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School this year is O.K but I miss all the old teachers. and just so everyone knows […] I will write a post for each day on what we learned!
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Mr.Hetherington do yuo want us to post stuff even though were not in your class any more??????????????????????????????? It would be fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Lorianna S.
Science Scribe Post!!!!!!!!!!
Lorianna Today in science on 5/11/07 we watched a film on how the earth cam to be the movie said that once a sun compacted in on it’s self and got hotter setting off a chain reaction force comets away in all directions some of those comets would attract more pieces of dirt and comet forming the planets in our solar system. But how did that hunk of lifeless rock become the place we have all come to call home well when certain rocks are radioactive they give off a very little bit of heat and with many of such rocks the rocks melted everything else making the earth a ball of molten lava rushing around than as the rocks decayed the earth cooled off and was covered with every kind of rock imaginable but the earth’s core stayed fiery hot and melted and surrounded by iron creating the magnetic field. Then grass and trees grew over the rocks and that is how the earth came to be. Now when we use a magnetic compass or we see geese flying south you Know in some way they are using the magnetic field to get to were they or we need to be. Then before we could finish the film the bell rang.
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Lorianna
Ok I’m just posting this one now and I don’t know if it’s right any more. So don’t be to judgemental.
Science Sribe Post!!!!!!!
Today in Science on 5/30/07 we watched a short film on The Water Cycle and Precipitation. We had to take notes on it and we learned things like there is lots of water in the air, that ¾ of the planet is covered by water, fog is a cloud on the ground, and water has three forms of mass liquid, gas, and solid. Also there are different forms of ice…… at 30 degrees in the clouds ice forms plates, at 15 degrees in the clouds the ice comes down in hollow columns, and finally at 5 degrees it forms 6 sided snow flakes. Another factor is water is essential to life on earth! Here are a few definitions that I wrote down for some words in class. Precipitation is water vapor affected by gravity. Water vapor is water in the gas form. Snowflakes are water as ice in a six sided shape formed at 5 degrees in the clouds. Clouds are condensed evaporated water. Evaporation is liquid to gas by heat. The blue sky is light refracted. Temperature determines clouds like how much water vapor they get and how high they go. Then afterwards we went out side to see if there were any clouds there were two one was small so we figured that either there wasn’t much water vapor up there or it wasn’t that cold up there. The second cloud was long and skinny so we thought there was either more water vapor over there or it was colder and we decided there weren’t many more clouds out there because it was either to warm or there wasn’t that much water vapor up there today. After that we went back inside AND THE BELL RANG. That was a great and very informative class Mr.L!!!!!!!
Today in Science on 5/30/07 we watched a short film on The Water Cycle and Precipitation. We had to take notes on it and we learned things like there is lots of water in the air, that ¾ of the planet is covered by water, fog is a cloud on the ground, and water has three forms of mass liquid, gas, and solid. Also there are different forms of ice…… at 30 degrees in the clouds ice forms plates, at 15 degrees in the clouds the ice comes down in hollow columns, and finally at 5 degrees it forms 6 sided snow flakes. Another factor is water is essential to life on earth! Here are a few definitions that I wrote down for some words in class. Precipitation is water vapor affected by gravity. Water vapor is water in the gas form. Snowflakes are water as ice in a six sided shape formed at 5 degrees in the clouds. Clouds are condensed evaporated water. Evaporation is liquid to gas by heat. The blue sky is light refracted. Temperature determines clouds like how much water vapor they get and how high they go. Then afterwards we went out side to see if there were any clouds there were two one was small so we figured that either there wasn’t much water vapor up there or it wasn’t that cold up there. The second cloud was long and skinny so we thought there was either more water vapor over there or it was colder and we decided there weren’t many more clouds out there because it was either to warm or there wasn’t that much water vapor up there today. After that we went back inside and the bell rang. That was a great and very informative class Mr.L!!!!!!!
Science Scribe Post!!!!!!
Today in science on 5/24/07 we did a work sheet while watching a video on weather. We learned what makes weather, the seasons, what helps determine the weather, and what can affect the weather patterns!!!!! Then after we did the work sheet and the bell rang. The movie was good and I liked the substitute teacher!!!!!
Today in science on 5/24/07 we did a work sheet while watching a video on weather. We learned what makes weather, the seasons, what helps determine the weather, and what can affect the weather patterns!!!!! Then after we did the work sheet and the bell rang. The movie was good and I liked the substitute teacher!!!!!
Social Studies Scribe Post!!!!
In social studies this day we worked on our presentations on paragraphs we read in class on the History of the great country of Japan because every group read a different paraghraph(s). This is Mr.Hetheringtons way of making it so we don’t all have to read everything right out of the text book. With facts about the samurai, why the Japanese have a small army, and how there economy struggled after world war one. Then the bell rang. That was another great class Mr.H!!!!!!!!!!
