Colleen’s Blog

           Today in science we had pictures so we got to science late. We had a sub, so we read an article on the Mega skateboard ramp and how it is connected with the g-forces . After we finished we had a worksheet. the sheet was not for homewok because we had a project.

                    This picture is of the 2008 Olympic mascots. They are called the “Friendlies”.  The 2008 Olympics will be hosted in Beijing and the city is undergoing major construction

Here they are!

              In social studies today we did our presentations on “results of growth” and “Hong Kong and Macau”. Our classmates went to the front of the room and taught us about those subjects.  We also talked about the benefits of having a factory in China.

              -pay workers less

              -sell products in both China and the U.S.A

 The “results of growth” group taught us how polluted China will become with all the factories there. Because of that, lung disease is the #1 killer in China. Chinese power comes from burning coal, and the extra dust pollutes the air. The “Hong Kong and Macau” group told us how both cities were once controlled by European countries and both cities have a “one country, two systems pledge to allow capitalism to exist.

           In math today we worked on coordinate grids. Miss V gave us a journal page to do. On the page we had tomake shapes on the grid with requierments. Then after we did that she gave us a study link to do on grids. There is a quiz on grids Friday.

If you want more info on the Warriors series, try this link to a site with all the answers. Or go to this link to play games and find out your warrior name

These cats look a bit like some of the cats in the Warriors books!

Beautiful Illustration: Warrior cats by cybercatmia at DiviantART

              Has your family ever taken a trip to Disney World?If you haven’t, let me tell you all about it. There are lots of rides in the parks. You could go to Magic Kingdom and go on “It’s a small world” or Big Thunder Mountain Railroad ,the rollar-coaster. In Animal Kingdom you could go on a safari or take a trip through the Andes on Expedition Everest and meet the Yeti! Another park is Epcot.There, you can visit different countries without going on a plane or boat.Also, there are lots of food stands,so when you get hungry you can get a turkey legs or Mickey bars.      Below is the Cinderella Castle                

The newest book in the series “The New Prophecy ” is out.It is called Sunset. I have read the prolouge and it envolves an old enemy. I don’t want to give it away though! The book has traitors,kits,and “shadows of the past”.Here is the last line of the preview:”A sinister path is unfolding, and the time is coming for certain warriors to make the choices that will determine thier destiny……..and the destiny of all the clans.”Sounds interesting!

        Did you know the worlds oil supply is dwindling? 90% percent of the worlds trasportation relies on petroleum or oil. Trucks,planes, cars,trains, and most of the worlds transportation runs on oil. Also things like toothpaste, medication, detergents, fertilizers, and trash bags are made from oil.                  

       We use so much oil today!In 1956 M.Hubbard proposed a theory about peak production.He saw that an oil field has times when production spikes to a a peak , then production goes down just as fast as it climbed. Hubbard thinks the world supply will peak in about 2030.This is when all the “easy oil” will be gone. Then we might have to drill remote regions like the Caspian Sea or the tundras of Siberia.

      Another problem is OPEC and non-OPEC oil. OPEC stands for, Organization of Oil Exporting Countries. OPEC oil is mostly from the Persian Gulf region.It is sometimes difficult to get oil because of war in the Middle East.So, the West tries to rely on non-OPEC oil.Non-OPEC oil production may peak as early as 2015!Then the West will have to use OPEC oil.

     As the oil supply begins to decline,scientists are trying to find alternate energy sources. In the meantime you can coserve oil by driving energy efficient cars which also pollute a little less.

           These are the OPEC countries.

Dear Rachel,

Turkey has changed a lot since WWI. This is when the Ottoman Empire fell. Then we got a new president, Mustafa Kemal or Kemal Ataturk. Ataturk means “Father of the Turks”. He made many changes to Turkey. For almost a century the men wore a hat called the fez. Fezzes have no brim and it makes it easier to touch your head to the ground in prayer. When Ataturk became president after WWI he told all Turks they must wear hats with brims. To make sure nobody wore the fez, he made a law against them. Women also had changes to their clothing. Before Kemal, women wore veils to hide their faces in public places. Kemal said these veils could not be worn. He also wanted women to participate in the government. They were allowed to go to school and vote. Imagine that! Ataturk insisted Turkey needed to modernize. He moved our capitol from Istanbul to Ankara, introduced a new alphabet, and showed us Western Clothing. After Kemal’s death in 1938, Turkey became a republic. Now Turkey is a modern country and Kemal helped make it one.

Your friend,

Colleen                   This is a fez like the ones we wear in Turky.

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In social studies today we read ,in our text books , about Turkey. Then we started our homework.The homework was questions about Turkey. Thye worksheet talked about Turkey’s culture, climate, and geography. I think Turkey will fun to study about !Here are some facts:

-the major religion is Islam

-it’s largest city is Istanbul

-Kurds (an ethnic group) make up 20% of Turkey’s population

-the capitol city is Ankara

-the Turkish Straits are made of the Bosporus,Sea of Marmara,and Dardanelles