CSOPA

In a few weeks the Chilliwack School Of Performing Arts is hosting the annual  Spring Festival where you can see a bunch of different plays, Musicals and Scenes from Broadway productions! I am in one of the shows and its going to be awesome, next year I am going to tryout for mainstage, to tryout for mainstage you need the chorus and verse of two songs and a monologue.  

Come check out the spring festival you can buy tickets at online @www.csopa.ca or in person at Chilliwack Victory Church, 54899 Henderson Avenue

Biking on Little Mt

On Wednesday I went up to Little Mountain with my buddy Rhys, it was a 10 minute climb with our bikes, I hit a ten foot gap  which is the biggest I have ever hit. After i hit it I had o much adrenaline I was literally shaking, it was awesome. I am going up again today to hit some more stuff. Ill see if i can get a picture.

Spelling - Dictionary Skills

Dictionary Skills

Write the list word that comes between each pair of guide words.

1.  parade/parallelogram     Parasite 

2.  biohazard/biometry       Biography

3.  geoid/geometry           Geographical

4.  thermoscope/thesaurus    Thermos

5.  humor/hydrogen           Hydrant

6.  telephone/thermodynamic  Televise

7.  geodesic/geologic        Geological

8.  banner/beacon            Barometer

9.  aqua/aster               Aristocrat

10. parameter/parboil                   Paralysis

Bill Nye - Space Exploration

1. What was the first type of tool used for space exploration?  Your eyes.

2. What pulls all things back toward the Earth?  Gravity.

3. Why are rockets so big?  They need to have enough fuel to escape Earth's gravity.

4. Space is a Vacuum.

5. We have to have air pressure around us at all times.

6. Where do astronauts practice working in space suits?  In a pool with a model of the space craft in it.

7. How hot do the tiles get? 1200 Celsius. 

 

Bill Nye - Planets Part One

1. How many planets do we have today? Nine

2. What is the first planet that is made up of heavy metals in our solar system called? Mercury

3. What planet is the hottest in our solar system? Venus

4. What planet has water and an atmosphere? Earth

5. What planet is big, red and dead? Mars

6. What planet is the largest and is mostly a big ball of gas? Jupiter

7. What planet has rings and 18 moons? Saturn

8. What planet is blue and has very thin newly discovered rings? Uranus

9. What planet is extremely cold and farthest from the sun? Neptune

10. What planet is considered no longer a planet? Pluto

11. If a rocket left Pluto travelling 1000 mph, how long would it take it to reach the Sun? 450 years

12.What is the weather like on Jupiter? Extremely stormy

13. How many theories are there about how the moon was formed? Four

14. What type of pattern does the Earths’ orbit take around the Sun? An elipse

15. What happens to the Earths’ orbit speed as it gets closer to the Sun? it gets faster

16. What are asteroids? Giant chunks of rock and metal flying through space

17. Which direction do planets/space particles rotate around the sun? Counter clockwise

18. What is considered the glue that holds our Solar System together? Gravity

19. How long does it take Pluto to orbit around the Sun? 248 years

Hatchet Questions Chapters 13-19

                               Hatchet
                         Questions


1. What tools does Brian make and for what does he use them? How does this accomplishment make Brian feel about himself and his situation? He made a spear and bow and those both helped him catch fish / fool-birds
 
2. In what two ways does Brian measure time? Which way has the most meaning for him and why? me made marks on the rock outside of his shelter to mark the number of days, but the events that happend on certain days is more meaningful.
 
3. What causes Brian to have to rebuild his shelter twice? Why does Brian spend so much time on rebuilding? He rebuilds his shelter after a hurricane goes past and he spends more time on it because he wants to make it stronger.

4. The author spends more than two chapters describing Brian’s trip out to the plane and back. What effect does this description have on the reader? He/She understands more about Brian's childhood.
 
5. Why might Brian have mixed feelings about using some of the items in the survival pack? He felt a bit shaky about using the rifle at first, because he didn't want to hurt himself.

   

Bill Nye - Comets and Meteors

1. When you look up in the sky and see a star with a fuzzy tail it is really a comet.

2. Comets and meteors are made up of the same "stuff" as what other objects in our solar system? planets

3. When were the comets and meteors formed? when the planets were- 12-13 billion years ago.

4. Orbits of comets are classified as elongated elipse which may take many years to orbit the sun.

5. All comets orbit the sun.

6. About 10 years ago, scientists witnessed a comet that had broken up into large chunks hit which planet in our solar system?Jupiter,.

