Chemicals Change

I finished the book called chemical change and it is about how oxygen and other compounds make chemical reaction with different matters and how many scientists studied the reactions but some couldn’t succeed while creating and figuring out new things. Also after the failures of these scientists the failures created a path for future scientists to solve the life histories. Many mixtures or compounds combined, create another chemical reaction like metal and rust or sodium atoms and chlorine atoms which create table salt. That is my summary about the book “Chemical Change”.

Colchis has a New Challenger

“Get the weapons and food ready”! “Set the ropes and sails for this adventurous journey”. Jason is getting ready for his journey to Colchis where the magical Golden Fleece was guarded by King Æetes (a humongous cyclopes). During the journey Jason and his 30 men crew set sail when soon they were caught in a tough life blowing storm. Suddenly while Jason was switching the sail’s direction, a crewmate called out “Sir! We got something emerging from the far port side”!  Jason turned around to see a scaly, blue sea monster that was as big as a two mountains lunging for their boat. Jason and his crew quickly tried getting the weapons, to to defend themselves from the monster, but were only successful of getting a pack of weapons and the sea monster flipped over their boat with everyone on it. Luckily they all washed ashore on Colchis with their weapons! Jason and his crew scouted the area and found a cave of rich life with a one eyed cyclopes (King Æetes) sleeping in front of a tree of life and the tree was grasping the Golden Fleece. They tried quietly to creep around the giant creature but was unsuccessful and the cyclopes was soon awakened with rage looking bloody red. Jason, was suddenly given a mighty steel sword from Hera (the queen of the gods) to cut through the thick hide and skin of the tough cyclopes. But soon, they were all trapped with the Golden Fleece in their sights… Unfortunately, one crewmate was injured after the escape of the cyclopes’ grasp while Jason had gotten to the Golden Fleece. Jason yelled to his men, “Quick! The three of you carry the injured man out of here!” The others retreated back from the beast, then with a spiral throw of his sword, Jason killed the giant monster through the eye risking his life. Hera, again supported them with a boat (for Jason’s respect at the river for helping her) to set sail back to their home. Jason was honored as a great hero to the people, but King Pelias (Jason’s brother) was furious for Jason’s success, return and was baffled as well, for he wanted Jason to be dead.

“Flying Solo” Reading Response

I chose the book “Flying Solo” because on the back blurb it says that a 6th grade class’s teacher is absent, but the substitute didn’t come either. The class challenges themselves to get through the day with no teacher. Also there are many perspectives in the class and some are the leaders of the class, the trouble makers, the “new kid”, or regular problem/solution students. One kid in the class before this no-teacher day, named Tommy Feathers and he had a crush on a girl named Rachel White but she kept rejecting him. One day she received a call from her best friend that Tommy Feathers was dead from his sleep, then from that day on Rachel couldn’t speak at all. A troublemaker named Bastian was leaving to Hawaii so the no-teacher day was his last day but his dog/puppy Barley had to go through Quarantine  for 4 months, so he was depressed. through the book the class had survived through their other classes and requests form other teachers, but Sky the “new kid” got a bloody scalp and Missy bandaged Sky knee then they soon had to go to the auditorium for a presentation by a famous storyteller and the news van came as well. But, the storyteller requested for the 4 teachers and apparently they picked the 6tht grade teachers but soon Karen the leader of the class, had to spoil that they had no teacher the whole day. soon everything went ballistic and crazy with the news crew, the students all cheering and the teachers trying to get everything back under control, unfortunately the students in Mr. Fabiano’s class were punished by parents and Bastian gave the chose of giving up Barley to Sean who wanted a dog and it was all emotional. When Mr. Fabiano gave attendance Rachel White finally spoke! <o/