Hi guys! Today I will be talking about the country Afghanistan in Asia.
Population: 40.1million people live in Afghanistan.
Religion: Most people’s religion are Islam. Other religions include Muslims and others.
Neighboring Countries: Iran, Pakistan, Tajikastan,Turkmedistan, and Uzbekistan.
Geographic Features: Geographic features include Irrigated land, Fertile river valleys, Deep gorges, Deserts, High Plateaus, and Snow covered mountains.
Climate: The climate is mostly Dry continental, with hot summers, and cold winters.
Popular food: Though there are many, the most popular food in Afghanistan is called Kabuli Pulao. It is made of steamed rice, raisins, carrots, and beef, or lamb.
Holidays: There are so many holidays in Afghanistan, but some include Liberation day, Eid al-Fitr, and Mujahideen.
Language: The three main languages are Pashto, Dari, and Lingua franca.
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Hi guys! It’s me, back here to talk about one of my favourite things; rocks and minerals. Today we were exavating cookies! But before that, I need to tell you about rocks and minerals. There are 3 main types of rocks, Sedimentery, Metamorphic, and Igneous. A Sedimentery rock is formed by sand, pebbels, and other materials. Metamorphic rock comes from metamorphis, and can be some kind of rock that has changed during it’s “life”. The change is due to high heat, high pressure or hot mineral change. Igneous rocks have two different types. Intrucive, and extrusive. Intrucive, also known as plutonic, is formed in the inside of the crust, giving it more time do form big crystals. Extrucive, is formed by lava from the surface rapidly cooling, giving little, or no time to form crystals, making the crystals (if there are any) much smaller. Now for the cookies. We excavated a soft cookie, and a hard cookie using toothpicks.
I found that the soft cookie was easier, because on the hard cookie, one small crack, and it all falls apart. Here are my chocolate chips that I excavated.
Before I did all this, I had to complete a sheet. Here it is.
Overall, I loved this expariment. I hope to do it again.
Hi guys! Today I will be talking about my Innovation Day project. We were asked to build a castle with a working drawbridge.
My Hypothesis
I will be making a drawbridge using pulleys and gears. I will make it like a kite. The pulley will be the string, and the gears will be for extending it.
Here is some information about the medeival times that I found on the way.
Now, for some information on pulleys and gears.
What is a pulley?
A pulley is a wheel with a groove. It has a string/rope hanging through it.
How does a pulley help us?
A pulley can reduce the force needed to lift the object.
Instead of pulling up, you pull down, and it is easier to apply force downwards, then upwards.
How do you use a pulley?
To use a pulley, simply apply force in the downwards direction, on the rope/string.
Today I will be talking about sound. I can’t belive we have started this unit!
IT IS SO FUN!
So first, you need to know that there are four properties of sound.
Sound can be reflected.
Sound can be absorbed.
Sound can be modified.
Sound is caused by vibrations.
Lets start with the first one. Sound can be reflected. Sound can be reflected off of most hard surfaces, but google says that masonry, a brick bond, like mortar, and concrete are most affective.
We did three experiments in class. One was with a tuning fork. We tapped it on several different objects, several different times. Another was about making a kazoo. I was not here for this experiment. The last one is about making a model ear. We made it out of cardboard, then added clay.
Next is sound can be absorbed. Sound can be absorbed by most things, but again, google gives us suggestions too. Google says that flexible objects, and objects that allow liquid and air to pass through will absorb sound easily.
The third one says that sound can be modified. To modify, or change the pitch/volume of sound, you have to modify the vibration first. To do that, you can go to a speaker, or another device, and turn up/down the volume.
A very good speaker. (don’t ask how I know)
Sound is/are waves. It/they move according to vibrations. Sound is made from vibrations. The waves travel, in a line. Sound can echo well off a dome, because it is uneven. Not strait.
Next time, I would like more mirrors, beacause it would be harder to hit the right space that would reflect to the cards.
Next, while we were learning about transparent translusent and opaque, we made stain glass windows. The transparent part, was the “protection holding the paint in”. The translucent, was the part were the light travels through, and it lights up the different coulors. the opaqe, was not actually the same part as in a real stain glass window, but we used it like another translucent, but the light could not get through. In a real stain glass window, the opaque would just be the seperator of the different coulors.
This is when we were learning about reflecting light:
When light gets reflected onto rippled water, the water can ripple the picture like this:
When light gets refracted, the light moves slower, making pictures that arent actually there. Light moves slowly in water, wich is why a wise spear fisherman wont throw a spear exactly where he sees the fish.
Reflection of learning:
I loved this unit, though I think next unit I will want to do more experiments, and less worksheets.
Rating
I rate this unit eight :)s and two :(s out of ten.
I was more than excited… until I remembered about the car drive. I asked my dad and he told me… 3 HOURS!?! This was too much for me. I started to tremble. I was worried. I wasn’t expecting that long a drive! But when we pulled into the driveway and I saw the playgrounds, the cottages, the pools, the restaurant and the beach, I started to feel like it was worth it.
F irst we checked out the cottage, which was more like a house. It looked strangely like the inside of a mansion (but of course smaller) We unpacked, read books, because we hadn’t planned anything yet, and chose our rooms. For dinner, me and my family had lasagna. It was amazing! So soft. The edges were just the right amount crunchy… Mmmmm…
T he next day, when we felt the damp grass, I went to the indoor pool, which was warm, but we couldn’t dive. Disappointing. So instead, we just swam. We also watched Honey, I shrunk the kids, and went canoeing with my sister and dad. I was in the stern for half of the ride, but after, when I started to get tired, the stern went to my dad; and we went by a personal island. It said it was owned by “The Johns”.
Next, we went ax throwing for a bit, and in about 2 hours we went swimming, and then built a boat. It worked well. I could paddle as long as I wanted!
Finally, we went home. On the way, we ate lunch at a breakfast restaurant. I had a chicken ceaser wrap. I almost ate too much! When we finally got pack to Ontario, we only had to drive for 10 more minutes! On the highway, I had fun on my tablet (iPad) for the last 5 minutes! Just kidding. I was playing for about half the time. When we got back home, I was exhausted, and sad that we had left; but after, we had to unpack. (My least favorite part of all that fun.) I loved it. I hope to go to elmhirts resort again next you.
