Thanksgiving

  • I have a great family who loves me and that likes to have a lot of fun with me.
  • I have a cute little puppy dog named Milo
  • I have a warm and safe house that is really nice to live in!
  • I go to a wonderful school that is safe and that teaches me a  lot!
  • I have a great and funny teacher that helps me and knows how to have fun when we are learning!
  • I have a ton of great friends, they support me and are really fun!
  • I am SO thankful for God and how he blesses me and my family
  • I am thankful for the ocean and how I can go to California and play in the water

Blog #2 – Electromagnets

Blog #2 – Electromagnets

What did you learn from the experiment?

  • That the north and the north side of a magnet can not go together and instead that they pull away from each other.

  • Magnets are magnetic all the time and electromagnets are only magnetic when electricity runs through them.

  • When you are making an electromagnet you need to make sure that you twist it the right amount of times otherwise it does not work.

  • I learned about Newton’s laws. There are 3 laws that talk about force and reaction.

How does what you learned apply to a pinball machine?   

Newton’s 3 laws can apply to a pinball machine. For example, in law 1, it says: “A object will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalenced force. An object in motion continues in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.” If you had a pinball machine with a marble, say. and the marble wouldn’t move unless you did something to it, like hitting it with one of those shooter things on the pinball machine or a flapper. If you didn’t hit it, it would stay there for hours, but, if it was on an unbalanced force then it would roll down until it hit a steady platform again.

Pinball Wizard – How to make a Bulb Light Up!

 What did you learn from the experiment?

I learned how to make an experiment and how it can take a while to make it, I also learned that working and sharing your ideas with your group can be important. I learned that working with electricity  can also be tough like working with magnets, circuits, nails and electromagnets can all be really tough to work with! Also, that you need to be  patient with yourself and think big! I learned that the wire gets really hot when you are close to making the bulb light up (from a circuit) and that when the circuit is really cold you are not close at all so you need to keep trying!  It applies to a Pinball machine because when you work on making it really tough (because you are dealing with electricity) and you need to be patient with yourself when you are making it like say that you were making the load or something you would need to be patient with yourself and while you are working with a group say with a pinball machine that you work with new ideas and share them! I also learned to make a Light bulb light up, heres how: To make a circuit light up first of all you need all of the right materials a battery, a battery holder, a mini light bulb, 2 wires and a light bulb holder!  Then you take the battery and you put it into the battery holder and then after that you take the light bulb holder and you take the light bulb and put it in the light bulb holder then you take 1 wire and you put it into the light bulb holder, wrap it once and then you take the other side of the wire and you put that side into the battery and twist that once and if the light bulb is not going on then screw it on tighter then you have a lit up light bulb that YOU lit up!

How does it apply to a Pinball machine?

It can apply to a Pinball machine because you could use a circuit to make the Pinball machine say something like game over when you lose, or when you start you could use it to say something like “ Game On!”

 

Johnny the Rockstar

Click here for a printable version of the story –> Realistic Fiction – Johnny the Rockstar

Johnny was in the family room playing video games on a cold, rainy day when he heard a knock at the door. Johnny was a very, very naughty 7-year-old prince who loved to play pranks. He had a proper Mother, a proper Father, and worst of all, the bossiest older sister in the whole world, Abby. In fact, the only person in the family who was not proper was his little sister Zoe, but Zoe was very annoying to Johnny. Everyone else thought that she was cute!

Sometimes, life was horrible, but it was fun to play pranks on his older sister with his friend Eric. Eric was buckets of fun! He had the same problem as Johnny: he had a bossy older sister, an annoying little sister, and very proper parents. Eric loved to play pranks too.

The door suddenly opened and in came his family’s maid, Chloe. Chloe was a very pretty 24-year-old girl. She had long blonde hair and a tan face.

“Johnny,” said Chloe.

“Johnny,” she said again,

“Your mother told me to come get you. She is having a tea party.”

“No, thanks,” Johnny replied.

“Johnny, now,” Chloe continued.

“No! I am almost done with level 25, so no,” he said.

“10, 9, 8, 7, 6…” Chloe began counting.

“No!” Johnny protested.

“5, 4, 3…” Chloe’s voice got louder.

“Ok, fine,” said Johnny. He started toward the tea room angry.

“Hey, thanks for doing this,” Chloe said on the way. “We can play video games tonight,  just you and I, and also, I can make snacks!”

