Monthly Archives: March 2010

Building a Kitchen Timer: Soldering and Finishing

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Fany Savina

As said in my earlier post, I was building a kitchen timer. I explained the main components needed to make it work and now I got to soldering my first electronic circuit. I had my dad help me out, and … Continue reading →

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Drawing with Charcoal: A Drinking Cat

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Fany Savina

For an art project, I chose to use charcoal. I went to my local Eason, and bought a set of four charcoal pencils: Light, Medium, Dark, and White TC21 (Tinted Charcoal). I also bought a ‘putty rubber’, a kneadable rubber … Continue reading →

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Rocks

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Fany Savina

The earth is partly made up with rocks. There are many different sorts of rocks that can differ in colour, texture, density, and hardness. All these can be classified into three, big main groups: Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic rocks. Igneous Rocks: … Continue reading →

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The Study of an Ecosystem

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Fany Savina

There are many things needed to do to be able to properly study an ecosystem. There are different parts of the ecosystem that are to be studied. There is the animal part, the plant part, and the abiotic (non-living) part. … Continue reading →

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George Boole

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Fany Savina

George Boole was born in Lincoln, England on the 2nd of November 1815. His father had a love for mathematics and he taught George his knowledge. By the age of eight, George wanted to know more than what his father … Continue reading →

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Introducing H.E.A.R. (Home Education and Recommendations), a forum

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Fany Savina

http://fany.savina.net/forum/ When looking for a forum related to Home  Education, the major one I came across was not very good. Graphic wise it was kind of ‘stuffy’. I mean there was too much colour and graphics, images and such. Also, … Continue reading →

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Ecological Relationships in Nature: Populations

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Fany Savina

A population is a group of individuals of the same species living together in the same habitat at any given time. Many organisms live in populations for the reasons that it is safer when there are more of them, it … Continue reading →

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Ocean Currents

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Fany Savina

Ocean currents are continuous, directed movements of ocean water. These smooth movements of water follow a specific course; they proceed either in a cyclical pattern or as a continuous stream. These movements can be caused by the gravitational pull of … Continue reading →

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Vocalic Sounds

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Fany Savina

Vocalic sounds are basically vowels, but not in an alphabet point of view. A vowel, from the phonetic point of view, is a sound which once it’s past the glottis, is not obstructed, i.e. it can pass freely through the … Continue reading →

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