Day 4

Languages

Day 4 started with language practice.
French - Reviewed completed past tense
German - Learned body parts

Spanish - Reviewed several topics on Duolingo

JavaScript

My first project for today in Javascript is to animate bites taken out of a tomato using a draw function and mouseX and mouseY variables so that when someone hovers the mouse over the drawing, bites of it will appear. Try it!

Challenge: Tasty TomatoMade using: Khan Academy Computer Science

My second project also uses the mouseX and mouseY variables. This time, they change the color and the shape of the drawn object as the mouse moves around the canvas. Check it out!

Challenge: Mouse movement maniaMade using: Khan Academy Computer Science

Math Review

I've now reached 70% in general 7th grade math on Khan Academy. I could probably go a lot faster, but I don't want it to be my primary focus right now. My math review today involved finding mistakes in two part algebra equations. It's pretty simple. See below:

Find the mistake: two-step equations: When doing algebra, we sometimes make mistakes! It's important to be able to check our own work (and other people's work) for correctness.