Here is what you need to make a compass: A needle A cork A small bowl of water (make one below) A piece of magnetic rock (or magnet) Here is how you make a compass Step 1: First, you need to magnetize your needle. To do that, you need your needle, and your magnetic rock …
Monthly Archives: November 2019
History Lesson #30
The Compass: Europe vs. China The Chinese used the compass to build their buildings pointing to North. The ans used them to navigate the sea. The Egyptians might have used the compass to to align their pyramids to north. Or they used the Nile’s flowing North to align their pyramids to North. Christopher Columbus used …
Eagles
Golden Eagles Golden Eagles have a white and brown speckled head and neck. They have white tail feathers and yellow beaks and feet. They have brown wings and legs. They eat things like fish and and small ground animals such as rabbits. Bald Eagles Bald Eagles are brown except yellow feet and beak, and white …
Peregrine Falcons
Peregrine Falcons have a grey head and wings. They have yellow eye rings, beaks, and feet. The Peregrine Falcon has light grey and black stripes on their wings and body. They have dark grey on the tips of feathers. Baby Falcons are called “eyases” according to my Science teacher.
My birding trip
I didn’t get a very close look at the birds. There are two types of identification techniques that I used. Color and flight pattern. Color Downy woodpeckers: Downy woodpeckers have a red head, black wings, and a white belly and eye ring. Blue Jays: Blue Jays have white, blue and black on the wings and …
Crows
Depending on the species, (and the way the sun hits it,) crows come in different colors. They are most commonly black, but sometimes brown(-looking). Some are more dark, dark, grey or nearly black. The beaks are very dark brown. The feet are black. Crows tail feathers are in sort of a V or U shape, …
History lesson #25
Introduction There are two parts to this essay. #1: two simple machines used in my life. #2: An aspect of nature that has captured my interest and can also be an invention. Part 1: two simple machines used in my life Wheel and Axle The wheel and axle are used in cars, wagons, and almost …
Sparrows
Sparrows come in many shades of brown on the back. Even though they range from dark brown to reddish brown, some Sparrows can even be black! Sparrows can have Aqua Blue on their chests, while other types of Sparrows have brown, grey, white, or even white with black speckles up higher. Most Sparrows have a …
My Favorite Place To Go
My favorite place to go is definitely the Cousins Club’s house. It’s super fun to play with cousins! We like to do a play on the Christmas get-to-together. It is about 30 minutes away from the south side of town. It looks similar to this:
Robins
The common Robin The common Robin (or American Robin) is black with orange on it’s belly. It has white between the legs, around the eyes, and just where the tail feathers start. It has a short yellow beak. It’s diet is worms, insects, and small fruits. Robin from: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Robin/id