I am a growling, savage beast. I howl at the moon.   I run for miles, catching prey. Everyone fears me. My pack and I can take on anything! I am the great Alaskan wolf.

I chose this quote from my book to make you want to read my book. “Right now we’re working on the Case of the Fruitvale Cat Burglar!”

Ice Cube Keeper Engineering Challenge Ask: Will snow and Styrofoam keep the ice cube cold? Next, we imagined what our ice cube keeper would look like, planned, and created it. I predict that my ice cube will stay frozen 1 hour. My table: Time: Measurement: Observations: 9:30 3 cm. square 10:10 3 cm. Very wet…

After reading The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs, a folk tale where a young boy searches for seven wonders in his own ordinary little country town, we went hunting for wonders in our own lives. My church has a bell tower.  It is about two hundred years old.  Some men from church replaced the stairs….

Three facts I learned while I was reading: It rains a few inches a year. The dry seasons are spring, early summer, and fall. Cactuses store water inside.   Two questions I have for the author: Why do cactuses have water inside? Is the water in cactuses good to drink?   One thing I thought…

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Sewing helps our students grow in a number of the Next Generation Science Standards. Here is one example. 3-5-ETS1-2. “Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.” Thank you, Mrs. Shedd, for providing this amazing STEM opportunity. We…

When my family went to the Great Wolf Lodge as soon as the water slides were open, we went.  My favorites were the water slides, arcade, and rope course.  My mom and I went on a water slide.  She was going backwards almost the whole time.  After my mom felt sick!  I went on the…

Battled video games Lugged snowballs for my snow fort Raced downhill Sipped hot chocolate Ate snow chunks Chucked snow at Samuel