Month: April 2016
We can’t go to Hogwarts
This is a picture of the pacific trash vortex. It represents there is no such place as away. I’m sorry but we can’t just make things disappear. And since everything is made of atoms, we can’t destroy truly destroy something. Eventually were going to run out of space for all the trash since we can’t just make it disappear. Even if you keep on trying to destroy it it will not go away. After all, we are the ones who made it.That is why we have so much trash on earth. And America’s has the most. Aren’t you happy? Were going to win the prize for most trash.
In class we watched a video about where all the trash goes. We learned a bunch of things about trash dumps. After that we had a debate about the video. We talked about where the trash goes. Then we got a homework assignment about where the trash goes in NYC. I learned a lot of new things about that.
Exit Polling
On the day of the New York Primary we went out to exit poll. We went outside of the voting area and waited till someone came out. Once someone came out we approached them and asked them if they voted. If they voted, we asked them more questions on a sheet of paper. If they didn’t we wouldn’t ask them any more questions.
Something I learned during exit polling is some people will be very busy, and just walk past you after you approach them. Three people walked straight past me. I also learned that there are a bunch of different times you could vote. Some things that surprised me was that most of the peoples answers were Hillary Clinton. I thought it was mostly going to be Bernie Sanders. Something else that surprised was that the data recorders got the percentages correct for the neighborhood.
My experience polling was very fun. I completed all the sheets on my clipboard. Some people were really nice. Someone didn’t want to say who they voted for so we did not email that to the data collectors. It was also challenging to go up to people and ask them questions.
Math
I think my strength is finding the area and perimeter of triangles and rectangles. I think It is a strength because when I do those problems I can get through them pretty fast. I also think this is a strength because It is fun for me so I don’t get distracted.
My Canopic Jar
This is my Canopic Jar. There were four different jars we could do. I chose to do the jackal head. We made them out of clay then glazed them. You could choose to paint on an over glaze, but I decided not to.
My Ushabti
In art we made Ushabtis. Ushabtis are statues that Ancient Egyptians put in tombs. first I shaped mine out of clay. Then I added markings that Ancient Egyptians would put on there Ushabtis. After that I glazed mine then over glazed it. You didn’t need to put on an over glaze, but I decided to. The part I most like about my Ushabti is the markings. The best part for me was shaping my Ushabti. It was very fun making.
My Tomb Painting
This is my Tomb painting. We made our tomb paintings in art. We made them for the tomb, because in an Egyptian tombs they would engrave pictures into the walls. First we sketched it, then we drew it, then we over lined it in sharpie, and then we colored it in with water color. Mine is of the goddess Isis with hieroglyphics in the background.
French Skit
In French we made and performed a french restaurant skit. First we had to make up the restaurant we were eating at, the occasion, and how the different characters new each other. Our restaurant was named La Stella. The occasion was it was someones birthday. The characters were Anastasia (the person who was having the birthday), Antoinette (her mom), Camille (Anastasia’s friend), and Stephanie (the waitress). Then we had to write a script bring in props and perform. During the skit I learned so many things. I learned about different foods and drinks in french. I also learned about different things you need to know to order at a restaurant. It was very fun.