Jules Verne

Article posted February 9, 2011 at 09:15 PM GMT0 • Reads 564

Jules Verne was born on 2-8-1828 in Nantes, Brittany in France. He was a French author from Brittany who studied the science-fiction genre. He is known for his books such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea written in 1870. Another book was A Journey to the Center of the Earth written in 1864, and Around the World in Eighty Days written in 1873. Jules wrote about air, space, and underwater travel before air travel and submarines were made. Most of his books have been made into movies. Jules, with Hugo Gernsback and H.G Wells, is mostly popular refereed to “Father of Science Fiction.”

Circus Circus

Article posted February 24, 2011 at 10:24 PM GMT0 • Reads 119

I hear my brother talking to my dad. I was in my room waiting for my brother to tell what they were talking about.He came into my room and told me “ Arlene we are going to Circus circus” I was not that happy, but when we got there there was a lot of games. They all cost money to play, but we played anyway. The first game I played was one where you have to throw the ball and it has to land on the red then these horses move and if you horse get to the end they win. My brother won that one. Then i saw a game that looked easy but it was not. The game was where there was a floating ball and I had to knock it down. I knocked it down the first time but they second time I missed that shot. Then there was a game that you have like a fishing pole and there are some circles in the water and they move a lot and most of them are yellow but you have to get the red ones. One my first try I got a red one. I was happy. They gave me a pony as a price. Then a game got my eyes. It was a game where you have to get 3 chickens and throw them into a pot. I could not get one in. I missed all 3 shots. Later I heard a man say “ Laddies and gentalmen Circus Circus presents Emily Valldivia” The girl was amazing. She hold umbrellas but not with her hand with her feet. She tossed the and spun them. Until the show ended and we had to go back to the games. My brother played a hard game. It was a game where you get this bouncy ball and you had to throw them into a basket. It was hard because the ball bounced out. Then we went home. That was my visit to Circus Circus.

My Worst Family Trip

Article posted March 1, 2011 at 06:13 PM GMT0 • Reads 157

Once when I went to a family vacation my brother woke me up at 3:00 A.M. Then he got a bucket of freezing water and poured it on my face. I got so mad at him. Then my parents took us to go see my grandma. My brother and I kept fighting all the way there. My parents told us to BE QUIET!! We stopped talking. When we arrived my brother pushed me and I fell on the grass. He started laughing at me. He rang the doorbell and my aunt opened it. She said “Hi, I’ve missed you so much.” We hugged her than my grandma came. My brother pushed me again and he got in trouble. I saw my uncle and aunt and my 3 cousins. When we ate my brother told me that I had to eat more food. I told him is was way to full. When we went to sleep he pushed me off the bed and I slept on the floor. That was my visit to my grandma’s house.

Wild Island

Article posted March 3, 2011 at 06:14 PM GMT0 • Reads 149

Have you ever been to Wild Island? Well I have and it was fun. When we arrived the first ride I wanted to ride La Tortuga. Me and my brother got on it. I felt like if I was going to fall of the edge of the slide. When we got to the bottom we flipped over. My brother thought I was deep, but it was only 3 feet deep. My brother was laughing so hard is face looked like a tomato. Then there was a ride called The Fire And Ice. I went on it and I thought it was not that fast but not slow. So it was kinda in the middle. We took a rest and drank some water. I was kind board and then my brother pulled me and went to a place were there were waves and he pushed me in and I almost started to drown. When I got closer to him I grabbed his hand and pulled him in. We had to leave and that was my visit to Wild Island.

Haunted Hotel

Article posted March 3, 2011 at 10:33 PM GMT0 • Reads 152

Have you ever been in a haunted hotel? I have when my mom and dad took us to visit a hotel called Goldfield hotel. Me and my brother read stories about the ghost town and the haunted hotel. People say that paranormal stuff happens in the hotel. Other people say they have seen ghost and in a hotel room that on the wall there is a picture of a mom, dad, and baby. You could see there faces painted on the left wall. We got up early and drove to Goldfield. When we arrived at goldfield it was a complete ghost town every thing was broken and old. I was a little afraid to go in the hotel because it looked like it was about to fall down. We went and it felt weird. I herd a bell ring but it was nothing. When we went inside a hotel room my brother heard the tv on. After a few hours my dad decided to go home. That was a visit to a haunted hotel.



