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 Hello reader,  This is my action project for Light, Sound, & Time unit#2. During this unit we learned about sound. How sound sounds, how sound looks, how sound feels. What sound is. The method they move in (waves). To learn more I went to learn about how instruments are made at a violin shop in the loop. I also went to Chicago Hearing Society to learn about visual impairments, the scale of severity when it comes to hard of hearing, how a deaf/hard of hearing person goes about getting assistance/treatment, and how the ear works. For this project I created a diddley bow which is a single string instrument. I then calculated and measured the fret points. My diddley bow creates sound by the vibrations of the strings echoing around the inside of the tin can (mine has quite a nice twang). Enjoy!  Picture of my diddley bow: Playing smoke on the water on my diddley bow:    Diagram of diddly bow part 1: The different harmonics/fret points showcase the difference in ...

Hello Reader, This is my action project for the first unit of "A Nation's Argument class", a humanities course in which we study how arguments are composed and their use throughout history, particularly in the establishment of nations. This unit's central question was "How is a country reasoned into existence?" In order to understand how an argument is constructed using premises and conclusions, we looked to the Declaration of Independence. On top of that, we discovered what deductive reasoning is and how it uses principles to support claims. We had the opportunity to speak with the principal of a Montessori school during our external research and learn more about the values that guide the teaching of children at his and other Montessori schools. For this AP I created my own declaration of independence to study physiology and why it is my right as a student do so. Enjoy!