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In Band class lately, we’ve been prepping for our big field trip to Wilimington High School. Our whole class was working hard to do their best on the three songs we were going to play for the judges: Fernado’s Fandago, Knights of the Royal Realm, and Legend of the Nighthawk. (Personally, Legend was my favorite!:D)

Saturday, (yesterday) we went to school at six o’clock and boarded the bus about six-twenty. We drove to Wilimington, where we warmed up then went and performed. The whole sixth grade band was anxious to know their score and hopefully get a Superior rating (the top grade).

We soon were ushered to the bus, where we all sat down. Isaiah, Matthew, Nicki and I ate ringpops and waited. Soon, Mr. Lockwood came on and told the sixth grade band we got a Superior. We all started laughing and hugging each other and clapping with relief. Then, he said, “Seventh through twefth grade band, I have some bad news.” We all were nervous. “Kings Island isn’t open for another hour and a half and you guys got a Superior!” It was cool. c:

Then, we drove to Kings Island, where we got our tickets, got with our chaperones, then we went in Kings Island and split up. We were allowed to go wherever we wanted, as long you were with someone else. In my group, it was Paige, her mom, Trish, Grace, Nicki, Matthew, Isaiah, Kelsey, Jerri, and I.

We went to Drop Tower first, where we coaxed Nicki, Jerri, and Isaiah on. Mr. Lockwood and Lee hopped on too, and we kind of freaked Nicki out. XD

Later, we got in line for Back Stunt something, and I started freaking out. It went really fast. Paige and Tabbey comforted me though, so I eventually got on after the really long wait. We zipped around and it was actually fun!

We had a contest on Adventure Express. Whoever could hold their hands up the longest won. Paige, Robyn (Tabbey’s mom), Tabbey, Jerri, and I were in it. Grace and Kelsey didn’t participate, though. Once the bell rang, we threw our hands up and raced down the track. Once we got to the hill though, I dropped my hands immediately and gripped the bar. So, honestly, I lost. c:

My favorite part of the day though was the water ride, White Water Canyon. Matthew, Tabbey, Isaac, and I got soaked. It was so much fun. (:

Hi guysss.(: It’s Taigan; long time no see.

Anyway, Science been okay! After the energy source project, we had a pizza party for the winning groups from periods 4, 5, and 6. (4- Geothermal; 5- Solar; 6- Hydroelectric.) We had tons of fun there.

Now, we’re doing another project on cells. It’s worth 300 points — and it’s going to be fun! We’re allowed to work in partners for the projects — from any three periods. I’m working with Kelsey and Brynne, and we’re doing a “cell city.”

A cell model is where you’re going to display an animal or plant cell (only one, because they have different parts.) It can be small or large, and it’s pretty easy if you use the diagram in the textbook.

A cell city (what I’m doing) is where you construct a town, zoo, farm, etc. Then, you choose things that could the nucleus, mitochondria, cell membrane, and vacuoles, and so on.

It’s pretty easy, but the cell cities are going to be pretty big. Ours is going to be unique — we’ve already got a basic idea and then it’s going to really cool. Maybe even moving features (:

That’s to update you guys on Science for me. (:

Thanks for visiting, commenting, and viewing my posts. It’s an honor, you know, to have over 450 visitors.(:

Have a great day!(:

Geothermal Wordle.(:

What’s your favorite type of power? It better be geothermal, jussayin’! I’ll tell you why:

Geothermal power comes from water inside the earth, like, really far down, such as geysers, hot springs, etc. The type of power plants that generate geothermal electricity are dry steam, flash steam, and binary cycle power plants. Geothermal electricity generation is used in 24 countries, but geothermal heating is used in 70 countries. 39 countries can be completely powered by geothermal energy. This energy source is considered sustainable because heat extraction from the earth is small compared to Earth’s total heat content.

Geothermal power requires no fuel at all, making it unable to be hurt by fuel cost malfuctions. It is quite expensive, yes, but not like solar power (jussayin!:D), which costs a lot more than geothermal and hydropower, which are at the lowest costs.

Luckily, unlike Nuclear power plants, which require uranium and could have lack of supply, it’s renewable! Steam is just hot water, boiled until it swaps matters. (Hydropower, wind, and solar power are as well, considering it’s just water, wind, and the sun.)