After hearing this Johnny was looking forward to that night. See, this was the awesome thing about Chloe: she loved to play with Johnny. She thought Johnny’s pranks were funny, and best of all, she was like a rocking awesome older sister, not a mean one like Abby. Johnny then very happily went to the tea room.

The Tea Room

When Johnny arrived at the tea room, he found his mother, his little sister, Zoe, and his older sister, Abby.

“Hi, dear,” said his mother.

“Look who finally came,” said Abby, with a mean look on her face.

“Be quiet, Abby,” said Johnny.

“No, you!” said Abby.

“No, you!!” said Johnny.

“NO YOU!” they both shouted together.

“Pwes sop,” said Zoe, in her 4-year-old voice.

“Ok, Zoe,” said Abby.

Just as Johnny was going to say something to Abby, Chloe entered the room. She winked at him, then she offered Johnny’s mother a cup of coffee

“There is an opera show at 8:00 in the theater room tonight, and we are all going to it,” said Johnny’s mother.

“B-but I had other things…” Johnny began, then his mother interrupted him.

“Nothing else to say. Your sister is singing, and besides, we have about 100 or more people coming,” she said.

“Chloe, how could you do this? You knew that I had other plans!” said Johnny as he stood up in anger.

“Johnny I had…” Chloe began, but Johnny was already halfway out of the door. Johnny went to his room really, really mad. Just then, he heard a knock at the door. It was Chloe

“Go away, please,” said Johnny.

“Listen,” Chloe said. “I had no idea there was going to be an opera, when I came to the family room, I saw Abby, I thought that she went to her room, but I guess that she did not. She might have went to your mom after our conversation and asked your mother…”

“…if she could have a talent show with all of her little friends,” Johnny finished her sentence.

“Right,” said Chloe.

“We have to do something to get her back,” said Johnny.

“But what?” asked Chloe.

“Oh trust me I already have it all figured out” said Johnny, and he whispered the whole plan into her ear.


Revenge!

Johnny and Chloe had a lot to do before the opera talent show, and finally they got it all ready. They both dressed in black ninja costumes. When it was Abby’s turn to sing, they were at the top of the stage all ready to go. When she started to sing, they took a fart gun, set with an awful noise Johnny had recorded by himself. They pointed it right at Abby and set it off! All of the cheering for Abby’s singing stopped. It turned into laughter! His sister’s crush, one of Johnny’s great friends, got it on tape. Johnny saw Abby crying, but Zoe was laughing harder than any of the people that were there.

Then, Johnny slid down on a rope and said to Abby,

“This is what happens when you are mean to your little brother! Now you know never to mess with Johnny!

“Yeah!”

Abby ran off of the stage. One of the people directing the opera gave him some drums, gave Chloe a rock guitar, and they started to play music. The crowd loved what had happened, except for the people in Johnny’s family. After about 1 minute of playing his dad pulled him off of the stage and he made him go to his room.


In Trouble

“Johnny, I just do not know what to say right now,” said his mother back in his room. “You are grounded for 2 weeks, and no video games for 3 weeks!”

“But Chloe and I were going to do something fun together and I think that Abby overheard us and…”Johnny began.

“Johnny I have heard enough! You are grounded, and maybe we would have talked to Abby if you had not done that to her.” said his Dad.

“Well, I thought that it was massively funny,” said Johnny.

“You are…” his mother started.

“Please get out of my room!” demanded Johnny.

“Fine,” said his mom, and his parents left his room.


Breakfast

The next morning at breakfast it was was very quiet. The only person that talked was Chloe.

“How would you like your tea sir?” she asked his dad

“Plain, thank you” he said in a quiet voice, and then Zoe started to talk.

“Why did you had da show, Abby?” she asked.

Abby did not speak. Instead, she continued to eat her eggs and bacon.

“Abby, why did you do it?” Zoe asked again.

Before Abby could speak, her mother covered for her and said, “Everyone hurry up and eat. We are going to an opera show.”

“Boring!” Johnny and Zoe said together.

“We are still going whether  you like it or not” said his mother and soon they all piled into the Limo.


The Limo

      Max was the family’s limo driver. He was a nice man but a little boring. In the limo, Johnny asked if he could turn on rock-and-roll music. Johnny started to break dance.

“Yay John-John!” said Zoe.

“Johnny do sit down,” said his mother.

“Ok, fine,” said Johnny as he sat down.