7.  These comet impacts left large black spots the size of which planet?Earth

8. Meteors are chunks of rocks and metal that orbit the sun.

9. Comets are chunks of dust and ice that also orbit the sun.

10. A meteorite  is a chunk of rock that actually hits the surface of the earth.

11. 12 or 13 billion years ago, there was a huge explosion called the Big Bang.

12. Why isn't the earth covered with meteorite impact craters like the Moon? The friction from the atmosphere hitting the meteor causes it to burn up.

13. As a comet gets closer to the sun, the heat and solar wind from the sun vaporizes the ice and creates a Ion tail which always points away from the sun.


14 A "shooting star" is really a Meteor.

Bill Nye - The Moon

1. Moonlight is really Sun light.

2. Why does the moon reflect so much light?
Because the rocks on the moon are reflective, the atmosphere is thinner than the Earths so it doesn't absorb as much sunlight.


3. Tides are caused by what?
The moons gravitational pull.


4. Why don't we get an eclipse every month?
Because the Moons orbit line is on a angle.


5. How did ancient astronomers figure out that the earth is round?
They saw the Earths shadow on the Moon.


6. The moon has 1/6 the gravity of Earth.


7.  If you weight 60lbs on Earth, you would weigh 10 lbs on the moon.

8. If you can jump 2 feet high on Earth, you can jump 12 feet high on the moon.

9. How does the gravity of Earth affect the moon? 
It causes moon quakes.  

Baseball AA Rep Team

From February till mid March I've been at Chilliwacks AA Rep Baseball tryouts, And I made the team! Im going to have practices and games from april until the end of July, I am going to have to do some fundraising and bottle drives, my summer will be jam packed with baseball.


On April 1st I had my first baseball game of the season against Tsawassen, it was a good game we won twenty one to one. I played right field and first base, we made a few errors but they will be fixed in practice.

Here are some picture...

 

The Universe

The Universe

For the past week I’ve been watching shows on the Universe, The Moon and the planets. While I was watching I was building something, a LEGO spacecraft and lunar rover!

I learned that the Russians were the first people to send a man into space, a few months later so did NASA, NASA was also the first to send a man to the Moon and back, since June of 1969 13 people have set foot on the Moon. NASA has recently sent a spacecraft to Pluto and it will arrive there in June of 2015.

Bill Nye - Outer Space

Bill Nye - Outer Space

Things I knew before but were confirmed in the video:
1.Nine planets in the milky way
2.Stars make constellations

Things I didn't know, but I know now that I've watched the video:
1.stars are a lot further away than planets are from each other
2.the north star changes every 15,000 years
3.

1. We look at stars to learn about space.

2. Objects in outer space are far apart / close together.

3. Because they are far away, stars appear to be Little specks in the sky.

4. The distance light travels in one year is called a(n) Light Year.

5. Jupiter has a(n) Massive Hurricane that looks like a red spot.

6. According to the video, there are nine planets.

7. A group of stars that have been named are a constellation / line.

8. Polaris is known as the North / South star.

9. Stars are like the tiny dots.

10. An Astronomer is a scientist who studies outer space.

11. The name of our galaxy is The Milky Way.

12. Forty Thousand kilometres is the circumference of Earth.

13. Kennedy Space Centre is where People train for space missions.

14. Atoms came from stars in the universe.

15. It is important to learn about Stars and Space because, everything comes from star dust.

Magic School Bus - Lost In Space

Magic School Bus Gets Lost in Space

Things I knew before but were confirmed in the video:
1.You could fit over 1,000,000 Earths into the sun.
2.Pluto is extremely cold.
3.

Things I didn't know, but I know now that I've watched the video:
1.The Sun looks like a star from Pluto.
2.Mars has ice cliffs.
3.

1. There are nine planets in the Milky Way.

2. The sun is so big, over a Million Earths can fit into it.

3. Mercury has less Gravity than Earth.

4. Meteorites are pieces of iron and stone that fall from space and hit the planets. 

5. The sulphuric acid clouds on Venus are poisonous / nonpoisonous. 

6. Earth is the only planet that can support Life.

7.Rust in the dirt and dust on Mars makes it look red from Earth.

