Computer Lab

Today in computer lab we had fun learning about our lives when we grow up.  In the first game we did,  we had to choose a place to live and what kind of house we had to live in.  The next few questions were what would you need; electricity, a phone, transportation and  so on.  We went on another site where we answered 180 questions and it calculated what kind of profession would fit us.  In all, today's computer lab was fun and we learned a lot about jobs too!

The Grim Grotto

"Unless you are a slug, a sea anemone, or mildew, you probably prefer not to be damp."  The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket is 323 pages.  The Baudelaire kids board the Queequeg, a ship.  While aboard they meet Captain Widdershins, a mycologist named Fiona, and a optimistic man named Phil.  The Baudelaires and Fiona are sent to find an item that has to do with the mysterious V.F.D.  While exploring, Sunny catches a deadly fungus.  Count Olaf appears and kidnaps the orphans yet again.  Klaus and Violet must cure Sunny and escape from Olaf's clutches.  Will the children be able to cure their little sister in time, or not??????



The Slippery Slope

"Like handshakes, house pets, or raw carrots, many things are preferable when not slippery."  The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket is 337 pages.  In the last book, The Baudelaires had to escape with Olaf while in disguise.  Olaf saw through their costumes and had escaped with Sunny, while Klaus and Violet were stranded in the Mortmain Mountains.  After a while of hitchhiking, the two orphans eventually find Quigley Quagmire, one of the Quagmire siblings who was thought to be dead from a fire and all three of them try to make it to the V.F.D. hideout.  Meanwhile, Sunny runs into two other villains.  Will the Baudelaires make it through this evil, evil tale?  Or will they prevail?

    

Science Lab

Today in science lab we learned about pollution.  We learned how much pollution can affect an environment.  We did this by using plastic teddy bears.  There were ten healthy normal bears, and two bears that were counted as pollution.  We had to keep on repeating a process where we would draw the healthy bears and the pollution from a bucket a count how many bears lived and how many died.  We had to do this for five generations!  I cannot wait for next weeks labs!

Science Lab 5-10

Today in science lab we learned about petroleum/ plastic.  We read an article on having so much exposure to plastics and how dangerous it is.  Then we got a picture of a kitchen with a woman and a girl.  We had to circle all of the plastic products we found inside the kitchen.  Later, we had to list all of the things we use in life that are made of petroleum and plastics and what we could do to reduce using them.  It was so scary listing all of those things we use in a day!  This science lab was probably the most exciting to date.

Science Lab

Today in science lab each group was given a turkey feather and we had to use 3 different products to clean it, but most importantly keep it alive.  My group used baby shampoo, baking soda, and liquid soap.  The baby shampoo was not a little bit of help, the baking soda didn't work, but the liquid soap would have worked.  We learned that baby shampoo and baking soda would not work to clean an animal, but liquid soap would have.  All in all, this was a great lab!

Labs

Today in Computer Lab we reviewed geometry.  We played games that had to do with 2-D and 3-D shapes.  In the 3-D game we had to collect bio tubes in order to save the world from an alien invasion.  In the 2-D game we had to look for the right bottles that had their 2-D attributes to them.  This was a great way to refresh my memory, as I was a little absent-minded.