In social studies this day we worked on our presentations on paragraphs we read in class on the History of the great country of Japan because every group read a different paraghraph(s). This is Mr.Hetheringtons way of making it so we don’t all have to read everything right out of the text book. With facts about the samurai, why the Japanese have a small army, and how there economy struggled after world war one. Then the bell rang. That was another great class Mr.H!!!!!!!!!!
SCience Sribe Post!!!!!!!
Today in science on 5/11/07 we watched a film on how the earth cam to be the movie said that once a sun compacted in on it’s self and got hotter setting off a chain reaction force comets away in all directions some of those comets would attract more pieces of dirt and comet forming the planets in our solar system. But how did that hunk of lifeless rock become the place we have all come to call home well when certain rocks are radioactive they give off a very little bit of heat and with many of such rocks the rocks melted everything else making the earth a ball of molten lava rushing around than as the rocks decayed the earth cooled off and was covered with every kind of rock imaginable but the earth’s core stayed fiery hot and melted and surrounded by iron creating the magnetic field. Then grass and trees grew over the rocks and that is how the earth came to be. Now when we use a magnetic compass or we see geese flying south you Know in some way they are using the magnetic field to get to were they or we need to be. Then before we could finish the film the bell rang.
Written By:
Lorianna
Scribe Post on Social Studies!!!!
Today in social studeis on 4/25/07 we went over the major chinease dynasties which are the Qin, the qin was the first dynasty that was in control of united china. The great wall of China which is 4,000 feet long and was built during the Qin dynasty. Then it was the Han dynasty’s turn to rule China. During the Han Dynasty, China officially became a Confucian state and prospered greatly: agriculture, handicrafts and commerce flourished, and the population reached over 55 million. Meanwhile, the empire extended its political and cultural influence over Korea, Mongolia, Vietnam, and Central Asia before it finally collapsed under a combination of domestic and external pressures.The Han Dynasty was notable also for its military prowess. The empire expanded westward as far as the rim of the Tarim Basin, making possible relatively secure caravan traffic across Central Asia. The paths of caravan traffic are often called the “Silk Road” because the route was used to export Chinese silk. Chinese armies also invaded and annexed parts of northern Vietnam and northern Korea toward the end of the 2nd century BC. Han control of peripheral regions was generally insecure, however. To ensure peace with non-Chinese local powers, the Han court developed a mutually beneficial “tributary system.” Non-Chinese states were allowed to remain autonomous in exchange for symbolic acceptance of Han overlordship. Tributary ties were confirmed and strengthened through intermarriages at the ruling level and periodic exchanges of gifts and goods. Then it was the
The Sui Dynasty, founded by Emperor Wen, or Yang Jian, its capitalwas in Chang’an (present-day Xi’an). It was marked by the reunification of Southern and Northern China and the construction of the Grand Canal, though it was a relatively short Chinese dynasty. It saw many reforms by Emperors Wen and Yang: the land equalization system, initiated to reduce the rich-poor social gap, resulted in enhanced agricultural productivity; governmental power was centralized, was standardized and re-unified; defense was improved, and the Great Wall was expanded. Buddhism was also spread and encouraged throughout the empire, uniting the varied people and cultures of China. This dynasty has often been compared to the earlier Qin Dynasty in tenure and the ruthlessness of its accomplishments. The Sui dynasty’s early demise was attributed to the government’s tyrannical demands on the people, who bore the crushing burden of taxes and compulsory labor. These resources were overstrained in the completion of the Grand Canal–a monumental engineering feat– and in the undertaking of other construction projects, including the reconstruction of the Great Wall. Weakened by costly and disastrous military campaigns against Goguryeo which ended with defeat of Sui in the early seventh century, the dynasty disintegrated through a combination of popular revolts, disloyalty, and assassination. Next the it was the Tang dynasty’s turn to take a crack at ruling China. Next the it was the Tang dynasty’s turn to take a crack at ruling China. The Tang Dynasty (18 June 618 - 4 June 907 AD) was preceded by the Sui Dynasty. The dynasty was founded by the Li family, who seized opportunity in the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire. The dynasty was interrupted briefly by the Second Zhou Dynasty (16 October 690 - 3 March 705) when Empress Wu Zetian seized the throne (the first and only Chinese Empress to rule in her own right).At its height and zenith, the Tang Dynasty was the most powerful empire in the world. The Tang Dynasty, with its capital at Chang’an (present-day Xi’an), the most populayted city in the world at the time, is regarded by historians as a high point in Chinese civilization - equal to or surpassing that of the Han Dynasty - as well as a golden age of cosmopolitan culture. Its territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, was greater than that of the Han period, and rivaled that of the later Yuan Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. The dynasty featured two of Chinese history’s major prosperity periods, the Zhen’guan Prosperity (Tang Taizong) and Kaiyuan Prosperity (Tang Xuanzong’s early rule). The enormous Grand Canal (still the longest canal in the world) built during the previous Sui Dynasty facilitated the rise of new urban settlements along its route, as well as increased accessibility in mainland China to its own indigenous commercial market.In Chinese history, the Tang Dynasty was largely a period of progress and stability (except for the An Lushan Rebellion and decline of central power during the 9th century). Chinese culture flourished and matured further during the Tang era, with the height Buddhism as the strongest ideological force (until its persectution and loss of influence), and is also considered the greatest age for Chinese poetry. Two of China’s most famous historical poets, Du Fu and Li Bai, belonged to this age, as well as Meng Haoran and Bai Juyi. There were also many famous visual artists, such as the renowned painters Han Gan, Wu Daozi, and Zhan Ziqian, although classic Chinese painting would not reach its zenith until the Song and Ming dynasties. Although the dynasty and central government were in decline by the 9th century, this did not mean art and culture weren’t continuing to flourish. And although the weakened central government withdrew largely from managing the economy, commercialism and mercantile affairs continued to thrive regardless. Next the Song dynasty was in control!The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279 AD. It was the first government in world history to issue paper moneyand the first Chinese polity to establish a permanent standing navy.Between the 10th and 11th centuries, the population of China doubled in size. This growth came about through expanded rice cultivation in central and southern China, along with the production of abundant food surpluses.Within its borders, the Northern Song Dynasty had a population of some 100 million people.During the Song Dynasty, China’s northern borders were threatened by the Khitans of the Liao Dynasty, the Tanguts of the Western Xia Dynasty, and the Jurchens of the Jin dynasty. The Song dynasty itself can be divided into two distinct periods: the Northern Song and Southern Song. During the Northern Song , the Song capital was in the northern city of Kaifeng and the dynasty controlled most of inner China. The Southern Song refers to the period after the Song lost control of northern China to the Jin dynasty. During this time, the Song court retreated south of the Yangtze River and established their capital at Hangzhou. Although weakened, the Southern Song Dynasty built considerable naval strength to defend its waters, land borders, and conduct maritime missions abroad. To repel the Jin (and then the Mongols), the Song developed revolutionary new military technology enhanced by the use of gunpowder. Then the Yaun dynasty had it’s turn to rule China.
The Yuan Dynasty , lasting officially from 1271 to 1368, followed the Song Dynasty and preceded the Ming Dynasty in the historiography of China. The dynasty was established by ethnic Mongols, and it had nominal control over the entire Mongol Empire (stretching from Eastern Europe to the fertile crescent to Russia); however, the Mongol rulers in Asia were only interested in China. Later successors did not even attempt to stake claim over the Khakhan title and saw themselves as Emperor of China, as the Yuan Dynasty grew from being an imperial Mongol administration under Kublai Khan to becoming a basically Chinese institution under his successors.
The Yuan Dynasty (Chinese: 元朝; pinyin: Yuáncháo; Mongolian: Dai Ön Yeke Mongghul Ulus), lasting officially from 1271 to 1368, followed the Song Dynasty and preceded the Ming Dynasty in the historiography of China. The dynasty was established by ethnic Mongols, and it had nominal control over the entire Mongol Empire (stretching from Eastern Europe to the fertile crescent to Russia); however, the Mongol rulers in Asia were only interested in China. Later successors did not even attempt to stake claim over the Khakhan title and saw themselves as Emperor of China, as the Yuan Dynasty grew from being an imperial Mongol administration under Kublai Khan to becoming a basically Chinese institution under his successors.
Temüjin, later to be more prominently known as Genghis Khan, was officially the first in the line of Yuan Dynasty emperors. He was the son of Yesügei, the tribal chief of the Kiyad - a tribe in fragmented Mongolia under nominal control of the Jin Dynasty at the time. His father was killed in his early life by a rival tribe, leaving him the heir. This led to bitterness on the part of Senggum, Wang’s former heir, who planned to assassinate Temüjin. Temüjin learned of Senggum’s intentions however, and a large civil war broke out among the Mongols. Eventually Temüjin defeated Senggum and succeeded to the title of Wang Khan. Temüjin created a written code of laws for the Mongols called Yassa, and he demanded it to be followed very strictly.
Temüjin followed with attacks on other neighboring tribes, which further increased his power. By combining diplomacy, organization, military ability, and brutality, Temüjin finally managed to unite the tribes into the single nation, a monumental feat for the Mongols, who had a long history of internecine dispute. In 1206 Temüjin successfully united the formerly fragmented tribes of what is now Mongolia. At a Khurultai (a council of Mongol chiefs), he was named the “Genghis Khan“, or the “Universal Ruler”. The birth of Mongolia marked the start of what would become the largest continuous empire in history, ruling large parts of Asia, the Middle East and parts of Europe, over the following two centuries. While his empire extended in all directions, Genghis Khan’s main interest was always with China, specifically Western Xia, Jin Dynasty and southern Song Dynasty.
