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My Water Molecule's Journey

4/30/2015

I was so excited to start another journey down to earth. I was already getting evaporated and it was so fun flying through the air into the atmosphere. I saw my friend Ryan getting perspired,but he had a struggle flying because he was spinning up and down and almost through up on me.Then I saw Hanna getting bumped around when she was transpired. Now I was Condensed with my fellow water friends, but the party was getting way to big and then I heard a rumble. This is the only part I hate getting precipitated. I saw so many of my friends getting smashed to the ground really hard. Then Hanna got smashed and I had the biggest grin on my face. Then I fell but got pushed back up and fell again and froze with others. Then I did this all again until I fell to the ground in a freeze ball, and the freeze ball fell right in Hanna's face. Then all of us got Accumulated into the ground and started all over again with Hanna's face smashed and a grin on mine.

Lesson 6- Drops of water on Different Surfaces

4/28/2015

Surface

Prediction

Actual

Reflection

Soccer Ball

Rock

Flowers

Cracker

I think the water will be absorbed by the soccer ball.

I think the water will slide down the rock.

I think the water will glide right down the flower.

I think the cracker will absorb the water.

The water slide down the soccer ball.

The water was absorbed and slide down.

The water did glide right down.

The water did get absorbed.

I was surprised on how the water slide down the side.

I was surprised how the water did both slid and got absorbed.

I am glade and not surprised I got the water glided right down.

I was surprised by how some of the water slide down.

Which materials surprised you the most? Why?
Which materials do you still wonder about? How do you think water will respond to that material?

1.One material That surprised me most was the soccer ball. This surprised me because I was sure of the water to get dissolved in the ball.
2. I still wonder about led. I think the water will respond by gliding down the led stick and the water will not get stuck.

Science Fair

4/23/2015

Science Fair Presentation-First Draft

I am glad I reported my presentation on video before the Science Fair because:

I new where I needed to improve and were I am fine
I can compare the two videos and see how I improved

Science Fair Presentation-Improved version

By the end of the Science Fair, my presentation was much better because:

I had felt more comfortable talking aloud to the other people
I also new now what I was going to say

Overall, I think that the Science Fair was a valuable experience because...
I definitely made some mistakes along the way, but I learned from them. Here are some examples...
If I were given the chance to do anything differently, I would...

1. I had got the experience to experiment on something new and on something I never new I had an interest in. It also gave me the opportunity to try something new.
2. One mistake is that I sometimes forgot what to say, and I learned from it because then I new afterwords I then new what to say.
3. I would start to see why the smarties dissolved faster in the cold water. Also to learn why the chemicals in the smarties reacted with the the water and created a layer on top of the water.

5th Grade Mentors Day 1

4/10/2015

1. My experience was really fun and exiting at the same time. First of all we introduced our self and got to know a little about each other. Then we got into the fun stuff and did the game That's Me,That's Not me. I learned a lot about him and he learned a lot about me, and we actually have a lot in common.
2. My student left the room feeling really good about them self. I know this because he left the room with a smile and he laughed the hole time. We also had a good time together.
3. One thing I will do differently is not spend so much time on That's me, and That's not Me. I will try to show him more of the room.

Lesson 5 - How Meteorologists Use Water

4/10/2015

Meteorologists use water in many different ways and here are some ways they use water. If the air is above freezing, the precipitation will most likely be rain. If the air is below freezing, the precipitation will most likely be snow. When people say "It's not the heat--it's the humidity!" They're really referring to the relative humidity, or the amount of water in the air at a certain temperature compared to how much water the air can hold at the temperature. So air can hold more water vapor at higher temperatures than it can at lower temperatures. The amount of humidity in the air affects how quickly water can evaporate from surfaces such as roads,lakes,even your skin!

I would like to give thanks to this site http://www.ussartf.org/predicting_weather.htm

Watery Earth Lesson 4: How Dugong Use Water

4/9/2015

Dugong's can use water by transportation because the swim in the waves. They also use the water as a calm place give birth and protect there young lings. They also use the water as a place to find their food. They will also use the water to live and thrive.

How Humans and Dugong Use and Need Water

Humans

They have babies on ground
They have hands and pets
We live in land

Dugong

They live in the water
They have babies in the water
They have a tail and flippers
They only have one baby

Both

They use water to swim
They need to drink water
They eat fish
They do what ever they need to do to protect there babies

1. Why is water considered a "Natural Resource?"
2. How is water essential (required) to our survival and the survival of all living things?

1. Water is consider a natural resource because it is not man made and it is a natural resource.
2. Water is esintal to our suvival and other living beings because we use water every day of our life and can not live without it.

5th Grade Mentors

4/9/2015

Who's your real-life superhero? Why?
Whose superhero are you? Why?
What's your superpower? Describe it.
How do you use that superpower for good?
What's your Kryptonite? {what weakens you?} Describe it.
How are you going to ensure that the student you work with leaves feeling better about themself?

1. My superheros are my parents. They are my parents because my parents have confidence in me and always tell me to go to the next level whether it's hard or not.
2. I am a superhero to my sister because I always am having empathy for her and always try to pick her up when she is feeling down.
3. One super power I have is caring and using my manners when I know I should. These are super powers because these are things I have talent in.
4. I can use these powers for good because the powers I have are mostly for the better good in me and in others to.
5. Some of my weaknesses are always putting school first before friends and hanging out. This is hard because I love hanging out with my friends.
6. I am going to ensure they leave feeling better by telling them there strengths and their weaknesses and give them a smile on their face before they leave.

To be a guidance consular you need to have empathy. You need to have patients. You need to let the kids struggle to find there way. You will also need to have kindness within you. Kindness is the real global warming. Superheros are important to me and all of us, we need superheros to guide us on the right path in the time when we struggle. Some superpowers you need to have is empathy, kindness, and patients. You will also need self esteem. Comparison is the thief of joy. The more kindness we show, the kinder we become. Fun is your ticket to engagement.

Lesson 3: Natural Resources

4/8/2015

Natural Resources

Chicken

Lava

Rock

Plants

Log

Oxygen

Man Made Resources

Phone

Boat

Car

Markers

Lamps

Roaster

Write a definition for Man-Made Resources (in your own words) and Natural Resources.
Why is "water" considered a Natural Resource?
List three or more Natural Resources that you use daily.

1. A man made resource is something made by man. It is probably called man made because it is man made.
2. Water is consider a natural resource because it is not man made and it is a natural resource.
3. Some three are water, Oxygen, and food.

Watery Earth Lesson 2: How We use Water

4/7/2015

Going To The Bathroom
Boiling Water To Make Food
Crying
Playing In Water
Making Other Types Of Drinks
Drinking It
Wale Watching
Dolphin Riding
Watering Plants
Washing Hands
Pool
Rain
Water Wars
Pond
Lake
Ocean
Juice
Rainbows

Saliva (digestion)

Puddles

What seem to be the most commons uses of water (list at least three)?
What are the most unusual uses of water (list at least three)?

1. Some of the most common uses of water that are listed is Drinking Water, Water fights, and washing hands.
2. Some of the most unusual uses of water are Saliva (digestion), Wale Watching, and Dolphin Ridding.

Our Mars Simulation

4/6/2015

1. Q. Write at least 1 paragraph that described what happened from start to finish in our Mars Simulation.

1. A. So I was jumping up and down because I was so excited to go to Mars. When I left I was there in an instant. Then the rocket ship took off and six months later we arrived. I ran out of the rocket ship after the two days later. I was the happiest kid on Mars. Then the day after we arrived an incident happened. Bela punched Lucas and he got a serious injury. He was rushed to the hospital with a purple injury and of course I saved

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