Renee

May 7, 2023

How To Solve Two Variable Equations

There are a lot of situations where we find ourselves with two-variable equations, but it does seem frustrating trying to solve them. Here’s an example (where the answer is rounded to nearest integer): x + 3y = 7 5x – 2y = 1 There are two methods for solving this equation. Method 1: x + 3y = 7 5x – 2y = 1 We can first isolate a variable using one of the statements. You can pick any equation(such as eq. 1). x + 3y = 7 pick a variable(such as x) x + 3y = 7 x = 8...

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April 30, 2023

Lisa the Witch

Once upon a time, there lived a young girl named Lisa. She was born as an ordinary baby, but when she became five years old, she was informed that she was a witch and was sent to a witch school called Twisted Root Elementary, where Lisa learned about rudeness, potions, spells, and magical history. Lisa learned quickly and then went to University of Witch World, a national school which only chose the best witches across the whole world. She graduated there and got an Ultra Magic Guardian Witch degree and built herself a comfortable, cozy home. Lisa lived in it...

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April 23, 2023

Solder(ing)

Soldering is the process of melting metal into a thick silver glue to hold different objects together. It’s similar to hot glue-ing. Some examples of when we need to solder is when we need to connect LED lights with resistors so we get a pleasant glow. To solder, you need a soldering iron and the solder(the metal that will be melted)Adjust the burner to 350 degrees, or other, depending on what you want to do. Do not touch the tip of the soldering iron, because it will gradually become hotter and hotter. Hold the soldering iron near the thing you...

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April 15, 2023

Environmental Threats

Humans, according to some humans, are smart. They can recognize themselves in front of a mirror, invent and/or build many different things, and more. But a lot of people focus only on their own lives. What about other animals? How will they live? Maybe a certain type of animal is thriving and living a nice life, but others are not. Why? One reason could be that there are too many predators. Then why are there too many? A common reason is that humans are causing this harm. (For example, if humans like to eat an animal called Prey, and the...

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April 12, 2023

Poison Dart Frogs

Poison dart frogs are poisonous amphibians that live in rainforests. They are bright and colorful to show(and warn predators) this. The fatal poison in this frog can kill approximately 10 full-grown adults! They like to eat insects, such as tiny ants. These frogs catch their food by searching for an insect and sticking out their sticky tongues quickly. The average healthy wild poison dart frog will weigh about 28 grams, or 1 ounce. Female frogs lay eggs on the forest floor(a layer in the rainforest) enclosed with a jellylike substance. When the eggs hatch, a frog will let the newborn...

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April 12, 2023

How To Make Simple Clay

You will need: flour water machine mixer* (by hands would take more time but is fine) bowl Steps Pour flour into the bowl, until the bowl is about a quarter full. Put aside about a spoon of flour each cup of flour you pour into the bowl. Add a little water. Put bowl under mixer “arm” and make sure bowl is stable. Turn mixer on, let mix and pour water when too dry. After about a few minutes, turn off mixer. Mix unmixed flour with sticky flour, optional step. Put on a surface suitable for cutting and cut into inch...

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April 10, 2023

Weak, Medium and Strong Passwords

Passwords are strings of letters, numbers, and/or symbols(like the $ and % sign). They are used to protect a certain account(e.g. Gmail account). Without passwords, hackers would take over the whole online world. Here are some examples of weak passwords: 12345 qwerty 696969 (website name) qwerty123 1234567890 password Password If your password is on this above list, you might want to change it into a different one. Medium: hi1hi2hihi12 17Burps 987Tom123 Strong: Qn#4o)@%j2M 9*3hL$~cX9`mZx7 2Kf(^!>g//sRRf-a

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March 9, 2023

French Basics

bonjour means hello je means I je m’appelle Boy means my name is Boy j’aime means I like un means one deux means two trois means 3 je suis un means I am a This is sample text about a random person named Boy: After that under the sentence, there will be the translation under the French word. Je m’appelle Garcon et j’ai un an. J’aime le nombre trois. Je suis un garçon. Ma sœur s’appelle Fille et c’est une fille. Je respire, je cligne des yeux et je parle. Mon nom de famille est Human. My name is Boy...

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March 1, 2023

Two-Train Major Collision In Greece

In Greece, the very early Wednesday, two trains – one a passenger train and the other a freight train, had a fatal collision. 30-ish people have been found dead, and roughty 85 injured. Many have been severely injured. This crash occurred near Tempe. Hospital units were called over, as well as ambulances. Some train “cars” even set on fire! One survivor said, “There was a very sudden stop, sparks were everywhere. I escaped by using a bag to break a window and climbed out. The front train ‘carriages’ smashed, but luckily the one I was sitting in didn’t.” Many people...

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February 25, 2023

Pizza

Pizzas are roasted typically flat, circle-shaped surfaces of dough topped with tomato sauce, cheese, and optional, other toppings. All regular pizzas have dough, tomato sauce, and cheese. So, pizzas are just dough with tomato sauce, cheese, etc. In simpler form, they’re cheese-topped flatbreads. Pizzas have a delicious history that dates back to the Greeks, Egyptians, and Romans. However, the pizza we eat today originated in Italy, somewhere in the 18th century. The early pizzas were simple and made with only a few basic ingredients like dough and cheese. As it became more popular, bits of food were added as toppings,...

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