Chemistry Definitions

Atoms

Atoms are the smallest things in a particle. Everything that takes up space is made of atoms. 

Naturally Occurring Elements

Elements that are naturally occurring and created by God.  There are 94 of them.

Synthetic Element

Elements that scientists that created in labs.  There are 24 of them.

Compound

Compounds are created with two or more elements.

Alchemists

Alchemists were scientists that tried to find ways to make something out of different chemicals.  They even tried to make gold out of other chemicals.

Children of War

I recently read a book called Children of War and it was about Iraqi refugees. Here is a chart that shows how the children's lives were different and the same from our lives.
 

Same                                                                                                                 Different
- kids go to school
-some children watch tv.                                                        -more than 1/2 the country is poor
-have friends                                                                          -low population because people evacuate
-live in neighbourhoods                                                         -many are terrified
-have businesses                                                                     -have to be careful when going out
-have radios                                                                            -people are kidnapped and killed
-have electronics                                                                    -small houses
-eat similar foods

This is an informational book about refugees from other countries.  I recommend this book to people who like learning different people's points of views.                                                            

Child Soldier

I recently read a book called Child Soldier by Jessica Dee Humphreys and Michel Chikwanine.    It is  about boys and girls who are used as soldiers.  There was a young boy named Michel who disobeyed his father and got taken as a soldier and then escaped.  He lived in the wilderness for three days and then he finally found his family.  A couple of years later he and his family moved to Canada.  When he moved to Canada he realized that no one was aware of the problems and wars that are going on in other countries so he began to write speeches and give talks to raise awareness about the wars going on.  I recommend this book to anyone who likes an educational, comic style book.

Powell River

 These are some pictures from our Bupee's office.  He has a collection of pretty Ukrainian eggs.  He also has some model cars.  Our Bupee is a lawyer.  Next time we go we are hoping to go to court with him.

This is us at our Gigi's senior home in Vancouver.  We stopped there on the way to our house.  Our Gigi will be 98 in February.

Victoria

Aiden and me built an inukshuk at the ferry terminal using pieces of rock and concrete.  We used two pieces of concrete for the feet, one for the body, three for the arms, one for the shoulders and one for the neck and head.  The Inuit used to build inukshuks as land marks.

This is a video of the orca whales we saw on the ferry to Victoria.  We saw two pods and one of the pods had four orcas and the other had three.  They were swimming by the ferry and we got to see their whole body because they emerged from the water a lot.  It was so cool.

                                         

                                                   We visited the mueseum. I learned about mammoths. I learned a lot of interesting things like how much their food weighed and what they looked like.  We even saw a preserved baby mammoth that had been stuck in a tar pit.  We learned about aboriginals and how they lived.  We even got to watch a show with a speaker who would tell a story about each mask in a display case.

                       

   We went to glass beach.  It is a really cool beach where you can find little pieces of glass and china.  

       We went to a corn maze.  The corn maze was so big that it had an emergency phone number that you could call if you got lost for four hours.  We were only in it for an hour.  We went in the kid maze and the larger one.

We went in a corn pit after.  It was filled with dried corn and I buried Mikayla in it up to her neck.

October 3-7

Bible: a chapter of Mathew per day. And bible discussions at the table on things like controlling emotions.    We shouldn't let emotions rule our life and remember truth instead.

Math:  A few lessons and a test.  I got 18/20 on my test.

Science:  We mashed up leaves and the put them in a jar with rubbing alcohol.  We put the jar in warm water for 30min. and then we left the jar overnight with a pencil holding a coffee filter in the jar.  The experiment taught us that the colours in leaves are always there, it is just the chlorophyll in the leaves that keep it green.

Piano:    For piano the songs I have are Menuet in C, Here I am to Worship and a Spoonful of Sugar. I am working on being able to play Here I Am to Worship perfectly.

Awana:  We have an assignment this week and if we finish it, we will get a candy from Pastor Dean.

I set a list of goals this week and I met them all!

The Art of the Possible

I recently read a book called the art of the possible. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys learning about politics. The three most important things in politics are public opinion, convincing people, informing the public and making them interested.