At the time of the Khuriltai, Genghis was involved in a dispute with Western Xia - which eventually became the first of his wars of conquest. Despite problems in taking well-defended Western Xia cities, he substantially reduced the Western Xia dominion by 1209, when peace with Western Xia was made. He was acknowledged by their emperor as overlord. This marks the first in a line of successes in defeating all the kingdoms and dynasties in China which wasn’t complete until Kublai Khan’s rule. A major goal of Genghis was the conquest of the Jin Dynasty with the aid of the Song Dynasty, allowing the Mongols to avenge earlier defeats, gain the riches of northern China and mostly to establish the Mongols as a major power among the Chinese world order.
He declared war in 1211, and at first the pattern of operations against the Jin Dynasty was the same as it had been against Western Xia. The Mongols were victorious in the field, but they were frustrated in their efforts to take major cities. In his typically logical and determined fashion, Genghis and his highly developed staff studied the problems of the assault of fortifications. With the help of Chinese engineers, they gradually developed the techniques to take down fortifications. Islamic engineers joined later and especially contributed counterweight trebuchets, “Muslim phao”, which had a maximum range of 300 metres compared to 150 metres of the ancient Chinese predecessor. It played a significant role in taking the Chinese strongholds and was as well used against infantry units on battlefield. This eventually would make troops under the Mongols some of the most accomplished and most successful besiegers in the history of warfare.
As a result of a number of overwhelming victories in the field and a few successes in the capture of fortifications deep within China, Genghis had conquered and consolidated Jin territory as far south as the Great Wall by 1213. He then advanced with three armies into the heart of Jin territory, between the Great Wall and the Huang He. With the help of Chenyu Liu, one of the top officers who betrayed Jin, Genghis defeated the Jin forces, devastated northern China, captured numerous cities, and in 1215 besieged, captured, and sacked the Jin capital of Yanjing (later known as Beijing). But the Jin emperor, Xuan Zong, did not surrender, but moved his capital to Kaifeng. There his successors were eventually defeated in 1234.
The vassal emperor of Western Xia had refused to take part in the war against the peoples of the Khwarizm, and Genghis had vowed punishment. While he was in Central Asia, Western Xia and Jin had formed an alliance against the Mongols. After rest and a reorganization of his armies, Genghis prepared for war against his biggest foes. By this time, advancing years had led Genghis to prepare for the future and to assure an orderly succession among his descendants. He selected his third son Ogedei as his successor and established the method of selection of subsequent khans, specifying that they should come from his direct descendants. Meanwhile, he studied intelligence reports from Western Xia and Jin and readied a force of 180,000 troops for a new campaign.
Temüjin, later to be more prominently known as Genghis Khan, was officially the first in the line of Yuan Dynasty emperors. He was the son of Yesügei, the tribal chief of the Kiyad - a tribe in fragmented Mongolia under nominal control of the Jin Dynasty at the time. His father was killed in his early life by a rival tribe, leaving him the heir. This led to bitterness on the part of Senggum, Wang’s former heir, who planned to assassinate Temüjin. Temüjin learned of Senggum’s intentions however, and a large civil war broke out among the Mongols. Eventually Temüjin defeated Senggum and succeeded to the title of Wang Khan. Temüjin created a written code of laws for the Mongols called Yassa, and he demanded it to be followed very strictly.
Temüjin followed with attacks on other neighboring tribes, which further increased his power. By combining diplomacy, organization, military ability, and brutality, Temüjin finally managed to unite the tribes into the single nation, a monumental feat for the Mongols, who had a long history of internecine dispute. In 1206 Temüjin successfully united the formerly fragmented tribes of what is now Mongolia. At a Khurultai (a council of Mongol chiefs), he was named the “Genghis Khan“, or the “Universal Ruler”. The birth of Mongolia marked the start of what would become the largest continuous empire in history, ruling large parts of Asia, the Middle East and parts of Europe, over the following two centuries. While his empire extended in all directions, Genghis Khan’s main interest was always with China, specifically Western Xia, Jin Dynasty and southern Song Dynasty.
At the time of the Khuriltai, Genghis was involved in a dispute with Western Xia - which eventually became the first of his wars of conquest. Despite problems in taking well-defended Western Xia cities, he substantially reduced the Western Xia dominion by 1209, when peace with Western Xia was made. He was acknowledged by their emperor as overlord. This marks the first in a line of successes in defeating all the kingdoms and dynasties in China which wasn’t complete until Kublai Khan’s rule. A major goal of Genghis was the conquest of the Jin Dynasty with the aid of the Song Dynasty, allowing the Mongols to avenge earlier defeats, gain the riches of northern China and mostly to establish the Mongols as a major power among the Chinese world order.
