Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Riddles

1R:

I can be as small as 0.4 inches.
I have at least 4,000 kind of me.
I can be poisonous, or not.
What am I?

2R:

I eat krill.
I never come to land.
I can swim up to 18mph.
What am I?

Please post your answers.
I will give you answers next week.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Neptune

Neptune is 2 billion 794 million miles from the Sun.
A day on Neptune is 16 hours long.
A year on Neptune is 165 years long.
Neptune is a ball of gas.
Neptune is covered in clouds.
Neptune has at least 8 moons.
Neptune is the 4th outer planet.
Brrrrrr!
It must be cold out there!

Monday, February 11, 2008

Moon

The Moon is 4x smaller than Earth.
Moon is lifeless.
The Moon reflects light from the Sun.
Moon is made of rocks.
One of the first people to ever walk on the moon is Neil Armstrong.
The Moon has lots of craders.
The Moon is frezzing cold.

Venus

Venus is the hotest planet in the solar system.
Venus is the second planet from the Sun.
Venus is also the second ineer planets.
Venus has big yellow puffy clouds.
Venus is a planet made of rocks.
Venus is lifeless.
I'm glad I don't live on Venus.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Mom!

Today is mom's birthday!
She is the best mom in the world!
She is a greatest chef in the universe!
I haven't tasted better food.
My mom makes me laugh.
My mom always teaches me lesons I don't know.
My mom treats me and Ethan equally.
You would like to have her as a mom.

Sunday, February 03, 2008

Pluto

Pluto is half the size of America!
Pluto is 3 billion 666 million miles from the Sun!
A year on Pluto is 247 Earth years long!
One day on Pluto is six Earth days!
Pluto is very cold. Brrrrr.
Pluto is a very small planet.
Pluto has one moon like Earth.

Saturday, February 02, 2008

Saturn

Saturn has big large rings made of ice and rock.
A year on Saturn is 30 Earth years!
Saturn is really cold at the surface.
At Saturn's core, it is burning hot.
Saturn is a ball of gas.
Saturn is about 10 times bigger than Earth.
Saturn is 887 million miles from the Sun.
Saturn has at least 18 moons.
Saturn is the Second planet.
Saturn is the 6th planet from the Sun.

Friday, February 01, 2008

The Sun

It weighs just under 2,000 trillion trillion tons!
Sunspots are spots that are cooler than the sun.
The sun is a medium sized star.
The surface of the sun is about 10,000F!
The center of the sun is over 27 millionF!
The sun gives us light and heat.
The sun is about 4.6 billion years old.

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Riddles

1R:
I'm black.
I'm white.
I eat grass.
I live in South Africa.
What am I?

1A: I'm a zebra.

2R:
I have a lot of trees.
My trees can be taller than 165 feet!
I am near the equator.
I'm home to a lot of animals.
What am I?

2A: I'm the rainforest.

3R:
I can be 3 ft. to 130 ft. long!
I can eat plants or meat and both.
I lived all around the world even the ocean!
I can be any color or pattern.
What am I?

3A: I'm a dinosaur.

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Lakota

The Lakota tribe is an Indian tribe.
The Lakota tribe can be called the Sioux.
Bufflos real name is bison.
Lakota uses every part of the bison!

skin = tepee
bones = tools
horns = cups
hair = ropes
ribs = sleds

Annie and Jack in Lakota is Buffalo Girl and Rides-Like-Wind.
Holding up two fingers means friend.
In the 1800's there were about 4 million bison!

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Beavers

A fully grown beaver can be over 40 inches long including its tail.
In spring and summer they eat fresh green leaves and grass.
Beavers chew on trees to get wood for their dams.
Beavers also chow on it so their teeth don't grow that long.
In the fall beavers eat woody stems.
Beavers live in dams.
Beavers can chew through a small tree in just a few minutes!

Monday, January 21, 2008

Cats

Cats use their whiskers to see if they can fit through a hole.
Cats can come in all different colors, patterns, and sizes.
When cats walk, they pull their claws in.
When cats are just born, they don't open their eyes.

Sunday, January 20, 2008

I Wish

Dear Everybody,

I wish a new tree was planted everyday.
I wish everybody had enough money to buy food, water, clothes and a house.
I wish cars that run on things that did not polute the air.
I wish people would not smoke.

Love,
Isabel

P.S. Thats only half of it.

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Paris

The Effiel Tower is nearly 1,000 fee high.
There is 1,652 steps to the top of the Effiel Tower.
There are 700 steps to get to the 2 platform.
There are 360 steps to the platform.
Gustave Effiel build the Effiel Tower.
Paris is in France.

Sunday, January 13, 2008

One Little Snowman

Once upon a time, there was a snowman.
Her mom told her you have to go out to seek your fourtune.
So the snowman went to Australia to seek its fourtune.
But it almost melted.
The snowman went to Sweden.
It was a little bit better, but not cool enough for her.
So she went to Antarctica and lived happilly ever!

P.S. Look at my new friend. (Mr. Penguin)

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Fish

There are more than 100 species of fish in the world!
Fish have gills to breathe under water.
Fish come in all sizes and color.
A fish is a water animal.
Fish are reptiles.

Sunday, January 06, 2008

Cows

Cows are farm animals.
Cows are white with black spots.
Cows say "moo".
Cows eat grass.
Cows are stinky.
Cows have short ears.

Saturday, January 05, 2008

Hippopotamus

Hippopotamuses are mammals.
Hippopotamuses live in African rivers.
Hippopotamuses' nickname is Hippo.
Hippos stay in water all day to keep cool.
At night they head out of the water to eat grass.
Hippos are huge!
I think hippos are fun to learn about!

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Say's The Bunny

Say's the bunny
"2008"
"2008"
and while the bunny past out rat hats
everybody was there.
Mr. Turkey, Aunt Turkey,
The man with the cap,
Fat Pat, Pop, Flop, Willy the Wizard,
Dr. Becky, the Giant Teddy Bear,
Princess Rabbit, Max Santa Claus,
Unicorn, Snowman that took an Adventure,
Mr. Armadillo, and on and on.
But a mischievous pig shouted

"MY YEAR IS NOT OVER YET!"

The pig cleared out the cheese and put out pork instead.
So then everybody left
The the pig ate the pork and put up pizza and ..........
Put up a party!

The End.

Monday, December 31, 2007

Almost Here! (Poem)

New years almost here!
New years almost here!
2008 is coming up!
2008 is coming up!
Today's New year's eve.
Today's New year's eve.
Dragon boats are coming up.
Dragon boats are coming up.

The rat is here!