Pennies For Patients
We did a project which was called Pennies For Patients. We did this project during our Pennies For Patients fundraiser. Mr. Erickson, our teacher, filled a Pennies For Patients box with pennies. Mr. Erickson told us the size dimensions for the box, and he told us the dimensions of the pennies. Our goal was to determine how many pennies were in the Pennies For Patients box. After we determine how many pennies were in the box, we had to determine the weight of all the pennies in the box. Since the weight of the penny changed in 1972, we had to use systems of equations to determine the weight of the box.
We were supposedly able to determine how many pennies were in the box. Mathematically there should have been somewhere around 8600 pennies. There were actually about 4000 pennies. Mr. Erickson was not expecting us to get the right answer, but one student did get the correct answer. We learned that the pennies do not perfectly fit and that there is and always will be some empty space and that life isn't perfect, and there isn't a perfect answer. Mathematically the perfect answer was 8600 which was far from 4000 pennies.
This relates to the fundraiser Pennies for Patients which was taking place at school. This fundraiser is a program in which people raise money for different types of cancer. Mr. Armstrong, my computer teacher, showed us a video in which scientists created a cure for cancer. These scientists engineered the virus HIV so it could fight cancer cells. In this project, I used several websites on the internet to determine what percent of pennies are pure copper, and what percent of pennies' outer layer is copper to help determine the weight.
We were supposedly able to determine how many pennies were in the box. Mathematically there should have been somewhere around 8600 pennies. There were actually about 4000 pennies. Mr. Erickson was not expecting us to get the right answer, but one student did get the correct answer. We learned that the pennies do not perfectly fit and that there is and always will be some empty space and that life isn't perfect, and there isn't a perfect answer. Mathematically the perfect answer was 8600 which was far from 4000 pennies.
This relates to the fundraiser Pennies for Patients which was taking place at school. This fundraiser is a program in which people raise money for different types of cancer. Mr. Armstrong, my computer teacher, showed us a video in which scientists created a cure for cancer. These scientists engineered the virus HIV so it could fight cancer cells. In this project, I used several websites on the internet to determine what percent of pennies are pure copper, and what percent of pennies' outer layer is copper to help determine the weight.
Proportions and Conversions
We are currently working on proportions. We have to measure our height, we also measure the of a doll. We divide the height of the doll by itself. Then we will divide our own height. I will then multiply that number by the size of the prop I am doing. I am doing an IPhone5 . I will then multiply the IPhone 5's size specification, and multiply them and make a really large prop.
We learned how we can convert objects to make them as large as humans and compare them to something. This is what they do in movies where people get shrunk, they really don't get shrunk all that happens is that, they make really large props to make them look like they shrunk.
We learned how we can convert objects to make them as large as humans and compare them to something. This is what they do in movies where people get shrunk, they really don't get shrunk all that happens is that, they make really large props to make them look like they shrunk.
Scratch
A few weeks ago, we had to program a computer to do algebra. The computer was programmed to figure out what x is in the formula Ax+B=Cx+D. Currently we have not started a project yet, but Mr.Erickson says that there is a upcoming project. We learned how to program a computer to do Algebra for you. We were supposed to figure out how computers run on algebra, and we did learn that.
Did you know that video games are programmed using Algebra? I didn't. Mr. Erickson programmed a hit the bullseye game, and it was really fun. The target is flying around the screen, and you have to try and hit it. I take Scratch lessons, so I can get better at using Scratch. I used www.learnscratch.org , and the program Scratch.
Did you know that video games are programmed using Algebra? I didn't. Mr. Erickson programmed a hit the bullseye game, and it was really fun. The target is flying around the screen, and you have to try and hit it. I take Scratch lessons, so I can get better at using Scratch. I used www.learnscratch.org , and the program Scratch.