8. Jupiter's red spot is a storm that is 1,000 miles wide.

9. Saturn / Jupiter is the 6th planet from the sun, a gas giant and has rings.

10. Uranus is the 7th planet from the sun and covered with a blue-green gas. 

11. The clouds on Neptune prevent you from seeing the stars from the surface of the planet.

12. From Pluto, the sun looks just like another star / planet because it is so far away.

13. A scientist that studies outer space is called a(n) Astronomer.

14. Looking directly at the sun will hurt your eyes

Science 12.6 Conserving America's Forests

1. What is a sustainable forest?
A forest that has been approved for forestry, that is meant to create more wood than before.

2. How long does it take a forest to renew itself naturally?
Fifty years

3. List five beneficial effects of prescribed burn.
*Get rid of diseases 
*Burn unwanted plants
*Restore wildlife food supplies
*Remove debris
*Renew the forest floor

4. What are the five major categories of tree-attacking insects?
*Leaf Miner
*Spruce Bark Beetle
*Tortrix Moth Caterpillar
*Spruce Aphid
*Gall

5. Why would a crown fire be more destructive to a forest than a groud fire or a surface fire?

Because is can spread faster if a wind comes along, and they are the types of fires that take peoples homes away and occasionally lives

Hatchet Questions Chapters 6-12

Personal Response
How did you react to what happens to Brian in chapters 6–12? What went through your mind at the end of chapter 12?

He was lucky enough to find food and shelter, as well as not being attacked by a bear!  but on the down side a airplane flew over, so luck isn't completely on his side.

Analyzing Literature Recall and Interpret
1. Where does Brian find shelter? Why does he consider the find lucky?

Under a large boulder with an overhang, because its waterproof and it keeps him safer.

2. What does Brian see among the raspberry bushes? What does he learn from this experience?

A black bear! Bears like raspberries, that he wasn't a threat to the bear so the bear had no interest in him.

3. What wild visitor helps Brian figure out how to build a fire? How? What does the fire mean to Brian?

A porcupine. He now has warmth and something to cook food over.  
  

Japanese Temple-Day:1

Today in Socials I learned about Japan and Korea, When I was reading I came along a picture  of a temple. When I spotted it i thought to myself, I could probably build that in minecraft. I am going to make two blogs about it, so make sure to check for a new one on Thursday-20th!

Sports

This Saturday I had two hours of swimming in the morning, then two more hours of baseball that night. Swimming was kind of tough but we got let out fifteen minutes early, that was nice. Baseball wasn't super tough but we did the "beep test"-The beep test is running a certain distance before you hear a beep, the beep gets faster and faster until you can't make it anymore- my legs were in pain when I woke up this morning.I am exited for the next pass meet when I can get my LMR times! The baseball was tryouts for the Pee-wee AAA rep team, the first two are open and anyone can come, but after that it is invitation only.

Science 12.4 Standing Giants

1. What is a carbon sink?
A system or object that absorbs carbon-dioxide. 

2. List three functions of a forest.
1.Shelter for animals.
2.Paper,Wood.
3.it turns carbon-dioxide to oxygen.

3. Why are trees a renewable resource?
We can cut them down, but we can also regrow them.

4. What are three important chemicals extracted from wood?

1.Lignin
2.Oils 
3.cellulose

5.  What is one problem with clear-cutting? 
It makes it harder for trees to regrow.

Hatchet

Active Reading
Hatchet Chapters 1–5

Vocabulary

amphibious [am fib e¯ əs] adj. able to function on both land and water
audible [o də bəl] adj. able to be heard
hummocks [hum əks] n. small, rounded hills
turbulence [tur byə ləns] n. irregular air motion, especially as felt by airplane passengers 
wince [wints] v. to shrink back; to flinch

Active Reading
Brian uses his skills of observation to take stock of his surroundings. Record what Brian finds as he checks out his possessions. Predict how he might use each possession to help him survive.

*62 cents - useless
*Hatchet he can use it to get limbs of trees to make a shelter
- useful
Responding
1. Why is Brian visiting his father in Canada? How does Brian feel about his mother?

- His parents were just divorced and his dad has visiting rights in the summer.
2. What is Brian’s plan for landing the plane? What conclusions can you draw about Brian from the actions he takes before the crash?

