Sam's Side

The 39 Clues

2010-12-01T07:12:00.000-08:00

Hi everybody! Today's post is about one of my favorite book series, "The 39 Clues".

The series is about two orphans from Boston, named Amy and Dan Cahill. Their ancestors were some of the worlds most famous people, including Benjamin Franklin, Mozart, Elvis, and George Washington. The series is a big hunt for 39 clues, which if found, can make you become the most powerful person in human history.

There are 11 books in the series, as far as I know. Book 11, "Vespers Rising", comes out on April 5th, 2011. The books take place around the world, from as far south as Australia to as far north as England, and everywhere in between.

Italy!!!

2010-11-12T07:05:00.000-08:00

Hi, everybody! Today, this post is about Italy. Did you know that some of the worlds most famous people come from Italy? The Italians also invented alot of things, from forks to clocks and radios to pants. Here is an Italian fact file.

Continent: Europe
Capital: Rome
Area: 116,345 square miles
Population: 59,000,000
Currency: Euro
Language: Italian

Did you know Napoleon designed the Italian flag?

The Colosseum was once called the Flavian Amphitheater!

Galileo once dropped two balls off the top of the Leaning Tower to test gravity.

Galileo discovered four of Jupiter's moons!!!

The eagle was the symbol of ancient Rome. The bar the eagle is sitting on says SPQR. SPQR means "The Senate and the People of Rome".

I hope you liked the post. Bye!

We Dare You!

2010-10-28T09:15:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody! Today's post is about a very cool science experiment book called "We Dare You!".

Alright, first I would like to share with you a experiment that Gabe, my mom, and I did the other day.

The goal of the experiment was to throw an egg across a room without breaking it. The photo above is how you need to start. You need a bed sheet, an egg, and two books set at the corners. You need to throw the egg towards the top of the sheet. The three photos below are the results.

Did not come out to good, did it?

The book also has experiments like get a candle to relight itself, and move cardboard by staring at it.

If you would like to purchase "We Dare You!", you can purchase it here at amazon.com.

See you soon! Sam.

I won this !!!!!!!!

2010-07-31T14:58:00.000-07:00

Hi! I am back. This post is about a book I won at my local library. It is called "Sharks and other sea monsters".

This is the cover.

This is page three.

How To Train Your Dragon

2010-04-18T06:55:00.001-07:00

Hi there, today's post is about the new movie "How To Train Your Dragon".

The movie is about a viking boy named Hiccup and he makes friends with the dragons of his home including the most feared dragon, Night Fury, and he saved the vikings with the help of Night Fury. If you want to learn more watch the movie.
I love the Wii game "How To Train Your Dragon". You have the choice of two people and you can take care of that person's dragon, train it, design it, and compete with it.

This book is what the movie is based on. It has quite a few changes but I am sure you will like it.

Bye

The Science Museum

2010-03-04T05:27:00.000-08:00

Hi again. Sorry I was gone so long. Today's post is about The South Florida Science Museum's new exhibit "Dinosaurs".
OK I know this is gross but the photo above is Dino poop and the photo below is about Dino poop.

This photo below is about Dino skin.

The photo below is about Duckbill teeth.

The photo above is a Giganotosaurus tooth, and the one below is a T. Rex tooth.

This is a robot vlocaraptor they put behind a nest with some eggs in it.

I pretended Gabe was trying to steal the eggs LOL!

OH NO! Gabe's going to be attacked by some volcanic activity!

Alright, I really liked this T. Rex head, the left side is the out side of the head and the right side is the skull.

Have a great day. Oh, one more thing, I hope you don't end up like the photo above!!!!!! HE HE HE! BYE!

The Odyssey

2009-09-30T08:22:00.000-07:00

Hello. Today I am doing a post on "The Odyssey' by Mary Pope Osborne. I hope that you like it.
This book is about a man named Odysseus who spent more then 20 years at sea trying to find his way home to Ithaca after the Trojan war. He faced a cyclops, a witch, sea monsters, the dead, gods and goddesses, and evil suitors while losing his men. I really recommend this 6 book series. I will give the names of the books and what numbers thay are. The first book is called "The One-Eyed Giant". The second book is called "The Land Of The Dead". The third book is called ''Sirens And Sea Monsters". The fourth book is called "The Gray-Eyed Goddess". The fifth book is called "Return To Ithaca". The sixth book is called "The Final Battle". I hope you liked my post! Come back any time.

Florida!!!!!

2009-09-16T07:34:00.000-07:00

I hope you like this post about Florida!!!!!!!!

