I made a survey and then put the results into an info graphic. To make this survey I used a Google Form. A Google form is a useful tool to help you plan events, send a survey, give students a quiz, or collect other information in an easy, streamlined way. When I collected all the info, first I had to count how many girls and boys did and did not have a cell phone. Then, I had to do the same thing to find out if they played computer games. Last, I did the same thing to find out if they had an E-Reader. While doing this project, I had a problem. The problem was that it was hard to count how many boys and girls said yes or no. What I should have done differently was make a circle graph. The circle graph was required and it would have made everything easier. Here is the link to view the survey.

 When I made the Power Point I had to make sure I used the same background colors so that when I put it all together it would look like one slide. I also had to use dark colors on light or light colors on dark. During this project I learned the CARP principles. CARP stands for Contrast, Alignment, Repitition, and Proximity. Contrasting the color of the text and background, aligning the graphics and the charts, repeating the colors of the background and graphics and by using the same font size and style, and using proximity by keeping things in the middle and not over the edge are the CARP meanings. Infographics are helpful when you are trying to understand something. It's also easier to read and it is eye-catching. I really enjoyed this project and maybe you will too! Click here to view the Power Point.

The purpose of this project was to learn about roller coasters and their history and physics. The three laws of motion are: 1.An object at rest will stay at rest unless it is acted on  by an unbalanced force. An object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and direction unless it is actedon by an unbalanced force. This law is often called the law of inertia. 2.Acceleration is produced when a force acts on a mass. The greater the mass (of the object being accelerated) the greater the amount of force needed (to accelerate the object). 3.For every action there is an equal and opposite re-action.

There were four jobs. The lawyer, the design engineer, the physicist, and the historian. I was the historian. I had to find out the history of rollercoasters. I also had to find out the fastest, longest, tallest, and the biggest. Ryan was the physicist. Natasha was the design engineer. Drew was the lawyer.

The outcome of this project was to know the history, the laws, the physics, and the design of rollercoasters. The reason my first roller coaster failed is because it had to much speed and so it crashed. Here is a picture of the coaster that failed.

We called our coaster "The Abominable Taco".

The reason my second roller coaster was a success was because it had the right amount of speed. Here is a picture of the coaster that was a success.

 Coaster Creator

During this school year our students in grades 2 through 8 completed the President's Fitness Challenge. We took part in a variety of physical endurance tests. The sixth grade students charted the results for each event and grade. Here are the results of the curl Up for grade 4. As you can see from the chart below, 14 or 16.5% of the students achieved Presidential Level, 13 or 2.53% of the students achieved National Level, and 6 or 5.5% of thesecond graders were at Participant Level.

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The purpose of this glog is to educate people about some of the unknown Gods and Goddesses. My god is Seth the god of evil and chaos.  Seth was a member of the council of Re. To view my glog full size click here.

OB: King Tut came back from the dead and is going to answer a few of my questions. He is well known and if someone had to name a pharaoh they probably would say King Tut. So let's get started.

KT: Ask away. I am pleased to be here. It's very tight in my coffin.

OB: How old were you when you became pharaoh and how long did you rule?

KT: I started ruling at age 7.  The total years I ruled were only 12 years because I died at the young age of 19.  Even though I was pharaoh for a short time, I am more famous than other pharaoh's who ruled much longer.

OB: How big was your family?

KT: Including me, there were five of us.  My mom's name was Kiya and my dad was named Akhenaten. I also had two brothers who were my only friends because being a pharaoh I could not have any others.

OB: Why are you so famous?

KT: I am famous because of all the treasure that was discovered in my tomb. Once my tomb was robbed right after I died, but the stolen items were replaced.  My tomb was in excellent condition when it was found over 3000 years after I died!

OB: When did you die? Why are people saying you were murdered?

KT: I died in mid-January, 1343 B.C. I think I was murdered because someone smashed my head in and it hurt alot.  Since I was a pharoah, not alot of people got too close to  me except important people so I think I knew my murderer.

OB: You said your tomb went undiscovered for over 3,000 years.  Who finally found it and how?

KT: My tomb was found by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon in 1922. Lord Carnarvon was rich and so he bought the right to dig in the Valley of the Kings. They worked really hard looking for my tomb for five years.  They were getting really depressed and almost ready to give up when they finally found the stairs to led to my tomb's entrance.

OB: Some people died after being in your tomb.  Did you put a curse on anyone who entered it?

KT: No, I did not put a curse on people who entered my tomb.  The cause of their death has a scientific explanation.  Before my tomb was sealed, food was placed in it.  The bacteria in my tomb when it was sealed fed on the food and let a toxic gas in my tomb. When the workers entered my tomb, this got in their in their lungs and killed them.

OB: Thank you for coming and answering these questions. I really appreciated it. I learned a lot about your life.

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I have three pets. I like to read. I love chocolate and ice cream. I have a lot of friends. I like mysteries. I want to be a vet, an engineer, and a scientist when I grow up. My favorite subject is spelling.

The three amendments that I chose were: Amendment 1 guarentees our personal liberties: freedom of religion, freedom of speach, free press, the right to assemble, and the right to petition the government. Amendment 10 says that any power not given to the federal government the law to the states and the people. The 11th amendment made a correction to the court system. For an amendment be part of the constitution it has to be approved by 3/4 of the states. The first ten amendments are called the bill of rights. Well those are three out of the 26 amendments I chose. 

There were three principles. They still apply today for over more than 200 years. The first one is the seperation of powers. That means that powers divided by three branches of government: the legislative branch that enacts the law, the executive branch that sees that the laws are carried out, the judicial branch that interprets the law. Next is a system of checks and balances.This means that each branch of the government has some authority over other branches. It limits the power. For example, congress passes the laws but the president has the power to veto or to reject the law. However if 2/3 of the legislatures still want the law even after its been vetoed they can vote to overide the president. The surpreme court can enveladate or cancel the law if it finds that the law contridicts or violates the principles of the constitution. A 3rd principle of the constitution is called shared powers. That means that the federal government shares power with the states. For example, only the federal government can declare war and print money while the states can establish their own schools and regulate local governments. But both the federal and the state government can impost taxes, regulate banks, and have their own courts. This makes our national government a federation. A confederation is a weak central government with very strong independant states. A federation is a strong central government that shares powers with the states. That's an overview of the constitution. Now let's look at the constitution step-by-step.

The Virginia Plan was unsuccessfully proposed at the Constitutional Convention, providing for a legislature of two houses with propotional representation in each house and executive and judicial branches to be chosen by the legislature. The Virgina Plan was a document that outlined federal and state governments. The basic government outlines the Virgina Plan offered is used in America today. It was drafted by James Madison, and presented by Edmund Randolph to the Constitutional Convention on May 29,1787, the Virgina Plan proposed a strong central government. And that is something anyone should know especially a pearson studying the Virginia Plan.