Since for Change

Room	Type of AC	Type of Heating	Energy Used per Day (Kilowatts)	Window Open While Heating is on (How Often/No)	AC on While Heating is on	Room too Cold or too Hot
Mommi	Classroom (but different system)	Central, Controlled		Everyday	Don’t have controll	Same as math
Sarah	Classroom (but different system)	Central, Controlled		Everyday	No
Math Room	Central Controlled Art Room	Controlled by Art		Almost every day	No controll of AC	Summer rewaly hot, winter really cold, sytem is realy bad
World Lanuage	Central Controlled Art Room	Controlled by Art
Tech Lab	Central, Controlled	Central, Controlled		Once a day	Dose not have controll	Goes back and forth
Matthew	Classroom	Uncontrolled
Suzane	Classroom
Lynn	Classroom	Uncontrolled
Art Room	Central Control	Central, Controlled		Most of week, closed most of week in winter	No, controll of both	Both all the time
Science Lab	Central Controlled	Central Controlled		Several times a day	No, controll of both	Both, the thermostat doesn’t always work
Dave	Classroom	Uncontrolled		Not yet	Not yet	Both, usually both
Heather	Classroom	Uncontrolled		Sometimes, or fan	No	Lately it’s been cold
Wendy	Classroom	Uncontrolled		Yes, not yet, though	No	In winter, occasionally cold, heat very hot in room

This is Onaje and my spread sheet for our S4C project. Obviously We are not done yet but we will be soon. A goal I have for the project is to

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November 5

Bamboo Pen Drawing

This is my band open drawing, it was originally ment to be finger print but it turned out very wrong, but in the end look very cool, and like a sea shell.

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November 2

Monument project

Lucian Figliulo

Eighth Grade Humanities/Art Project

Memorial/Monument Study

Memorial/Monument Design Artist’s Statement

The First lady memorial.

I have chosen to memorialize the first ladies of our great nation. I have done this because first ladies have not been represented in a memorial or a monument , except for eleanor roosevelt, whose memorial is only part of FDR’s. First ladies (or first people) are extremely important because they have done so much for the country. For example, michelle obama dedicates her time to child health issues and other domestic issues. first ladies have to power and privilege to speed their ideas and messages but have never been memorialized for the great things they have done and are doing. Normal visitors walk around the perimeter and are allowed to take photos and view the names of the first ladies (first people). Only spouses of the elected president are allowed inside the perimeter of the monument. They have the responsibility to upkeep the plants and shrubbery inside the monument. this symbolizes the importance and of their role and how unique it is to be a first person. I want visitors to be able to walk around the monument and see the ring from all angles because the ring symbolizes the partnership between the first lady and the president as well as the partnership between the citizen and leaders of the country.

The response that I want my viewers to have is an emotional connection to the first ladies and what they did for the country. Some viewers might have a closer connection than others but all will understand what first ladies mean to his country. I would place the monument on the mall in washington D.C. close to the washington monument because being next to the washington monument it makes us look back to the first leader in our country and gives my monument a sense of depth and history. Viewer will be able to look back at long history of first ladies as they see our first president.

Lucian Troop Figliulo.

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November 11

Science Reflection

My favorite project in science this quarter were the Story of Manhattan and the Group presentations of the geological forces that shaped Manhattan. They were my favorite because We had a creative license and we could really express our thoughts. A strength was the story of manhattan. It was creative so I felt like I could do very well. I could show my talents. Group presentations of the geological forces that shaped Manhattan was another one of my favorite projects. I improved on my group work because I listened to other people and did my fair share of the work. I need to improve on making observations. I could have done better on my tracing old manhattan. My goal is to Comprehend what the observations are, better and work harder at focusing on the task.

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November 11

Ice wiki

By: Ming, Augustus, Anna, Louie, Nika

Ice over New York

Manhattan was not always shaped the way it is today. Earlier there was no Hudson River, there was an avalanche and the ice was so strong it scratched the rocks and made a dent forming the Hudson River.

This picture shows what we were talking about with the hudson river.

Have you ever wondered why Central Park has large rocks and boulders that can weigh up to several tons? Those rocks didn’t just fall from the sky, they have been there since some time between c. 95,000 and c. 20,000. That’s a very long time!

These rocks are boulders that were left over when the ice melted. When the ice was falling down it picked up boulders along the way. The ice and snow pushed the boulders which acted like sandpaper to smooth the mountains below it. The same phenomenon happened in the Swiss Alps 5,000 miles away.

