Describe Napoleon Bonaparte and what you think of him.
Napoleon wore black boots and a hat, and he conquered a lot of countries for France. I think he was too greedy and was too power hungry.
What were some hardships that Lewis and Clark experienced when traveling to the Pacific Ocean?
One was the weather because they could hardly go anywhere when it was snowing. I think Grizzly Bears were a big problem. Some Indians were problems.
Describe some of the wonders that were discovered by Lewis and Clark.
Catfish and the thorny lizard. They took back a thorny lizard to Thomas Jefferson, who thought they would find woolly mammoths, who was the president at the time and the one who sent Lewis and Clark.
What do you know about Aaron Burr?
Aaron Burr had a gunfight with a person with a high position and killed him. The people got mad at him and sent him away. Then Aaron started a rebellion and failed. Aaron moved to England or France. When he came back, people had forgotten about him. Sadly his daughter died and he stayed in a simple house for the rest of his life.
Aaron Burr had a gunfight with a person with a high position and killed him. The people got mad at him and sent him away. Then Aaron started a rebellion and failed. Aaron moved to England or France. When he came back, people had forgotten about him. Sadly his daughter died and he stayed in a simple house for the rest of his life.
Why did the War of 1812 take place?
It started because France and Britain had put up a blockade. America decided to fight Britain because they were easier than France to fight.
Between 1817 and 1821, four states were added to the Union. What were the four states and what did their names mean?
Missouri, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama.
Missouri: Muddy Water
Mississippi: King of Waters
Illinois: Indian tribe name said wrong
Alabama: Here we rest
Tell why slavery was a 'necessary evil' in the Southern states of the United States. What did this mean for Maine and Missouri becoming states?
It was a 'necessary evil' because the Americans of the South were lazy.
One had to be a slave state.
Complete Book of Marvels
What was your favorite destination? Describe the place and why you liked it so much.
Fort Jefferson
Because it has a cool history. (and lots of cannons).
I also like the shark story and the bird island.
*He drew a picture of Fort Jefferson and the bird island.
Tell what you know about New York.
It is huge! It has a lot of big buildings like the Empire State. It also is home for the Statue of Liberty. There is a canal.
Describe something about Fort Jefferson.
The people abandoned it because of mosquitoes. Dr. Mudd was in prison there for being a 'friend' of Mr. Lincoln's murderer.
We recently read about Christophe's Castle. What is something outstanding that you remember about it?
Christophe was put in lime after he shot himself and the amazing amount of cannons.
Christophe was put in lime after he shot himself and the amazing amount of cannons.
Of Courage Undaunted
What can you tell about the Corps of Discovery?
They were people from all over who really were nothing special and they did things other people did. They were strong and Abraham Lincoln said "God must have loved them, or he wouldn't have made so many."
Who wrote a letter to Meriwether Lewis and, in your own words, what did it say?
Thomas Jefferson wrote I want someone to explore the west and I can't think of anyone better to go than you.
Tell what you know about William Clark.
He was in the army and met Lewis there and after a while left the army. Not long after Lewis asked him to go west to the Columbia and he accepted Lewis' offer right away.
A Passion for the Impossible
Describe Lilias Trotter's father, Alexander Trotter.
He could never get enough of natural wonders. He could talk to anybody, like if he were talking to a cook, he would talk about cooking.
Describe Lilias Trotter's mother, Isabella Trotter.
She was kind. When she sent letter to Lily she talked to her as if she were an adult.
What can you remember about where Lily grew up?
It was in England and in a rich society. It was in the 1800's.
Math (without the scanned pages from the Spectrum Test Practice book)
Square root of 25
625 *he thought I wanted him to square 25
What number is expressed by (9 x 1,000) + (4 x 100) + (2 x 10) + (3 x 1)?
9,423
What is the least common multiple (LCM) of 6 and 15?
30
4553 + 8120 + 2697 + 1453 = 16813 *he doesn't like to slow down or double check his work...
312 x 32 = 9984
Bert estimates that he will pay about $1,400 a year for his car expenses. He makes $35 every Saturday. How many Saturdays will he need to work to cover his car expenses for 1 year?
He has to work 40 Saturdays and it would take 10 months. *And he wanted to know why does he work Saturdays??
Blossom, cute button, I snugged it for my blog. And could I ask you something? I've redone my button to say "Homeschooling in a Bilingual Home", and since you are the one and only person with my button in her blog, could you replace the image?
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot.
And by the way, you won't believe this from a blogger aspiring geek, I don't know how to make the box like yours of 'grab my button' with the html code displaying.
Could you when you have the time, let me know how to do this? Thanks
I replaced the button with your new one :) I actually have seen your button on at least one other blog...I'll track it down.
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