Research for a science project brought us to military aircraft, and planes that can travel at Mach 1 or greater (the speed of sound or more), a sonic boom, how an internal combustion engine works, and other topics. The goal is to expand his mind into all the different areas of science that exist (we are not restricted in science). Right now we are leaning toward creating a model internal combustion engine as his science project.
Using the concepts of sound visualization and learning some music theory with the guitar, tune the guitar and compare the peaks of frequency for each string.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Students learned the Happy Birthday Song in the guitar to test the guitar tunning approach using and understanding how the guitar tunner app matched the desired frequency of each string
Using Android/Apple apps, discover how to see sounds (Time/Frequency). Plots of waveforms, power spectrum and spectrogram are explained as tools to analyze sounds
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Guys think it is nice to see the different representations of sounds in a graphical interface.
We did a couple examples dealing with the concept of Conservation of Energy (calculations involved calculating the total energy of a car at the top of a hill, midway, and at the bottom).
Jackson revisited some early vocabulary and wrote sentences to demonstrate his understanding of the words' definitions. We also discussed the literary terms of allegory, symbolism, and metaphor and how they are used in the story. Jackson continued to read the story, and we began to talk about how Charlie's intellectual maturity outpaced his emotional maturity.
Jackson and I played football today. We worked on his catching and throwing. While he was catching, I wanted him to focus on looking the ball all the way into his tuck. While he was throwing, I wanted him to focus on keeping his front and shoulder closed as long as possible. This will help increase velocity.
design fundamentals. Jackson continues to work on his "impressionistic" style painting of cypress trees. He also started a new assignment, doing a "pointillism" picture using various "points" of color, using sharpies.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
good session. showing great interest on all his current projects.
Jackson continued his research efforts. I was impressed related to his ability to use relevant search terms and find credible sources. Jackson was able to find content that supports the useful visual aids he found last week. This will help him related to making connections to the grading sheet, as well as effectively communicating and addressing required topic areas associated with the assignment. I want to question him more about why the information is relevant and get him to ask himself questions that will lead him to further exploration to find more details that will strengthen his work. I collected his research for a grade. I stressed that we will focus on completing certain amounts of information each session and that I will hold him accountable and expect him to do his best to meet those requirements.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Jackson is very adept at using relevant search terms that lead him to pertinent sites, which ultimately help him gather not only credible/valid sources, but more importantly useful text and visual content. Because the assignment involves many steps related to the process of completing it, I am breaking things down into smaller/manageable chunks per session. I am also establishing expectations regarding what I want him to accomplish each session as we progress toward the final product. I will collect, grade, and provide guidance via my written comments and go over those comments when I return his daily work. I have been helping him find pertinent information within the text and showing him how he can make direct connections to the requirements detailed on the assignment sheet/grading sheet. I want to work on developing those skills with Jackson. I want Jackson to begin to recognize content within the sources that apply via asking himself questions. I also, want him to recognize that some of the information may lead him to other areas he can explore and apply to the assignment, as well as, other sources.
Jackson is beginning a new research project for this class. This project will include research, a paper, and a presentation. Jackson is currently deciding on the main topic for the paper. He is considering writing about the Kennedy assassination, so we looked up some information to give him some ideas to start with.
