Category Archives: Core Learning Strands

The 8 Old Town Academy Core Learning Strands.

Living in Helsinki Finland

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By Christina Celentino

Helsinki Finland is Spectacular, exciting and magical. It is also a very active and adventurous place to be. Helsinki Finland is made of a bunch of islands. The water there is very cold. The weather was a little bit rainy while we were there.

The islands of Helsinki Finland had great food. They had breath taking and amazing churches. The church buildings had gold plastured on the roof. Helsinki Finland is cold and windy, but it has a very deep blue sky and white poofy clouds. The land had a little bit of green grass, but mostly it was really green and fresh there.

Helsinki Finland is a very lovely place. Traveling to Helsinki Finland was a great experience for me and I hope I can go there again..

The Mystery in Tanzania

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By: Christina Celentino

It all started one November morning. There were two groups of girls. One group was Asia, Betti, Cassidy,and Daisy. The other group was Tory, Delila and Anna. Asia,Daisy,Tory,Delila, and Anna were freshmen. Betti and Cassidy were Juniors in High School. Asia, Betti, Cassidy and Daisy met in detention. Tory, Delila and Anna met in Science class.

One day the girls got into a fight with some boys at lunch. Because fighting is not allowed in school, the girls were given detention. After the fight at school the two groups of girls became one. As the girls became closer friends, they decided to go on a trip for a day. The girls kept on thinking where to go. They decided to go to Paris. The girls went to Paris for a day, but had so much fun, they decided to stay for another day. While watching TV that morning, they found out that there was a robbery at their High School in Tanzania.The girls decided to leave Paris and go back to Tanzania and solve the mystery. The girls flew home and tried to find out who the robbers were. The girls went to their High School and ran some finger samples on the jewelry that was left behind. It took 4 days for the fingerprint results. The results showed that Robert T. Johnson and Samuel A. Brutto were the robbers. The girls interviewed both of them. Both of the boys admitted they did it and said they did it in a group. The boys had to give back the stuff they took and went to jail for 5 years.

The girls felt safe again and were trying to find another place to go on a trip.

 

THE END!!!!!!!

*Robotics* Category

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OTA Math & Science Olympics! Programming • Applied Mathematics • Problem-Solving

In the ROBOTICS CATEGORY you can post your:

Successful Roamer or Racer Robot programs:

2nd Grade-Programming Robotics

Photos & videos of your Group working with the Racer Robots:

3rd Robotics-Art Squares 2

And samples of your robot-created art:

IMG_4253 IMG_4250 IMG_4259 IMG_4258 IMG_4255

 

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*Music* Category

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Music posts go here...

GarageBand recordings, Performance Videos, Music History Timelines;
Song Lyrics, music, or arrangements;
Combined Science-Math-Music Projects (Coke Bottle/Wine Glass orchestra; Build your own guitar, etc.)

*Science* Category

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Science posts go here…

Lab Projects (photos, diagrams, slideshows, & videos of your completed Projects or Project Exams);
Theory Slideshows and Animated Simulations (Use Keynote to make animations!): Explanations of: How Human’s Hear, How Speaker’s Work, etc;
Science Posters (scan or create digitally);
Combined Science-History Projects (e.g., Inventions Timeline; e.g. History of The: Automobile, Cell Phone, etc.); Combined Science-Math Projects (SONAR math challenges, etc.).

*Math* Category

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Math posts go here…

Book of Real Problem Problems (Create your own illustrated math tutorial in Pages or Keynote or with Show Me);
Completed Math Progress Trackers (Saxon, Computer TargetScores, TAPS);
Combined Math-Language Arts Projects (Math Poems or Songs, etc.); Combined Math-Science Projects (SONAR Math Challenges, etc.)

*Language Arts* Category

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Language Arts posts go here…

Essays, Narratives, Poems, Speeches, Recitations (videos or recordings), Grammar Projects, Foreign Language Study, etc.
Combined Language Arts-Math Projects (Math poems or songs); Combined Language-Arts History Projects (Biographical Narrative, Poltical Speech, etc.)

*Seminar* Category

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Seminar posts go here….

5Ws Charts (Who wrote/painted/composed the reading/artwork/musical piece? What was the title/genre? Where & When was it created? Why was it created? Identify two crucial sentences, elements, or melodies);
Combined History-Seminar Projects (Timelines: Great Ideas, Great Authors; Essays, Mock-Trial Readings: Fact Patterns, MindMap of Foundation Documents: Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, etc.).

*Art* Category

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Studio-Art History posts go here…

Paintings, drawings, sculptures (scan or photograph);
Art history Slide shows & timelines; Combined Art-History Projects (Timeline linking art genres with political and religious events, etc.)
Digital art, animation (illustrator, keynote, etc.).

Posted in Art

*History* Category

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History, Geography, and Civics/Mock Trial posts go here…

Real-World History (research and write your own history); Biographies;
History Timelines; Great Cities-Great Ideas: Maps, Models of Cities/Buildings (SketchUp), MindMaps (Inspiration) of Ideas That Last.
Combined History-Science Projects (Great Inventions Diagrams/Reports, Interviews: Effect of Technology on 3 Generations, History of San Diego, etc.),
Mock Trial Presentations (video or text): Opening Statement, Cross Examination Closing Statement, etc.