I finished the project. Here is a link to my video:

http://get-puppet.com/v/GCfov4F1op8?autoplay=true

Brain Teasers

WORD PLAY!

Can you figure out SOME/ ALL of the following play on words?? These are usually known sayings! Email your answers to shannon.collins8@gmail.com

Good luck :)

Ms. Collins

Hey! I've been there

Hi Claire! Guess what, I've been to universal too! It was amazing, but I went  last year in the summer so they had not made diagon alley yet in Harry potter world. Hope your having fun!


Maddy

Final Reminders!

Reminders!

1. Please remember to check the blog at least once per week and comment/ ask a question about someone's post. Also, check back on your own posts to see if people have commented!

2. Your "All About Me" projects should be completed by the end of the month, as this was our November focus. Next month we will have another focus :)

• something creative that shows who you are and you can post it on the blog.
• i.e. explain everything, moviemaker /animoto video, make a collage/ model and take a picture, slideshow, prezi etc. If you can think it you can do it! As long as it is something that can be shared with the group on the blog :)

3. We will be having our last meeting TOMORROW, THURSDAY, morning at first recess to finalize projects/ talk about/ share ideas because Friday is a P.A. Day and next week is December!

4. If you have not yet completed the 2nd questionnaire, the one assigned as 'homework" and sent it to Mrs. Lalonde please do so ..

http://www.educationplanner.org/students/self-assessments/learning-styles-quiz.shtml

• 20 Questions --> please grab a screen shot of the results to send to either Mrs. Lalonde or myself, shannon.collins8@gmail.com  IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE THIS!!

Universal Studios (not a disney park) ;)

We went to Harry Potter world,  Seuss land, the Simpsons and Citywalk (a huge group of resturants)

•  Two of the Harry Potter rides-Escape from Gringotts and the Tour and ride of Hogwarts were slow and holographic rides.
• Holographs are...... photographs that, when properly lighted, create a 3-D image
• At a wand booth I got Professor Slughorn's wand
• Hogsmede and Diagon alley looked almost exactly like in the movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

We walked at least 32,000 steps on our vacation. Talk about enough exersize to last till Easter!


These blogs are all on the same day because my parents belive in getting the most out of our vacation :)

Magic Kingdom

Magic kingdom was so cold all because of a Polar Vortex!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(


If you don't know what a polar vortex is..... it is mostly the coldest artic air settling in over the Northern hemisphere, usally in the U.S.A and sometimes in southern Canada. It can go int the subzeros (-0 and below). But, I am happy that it was about +6.


If you didn't know.......

• Magic Kingdom in my opinion has the best hot chocolate in the whole world!!!!
• We saw a Monsters Inc. comedy show, it was hilarious! They also got people In the audience to participate. I didn't get to :(. But, it was still fun

Epcot

Here are some interesting things I learned at Epcot:


Scientists are learning ways to help bio-diversity like......

• Seeing if some plants can grow in harsh climates like deserts
• Trying to grow plants with less or recycled water
• Growing plants vertically (more plants per greenhouse)
• Having plants on top of fish tanks because the plants use some of the fish's water to grow and in return the plants clean the fish's water

There are "country's" that we visited which are......

• Mexico, Norway, China
• Germany, Italy, U.S.A.
• Japan, Morocco, France
• United Kingdom and CANADA!!!!!!

Did you know......

• Canada is home to the worlds first IMAX screen?
• Hola=Hello in Spanish?
• Japan writes from left to right? 

To reach your financial goal......

• Don't put all of your money in one investment or you could either gain or lose money
• To reach your goal set aside a little money from everything you do

Epcot is probably the most educational park.