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The Pencil-                                                          Who invented it? Nicholas-Jacques Conte. When was it invented? 1795. Where was it invented? Nuremburg, Germany. How does is work? Graphite molecules are flat groups of carbon atoms that are stacked in layers. The layers slide against each other and allow the lead to slide off the pencil point and onto the paper. When youContinue reading “History 05 Lesson 15”

Vapor Compression Theory- Who invented it? Oliver Evans. When was it invented? 1805. Where was it invented? I don’t know where Oliver Evans, but it was patented in England. How was it invented? Nothing tells me how it was invented so. Why was it invented? Also, nothing tells me why it was invented so. OliverContinue reading “History 05 Lesson 10”

Introduction- I learned in the introduction that I would only learn about inventions from a timespan of 200 years. I also learned that inventors face adversity and that a lot of times have to make patents and if he invents something that is already invented, and the other person already has a patent he hasContinue reading “History 05 Lesson 5”

My favorite plants are cacti. Cacti are in the Acanthocereus genus. Cacti are both annual and perennial. Almost all cacti produce fruit. Last but not least you can only find them is deserts and dry areas.

I would make homemade French toast. The ingredients would be homemade bread, (P.S I am allergic to a lot of the stuff in French toast so I would put replacers) egg replacer, cinnamon, almond milk, sugar, Fake butter, and vanilla. I would share it with my family, and I hope I encourage my mom toContinue reading “Science 05 lesson 1”

Morphine- Who invented it? Freidrich Wilhelm Adam Serturner. When was it invented? 1803 Where was it invented? I don’t know. How does it work? Morphine is in a class of medications called opiate (narcotic) analgesics. It works by changing the way the brain and nervous system respond to pain. Why is it important? So people don’t get hurtContinue reading “History 04 Lesson 180”

1.            What are scientists trying to learn from this project? I honestly don’t know. 2.            What kind of data are scientists using? If there is pelicans or other animals. If there is pelicans with a wing tag coyotes or mammalian predators if the is pelican eggs or if there is baby pelicans and if thereContinue reading “Science 04 Lesson 175”

Smallpox vaccine- Who invented it? Edward Jenner. When was it invented? 1796 Where was it invented? Trinity, Newfoundland. How does it work? It stimulates a person’s immune system to develop antibodies and cells in the blood and elsewhere that can then help the body fight off a real smallpox infection. Why is it important? So, people don’tContinue reading “History 04 Lesson 175”

I don’t have a favorite moment in English and everything except for capital letters, end punctuation, nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives was new. I enjoyed writing about what superpower I would have and what my family would do if a lion was in our house. And the craziest dream I ever had and other funnierContinue reading “English 04 Lesson 170”

Semaphore Telegraph- Who invented it? Claude Chappe. When was it invented? 1794. Where was it invented? France. How does it work?  Lines of relay towers with a semaphore rig at the top were built within line of sight of each other, at separations of 5–20 miles (8–32 km). Why is it important? So important messages can beContinue reading “History 04 Lesson 170”