Monday, February 9, 2009

Arcs and Angles

I'm going to sound like a complete nerd, but I am excited about math today! Our lesson today is Arcs and Angles and it is a refreshing change from basic trig and hypotenuse lessons. I drew some examples from my book, and I was happy to see that it was easy and it makes sense! Dontcha just love those lightbulb moments? ;PIf you can't read the words (sorry bout that!) it says, "RS is a Arc or a semi-circle" That was one of the first main points and the thing that screamed to me, "EASY!" and it was really interesting. We use Teaching Textbooks Geometry this year, and we're liking it. We don't watch the lessons, because the book work practically explains itself. Here is an excerpt that pertains to the image above:
A part of a circle is called an Arc.
Arc RS represents half a circle, which is also why it is also called a semi-circle. An arc is a portion of a circle consisting of two end points and the set of points on the circle that lie between the points.

The next thing we learned about is Big arcs and small arcs.


The arc that is bigger than a semi-circle (see image above) is called a Major Arc

An arc that is smaller than a semi-circle (see image above) is called a minor arc.

Well, I'll quit boring you with my math talk so you can read something that actually makes sense (LOL)... hope ya liked my math post!

Green Lemonade and Menu plan Monday!


Anna showing her "green mustache"!

Wanted to post these pictures and this recipe for our "Green Lemonade". I can't take credit, I saw it in a raw foods book. Anna and Meghan are the only two who like it....Ronnie tolerates it, and Sara holds her nose! But....I love it, and can feel healthier when I drink it consistantly, so.....we're back to "getting healthy"! All I do, is put one bunch of romaine lettuce, a couple handfuls of spinach, a peeled lemon and some honey or stevia in my K-Tec blender ( now they call them 'blend-tecs'....similar to a vita-mix), add filtered water and blend! They recommend putting in cucumbers and apples if you like as well. That's it! Couldn't be easier! For our carrot juice, we do the same thing, only use carrots...and sometimes apples. Now on to our:



Menu Plan Monday!

Monday
cooked brown rice, yogart and honey, bananas
GF pizza, cucumbers
chicken tettrazini, steamed broccolli

Tuesday
Apple cinnamon millet
GF pumpkin bread, bananas, kefir smoothies
(crockpot) beef stew, GF biscuits

Wednesday
Oatmeal custard with raisens
leftovers/ pbj
chicken a la king, brown rice, steamed carrots

Thursday
cereal, bananas
GF philly cheesesteak pizza, veggies
spicy bean and rice casserola, salad

Friday
egg,sausage, potatoe strata, pineapple
leftovers/pbj
sauteed chicken breasts with mushrooms, cheesy garlic polenta, sw/sour red cabbage

Saturday
apple cinnamon millet, bananas
Birthday party lunch for Mia!
Mulligan, salad

Sunday
cereal, bananas
(crockpot) veggie soup with br. rice
whole roast chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, carrots, corn
GF chocolate angel food cake for dessert!



~Have a blessed week!~ Sue