Land it in a lake, he stayed calm and thought about what he was going to do before he did it.
3. What lesson does Brian recall from Mr. Perpich, his English teacher? How does that lesson help Brian as he sits beside the lake?
 Mr. Perpich said he should quit messing around and focus because he is the only thing he has.
4. Sometimes Brian’s thoughts go back to an earlier time, when he was with his mother. What effect do these “breaks” have on the story?
It makes you want to keep reading because it is only little bits of information at a time.
5. Are Brian’s reactions to the pilot’s death and the crash realistic? Does Brian seem like a real thirteen-year-old? Explain your answer.
 I don't think his reactions were typical reactions, especially because his parents had only been divorced for a month and a half and that was on his mind the whole ride there.

Forestry- Magic School Bus

Magic School Bus / In The Rain Forest

1. A special holiday to celebrate the Earth is called Earth Day.

2. Chocolate comes from the beans of cocoa trees.

3. Cocoa trees grow in the Rain forest.


4.The rain forest is the home to many different kinds of insects, birds, animals and trees.

5. The sticky juice from fruit can feed several animals in the rain forest.

6. A cocoa tree must have flowers on it in order to have cocoa beans.

7. Humming birds transfer pollen/seeds from flower to flower .

8. If a flower is not pollinated it cannot make beans, fruit or pods.

9. A tiny midge fly carries pollen from one cocoa flower to another to make new bean pods.

10. A small pool of mud can be home to a variety of animals and insects.

11. Mud wallow is a home for midge flies to change from eggs to nymph to adult.

12. A peccary is a type of wild pig that lives in the rain forest.

13. The connection between all living/nonliving things is called the web of life.

14. Squirrels bury nuts for food but what they don’t eat will grow into new oak trees.

15. Survival of the rain forest depends on the web of life.

Science 12.3 Forests and Forestry

1. Define forest
A collection of trees.

2. Why do trees not grow well beyond the tree line?The winters are to long and the summers too short.
3. List the eight general forest regions of North America
and the major types of trees found in each.
northern coniferous forest : evergreens, hemlock
northern hardwood forest : beech, birch, maple
pacific coast forest : redwoods
central broad-leafed forest : oak, cherry, maple
southern forest : walnut, loblolly pine
coast forest : sequoias, redwoods
tropical forest : mahogany, mangrove
rocky mountain forest : white pine, aspen

4. What percentage of the United States was forest 1630?  1907?
1630=46%  1909=33%

My LEGO Forest Scene

While I was watching a Bill-Nye video on forests, (see post "Science 12.2") I made a lego Forest scene. You would find a forest like this on a Hawaii island or near the equator.

Science 12.2

Bill Nye: Forests

Video Worksheet

1. Almost one third of all the land on Earth is covered by forests.

2. The basement of a forest where the roots of trees grow is called the

sub floor.

3. The ground in the forest is called the floor.

4. Where the smaller plants grow is called the under story.

5. The sunlight is found in the forest canopy.

6. The age of a tree is determined by

by counting the number of rings.

7. insects  turn dead stuff into soil for the forest floor.

8. Dry, dead leaves are called litter.

9. Moldy leaves are called duff .

10. Decomposed leaves that look like soil are called humus.

11. The tallest trees in the world are the Redwoods of the west

coast of the United States.

12. The overheating of the Earth is called global warming.

13. The cypress forests in Florida grow in wetlands.

14. In Texas, the  forests shed their leaves in the fall.

15. In a fog forest, moisture condenses on the needles and leaves.

16. On a mountain, the point where trees can no longer grow is called the timber line.

Anime Sketches

These are some of my recent drawings. Drawing is one of my favourite things to do, I do it because it lets me express my feelings and I feel free. Anime is short for animation or animated, and you can see anime on TV or in comics.  I like to draw anime because I can't draw realistic pictures.

Science 12.1 Forestry

 For the next two weeks I will be reading, learning about Forestry.
I will also be posting my questions, answers and a little paragraph of what Ive learned from that section.

1. List the divisions of a tree's stems from largest to smallest.

Limbs, branches, twigs.

2.Contrast spreading branching and spirelike branching.

Spreading branching covers a larger area but stays shorter, while spirelike branching is smaller and taller like a Christmas tree.

3. What characterizes a deciduous tree?

Deciduous trees have different "genders" different trees produce different reproductive parts.

4. Which gymnosperm looks like a palm tree?

Cycads.