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Friday, 19 October 2007
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Still In Construction
Still in Construction
I have been working hard on my doll house, and I know that I said I would post pictures of my progress, but I just couldn't stop working on it so, I didn't get to take pictures of it in progress. I have good news though... The green little Teletubie will escort you to the " Still Constructed" doll house. Now remember, this is my first doll house I have ever built, and I did it all by myself. I'm not the greatest at it, but working hard is what counts.
This is the front of the house, and Green Teletubie is late! Lol!
Green Teletubie: Oh hi! Welcome to the Victorian Doll House Jr.
Green Teletubie: Well, come on in!
Green Teletubie: Anymore Visitors? Well then... I guess I just close the door. =)
Mini PicGreen Teletubie: This is the beautiful Family room. The family can all be together in this room. It needs to be swept... Aaaaa-Chooo!
Green Teletubie: Nice windows... Oh wait! I see glue!
Green Teletubie: Here we come into the Kitchen. Nice, nice. Where is the light? The only light I'm getting is from the flash from the camara!
Green Teletubie: And here we are, The Master Suite. In the attic? Well... well, well, well. This is kind of nice. The bed... the...
Lele: Ok Teletubie... I think they get it. It is a Master Suite.
Green Teletubie: Well so long for now! When we finish the shingles on the roof, and landscaping, we will show you the progress. Thank you for coming, and have a blessed weekend!
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Who Invented Cars?
Who Invented Cars?
Cars today sometimes have more features than we need. The only thing important to me in a car is to have wheels, an engine, doors, all the mechanical stuff and... gas. Gas prices are really high. I gave my mom and dad a little quiz... I asked them todays Friday Fun Fact, Who invented Cars. Do you know?
Question: Who invented the first automobile?
( No peeking until you try!
)Answer: Karl Benz.
Karl Friedrich Benz, for whom an alternate French spelling of Carl is used ocassionaly, (November 25, 1844, Karlsruhe, Germany – April 4, 1929, Ladenburg, Germany) was a German engine designer and automobile engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the gasoline-powered automobile. Other German contemporaries, Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach, also worked independently on the same type of invention, but Benz patented his work first and, after that, patented all of the processes that made the internal combustion engine feasible for use in automobiles. In 1879 Benz was granted a patent for his first engine, which he designed in 1878.
In 1885, Karl Benz created the Motorwagen, the first commercial automobile. It was powered by a four-stroke gasoline engine, which was his own design. He was granted a patent for his automobile which was dated January 29, 1886. The automobile had three wheels, being steered by the front wheel and with the passengers and the engine being supported by the two wheels in the rear—some now refer to it as the Tri-Car.
Among other things, he invented the speed regulation system known also as an accelerator, ignition using sparks from a battery, the spark plug, the clutch, the gear shift, the water radiator, and the carburetor.[1]
In 1893, Benz also introduced the axle-pivot steering system in his Victoria model. The Benz Victoria was designed for two passengers and intended to be sold for a lower cost to encourage mass production of the automobile.
In 1896, Karl Benz designed and patented the first internal combustion flat engine with horizontally-opposed pistons, a design that is still used in some high performance engines used in racing cars.
Karl Benz founded the Benz Company, precursor of Daimler-Benz, Mercedes-Benz, DaimlerChrysler, and Daimler AG. Before dying he would witness the explosion of automobile use during the 1920s, thanks to his inventions.
InventorDateType/DescriptionCountryNicolas-Joseph Cugnot (1725-1804) 1769 STEAM / Built the first self propelled road vehicle (military tractor) for the French army: three wheeled, 2.5 mph. France Robert Anderson 1832-1839 ELECTRIC / Electric carriage. Scotland Karl Friedrich Benz (1844-1929) 1885/86 GASOLINE / First true automobile. Gasoline automobile powered by an internal combustion engine: three wheeled, Four cycle, engine and chassis form a single unit. Germany Patent DRP No. 37435 Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler (1834-1900) and Wilhelm Maybach (1846-1929) 1886 GASOLINE / First four wheeled, four-stroke engine- known as the "Cannstatt-Daimler." Germany George Baldwin Selden (1846-1922) 1876/95 GASOLINE / Combined internal combustion engine with a carriage: patent no: 549,160 (1895). Never manufactured -- Selden collected royalties. United States Charles Edgar Duryea (1862-1938) and his brother Frank (1870-1967) 1893 GASOLINE / First successful gas powered car: 4hp, two-stroke motor. The Duryea brothers set up first American car manufacturing company. United States
Saturday, 13 October 2007
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Reasons For Home Schooling
Reasons For Home Schooling
My mother came up with some of the reasons on why our family homeschools.
- Parents have the knowledge and choice on what their children learn and what is age appropriate for their children.
- Parents are able to teach children based on God and the Bible vs. The Godless Public School System
- Brings the family closer to together and it helps the children understand the importance of family and the family unit responsibilities.
- Helps to limit undue peer pressure
- Helps to create a comfortable and conducive learning environment based on real life and not a artificial institutionalized one.
- Children can be themselves without the pressures to be someone they are not
- Children can pray and talk about God without being stifled
- Fosters creativity and constructive curiosity for all the wonderful things God has given
- Children are free in spirit, thought and action and not made to be sheep like and dumb down for political reasons.
