Cold War Time Line
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Family Studies- My Family Presentation
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Cornell Notes Chemistry 4.1
categories: Science 10, Uncategorized
Float Your Boat Challenge Write Up
categories: Science 10, Uncategorized
Name: Mara BLK: D
CHALLENGE: Make a boat that can float in water and hold the most amount of pennies.
PROBLEM: What materials can we use and how can we make a boat that will float in water?
HYPOTHESIS: If we use tinfoil as a base, and attach the straws on the perimeter and marshmallows on the corners of the bottom, the boat should be able to float.
IDEA FOR ORIGINAL DESIGN: Insert image and write a description explaining your thinking/reasoning as to why you chose that particular design
We thought that the straws would add some support to the base, and the marshmallows would be able to resist water and therefore assist the boat in staying above the water once weight (pennies) were added. We also decided to add wax paper in the middle to hold a sort of curve for the pennies.
HOW MANY PENNIES DID YOUR BOAT HOLD?
35
WHAT WOULD YOU KEEP OR CHANGE ON YOUR BOAT DESIGN IF YOU WERE TO DO THIS AGAIN? (saying nothing is not an option)
For the most part, our theory worked. The straws added support to the base and but it also allowed some water to seep through, next time, we should make sure that the ends of the straws are secure so they become more water resistant. The marshmallows also really helped the boat stay afloat and so did the wax paper, however it could only hold 35 pennies.
What I Learned- Chapter 5
categories: Math 10, Uncategorized
In Chapter 5, I learned about Polynomial Operations
Lesson 1 was review and a preview into the chapter. We reviewed what a variable and what an algebraic expression is. We also learned the difference between a monomial, binomial, trinomial, and a polynomial. (shown in image). With these polynomials, you can classify them by degree. “The degree of a monomial is the sum of the exponents of its variable(s)” and “the degree of a polynomial is the degree of the term with the highest degree.” After we learned how degrees work, we started to add and subtract polynomials. At first, with algebra tiles, then, just algebraically.
Lesson 2 taught us how to multiply a polynomial by a monomial. Again, we used algebra tiles at first but then we learned how to expand an expression using the distributive property. The distributive property is a(b+c) = ab +ac. (examples shown in image below).
In lesson 3, We expanded on what we knew and learned how to multiply two binomials together. In this lesson, there were two models, algebra tiles and an area diagram, however I prefer to solve algebraically. Again, we expanded on the distributive property concept. The distributive property for two binomials is as follows: (a+b)(c+d) = a (c+d) b (c+d)= ac +ad +bc +bd.
I learned to use the acronym FOIL to help remember which terms to multiply first
F- First term in each bracket
O- Outside terms
I- Inside terms
L- Last terms in each bracket
In lesson 4, we practised the FOIL method and multiplied polynomials together. This continued in Lesson 5, and we were introduced problem solving by multiplication of polynomials and went more in depth with this in lesson 6.
What I learned- Chapter 3
categories: Math 10, Uncategorized
In Chapter 3, I was the measurement unit. Here is what I learned from each lesson:
Lesson 1- Review on how to round numbers and how to substitute formulas.
Lesson 2- Different referents in measurement. A referent is a term to describe objects that were used to measure before real measuring tools were invented. Examples include: thumb, hand, pace, cubit, and pace. I also learned the difference between the Imperial System and the SI (metric system) of measuring.
Lesson 3- Different devices to use for measuring and how to use them. A vernier calliper is a measuring tool that is generally used for finding measurements of fine and tiny things. A vernier calliper measures to about 0.1 mm to 0.05 mm. A micrometer is a measuring tool that is generally used to find the thickness or the outside dimensions of smaller objects. A micrometer is more precise because it measures to the nearest 0.01 mm. I also learned how to read these two devices. 
Lesson 4- Conversion between the metric system. I learned about different methods to convert within the SI system, such as using the metric unit number line, using proportional reasoning, and using unit analysis.
Lesson 5- Expanding on lesson 4, I learned how to convert measurements within the imperial system and between the SI system and the imperial system. We can still use the previous three methods (metric unit number line, proportional reasoning, and unit analysis) for converting measurements in the SI system and for conversion between the two systems.
Lesson 6, 7, 8, and 9 were all about surface area and volume. In lesson 6 I learned how to apply conversions into square units of area. We expanded on this idea when we learned how to calculate the surface area and volume of prisms and cylinders (lesson 7), pyraminds and cones (lesson 8) and of volumes and spheres (lesson 9).
Mortal
categories: English 9, Uncategorized
Im
Create the controlled,
That’s the real goal.
Greens and greed,
Neon gods from screens.
Icy fire,
Drugs get higher.
Dancing trees
Cut down to make more copies
Of the perfect pristine pictures
Hung above addictive liquor
But don’t worry, nature won’t fail
The real mother we forget to hail.
One day all of us will see
What being human really means.
Immortals by Mara Rusu is a rhymed poem that explores Mother Nature vs Humanity, human hubris, and the environment. This poem explores the depths of the inquiry question: How does our environment or where we come from define us? It also incorporates the powerful video “I am Nature.” Together, they demonstrate the idea that nature is something so much more powerful than human’s think it is. Coming from an enviorment and society of greed, and hubris affects humanity and mother nature greatly.
New France Document Gallery
categories: Socials 9, Uncategorized
- Champlain and Quebec
Map of New France (Champlain, 1612) Source
Engraving based on a drawing by Champlain of his 1609 voyage. It depicts a battle between Iroquois and Algonquian tribes near Lake Champlain.
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Champlain built the “habitation” which was part fort and part village in 1608 at the site of present-day Québec City (courtesy John Ross Robertson Coll/Metropolitan Toronto Library).
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Opening page of a letter from Quebec City, a La Rochelle merchant involved in maritime trade with New France. Source
- Jesuits and Hurons
Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons: construction of the Jesuit mission, began in 1639 (courtesy Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons Historical Site).
A Jesuit preaching to the Huron
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This composite view of the torture and death of the blackrobes of Huronia in 1649 (courtesy Library and Archives Canada). Source
- Royal Government
The Governor Frontenac meets the Governor of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay , at the Battle of Quebec in 1690 . Source
Reception hosted by Bishop Laval for the Marquis de Tracy and the Intendant Talon, 1665 . Source
The Intendant’s palace. Source
- Coureurs de Bois
Coureurs-de-Bois Trading with Natives Source
- French vs English
French and Indian War: blockade of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, engraving, An English engraving from 1775 celebrating the blockade of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, during the French and Indian War. Source
- Seignuary
Manor House of the Beauport Seigneury Source
This painting by James Peachy is called “A View of the Bridge over the Berthier River, 1785.” Source
Interior of Habitant Farmhouse
by Cornelius Krieghoff Source
- English vs France
Map of the layout of the Louisbourg Fortress Source
French and Indian War: blockade of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, engraving, An English engraving from 1775 celebrating the blockade of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, during the French and Indian War. Source
- Seven Years War
Siege of Louisburg during French and Indian War Source
The death of General Wolfe, pained in 1763 by Edward Penny Source Crossroads Pg. 67
This 1797 engraving is based on a sketch made by Hervey Smyth, General Wolfe’s aide-de-camp during the siege of Quebec. A view of the taking of Quebec, 13th September 1759. Source
Industrial Revolution- Changes To Society
categories: Socials 9, Uncategorized
Digital Footprint- Mara Rusu
Here is my Digital Footprint Project.