He declared war in 1211, and at first the pattern of operations against the Jin Dynasty was the same as it had been against Western Xia. The Mongols were victorious in the field, but they were frustrated in their efforts to take major cities. In his typically logical and determined fashion, Genghis and his highly developed staff studied the problems of the assault of fortifications. With the help of Chinese engineers, they gradually developed the techniques to take down fortifications. Islamic engineers joined later and especially contributed counterweight trebuchets, “Muslim phao”, which had a maximum range of 300 metres compared to 150 metres of the ancient Chinese predecessor. It played a significant role in taking the Chinese strongholds and was as well used against infantry units on battlefield. This eventually would make troops under the Mongols some of the most accomplished and most successful besiegers in the history of warfare.
All sides and top lid, 14th century, Freer Gallery of Art.As a result of a number of overwhelming victories in the field and a few successes in the capture of fortifications deep within China, Genghis had conquered and consolidated Jin territory as far south as the Great Wall by 1213. He then advanced with three armies into the heart of Jin territory, between the Great Wall and the Huang He. With the help of Chenyu Liu, one of the top officers who betrayed Jin, Genghis defeated the Jin forces, devastated northern China, captured numerous cities, and in 1215 besieged, captured, and sacked the Jin capital of Yanjing (later known as Beijing). But the Jin emperor, Xuan Zong, did not surrender, but moved his capital to Kaifeng. There his successors were eventually defeated in 1234.
The vassal emperor of Western Xia had refused to take part in the war against the peoples of the Khwarizm, and Genghis had vowed punishment. While he was in Central Asia, Western Xia and Jin had formed an alliance against the Mongols. After rest and a reorganization of his armies, Genghis prepared for war against his biggest foes. By this time, advancing years had led Genghis to prepare for the future and to assure an orderly succession among his descendants. He selected his third son Ogedei as his successor and established the method of selection of subsequent khans, specifying that they should come from his direct descendants. Meanwhile, he studied intelligence reports from Western Xia and Jin and readied a force of 180,000 troops for a new campaign.
Social Studies Scribe Post!!!!
Today in social studies on 5/02/07 we took a mini map pop quiz on some of the Northern Africa countries. Next we went to http://I like2learn.com and practiced to see how many of the countries in Asia we knew and we have a test on that on next Tuesday’s so for any of my class mates reading this study hard and if you want to hang with the rest you gotta ace the test use flex!!!! Then finished another slide show called from past to present. Which had a lot of amazing facts like………………………………………………………………………..
Marco Polo was the first European to right a book about China.This accelerated many peoples interest in China and made more people want to learn about the amazing country!!!! Then we stopped the moveie so we could take a quick quiz before the bell rang then it was time to go. Good going Mr.Hetherington that was another great social studies class like all of them are.
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Lorianna
S.S.S.S!!!!! = Sociail Studies Scribe Post!!!!
Today in social studies on 4/30/07 we finishedthe slide show of pictures Mr.Hetherington took when he went to China with a group of American teachers , principals, and Superintendents. He said that it was a great trip and the only ones that complained at least when he was around were the teachers from America not the ones that he went there with just the ones that were over there to teach for a few years. When he went on a tour the tour guide said that the most dangerous thing in a Chinese cross road is an American because unlike the Chinese if acar nearly hits you an American would stop and that’s the worst thing that you can do. But a Chinese citizen would just weave through the traffic at a steady pace not stopping in the same circumstances. Then when we finished the slide show the bell rang and class was over. That was a great slide Show Mr.Hetherington!!!!
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Lorianna
L.A S.P=Language Arts Scribe Post
In language arts on 4/9/07 we worked on adverbs we learned that an adverb can tell when, how, where, and to what extent. Then Mrs.Ekstrom read us a book with the adverb in bold to help us understand what an ksadverb is even further. Next we did a work sheet together to find the noun, adjective, andthen finally the adverbs which we put into categories telling if they told how, where, or when. Then when we finished that we started to write three sentences with the same topic. One saying when it was or will be done. One saying how it was done. Finally one saying where it be done. In what ever order we wished.For example: My cat dances crazily. At my house my cat dances crazily. Soon at my house my cat will dance crazily. Then the bell rang and what we didn’t finish was for homework. Mrs.Ekstrom is a grand language arts teacher!!!!
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Lorianna
Social Studies Scribe Post!!!!
In social studies on 3/20/07 we worked on our pod-casts on India and Hinduism. We get to use the smart board, a few big pieces of paper, a big table for a news anchor desk and our scripts it is going to be really fun doing our sits for the whole class tomorrow! Social studies is a fun class Mr.Hetherington can turn any boring topic into something fun!
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Lorianna
Social Studies Scribe Post!!!!
In social studies on 3/14/07 we had a test on India. It was only easy if you studied and payed attention in class. After we took the test we started highlighting a hand out on Hinduism, whichwas tobe our homework if we didn’t finish it. I think the test was easyand the handout was interesting. Mr.Hetherington is a very good social studies teacher and is probably the best!
