What moves the plates?

The core of the earth under the lava is so hot, that it makes the magma under the crust move, which causes it to move in a pattern called a convection cell, which basically is a pattern where the magma rises, cools, and goes back into the mantle. The path that it is moving in is called a convection current, and depending on which way it rotates, (anti-clockwise or clockwise), the plates will move in that direction. The crust then spreads in two different directions: apart from each other, and directs outwards. The old segments of the crust will then end up under the earth, heated up by magma,  and the new rock will be formed at the top.

Basketball

I demonstrated a pass, pivot, and a spin during the video, for example when I was in trouble from Thomas, I quickly passed to Ben, and he tried to shoot the ball. An example of a pivot is when he was walking up to defend me, and I spun, around, pivoted, but then got the ball stolen off me.

I can improve my accompanying and evading movements by making sure to pass better, and also to do more cut-fakes, as I didn't do many of them.

Football evadinng

Unit 1 Reflection

1. The common properties of all polygons are they all have at least three sides, and have at least 180 degrees. Also, the sides do not cross each other. Exactly two sides meet at every vertex.
2.The measure in degrees tells you if it is an acute, obtuse, straight, reflex, or right angle. Some common benchmark angles are the ones that are divisible by 30°, 45°, or 90°. Examples are 120°, or even 315°.
3. To estimate angle measure, one strategy is to draw a midpoint on the middle of the angle. Then, use a compass to draw a circle around it. Afterwards, you can draw in the "benchmark angles", and then estimate from there. Or, you could just do an estimate by drawing it in your head. To find accurate measurements with tools, put the centre of the bottom line of the protractor on the part where the two angles touch, make sure the angle line on the bottom is aligned with the bottom line on the protractor, and measure.

New updates :)

The 6th grade parts of the blog are now outdated, so if you want to check out new stuff, look for the 7th grade label or check out the latest posts!

2000 viewers!!!!

Thank you all for reading my blog and getting me to 2000 views!

Learning Behaviors

Two things that I am good at are arriving to class prepared with resources, materials, and assignments consistently, and completing my homework to the best of my ability every day. A weakness that I have is to arrive on class late as once or twice I forget to check the time and am late to class. All I think I need to do is to keep on doing the same thing and to remember to check my watch at lunch.

Google Science Fair

In the google science fair, I think the "wearable sensors" for tracking the movements and wanderings of Alzheimer's patients by Kenneth Shinozuka is the most efficient and one that would effect our society the most for three reasons. The first is that is is easy and cheap to create, as it does not use many materials for the sensors. Another important reason is that it would save a lot of Alzheimer's patients from wandering off and getting into an accident at night. Finally, I think that one last reason this should be voted as the best "Google Science Project" is that the the sensor is lightweight and easy to use, and finally that it will relieve a lot of stress for the caretakers of people with Alzheimer's.

Financial Report -- Investments for Profits and Bros

Financial Report of Profit and Bros        

By Aiden and Aditya

Mr. Hardinge invested “$10,000” into our portfolios of 5 companies on 5/12/2013, They were American Express (AXP), Google (GOOG), Apple (AAPL), Toyota (TYO:6201), and Tigers Polymer Company (TYO:4231). This portfolio performed in positive profit territory for nearly the entire period, apart from early February and early May.

The average profit was $388.43 (average of each update)or a 3.88% of the portfolio starting value.

The initial period from 5/12/2014 to 25/1/2014 saw a gradual rise in profit, reaching a peak of $1,094.68 (10.94% increase).

A rapid fall in share prices from 25/1/2014 to 4/2/2014 saw the portfolio record a loss of $227.32 (-2.27%). The period from 4/2/2014 to 22/5/2014 saw a gradual rise and decline, leaving us with a profit of $435.24 (4.35%).

In the table below, you can see the beginning and current prices of our portfolio shares for our companies, and the highest and lowest price. Additionally, the range shows the growth of the company between the start and the end. Also, from the graph above, you can see the trend was mostly a profit, with very little loss.

“Investing” in our company was a good idea at the start, as we made a lot of profit, and since it is rising again, I would advise you to continue investing in our shares.

Locker Alarm!

FYI: The alarm sound was too soft because of the background noise, so we added in sound effects.

Also, check out the "bloopers"! Go to this link to see it :D