Jessie

Reading Log: __Date/Title/Minutes__ 1.6/5/10 Reading on internet for answer to Wonder Question 1 and 2, 37 min. 2.6/7/10 Pond Scum, 32 min. 3.6/8/10 Pond Scum, 27 min. 4.6/12/10 Harry Potter and the Order Of The Phoenix, 30 Min. 5.6/15/10 Pond Scum, 30 min. 6.6/16/10 Harry Potter and the Order Of The Phoenix, 34 Min. 7.6/17/10 Harry Potter and the Order Of The Phoenix, 37 Min. 8.6/26/10 Harry Potter and the Order Of The Phoenix, 30 min. 9.6/27/10 The Homework Machine, 45 min. 10.7/11/10 Harry Potter and the Order Of The Phoenix, 30 min. 11.7/11/10 Harry Potter and the Order Of The Phoenix, 30 min. 12.7/11/10 Harry Potter and the Order Of The Phoenix, 30 min. 13.7/12/10 My Last Best Friend 30 min. 14.7/12/10 My Last Best Friend 30 min. 15.7/13/10 My Last Best Friend 30 min. 16.7/13/10 Savvy, 30 min 17.7/13/10 Savvy, 30 min 18.7/15/10 Savvy 30 Min 19.7/16/10 Harry Potter and the Order Of The Phoenix, 30 Min. 20.7/19/10 Savvy, 40 min. 21.7/22/10 and 7/14/10 reading to answer questions 3 and 4, 30 Min 22.7/22/10 and 7/26/10 reading to answer questions 5 and 6, 30 min 23.7/27/10 the Aurora County All Stars 30 min 24.7/29/10 Savvy, 31 Min. 25.7/30/10 Savvy, 31 min

Wonder Questions: 6/5/10 1. What do wild tree frogs eat and do they catch their prey in a group?
 * insects
 * worms
 * spiders

Wild Tree Frogs eat most insects, worms and spiders. Wild Tree Frogs are carnivores, that means they eat only meat. Tree Frogs are solitary hunters, so they hunt alone. Tree frogs are very quick, so they catch prey easily.

6/29/10 2. What's the difference between a Skyscraper and a free-standing structure?
 * skyscraper->50% floors
 * freestanding structure < 50% floors

A sky scraper has at least 50% of the building with floors that people can walk on, but a free-standing structure has less than 50% of floors. A free-standing structure has a big antenna or something that people cannot walk on instead of the floors that skyscrapers have. A free-standing structre is not attached to any other structure. All skyscrapers are free-standing structures, but not all free-standing structures are skyscrapers.

7/14/10 3. How Big Is Lake Erie?
 * ======length 241 miles======
 * width 57 miles
 * average depth 62 ft*
 * maximum depth 210 ft*
 * Volume-116 cubic miles

Lake Erie is the 4th largest lake of the great lakes by it's surface area (9,910 square miles) and the smallest of the great lakes by volume. Lake Erie has the least depth of the great lakes. It's average depth is 62 ft. and the deepest depth in lake Erie is 210 ft. Lake Erie is 241 miles long and 57 miles wide. Lake Erie's volume is 116 cubic miles. The great lakes in order from biggest to smallest are : lake Superior, lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario

7/22/10 4. How was Niagara Falls formed?

12,000 years ago glaciers covered most of North America. The Ice from the glaciers moved across the land. The glaciers made huge holes in their path. When the glaciers melted, they made the 5 great lakes. The melted water from made it's way to the Niagara river, and then down Niagara falls.

7/22/10 5. Why do bearded Dragons Have Spikes? Bearded Dragons have spikes to defend them from predators. There main predators are birds. Birds strike them from behind so Bearded Dragons have this Parietal Eye on their head. But the Parietal Eye doesn't see, it senses shadows and heat.

7/26/10 6. Why is water from Niagara falls green? One of the reasons why Niagara Falls is green is because the Niagara river causes erosion and it picks up tiny bits of limestone (limestone is green) and carries it down Niagara falls. Another reason why the water is green, is because algae, plankton and microscopic plants are carried down Niagara falls. The green water from Niagara falls can slightly change depending on on the weather or how much sediment is in the water. Storms can mix up the water which makes the water more brown.

7/28/10 7. What makes a Camel's hump?
 * hump-no water, stores fat
 * fat used when can't find food and water
 * hump weighs up to 80 lb
 * if fat used, hump=droopy
 * camel eats the right amount food and rests=hump no longer droopy

Many people think that what is in a camel's hump, is water, but it is really fat. They use that fat for when they can't find food or water. Their hump can weigh up to 80 pounds! (even heavier than me!) If a Camel would have to use fat from their hump because the couldn't find food, the hump would droop down. The hump would be droopy until they eat the amount of food they need and also get some rest.

7/28/10 8.What do monkeys use their tails for?
 * grabbing
 * some new world monkeys hang on tails
 * balance
 * gripping
 * prehensile tail- grab, hold and hang from tail
 * new world monkeys= in south America
 * Old World Monkeys live in Asia and Africa

Monkeys mainly use their tails for balance, but they also use their tails for gripping and grabbing things like fruit or branches. Monkeys are separated in 2 categories: New World Monkeys and Old World Monkeys. New World Monkeys live in south America and Old World Monkeys live in Asia and Africa. Some new world monkeys can hang from their tails. The Monkeys that can hang from their tails, have prehensile tails. if the monkey has a prehensile tail that means that they can grab things with their tail, hold things with their tails and hang from their tails.

7/29/10 9.Why does a zebra have stripes?
 * confusing*
 * lions-predators*
 * groups-hard to focus on 1 animal

A Zebra's main predator is a lion. Lions get confused by zebra's stripes. Sometimes when zebra's are in groups, the stripes make it hard to focus on just one of the zebra's in the group. When a mother has birth to a zebra, the mother will only let the zebra see it's mother, because the mother wants the baby to recognize her and her stripes, so the baby can always find her.

7/29/10 10.What do spider monkeys eat?
 * fruits
 * seeds
 * nuts
 * insects
 * leaves
 * bird eggs

Spider monkeys eat ripe fruits, seeds, nuts, insects, leaves and bird eggs. Spider monkeys eat in a groups. Spider monkeys eat their food where they got it from, they do not carry it back to where they live.