Bouncy! Reflection

In science, we did a lab called Bouncy!, in which we learned about editing recipes using ratios to make homemade silly putty.  We had a table on our worksheet that said how many tablespoons of glue or borax.  We had 4 cups, and the 4th cup was the most successful, 5 tbsp of glue : 1 tbsp of borax.  Then, we had to edit the other three recipes so that they would all become perfect slime.  We mixed it up into one glob.  To see if it bounced or just fell, I took a bit of it, rolled it up into a ball and dropped it onto the table.  It rapidly expanded until it was flat.  I thought that this experiment was really fun and the whole time I was fully engaged.

Projeto Infância

Nesse projecto nos presisamos escrever uma poema sobre nosso infancia.  Eu acho que esse projeto e muito  reflexiva por que nos escrevemos sobre nosso vida quando foramos infantil.  Eu acho que isso e um bom expirienso para mim, por que eu nunca usa iMovie, e agora eu sabe como usar essa aplicação.  Eu tambem aprendi mais vocabulairo quando foram escrevendo a poema.

"Somebody... Wants... But... So": Walk Two Moons

"Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech is about a 13 year old girl named Salamanca (Sal) whose mother leaves her at a young age.  All that Sal wants is to be able to be reunited with her mother.  She tries to put the pieces of the puzzle together, but is unable to.  When Sal is on a road trip with Gram and Gramps to find her mother in Lewiston, Idaho, she tells them about Phoebe, The Lunatic and Phoebe's theory about their blood thirsty neighbor.  When Sal, Gram and Gramps arrive in Lewiston, she is dismayed with secrets and loss.

Is It Just Old Faithful?

In chapter 34, Sal, Gram and Gramps are embarking on the 6th  day of their journey.  Sal is overjoyed because today she will see the geyser Old Faithful.  Even though Sal is so excited, she is able to contain her joy.  Gram, on the other hand could not.  Gram is so excited for when Old Faithful would erupt. She is counting down and asking Sal and Gramps "It it time yet?  Is it time yet?"  When Old Faithful erupts, she has a huge grin on her face, and when it is over, she seems so sad.

My Question:  Why is Gram so excited to see Old Faithful?  Is there something that happened when she was younger that excites her about the landmark?  Does it have something to do with Sal's mom?

Just A Hunch?

In chapter 22, Sal is sleeping over at Phoebe's house after Phoebe's mom disappeared.  Phoebe is acting very fidgety about every noise she hears and cannot seem to calm down.  Eventually, after they both fell asleep,  Sal awakes to the noise of Phoebe crying.  When Sal asks her why she is crying, Phoebe simply replies, "I was not.  I most certainly was not."  The next morning, Phoebe does not want to go to school and tells her father that she is sick.    

My question is:  Why is Phoebe denying the fact that her mom left?  Why is she denying help from Sal?  Does she not want Sal to think that her mom left her, like Sal's mom did?  Did she lie to stay home to wait and see if her mom would come home? 

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Gone With The Wind?

In chapter 12 of Walk Two Moons, Salamanca (Sal), Gram and Gramps are on the road headed to South Dakota and make a stop in Pipestone, Minnesota.  In Minnesota, they go to see an exhibition about Indian (Native American) peace pipes.  When they are at the exhibition, they spot a Native American smoking a peace pipe, and Gramps asks if they can each have a turn smoking it.  When it is Sal's turn to smoke the pipe, she blows two puffs and keeps the smoke in her mouth.  When she opens up her mouth a little bit, the puff of smoke drifts out and her mind says "There goes your mother."  

My question is: when Sal lets go of the bit of smoke, why does she feel like she is letting go of her mother?  Is she saying that her mother is like smoke, drifting away?
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Atchim! Esquete 3

Na aula de português, estamos trabalhando em roteiros para nossa unidade de doeças. Meu parceiro e eu trabalhamos juntos para pensar em palavras importes para quando estamos doentes e como melhorar. Falamos sobre as coisas que você diria quando você está marcando uma consulta e que as pessoas possam dizer durante uma consulta médica. Então, pensamos em algo que você precisa ir ao médico para. Fizemos o nosso escrita, recolhidos os nossos adereços e ensaiada, organizamos os apetrechos que precisá para fazer a dramatização, ensaiamos e depois filmamos.