This summer I didn’t go on vacation so I stayed home but I also worked on gymnastics. I am a gymnast so I need lots of training. I train three days a week but in the summer I didn’t train as much so I worked on my skills at home. When I am scared of doing a skill I work on it at home so when I go to the gym I’m not that scared. Since I have to be really strong I also work out at home. I had a lot of fun this summer but I still wished I went on vacation.
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Morphine and The Jacquard Loom
Morphine
Morphine is a drug that could cure severe pain. The problem with morphine is that it was very addictive. Morphine was very helpful when it was invented because there was no other medicine like this. Morphine was still very helpful when someone was hurt. When morphine was used on someone it was a very high risk for that person to get addicted to it. You could have only shot of morphine so you didn’t get addicted. Later morphine led to more medicine.
Jacquard Loom
The Jacquard loom is a attachment that you can put on powered fabric looms. This was very helpful because it could help weave the cloth faster. This loom led to cloth factories. It could also make cool and interesting patterns. This was a breakthrough in looms because it did not only make patterns but it took less work. The Jacquard loom is still used today and was a labor saving invention.
The Arc Light and other Inventions
The Smallpox Vaccine
The smallpox vaccine is a vaccine people took to protect themselves from smallpox. Smallpox was a very serious disease. When this vaccine was invented places started to required it. This also caught on and started other vaccines. This was very helpful because the smallpox disease spread very easily. Smallpox was so dangerous that when you were diagnosis you had to have emergency care. Now it is very rare to get smallpox and there has not been a case in a long time.
The Voltaic Pile
The voltaic pile was the first battery that delivery electric current. This was very helpful because it led to lighting, phones, computers and other things. It also gave constant power which is very important for today’s technology. The voltaic pile is named after its inventor Alessandro Volta. This is a very important invention in history and helped with a lot of things. This was a great invention but inventors needed a longer lasting power source. The battery still remains a standard design today.
The Arc Light
The arc light is a lamp that produces lots of light by an electric arc. The difference with this lamp is that it was very bright. It was brighter than gas lighting so it started to light up streets and buildings. Other people started to make lamps because of how well it did. Later around the 1800s the arc light was a great invention but it was replaced by the carbon arc lamp.
Dalton’s Atomic Theory
Dalton’s theory is a theory that all matter is made of atoms. Dalton’s theory says atoms of an element are the same in all ways and were unable to be separated. Dalton was a great man and loved learning and teaching. Over time his theory has been corrected such as atoms aren’t inseparable. Dalton was also the first person to explain the behavior atoms.
The thing that I enjoyed learning about the most was the arc light. The reason is because in my past lessons I learned about gas lighting and arc lights replaced that and I like how the more I learn the more I know about history.
Kelp Forest
This week I learned about kelp forests and they are very pretty. A kelp forest is a underwater space with kelp all over the place. The sad thing is that kelp forest have been endangered because of water quality, kelp harvesting, climate change and other bad things. These forest are very beautiful and can be found in Alaska, California and other places.
Eli Whitney and other inventions
Semaphore Telegraph
The semaphore telegraph is a type of telegraph that delivers messages. With this invention the messages would be turned into symbols. This invention was very helpful and allowed for better communication. This was a major breakthrough in technology. This invention was very helpful because of how easy it made sending messages. This telegraph was very simple but very powerful. Soon the semaphore was replaced by the electric telegraph.
The Cotton Gin
The cotton gin separates seeds from fiber. It was invented by Eli Whitney in 1794. The cotton gin lowered the price of cotton because it was not as hard to make. Before the cotton gin it took hours to take the seeds out of the fiber but with the cotton gin it took way less time. The cotton gin increased the speed and quality of the cotton. This was a major breakthrough in history. The cotton gin was easy to use and did not need a lot of skill. Cotton gins are still sometimes used today but have been improved a lot over the years.
Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney was an inventor most famous for inventing the cotton gin. Whitney’s invention opened many factories and he became very successful. He was also known all around because of his invention. Whitney’s invention was one of the key inventions in the Industrial Revolution. Later after his 59th birthday in 1825 he died of prostate cancer. Whitney’s invention had a big impact on history and is still known today.
The Hydraulic Press
The hydraulic press is a machine that is used to press hard objects. This press turned soybeans into food crop. These presses are also used at a car compactor site to crush up the cars. The hydraulic press is used to make metal into cool shapes as well. Hydraulic presses are still used today and are very popular. Hydraulic presses are used in many different ways such as in crop production, garbage trucks, cars and many other sites.
