This week we started a project to research drugs. I decided to research Kratom. Here’s some of the information I discovered: Kratom is used for energy-boosting, mood-boosting, pain relief, and opiate withdrawal. Kratom is a plant native to Thailand and parts of Southeast Asia. Kratom is a tropical plant that is part of the coffee […]
Storyboard That! 12/13/2020
This week in science we finished our urinary unit. We also finished presenting our projects on digestive diseases and more! This was an exciting week because we worked a lot. We worked on the urinary system. It was an excellent time to get a lot done. Last week and this week we have been working […]
The Digestive System! 12/5/2020
This week I worked on my science paper. But there was another topic I wanted to do, but didn’t. That topic was Gastroenteritis. Gastroenteritis is inflammation in the lining of the intestines. This most often is caused by a virus, bacteria, or parasites. Symptoms include; diarrhea, cramps, nausea, vomiting, and low-grade fever. Other symptoms are; […]
The Digestive System- 11/15/2020
This week in science I wasn’t there. But in this post, I’ll be talking about the things I did this week. (read my last post to understand better.) This week I had online school, so I did science whenever I pleased. (It was always around the same time as it normally would be if I were […]
Anatomy in Science!- 11/8/2020
This week in science we started to go more in-depth into anatomy. We also had a test to prove that we’ve learned. I personally think that I did a good job, even though I didn’t finish. But, it would be okay because we are able to finish it on Monday. But, I’m gone from school […]
Spooky Scary Skeletal Systems 10/5/2020
Clickity clackity hereity This week in science we started our anatomy section. We have mainly been focusing on bones. We have also talked about the systems of the body. (Circulatory/ cardiovascular system, digestive and excretory system. The endocrine system and the integumentary/ exocrine system. The immune system, the emphatic system, and the muscular system. The […]
Science Chairs! 9/27/2020
This week we started making chairs. Now, these chairs aren’t your average table chair. They make use of simplicity yet still making them comfortable. Now let me explain the design. The chairs are made out of two pieces of ply-wood. You cut two rectangles out of the bottom of one of the pieces, and a […]
Day in the Life of a Ladybug! 9/20/2020
Today I untucked my legs from my resting pose and looked about. I had curled up on an aspen leaf last night and hadn’t moved since. I spotted a small aphid and crawled over and ate it for breakfast. After I was done I crawled to the edge of the leaf and looked across the […]
9/13/2020 A Day in the Life of me. (A Walking Stick!)
Hello, Fellow orthopteras! Today I had a grand old sticky day! I got up today at sundown and got ready for a big day! After all, today is the day that my left leg will finish growing back! (A pesky bird broke it off and flew away with it). I ate a small breakfast of […]
9/6/2020 A Day in the Life of me. (A Thorn Bug!) – Gus B
Today I had a great spikey day! (My body is shaped like a thorn after all.) I woke up to bird diving down to eat me and then being scared away by my great spike. I pierced the outer- layer of the plant that a slept on and drank the sap. That was my breakfast […]