State bird: Mockingbird

State flower: Orange blossom

State tree: Sabal palm

State animal: Florida panther

State marine mammal: Manatee

State reptile: Alligator

State butterfly: Zebra longwing

State drink: Orange juice

State gem: Moonstone

I hope you liked it!!!!!!!!!! Bye! Catch me next week for "The Odyssey".

horse facts

2009-09-09T14:34:00.000-07:00

Hi. one of my favorite animals are horses. I am doing a post about it. I have facts to go with it. I hope you like it!!!!

1) Clydesdale foals may weigh one ton as an adult.

2) Humans have used horses for war up to World War 1

3) Pit ponys used to work in British coal mines

4) Horses are used in police work. For some places they are found in Canada and New York City

I hope you like my post!!! Catch me next week for ''Florida''. Bye for now!!!!

Chimpanzee

2009-09-02T05:33:00.000-07:00

I am doing a special post. It is all about Chimps, in honor of my brother Gabe who acts just like one. I hope you like it!!!!!!!!!!! So here is a list of facts about them. 1) Chimps can't swim most of the time, and don't like water.

2) Chimps know that they look at themselves when you hold a mirror in front of them. 3) When chimps feed they usually do it seperately, but sometimes chimps look for food together.

4) Chimps live in 21 African countries in the middle of Africa.

5) We share similar blood, organs, and brains.

6) Territories can be 30 to 150 square miles.

7) Chimps cling to their mother for the first 30 days of their lives.

8) Chimps live in groups of 15 to 120.

I hope you like my post!!!!!

An Adventureous Fly

2009-08-26T08:37:00.000-07:00

I hope you like my post. It is about a fly that travels the world

Once upon a time I was born on a trash heap behind a fancy restaurant in France. I have lots of friends, like crickets, ants, and butterflies. one day my friends flew me out of the trash heap and said I would have to pupate (change into an adult). I would have to eat a ton of food to pupate. I started to eat. I ate eggs, steak, egg nog, red potatoes, and more. It was so delicious!!
After a while I felt a tingle and started to harden up. For a few days my friends were waiting for me. Once I came out my friends were so happy.
I was a fly that wanted to see the world. I packed my bags and went off to see the world. ''Au revor'' (good bye) I said and set off. First I went to England and saw the Queen and she invited me to tea!! Then I went to Egypt, United States, India, China, Russia, Chad, Sudan, Spain, Cuba. When I got home I was made a hero fly. The End

Pyramids

2009-08-19T14:41:00.000-07:00

Do you want to know the answer to some mysteries of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

1.) The first thing most people wonder about it is what kind of ramp did the Egyptians use to move the blocks that made the pyramid. They used three different ramps: single, spiral, and zigzag.

2.) Most of the time people wonder who the Great pyramid is made for. The top chamber in the pyramid gives proof that the pyramid is built for Khufu.

3.) Sometimes people wonder how the barges that carried the heavy blocks did not sink. The barge was pulled by lots 0f little boats.

4.) People have also wondered how heavy the blocks were. The blocks were 2 to 16 tons.

I hope you like my post. Bye

Book List

2009-08-12T14:26:00.000-07:00

I am doing a book list. This list is some of my favorite books so I hope you like it.

1) This book's title is Knight: A Noble Guide for Young Squires. If you like games the book has games and pop-ups and pull-outs. If you like Knights buy this book NOW!!!!!!!!

2)This book's title is The Book of Beasts. This is about a boy named Lionel who was crowned king. After he was crowned he found a book in the castle library called The Book of Beasts. When he opened it creatures came out of it.

3)This book's title is Real Knights. It has 20 different knights. All of the stories are true. I love this book because it has knights. If you have to do a essay on knights buy this book now!!!!!!!!!

Hope you have a great day. Bye.

Atlanta Trip

2009-08-05T07:06:00.000-07:00

In this first picture I am petting Gypsy (she is my uncle's dog). In the next picture Gabe is coming out of a whales mouth. It was a slide in the Georgia Aquarium.

Here is the side veiw of the whale slide (above)Then I put a picture of me coming out of it. I just love this orange fish just because it's orange. Orange is my favorite color.

Here is a photo from Centennial Olympic Park.

Here is Gabe playing with Uncle Alan's fan. I am petting Gypsy (again), I just love that dog.

Here is a group shot with our uncles at the Chattahoochee river. I hope you enjoyed seeing our trip to Atlanta to visit with them.

Have a great day!

Happy birthday DAVID !!!!!!!!

2009-05-13T07:16:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
DAVID !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE
SAM.