All of a sudden, they came to a huge building and a big sign read:


OPRAH SHOW TODAY! KING, QUEEN, PRINCESS ABBY, PRINCESS ZOE, AND PRINCE JOHNNY ARE COMING!


“Oh, great paparazzi!” said Abby.

Outside the opera house were lots of people dressed in very fancy clothes were outside with cameras.

“How are we going to get through?” asked Zoe.

“I know,” said Johnny, and he told them the plan.


The Plan

“Max call our private helicopter,” said Johnny.

“Ok,” said Max, as he dialed the number. He started to talk with the person in charge of Johnny’s family’s helicopter.

“Yes,” he said, “Yes, there is paparazzi outside of the opera house. We need you to come and take them inside. Bring some guards while you’re at it. Thank you,” he said, then he hung up.

“Thank you, Max,” they all said at once.

“You are all very welcome,” he said.

“Can we go in and get some food?” asked Johnny.

“No,” said his mother and father together.

“But…” Johnny began.

“Pwese?” said Zoe in her sad voice, she even used her puppy eyes.

“Fine,” said their dad. “But one of us will have to go in and dress up as a regular person so that the grocer will not see us and call the paparazzi on us.”

“But who will go in?” asked Abby

“I will” said a voice, and everyone stared.


The Gas Station Argument

“I said that I will,” said Johnny.

“No, not you, not my little baby boy,” said his mom.

“I am not your baby boy,” said Johnny, “and also, I can walk into a gas station by myself”

“I just do not want to let you go alone!” said his mother very dramatically.

“Mom, first of all you need to calm down, and second, you will not even let me walk down the street by myself. And third, well, we need to work together on this: me to get snacks, you to watch for when the plane comes.”

“Ok, honey,” said his mom.

He dressed in his disguise and went into the store.


Embarrassment!

Johnny went into the store and saw a really pretty girl his age getting a snack. She had fancy clothes on, a camera, and her mom and dad with her. Soon, Johnny realized that she must have been a paparazzi person getting a snack. So, Johnny decided to make a good impression, but wait! He just remembered that he was a little itty bitty…ok, he was scared of girls. Oh well, this girl was pretty.

Just then his mother entered.

“Pooky, I could not bare to see you go into a store by yourself, so I thought that I would come see my baby boy,” she started.

Oh great, Johnny thought. He looked at the girl and all she did was stare. Then she took a picture. Johnny’s mother even decided to make a really embarrassing pose. She hugged and kissed Johnny,  the girl just stared again, had a funny look on her face and held her breath so she wouldn’t burst into laughter then she and her parents walked out of the store.


More Embarrassment!

Johnny’s mother made Johnny hold her hand on the way out.

“You are my little pookie, and I will always love you,” said his mother over and over.

Johnny was about to say something, but before he could talk his mother said, “Oh look! The Jet. Honey let’s go. Come…”

But Johnny was already boarding the helicopter.


The Chopper

“Welcome on, Prince Johnny,” said Misyour. He was the family’s helicopter person. He served their food and stuff, and he was French.

“Wee Wee,” said Johnny, trying to speak French.

“Ha ha!” laughed Abby. “You can’t speak French!” She was an expert at French.  “Hee, hee” said Zoe.

“What is so funny?” asked Johnny.

“You said, ‘Wee wee,’” she said.

“Dad, make her stop,” said Johnny, really annoyed.

“Kids, don’t fight. Besides, the chopper is going to land really soon,” said his dad. “Owkay ,” said Zoe.

“Whoa!” said Abby.

“What?”asked Johnny. He looked down and he saw a beautiful building.

“Ok, guys, we are going to land,” said the pilot and they landed at the top of the building.


On the Roof!

The top of the building felt really high, but Johnny and his sisters seemed to love it

“Oh no!” said Abby. “The Paparazzi have their cameras aimed up here so when we get out of the helicopter they can take pictures of us. What do we do?”

“Here,” said Misyour, handing them each a blanket before they exited the chopper. “Put this over you and run into the building. We got you a special place in the opera house where no one can see you. The windows are tinted.”

“Thank you, Misyour,” said Johnny’s mother.

“You are welcome, your highness,” said Misyour. “Now hurry! The guards are here to take you inside.”

“Bye, Misyour, and thank you,” said Abby.

“Au revoir! Good bye!” ” said Misyour, as Johnny and his family went inside with the guards.