There’s downsides to every thing, and yes, I’m admitting, my source of energy DOES have cons! Here’s some about the other sources, which they probably WON’T tell you:

 solar power:

It’s expensive, requires a lot of room, pollution is heavy, and isn’t useful UNLESS it’s sunny!

hydropower (water):

It disrupts aquatic ecosystems and surrounding areas, requires large areas, large scale human displacement, high cost and investment, high quality construction and it’s site-specific (only works in certain areas.)

nuclear power:

It has possible core melton, it’s expensive, has weapon potential, and needs a uranium supply which could run out.

wind power:

It’s not dependable, land along the coasts is expensive, wind farms are unattractive outside peoples’ houses, wildlife is in danger, and the national security could get involved.

Now, geothermal downsides.

Location is essential, it’s not quite widespread, may release harmful gases, and is only suited to specific regions as I said.

To fix those things, the geothermal companies (such as my company, Hunter Inc.) could place the plant in an inclosed area, such as a large warehouse to reduce the risk of infection by harmful gases. The specific regions cannot be helped, unfortunately. It could be easily more widespread if some unemployed workers would go to work at these companies, so they could build new ones, considering it needs more staff and such, and because of the high unemployment rate.

JUST REMEMBER, YOU LOVE GEOTHERMAL ENERGY!:)

Hey guys! It’s Taigan again.(: I’m telling you about my FlipSnack (above).

My FlipSnack shows the Rock Cycle, or where my rock goes through several stages (fifteen, but you don’t really notice them all.). In the Rock Cycle, there’s three main stages: Metamorphic, Igneous, and Sedimentary rocks. There’s three side stages you view as well: Animal, Sediment, and Plant.

 I start off in Sedimentary rock, where I’m deep underground and I’m being formed by pressure. “Sediment” means “pieces of rock, plants, or animals moved by wind or water.” The pressure underneath the ground squeezes the sediment together making layers and forming a rock.

The next ROCK stage I go to is Igneous rock, which is formed by magma or lava, inside a volcano. Igneous rocks can be extrusive (on the exterior, formed by lava) or intrusive (on the inside of the volcano; formed by magma). Intrusive igneous rocks cool and harden over millions of years, SLOWLY. Extrusive igneous rocks cool and harden over a period of time, QUICKLY.

Metamorphic rocks are formed by heat and pressure deeper underground than volcanoes or the pressured sedimentary rocks. Sedimentary|Igneous rocks heat up a little and are pressured more. The minerals inside could line up, scatter, or just blend together. They’re harder than igneous or sedimentary rock.

That’s basically all I know how to describe the rock cycle. (:

What’s your favorite step? Why?(:

Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, which is located in the archipelago of the Society Islands, located in the southern Pacific Ocean. It’s an economic, cultural, and political central of French Polynesia. Tahiti, which was formerly known as Otaheite, was created by volcanic activity; It’s high and mountainous, surrounded by coral reefs. From the 2007 census, 178,133 people live on Tahiti, making it the most populas and accounting for 68.6% of the French Polynesia’s total population.

Tahiti’s captial is Papeete, which is located on the northwest coast of the island, near the only international airport, Faa’a International Airport. Settled by Polynesians in CE 300 and 800, it compromised with Eurpoeans, Chinese, and the rest mixed culture. In 1946, Tahitians were officially announced French citizens from the original claim by the French in 1880. French is the official language, by the Tahitian’s language, Reo Tahiti, is widely spoken as well.

November to April is known as the wet season, while August is the driest. In January, it’s the wettest month in Papeete. While it is mountainous, Tahiti consists of dairy farms, citrus groves, lush, green rainforests, and many streams.

Tahiti’s culture contains mythology of gods and beliefs, while it also has ancient traditions like tattooing and navigation. Dance is popular and widely known among Tahitians, especially the Tahitian dance.  Dancers make gestures and reenacting things from previous lives, or experiances. Navigation was essential for trading and communications before. Sports aer popular too; Rugby union and football are major, while Tahiti fields a national basketball team.

I hope you enjoyed my post on Tahiti!(:

Information found on ; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahiti

Who’s Emma? You don’t know? Really? Well, you’re about to!

