The most useful thing that I think is the Basketball. This MVP lets me use my free time with friends on a 1 on 1 game. James Naismith invented the wonderful Basketball because he thought that it would give people 1 more thing to do.

This is what a basketball looks like. It is sometimes made of synthetic rubber and leather. The inside is made of butyl rubber and the carcass consist of thread of nylon or polyester.

 

 I am interested in the topic of non-fiction, animals. That animal is the Siberian tiger. I am interested in that topic because they always have interesting facts about them like how long they live or are people destroying their habitats. What I already know is that the Siberian Tiger usually hunts down his/her prey in the middle of the day. I also know that when they have cubs they are a little to protective over them.

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 Punxsutawney Phil, if you're wondering who it is like I did, he is a groundhog that comes out of its burrow to see if it can see its shadow. If it can't see its shadow then he will go back in its burrow and that means 6 more weeks of Winter. On Febuary 2, an early morning ceremony happens at a place called "Gobbler's Knob". When Phil has made his decision, legends say that he speaks to the president of the ground hog club in a secret language called Groundhogese. A special group called the inner circle keeps good care over Phil year-round. Phil has been sharing its predictions with the world for 120 years. Since groundhogs only have a life for 10 years or so, scientists tell us that there have have been more Phils throughout the decades.

If a farmer believes this tradition then it might effect when he plants its crops. If he thinks there is six more weeks of winter then he might not plant his crops in time!!!

Wonder Words

onlookers -Phil emerges from his home, onlookers and newscasters hold their breath waiting to see if Phil will see his shadow.

newscasters -Phil emerges from his home, onlookers and newscasters hold their breath waiting to see if Phil will see his shadow.

Captivity -Since groundhogs only have a life expectancy of 10 years in captivity, scientists note there have been many “Phils” over the years.

Hi Bloggers,

Let's extend our exploration of Wonderopolis!



I want you to go to Wonderopolis.org (or use the widget I added below your names) and find an article you REALLY enjoy. Read the article from start to finish... then come back here to complete a little report.



Your Wonderopolis pt. 2 report needs:

-Specific topic of the Wonder

-Interesting things you learned from your reading

-3 of the Wonder Words to know and use WITH your personal definition of the word as it was used in the article



This should be at least a 7 sentence post. Please choose one or more of these ideas to extend your post:

-How the topic you chose affects your every-day life

-How the topic you chose relates to a possible career choice for your future

-How the topic you chose affects the lives of people in other parts of the world.



GOAL: no repeats (from the first Wonderopolis Report OR new ones posted). One way you can do this is by posting the title of the article you choose before you type the whole article.

 My favorite poets are Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky. I like end rhymes, personification and hyperbole, mostly. I am good at finding end rhyme because they are easy to find. I think I will use end rhyme, hyperbole and personification because those are all my favorites. I think I will work on writing about sports and sports players.                                                   

Keeping Room

So far, this book is about Josephs dad going off to war. The British captured him and put him in the British jail. At the end, they write to each other and his dad wrote "I will be home soon".

My favorite character in the book is Joey (Joseph) because... Joseph is my favorite character because he is brave and bold and I like those sort of people. He is also a nice kid because he thinks that the British should not take over their land (its kind of obvious).

I liked when Captain Harkins saved Joeys life. Captain Harkins was a nice man to Joey but Joey did not like him because he was one of the British who tore and ripped the Keeping Rooms floors and walls. Captain Harkins got killed because of Joey.  Captain Harkins jumped in front of the bullet to save Joeys life when the red coat shot.

I didn't like it when Joey had to look at people being hanged in his own front yard. I would NOT want to see that because your stomach might get the jitter flies and you might faint.

You might want to read this book if you like American History and wars. This book was really good(in my opinion), I suggest you read it.

Great Wolf Lodge was really fun because I did MagiQuest and the water park. At the water park I went on the Howling Tornado about 25 times. When I did it I, went on the big drop thing on it BACKWARDS.It was scary. Also I did MagiQuest and I did all the quests =http://!! But I didn't get to do the adventures:(

HI we have the cutest hamster iv'e seen.We still dont have a name for it so if you have a idea for us leave a comment.