http://avoca37.org/13jamest Avoca School District 37 Student Blog Fri, 04 Mar 2011 01:14:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://avoca37.org/13jamest/2011/03/03/proportions-project/ 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 ... http://avoca37.org/13jamest/2010/10/21/126/ 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 ... http://avoca37.org/13jamest/2010/10/20/science-bacteria-lab/ *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 ... http://avoca37.org/13jamest/2010/10/19/back-to-school-6th-grade/ 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 http://avoca37.org/13jamest/2010/05/28/james-avoca-west-memories-project/ 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 ... http://avoca37.org/13jamest/2010/05/28/from-cow-to-ice-cream-by-bertram-t-knight/ 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 ... http://avoca37.org/13jamest/2010/05/26/encyclopedia-brown-cracks-the-case-by-donald-j-sobol/ This is my science fair project. The image is of my display board. Hope you enjoy! Science Fair Recording http://avoca37.org/13jamest/2010/05/21/james-science-fair-project/ Goldfish Frogger This is a stop motion video about goldfish who play Frogger. This stop motion video is outstanding and I recommend for you guys out there to watch the video. To make a stop-motion video you have to take many pictures that tell a story and move each object slightly for each ... http://avoca37.org/13jamest/2010/05/14/goldfish-frogger-by-james-and-j-b/ Fantastic Feats and Failures by the Editors of YES Mag Blurb by: James Non-Fiction This book describes how important it is to be a precise engineer and not make any simple mistakes. Sometimes simple mistakes can cause thousands of deaths. Some were feats and others were failures. Some were feats and failures all ... http://avoca37.org/13jamest/2010/04/30/fantastic-feats-and-failures-by-the-editors-of-yes-mag/