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Lorianna
Math Scribe Post!!!!
On 3/13/07 in math we worked on our fraction review packets with problems like 4/5*5/7 which has the product of 20/35 which simplified is 4/5. Which we were doing to get ready for our test on thursday.The formula or recipe for multiplying fractions is a/b*c/d =a*c over b*d.Ifwe finished our packets we could play an apropriate math game like battle ship.
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Lorianna
Social Studies Video!!!!
“Hello, my name is Sue and I will be your tour guide as we travel around India. But first I will tell you some of the countries history! Back when India was known as British India from 1772 to 1911, Calcutta was the capital city. But on the other hand, New Delhi had been as the political and financial centre of ancient India most notably Mughal Empire. During the early 1900s, a proposal was made to the British administration to move the capital of the Indian Empire from Calcutta to New Delhi. Unlike Calcutta, which was located on the eastern coast of India, New Delhi was located in central India and the Government of British India felt that it would be easier to control India from Delhi rather than from Calcutta.Due to its historic and cultural importance, George V, the then Emperor of India, made the announcement the capital was to be moved from Calcutta to Delhi. Hamayun’s Tomb, situated in New Delhi, has an architectural design similar to the Taj Mahal. The Taj Mahal is a tomb built by a Sha (king) for his dead wife who is buried in the basement. The beginning of building it started in 1631 and was finished in 1653 about 22 years later! then only 13 years later in 1666, the Sha dies and he was laid next to his wife facing Mecca because they were Jewish. New Delhi was laid out to the south of the Old City which was constructed by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. But, New Delhi overlays the site of seven ancient cities and hence includes many historic monuments like Humayun’s Tomb. The town (New Delhi)was dubbed “Lutyens’ Delhi“. Edward Luyten was a 20th century architech who helped plan the city. In 1998, the Supreme Court of India ordered all public transport vehicles to use compressed natural gas as fuel instead of diesel and other hydro-carbons. They now operates the world’s largest fleet of environment-friendly-buses. Though pollution from road transport has decreased in recent years, it is still at a high level. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second most populated country, and the most populus liberal democracy in the world. India has a coastline of over seven thousand kilometres, bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east. India borders Pakistanto the west!”
”The meansof transportation are trains, rickshaws, anda taxi. Oh! I almost forgot the most important thing India is the birth place of Buddhism and Hinduism and also has over 700 different dialect’s and languages. With over 67 million Hindus. If you did any research you may be wondering why their aren’t any Jews thats because after fighting for a while the decided to make two different parts of India into Pakistan and East Pakistan now called Bangladesh for the Jews,and a smaller India in the middlefor the Hindus. That started the worlds biggest migration not saying that everybody moved but the Jews were moving to the Pakistanis the Hindus were leaving the Pakistan’s.”
“Now thatyouknow some the countries history let’s go to Varanasi the city of Shiva” (the death god). “This city was built when the British were still in control so it is quit old.And because we are on a train the beds are on the walls held up by chains for you to fold down for when you get tired.Don’t forget to turn on your air conditioning”(fans) “on so it doesn’t get to hot.if your wondering what’s going to be for breakfast go ask the cooks because it’s getting dark they are already making breakfast.Don’t forget only 4 people to a compartment unless you are traveling with children! See you all in the morning for a fresh start.”
“Our next stop is the Ganges, a famous river which in the Hindu religion these sacred waters are considerd to be a God. ! Did you know that on the way to the river their are Ghats or steps leading down toward it. In Varissia, alone their are 100Ghates! But even now as we go by the river you may be hot and want to go for a swim but that is not a good idea because when someone dies in the Hindu religion they are burned and then their ashes and whatever bones remain are thrown into the river and dead animals found are not burned but thrown bodily into the river. Even though the people that live here can go in the water, you can not because you would probably die. For centuries they have done everything from doing their laundrytoswimming in it and”. “Now it is time to eat lunch so, go eat and then return to your compartments.We will reach the city where we will take part in celebrating the birth of Krishna the God, and the party really gets started after midnight because that is said to be the birth hour of the god Krishna,so you might want to get some sleep as well!”
Wake up everyone! It’s time to get off ofthe train so we can take part in the celebration!Now let’s go to the Hindu temples, so we can see theceremonies that are preformed onthisday. Look they are reaching out to touch the flames of a candle. When they aredoing this they believe that fire is the bridge between humans and gods so they think by touching it they are taking it from the gods. The celebration that you are lucky enuff to witness is for the GodKrishna, like I said earlier but did you know the god was said to have been born about 350 years ago!Oh, and one last thing before I let you have some fun of your own.India is also the place were people heavily believe in karma meaning what you do today determines what you do tomorrow. Now go have some fun then be back on the train before 4:00 in the morning so we can get an early start tomorrow!”
