Avoca School District 37 Student Blog

Accordion Podcast Reflection

13jamest — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 14:13:24 +0000

MUSIC PODCAST REFLECTION "THE ACCORDION"

My partner and I decided to research the accordion for our music podcast project. We wrote a script and then created a podcast about the Accordion.

My partner and I did not know much about the Accordion but we picked it because my partner had an Accordion. We had to research about the origin, past history, what materials the instrument was made of, what are the sizes, how do you play the accordion, how do you make the sound of the accordion, related instruments, famous musicians, and compositions and genres. Did you know that the accordion is used in Finnish heavy metal?

I would improve the music and bibliography. The music was bad because we had to last minute so we could improve that. The bibliography was bad because we did not follow format out teacher gave to us.

We are most proud of our research and learning about the Accordion. We feel that we created a good speech for our podcast. We enjoyed to research the project. We found that it was an amazing instrument.

James’ Idioms and Compound Words Project

13jamest — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:59:38 +0000

Proportions Project

13jamest — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 01:14:35 +0000

This math project was about Chapter 8, in which we learned about ratios, rates, and proportions. We had to choose from a menu of options and I needed 50 points worth to get credit, but I got 55 so that I could have extra credit. This was a fun project and I enjoyed it a lot.

I chose the cartoon characters option, which is where I took a picture of Bart Simpson and saw if he was proportional to me. One part of him that I measured was the diameter of his eyeball. My original measurement of my eyeball was 1.25 inches. When I took Bart's proportion his eyeball was 14.25 inches.

This is the proportion I used to find Bart's eyeball if he were my size:

0.625 = x

5 58

In conclusion, my favorite part of the project was the cartoon characters part. I thought that it was interesting.

13jamest — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:33:07 +0000

This graph is a bell-shaped graph except for one cluster that has two people with more than 6 pairs of gym shoes. I was in the main peak with the majority of the class because I own 2 pairs of gym shoes. I think this happened because most people have one pair for gym and one other pair. There are 4 intervals in this graph. That is a perfect amount of intervals.

Science Bacteria Lab

13jamest — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:12:22 +0000

As a concluding activity for our study of the Scientific Method, students worked through a variety of bacteria investigations. Students were provided a lab template which provided them with a six-step outline of the scientific method for problem solving. Using those steps and sterile nutrient agar plates, students collected bacteria in an attempt to answer their original question. Bacterial growth was documented through qualitative and quantitative observations as well as digital photographs. The following lab report is this student's attempt at a bacterial investigation. (Mr. Peter Ogden: Sixth Grade Science Teacher)

Please click the link below to view this student's bacteria lab investigation.

Bacterial Growth Lab

Back to School-6th Grade

13jamest — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:45:18 +0000

*This is my first writing piece of the 2010-2011 school year. It has not been edited.

Dear Parents,

In sixth grade, I am looking forward to switching from class to class. I am excited for that because we don’t have to walk in lines like we had to at Avoca West. I am also looking forward to taking French because it is every day instead twice a week like last year. I am also excited for creative technology because we are going to do a lot of fun projects that we never did at Avoca West. I’m excited for math because math is my favorite subject and I can really learn a lot in math.

At Marie Murphy, I want you to see all of my favorite classes. First, my science class with Mr. Ogden is a great class. You can see all of the cool science materials that we get to use. My science class is in the 6^th grade hall. I also want you to see the gymnasium because it is so big. I really want you to see my French room with Monsieur Schnurlein. It is my favorite class of the day. I want you to see all of my core classes because those are some of my favorite classes. They are all in the sixth grade hall. Lastly, I want you to see the Creative Tech room, also in the 6^th grade hall.

One goal that I have for sixth grade is to only get A’s and B’s the whole school year. I want to take notes and focus so that I can succeed that goal. I also want to use my laptop a lot this year. They are nicer and bigger than the ones from last year. I also want to do well in P.E. I will have a great year at Marie Murphy.

Thank you for visiting Marie Murphy and I hope you enjoyed it. I am going to have a fabulous year in sixth grade. Bye, and I hope you love this school.

Sincerely,

James

James’ Avoca West Memories Project

13jamest — Fri, 28 May 2010 18:20:16 +0000

This is a project that I did about my memories of my elementary school because I am graduating from it this year. Please enjoy!

James' Memories of Avoca West

From Cow to Ice Cream by Bertram T. Knight

13jamest — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:43:30 +0000

From Cow to Ice Cream by Bertram T. Knight

Blurb by: James

Non-Fiction

First, dairy cows get milked twice each day and some of their milk is sent to ice cream factories. At the factories many things are going on. There are huge mountains of raw sugar in a warehouse. Then the sugar goes to a refinery. It is a place where the sugar is cleaned and then melted into a liquid. the milk and sugar then go into large storage tanks. Then all the toppings arrive. The mix is divided into two parts. Cocoa powder goes into one half and the other half stays the same. The first half is for the chocolate- like flavors. The other half is for flavors like vanilla and peach. They get heated and cooled quickly and that kills all of the bad bacteria and germs. Then it goes into a machine that makes it smooth and even. Then they go into different forms of ice cream and are shipped off to ice cream stores and sold.

Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case by Donald J. Sobol

13jamest — Wed, 26 May 2010 17:50:10 +0000

Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case by Donald J. Sobol

Blurb by: James

Mystery

Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case by Donald J. Sobol is a book about a boy detective who solves cases for his dad and the kids of the neighborhood. His dad is the police chief of their town, Idaville. A lot of the cases have to do with stolen jewelry but there are also many other subjects of crime. He also has a detective agency of his own. Sally Kimball, his junior partner, and him help the kids of the neighborhood, mostly from Bugs Meany and the Tigers and Wilford Wiggins fake money-making schemes. He is the smartest person in Idaville and nobody doubts it.

I would recommend this book to kids who like mysteries that keep them thinking. I like the parts when Encyclopedia outsmarts Bugs Meany. The parts that I didn't care for where the ones that didn't make sense. Out of a five-star rating this book would get four and a half stars easily.

James’ Science Fair Project

13jamest — Fri, 21 May 2010 15:41:05 +0000

This is my science fair project. The image is of my display board. Hope you enjoy!

Science Fair Recording