The Phantom Tollbooth ( Chapters 1-13; Pgs- 160)

Milo came home to a huge box just sitting in the middle of his room. Inside that box sits a tollbooth. In The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster, a young, bored boy, Milo, finds himself in a magical world after transporting through a tollbooth. He is in the Kingdom of Wisdom and meets two friends, Tock and the Humbug. The trio is on a journey to save Princess Rhyme and Princess Reason, for that is what King Azaz told them to do. On the way, the group faces many tasks and challenges which if completed, get them one step closer to the princesses. I can’t wait to finish the next half of the book soon!

Catching Fire (391 pages)

There are twelve unfortunate events in the arena, each happening twice a day. In Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins, Katniss, Peeta, and Haymitch learn that two of them, a male and female, will be competing in the Quarter Quell or 75th Hunger Games. This rule automatically enters Katniss. It turns out, the Head Gamekeeper, Plutarch Heavensbee, is really on the side of the districts, not the Capitol, and tries to help the tributes plan their escape. The only problem is that Katniss and Peeta don’t know about the arrangement until it happens. Read the book to see if the escape plan works or the Gamekeeper and tributes are caught.

What I learned from my Anciet Science "project"

For my ancient science project, I did the civilization of Egypt even though I am from Israel. Since I spent most of my life there working as a slave, it was an appropriate choice. My subject was math, specifically the counting and measuring systems. I learned that there are symbols for each number. For instance, instead of writing "1000" one would write a symbol of a flower. Then when writing 100,000, one could draw a tadpole and the Egyptians would understand. I also learned about how the measuring system was adjusted to the pharaohs body. A cubit, for example, would be the distance from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow. After realizing how inefficient the system was because everyone's body is different, the Egyptians made standard measuring lengths.

UCLA!!!

I have always been fascinated by college. Living away from home, staying up late, then I realized it's still school!!! I was pleased to know that there are so many majors. I have always been worried My career wouldn't fit into one!! After Detective Trejo came in I got a idea. That idea was to become a detective or FBI agent! I think it would be a fun job to have. I found a major that would fit even though it's not at UCLA and that is Criminology!

        Today in Science Lab, we learned about how much we come in contact with petroleum products and plastic. We had a worksheet in which we circled every petroleum product in a kitchen. In the end the whole kitchen was circled! From this I learned, before someone even gets to the bus stop, they have already come in contact with hundreds of plastics or petroleum products!! At first, I thought "whats the big deal about plastics and petroleum products?" Well the deal is they can actually harm us. After this lab, I am trying to cut down on plastic and petroleum products!

Science Lab

I know the blog is on Science Lab but unfortunatley I had to go to softball. Anyways, yesterday in Science Lab, I learned about pretroleum, oil, and natural gas. We watched an iformative video, which was also very funny, about where and how we can find these three items. After the video, abut half the class recieved little cards to read aloud. We learned about the oil spills and such things from these. Maybe next week I will make it to Computer Lab!

Science Lab

    Today in Science Lab, I learned about different natural resources by labeling them on a sheet. A few of the sources we found were sand, pebbles, and farming/drinking water. Not only did we find out about the product itself but we also learned about it's use in everyday life. For example, we found that sand is used to make glass, a commonly used item. After learning all of these different resources, my eyes were opened and I realized we don't notice how many resources are used throughout an average day. I will be sure to remember that next time I eat ice cream, there will most likely be seaweed in it.