Time for a Song

2009-05-05T06:46:00.000-07:00

OK it is time for a song. It is sung any way you want!(Oh and it is world style.)

I love Egypt, I love Egypt and the world too, and the world too. In Greece there is the Parthenon, the Temple of Zeus, and the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. In Egypt there is King Tut, the Pyramid of Unas (U-nas), the Great Pyramid of Giza, and Abu Simble(sim-ble). In China there is the Great Wall of China. In India there is the Taj Mahal. In England there is Big Ben. In France there is the Eiffel Tower and that brings our world tour to a end!!!!!!!

THE END

Lowe's

2009-04-28T08:45:00.000-07:00

Gabe is so cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome to Lowe's! Two days ago we had a ''Build and Grow Clinics'' which the next one on May 9Th is a flower pot. HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!! I am so sorry. . . but it was so funny!!!! OK here is a ''Rain Flower''. The top one is Gabe the bottom one is me. We are holding the finished ''Rain Flower''. It was kinda easy but the nails were too bendy ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK lets just say this. . . . we waited half a hour because they lost there tables and the sets we were supposed to do (we were supposed to do a hang glider) oh and the tables were wood planks.

OK! now me and Gabe also made a Birdhouse and a tic-tac-toe broad which took eight nails to make ware it took me 23 nails to take! I was so envious of Gabe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here I am making my Birdhouse and I am going to paint it later.

Oh and Gabe was so cute when he finished he was so happy he wanted to play 2 rounds of tic-tac-toe with daddy. Gabe won one round and daddy won the other round.

So I hope you like the post! Bye!

Egyptian landmarks

2009-04-21T07:06:00.000-07:00

The Great Pyramids and the Great Sphinx

1.) It is thought the nose of the Great Sphinx was shot off by Napoleon's men, but this is not true. There are signs that the nose has erroded away over time.

2.) Ramesses II may have tried to restore the Great Sphinx.

3.) The Great Pyramid is built for Khufu.

4.) Herodotus, a ancient greek historian, was told by his Egyptian guides that it took 22 years for a force of 100,000 oppressed slaves to build the pyramid. Stones were lifted into position by the use of huge machines and the purpose of the structure, according to Herodotus's sources, was as a tomb for the Pharaoh Khufu.

Herodotus was partially wrong. The Great Pyramid was a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu, but it is believed that less people were used to build the pyramid and they were not slaves. Also, simple machines such as pullies and sleds moved the stones.

The Temple of Luxor

1.) The Temple of Luxor held the Festival of Opet. Built largely by Amenhotep III and Ramesses II, it appears that the temple's purpose was for a suitable setting for the rituals of the festival.

2.) Known in the Egyptian language as ipet resyt (ipet-isut), or "the southern harem", the temple was dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut, and Chons and was built during the New Kingdom. The focus of the annual Opet Festival, in which a cult statue of Amun was paraded down the Nile from nearby Karnak Temple to stay there for a while, with his consort Mut, in a celebration of fertility.

King Tut's tomb

1.) It is not the grandest tomb in Egypt, and was certainly not occupied by one of Egypt's most powerful rulers. But in general, the population of the world know the tomb of Tutankhamen (KV 62) better then any other. Compared to all the other royal tombs, it was found mostly intact. What was found in this tomb shows us why tombs were robbed.

2.) The King Tutankhamen started ruling the ancient Egypt about 3,500 years ago at age of 7 or 9 and he was dead at age of 16 or 18 or 19. His reign was short and nothing seriously important happened. The most interesting thing about him is his mysterious death.

3.) King Tut's curse is not real!

Bye.

Greek Gods

2009-04-14T09:09:00.000-07:00

Again I have to do a blog post for school work and like you heard last week I will do Greek Gods.

1.) Zeus, King of Gods

2.) Hera, Queen of Gods, Goddess of marriage

3.) Aphrodite, Goddess of Love and Beauty

4.) Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt and the Moon

5.) Hermes, Messenger of the Gods

6.) Poseidon, God of the Sea

7.) Apollo, God of Poetry and Light

8.) Demeter, Goddess of Farming

9.) Athena, Goddess of wisdom

10.) Ares, God of War

11.) Hestia, Goddess fo the Home

12.) Dionysus, God of Wine

Bye p.s next week is Roman Gods

Egyptian Gods

2009-04-08T12:57:00.000-07:00

I really like Egypt and I have to do a blog entry for schoolwork. Today for my entry I thought that I would share some of my favorite Gods with you. Hope that you enjoy. Here is a link to a site that you can look at to learn more about Egypt.