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Facts About Me

Article posted March 10, 2011 at 10:36 PM GMT0 • Reads 172

 My name is Arlene and I like different types of food. What kinda foods do you like? I like to taste different flavors. I kinda like spicy but not always. Do you live where there is a place to eat food nearby? My favorite subject in school is math. I like math because for me it is easy.Whats your favorite subject? I don’t like to read but if did like to read books it will be fiction. Do you like reading? I would not like to read non-fiction because it gets boring. When I have some extra time I listen to any kind of music. I like different music and beats. Do you like to listen to music? A lot of people always ask me who is my favorite singer. Well I don’t have a favorite singer. I don’t know why but I don’t. If you have a favorite singer who is it? Most of the people I meet asked me whats my favorite color. I don’t have a favorite color. I have liked different colors all my life. The colors I have liked where, blue, purple, pink, red, black, and white. If you have a favorite color what is it? Well those are facts about me.

My Train Trip

Article posted March 11, 2011 at 08:35 PM GMT0 • Reads 143

My Train Story



I hear a strange noise from my room. It wakes me up. I put on a coat and walk outside. There it is.... a mysterious train. For some reason I want to get on it. I walked on the train and sat down. This really was a weird train. At first the train was slow and calm but then it went full speed. A few minutes later the train started to go slow again. All of a sudden weird things started to pop out of nowhere. The weird things started to sing and dance. They started throw trays around and pour drinks. They left and a big t.v popped out and my favorite show was on. It started to get hot and I didn't know why. Then I knew why, a big volcano was in our way. I felt as if the train was flying. I looked out of the window and the train was. I couldn't believe that this was real. Then everything went bright. I could not see anything. When it when back to normal, the train suddenly stopped moving. I looked outside and the place I was looked familiar but I could not remember where it was. I was in an island.

The Time Someone Helped Me

Article posted March 16, 2011 at 11:59 PM GMT0 • Reads 154

Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Volcanoes

Article posted March 24, 2011 at 03:20 AM GMT0 • Reads 176

Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Volcanoes all have something in common. They all can cause disasters.  


    (Earthquakes)The highest layer of earth is made out of rocks. Sometimes the plates might get caught on one another and cannot move then the energy and the pressure builds up and the earthquake starts. Some earthquakes are small and not dangerous. Some can be very strong and dangerous. If it is very strong, buildings can come crashing down and make a disaster. We measure the strength of the earthquake on an instrument called seismograph.


    Volcanoes form when magma from inside the earth comes out through a crack in the earth’s surface. When mountains explode they send a lot of rocks rolling down. These falling rocks are called landslides. Some big volcanoes have snow have ice and snow on top. Hot gasses melt all the snow and ice at the same time. Water slides down the mountain and then large dirt-filled floods forms called a mudslide.


       Tsunamis are large waves caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanoes. Some tsunamis can be as high as a football field. Tsunamis are the largest waves in the world. Tsunamis can go in all direction. Tsunamis can cross an entire ocean. Tsunamis cannot be very high when it is in the ocean but when it gets to land it gets high. Some tsunamis are between 1 and 10 stories high. That might not be high, but imagine the power it has.

My High Hopes

Article posted April 26, 2011 at 06:26 PM GMT0 • Reads 141

 

Burst Balloon

Article posted April 27, 2011 at 07:59 PM GMT0 • Reads 159

Balloon Burst after the flight

Balloon Chip Bag Expermint

Article posted May 3, 2011 at 08:59 PM GMT0 • Reads 167

Description: We are going to attach a green balloon, a blue ballon, a orange balloon and a Cheetos bag on our payloads. The orange one is full, the blue one is half full, and the green party balloon filled about ¼ of air. We are also attaching a Cheetos bag snack size one the top of our payloads. Next, we will send the payload up over 100,000 feet on a high altitude balloon.



Hypothesis:

Green Balloon – I think the balloon will fly of to space because it has so little air when it gets up high the air will get on it and it will fly off.



Blue Balloon – I think the balloon will get bigger than the orange one then shrink down because it will gain air than loose air



Orange Balloon – The balloon will almost burst and get really big and pop because it will get more air



Bag Of Chips – The bag will get big and fat.



What do you think will happen?

Balloon Experiment Results

Article posted May 11, 2011 at 10:58 PM GMT0 • Reads 601