John D. MacArthur Beach State Park

Ok today we went to the John D. MacArthur Beach State Park. As you can see it was a very cool place and there was a nice volunteer who taught us about the things here oh! also there is a 125,000 year old reef (that's old!!!!!!!!!). Oh! is that a big shell or what!!!

It is cool this is a horseshoe crab it lived with the dinosaurs!!!

Now do any of you know what this is? If you do let me know.

In this photo I do not recognise my self !!!!!!!!!! Enjoy. Bye. Oh look over here for more

VOTE!

Ok here is what I have to say . . . VOTE! Today I woke up early to go voting with my dad and it was cool. It was cool because I like the process. If I could vote I would vote for Obama because he sounds like a better person. This election will be the closest in . . . well history! Make sure to vote. Have fun bye.

world landmarks . . . part 1

Hello everybody. I have a little of the world here. Enjoy!

ST. BASILS CATHEDRAL

1)St. Basil's was built to commemorate the capture of the Tatar stronghold of Kazan in 1552, which was on the Feast of the Intercession of the Virgin.

2)In 1588, Tsar Fyodor Ivanovich added a ninth chapel.

3)It is officially named Cathedral of the Intercession of the Virgin.

4)Recently, St. Basil's Cathedral has suffered significant damage from weather and neglect. (So sad) It was not until the Millennium that funds were allocated to restore its foundations and flaking surfaces.

5)Although the towers and domes appear chaotic, there is symbolism in its design. There are eight domed chapels symbolizing the eight assaults on Kazan: four large and octagonal and four small and square. In the center is a tent-roofed spire topped with a small golden dome.

BIG BEN

1)Big Ben is the bell not the tower as many people think.

2)The tower was raised as a part of Charles Barry's design for a new palace, after the old Palace of Westminster was destroyed by fire on the night of 22 October 1834. So sad

3)The clock faces are large enough to have once allowed the Clock Tower to be the largest four-faced clock in the world, but have since been outdone by the Allen-Bradley Clock Tower in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

MOUNT RUSHMORE

1)The entire project cost US $989,992.32.

2)Originally, it was planned that the figures would be carved from head to waist, but insufficient funding forced the carving to end. Gutzon Borglum had also planned a massive panel in the shape of the Louisiana Purchase commemorating in eight-foot-tall gilded letters the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Louisiana Purchase, and seven other territorial acquisitions from Alaska to Texas to the Panama Canal Zone.

3)In a canyon behind the carved faces is a chamber, cut only 70 feet (21 m) into the rock, containing a vault with sixteen porcelain enamel panels. The panels include the text of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, biographies of the four presidents and Gutzon Borglum, and the history of the U.S. The chamber was created as the entranceway to a planned "Hall of Records"; the vault was installed in 1998.

GREAT PYRAMID & SPHINX
1)When newly completed, the Great Pyramid rose 146.7 m (481.4 ft)—nearly 50 stories high.


2)Many archaeologists and engineers now believe that the pyramid builders were not slaves, as was previously thought, but paid laborers who took great pride in their task. Most were probably farmers, contracted to work for a limited period. Specialists, who were permanently employed by the king, filled the positions that required the most skill—architects, masons, metalworkers, and carpenters.


3)To ensure that the pyramid remained symmetrical(same on both sides), the exterior casing stones all had to be equal in height and width. Workers marked all the blocks to indicate the angle of the pyramid wall and trimmed the surfaces carefully so that the blocks fit together. During construction the outer surface of the stone was left unfinished; excess stone was removed later.


3)The sides of all three of the Giza pyramids were astronomically oriented to be north-south and east-west within a small fraction of a degree



TEMPLE OF ZEUS

1)The Temple of Zeus at Olympia is an ancient Greek pagan temple, dedicated to the chief of the gods, Zeus. Built in 470-456 BCE, it was the very model of the fully-developed classical Greek temple of the Doric order.


2)The Roman general Mummius dedicated twenty-one gilded shields after he sacked Corinth in 146 BCE; they were hung upon the columns. In 426 CE, Theodosius II ordered the destruction of the sanctuary, and earthquakes in 522 and 551 devastated the ruins and left the Temple of Zeus partially buried.



