pi day

Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 since 3, 1 and 4 are the three most significant digits of π in the decimal form.The symbol for pi was first used in 1706 by William Jones, but was popular after it was adopted by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler in 1737.The symbol means; the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.Pi represents the relationship between a circle’s diameter (its width) and its circumference (the distance around the circle).The area of a circle is calculated using Pi and the radius of the circle. This formula inspired the joke "Pies aren't square, they're round!" The purpose of Pi Day is to celebrate math curriculum, prove that math is fun, and to promote math awareness! By:Emily B

Pi day

Pi day is a holiday commemorating the mathematical constant pi. Pi day is celebrated on March14, since 3, 1, and 4 are the most significant digits if the Pi in the decimal form. Pi day is referred to as pi day because the day, 3 and 14 respectively.
By: Jenna

Finished Awhile Ago

Sarah finished her map weeks ago and for some reason, I failed to put her picture up on the blog. Sorry Sarah!!!! She worked really hard all year to complete her map and was in the lead for her class all year with states read and minutes read per week.

Sir Cumference and the First Round Table

Parallelogram- a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel and the same length.
Octagon- a polygon with eight equal sides.
Triangle- a closed plane figure having three angles.
Oval- a egg type shape with no straight edges or points.
Circle- a round shape with no edges or points.
Diameter- a straight line passing through the center of a circle.
Radius- half of the diameter.
Curcumference- the outer boundary, especially of a circular area.
Rhombus- an equilateral parallelogram, including the square as a special case.
Rectangle- a parallelogram having four right angles
This book was about the problems that the king had. He tried many tables but none of them worked. He tried rectangles, squares and even a octogon, though none of them worked:( Finally, when he was taking a strool with his son, Radius, they saw a broken tree. The base of it was a circle. Thats when he got an idea, make the table a circle. Everyone agreed to it. Finally, he had a table to discuss the problems they had with the enemys. They adventually signed a peace treaty to settle it all.
By: Sarah

March Madness: How did it all start?

March Madness... When you think of this your mind immediatly thinks about basketball. Do you really know how this crazy basketball phenomenon came to be? This amazing event was made up in Illinois, 1939. The Illinois High School basketball team had an annual tournament with other high schools, the tourmanent was becoming more and more popular the more and more they did this. Back in the mid 1900s, pro and college basketball wasn't that popular, but now in the 21st century it is. They call it 'March Madness' because Henry V. Porter wrote an essay on it and titled it 'March Madness' he wrote it because of how fascinated he was by it. Since then, we have used the term many times. Finally March Madness was born and is still a huge phenomenon across the United States!
By: Hallie

St. Patrick's Day

If it weren't for the holiday named after him you probably wouldn't even know his name. Who am I talking about? I am discussing St. Patrick. St. Patrick's Day came about when he died and was first celebrated by the Catholics in the 1600's. It is celebrated on March 17, the day he died. Who was he? He was one of the most commonly known patron saints in Ireland. The leprechaun and pinching people if they don't wear green probably came into play because of some Roman myth incorporated into modern beliefs. By: Julia Roy

pi day

It's celebrated on march 14 because if you like math pi is rounded to 3.14 and if you think you can see that march is 3 and the day is 14 so 3.14. Pi day is just a fun day for family and friends. If you the diameter of the circle, you can also caculate it's area by squaring the radius of the circle and multiplying it by pi. By: Trevor Becker

4 New Finishers!!!

Congratulations to my 4 new finishers. Each of these girls worked very hard throughout the year to read over the assigned 80 minutes and turned in bookmarks on a consistent basis. I am very proud of them for accomplishing their goal before the actual assignment due date!!! Fantastic job!!!

Inventions and Inventors

All around the world inventors are creating new things.For example,the Wright Brothers.They created the first airplane.They did this by making a fabric covered biplane with a wooden frame. The power to the two propellers was supplied by a 12-horsepower water-engine.On December 17, 1903 the "Flyer" flew for 12 seconds and for a distance of 120 feet.The flight took place at kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA.
Another invention is the windshield wiper, made by Mary Anderson. In 1903 to help cars operate safely in the rain.In 1905 she patented her invention, which allowed the car operator to control the external swinging arm wipers from within the car.Windshield wipers became standard equipment on cars a decade later.
A invention you might not know about is the Water Screw a Greek mathematician named Archimedes made the devise for raising water using an encased screw open at both ends.The screw is set in an angle, and as the screw turns, water fills the air pockets and is transported upwards.The screw is still being used today.