As it says in the first paragraph, Manhattan wasn’t always shaped the way it is today. There was once ice so tall it was about four times the Empire State Building covering Manhattan. The avalanche brought a mile of ice that covered manhattan. Also the ice had a lot of effects on the rocks in Manhattan. An effect was that the ice blocked any passage through all of Manhattan. Another effect was that no one could survive in the cold.

Our song (melody of frozen):

The snow glows white on Manhattan night,

not a footprint to be seen,

a kingdom of ice is covering

the empire state building,

the wind is howling like this swirling storm that died,

couldn’t keep it in just let out that cry,

don’t let it frost,

don’t let it freeze,

the ice is covering four times the empire state building,

for real, dont doubt

you should know,

and now you knowww,

don’t go out,

There is ice outside the house

you can go

the avalanche is coming no more,

and I don’t care

what they’re going to say

I’m glad the storms over

the cold kinda bothered me anyway

The video will be coming soon

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November 7

Story of Manhatan

Pressure, lava, Ice, Flood

What Made NYC

By Louie

Pressure

First came pressure which started when North America crashed into Africa. Before pangea came the continents were separate but they had different shapes. Over 1000’s of years they crashed into and one another then they went on top of each other. That formed a vast mountain range that was as tall as the Alps.

Lava

After presser came lava and about 200 million years ago is when it started. Then extreme heat and pressure transform shale rock into schist. Schist is Earths crust. Then the Supercontinent of Pangea formed. Then North America and Africa start separating because the lava way erupting out of the, Earth’s crust, schist. When the lava erupted it covered a million square miles of land.

Ice

Third came ice which happened about 18,000 years ago. Then an ice Sheet covers New York region. The ice sheet shaped the hudson river. The ice was making the mountains like sand paper and the same thing was happening in the swiss Alps. The ice was covering 4x the height of the Empire State Building.

Flood

Finally came the flood. There was a land bridge that connected Staten Island to Brooklyn. That version of the hudson River did not have salt water in it. Then the Ice melted and the Hudson River overflowed and sunk the land bridge.

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May 2

Genius Crusade Answers

This is a homework assignment that I think I did good on

1. Were the Crusades a success? If so, for whom?

The Crusades were over all not a success. I think the crusades were not a success because 2 of them did not reach their goal. In the first crusade the goal of the Christians was to take back Jerusalem from Muslim rule. The first Crusaders achieved their goal. In the second Crusade the goal was to take back Edessa. It had been under Christian rule before it got taken over by the Muslims. The leader of that Crusade was Louie the VI. He decided to not take back Edessa but to head for Damascus. He failed to take Damascus. On the 3rd Crusade Richard the Lionheart was the leader. On the way to Jerusalem he decided to go back because he knew that if it was under Christian rule again the Muslims would just take it back.

2. Both the Muslims and the Christians claimed God’s favor. Whose side was God on?

I personally believe that God was on neither side because God would not want people fighting. Both sides were fighting in the name of God and both believed miracles happened for them. The Christians believed that Jerusalem was where Jesus died and rose from the dead so it is very important to them. The Muslims wanted Jerusalem because it was where Mohammed went to heaven. If both sides believe God was on their side then both would think that God would protect them. But this was not the case. Both sides did good and bad during the fighting but both lost a lot of people.

3. How and where do we see the effects of the Crusades today? Can you infer how they affected people’s views of other religions?

There are many things that the Crusades have affected. One positive effect of the crusades was people from the West were going to the East and they had relationships with each other. People from the west took on the culture (food, politics, and traditions) of the East. There were a few negative effects too. There are still Crusades today. There are still conflicts between Israel and the rest of the Middle East. People are still fighting in the name of God. The words from the Crusades are still used when people want to use strong language. George Bush said, “This is a Crusade,” when he wanted to attack Iraq. Jihad used to mean struggle but now it’s related to terrorism. Many people today think that most Muslims are terrorists. A positive effect was that both sides learned more about the other’s religion.

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March 9

Eleanor’s thoughts of king louis

“How do you say it- bold”

Hello I’m going to tell you all about king Louis. I hate him. he always want to be like a monk and I tired of it. When I went of crusade with him I thought that we would win we were a thriving country and when would take the holy land. But no we barley made it out of there alive. THEN HE PUT ME IN PRISON wait no that was my other husband. It was romantic the way we met but thats not the point the point is he is a word a queen should not say. oh and when we got divorced I was the one who made it happen not him me. So he says to me “The clothing and jewelry is-how shall I say it? more bold than we see in pairs. and I’m very scared because the we dress bold I would not like to live in pairs.

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