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spencer is cute as fuck.
k bye.​

As part of the on-going and vital partnership between the Science Leadership Academy and The Franklin Institute, The Franklin Institute Board of Trustees have announced winners of The Franklin Institute Board of Trustees scholarship. The students will receive a $5,000 scholarship for their first year of college renewable for the second year. The competition for the scholarship was very strong this year, and we at SLA are proud of all who applied.

The winners are:

• David Buckholz
• Aidan Jamison-Frank
• Sky Kalfus
• Taylor Valentine
• Maya Wright

For my capstone, I decided to teach a debate class, at a K-8th grade school named Folk Arts Cultural Treasures. It required a lot of work including lesson plans, proposals, and many other things. I have provided the link to all the work I have done throughout the year. During my presentation I will a binder with all of these documents as well.

Link to Work.

I watched a man play the piano the other day. It was one of the most amazing things I’ve ever heard. The man pressed the keys in order to produce a wonderful sound from the piano. With every stroke of the keys a different note was struck, becoming lighter and deeper as he moves along the piano keys. From the look of piano, I’d say the shape of it has a lot to do with the quality of sound and pitch of the notes produced by the piano. I think from the way the keys hit the stings it tells whether or not the pitch is high or low. I think if I design an instrument to mimic the way the keys hit the stings I’ll get the same tone and notes.  I know that sound travels in compressional  waves, this means that the vibrations of the strings are so fast that its able to travel so far and be so loud.

 

During my senior year in statistics the most memorable benchmark was the last one, which was the study guide. This benchmark is my most favorites due to the fact that it’ll help me in the following year with the endeavors that I’ll be taking on. They study guide applies past math courses to my future thus ultimately helping me and creating a guide throughout the class Math 101.  Since the class entails statistics the math in the guide was based off of stats and the combination of some algebra.  The statistics part consist of the following Probability & Simulations, Chi –Squared, Real number, Logic, Equations, Correlation & Causation, Bi-variate Data and Observational Studies.  I learned various tolls that I once did not comprehend such as the correlation and causation. Once introduced to this term I was still unsure what this actually meant until practice questions and mini quiz I found that Correlation is like domino affect one thing has to affect another to have a correlation or relationship. In having to do the benchmark and applying what I know all comes back to the core values SLA set up inquiry, research, collaboration, presentation and reflection.  I researched my future college and what course I’d be taking and what concepts I’d need to grasp in order to make my study guide. Collaborated with my peers to exchange some ideas to help my Q4B with the math tools needed for representation. Presentation I did I n a regular word doc instead of any other applications because I wanted the raw math to be displayed instead of a picture with some fragments a clear explanation was needed. Reflection was overall me just looking at my work with some feedback in my meeting with Thompson and actually looking over what I’ve done thoughtfully in my high school career.

​ To remind you of what we talked about in my last blog, I chose to build a guitar of my own for my physics project. In this blog post I will talk to you about the sound vibrations, pitch and the materials I will need to use to build my instrument. 

Sound from a guitar is produced by plucking or strumming the strings which are all different sizes to my understanding there are six strings on guitar and each strong makes a different sound while holding your finger down on different sections of the neck. When you pluck or strum the strings the strings vibrate from where your finger is on the neck down to the end of the body of the guitar.

To change the pitch of my instrument I will have to adjust the machine heads also known as the tuners, I would have to turn these tuners to the left or the right in order to get a high or low pitch. There are many parts to a guitar but I think the important physical characteristics would have to be 16 out of the 20 parts of the guitar.

1. Headstock
2. Nut
3. Machine heads (or pegheads, tuning keys, tuning machines, tuners)
4. Frets
5. Truss rod
6. Inlays
7. Neck
8. 8.     Body
9. 9.     Pickups
10. 10.   Electronics
11. 11.   Bridge
12. 12.   Pickguard
13. 13.   Soundboard 
14. 14.   Sound hole
15. 15.   Strings
16. 16.   Fretboard (or Fingerboard)
17. 
    