The thing I liked learning about this week was the cotton gin. I liked this because of how simple it is and how much it helped people. I also liked that it transformed so many things.
My Favorite Thing in English
A part of my school is English class. We have learned a lot this year and I am going to tell you my favorite things. The first thing is the book Doctor Dolittle. This was a story of a man who could talk to animals. This story was very interesting and action packed. The next thing was learning how to write letters. I liked writing letters because there is so many different ways to write them and I found it fun. This year I also liked some other things but writing letters and Doctor Dolittle are my favorites.
Robert Fulton and other inventions
The Steamboat
The steamboat is boat powered by steam. The steamboat increased travel speed and made it easier to move cargo. The steamboat was a very popular invention and led to the ship industry. They could also travel upstream unlike other boats. They were invented by Robert Fulton in 1807. The famous RMS Titanic was actually a steamship as well. The steamboat was replaced in the 20th century mainly by railroad travel.
Robert Fulton
Robert Fulton was an engineer and inventor born in 1765. Fulton was most famous for inventing the first working steamboat. He was very successful because of steamboats. His steamboats spread all through America. He made a good amount of money from steamboats. Fulton made it so we have modern day transportation. Robert Fulton died in 1815 from tuberculosis trying to save his friend.
The Argand Lamp
The Argand lamp is a type of oil lamp. This lamp was a lot brighter than using a candle to light a room. Argand lamps were affordable to many people. Many different inventors were also very interested in it. The Argand lamp could be used with different types oil such as seal oil, whale oil, olive, and other types of oil. Later in 1816 they were replaced by normal lamps.
The Power Loom
The power loom is a type of loom that weaves fabric using steam engines. Power looms were very helpful because it increased the quality of fabric. The power loom did not need skilled workers and did not need a lot of skill. This loom also helped with clothes, blankets, pillows and other things. The power loom was a key development in the weaving industry and will still be remembered today.
The thing I liked the most this week was steamboats. I liked them because of how successful they were and how one of the most well known ships was a steamboat.
Helping Scientists part 3
This week in my science I learned about sunspots. Sunspots are temporary dark spots on the sun. I liked sunspots because they can be very interesting. Unlike the last things I learned were animals, sunspots are not.
Benjamin Thompson and other inventions
Benjamin Thompson
Benjamin Thompson was a physicist and inventor born in 1753. Thompson worked on heat science which helped reveal parts of the periodic table. Something else he did was invent the Rumford fireplace. Thompson made the most of his team and learned as much as he could on heat science. Because of Benjamin we have fireplaces and other heat technology. Thompson died of pleurisy in 1814.
Gas Lighting
Gas lighting was a light that provided lots of light. Gas lighting would be put in light post to bring light to the streets at night. This was very helpful because this brought down the rate of crime. Gas lighting also made work shifts longer because they did not have to worry about there being no light to see where you are going. Another thing gas lighting did was it helped with theater and acting. Gas lighting can also be dangerous, because there can be a lack of oxygen by gas lighting. Then in the 19th century it got replaced by electrical lighting because people found a better way to light their homes.
William Murdoch
William Murdoch was a engineer and inventor born in 1754. Murdoch was famous for inventing gas lighting. Murdoch worked for the Boulton and Watt company working with steam engines. His inventions were helpful because they led to modern electrical power. Murdoch would always be doing something, either studying, improving inventions, or building inventions. He died at 83 years old in 1819.
The Screw Cutting Lathe
The screw cutting lathe is a machine that rotates and cuts very accurate screws. This made the division of labor go down. This invention made lots of things easier and it made the prices of screws go down. The screw cutting lathe was very helpful, so it had factories all around the world. The screw cutting lathe was a very big machine. The screw cutting lathe led to a breakthrough in the development of technology. This invention led to better machines.
The thing I liked most this week was gas lighting. I liked it because how many things a type of light can fix. I also like that how much it relates to modern home technology.
Helping Scientist part 2
This week I had to make observations on penguins and condor birds. I liked looking at the condor birds, because they are not very common and have very large wings. The next thing I learned was penguins, I liked penguins because you saw how they take care of their kids and how they hunt. I had lots of fun learning about these animals and I would do it again.
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