3)Plan and Sculptural Program of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia: the temple was begun around 470. The construction was funded by the spoils of a local war between Elis and Pisa, whose defeat and destruction occurred about 470 B.C. The temple was apparently completed by 457 when a golden tripod was dedicated by the Spartans on the peak of the gable after their defeat of Athens in the battle of Tanagra in that year.



4)Originally there were 104 Corinthian columns of which only 15 remain standing. One of the columns actually blew down in a storm in 1852. Hadrian had erected a giant gold and ivory status of Zeus inside the temple with an equally large one of himself next to it.

I hope you enjoyed it. Bye

Gabe . . . my fun little brother !

Hello everybody here are my days with . . . . Gabe !!!!!! He really likes to pull my arm (LOL).
So here one of his unplug your kids projects. It's called silly glasses. He's silly looking(LOL).

Now gabe is three things a hog(he eats a lot !!!) a clown(he's funny)and a daredevil how can you blame me he rides a skatebord laying down !! He's very funny.

Now Gabe chose a pryamid for Halloween. He loves to try it on. Watch for more here bye.

Tampa Aquarium

Hello everybody. I was at my grandmother's for the weekend and we went to the Tampa aquarium. Gabe really wanted me to be a ''sleeping hermit crab'' at least he made me go in to the biggest shell of 1 to 3 years old kids.
Gabe sat with a mermaid! That is a cool sight because he never sits still . He almost ran on this thing!

Now after we came in Gabe ran to here and had his photo taken.

This ray is COOL and HUGE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love this place !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bye

China

Hello, everybody today's post is special to me. The subject. . .CHINA!. First we will work with the top photo ( is it so cute or not ! ) Isn't it so sad one baby panda dies while a mother panda will take care of the other baby panda. Panda's honk, huff, bark, growl, croak, and squeal. Giant panda's love to do somersaults ! Panda's live life part alone. Now on to . . .CHINA! The Great Wall of China is 4,373 mile's! People in China have a “one-child policy”. This means they can only have one child.The Baiji, a freshwater dolphin is about 8 feet long, including its narrow, pencil-like beak. What a cool dolphin. Tiaoqi (Chinese checkers) and Xiangqi (Chinese chess) are favorite board games that sound cool. Time for fast fact's brought to you by Sam's side.Lion's can run the length of a football field in SIX SECONDS ! Fact's found in my big book of wild animals. I love this book! Check back next later for . . . . CHAD ! . Bye

Mounts Botanical Garden

Hi today we went to Mounts Botanical Garden. This is a very cool place. It has many COOL plants like the''Pony Tail''and the''Dahoon Holly''.
These are very cool flowers. These are big and orange next to a BIG lake.


I think these are PRETTY red and purple bushes and leaves. I had a great time I love this place. Bye.

Science Museum

Today we went to the Science Museum. The museum has many things like water, grossology, and egypt. First we went to the climbing wall which had hair, moles, and blisters. I know it sounds gross but it was really cool and I fell three times off the wall.
Next we went to this guy. He talks about many things like colds, and the nose. Time for fun facts brought to you by sam's side! Did you know that your nose makes new snot every 20 minutes!
Well time to move on. Here is a photo of my friend Lei Mei she is riding a bike that can make watts if you pedal fast! I had lots of fun! bye

A Lesson of Egypt....part one

Today's post is about ancient Egypt. First we well start with the photo above. This is a photo of a mummy that scientist don't know if it is a boy or a girl. Now on to ''the weighing of the heart'' . When the Egyptians mummify there people they left the heart in the body so when they arrived at the Temple of Osiris they could weigh the heart. Please check out the video and I will explain more. Now to link. My first link is to the south florida science museum and my second link is to usborne quicklinks. Bye

Book Review

This book is about a family. The husband went to fight for the union. During his absence six rebs entered the cemetery and stayed for a few days. A few days later the rebs came back so did the union and the battle of Gettysburg began. The family was told to go and take the kids. They ran a few miles to a farmhouse. They saw photos of a soldiers kids they stayed for three days. When they came back they dug over 100 graves. In the fall the husband came back. A few weeks later Licoln gave his speech. I LOVED this book thanks Kate. This book is called The Cemetery Keepers Of Gettysburg.

book list

Hello everybody this is my first book list. I am going for 400 in a year. Here it is.