To build this guitar I will need wood to build the body, some plastic pieces for different parts of the guitar, some twisted screws for the machine heads, wire and thin metal piping for the fret board and I will need different sized plastic string for the actual strings of the guitar. All of these materials should be able to cover the necessary components of the guitar.

I will construct this instrument in my Advanced Engineering class that way I have all the materials I need at my fingertips, If that time id not enough I will also take extra time out of my day to stay after school to try to complete the guitar.

 As I've told you before my topic is on animal abuse. It’s a growing problem. My Mom had a cat that suffered from animal abuse. My mom had a cat that was a semi – indoor semi- outdoor cat.  One day her cat didn’t come home, so naturally my Mom to look for him. She found him in an ally crushed under a cinder block he was still alive. That cat suffered to death. Now I’m not saying that the person was evil he could have been a kid trying to impress his friends. That though doesn’t excuse the fact that he hurt another living thing. A lot of animal abuse comes from people who don’t know how to take care of their pets properly. Most cases of animal abuse stem from people who forget to feed their pet or that they even have one. Hoarders are also an issue

 

I understand time stops for no one but I mean sheesh.
I need a break from my life.
Just a little one.
I have time for nothing anymore.
I don't have a computer and I have so much work I need to stay on track with.
I currently have a headache.
I really don't understand anything that is happening in Globalization class (benchmark that is) I mean I get it but I need a better example.
Do we have a benchmark for chase? Or is this paper thing the benchmark?
I need a nap.

       ​For the project, I am making a violin. I have a 6 - year experience playing the violin so I know a lot about it. The violin is played when a person uses the bow, the bow strikes against the violin and produces notes. A person can either pluck strings or use the bow to get sound out of the violin.
      To change a note on the violin you press down on the strings in a specific place, almost like a guitar. A violin is shaped like a mini guitar.

Describe la casa de Oprah. 10 frases mínimo. ¡Inventa!
Some ideas of what to say:

• Say where it's located (Está en...)
• Say what it's close to (Está cerca de(l...)
• Say what it has (Tiene... / Hay...)
• Comment on the size of the property (Es grande/pequeñ@)
• etc.
  

I haven't really been into the show since the 8th season started. 

But I was aware of who the final two contestants were this season.

And I can honestly say that I think both people sucked.

However, the girl sucked less than that "Scotty McCreery" guy.

He is TERRIBLE.

I want some beef jerky. That is all. 

I am sick yay but on top of that yesterday before I departed school early my charger broke my accident because of a friend. At least I have this mini one but not all of my work is on it nor dose it work to well as it randomly kicks me off the net.

I am not a particularly spiritual or religious individual.
I am merely one who decided years ago that I wanted magic to exist and have been consistently surprised to see that it does, though it often goes by different names.

       I am a great admirer of the world.

            It is marvelous.

To Capstone:

To Capstones

I used to love you. ​When you first started out as a small idea. But now I must turn you into a product. Deep down though I still love you. 

Sincerely, 
Marchella

I ain't even mad.

Gotta love the jersey shore.

The xylophone produces sound through the vibrations created when the mallet hits the keys. The vibrations displace air molecules, which creates waves because the air molecules are now bunched together and they are trying to rearrange themselves, but that causes more areas of bunched up air molecules.
These sounds are changed when the waves are altered. This can happen when the tension in the instruments changes or when the size of the object creating the waves changes. The latter is what the xylophone uses. Different keys of different sizes change the pitch: the smaller create higher notes and the bigger keys create lower notes.
To get the best sound, I will use metal tubes to create my xylophone. I think metal creates clear, sharp sounds and it will be easy to change the size of the tubes. I will need to research how the size changes the pitch in much more detail. Then, I plan to attach them to a base and hit them with mallets with metal tops to them.  

