In 100 Gateway Cities we learned about Karachi. It is the capital of Pakistan. They are 95% Muslim, 3% Christian and 1% Hindu. It means the Iron City. 7,920,000 people live there. We read a weird poem about slugs and another one about rocks. In Science we learned about hormones.
Author: Reed Karman
GERMAN TRAINS CRASH
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On Tuesday two German commuter trains crashed head on. Nine people people died instantly and one more died in a hospital later. Experts still don’t know how it happened with all the security systems. German railway systems are known for being some of the safest in the world. These particular trains were equipped with sonar, sensing all the other trains allowed to be on that track and what direction they are heading. If it realized that it was going to get in a crash, it braked automatically. In this collision that system did not kick in for unknown reasons.
It took hours to rescue all 200 survivors. Luckily it was a holiday weekend so not many people were aboard. This did not stop the engineers from dying.
Homeschool Journal 1/27/16
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I did not know what to do in school today so Mom had to tell me every subject. I probably have more to do but for now this is what I have to do.
Homeschool Journal 1/20/16
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We learned about Thimphu in Bhutan. It is the capital. Bhutan has less people than Little Rock, the city where we live.
We read a weird poem about the sun in the backyard.
Homeschool Journal 1/19/16
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We started 1 Timothy today. We learned about Kathmandu. It has 1,029,000 people.
CAR THIEF FOUND
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Car thief was tracked down and found by police who found him after he posted a selfie of him and a sleeping victim on social media.
Homeschool Journal 1/4/16
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We started school late today.
In Job we read about Elihu saying God causes all the storms that happen to us.
We read a weird poem about bare feet.
In 100 Gateway cities we learned about Lucknow. It is in India. It means a sign. It has 2,877,000 people. The state it is in has the most poor people in India.
Homeschool Journal 12/18/15
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In Job God finally speaks in chapter 38. The first movie in India was in 1896.
We read two poems about a honeycomb and a rag.
Reed; Week 17; 12/17/15; LA; Binder; Write the Cause and Effect Essay
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What makes you sick from a cold? Is it evil scientist squirrels implanting radioactive acorns in our hearts? Tiny alien parasites? Brain strain? Germs from a person with a cold can be shared with another person through sneezes.
There are types of germs called viruses that poison cells and command them to make copies of the germs. Then some of the viruses go to infect other cells. Your body then makes mucus (or snot) to wash away the viruses. When you sneeze these germs cath air and could easily enter another person.
So squirrels did not perform surgery. But tiny one-celled organisms do invade your body, hijack your cells and catch a ride to make another person sick.
196 COUNTRIES AGREE TO CLIMATE DEAL
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196 nations agreed on December 14, 2015 to reduce pollution between 2050 and 2100. The countries that did not agree to it said it was not enough.