke boiled very quickly and not a lot of crystals were left. The liquid was clear.

Conclusion: My hypothesis was completely wrong for the results were the opposite to my hypothesis.

Discussion: The liquid was clear and there weren't a lot of crystals because stevia coke is made up of mainly liquid ingredients.

Evaluation: My experiment was a success, I was able to separate the solute from the solvent in stevia coke (even if there wasn't much solute). If I did it again I would use a different type of coke.