Monday, 01/12/2009

Math
Today, we worked on line plots. First, you collect data on any topic. For example, How many hours do spend outside every week? Say the data you collect was 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, and 5. First, you make a straight horizontal line. Then, at the left end, put a small, vertical line with a 1 under it. Then, at the right end, make a small, vertical line with a 5 under it. Then, in between, put a line with a 2, a line with a 3, and a line with a 4. Now that you got that over with, put 3 little x's over the 1 line because the 1 showed up three times in the data. You put one x on top of 2 because it only showed up once in the data. You probably get the rest. Once you finish, you have your perfect line plot! Oh, add a title. Here's a tip before you try to make your own, make sure each line is spaced out good. If they're too close to each other you'll have to restart. That's bad. Nobody likes it.

Language Arts (L.A.)
Today, we read chapter one in a book called The Mixed Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. A girl named Claudia feels that her respect from the family is at an all time low. She grows tired of it and plans out Mission Escape to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She need to take her brother Jamie because he has more than $24.00 which back then was quite a lot of benjamins. She's going to New York so I think she needs it. At first, Jamie plays stubborn and says no but Claudia steers him into saying fine. They deploy on Wednesday to start the mission.

Science
Today, we spent the whole class working on study helpers. Many made cubes where you write facts on each side. Some made super crazy, cool looking 4-square comics. I'm thinking of starting a series called The Amusing Stories Of The Rock Cycle. The first one I made started with Igneous Rocks. Combining my amateur art skills and super intelligent facts together to form a comic was wicked. Part 2 may be about sedimentary rocks. I'll try to use the rock from part 1 and change it to a sedimentary rock. Just kidding—wait, you think I'll pull it off?