- Children can learn at their own pace
- Children are taught by parents who love them, and want the best for them, with no hidden agendas.
- Children LEARN their subjects. They just don't memorize them for the State sponsored tests
- Children retain what they learn so that they may apply it too life's different situations
- Children learn the importance of Home Centered activities
- children are truly not Left Behind! (The so called No Child Left Behind Act, where most children are left behind)
- It is a God given right to teach your own children
- The government school system can not force things upon your children that you deem is unnecessary or inappropriate
- Parents are the Authoritative Figures at all times
- Teaches children real life skills such as: Cooking, Carpentry, Sewing, Budgeting, Baking Cleaning, Gardening, etc.
- Parents can teach their children Godly Character and help their children use their Godly talents.
- The Parents Authority is not constantly being undermined by the Government School System
- Parents don't have to constantly try to compete with the Government School System for their children's spirit.
- Parents effort of creating Godly children for God's Kingdom is not being undermined by the day in day out Godless Government School System.
- Children can truly get a well rounded education, with consideration based on that families Ethnic background and Religious Background
There you have it! Some of our reasons for homeschooling. What's your family reasons?
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Friday Fun Facts!
Friday Fun Facts!
Hey everyone! Sorry I didn't post Friday Fun Facts on Friday, and the friday before that.
Last Friday was my little sisters birthday, and this friday, We were experiencing internet problems.
The question for this friday is really fun..
Who Created The First Telegraphony, Later To Become The Telephone?
(No peeking until you try
)Answer: Granville T. Woods
While working in his shop, called Woods Electric Company, in Cincinnati with Lyates, his brother and fellow inventor, Woods made a major breakthrough with the invention of a synchronized railway telegraph, which enabled railroad companies to keep tabs on trains, there by preventing crashes. In contrast to devices invented by Alexander Graham Bell, the unique quality of his innovationwas that it could send both voice or Morse code messages. He named this hybrid telephone and telegraph the "telegraphony" and sold it to the Bell Telephone Company. Pleased by his success, he abandoned manufacturing and concentrated solely on invention.
(patent drawing for multiplex telegraph)
Success led to law suits filed by Thomas Edison who sued Granville Woods claiming that he was the first inventor of the multiplex telegraph. Granville Woods eventually won, but Edison didn’t give up easily when he wanted something. Trying to win Granville Woods over, and his inventions, Edison offered Granville Woods a prominent position in the engineering department of Edison Electric Light Company in New York. Granville T. Woods, preferring his independence, declined.
**Leave me a comment and tell me what you thought... Did you get right?**
**Footnotes**
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blwoods.htm
http://www.madehow.com/inventorbios/80/Granville-T-Woods.html
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My Weekly Lesson Plan 10/15/07-10/19/07
My Weekly Lesson Plan
10/15/07 - 10/19/07
Hey everyone, every week I will post my school lesson plan, so you can see what I'm doing in school.
Monday
Subject: Bible
Unit: Prayer
Assignment: Christ Model Prayer
Subject: History & Geography
Unit: European Backgrounds & Ancient African History
Assignment: Civilization Awakens From Darkness
Subject: Langauge Arts
Unit: Communication
Assignment: Improving Reading: Using Word Parts
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Place Value & Sets
Assignment: What Are Whole Numbers?
Subject: Science
Unit: Science & Society
Assignment: Science Today
Tuesday
Subject: History and Geography
Unit: European Backgrounds
Assignment: Exploration Catches Fire
Subject: Language Arts
Unit: Communication
Assignment: Inflections Add Grammatical Meaning
Subject: Language Arts
Unit: Communication
Assignment: Word Roots from Latin and Greek
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Place Value and Sets
Assignment: Whole Numbers from Words to Numerals
Wednesday
Subject: Bible
Unit: Prayer
Assignment: The Lord's Prayer: Invocation; First to Fourth Petitions
Subject: History and Geography
Unit: European Backgrounds
Assignment: Quiz
Subject: Language Arts
Unit: Communication
Assignment: Word Roots From Latin and Greek
Subject: Language Arts
Unit: Communication
Assignment: Inflections Add Grammatical Meaning
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Place Value and Sets
Assignments: Whole Numbers from Words to Numerals
Thursday
Subject: Bible
Unit: Prayer
Assignment: The Lords prayer: Invocation; First to Fourth Petitions
Subject: History and Geography
Unit: European Backgrounds
Assignment: Spain Launches Fourth
Subject: L.A
Unit: Communication
Assignment: Spelling Lesson using ie and ei
Subject: Math
Unit: Place Value and Sets
Assignment: Quiz 1
Subject: Science
Unit: science and Society
Assignment: Essay S801 A-Mendel
Friday
Subject: Bible
Unit: Prayer
Assignment: The purpose of Christ's Model Prayer; Benefits of Prayer
Subject: History and Geography
Unit: European Backgrounds
Assignments: The East Meets The West
Subject: L.A
Unit: Communication
Assignment: Quiz 1: Word Parts/ Categories/ Analogies
Subject: Math
Unit: Place Value and Sets
Assignment: Quiz 1
Subject: Science
Unit; Science and Society
Assignment: Essay S801 A-Mendal
Well, that's all for this week. My fingers are sleep.. lol! Have a nice day!
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- Name: Lele
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- Member Since: 9/21/2007
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