We had the HSPT tests this week. I did okay on 3 out of 4 tests. I got a 65 on language, 70 on reading, and 85 on vocab. These scores aren’t the best, but they are decent. Then there’s math. I did horrible on the math. I knew maybe 5 things on the math. I got a total of 25% on the math. Not too great.
Anyways we did a science experiment with batteries, salt, wires with alligator clips, and pencils. We took a beaker and filled it with water. Then we took the salt and poured in into the beaker with the water. We mixed it a bit and once it was ready we took the wires and clipped them to the battery. Then we clipped the other ends of the wire to the pencils, and dipped the pencils in the salt water. The pencils started sizzling and making bubbles of hydrogen and oxygen. It was pretty cool. We also learned that if you put potassium in water it lights on fire and explodes like a mini firework.
That’s all for this week.
~Gael