Encounters

Jocelyn BeltranGreen Valley Elementary

April 2014

Pyramids

• The pyramid that I built needed straws, paper clips, tape and several pieces of construction paper.

• The goal was to hold 50 paper clips.

Cube

To create a cube you need 20 straws, books or paper clips or beads.

When I was finished my structure held 125 beads.

Ionic Columns

• The materials for my column are clay ,roll, wax paper, toothpicks,

and designs.During the procedure we

used flour!

3D Columns

• To make 3D columns you need card stalk, markers ,scissors, water.

• You have to cut your shape and then color it with markers then spray the water on the paper.

Bridge

• To make a bridge you need books and paper.

• You have to put books to where you can put a piece of paper on it. Then you put pennies until it falls.

Pasadena Public Library

• On this day we went to the Pasadena Public Library so we could find information on our projects.

Downtown Tour

• Today we went on a tour of downtown! We had so much fun, when we got there we went on a scavenger hunt. We were sent to go find lots of cool things!

Best Christmas Pageant Ever!

• Today we went on a fieldtrip to go see a play called the Best Christmas Pageant Ever! I’ve read the book so I had an idea on what it was going to be like. Turns out it was even better than the book.

Gingerbread House

• Today we made gingerbread houses. It was a lot of fun, it was my birthday!! It took some time but the hard work payed off.

Penny Bridge

Today we making penny bridges. It took more than five tries but we got it right! We were able to make it stand by making the top paper into a zig zag order.

Domes

• Today we made domes the domes were made out of gumdrops and toothpicks. We were supposed to make it out of triangles. I did but mine came out deformed.

Eiffel Tower

• Today we made our own mini Eiffel Towers we used popsicle sticks, and hot glue. Mine took lots of work but we did it!