1.)Amon-Re, King of Gods

2.)Nut, Goddess of Sky

3.)Geb, God of Earth

4.)Hapy, god of the Nile

5.)Isis, Goddess of Medicine

6.)Horus, God of the Pharaoh

7.)Osiris, god of the Underworld

8.)Seth, God of Evil

9.)Re, God of the Sun

10.)Thoth, God of Wisdom

11.)Anubis, God of Mummification

12.)Baset, Goddess of Cats

Next week we will do Greek gods. The links pages are 4 to 45

Happy Birthday Papa

2009-04-04T08:51:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
PAPA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What you may not have known

2009-03-31T15:29:00.000-07:00

OK this post is about what you may not have known, so I hope you enjoy!!!!!!!!!!

1.)On Greek pottery the subject is all most always sitting down.
2.)In Egypt the king is thought to be a god and also thought to have the ability to guard the world from evil.
3.)Hoplites are Greek foot soldiers.
4.)Nobody knows why the Great Sphinx was built.
5.)The Egyptian god Seth is so evil that it takes all the Egyptian gods to beat him.
6.)Greece wanted the olympics to always take place in Athens.

Hope you have a good day!

Race to Witch Mountain

2009-03-24T13:42:00.000-07:00

Ok I saw a great movie last sunday it is called ''Race to Witch Mountain''.
It is about two alien kids that landed on earth to help their parents who were in trouble which you will find out what happened to them later in the movie. When they landed on earth, they got help from a taxi driver who is played by Dwayne Johnson and a scientist who is eager to help the aliens. The movie is based in Las Vegas Nevada. Oh there is some really funny scenes in the movie. I hope you like it

Egypt...part 3!!!!

2009-03-17T13:42:00.000-07:00

Hi today we are going to the time machine . We are going to ancient Egypt!!!!!!!!!
First we are going to look at the gods of Egypt. First up is the king of the gods Amon-Re next is my favorite god Thoth then Isis and then Anubis and last but not least is the cat god Bastet who is the god for you if you like cats. Next is monuments. Does this look familiar? Right it is a obelisk like the Washington monument in D.C. There was so much more monuments that the Egyptians where famous for!

The Egyptians where also famous for mummys which are so interesting to study! I really want to say how mummys where made but it is so inappropriate on a blog!

Next is the tomb. there is so many things in tombs even toys some times there is nothing at all in tombs not even mummys! Egypt is a world of wonders

this is made for a king or per-aa. Kings where thought of as living gods they where so royal they where buried.

So that is all for now. Bye

Tooth Time! !

2009-03-10T08:20:00.000-07:00

Well now Gabe lost his tooth this morning! The tooth fairy will get Gabe's tooth tonight(that's if she remembers. LOL!). I told him the tooth fairy would leave him one dollar and he was so happy!!
Mom said to ask me to take a photo of him. We were so excited!!

So i just have to say this . . . I love you Gabe!!! So thanks tooth fairy.

Have a good day. From Sam.

Greece-part 2

2009-03-03T15:23:00.000-08:00

Today I am doing a post about Greece and here is what look forward to knowing more about.
Ok here is a few facts. In 1687 the Venetians, under Francesco Morosini, attacked the Ottomans in Athens. The Acropolis had been made stronger by the Ottomans . The building was also used as a gunpowder store and when the Parthenon took a direct hit from a cannon fired by the Venetians from the Hill of Philopappus, the gunpowder exploded and destroyed a large part of the building. Morosini and his men soon plundered the building, looting what they could find and destroying the rest, leaving the partial ruins that can be seen today. I also want to know why the Acropolis was built.

Work began on the Parthenon, built on the Acropolis, in 447 BC to replace an existing temple which was destroyed by the Persians in 480 BC and cost 469 silver talents to build. The work began under the orders of Pericles to show the wealth and exuberance of Athenian power. The name of the building most likely came from a cult statue of Athena Parthenos housed in the eastern room of the building. This magnificent structure was built of ivory and gold and was sculptured by the renowned sculptor Phidias. Phidias also built the statue of Zeus.

Blue and White. These two colours symbolise the blue of the Greek Sea and the Whiteness of the restless Greeks waves. According to the mythic legends, the Goddess of Beauty, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. Also, it reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the few clouds.

And I look forward to know even more than that!!!!! The world is such a cool place there is so much more to know.

bye for now. Sam

Sick Day

2009-02-24T07:12:00.000-08:00

Sick days are so sad. Yesterday when he chased dad he said ''My tummy hurts.''. A few hours later he tryed to have a nap. So cute!!!!!!!!!!! I just took him out of the bath when he started crying which made me so sad. He had two more naps after his last nap he was ok!!!!