”We’re here at Corbet National park we are going to beto have some fun ofour own very soon, but first I have some words of caution for you. Beware of the tigers becausethey kill about 20 people yearly. And I’m sure they will tell you this but when getting on an elephant you step on it’s trunk and pull on it’s ears so you can get on it’s back so go have some fun when you come back to the trainwe will head to the airport!”
“It’s time foryou to get on the plain I hope you enjoyed your stay in India! I also hope you learned soon things you didn’t now! Maybe I will see you again the next time you come to visit India. Bye!”
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Lorianna
Partial credit to Wikipedia some phrases were from them.
Scribe Post on Social Studies 2/08/07
Today in social studies on 2/08/07 we talked about India and it,’s surrounding like Pakistan who’s capital is Islamabad, Nepal who’s capital is Kathmandu, Bhutan who’s capital is Thimphu, Bangladesh who’s capital is Dhaka, Maldives who’s capitals Male, and Sri Lanka who’s capital is Colombo. Did you know that those 7 countries combined have a population of about 1,000,000,000 people about five times as many as the United States’s population?!
Back when the tsunami hit the Maldives got hit the hard because the elevation level there is very low at only 3 [to] 5 feet above sea level! In the early hours of the morning that day two thirds of the capital!After the tsunami hit the damage was recorded to be one of the highest. They had about $47,000,000.00 in damage so they lost about 62% of their economy!
India is a very crowded country, and is mostly Hindu. The only none Hindu countries are Pakistan and Bangladesh, and the religion their is Islamic. Also in class that day we filled out a map with the physical features of Western Asia. Like the Ganges river the most holly river in India, Nepal holds Mount Everest part of the Himalayas, the Brahmaputra river winds it’s way threw India, the Indus river in Pakistan, the bay of Bengal just of the coast of India, the Western and Eastern Ghats in southeast and southwest India, the Arabian Sea near Pakistan,the Indian ocean of the southern coast of India, and the Deccan plateau also in southern India!
Then he told us about how after Britain was pushed out of India which used to be the sizes of six countries was in total chaos Hindus were killing [Muslims], [Muslims] were killing Hindus, people were getting back at other people for past attacks. But then they decided to cut the country in about half and formed Pakistan for the [Muslims] and an area called up till [about 30 years ago] as Eastern Pakistan now known as Bangladesh. Then [to] get everybody situated the worlds biggest migration in history happened the [Muslims] were moving to the two Pakistan’s the Hindus were moving out of the two Pakistan’s with everything they owned on their backs.
That day in social studies I learned what the religion in India is and about the great migration. Social Studies is very interesting and fun and the teacher Mr.Hetherington ihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-half bad either! 
This address will take you to videos of the tsunami. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-JDJs_5kQQ
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Lorianna
OIL HOW MUCHIS LEFT??
Did you know there is not alot of oil ( lipuid petroleum) left in the world? Just like the ages of stone, bronze and iron before it, the age of oil will cease to exist.Talk about a “Crude Awakening”. Oil is a non renewable substanse so eventually we will run out of it. The longer we wait to change over the harder the change will become. Also, thousands of things are made out of oil like vasiline, fertillizer, and drugs. Did you know that ninty percent of the worlds transportation runs on oil. I know it’s kind of hard to think of a world with out oil but it was less than 150 years ago that the worlds first oil well was drilled on the shore of Oil Creek in Titusville, Pa., the Global economy has changed alot since then. There is a foundation called OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) that controls most of the worlds oil supplies and influences prices by how much they pump a month. But some countries rely on non OPEC oil like the United States. But when they run out people will start paying anything for oil even if it’s way overly priced. Also, oil is the single most important substanse traded between contries today. How much oil is left in the ground? No one knows exactly but U.S. government scientists guessed about 2.6 trillion barrels. (One barrel is equal to 159 liters, or 42 gallons.) About 1.7 trillion barrels are “discovered” oil–oil that geologists have found but not yet pumped out. The remaining 900 billion barrels are “undiscovered” oil–oil that hasn’t been found but that, theoretically, should be present in certain rock formations. Now, 2.6 trillion barrels might seem like a lot of oil. But we use alot of oil as well. We may soon have to change to natural gas instead of oil and that could fuel the country for fifty years but they are both unrenewable so we would just end up back were we started. Soon oil wells maybe found in a harsher climate because that will soon be the only places to find oil. But the plus side is that hopefully as we grow nearer to that time scientists will work to find a solution. There is already a car called the Mini Cat that runs not on gas but condensed air, maybe we should invent more things like that.
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Lorianna: Parcial credit to Emma Davy who wrote an article on “A crude Awakening“.