In Wildwood.
No car.
Windy.
No jacket.
Late afternoon.
No way to get home.
Did you know the boardwalk closes at 4?
No place to go, except an empty bench on a vacant beach. 

xylophone/wood blocks
Sound is produced by using a mallet style stick of either metal, rubber, or wood. It is hit against the metal or wood surface. When this happens, the energy from the mallet transfers into the energy of sound waves which are then created. The shape can have two closed ends or one loose end depending on the design. This creates different types of resonance. The vibrations are continued through the shape of the instrument (tubes or blocks). The length of these tubes or blocks is what changes the pitch. When building these wooden blocks or tubes, keeping the width constant is going to be very important. The only varying factor should be the length. This gives less variables to think about. As the length of the tubes or blocks increase, the pitch will decrease.

As far as the actual construction of the instrument goes, I am not entirely sure whether I am going to be making wooden blocks put together in a xylophone style or an actual metal xylophone. I think this will all depend on the actual plausibility of building the wooden blocks which were my original idea. I need assistance from Echols on this one. Building either will be a lot of work but I can use my engineering class periods to work on it. I will be playing this instrument using mallets. The only outstanding question I have is whether wooden blocks seem possible to Echols or if I should do a xylophone instead. 

So you know how we were reading that essay in class today right? Well I'm arachnophobic so I'm scared of spiders..well guess what greeted me today when I came home from school? Not one but 2...Nice..

The instrument my group decided to focus on was either wind or percussion. Percussion instruments consist of everything you can hit with sticks. In percussion instruments the sound foundation is a pulsing covering. These instruments are known as membranophones or beating part of dense substances that is called idiophones. The percussionist usually makes these resources to pulse by beating them. This is where percussion comes from, but numerous of percussion instruments are played shaking, rubbing, or any other method that can make the sound within the percussion instrument. 

Since there are difficult behaviors in which the sound starting place tremble, a good number of percussion instruments do not have exact pitch. The majority of instruments that do have significant pitch are idiophones. The pitch of instruments relies on the quantity of substance that is beating. In all- purpose this means that the instruments should have a unique throbbing body for every note.   So I am either considering either chimes or a guitar but still undecided. Didn’t want to choose something that would have over whelmed me. still choosing between a guitar and chimes.

http://exhibits.pacsci.org/music/Instruments.html

Finished Editing my video for capstone. Just Need to make finishing touches.

            Throughout the year, I have taken part in completing several statistics benchmarks that helped further my knowledge on statistics, all while having fun doing so. One benchmark in particular that I enjoyed the most was the most recent benchmark I completed. The assignment was to create an informative study guide, which dealt with topics that were going to be presented in future math classes at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, the college I will be attending next year. This benchmark was truly helpful, and I can honestly say that I will take this study guide with me to college, to help remind me of how complete math problems that were mentioned in my created study guide.

 

            I actually took my time with this benchmark, because I figured from the start of this assignment, that I might need this study guide in the future. I first researched the math classes that I will be taking part in next year at West Chester University. After figuring out the math class I would be taking, I wrote down the main topics that were going to be discussed throughout the course. I compiled a list of useful information needed in order to complete problems that were related to the topics that were going to be discussed in my future math classes. I provided several example problems per topic along with the solutions to the sample problems, as well as definitions to key vocabulary words and notes relating to the topics. I organized all my information into an informative, and easy-to-read packet for myself for the future.

 

            One thing that was interesting and surprising to me while completing this project was that I realized that all of Science Leadership Academy’s core values were used during the completion of this assignment. I inquired information from outside sources in order to figure out what topics were going to be discussed in my future math class. I then researched how to properly approach and complete problems that were related to the math topics that were going to be discussed in my future math class. I collaborated with a math professor from West Chester University, and he confirmed the topics that were going to be taught to me next year. After my information was finalized, I compiled my information into a study guide, which is how I presented my information. Now here I am, writing a blog post reflecting on my experience completing this benchmark.

 

            All in all, this was my favorite benchmark of the year. I learned a lot, and it’s one of those assignments that will stick with you in the future. I benefited greatly from this benchmark, and I highly recommend students do the same benchmark, to help them with their future math class in college. Like I said, I will absolutely take this packet with me to college, and I strongly believe I will reference this packet when completing future assignments in my college math classes.