The Opera House

The Opera house was quite beautiful. Johnny could tell that it was old, but really nice…too nice. From the way Johnny looked at it, he thought that it was “fancy,” one of his worst enemies. The guards soon took them to a special room. It was hidden very well. They had to pass steep stairs and narrow passageways, and soon enough, they got to a very pretty door. It was pearl white with really pretty gold on the outsides.

“That door is hideous. I will not go in there,”  said Johnny. “I want to sit by everyone else. ‘In fact, I do not even want to be here!” But before he could complain even more, a guard suddenly opened the door to the room.

“Whoa,” said Johnny. His eyes got huge as he entered the amazing room.


The Coolest Room Ever!

Inside the room, there were lots of cool stuff. There were skateboard ramps, pools, hot tubs, tons of water slides, and even a giant chocolate fountain!

“Oops, wrong room” said the guard. “This room is for birthday parties and other events like that. But if you want this room, then that is fine with me.”

All 3 kids were going to say “yes!” but their mother spoke first. “We want whatever room you have for us. We do not want to be greedy.” she said

“Alright then,” said the guard as they went down the hall and opened another door. “Here is the room you will be in during the Opera Show. I hope that you do enjoy it! I will be right here guarding it. This is the steward that will be taking care of you guys. Have fun!” he said as he opened the door.

In this room there were 5 big chairs, a good view of the Opera show, a thing that you pour tea out of, a fireplace, and a small snack table.

“MOM! WE WANT THE FUN ROOM! THIS IS BORING!” shouted all 3 kids at once.

“Now, kids,” said their Father, “we should be…” but the kids were gone!


Sneaking Out and Being Naughty!

Zoe, Johnny and Abby all tried to sneak into the fun room, and when they got to it, it was locked.

           “What do we do?” asked Johnny, worried.

           “Well, we could go back,” answered Abby.

           “I have a better idea!” he said back, “but we will have to run!” he shouted. “THE GUARDS ARE RIGHT BEHIND US RUN!!! HURRY!”

Abby picked up Zoe and they ran as fast as they could. Finally, they thought they had found a exit out of the hallway.

           “Make a sharp left,” Johnny told Abby, but be careful not to drop Zoe,” he joked.

The kids made the sharp left, and Johnny did just what he wanted: he farted super loud! So loud that the whole opera house could hear.

“Abby, hand me Zoe” he ordered.

“N-,” Abby began.

But just as she was about to say, “No,” Johnny grabbed Zoe. Instead of her going into his arm, she dropped super hard on the ground. Zoe started to sob really hard. Just then, the king and queen and some guards came running.

“What happened, baby cakes?” their mother asked  Zoe.

“Abby was holding me, and then John – John grabbed me, and I fell on the floor!” she cried.

“Lets all just go to the helicopter,” said their dad.

“Sir, I think we should go to the hospital for royal people instead,” suggested a guard.

“Good thinking, George,” said their dad. “Please call the Royal Hospital,” he ordered the guard.

“Ok, sir,” said the guard.

“You! Other guard guy! Please take and these 2 to the helicopter, me and my wife will go take my daughter to the helicopter with the other guard,” stated the king.


Horrible Thoughts

In the helicopter, Johnny was scared. What if him and Abby went home, and later, Zoe came home with a broken neck or something worse? He was really scared! He did not even talk once on the way home. All he could think about was poor little Zoe sobbing away until she fell asleep, and about how much trouble he would be in when his parents got home. Finally, when him and Abby got home, Chloe was waiting for them at the front door with a frown on her face.


Back at the House

The helicopter stopped in front of the house to let Johnny and Abby off, and then it went to land in the place where they kept the helicopter.

“Hi, guys,” said Chloe, “I heard about Zoe.”

“I did it, and feel really bad,” confessed Johnny.

“Hey, we all make mistakes,” answered Chloe. “I remember one summer, we were at my aunt’s chicken farm. My brother tripped me, and I twisted my ankle. I couldn’t play outside for the next 5 days. So, when he was sleeping, I did the finger in warm water trick. He actually peed the bed! I told everyone about it at school the next year and everyone called him pee – pee Peter. It was funny!”

“Wow. Your brother is probably still mad about that one! Even though you are grownups!” said Abby

“Ya!” said Johnny

“Oh, and did I mention, he had to wear pull ups to bed every night even though he was 12 years old at the time?” Chloe asked, making them laugh massively. Chloe had Abby and Johnny laughing so hard that Chloe did not even notice when the phone rang

“Oh, guys, the phone…maybe we can continue later,” she said.

