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ONE COOL LIZARD
I think the gila monster is much more awesome than the american alligator, even though it’s smaller.
The gila monster will usually eat only five to ten times each year. When they do eat, they have very large meals in comparison to its size. They will eat eggs, birds, rats, and even rattlesnakes! They kill their prey with venom. Have you ever heard of an alligator who does that?
Alligators are large, swimming reptiles. They can grow up to 10 feet long. They share the rivers with hippos. They eat fish, and land animals. This all may be awesome, but not as awesome as the facts about gila monsters.
Gila monsters are endangered species. They live in the Sonoran desert. It is exceptionally hot. Most of the time they avoid sunbathing, and stick to shade bathing.
Do you agree that gila monsters are cooler yet? If you don’t, that’s ok. It’s only an opinion
Cloud Types
Cirrus
Cirrus clouds are extremely cold because they are made up of tiny ice crystals. They are also 10 miles above ground. They are skinny and looks like a silky web. They can travel up to 200 mph!
Cumulus
Cumulus clouds are puffy. They look like cauliflower. They are 3d. They look like piles of snow, cotton, and vanilla ice cream.
Stratus
Stratus clouds look like a big, thick, gray blanket. You can not see through them. Sometimes they will let out drizzle. Other times they will let out snow.
Cumulonimbus
Cumulonimbus clouds are very big. They cause storms. Lightning and thunder comes out. Occasionally they will cause a tornado. They look like dirt and dust.
Tricky Riddle
One of the words in Column A belongs in Column B. Which one?
Column A
BEGIN
GET
GIVE
GIGGLE
APOLOGY
GIFT
Column B
GYM
GIANT
GINGER
GENERAL
REGION
VILLAGE
Can you guess the word? If you think you have it, leave it in a comment!
The Real Story
A long time ago, before The Three Little Pigs story was invented, there was a different story, an experience. I know that I am blowing your mind about the other story, but this “other story” is a story about what really happened.
Once upon a… oh, skip that part. You know it already. One day, in a cottage in the woods three little wolves were born. The one was clueless. Another was very funny. The third one was very intelligent. They all had their own personalities. They were all very different.
But one day their tiny little cottage began to get too tight. The little wolves were now full grown wolves. So the intelligent one decided that they should build their own houses. So they had a meeting about the dangers and benefits of having their own houses.
They talked about everything at the meeting except the Mean Mad Pig. The Mean Mad Pig is the most horrendous thing that you would ever see, if you ever see it. The pig barely ever came out of its cave.
The three little wolves were once the happiest living creatures on the face of the planet, until the day of doom. It was sunny afternoon on the day that they have finished building their houses. They also built back-up houses in case of emergency. That was surprisingly the funny wolf’s idea.
The clueless wolf’s houses were made of clouds, so they were just made of thin, see-through, weak fog. The funny wolf’s houses were made of teeth and rocks that she had collected over time. And the intelligent pig made his houses out of indestructible, invisible glass.
Once they were all settled in their houses, they started to hear faint footsteps in the distance. Those footsteps then thundered into enormous, loud footsteps that shook the houses. The wolves were as frightened as ever. They started howling and screaming, but nothing seemed to scare of the monster before them. The intelligent wolf then recognized the dark figure as the Mean Mad Pig.
When the Mean Mad Pig was only 3 feet away from the house built with clouds that poorly hid the clueless wolf. With one swift swing of the tail, the Mean Mad Pig hit that house right down and the clouds rose back up to the sky. He did the same for that one back-up house once he noticed it. The clueless wolf had no idea what to do, until the funny wolf screamed for him to come into his flower house. The screaming gave away their hiding spots.
The Mean Mad Pig then fiercely walked over to the teeth houses and swung his tail and hit them both down. He got quite a bit scraped then, and he snorted with fury. The only houses standing were the glass houses. The funny wolf dragged the clueless wolf across the valley and into the back-up house made of indestructible glass. The Mean Mad Pig was very confused. He thought that the 3 wolves were just standing there, unprotected. The Mean Mad Pig didn’t know that they were standing inside invisible glass. So he tried swinging his tail and hitting the invisible houses, but it didn’t work. Instead, he had hurt his tail so much that he started to sprint back into the distance, wailing in a melancholy tone. For the rest of the day the three little wolves lived as happy as can be.
But the next day, the pig came back, not looking mean, not looking mad, just sad. The clueless and funny wolves both fainted, but the intelligent one took courage and spoke to the pig.
“Excuse me, Mr. M.M. Pig. Why are you looking so depressed?”
“I don’t have any friends, and when I attacked you yesterday I realised that being abominable doesn’t get me any,” he said. “Will you be my friend?” The wolf hesitated. Was the pig being truthful, or was this a sly scheme? But when the wolf looked into the pig’s eyes, he saw a mixture of sadness and hopefulness.
“Of course I will,” said thy brainy wolfiness. Then he woke up is “dead” siblings, as the funny one called it.
by Summer S. and by Mae B.
Sonnet
Luke Howard was born in London, England
Mr. Howard liked to study the clouds
But, His dad didn’t want him to be lazy
So then he worked in a chemical shop
For a long, long, long, long, long, long while
Then joined a club that talked about science
He gave the clouds names on a short report
Cirrus, Cumulus, Stratus, and some more
Everyone thought he was brilliant, sure
But there were still many competitors
And they changed the names a lot, quite sadly
So now we know more than he named
Howard had named seven cloud types that day
But now there is ten, in the modern time
By Summer S. and Mae B.
Picture Puzzle
This post is based after a blog challenge. I hope you can figure it out.
Matt Crux via Compfight 
Herr Olsen via Compfight 
Andreas Kay via Compfight 
Betsy Weber via Compfight
See Think Wonder- Machu Picchu
| Name: | Mae Basehore |
| Expedition Name | Text Title |
| Machu Picchu | Lost City |
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What do you SEE? (Describe what you see using WOW words) |
I saw enormous structures made completely out of stone, not perfectly cut pieces, yet they fit together so well that for around 600 years they stayed together without any mortar despite rain, tourist traffic, and yet it still stands! |
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What do you THINK? (As you are experiencing VR tell your audience in detail what you are thinking using sequence words. First, Next, Last) |
I thought about what amazing people the Maya must’ve been. I also thought about the spectacular architecture I was seeing and experiencing. |
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What do you WONDER? (During your expedition what are you wondering about? What questions come to your mind?) |
Were the Maya people thriving in any other places? |
Adapted from Veronica Vox Mansilla @ProjectZeroHGSE
| Text Connections |
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What did you SEE in the Expedition that you can CONNECT to the text? (Be sure to cite specific examples from the expedition and the text) |
I saw enormous stone structures that were also mentioned briefly in the text. I also saw the dense jungle that Hiram Bingham had to tediously climb through with the constant fear of being killed by snakes, and it really did seem like it would be terrifying in there for early explorers. |
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How do you THINK the Expedition enhanced your understanding of the text? (Be sure to use evidence from the text to support your response) |
So in the VR, I saw many young boys, and that reminded me of Bingham’s young guide. It amused me to think that any one of the people I saw could’ve had Bingham’s guide as an ancestor. |
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What do you still WONDER after experiencing the Expedition and reading the text? (Write a reflection to extend your thinking i.e. What are you still curious about? What more do you want to know?) |
I still wonder if the lost city of Vilcapampa is actually a place, and if it has been discovered yet? |
