Month: February 2016

Human VS Computer Led Classroom – Haney

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Human VS Computer Led Classroom – Cain

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Uniforms in School – Cain

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Uniforms in School – Haney

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Traditional VS Year-Round School – Cain

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Traditional VS Year-Round School – Haney

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Phones in School – Cain

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Phones in School – Haney

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Homework in School – Cain

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Homework in School – Haney

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Government VS Student Choice Lunch

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University of Tennessee Steel Drum Band

UT Steel Drum Band from Jordan Haney on Vimeo.

My 25th week was awesome! First, we made a program called “Dad and Donuts” and we made or songs. Next, we finished our Haney’s Court and we saw the UT Band. Last, Dr. Odom came to our class and she works for the Great Partnership and she told us our songs are going to be listened by Bill Gates!!!!!!! My 25th week was great!

My 24th week was awesome. First, we had a Valentine’s day party. Second, we made songs about opinion and informative writing, and we got our letters form South Korea. Last, we presented our powerpoint to 4th graders. My 24th week was great.

Rescue Dogs

By: Justin Li

Have you ever wondered what a working dog’s life looks like? In the articles “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder and “Hide-and-Seek School” by Vivienne Lenk that what they talk about. One dog has the job of herding farm animals in a very short amount of time  and the other dogs have to rescue people trapped under avalanches. These two working dogs have lots of things in common but also have many differences. Now I will list these similarities and differences.

Some similarities in the passages “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder and “Hide-and-Seek School” by Vivienne Lenk is that the dogs are both trained very hard, for example in the passage “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder, the text states “It’s partly a process of communication,” and in the passage “Hide-and-Seek School” by Vivienne Lenk it states”The dogs’ training begins at home when they’re puppies”. These dogs also are both very helpful, in the passage “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder, the text states that the borderline collies are very smart and helps David herd sheep. In comparison, the article “Hide-and-Seek School” by Vivienne Lenk states “These dogs train for serious work. They rescue people from avalanches”. Those were how they were similar, but now I will state how they are different.

There are also many differences, in the passages “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder and “Hide-and-Seek School” by Vivienne Lenk there are many similarities and differences. Now I will state the differences in these 2 articles. One difference is that one dog working on a farm in another one works at an avalanche site. Another difference is that borderline collies are considered the smartest dogs in the world. Another difference is that the collie works on a farm every day, on the other hand, the rescue dogs only work during snow season. Another thing is that one herds sheep will the other one saves people buried under avalanches. Also the collie likes to work and is very quiet while working. Those are the similarities and differences in the articles “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder and “Hide-and-Seek School” by Vivienne Lenk.

In conclusion, the articles “It’s a Dog’s Life” by Rebecca Upjohn Snyder and “Hide-and-Seek School” by Vivienne Lenk, both talk about helpful dogs and what they do. these rescue dogs are very helpful and will save many lives and help us daily. If I was a farmer I would want a border collie to help me. These great dogs have helped this world become a better place by saving lives and helping people.

Comparative Essay

By: Justin Li

Did you know that only 1 out of 6 plastic water bottles make it to the recycling bin? In the articles “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox and “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson, both articles discuss the issue with pollution. These two articles have many thing in common but also have many differences. In the following paragraphs I will state these similarities and differences in the passages “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox and “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson.

In the articles “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox and “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson, they both have many similarities and difference, these are some of the similarities. One similarities is that in the article “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox, is that article states plastic bottles are causing pollution. In comparison, the article “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson, the text states”Plastic doesn’t break down and become absorbed by the environment. Instead, sunlight breaks it down into pieces about the size of plankton, which are tiny organisms that float in the sea. These tiny pieces of plastic enter the food chain.” which is hurt lots of animals. Another similarity is that both articles encourage people to recycle, in the article “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox, it states”Recycling one plastic bottle can save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for six hours.” Also, in the article “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson, the text states “But artist Angela Haseltine Pozzi doesn’t throw it away. She uses the trash to create giant sculptures of marine animals.” Those were some of the similarities in the passages “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox and “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson, now I will states the differences.

