Encounters

Grace MoscosoTice Elementary

April 2014

Pasadena public library We went on a

amazing field trip to a library.

We got books that were on our topic.

I had so much fun and plan to come again.

Pyramids Today we did pyramids

and to how strong they were.

We built it with straws and paper clips to support it.

We learned that triangles are stronger then squares.

I really enjoyed today.

Cube

We made cubes today.

It had to be strong so we used paperclips and straws.

We learned that squares are not as strong as triangles.

3-D Column

We made 3-D columns today .

I made mine with pink and purple with a ionic design.

It didn’t look 3-D because we used different colors but it was still very fun.

Column

Today we made columns with some toilet papers rolls.It had to hold at least 5 or more books.Mine only held 3 until we were given salt rocks to see if it will help.It did work and I mine got to hold at lest 13 books!This was a very fun activity .

Clay Column Today we made

columns out of clay. We had to choose

which design we wanted and mold it out of clay.

I choose ironic because it was not too easy and not too hard.

My friends all said that my column was great and felt great toady.

Downtown tour Today we went on a fieldtrip

to downtown Houston to learn about our city.

We went to city hall and looked at all kinds of things and got to watch a small video about what is happing to our city

I really enjoyed our trip and can’t wait if we can go again .

Penny Bridge

How I built my bridge?

I built my bridge with only two pieces of paper and two congruent books witch was hard cause our goal was to at least hold 50 pennies.

After that with two fails I had finally found out a way to hold it all the 50 pennies I needed.

Ginger Bread House

Today we made ginger bread houses for Christmas.

We had to bring candy , cream, and some graham crackers.

When we finished We got to take it home for Christmas.

It was a great day because we got to take this

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever We went to see an

amazing play called “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”

It was about a pageant that seems to go wrong but then turns out to be the best one yet!

It told an exciting story and everyone enjoyed it and they all clapped.

Eiffel Tower

We built a Eiffel tower today out of popsicle sticks and hot glue.

We all made our own design so none of them were alike.

I enjoyed today and I got to bring mine home to show my family.

Dome

We made domes today out of gumdrops and toothpicks.

It was so much fun arranging them all to a gummy dome.

In the end , we got to take them home and show our families.