Bridge to Terabitia Book Cover

Bridge to Terabitia Questions and Answers

Q: Why was Jesse wearing neither a shirt nor shoes?
A: Jesse was not wearing a shirt or shoes because the weather was as hot as popping grease even though it was in the morning.

Q: Why has he gotten up early every morning in the summer?
A: He has gotten up early every morning in the summer so that he could run when his mother was still asleep.

Q: Who is Miss Bessie?
A: Miss Bessie is the Aarons' family cow.

Q: What news does May Belle share with Jesse in the bean patch?
A: May Belle shares the news with Jesse in the bean patch about a new family moving in the Perkins' place.

Q: Why does Jesse like May Belle?
A: Jesse likes May Belle because May Belle always gets the things that Jesse asks for.

Q: What does Jesse keep under the mattress?
A: Jesse keeps his drawing equipment under the mattress.

Q: What was Jesse’s first reaction when he met Leslie Burke?
A: Jesse's first reaction when he first met Leslie Burke was shocked and he kept staring at her.

Q: How is Leslie different to the other students?
A: Leslie is different to the other students because she dresses differently.

Q: What did the boys organize outside once they had been dismissed after eating their lunch?
A: The boys organized a running race for boys only outside, once they had been dismissed after eating their lunch.

Q: Why does Jesse sit beside May Belle on the bus?
A: Jesse sits beside May Belle so that Leslie will not sit next to him on the bus.

Q: Why was not running fun anymore?
A: Running wasn't fun anymore because Leslie always won and they got bored of her always winning.

Q: Why was Leslie unable to do the project on Jacques Cousteau?
A: Leslie was unable to do the project on Jacques Cousteau because she didn't have a television set.

Q: Have you ever had a secret place where you went with your friends? Describe it?
A: No I don't have one, but if I could have one I would like it to be inside a huge tree hole where I could put some comfortable chairs and a table, so that my friends and I can play board games or read a good book together there.

Q: Who was the ‘real’ giant in their lives?
A: The 'real' giant in their lives was Janice Avery.

Q: What plan of action do they decide on to pay back Janice Avery?
A: The plan of action that they decide on to pay back Janice Avery is to write a fake love note to her from Willard Hughes.

Report on Scissors

Scissors are one of the compound machines. Even though the scissors doesn't even look like a machine, but it is. It is actually made out of 2 knives or blades combined into one to form a double. It has a lever and a wedge. A lever is an equipment that is used to loosen things up or to pick heavy things up. A wedge is a tool that can separate one thing into two.

Who invented the scissors? This may be a big surprise, but Leonardo Da Vinci was the one who invented the scissors. Everyone knew that he was a very famous artist, but believe it or not he also sketched the airplane. Leonardo Da Vinci was a very smart man. It even took him ten years just to paint Mona Lisa's lips!

Scissors are used to cut a certain material. It is very helpful in different ways. It can make paper curly and make things smaller. In my opinion, scissors are a great invention.

So, next time you use scissors, think of how creative Leonardo Da Vinci was.

Bibliography:

Wikipedia, 2007, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scissors
Accessed on 14/11/07

World book Encyclopedia, 1999-2007,
World book .Inc

Loadstar's Lair, 2006,
www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/
Accessed on 145\/11/07

Report on Piano

A piano is a simple machine. It is a lever. Every time you push a key of a piano, the lever will push that key down. Pianos are one of the musical instruments.

This is how the piano works. When a piano key is pressed, the back part of the key raised up and pushed the hammer attached to it. The hammer then strikes the strings and produces the sound of a note, and then quickly falls away from the strings so that it won’t stop the vibration of the strings. If the hammer doesn’t fall away, we would only hear a “clunk” sound, not a nice note.

Did you know that the piano has about 80 keys? Try it, I counted it myself. To me, making a piano is very, very hard. Back then, girls were attracted to play the piano. They thought that it was proper. Nowadays, there are many brands of pianos.

Who invented the piano? Bartolomeo Cristofori was the one! He made it for Ferdinando de Medici, who was the Prince of Florence.

Bibliography:
Wikipedia, 2007,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_history_of_the _piano.
Accessed on 24/11/07

How a piano works, 1997-2007, http://www.pianoworld.com/pworks.htm. Accessed on 24/11/07.

My UOI Reflection

Theme: How we express ourselves
Unit: I believe, you believe
Central Idea: The beliefs and cultures are conveyed through rituals, celebrations the arts and the way people live their lives.

Reflection:
Our Beliefs
Beatrix Potter
Haiku‘God's Love’
Religion Project
Expo
Field Trips

In Grade Five, we all have different beliefs. Some of us there were Protestants, Catholics, Muslims, and Buddhist. We all respected each other's religion. We also did some research on each other's religion. My group did Islam.

In this unit, we learned about different beliefs. We watched a movie about Beatrix Potter or "Miss Potter". We wrote down some facts about her beliefs. Her belief was that she believed that her drawings were real. After we took notes, we wrote a report about her. You can try to find my report on this blog. We were all amazed on how good she was in drawing.

In class we were learning how to make haikus. Our haiku's were about God's Love. We did other haikus besides that too. We all posted it on our blogs. You can find my haiku on my blog. Our teacher, Mrs. Jane put my haiku on the school website, as well as Andrew's.

For our religion project, we did a lot of research. We searched about the religion that we were learning about. When our research was done, we all had to make the history of the religion. That was very hard.

Next we did our expo. Our expo means our exhibition. It was tiring! We spent a lot of time on it. We had to do more research and print a lot of things out. This was the hardest part of all! We were all so worried if we didn't finish this expo. But when it happened, we were all relieved.

On our field trip, we went to the Masjid Istiqlal and the Cathedral in Jakarta. First we went to the Masjid Istiqlal. There we had a tour guide named "Ibu Ida". She was very nice. She explained to us about the Masjid and we all took notes in our UOI Books. Then we had lunch. We didn't have much time for that. Then we went to the Cathedral. it was right across the street from the Masjid. When we arrived at the Cathedral, we had to be very quiet because there were some people praying. A guide guided us through the Cathedral and explained about everything. Then we went upstairs and met another lady. She showed us the upper part of the Cathedral. That was the museum in the Cathedral. After we were done, we thanked the guiders and went back to school.

How to make a Go Kart

Have you ever wonder how to make a Go Kart? Well, I


can teach you how to make a wooden Go Kart. This Go Kart may look similar to a wagon.




First step is to make a plan. You should design this plan or find it on the Internet.After your plan is done, you need to gather all of the equipment needed. The equipment needed may be like wheels and so on. Here in Indonesia, you may find it quite hard to find these equipment. If you are in a different country, you can find these equipment in the junkyard.

Then you start nailing in the wood together. For this part you may need an adult to help you. This will take a lot of time. Make sure that you cut the shape correctly. Please be very careful otherwise you might split the wood into pieces.

Next you need to put in all of the wheels in. In order to do this, you should put it in with the same tools use to put in the tires to put into a car. This go kart might be quite small, but who knows? This go kart does not have breaks. Good luck!!!

Bibliography:
Stephen Burke (2007), http://www.kartbuilding.net/Wooden_Go-Kart_Plans/index.html, Accessed on 14th of November, 2007

rc-trucks.org (2004-2007), http://www.rc-trucks.org/go-cart-kits.htm, Accessed on 14th of November, 2007