Zoe M

1. When did the Civil War begin?
2. When did it end?
3. Who fought in the Civil War?
4. Where was it fought?
5. Who was the President during the Civil War?
6. How many soldiers were killed in it?
7. Which states were considered the Confederacy?
8. Which states were considered the Union?
9. Who was the leader of the Confederate Army?
10. Who was the leader of the Union?
11. What was the result of the Civil War?
12. What were three places in Savannah that had significance during the Civil War?

1. 1861
2. 1865
3. The United States
4. The United States
5. Abraham Lincoln
6. 4,210,339
7. The South
8. The North
9. Robert E. Lee
10. Ulysses S. Grant
11. Slavery was ended
12. Port, Cathedral, and Forts

Have you ever thought about if you had to live in one place for the rest of your life where you would live? Well, to narrow it down a bit, you have three options, a library, a museum, or a zoo. Which would you choose? Why would you choose it? Would it be relaxing, exciting, or educational? Would it be fun or always something new to see or do? Would it always have adventures? Do you love reading or animals? Do you love exploring and learning? Do you love having fun? Well, I am going to tell you which I chose and why.

If I had to pick to live in a library, museum, or zoo for the rest of my life, I would choose museum. I had a pretty hard time deciding between museum and library. I like animals because I have a dog, but a zoo isn’t the life for me. With library, I love books, but life would be pretty dull. Eventually, I would have read all the books. With a museum, I would have learned all about the old things that happened in history, and even seen things from them. Now I will tell you a few more reasons why I would choose museum.

I would choose museum because of all the interesting things I could learn about that is to do with history. I would become an expert! It would also be very educational. Can you imagine living in a museum? I would always have something to do and explore and it would be so much fun! There would always be new things to explore. There would be so many cool exhibits! The museum would also be a great place to play games like hide and seek. I have been to the Louvre in Paris, France and I loved all the paintings, especially the Mona Lisa. I also love the statues and old artifacts. At night, I would sleep in a small hidden room with paintings on the walls. I would get food and water from the museum cafe. It would be so cool to live in a museum for the rest of my life! If you had to live in a museum, a library, or a zoo for the rest of your life which would you choose and why?

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This week we went to the science lab. We went there to get an introduction to electricity. We did an experiment that used many tools such as paperclips, nails, and erasers to name a few. We were put into pods and I was with three of my friends. We were given a wire that had two clips on the end and two light bulbs in the middle. Then, with the following objects,

Straw          Nail         Glass Rod

Diode       Rubber Eraser     Paperclip

Copper Strip       Wooden Stick

We began our experiment.

Our experiment was to clip each of the objects on one by one and see if they conducted  electricity.  If they did, the light bulbs went on. We would then flip it over and see if that side did or didn’t. If both sides conducted electricity, we would put a “y” under lights up both directions.  If it only lit up in one direction, we wold put a “y” under lights up one direction. If it didn’t light up at all, we would put an “n” under lights up both directions.

Our results were….

lights up both directions        lights up one direction

straw                         n                                                     n

nail                            y                                                      y

glass rod                  n                                                      n

paperclip                  y                                                       y

diode                         n                                                       y

rubber eraser          n                                                       n

copper strip             y                                                       y

wooden stick          n                                                       n

When we finished our experiment we all got to touch a plasma ball. It was so cool how the electricity went where your hand was.

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Mrs. Teitelbaum

Currently, I am reading Where the Red Fern Grows. The main character, Billy, is a very kind person. There are many reasons why I believe this to be true.

Whenever Billy’s grandfather gives him a bag full of candy, Billy gives it all to his sisters.  Also, when he won over $300, he gave it to his parents. They live in the

olden days so that is a lot of money. When Billy won a gold cup and silver cup he gave those to his sisters. He is always looking out for them. Another time, Billy had been saving up for two years to get $50 so he could buy two coon hounds. When the two years were up, the price had gone down $10. With the extra $10, Billy bought his whole family gifts.

Billy is a very kind person.

