The Congo River By Paris Carter and Natalia Mendez

THE AMAZING CONGO RIVER!

1. The Congo river is the 8th-longest river at 2,914 miles long!

2. Major tributaries include the Aruwimi, Kasai,and Lomami rivers.

3. The river forms most of the border between the Zaire and the republic of Congo and drains more than 1,600,000 square miles of land.

4. The river has a width of 0.5-10 miles.images-2imagesimages-1

5. The Congo river gets 9 inches of rainfall a year.

6. It has within its banks 30 waterfalls and thousands of islands, at least 50 witch are more than 10 miles in length.

7. Because the river flows the near the equator, the area around it is very hot.

8. Much of the land surrounding the river is tropical rain forest and is home to hundreds of kinds of animals: crocodiles,tortoises, pigs,elephants, and hippos.

9. People live along the river and in the river basin as well. They fish in the water.

10. Just has been done for hundreds and hundreds of years, people today use the Congo river for transportation.

 

This information is from:

www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/geography/congoriver.htm

Famous Juno by Paris Carter

Juno is the queen of the gods. She is also known as : sky goddess, protector of women, mother of Mars, and the wife of Jupiter. She is also the goddess of marriage, pregnancy and childbirth. Juno is part of the Capitoline triad.

Juno

Juno

We celebrate Juno on Valentines Day because she is the goddess of love. Juno helped settle disagreements between spouses. Her Greek name was Hera. She protected Roman people. Juno was named after the month of June. Because June is the most popular moth to get married in and people find it the most favorable. Roman women was said to have her female spirit. Juno is the sister – wife of Jupiter. Etrusicans called her Uni or Cupra. Uni means;  ” She who gives”. Juno was favored by Roman soldiers.

 

Key by Paris Carter

imgresFinn turned his head. Finn was on the beach chasing his dog, Ruffles. his dark brown hair ruffled in the wind,and his clear blue eyes searched for Ruffles. Ruffles ran to the water, barking along the way.” Come here boy! Come on Ruffles! I have some treats! Ruffles!” Finn called to his sleek brown chihuahua. All Ruffles did was stand there and wag his tail. “What do you got there?” Ruffles barked his reply. Finn looked in the water. ” Look what you found boy !”     Finn said scratching behind the dogs ears. ” A key!”

And since then Finn has been on a mission to find the house with that key. He sneaks out in the depth of night and goes from house to house and slips in the the key  in the lock.But in a week from now that will change…

Twelve year old Finn crept on to the porch of 4611 Norwood ST. CREEEEAAK! ” Shhh.” Finn whispered. He stuck the key in the lock, turned it slowly, and grabbed the doorknob. He tried to turn it but it wouldn’t budge. Finn sighed. ” Not tonight.” Finn said. Then he heard footsteps behind him. Gulp. “Need something?” A man said. “Nnoo.” Finn said in a small voice. “Are you lost?” Then Finn thought about it.He didn’t know where he was. “Yyes.”  ” Where do you live?” the man said. “2256 Knockworst ST. Whats your name?” Finn almost squeaked. “Bill Lopez. Whats your’s?” Bill said. ” Finn Kine.” “Let’s go.” “Ok.” Once there was a block more to go, Finn said, “I can make it from here.” “Bye kid.” “Bye Bill.”

FIVE DAYS LATER…

Finn slipped the key in the lock. Click. Finn was shocked. It never made that noise before. Finn turned the doorknob, it worked! He hade found the house! Oh no, Finn thought. It was Mr. Jenkin’s house. He was the meanest guy on the block! Finn dropped the key on the porch and said, “If I ever find a key ever again, I am seriously going to leave it there!”

THE END

Spectacular Redwoods by Paris Carter

The nature in Redwoods are beautiful, nice and colorful. The amazing sights in Redwoods are enchanted by their mysterious giant trees.The tall trees blow and whisper in the wind. The rivers dance around the earth. The rivers are covered by bridges. There is a gentle breeze that blows against you.The puffy clouds make you feel relaxed. The calm blue skies mixes happiness with calmness.

The wildlife runs, scurries and jumps Tents of all sizes are in view. The falling acorns blocks leaves from soaring across the paths. There are plenty of footprints on the trails. All of the paths leads to a wonderful place. The fungi reaches for my legs. The leaves fall from the trees, floating to the ground.There are very energetic squirrels scurrying around. the leaves crunch when you step on them. The heat there is blazing hot. The trees are fire red. The round stones roll when you step on them. The fresh smell of pine trees warms my heart. The pine trees are very tall and the bushes are always shaking. It makes me feel nice to wake  up in the morning with the nature all around me.

How I Got My Cat by Paris Carter

CatAvery special time in my life is when I got a second cat. It was during the end of last Summer.We drove to a place that gave you dogs. it was on a grassy field. The people told us to go to a adoption center not far from there. When we stopped the car, we asked the store owner where the cat section was. We saw a gray and white kitten, and an orange and white one. When we saw a little gray one, we instantly fell in love with it.At least my mom did. So, my mom said we would take that one, and we left. When we got home my dad took the crate in his bedroom. Our other cat, Manchu, leaped on the bed. He hissed at the box. My dad carefully took the cat out of the box.Then he picked the cat up. I asked my dad what we should name him.For witch he answered I don’t know. Then the cat leaped out of his arms. After a few days we decided to call the cat Mester. He settled in.

*Robotics* Category

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:

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*Music* Category

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

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

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.)