EncountersOlivia Riojas

Sam Houston Elementary

April 2013-2014

Pyr

am

id First we got a piece of

paper and cut four triangles then we got

straws

Next we got tape it together and take it home.

Cube

We made a cube out of

straw and paper clips. We

were suppose to try to

hold beads, nails, pennies

or books.

My cube held 202 beads

and it fell when we put an

iPad on it. I learned that

the cube will hold more

stuff when we put the

triangle in the middle.

Colu

mn

We made columns out

of clay, a roll from napkins, wax paper, toothpicks, designs, and flour. I made a ionic column

because I like the swirls on the top.

Colu

mn

We made a column and it looked 3-D. first

we had to make two

papers the same. Then

we folded one in front

and glued it. Then finally we painted it and hung it outside on

the wall.

Bri

dge

We had to build a paper

bridge that will hold fifty

pennies. We used two books

the same size, another two

books different sizes, and fifty

pennies.

First we put two books the

same size standing up

straight. Second we used the

other two books for support

and got to fold the paper any

way we wanted. Then finally

tried to fit fifty pennies on top

of the paper.

Eiffel tower First we got popsicle sticks

and we made one side of

the tower.

Then Mrs. Reed hot glued

them together. Next we made the other

three sides. Finally we put all the sides

together.

Dow

nto

wn to

ur

we went on a

walk downtown

and got to look

at a lot of

structures.

We walked

three miles

then we went

to discovery

green park and

ate lunch and

played on the

playground.

Child

ren's

muse

um

We went to

the children's

museum and

got to do a

lot of fun

things.

Then we

went to go

eat lunch at

peter pipers

pizza

Best

Chri

stm

as

pageant

eve

r

We went to watch a play

called the best Christmas

pageant ever. It was my

favorite field trip because

it was very funny. Then we went to go eat

lunch at peter pipers

pizza. We got to play a lot

of games and get prizes.

Skyscra

per

• First we got

newspaper

and rolled it

up.

• Next we cut

it and put

books so it

will hold.

Finally we

blew on it to

see if it would

fall.

Me

blowing

my

skyscraper.

Eiff

el t

ow

er

First we got popsicle

sticks and made the first

side and Mrs. Reed glued

it.Then we made the other

sides and she glued all

the sides together.

dom

e First we

got spice

drops and

tooth picks

Then we

made a

dome out

of them.

It was very

fun.

What our

dome

looked like.