In this experiment, we learned in a matter of minutes, a scientific principle which might have taken our stone age ancestors centuries to figure out. The epiphany: “A stone tool is much more effective when attached to a long stick.”
"Everest" by Bill Doyle
PLOT SUMMARY This book is about four people and you (the reader), who are about to become the youngest team of climbers to ever climb Mount Everest. During their travels, a lot of strange things happen. Because this is a
"Pagoo" by Holling C. Holling
PLOT SUMMARY First of all, who is Pagoo? Why, he is a hermit crab! And everyone knows that hermit crabs have a rough life. This is the life of a small hermit crab that grows from the size of a
"A Nest for Celeste" by Henry Cole
PLOT SUMMARY Celeste is a mouse who is looking for a new home. She lives inside one of James John Audubon’s houses, trying to keep safe from the cat and two rats. One day, she makes friends with Joseph, a
"Magic Tree House: Pirates Past Noon" by Mary Pope Osborne
PLOT SUMMARY Jack and Annie look at a pirate book and then they point at it and say, “I wish we could go there,” and then the tree house starts to spin and then everything is still. Jack and Annie
"We Look and See", by Addison Wesley
PLOT SUMMARY This book is about Dick and Jane, and their little sister Baby Sally. Dick stands on his head, but he falls down. Jane skates, and baby hides a lot. They have a dog named Spot and a cat
"On the Loose" by James Turner
PLOT SUMMARY Well, this book is about three peas, called the Green Peas. One of the peas gets stuck in the sewer, because the person who owns the sink drained it before the peas could dive in. One of the
"The War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells
PLOT SUMMARY I read this book when I was about 8 or 9. This book is about aliens who came from Mars to attack earth. They rained down from the sky in several metal cylinders. When the Martians crawled out
Print Making
This week in Neutron/Electron Art we worked on printmaking.The kids made reliefs using styrofoam plates.The kids used their reliefs to print on paper and some kids tried out printing on fabric. We also made monoprints.We used a subtractive method for
Subway Art
This week in Neutron Electron Art we looked at Keith Haring subway drawings.We talked about why Keith Haring chose to make art in the subway and how making art in the subway also shaped the types of images he used.The