Dear Cathrine,
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk has just died. His name means father of the turks. He was the founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey,but he was really a dictator! Also he was the president for 15 years until he died! He was born in 1881, Salonika Turkey. He died the November 8, 1938. Also he was the first leader of the republicans office, the first speaker of Parliament, and the first Prime minister of Turkey. Not only that,but he was a Turkish Military Officer and a Revolutionary spokes person. He was also a very successful military leader while serving as a division commander in the Battle of Gallipoli. It’s amazing to know that he held the Turkish national movement in what ended up as the Turkish War of Independence. He changed many things when he was the dictator. He wanted Turkey to have a secular government. That reminds me of when he told the men to wear western style clothing like him and made Papa and all other men give up their fezzes, that they always wore when praying in the mosque! Papa never really liked him especially after that! He also made it possible for me to go to school I liked that. Did you now that he also made it so I could no longer wear a Vail, which I liked allot. Not only that he made it so women had the right to vote and gain a position in the political government! Mama thought he was crazy, I thought that was a great idea but I never told Mama that. I hope you get this letter soon ! I think Kemel Ataturk was a great dictator.
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Your Friend,
Lorianna
Language Arts Scribe Post
In Language Arts on the fourth of January, we talked about the different jobs for the literary circles books. Like Word Wizard, who defines words from the text. We got a choice of what book we would read they were, Mrs.Frisby and the rats of Nyhm and The Giver. The book Mrs.Frisby and the Rats of Nyhm, is about a mouse who has lost her husband and it is nearing time for the family to move to there summer home but her son is sick if they leave anyway her son will die if they stay there they will all die. What will they do read the book to find out. The Giver, is about a boy who lives in a “perfect society” and is anxious about the ceremony of twelve, were he finds out his job which is to be the Giver who holds all memories of pain and war. What will happen when he starts receiving the memories read the book to find out. In conclusion, Language Arts was very informative that day.
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Lorianna
Social Studies Scribe Post!!!!
On the third of January 2007, in social studies we talked about Istanbul.For the rest of the class period we did a question sheet working out of our text books on Turkey. Did you know that Istanbul had 3 other names? First the Byzantine empire ruled Istanbul and called it Byzantium. Next it was under control of the Ottoman emperor they called it Constantinople which was named after the Roman emperor that allowed Christianity in Rome, Emperor Constantine. The Ottoman empire, fell in World War One when the empire ended up on the loosing side scattering the Ottoman empire, which was quit large. The only big part that remained was in Turkey. In conclusion Istanbul is an interesting place, and so is Turkey.
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Lorianna
Scribe Post on Social Studies
On January 2, 2007 in social studies we watched the movie Istanbul, about the Turkish city of Istanbul. Did you know that Turkey is the only country on two contents? It is also a very big trading center. The language mostly spoken is Arabic. The city has a waterway called the Bosporus, running threw it. To get to work some people have to take ferries to the other side of Istanbul. The city also makes a wonderful sweet called a “Turkish delight” that is said to be the sweet of kings. Did you know that in Istanbul, you can pay for a whole meal consisting of foods like sheeps’ brain, stuffed muscles, and maybe even some entertainment for only five dollars?
There are plenty of sites to see in Istanbul like the Blue Mosque, which is the most famous mosque in Turkey. In the mosque there are no pictures of people only geometric shapes. When men are praying in the mosque they were a special perfume. Also while praying they sit on the floor and women sit apart from the men. The prayers are sung from a prayer tower five times a day. The Blue Mosques prayer tower is 172 steps to the top!!!! Also it has fifty different types of Ismic tiles in it. When wrestling, competing for the golden belt, the men cover themselves in olive oil so no one can get a firm grip on them. In other mosque is the Slimiye Camii Mosque in Edine Istanbul. Florence Nighten Gale, was famous because she founded modern nursing which is the base of nursing today. The way the people dance you would think of belly dancing and the abilty to party late into the night was an inherited trait. The women get a lot of attention from men.
The last big tourist attraction is the Grand Bazar. It has over four thousand shops and is one of the worlds oldest shopping malls. If you ever go there be prepared to bargain!! Along with many other things they sell there, they sell Turkey coffee, which is thicker and stronger than our coffee in the U.S. Also sold are, “evil eyes” which are supposed to protect you from bad luck and also from people giving you the evil eye. The flag is a crescent with a star inside. In conclusion Istanbul is a very interesting place and so was social studies today.
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Lorianna6v
Where in the world!!!!
If I could go anywhere in the world all exspenses paid I would go to Beaches family resort in Jamaica. Because if my family came with me my mom, aunt, and uncle could go do what they wanted and my cousin, my brother, and I could go do what we wanted to do. Also you can go scuba diveing have big fancy dinners and hang out at huge beaches. They also have humungus pools with water slides.Not only that but it is a five star hotel!!!! There is amazing food and shows and the picture I could take of the hotel and birds would be three rolls of film at least!!!! I almost forgot to mention the have an exellent spa and you can do almost anything you want there you can even have a wedding. So if I could go anywhere for free I would go to Beaches in Jamaica!!!
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