LEARNING LOG WEEK 29

MATH:  I worked on dividing.  I check to see if it's right by multiplying.  I also did addition.

LANGUAGE ARTS:  I'm reading a book about when George Washington was a kid.  I did spelling and handwriting and grammar.

SCIENCE:  We're growing bacteria in little dishes.  We added a probiotic to one of them to see if it would kill off the bacteria.

ENGINEERING:  I finished up with my project with the stairs and making the balls go up the stairs.  I'm starting on a new project with wheels and water.

KARATE:  I did one-steps.  I also practiced my forms.  I helped the younger kids.

LEARNING LOG WEEK 28

MATH:  For math I did more division.  I checked my answers with multiplication.  I also did other multiplication problems.

LANGUAGE ARTS:  I'm reading a book about George Washington when he was growing up.  It's taking me awhile to read it, but I like it.  I did spelling and writing and handwriting.  I did grammar worksheets.

SCIENCE:  I learned about the protist kingdom.  They're the "junk drawer" of the kingdoms because they don't really fit into other kingdoms.  We grew bacteria in dishes and then looked at it under the microscope.  We drew pictures of what we saw.

ENGINEERING:  I'm still working on my wooden set with the stairs and the balls.  I like figuring out how to make the balls go against gravity.

KARATE:  I practiced my forms and saw some of the red belt's forms.  I also worked on my blocks and defenses.

LEARNING LOG WEEK 27

MATH:  I did lots of division.  Then I checked my answers using multiplication with the same three numbers.  I did measurements too.

LANGUAGE ARTS:  I'm still reading a book about George Washington.  He grew up on a plantation.  I did spelling, handwriting, and writing.  I also did grammar worksheets.

SCIENCE:  I built a constellation of the Big Dipper out of marshmallows and toothpicks.  I also used Agar plates and Q-tips and rubbed it on dirty places to see if we can get bacteria to grow.

ENGINEERING:  I'm still working on my wooden tool that can make the balls hop up the stairs against gravity.  I'm going to be adding some new things to it.

KARATE:  I'm reviewing some of my forms and learning new blocks.  I'm also learning how to make my stances better and stronger.

LEARNING LOG WEEK 26

MATH:  I'm still really practicing on division.  I also learned how to do division with remainders.  You put a capital R and the number that's left.

LANGUAGE ARTS:  I've been reading a book about George Washington.  I'm only on chapter 2.  So far it says that he's around my age like about 10.  He's learning about blacksmiths and all the plantations.

SCIENCE:  We learned about eukyrote and prokyrote cells.  Eukyrote cells have a nucleus and they can be multicellular.  I learned about the different parts in the cells.

ENGINEERING:  I made a wooden automaton.  You have these wood pieces and when you spin the handle it makes the wood pieces go up and down.  The wood pieces are slanted.  You put the balls in and they climb it when you spin it.

KARATE:  I only had one class this week.  We each got to try some one-steps.  I did one of my teacher's and one of my brother's.  They were both really fun because you take out their legs and take them down.

LEARNING LOG WEEK 25

MATH:  I did adding and subtracting fractions.  I also did lots of division and then you check your answer by doing multiplication.

LANGUAGE ARTS:  I finished reading "A Penny's Worth of Character".  Now I'm reading a Classics book.  I did spelling and handwriting and writing.  I read some poetry and learned about independent and dependent clauses.  Dependent clauses are not a full sentence and need more information.

SCIENCE:  I learned about microscopes and the different parts of a microscope.  We looked at skin cells and a hair under the microscope.  Then we drew pictures of what we saw.

ENGINEERING:  I'm still working on my lighting board.  I'll be starting on my next project this week.

KARATE:  I did some fighting combinations.  We had to do certain ones and then we had to come up with our own.

LEARNING LOG WEEK 24

MATH:  I did a lot of Big Brains working on my multiplication facts.  I did worksheets too.

LANGUAGE ARTS:  I'm still reading "A Penny's Worth of Character".  I'm almost done.  I did spelling, handwriting, and writing.

SCIENCE:  If you had a rock, and you wanted it to be your pet then you wouldn't have to do anything for it because it doesn't need food, water, oxygen, it can't move by itself, and it can't reproduce.  But, if you had a dog then you'd have to take care of it.  I did check off boxes to show how you can tell if something is living or non-living.

ENGINEERING:  I'm still working on my light on the paper.  I made some new designs.

KARATE:  I learned a new form.  I can't figure out the names of the new forms, but I'm starting to get it.

LEARNING LOG WEEK 23

MATH:  I did division.  I also did multiplication with bigger numbers.  I did some word problems.

LANGUAGE ARTS:  I'm reading "A Penny's Worth of Character" for the second time.  I did spelling and handwriting.  I also worked on grammar.

SCIENCE:  I learned about how satellites are put in space.  I also learned about Mars.  It has less atmosphere than earth does so meteorites crash on it.  It would be hard to live on Mars because you would need shelter, food, and oxygen.

ENGINEERING:  I'm still working on my light board.  I put mazes on there so the light has to trace the maze.

KARATE:  I did some stretching.  I'm mostly reviewing forms.  I like being in the advanced class with my brother.