June
29
June
16
Mini-labs Air/water pressure
Today we are doing two mini-labs.
Problem #1: what happens when we have a bottle filled with water with a cap on top, a pin in the side, we pull the pin? Then, what happens when we remove the cap?
Watch the video after your hypothesis (on mute). Then watch not muted and complete your conclusion.
Problem #2: What happens when there are three pins in the bottle (one on top, one middle, and one low), with the bottle full, no cap, and all pins removed. Then what happens when we drop the bottle?
Watch the video after your hypothesis, then complete your conlusion.
June
11
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Interview on Ernest
Hello, I am doing for my ww is an interview on Ernest.
So, I had some questions for Ernest, and he answered them. ok the first question I asked was “how many siblings do you u have Ernest “? He said I have two siblings. So that answered my first question. now I have 3 more questions.
Now for my second question what do you do when you are not in school Ernest? he said “I am playing basketball or on my phone “. Ok that I s a good answer I would do the same thing as u now I asked that I have 2 more questions for Ernest.
Ok this is a good one. how many brothers do u have he said 3 because two live in the Philippines and one lives with and one other sibling lives in the Philippines
Now for the last one is what is your favorite food it is like dino nuggges .
That is all thank you
June
10
Sketchup Training
Today we are getting into 3d modelling with software. To help us get acquainted with CAD software we will be training with Sketchup through our educational licenses. Observe the videos below.
Mr. Ewert’s video on how to get a basic floor plan to walls, measurements, floors and paint.
Mr. Ewert’s video on paint and buying furniture to putting it into the model.
Link to Ikea to buy stuff
Link to Ikea furniture to put into your model
Mr. Ewert’s video on how to make videos of your model.
June
8
You Life Budget
Today you will start to plan an actual life budget. The year is 2027, you are an entry level employee in a store. You make minimum wage and you need to make ends meet. How will you do it?
Use these links below to help you.
Links to help you find your expenses
How to figure out what you will actually make annually on a minimum wage job.
http://www.calculconversion.com/minimum-wage-manitoba-calculator.html
Finding out what the actual net income you will get – you WILL have to pay taxes, so use this link to see what you will actually take home as your pay (otherwise known as your “NET” income)
https://turbotax.intuit.ca/tax-resources/manitoba-income-tax-calculator.jsp#
Bus passes
http://winnipegtransit.com/en/fares/transit-fares
Car
- Car expenses – https://www.finder.com/ca/cost-of-car-ownership
- estimate your insurance https://apps.mpi.mb.ca/Irc/intro_2.asp?lang=0
total cost of owning a car http://www.edmunds.com/tco.html
Finding an apartments
- http://www.kijiji.ca/b-apartments-condos/winnipeg/c37l1700192
- http://www.rentboard.ca/rentals/index.aspx?locid=1523
- http://www.rentcanada.com/winnipeg/
Finding Cell Phone Prices
-Rogers cell phone plan http://www.rogers.com/consumer/wireless?ecid=ps|aorcwrlsaq|omdrg0101163&gclid=Cj0KEQiAq920BRC8-efn57XrotYBEiQAlVlMQ9D4zdq_SdGbNBA6Bf1OY44l3XcV5HlDzIF8IPePEu8aArki8P8HAQ
-Bell mobility cell plans
http://www.bell.ca/Mobility/Cell_phone_plans
Internet
http://shop.shaw.ca/bestwifi/get-wifi-451K-137V6.html?#Plans ( this is shaw plans)
https://www.mts.ca/mts/personal/internet (MTS internet)
http://www.rogers.com/consumer/internet (rogers)
How much will my pet cost?
This website shares annual costs of owning a dog https://www.petfinder.com/pet-adoption/dog-adoption/annual-dog-care-costs/
the cost of owning a cat for a year
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=1+2137&aid=1542
mortgage estimation (how much you will need to pay per month to buy a house
use this calculator to help you https://www.cibc.com/ca/mortgages/calculator/mortgage-payment.html?WT.mc_id=ExtPAID*Google*CIBC-Mortgages*G-E-Mortgage+Calculator+Exact*Mortgage+Rate+Calculator-Exact*mortgage+calculator
Heating and water for a house (finding average costs based on square footage of the house you’re buying.
Check out this chart for average cost s of heating your place http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/publications/efficiency/heating-heat-pump/6835#table2
Hydro-electricity bill estimate for apartment (per person)
https://www.hydro.mb.ca/accounts_and_services/rates/electricity-bill-comparisons.shtml
Heating costs chart to look at
https://www.hydro.mb.ca/your_home/heating_and_cooling/space_heating_costs.pdf
Here is an easy site with utility estimates for those renting a home
vacation savings (find a vacation and divide by 12 for a monthly saving estimate)
FOOD
how much the average Manitoban household spends
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/famil132h-eng.htm
the average number of persons per household in Manitoba
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/famil53a-eng.htm
Clothing and other various costs
What the average household (remember the ave. household has 2.5 people) spends on various costs
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/famil130a-eng.htm
This guy did a budget much like ours. Check out his numbers
http://www.discoveryfinance.com/average-monthly-household-grocery-bill-canada.html
June
7
Clairvoyant Ketchup
Today we covered how pressure can change the density within a substance. Check out the lesson plan we completed by clicking of the link below. The questions that you are to answer and hand in are also there. Then watch the video to see what we did.
17.05.04 8-3-01 – Clairvoyant Ketchup – Discrepant Event-zzusl3
17.05.14 clairvoyant ketchup questions-vzohjd
June
7
Quickwrite – The Marshmallow Test
Check out the Marshmallow test.
Read this article first about gratification
The first 10 minutes of running are the worst (for everyone)
Then watch this video
Then read this follow up article
40 Years of Stanford Research Found That People With This One Quality Are More Likely to Succeed
June
4
Quick Write – March 4
Today we are discussing where responsibility lies. We observed the case in the article below. Several times during the article we discussed the moral implications of responsibility and then observed more and more of the article to see how new information would adjust our expectations.
https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/carriers/bell/bell-cuts-service-edmonton-teen/