Maglev Post #1

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A maglev train is a train that levitates above the track. It contains magnets on the bottom of the train and on top of the track. The magnets repel which allows the train to levitate above the track. My group is going to put one disc magnet in each corner under the train. We are going to put 2 strip magnets on each side of the track and hopefully the train will levitate above the track.

When I did it with my group nothing worked. The magnets were not repelling they were attracting. Also when my group and I tested the train it flipped the magnets on the track over. That’s how I knew that my group and I didn’t put enough tape to hold the magnets tight against the track.

The one thing that was challenging was figuring out which pole is the south pole and which pole is the north pole. It was even more challenging because we didn’t have one magnet that was labeled north and south. I never really hang out with the people in my group, so I think it is a good time to bond with them.

Persuasive Essay

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I believe that it is very important that every room and hallway should have air conditioning at Heathcote Elementary. In my opinion piece, I shared my reasons, which are kids sweat without air conditioning and that student lunches will melt, get  mushy and spoil. It is good to have students that work with air conditioning and not sweating bullets. Also, it is good to have kids that are not starving for the whole day because their lunch spoiled.

I did a project that contained something called screencastify.  Using screencastify I made a google slideshow and I made a video of me talking about why we need air conditioning in the school. I included many reasons, intro and a conclusion. Once you watch my video you will be really convinced.

https://youtu.be/srIpPdJGzx4

My First Time on High Ropes

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This is my personal narritive. In our first writing unit we learned about endings, beginnings, and dialogue. I chose this story to bring back fun memories from my first year at Camp Taconic. Aerial was my favorite activity at camp. Hope you enjoy the story.

 

“Are we going to Aerial next,” I asked my counselor Ryan.

“Yes,” he replied as we were just finishing up Archery.

When we got to Aerial I wondered how tall is High Ropes? It was bunk boys cabin two (B-2)’s turn to go on high ropes and the bunk boys cabin one (B-1)’s turn to go on low ropes. Since I’ve never gone on high ropes before I had to take a little test.

During the test I learned I had to say, “Hook to element Hillary,” so Hillary the counselor who was giving us the test knows I’m going onto the next obstacle. She would say, “Hook to element Ben,” and that was my signal that I was allowed to hook to the next element to go on the next obstacle.

After the test, I went up the stairs and didn’t want to go on the free fall or the big Zip Line instead I wanted to go on the mini challenge course. The first obstacle of the mini challenge course was really easy because it was a little zip line.The only thing that was not easy about it was the pain because it feels like the harness was pulling me up when the gravity was pulling me down harder then the harness felt like it was pulling me up and made my thighs hurt. The next obstacle was a log that was pretty thin. That was so scary because when I looked down I was really high in the air, with a lot of trees and bushes under me.It got scarier because it

felt like the log was really loose.I didn’t want to take another step but then… I said to myself I have to. When I took another step all of a sudden my foot slipped off the log and I fell off the log. Luckily my harness caught me!  I was trying to get back on the log and I slipped another time. Finally I got back on the log and kept going.

When I finally got to the end of that obstacle I took a deep breath and said,  “Hook to element Hillary.”

Hillary replied, “Hook to element Ben.”

The next obstacle was two ropes with wooden blocks hanging on the ropes. There were ropes sticking out from top to bottom on the left. Two wooden blocks later, there was another rope sticking out from top to bottom on the right and so on. When I was on that I mainly held on to my harness and stepped on the two ropes.

The next obstacle was one rope with five balls on it that I had to jump across.

I said to Hillary, ”Hook to element Hillary,”

“Hook to element Ben,” Hillary replied.

After I jumped across the balls I looked to see where I was. Guess where I was?I WAS AT THE END OF THE MINI CHALLENGE COURSE!

I was so excited that I finished the mini challenge course as I was zooming down to  the ground on the big Zipline!

And that my friends is my first time on high ropes!