Happy hump day :) Well today smelled a lot better than yesterday. We used acetic acid today with the copper, which is a very concentrated vinegar... and that's exactly what it smelled like. Nicole and I both consider salt and vinegar our favorite type of chips in the entire world, so therefore, the acetic acid smelled great and made our mouths water. To bad the vending machine does not carry that variety of chips...
So anyways, we did that kinetic test and sent the results to Dr. Hornak whose reply was via email was 'drats.' He was expecting different results; therefore, he had us do the same test with a powdered solution that dissolved in the copper.
Our morning staff meeting inspired Nicole and I to start our poster. We fooled around with powerpoint and found the RIT and CIS logos on google images. Nicole added the title... and that's how far we got today. Luckily, Jenn and Britt are basically presenting all the stuff we have been working with on Friday, so their powerpoint will be helpful for our presentation and poster. When we get a copy of that, making our version should be fairly easy!!!!!!
The COS end of summer picnic was today and we had free hamburgers, pop, and cookies. I still would like to think of it as the middle of summer, considering all the homework that I have not finished for school yet. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I will now tell about all of the mandatory (yes, its not optional) homework that I have to do for school, even though it has nothing to do with RIT. Feel free to stop reading at any time:
AP Calc: Read the first chapter in the text book, and do a list of assigned questions from each section. Show all work on good paper to be graded. Expect a test during the first week of school. Now, there are only 43 questions. That won't be hard, right? WRONG. Just about every question has a part a,b,c,d,e, and sometimes even an f and g. Also, some of the parts have parts (ie part c has parts i,ii,iii,iv,v) Luckily, I have already finished most of this homework with one of my best friends. It only took us from 11 am to 8 pm.
AP Gov: Read The Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008. Write two assigned essays after you have read the 412 page book. Then, read chapter 1 in the text book and 'craft' responses to 12 questions. Now this is the assignment that I have been procrastinating for. Basically, the book is about the secrets to winning the 2008 election, and focuses on what Hillary can do to win the race. There are only two problems with this: 1) I don't plan or ever plan on running in a presidential election 2) Hillary is out of the race; therefore, half of the book is redundant. Ohhhh yeah, and the book is so new, it cost me 30$ on amazon and there are no sparknotes. I personally like to call it "The Way to Ruin Summer." Enough said.
English: Read Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and A Room with a View. Then write three assigned essays. A test will be given on the FIRST day of school. Yep, what a way to put a damper on the excitement of a fresh new school year. Seriously, being tested on the first day of school totally ruins everything... and I've had to endure this pain since freshman year. Please note that this is NOT an AP class... you don't even what to know what the girls who are taking AP Lit have to do. So anyways, I only have one more essay to go for this subject; but then again, I will be studying my butt off on September 2.
So anyways, we did that kinetic test and sent the results to Dr. Hornak whose reply was via email was 'drats.' He was expecting different results; therefore, he had us do the same test with a powdered solution that dissolved in the copper.
Our morning staff meeting inspired Nicole and I to start our poster. We fooled around with powerpoint and found the RIT and CIS logos on google images. Nicole added the title... and that's how far we got today. Luckily, Jenn and Britt are basically presenting all the stuff we have been working with on Friday, so their powerpoint will be helpful for our presentation and poster. When we get a copy of that, making our version should be fairly easy!!!!!!
The COS end of summer picnic was today and we had free hamburgers, pop, and cookies. I still would like to think of it as the middle of summer, considering all the homework that I have not finished for school yet. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I will now tell about all of the mandatory (yes, its not optional) homework that I have to do for school, even though it has nothing to do with RIT. Feel free to stop reading at any time:
AP Calc: Read the first chapter in the text book, and do a list of assigned questions from each section. Show all work on good paper to be graded. Expect a test during the first week of school. Now, there are only 43 questions. That won't be hard, right? WRONG. Just about every question has a part a,b,c,d,e, and sometimes even an f and g. Also, some of the parts have parts (ie part c has parts i,ii,iii,iv,v) Luckily, I have already finished most of this homework with one of my best friends. It only took us from 11 am to 8 pm.
AP Gov: Read The Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008. Write two assigned essays after you have read the 412 page book. Then, read chapter 1 in the text book and 'craft' responses to 12 questions. Now this is the assignment that I have been procrastinating for. Basically, the book is about the secrets to winning the 2008 election, and focuses on what Hillary can do to win the race. There are only two problems with this: 1) I don't plan or ever plan on running in a presidential election 2) Hillary is out of the race; therefore, half of the book is redundant. Ohhhh yeah, and the book is so new, it cost me 30$ on amazon and there are no sparknotes. I personally like to call it "The Way to Ruin Summer." Enough said.
English: Read Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and A Room with a View. Then write three assigned essays. A test will be given on the FIRST day of school. Yep, what a way to put a damper on the excitement of a fresh new school year. Seriously, being tested on the first day of school totally ruins everything... and I've had to endure this pain since freshman year. Please note that this is NOT an AP class... you don't even what to know what the girls who are taking AP Lit have to do. So anyways, I only have one more essay to go for this subject; but then again, I will be studying my butt off on September 2.
Now luckily, my Chem, Physics, and Theology teachers aren't into giving homework over vacation. That is because they know the definition of vacation.
So, anyways that wayyyyy off topic. But I needed to vent. If you are still reading, I am terribly sorry for boring you...
:)