In the articles “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox and “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson, both passages have many similarities and differences. These are some of the differences. One differences is that in the article “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox, the author is talking about water bottle pollution while the article “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson talks about using trash to make marine animals. Also, in the article “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox, the author states that plastic bottles are cause a lot of pollution, while “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson states that recycling can lessen pollution. Another difference is that the article “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson states ”The project is called Washed Ashore and its goal is to raise awareness about the effects of littering on ocean animals.” Also, in article “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson, it talk about Angela Haseltine Pozzi creations and how great they are. Another difference is that the article “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox states that you should raise awareness about plastic waste. Also the article “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox states” But all those plastic bottles use a lot of fossil fuels and pollute the environment. In fact, Americans buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world, adding 29 billion water bottles a year to the problem.” Those were the differences in the articles “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox and “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson.

In conclusion, the articles “Drinking Water: Bottled or from the Tap?” by Catherine Clarke Fox and “Art for Ocean Animals,” by Elise Jonas-Delson, they both have many similarities and differences. I hope these articles will rise awareness about pollution and help our environment stay healthy and stop pollution.

My 22 week was awesome. First, we wrote 3 prompts, a pollution prompt,a Pluto prompt, and rescue dogs prompt. Second, we had a basketball tournament. Last, we learned about volume in math. My 22 week was great.

Literacy Night 1

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Literacy Night 2

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Literacy Night 3

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Literacy Night 4

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Literacy Night 5

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Why I Think Pluto Is a Planet

By: Justin Li

In two recent articles ”When Is a Planet” from NASA and ”What Is a Planet Not a Planet?” by Daniel Santos, both discuss Pluto’s change. Both articles stated that the change created lots of arguments about Pluto’s change that continue to this day. I strongly believe that Pluto’s should remain a planet because of the IAU’s vague definition and because of Pluto’s identity in history.

I strongly believe that Pluto should be a planet is because of the IAU’s vague definition.   In the article ”What Is a Planet” from NASA, the definition of a planet is that it (1) must orbit a star (sun), (2) it must be big enough for gravity to squash it into a ball, (3) it must clear its orbital path, this can be done by either pull smaller object into itself, or slingshot objects out of it path. The third part of the definition is the part where it is vague, in the article ”When Is a Planet” from NASA, it states that in order to be a planet, a planet must clear its neighborhood, but the definition does not state how much Pluto has to clear from it neighborhood to be a planet. Also, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Neptune share their orbit with asteroids but they are still planets, so why isn’t Pluto? In addition, the definition for a planet from the IAU only works for the planets in our solar system. Furthermore, the leader of the New Horizons Mission to Pluto, Alan Stern, called the definition of a planet the IAU approved “sloppy science’’ and “awful’’. Additionally, in the article ”When Is a Planet Not Planet?” by Daniel Santos, the text states that a website called Newscientist.com declared, “ it appears likely that the new definition will not be widely adopted be astronomers for everyday use. Also, many people believed that the vote was unfair, this is because the IAU had about 10,000 astronomers and only 500 got to vote, in addition to that, within days of the vote 304 astronomers signed a petition protesting the IAU’s definition. That is why I strongly believe that Pluto should be a planet, but that is not the only reason I think Pluto is a planet.

In the article ”When Is a Planet Not a Planet?” the text proclaims that people think Pluto should still remain a planet because of historical reasons. See, Pluto isn’t just an identity in science, but it also has an identity in history. All of the museums and textbooks would have to change everything they said about Pluto. This would cost way too much money and is not worth it. Also, Pluto has been a planet for 70 years and people has grown used to Pluto being a planet. According to one of my sources, many people believe that Pluto should be a planet partly of historical reasons. This is why I think that Pluto should be a planet and why I think the IAU’s decision was wrong.

In the articles” When Is a Planet” from NASA and ”What Is a Planet Not a Planet?” by Daniel Santos, they both discuss the controversy about Pluto’s change. Because of the IAU’s vague definition and historical reasons, I strongly believe that Pluto should be a planet.