Author: Caroline Reid
The Sun and Solar Radiation
Say thanks to your Sun! And put on sunscreen!
Potential and Kinetic Energy
Types of Energy
Today I am going to tell you about different types of Energy. Electrical Energy is like the dishwasher running. Heat Energy is like the fire in your fireplace. Sound Energy is like speakers and other musical instruments. Chemical Energy is like gas for cars and food for us. Mechanical Energy is powered by us, so it is like when I roll a ball or open a door. And last but not least light Energy, light energy is like the sun! Well, that is all we can do for today. See you later!
My LEGO House
In the set there are 6 people in the family. The Dad is cooking, the Mom is resting, the eldest girl, Susana, is doing school, the eldest boy, Harry, is taking a shower, Harry’s twin sister, Harriet, is watching TV and the youngest, Emily, sitting in her char.
Susana is 16, Harry + Harriet are 14, and Emily is 10.
Earth Science Writing
Geology writing assignments for February 2021.
Volcanoes Change Earth
Date: Feb. 3, 2021
Plate tectonics change the earth’s surface. Dry lands used to be seas. Mountains used to be deserts or oceans. Volcanos are formed from plate tectonics boundaries. When magma comes to the surface, it makes a volcano. When magma comes to the surface, it becomes lava. The earth is changed with these volcanoes.
Start a Rock Collection
Date: Feb 8, 2021
Collections are fun to keep. People collect lots of things. Some things cost money. But collecting rocks is absolutely free! All you have to do is start by keeping your eyes open when you are in a new place. If you want rocks from faraway places, you can trade with people around the world. It’s important to have records. The records you should have are where you got it, the date, and what type of rock you think it is. Now all you have to do is find a rock and start your collection!
Earth Recycles
Date: Feb 11, 2021
Soil is more than pieces of rock. Soil has things that used to be living. The organic soil has dead bugs and dead leaves. Inorganic means never alive. The inorganic soil has mud, clay, and rocks. Dead things are recycled. That means rich soil and more living things. This is an amazing way earth recycles.
My Poems: This is Just to Say
This is just to say but this was by far my favorite one to make!!!!!
This Is Just To Say
BY WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold
My LEGO Stories
One of my co-op classes for Second grade was Creative Writing with LEGOs. Here are my stories!
LEGO Stories
- Fay and Roger’s Wish to Paris September 10, 2019
Fay and her dog Roger walked home from her friend’s house one Friday afternoon through the woods. Suddenly, Fay tripped on a gray stone. As she tripped, she looked up and saw a large brown box bolted to the ground with a chain. The box seemed like it was vibrating a little. “What in the world ... - The Old Man’s Gift September 24, 2019
“Thank you for helping me cross the street,” said the old man all dressed in black. Sally was already running late for school. The old man insisted that she wait a little longer. “Now I must do something for you in return,” he continued. “Take this magic fish and these golden crystals with you to school, and ... - A Campfire Tale October 15, 2019
For the city children Kerri and Doug, visiting the countryside and sitting around a campfire was just a dream. In their city there were no exciting wild animals, and the city lights obscured the stars in the night sky. Now that they were camping in the countryside with their parents, the sky had no limit and ... - Dr. Mazzle’s Invention October 22, 2019
Some of Dr. Mazzle’s experiments in her lab. Dr. Mizzy Mazzle is a scientist and inventor who loves to create new, unexpected inventions to help people. Today, she made a Sweep-a-nator to help people sweep, so they never have to sweep by themselves again. Dr. Mazzle works on her Sweep-a-nator in her laboratory. But accidentally, she put water ... - A Night in the Museum October 29, 2019
Creak! Screak! Rattle! Crack! “What is that terrible noise? Where is everybody? Where am I? The last thing I remember is being on a bus. We were going on a boring field trip to a museum. I must have fallen asleep. Had they gone home without me?” It is nearly dark and I am locked in the ... - Big Foot in the Garden November 1, 2019
Franz Blech was a friendly guy. Franz Blech was a friendly guy. He was always making friends everywhere he went. He made friends walking down the street, shopping for groceries, and even weeding his garden. One day, Franz was in his garden, planting flowers when he heard a loud sha-boom! Startled, he turned around, and standing over ... - The Kids Winter Olympics November 26, 2019
Amy and Josh wanted to play winter Olympics. Amy and Josh were outside. They did not know what to do. Amy and Josh wanted to play winter Olympics. No one else had come out. When they were about to go home too, Amy spoke up. “Maybe we can play something like hockey,” she said. “We both have ... - The Night Before Christmas December 3, 2019
“‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” Dad sat in his worn-out armchair by the roaring fire, reading the famous Christmas tale to Jenny and Franklin. Jenny sipped steaming hot cocoa at Dad’s feet, listening intently as the story unfolded about Santa Claus and ... - The Snow Queen January 4, 2020
Once upon a time, in a kingdom far away, there lived a kind princess named Eliza. She lived a happy life in the castle, but there was one problem. She didn’t have any friends. One day, she was walking in the woods, when she saw a patch of ice on a tree. It was the middle ... - Pick Me! Pick Me! January 14, 2020
Once upon a time, there were two knights who lived on opposite sides of a deep valley. They were the best of friends until the day a beautiful princess moved into a large castle that lay deep in the valley below them. The two knights became more and more competitive. One day, the two knights rode ... - Brickzomia: Diary of a Colonist January 21, 2020
May 1 Today I explored our new home. Brickzomia has three moons and flying spiders everywhere! When it snows, the snow makes snowballs on the ground. I was playing around and then it started snowing. It was freezing! I tried finding my way back but the wind was too hard so I couldn’t get home. Someone ... - New to Town February 5, 2020
New to Town by Caroline Reid, February 2020 Violet was new to town. She and her two siblings and her mom and dad had just moved here. She was nervous that she did not know anybody in her new town. One day, her mom went with her dad to a week-long business review. Violet watched her siblings, Sunny ... - On the Moon February 5, 2020
The Earth is too crowded in the year 3029, so we went up to the moon to live. The thing I did not like is that we have to wear air tanks day and night. So I decided to make oxygen on the moon. I made a big box and put a motor in it. I ... - Escape from Driftwood Island February 18, 2020
“Well, What are we going to do now?” said Paula. “Here we are, stuck in the middle of the ocean with a crazy pirate who thinks he’s the King of Driftwood island.” “And to make it worse, we’re all tied up,” said Peter. “But hey! Not all of us are tied up! Look at Salty the ... - Trevor is Trapped February 25, 2020
Trevor is Trapped by Caroline Reid, February 2020 Trevor blinked. He blinked again. “Where…where am I?” he said softly to himself, his eyes scanning, focusing on his surroundings. Trevor had been on a hike by himself through the woods behind his house. And this afternoon, he felt adventurous and had taken a different trail towards the mountains. ... - The Very Secret Map April 5, 2020
CLUNK! CLUNK! The shaft on Caroline’s shovel rattled loudly. Lola had been waiting for years to hear that sound. This time, Caroline Crackenhatch and her archeology partner Lola Lovelots had definitely hit something big! They were on the hunt for a very secret map. Everyone talked about it, but no one could find it. CLUNK! CLUNK! “We are even ...