By: Emily Bennett

Matter Inside and Out

The 3 types of matter are...
1.Solid
2.Liquid
3.Gas
A solid is a figure of mass. The molicules are cram packed together which causes the shape or figure to be hard.
A liquid is a form of, well, a liquid. The molicules are sorta cram packed but are still spread apart. A liquid takes the shape of its container.
Lastly, a gas is a type of translusant or transparent gas. The molicules are so spread apart that it causes the gas to spread apart more easily than a solid.
By:Sarah Shroyer

Circuits, Circuits, Circuits!

A circuit is a combination of an energy source, an energy transfering device, and an energy receiver. A circuit only works if there are no gaps. When there is a gap it is called an open circuit and when there is not, it is called a closed circuit. A simple circuit contains a battery, wires, and a lightbulb/motor (etc.). A series circuit must have more than one energy receiver, and only one electrical path for the current to flow through. A parallel circuit has two or more energy pathways. For example, if a lightbulb went out in a closed series circuit, the other one would too, because the electric current can't flow through. But for a closed parallel circuit, if a lightbulb went out then the other energy receiver would continue to work because the electrictiy still has a path to travel on. Personally, event though I think that all circuits are cool, parallel circuits are the most convienient for most things. Say you had a series circuit bundle of Christmas tree lights and one went out. That would make all the lights go off! If you had a parallel circuit rather than a series, you wouldn't have a huge problem if the same scenario occured. By Julia Roy

Two More Finishers!!!

Both Jenna and Lauren work at a steady pace throughout the year to accomplish their goal of reading all 50 books. They read over Christmas break and on the weekends. Both girls did an incredible job budgeting their time, Congrats!!!!!

St. Patrick`s Day; History Behind it!

St. Patrick`s day is observed on March 17. Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. The first Saint Patrick`s day parade took place not in Ireland, but in the United States! Saint patrick was captured by pirates at the age of 16. The Irish pirates brought him to Ire;and to tend the flocks of a chieftain. Also Saint Patrick was sold into slavery!! By: Jenna

Honest Abe

You have probably heard of Abraham Lincoln, but you might just know he was the 16th president. You might know he died in a theater. Well, that's not true, he actually got shot at a theater and died two days after. What's funny is he had a dream predicting his own death. He was born on February 12th, 1809, he died on April 15th, 1865, he died at the age of fifty-six. You also probably know he was a very tall man, at the age of sixteen he was likely over six feet tall. Another interesting fact is he was the tallest president and actually when he was sitting down he was as tall as a average man. Before Abraham Lincoln was a president there was never a president with a beard. Abe Lincoln suffered from serious depression and migraine headaches. Both could be debilitating and there were times he spent days in bed! Another thing that Abe Lincoln did was say speeches, one of the speech you probably heard of is, the Gettysburg address (1863.) The last speech I'm going to talk about is, the Inaugural Address (1865.)

Lauren

Child Labor In America

Child labor in America has been a horrible thing. In the colonial period, and into the 1800's parents and guardians required children to work.Also, most of the population during that time worked in agriculture and children gradually moved into tasks demanding more strength and skills as they aged. Did you know, "The Fair Labor Standards Act" of the year 1938 instituted the first nation-wide restrictions on the use of child labor. In other words, in the year 1938 they made child labor illegal.Child labor was widespread in agriculture and in industry in the United States economy up until the early twentieth century but largely disappeared by the 1930's.

By: Emily B.

What's The Matter?

There are and always will be four types of matter. They are solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. First, let's talk about plasma because it is the least known. A plasma is an ionized gas, a gas that is highly energized which allows organizms to live together. When there is a spark within a gas, a plasma is created.The best and biggest example of a plasma is the sun. Even though most people don't know what it is, plasma is the most common type of matter in the entire universe! Next, we should discuss gases. A gas has no shape and it's molecules roam freely and separately. They are made every day and examples are oxygen and nitrogen. Now we should converse about liquids. A liquid takes the shape of it's container adn it's molecules are not compact. Liquids are created when a fruit grows. Some examples are water, juice and milk. Lastly, we move on to solids. A solid has compact molecules, therefore it's own shape. They are made when liquids freeze. An example is a trash can. Fun Fact: When a solid becomes a gas without becoming a liquid first, the process is called sublimation. By: Julia