M&M Project

1.What did you learn from the project?
From the M&M project, I learned how to find ratios, averages and percentages.
2.Did you enjoy the project?
I enjoyed the project because i learned how to find ratios, averages and percentages.
3.Does the company package their products correctly?
The company packages correctly because the numbers of the totals are from 53-59.
4.What were the skills you used?
I used graphing twice to find the numbers of the colors and the predictions. I used predicting to predict the number of each color. I divided to find ratios, averages and percentages.

Journey to the Center of the Earth (The Kingdom)

-Rumble, rumble, rumble-
"What was that?"asked George.
"I dunno," replied Edward.
"Hey look! there's a big hole in the ground!" exclaimed Henry.
They all circled the massive tunnel which led into the unknown.
"Where do you think it leads to?" asked Edward.
"Maybe it leads to a secret gold mine," suggested Henry.
"Or maybe it leads to China." George kept that thought in his mind.
"Well I'm not waiting!" exclaimed Henry. He dived in, head first.
"Well, we should follow him," decided George. The two jumped in after him, hoping not to hit the ground and die when they landed.
After what felt like hours of falling, they finally splashed into a pool of water. They swam to shore to look for their lost friend.
"Henry!" the two yelled throughout the massive cave. "Oh Henry!"
"Hey guys." A voice called behind them. They turned around and saw Henry, on a throne, with a crown on. " Whats up?" he asked.
"What are you doing?!" asked Edward.
"What does it look like? I'm King of the Mole People!" explained Henry. There were moles everywhere: feeding him, entertaining him, worshiping him.
"Not anymore, you're not." A tiny, squeaky voice came from behind Edward and George. They both turned around to see a small mole with robes on and a crown on. "I'm the king now." He held a pistol in his hands, pointing at Henry.
"He's adorable!" exclaimed George.
Henry pulled out a pistol and aimed it at the King. So now, they both had guns aiming at each other, ready to fire.
"One of us isn't going to be King much longer." the Mole King said.
Henry pointed tje gun upward, shooting at a stalactite. The piece of rock fell from the roof of the cave and it fell down and smashed the King's foot. "Stop them!" he demanded.
The three boys fled to the tunnels with millions of moles chasing after them. Henry turned around and shot stalactites of of the ceiling, only stopping a few of them in their paths.
Edward turned and ran to a closed steel door. He thrust the door open and ordered his friends to go in. They rushed in and locked the door.
"What is this place?" asked George.
"It's my armory/McDonald's," answered Henry.
"We could use the weapons and armor to defeat the King and his subjects.
"And with the power of the BigMac, we could gain super powers!" exclaimed George. The other boys looked at him as if he were stupid.
30 minutes later, after getting the guns, ammunition and armor, they were ready to kick some mole butt.
30 minutes later, after kicking some mole butt, they finally confronted the Mole King.
"So you finally come crawling back to me, huh?" asked the King.
"No, not really." Henry told him. He saw a cast on one of the King's feet from the falling stalactite. Henry pulled out a gun and shot the other foot of the King.
"OW" the King yelled. "SERVANT!" he demanded.
"Yes, my majesty?" asked a mole.
"Cast!" he ordered.
"Yes, sir," replied the mole. He pulled out some gauze and wrapped it around the King's foot.
"Now I'm a cripple!" yelled the King with anger.
Henry bent over and took the crown from the King's head and placed it on his. He sat down on the throne as a formal king would, because he was the King now. All the subjects danced danced with joy.
"The spell has been broken!!" yelled one of the moles.
A tremendous light glared over the every mole. When the light dimmed, they had transformed into hamsters. "Our true forms have been redeemed!"
"Hey," asked George, "Remember that BigMac that didn't give me super powers?"
"Yeah," the two replied.
"Watch this." Two beams shot out from his eyes which formed a platter of BigMacs.
"Awesome!" they all yelled with happiness.
-Rumble, rumble, rumble-
The cave was falling apart! Everyone scrambled to the tunnel to get out of the madness. But the only exit was up above so they had to climb. George shot millions of separate beams from his eyes and made a ladder of burgers. Everyone started to climb the giant ladder.
15 minutes later, after climbing a ladder of burgers, they popped back out of the hole.
"Wait!" screamed the hamsters. "You're the worst king ev-" Rocks smashed the hamsters back into their cave.
"My kingdom!" cried Henry, "My beautiful kingdom!"
"It's OK," said Edward.
"A snack will cheer you up." A lazer shot in front of Henry, forming a BigMac. Henry slapped away the burger.
"I just lost my minions! My armory! My McDonald's!" Henry yelled.
"Well, maybe the tunnel will open again someday," suggested Edward.
"Yeah. I didn't like that responsibility anyways!"

Evaluating My Note Taking Skills

I answered some of the questions correct because I thought about the text in the book and I wrote notes down. I answered some of the questions incorrectly because I didn't think some of the sections were important. To take batter notes next time I will re-read the sections, find the main idea and study the charts more.

What I can do to conserve water

1. Use new products in your home to conserve water- In the movie about water conservation in our class, it talked about changing the water-heads on your shower. Using a different shower-head may conserve water in your home.
2. Do not pollute streams, lakes or rivers- Water in streams, lakes and rivers may still be fresh
water. If it is polluted, then there may not be so much water to drink.
3. Reuse water- Instead of using a little water and then throw the rest away, you can keep reusing the same water from cooking.

What I have learned about weather in science class

I have learned that there are many different clouds in different weather conditions and seasons. I have also learned that the prefix in a cloud's name could make the definition of the cloud different. I have learned that the tools used to identify the air pressure and temperature are very important for newscasts and other things like farming. I have also learned that the Sun's angle does matter on temperature of the region the Sun's rays are facing at. If the Sun's rays are spread out more, it will be colder. If the Sun's rays are concentrated on a certain area, then the area's temperature would be raised.

Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty

Poverty could happen anytime, or anywhere. Poverty is the condition of no money, no food, no place to live, and sometimes, nothing to eat. Poverty can happen to anyone. People might make fun or tease others because they're below the poverty line but no one should be laughing. People out there need a shelter and food. 12% of the United States live under the poverty line. That's 12 out of 100 people. There are over 6 billion people that live on Earth. People below the poverty line live in beat-up cars, old trailers, and sometime nowhere. But people can make that change. Instead of buying a toy, put some of that money in a charity. 1 person may not be a lot, but everyone can make a change.

Why do things float and sink?

If the item takes up more than the fluid it displaces, it sinks.
If the item takes up less than the fluid it displaces, it floats.