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Today, my class went to the science lab. We have been learning about Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Igneous rock. At the science lab, we were put into three pods and each pod was given some sand, some small pieces of rock, and some bits of junk. We then had to add a little bit at a time and put it on tin foil. We then wrapped the tin foil up. That is how Sedimentary rock is made. After that, we changed it into Metamorphic rock by putting a big book on it which is pressure and which also gives off friction so it is also heat. By putting that on a hot plate which gives off intense heat, we changed it into Igneous rock. We had such a great time!

If you want to do this here is what you need:

Hotplate                    3 Miny Cups          Sand

Pieces of Rock         Tin Foil                  Junk (such as bits of crayon)

In class we wrote a post with the technology expert Silvia Tolisano. We have been learning about hyperlinks. We made this post very short so please bear.

We Surf the Globe

On our blogs, we have embedded a Cluster Map. A Cluster Map is a map on your blog that shows you the location of the visitors  on your blog. The map helps us visualize where our readers are from. We have been surfing the virtual globe to countries all around the world, such as Thailand, Switzerland, and Czech Republic, because we know that they have read our posts. I think hyperlinks are very cool because instead of seeing the actual link, you only see the word that the person wants you to click on.

For the last month we have been doing Quad Blogging. As you have probably guessed, Quad Blogging has something to do with the number four, as quad means four. Quad blogging, is when four schools from four different countries, choose a month and do blogging. The teachers all contact each other and decide which class goes first, which goes second, which goes third, and which goes fourth. When my class was doing Quad Blogging, we did it with Thailand, Switzerland, and Czech Republic. We were the fourth country. The class from Thailand was 5th Grade. The class from Czech Republic was 3rd Grade. The  class from Switzerland was 4th Grade, like us. The first week, the individual students from Thailand all made their blogs their best while everyone else commented. Then, was Czech Republic. After that was Switzerland, and then us. 

What I liked about quad blogging is that you get to connect with kids from all around the world. It was very fun writing, commenting, and replying to comments. It was such an amazing experience!

Our writing improved so much with both  commenting and blogging. We started with 1-2 sentences on commenting. Now, we are doing at least 1 paragraph in our comments. We learned to use fancy words  instead of plain words, instead of pretty, we use words

like exquisite or lovely. We also learned to add on to the post. In blogging our writing has also improved a lot. Because we have been given interesting topics, our posts are a lot more interesting. We all have improved so much!

This is the quad blogging symbol. I also have it on the side of my blog.

If I were to go to Mars my trip on the way there would be very fast and not at all bumpy. As soon as I get off the spaceship, I put my feet on the ground. The ground is very soft. It feels like sand under my feet. The planet itself is very strange and peculiar. It has a few flowers, but it is almost like the desert although it is not hot.

The only forms of life are the flowers and a few strange creatures that look like flying puppies. I am deciding to call them fluppies. My surroundings are dreary and they make me feel lonely. I immediately take pictures of everything. I can’t wait to go back and show my boss the pictures!

If I were to fight crime and have a super ability I would choose super speed. I would choose super speed because I would be able to move at the speed of light. If I had super speed, I would put lawbreakers in handcuffs before they could blink. It would be so cool to have super speed because I would be able to move so fast. If you were to choose from: The ability to fly, Invisibility, Kung Fu, Mind reading, Telekinesis (the ability to move objects with your mind), The ability to shape shift, The ability to freeze, The ability to bring the dead back to life, The ability to heal the sick or injured, Telepathy (the ability to talk to people with your mind), The ability to control the weather, Super speed, Super strength, or  The ability to see through solid objects.

Which would you choose? Why would you choose it? How will you use it? 

The ancient Mayans once predicted that the world would end December 21, 2012. December 21, 2012 also happens to be my sister’s Bat Mitzvah date. A Bat Mitzvah is when a Jewish boy or girl at age 12 or 13 reads the Torah.

It is when they become an adult in Judaism. When I say become an adult, I mean they have to fast on certain holidays. I do not think the world will end on December 21, 2012. They have been predicting things like that for so long and none of them have happned. Why should it happen now?

Do you think the world will end december 21, 2012?

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