He is so cute sleeping right? I give Gabe my love. I LOVE YOU GABE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He is so cute isn't he?

I LOVE YOU GABE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In this photo Gabe looks tired.

Bye from sam

Japan

2009-02-17T06:16:00.000-08:00

Hi. Now it is time to learn about Japan.
Tokyo is the capital and the largest city in Japan. Is this photo down here pretty, no?

Japan is so pretty. Time for links. First is for sports in japan next is for photos and the last is for more photos.

Bye for now.

the alien and his friends

2009-02-11T06:05:00.000-08:00

I hope you enjoy this story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Once there was an alien that everybody loved. The alien worked at a busy office. One day one of his friends locked him in his office. The alien was stuck in his office for 1 week. When the office opened the alien ran out an hugged his boss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
His boss laughed so hard he fell over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Then his boss said the alien was the boss now. Then he went to work. Later while the alien was still working his friends made him a party to show how good he is doing. They have strawberry banana crepes for lunch. When he saw the party he loved it. The end.

MIAMI METRO ZOO

2009-02-03T13:27:00.000-08:00

OK this post is about the Miami zoo. This okapi can lick up to its eyes! The one on the left is drinking milk so its a baby.
These giraffes are so cute! Time for fun facts brought to you by Sam's side! Did you know giraffes have the largest eyes of any mammals!

This shell is as big as me and I am 4 ft 6in.

Dad said the animals where protesting and this one stinks!

That's all for now bye

T. Rex and the Magic Wand

2009-01-27T08:37:00.000-08:00

Hi today my post is a story I hope you will enjoy it!

Once there was a T. Rex on a busy farm and was planting some corn. When he dug his 1st hole he discovered a magic wand. His wife said to try it out so he said ''poof''' and all his corn was planted! ''Wow'' he said. Then he used his wand to do everything in his house. Then he went to Africa to help people get big farms. Then he went home to his farm in Alabama.

When he got home his wife hugged him and said she made dinner. After he had dinner he went to bed. The next morning he had some food to the shop to buy a pig as a pet. When he got there some crooks were stealing the pig he wanted to buy. He used his wand to stop the crooks and he took them to jail. Then he bought the pig. The end.

bye

Welcome to our Heart......

2009-01-21T08:25:00.000-08:00

I am guessing you were watching your TV on the 20th at noon and so this is a special post. Now time to learn about the Presidents.
You know that we have 44 presidents my favorite president is in the photo below it is Thomas Jefferson oh and Obama is also my favorite president.

Oh! We can't forget the 42 presidents who did great things and not so great things. Bye come again soon!

Let's jump in the time machine!

2009-01-13T05:48:00.000-08:00

Do you have kids that hate history and you don't know what to do? This is the book for you. From 4.5 mya to 2009 this is the book of world history. You can see our ancestors read comics and see knights. You can meet Louis XIV. You can buy it here. Bye.

Egypt part 2

2009-01-06T13:41:00.000-08:00

Hi. Today I am writing about Egypt. Ok people in Egypt love music at party's so this photo says it all. Oh and they mostly have woman dance at the party.
You may have heard of Abu Simbal which was rebuilt 194 feet higher because a dam was being built and made a lake rise.

Now a map of Egypt. Cario is the capitol of Egypt. You can see the Great Pyramids from Cario.
Have a great day! Sam.

John D. MacArthur Beach State Park

2008-11-11T07:48:00.000-08:00

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!

2008-11-04T08:17:00.000-08:00

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

2008-10-27T08:11:00.000-07:00

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 !

2008-10-22T08:55:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-13T15:09:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-05T17:01:00.001-07:00

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

2008-09-29T15:30:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-22T08:08:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-15T05:59:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-08T05:35:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-25T06:44:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-12T06:42:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-04T06:25:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-14T08:33:00.000-07:00

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?

2008-06-23T08:31:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-17T06:52:00.001-07:00

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!!!!

2008-06-13T07:29:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KRISTEN!!!!

WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!

Unplug your kids project---Newspaper

2008-05-12T15:58:00.000-07:00

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

2008-05-09T06:43:00.000-07:00

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

2008-05-09T06:02:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID!!!!!

WE LOVE YOU!!!!!

My Birthday

2008-05-06T07:15:00.000-07:00

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

2008-05-05T13:39:00.000-07:00

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

2008-04-30T07:57:00.000-07:00

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

2008-04-29T06:20:00.000-07:00

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