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Brianne’s California and Nevada Trip

December 10th, 2005 · Comments Off

 
Brianne’s California and Nevada Trip
Recently Brianne C. traveled to California and Nevada. She was generous enough to share her thoughts about the trip through her journal. You can read about her trip at http://room613talk.edublogs.org/my-california-and-nevada-journal-by-brianne-c/
Enjoy the adventure! Mr. H.

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Book Review by Celeste

November 1st, 2005 · 2 Comments

Book Review by Celeste
The Cat Ate My Gymsuit by Paula Danziger
The Cat Ate My Gymsuit is a book that the 6th grade read this year in Mrs. Ekstrom’s Language Arts class. The author is Paula Danziger. The book is about a girl named Marcy Lewis. Marcy has a mother and [...]

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About Rodents by Keith (6H)

October 23rd, 2005 · 2 Comments

About Rodents By Keith
I will tell you about chipmunks, prairie dogs and squirrels. I’ll tell you what they eat, and how their homes are. Chipmunks mostly eat acorns, seeds and berries. Where they live usually is a rock wall or forests.. What do prairie dogs eat? They eat flowers and mostly [...]

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Plate Tectonics by Sam M.

October 18th, 2005 · 1 Comment

Plate Tectonics by Sam M.
Plate tectonics was discovered long ago but now it has grown to be one of the most fascinating studies in geography. Before plate tectonics was discovered a man named Alfred Wegner discovered continental drift. He believed that all the continents were joined together to form what he called Pangaea. Over time [...]

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Plate Tectonics by Jake O.

October 17th, 2005 · 1 Comment

Plate Tectonics by Jake O.
Today in class when we watched a video we learned some things about the earth. We talked about the pieces of the earth, crust, mantle, outer core and the core. Also we talked about plate tectonics. Then we learned about divergent boundaries, when two plates pull apart. Also, we learned [...]

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