Science 7 - Cantilever bridge videos

Hi Sc 7C and 7P!  Here are some videos I found on YouTube to help illustrate the concept of the cantilever bridge:

Video #1 - a model of a cantilever bridge in motion:

Video #2 - People breaking a cantilever (remember that it is easier to support a load on a cantilever closer to its attached end, a concept that we discovered when Megan and Nicole supported the weight of a backpack on one arm, first close to the shoulder and then closer to the wrist):

Picnik nature assignment

Hi Computers 8! The order of business today is to finish your "shadows and sunshine" assignment. When you are finished that, move on to the nature assignment described below:

Choose one of the following quotations:

"In summer, the song sings itself."
- William Carlos Williams

"My profession is to always find God in nature."
- Henry David Thoreau

"All seasons are beautiful for the person who carries happiness within."
- Horace Friess

"Sounds of the wind or sounds of the sea
Make me happy just to be."
- June Polis

"Each moment of the year has its own beauty . . . a picture which was never before and shall never be seen again."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"If one daffodil is worth a thousand pleasures, then one is too few."
- William Wordsworth

"The earth laughs in flowers."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The ocean . . . cold and wild the surf, rushing in to overwhelm the beach, the wind, stinging my cheeks, enveloping me in total freedom."
- Scott Holman


Choose a nature photo from Google Image Search that will complement the quotation you have chosen. Please be sure that the resolution of the photo you choose is high enough that you will be able to edit it with accuracy and that it won't be too "crowded" once you add your effects to it.

You can choose the effects you add to the photo. Remember that sometimes less is more. Some suggestions:

- selective colouring (turn the photo to black and white or sepia and paint back on some original colour)
- selective boosting (turn down the saturation of the photo, boost the picture, click "reverse effect" and then paint back on some boosted colour)
- text emphasis (pick out an important word or phrase in your quotation and change its font, colour, and/or size)
- vignette
- soften
- any other effect(s) that you deem appropriate

When you are finished, save your file as "Lastname, nature quote" and hand it in to my drop box.

Happy editing, you creative beings, you! :o)

PS - Here are some examples of photos I've edited with text. With longer quotations, you may want to spread the text out over the entirety of the photo.

O Canada!

Just for fun this Saturday afternoon:

4 of my dearest International Music Camp friends and coworkers and me singing a barbershop arrangement of "O Canada" before performing at the dedication of the Alme International Arts Centre (the newest and definitely one of the most beautiful buildings on the IMC campus!) - IMC summer 2008.  This video was recorded in Howard Hall, an older building on campus that is used for various rehearsals during camp weeks.  Enjoy!

New Comp 8 Picnik assignment

Hi Comp 8!

Today's assignment is to choose an appropriate photo from Google Image Search (or from your own collection of photos, if you have one) that would complement the following quote:

"Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

The technique we will be experimenting with is that of changing the TEXT to emphasize certain words. This can be achieved by creating multiple text boxes so that you can change the size, colour, and font of certain words.

For this assignment, I would like you to emphasize the words "shadows" and "sunshine."

Save it as "last name, shadows sunshine" and submit it to the drop box.

Sc 7P Homework Check

Hi Science 7P! The definitions of metal fatigue and alloy are due for tomorrow's class. Don't forget! :o)

Career Ed 8

Hi Career Ed 8!

1. Open a blank Word document and type your name in a header (right justified).

2. In your regular text body, center a heading called Learning About Learning Styles. Make the text bold, italicized, and underlined.

3. In 1-2 paragraphs (left justified, Times New Roman, font size 12), describe what you know about your own learning style. Do you feel that you are stronger as an auditory learner than a visual learner? As a tactile/kinesthetic learner than an auditory learner? What leads you to believe these statements about your own personal learning style? For example, do you write things down frequently in your agenda in order to remember them (visual)? Would you retain information in class better by listening to the teacher and discussing with your peers (auditory) or by working on hands-on projects (tactile/kinesthetic)?

4. Make a prediction regarding the outcome of your learning styles test. Do you expect the results to show that you are stronger in one area? Which area(s)?

Test your learning style online here.

Some questions to answer after completing the test:

1. Are the results in line with your predictions?

2. What did your experience with the classroom activities (listening to the pancake recipe, reading the information about International Music Camp, and learning the dance to "Saturday Night" by doing and moving teach you about your learning style?

3. Based on your experience with both your school life and the activities from this class, rate your learning styles in order, #1-3: tactile/kinesthetic, visual, auditory.

Save your document with your last name and the title "Learning Styles" and submit to my drop box. Remember that I will discard anything that is improperly titled! Please give yourself credit (and make my job easier) by saving your work with your LAST NAME first. Thanks!

Picnik highlights

Hi Computers 8! Here are a few of the highlights from the past couple Picnik assignments. It's always so interesting to see the variety of assignments turned in from each of you. Some edits have been very subtle, and some have been very bold. These were a few that stood out to me as being particularly unique, interesting, and generally well done.

Featured Picnikers: Lindsey, Hailey, Regan, Jordyn, Ania, Mackenzie, Kennedy, and Alicia. Great job girls! :o)

Lindsey

Hailey

Lindsey

Regan

Jordyn

Jordyn

Ania

Mackenzie

Mackenzie

Kennedy

Alicia

Alicia