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    For my roadkill project I studied speed limit within New Castle and Rye. I predicted that in New Castle Wild Rose Lane would have the most roadkill. The reason why is because a lot of people go to Fort Stark, an old fort located off of Wild Rose Lane. The main reason is because a lot of drinking goes on in there so a lot of crazy driving takes place. In Rye, I thought that the street with the most roadkill would be Washington Road. The reason why is because the school is on that road. If people are late to school, their parents will probably go a little over the speed limit. It’s also a route to the beach so people in the summer want to rush to the beach.

 What I noticed on the graph is that the highest roadkill is gray squirrels. The number of gray squirrels killed was 21. That is probably because they always run out on roads and cars never see them because they are so small. The lowest roadkill with 1 as the number is the mink, red squirrel, mouse, and deer.

  Earth day took place at the Rye Jr High School on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Me and two other people did a power point together and it was about the different types of pollution. My focus was world pollution prevention, bhsa's  topic was water pollution, and mhry's topic was pollution in your own backyard. I thought are presention was pretty good and I hope it encouraged other people not to pollut. Earth Day should be every day!

This picture is a still life of objects placed on a table. This was a very fun art project I did because we got to use glue to make it really pop out and look creative. I used different color Pastels and on every object I did, I outlined it with glue. The poka dots on the drawing also have glue with pastel over it. I hope you enjoy looking at my still life!

A barometer couldn't measure my love for you!  Your eyes sparkle like moonlight! Are love is as strong as a bell jar on a vacuum! Your heart is bigger then the sun!

This graph is about animals and humans diving in Antarctica. It shows the depth (feet) and the length of breath (minutes)

Joe Flood is a man that came into are school and talked about drugs. The reason why he did this was because when he was younger he made some bad choices. He smoked, drank, and did drugs. But, the great thing about Joe is that he knows the mistakes he has made and he has changed his ways.

 My first impression of Joe was that he was a very confident man. He was able to stand in front of are class and talk about the choices he made when he was younger. That takes a lot of courage. My second impression of him was that he was a very smart man. He talked a lot about choices all of us are soon going to make that will or will not change are lives. Joe also talked about what to say if someone offers you a drug. I have learned a lot about making choices with Joe Flood here at my school.

I am so glad that Joe came to my school and shared what he knows about drugs and how to prevent them from ruining your life. He is a wonderful and very nice man to talk to if you are having problems with drugs. I really hope he comes in again and talks with us! Thanks Joe!

I think that the most interesting journal entry that Ms. Elwood wrote was November 13, 2008. It was about her going to Cape Royds Adelie penguin colony. When she went there she saw penguins building nests, (which they make out of pebbles), mating, sitting on eggs, flapping their wings to mark their territory, and the last thing she saw that they were doing that she thought was funny was yacking up a storm! The other thing that she wrote about on November 13, 2008 was that before she saw the penguins she saw where Earnest Shackleton departed from in order for him to explore the inner reaches of Antarctica. Shackleton was also the first to climb Mt. Erebus. She thought that it was very interesting to see all that. The reason I wrote about those two events is because it sounded like she had a lot of fun doing those two things. They were also very interesting. I think that one thing that I would like to ask Ms. Elwood is that why she doesn’t get a permit. I know that if she got a permit, then she could touch the animals or help guide them if they were lost somewhere. I also think that would be a really cool thing for her to write about in her journals.  

Picture taken by Ms. Ellwood from her online journal

Dr. David Ainley makes some careful notes about his precious colony!

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