1)If you were Onomatopoeia by Trisha Speed Shaskan
2)Before Columbus by Don Wulffson
3)The Story Of Kites by Ying Chang Compestine
4)The Monster At The End Of this book by Jon Stone
5)Iran by Leon Gray
6)The Bernstein Bears' Moving Day by Stan & Jan Bernstein
7)The Bernstein Bears And Too Much Birthday by Stan & Jan Berenstain
8)What Is A Constitution by William David Thomas
9)Lost Cities by Sue Hamilton
10)The Great Pig Escape by Eileen Christelow
11)Kids Like Us by Carole Lexa Schaefer
12)Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
13)Tinyflock Nursery School by Suzy-Jane Tanner
14)Horton Hatches The Egg by Dr.Seuss
15)Off To School by Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert
16)Inside The Titanic by Ken Marschall

Space Chimps---movie reveiw

Space Chimps was a great movie. It is about a few chimps named Ham the third, his grandpa, Luna, and Titan. They are sent to space to find life. They also saved a planet, and made some friends. bye

Book Review

Once their was a Aztec fisherman who caught a turtle. The turtle was a god in disguise. The god gave the fisherman one wish. He told his wife and she sent him three times to see the turtle god. On the third time she went to far. Read it for yourself to find out. Bye

Unplug your kids --Stone

Here is this weeks unplug your kids project. I call this creature a rhinolion. It has an elephants trunk, pigs snout, sun, a body of an ostrich, a monkey leg, and rhino horns. It was my very own creation. Check out over at my mom's site for Gabes project. Also Check back for next weeks project and check out every one else's project at unplug your kids.

Who Am I?

Hi everybody do you know what this is? One day this came in the mail I do not know what this is. I call this a cross of a giraffe,rhinoceros,and a hippopotamus. Check back later. bye

The Paper Doorway

This is a cool book. My favorite poems are A Skeletons Hotel, The Wart, A Short Trip, Auntie, The Man With Four Eyes, Handyman, Safe Household Accidents, Plurals, Dinner With Jilly, The Threat, A Bad Cat, A Beverage With Antlers, Rain, Rumor And More. The Paper Doorway is so cool. I have many more favorite's. So make sure to check out The Paper Doorway. Bye for now.

Happy Birthday Kristen!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KRISTEN!!!!

WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!

Unplug your kids project---Newspaper

This is our Unplug Your kids project. The theme this week is newspaper. We made a game called Newspaper Soccer. Make sure to check back for next weeks project and don't forget to look over here at everyone else's project.

Book Review

This book is COOL. Did you know Hawaii is part of Polynesia. It is not on our continent, it is on the same continent as Polynesia. Just one of the cool facts I learned in it. It's name is National Geographic World Atlas For Young Explorers

David's Birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID!!!!!

WE LOVE YOU!!!!!

My Birthday

My birthday is today. I got little Lego's,a DVD game,and 96 crayola crayons. It is a great birthday.Gabe is so silly. He was kissing pools of acid[LOL]. hope you check back soon. bye.

Unplug your kids project---Green

This is my unplug your kids project. The theme was green. Since today is Cinco de Mayo my brother and I made homemade maracas. We used recyclables to go along with the green theme. I hope you enjoy it and make sure to check out other projects at unplug your kids.

Nim's Island

Nim's island is a VERY good book. It is about a girl that lives on a island. She has animal friends. She use to have a mom. Her mom died in a whale. Nim had lots of exciting adventures. I am going to give the books a rating of 1 to 10. 10 being the best.

This book-10

My Bike Ride

This is my first time riding without training wheels. I was really proud of myself. My little brother loved chasing me. It was fun.