“Ok,” said Johnny, still sitting there. He wanted to know who it was Chloe was talking to. Abby was sitting there too.

“Hi,” said Chloe, smiling as she answered. She talked for a little while, and then, slowly, her smile turned into a deep, deep frown. Then she hung up.


Sad!

“Johnny, please go up to your room, and Abby, please go to yours,” Chloe said. She looked like she had tears in her eyes now and looked really sad.

“What’s wrong?” asked Abby, really curious.

“Your mother will explain it in the morning,” Chloe answered. “Now please go up to your rooms.”

Both kids went up to their rooms really curious about what was happening.


A Bad Surprise!

The next morning at breakfast it  was really quiet, it turned out that Zoe had a broken leg, then their mother said something.

“Johnny, dear, we have something that we want to tell you: this was the reason that Chloe was crying last night. She was still crying when we came home. Okay, ready?” His mother looked at his father. His father looked at his mother, and they said together………

“Were sending you to military school!” No one spoke. Food dropped out of Zoe’s mouth.

“Don’t do that! I love John – John!” said Zoe very defensively.

“Ok!” Johnny started. “Do you really know what I think of you guys? Ok, Abby, you are the meanest and bossiest older sister ever! You only think about yourself. Dad, you are way too proper. You never let me do anything fun, and you even make me play dolls with Zoe and think that I like that! Zoe, you are a kind little sister but you blame everything on me, you are annoying, and you dress me up in your dolly clothes. Mom, you call me your baby boy, you embarrass me, you make me try on dresses from Sweden, and you are no fun,” he continued.

“For example,” Johnny said, “we wanted to go in the fun room but you said no! We had to go in the fancy tea room! And Chloe, during the phone call, why didn’t you say no? What’s the worst about this whole family?   EVERYONE IS TOO PROPER! And you guys never ever want to do the tiniest fun thing! I am going up to my room for a long time until you guys want to have some fun around here!”

And he went up to his room!


Johnny’s Dream Family

Johnny was mad. He spent the next 3 days in his room after the big fight with his family. Even Chloe was mad. Johnny felt like no one cared about him. He was very alone and sad. Suddenly, he heard a knock at the door. It was Chloe.

“Johnny, I just came in here to say that I am very sorry,” Chloe said. “I got you something.” Chloe pulled out a huge box with wrapping paper. Slowly, he opened the gift, but then tore open the box. It was an electric guitar.


“Yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Eeeeeeeeeeee Ssssssssssssss!” he shouted. “Best day ever! Thank you so much, Chloe!” Johnny said as he hugged Chloe. “I am so sorry.” Johnny was now smiling huge.

“You are so welcome,” said Chloe, “and I am so sorry. You rock!”

Just then, his parents came in. No one talked for a while, and then Johnny said, “Oh mom and dad I am so sorry.”

“We love you, honey” said his parents.

“I love you guys, too!”Johnny said back.

“And we are sorry. You don’t have to go to military school. We love our little rockstar!” his parents confessed.

“I forgive you,” said Johnny. Just then, his sisters came in and started to jump on his bed.

“I am sorry,” Abby said, giving him a huge hug.

“I forgive you,” said Johnny, “I am sorry too!”

Zoe gave him a hug so big he almost choked, but he did not care.

“Come here you!” said Abby. “I love

you.”

“I love you, too!” said Johnny. “I really missed you guys.”

“We missed you, too! Which is why we decided……To start a family rock band!” said every one together.

Johnny’s jaw almost dropped to the floor. “You-  you what?”

“I said we are going to start a family rock band! Did you hear us?” asked his mother.

“Oh, mom, I thought you would never say that, even when you are elderly!” His mother frowned, but Johnny could still see a grin on his mother’s face.

“Ya anyway, do you want to go practice?” asked his mother.

“Sure, but hey you guys are acting very weird. What is going on?” asked Johnny

“Well, we decided that we were too proper, and that we need to enjoy life more,” she answered.

“I love you guys so much. Let’s go practice!” he said.

“Ok!” said Chloe.

“Let’s go!” said dad.

They all went to practice their rock band. Five months, later they won America’s Got Talent. They bought band equipment with all the money. Zoe even learned to play rock guitar, and they all lived happily ever after.



The End  🙂