The Very Secret Map
CLUNK! CLUNK!
The shaft on Caroline’s shovel rattled loudly. Lola had been waiting for years to hear that sound. This time, Caroline Crackenhatch and her archeology partner Lola Lovelots had definitely hit something big!
They were on the hunt for a very secret map. Everyone talked about it, but no one could find it.
CLUNK! CLUNK!
“We are even closer now,” said Caroline eagerly. She dug a little more.
“Lola, look!” she said. “There is a shoot! Let’s go down it!”
Lola wasn’t so sure. “There must be lots of holes,” she said.
“Not this one,” said Caroline. ”It might lead to the map.”
Finally, Lola agreed and they slid down the shoot and trudged into the dark.
“It’s really dark!” said Lola. So Caroline grabbed her flashlight and switched the off to on. They kept walking. Once they stopped, they saw that there was a huge wall, with a little keypad.
“It looks like we need a password,” said Caroline.
“Hey look, it has hints!” said Lola. The hint was “Who was the first president of the United States of America?”
“Oh that’s easy. George Washington!” Caroline said.
Lola typed in the name George Washington. The door creaked open and the sun beamed in their eyes! The girls saw a map on four pillars. Flames were licking the pillars,
“These are magical flames. I read about them in books,” said Caroline. “They never go out.”
“So how are we going to get the map?” asked Lola.
“Too bad I left my shovel on the other side of the tunnel,” said Caroline. “I could probably have prodded the map out if I had my shovel.”
“There surely has to be some sticks around here somewhere,” said Lola. They looked around but there were not any sticks.
“We could use something else like a piece of wood,” Lola said.
“Great idea!” said Caroline. “I should have thought of that before.”
They snatched a plank from the side of the wall where planks leaned. Then they carefully walked to the flames, that protected the map protected in their grasp.
Carefully, Caroline pried the map from its resting place with the plank in her hands. When she got the map, the girls cheered. Then they saw the door creaking shut. Hurriedly, they sprinted to the door and Caroline placed the plank between the door and wall before it closed.
They pushed the door open and climbed happily out of the shoot. They had got the map! Hooray! Now to find the treasure.
Escape from Driftwood Island
“Well, What are we going to do now?” said Paula. “Here we are, stuck in the middle of the ocean with a crazy pirate who thinks he’s the King of Driftwood island.”
“And to make it worse, we’re all tied up,” said Peter.
“But hey! Not all of us are tied up! Look at Salty the dog! He’s still free!” exclaimed Paula. “I have a great idea!”
She whistled to Salty quietly so the pirate wouldn’t hear.
When Salty came, she whispered, “Bite at the rope!”
He bit the rope as if he were as hungry as a wolf. It snapped. The pirate turned.
“Hey, dog!” he said. Peter and Paula jumped up and ran. Even though it was a small island, they could still climb the tree. When they got to the top, they saw the pirate’s helper was already there now.
“Hello,” he said. “It’s time to bring you down.”
“Stop it!” Paula said as he began to drag them away from the tree.
When they got down, they saw the pirate had tied up Salty too.
“What are we going to do now?” said Peter.
“Hmmm. I don’t know,” said Paula. Then she saw that the pirate forgot to clasp one of the chains down to the ground.
“Look! The clasp!” said Paula. “The clasp! We can get out that way.”
When it was as dark as a crow outside, they quietly slipped out past the sleeping guard.
“Let’s take the pirate’s hat and sword!” said Peter.
They sneaked over and took the hat and sword. Then as quickly and quietly as they could, they pushed him over to the tree. This time they remembered to push together every single clasp.
The next morning, he woke up and saw that he did not have his hat or his sword and that he was all tied up.
“I’m going to die at lunchtime!” he said.
Peter and Paula remembered what he had said on the boat to his helper,: he was a magical pirate and would lose his powers if anyone took his sword or took off his hat.
Peter took the sword and said to the helper, “Take us to your boat or else!”
The pirate helper promised that he would be good. And when Peter, Paula, and Salty were finally home again, they lived happily ever after, without any more pirates.
The End