By Josh, the 8th Grader
A High Wind and Rain storm is coming to our area. Last year when this happened, our power got knocked out for 6 days! It's going to be starting this morning. We think it will go until noon tomorrow. I'm just hoping it doesn't knock out our power as long as the last one did! But, if it is as long as the last one was, we're more prepared! Instead of having to look around the house to find flashlights, we have 5 right next to the table! The one thing I'm wondering is if it will be as violent as the last one. The last one literally took a few of the tiles off of someones' roof! We saw it happen given that we could watch through the glass on the back door. There is still a silver patch where it happened! Now, don't worry that the storm got inside their house. There is wood under the tiles. But still, who knows how violent it will be?
Friday, October 14, 2016
Friday, October 7, 2016
How to Get "Millionaire" in Khan Academy
By Josh, the 8th Grader
Picture found here
I've been on Khan Academy for 3 years, and in that time I've racked up 2,785,030 Energy Points. I know that some of you who are reading this are wanting to know how to meet the requirements of 1,000,000 Energy Points, so I am going to give you some of the main ways I get Energy Points!
Speed Badges
This one is one of my main ways because for each topic that you do 75 fast problems, you get about 10,000 Energy Points! You also get 4 Meteorite Badges, 2-3 Moon Badges (depends if you already have Geek of the week: practice) and 2 Earth Badges!
Master Skills
Even if they're problems before/after your grade, go for them because if you reach 500 mastered then you get 748,100 Energy Points in badges ALONE!
Watch Videos
The videos are 850 Energy Points a piece. You can listen to them while you're doing other things on your computer, and they are a good source of badges if you want more.
Picture found here
I've been on Khan Academy for 3 years, and in that time I've racked up 2,785,030 Energy Points. I know that some of you who are reading this are wanting to know how to meet the requirements of 1,000,000 Energy Points, so I am going to give you some of the main ways I get Energy Points!
Speed Badges
This one is one of my main ways because for each topic that you do 75 fast problems, you get about 10,000 Energy Points! You also get 4 Meteorite Badges, 2-3 Moon Badges (depends if you already have Geek of the week: practice) and 2 Earth Badges!
Master Skills
Even if they're problems before/after your grade, go for them because if you reach 500 mastered then you get 748,100 Energy Points in badges ALONE!
Watch Videos
The videos are 850 Energy Points a piece. You can listen to them while you're doing other things on your computer, and they are a good source of badges if you want more.
Friday, September 30, 2016
Apple Tasting
By Joshua, Grade 8
Mom got 9 types of apples at the store the other day and we had all of them! I ranked them by how much I liked them.
9. Red Delicious
This one was my least favorite because it is BLAND! It is juicy and crunchy. The juice is tasteless.
8. Fuji
This one doesn't have flavor..... until the aftertaste! The aftertaste is sour.
7. Granny Smith
As soon as you bite into it you get an overpowering flavor of sour! If you like sour more then I do then it might be in a different place.
6. Golden Delicious
The sour/soft combination works well!
5. Jonagold
This is a good type of complex in both flavor and texture!
4. Jazz
This is the best tart apple of the entire bunch!
3. Pink Lady
This apple has an average apple taste with a hint of sweetness!
2. Honeycrisp
This apple would be my #1 if it were just a bit less sweet! This is SWEET!
1. Gala
This apple has the perfect amount of sweetness and the texture is the perfect softness!
9. Red Delicious
This one was my least favorite because it is BLAND! It is juicy and crunchy. The juice is tasteless.
8. Fuji
This one doesn't have flavor..... until the aftertaste! The aftertaste is sour.
7. Granny Smith
As soon as you bite into it you get an overpowering flavor of sour! If you like sour more then I do then it might be in a different place.
6. Golden Delicious
The sour/soft combination works well!
5. Jonagold
This is a good type of complex in both flavor and texture!
4. Jazz
This is the best tart apple of the entire bunch!
3. Pink Lady
This apple has an average apple taste with a hint of sweetness!
2. Honeycrisp
This apple would be my #1 if it were just a bit less sweet! This is SWEET!
1. Gala
This apple has the perfect amount of sweetness and the texture is the perfect softness!
Our Chickens
By Jeremiah the fifth grader
It's been a while since we showed you our Chickens so here they are. That is a Rhodebar aka ''Big Red'' in the middle, a Buckeye aka "Buckey" on the left, and a Partridge Rock on the right.
It's been a while since we showed you our Chickens so here they are. That is a Rhodebar aka ''Big Red'' in the middle, a Buckeye aka "Buckey" on the left, and a Partridge Rock on the right.
So that's what the girls look like, and if you were wondering we've had two coops so far the first one I don't have a picture of but I do have a picture of number two and here it is:
Well that's what our girls and they're snug little coop look like. (The sign on the coop says Happy Hens Live Here).
Khan Academy
By Jeremiah the sixth grader
Khan Academy Is a educational website if you use it the right way. There are multiple uses for it. They've got math from Kindergarten to 8th and up, Science & Engineering, Computing, Art & Humanities, Economics & Finance, Test prep, & Collage Admissions! Finally the avatars. You start out with the leafs and little seed things. I think the easiest set to get is the Aqualine in order all you have to do is complete your first task, Master your first math skill, Master three skills in math, Master ten skills in math, and Master twenty skills in math. When you get 10,000 points you unlock seedlings and a bunch of others. At 50,000 points you unlock saplings and more. At 100,000 points you unlock trees and more. At 250,000 you unlock Ultimates and epics.
Friday, September 23, 2016
Michael Vey
By Jeremiah the 6th grader
Currently there are 6 books in the Michael Vey series. Michael Vey Prisoner of Cell 25, Michael Vey Rise of the Elgen, Michael Vey Battle of the AMPERE, Michael Vey, Hunt for Jade Dragon, Michael Vey Storm of Lightning:
and now Michael Vey Fall of Hades:
Coincidentally Storm of Lightning came out on my birthday last year! This year Fall of Hades came out two days before my birthday! I think this is my favorite book series so far and I'm so excited to read book 6!
Friday, September 9, 2016
Our first week of school
By Jeremiah the sixth grader
We just started school on Monday and this is a quick summary of what happened.
Today is our first day this year babysitting. In math I'm learning about averages and percentages. In language I'm learning about prefixes and suffixes. In History I'm learning about what happened on this earth before we got here and messed it all up! (toxic waste) In Science I'm learning about the body. I'm getting better at cursive.
We just started school on Monday and this is a quick summary of what happened.
Today is our first day this year babysitting. In math I'm learning about averages and percentages. In language I'm learning about prefixes and suffixes. In History I'm learning about what happened on this earth before we got here and messed it all up! (toxic waste) In Science I'm learning about the body. I'm getting better at cursive.
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