Emma is my friend. Her favorite color is purple, like Justin Bieber’s! Her favorite book is The Hunger Games. It’s an amazing book! (You should check it out, if you haven’t yet! ;D) Let’s interview Emma!

Q: What’s your favorite song?

A: Beautiful, I don’t know the singer.

Q: Who’s your favorite sports star?

A: Probably…, Tim Tebow.

Q: Who’s your favorite singer?

A: Justin Bieber

Q: What sports do you play?

A: Volleyball, softball, basketball, cheerleading, and soccer.

Q: Who’s your favorite teacher?

A: Mrs. Gregory [I knew it:D]

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?

A: Vet.

There are millions of facts about Emma that you should know. But really, it’s so hard to list them all! She’s really funny and sometimes slightly awkward at times. Especially when she squirts water at you! Emma’s really cool, if you bother to get to know her. (:

[Emma doesn't like the color yellow. Who doesn't like the color yellow?! Kiersten doesn't, either. -_- These people!]

[This might be a little off, since I'm sick. ._.]

I reached 400 blog visitors — actually 407! I appreciate all the visits, comments, and just the views! Thank you so much! I’m so excited, it’s making my head pound more; Ah, well. Thank you!

I really love blogging and I’m enthusiastic that I reached my goal of 400 visitors — finally! It’s amazing knowing I worked hard to get the visitors and finally I got them all. Reaching a goal you set forth on something is really awesome. Especially when it’s something for school.

I’m proud to say that I love blogging and 400 visitors is truly amazing for me. I can’t believe I reached 400. Being this excited hasn’t happened to me since.., uh, Christmas? (: Hahahahah. Thank you for visiting me!

It means so much(:

Back in October or November, in Reading, we began reading Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor. This book has won a Newberry Award. It is also twelve chapters long, about 201 pages, but it was in a small size of a book.

This book is an exciting, lovely, kind tale of the Logan family, from the beginning of school, to Mama loosing her job, to Christmas, to summer, then back to around school time. It tells of free slaves, sharecropping, and the financial troubles blacks have. Sharecropping is farming and producing as a sharecropper. A sharecropper farms on someone else’s land. In this story, the Logans did not sharecrop, but owned four hundred acres to themselves. If you did sharecrop, you mainly did so on Montier’s or Granger’s land. Mr. Granger had the largest plantation, and most blacks sharecropped on his land.

To attend schools, whites attended the Jefferson Davis school. The blacks attended Great Faith, the church’s school. Apparently, the schools were ‘separate but equal.’ Sure, they were separate, but the black schools didn’t have separate desks, buses, and good books. No, they had to share desks, no buses,  and bad books. Cruel, hurtful, mean words inscribed into the book’s cover. The whites had buses, desks, and new, fine, good books. They were taught more than the blacks, taught the love of slavery.

Cassie, Christopher-John, Stacey, and Little Man (Clayton Chester), live in Mississippi, in 1933, when slaves were free. Whites still believed that they were better than the others. Mr. Granger was powerful, indeed. I dislike Mr. Granger highly, for the fact that he abuses his power, doesn’t pay the sharecroppers, and believes everything must go his way. He’s cruel.

Cassie Logan is short-tempered, nine years old, the only girl, and the second-oldest. She’s also the narrator.

Stacey Logan is twelve years old, the oldest, and believes he knows more than he actually does.

Christopher-John Logan is a timid, shy, quiet, third-oldest, second-youngest boy.

Little Man Logan is a small, neat, clean, little boy, the youngest. His real name is Clayton Chester Logan.

Their friend, T.J. Avery, is a bad, evil, deceiving child. He’s 13, I believe, and he failed seventh grade in Mrs. Logan’s class.

This book was epic at the ending three chapters, 10, 11, 12. It’s slightly sad, but very suspenseful! What’s going to happen to T.J.? What’s the fire doing? What’s happening? Who started the fire?!

Read the book to find out

Dear Jadyn,

I love you Jade! You’re sweet, kind, little, soft, and generous. You’re funny, too! Jadyn, you’re one of my bestfriends! You’re popular, silly, and everyone knows you. It’s amazing to be your friend. I love you, seriously, like my very own sister. I don’t have one, but you’re close!(:

Love you, Jadyn!

Sincerely,

Taigan(: