-          While we were at the zoo, we had to go around to different stations and fill out papers that corresponds to they station that we were at. I have a few favorites. My favorites were the sting rays, the humidity and the tiger. We went to many others but these were my favorite. 

           At the sting ray station, we got to touch the sting rays. The zoo had a shallow pool filled with sting rays and sharks. we stuck our hands into the water and petted the sting rays. My second favorite was in the Topical Rain Forest. We used thermometers to test the humidity in the rain forest that was in the zoo. My third favorite was the tiger. We observed the tiger for a few minutes and we could infer the tiger's mood. We came to a conclusion based on the way it held its ears. how it walked and the way its eyes looked. I had a good time doing these stations at the zoo. I wish that we could have gotten to do all of the stations, but that will have to be another trip. 

-       Both the Aztec and the Inca fell. They both declined over many years. The fall of these two civilizations was very similar. They both had internal problems,their leaders were captured, they didn't have guns or horses ,and they both were hit with deadly diseases. 
      When the Spaniards came they had horses and guns the Aztecs and the Inca had never seen either one before and this made then have a lesser chance of winning. The Spaniards brought diseases with them- like small pox- and killed thousands of people. While fighting wars, both of their leaders were captured. This made it harder to win the wars. They didn't had anyone giving orders. All of these factors lead to the fall of the Aztecs and the Inca. 

_        We are getting close to the end of the year. I have had a great time this year at this school. I have many great memories from the year. Some I will never forget. One of the first memories that I have is one the very first day of school- the WEB day. The WEB day is when some 8th graders (WEB leaders) Come welcome the new seventh graders. I had a lot of fun playing games with the eighth graders as I made new friends. 
           One of my other memories that happened while we weren't in school. And that would be summer school.. Most people would think that summer school is for dumb kids that can't do their work. But our summer school was meant for meeting new kids and starting to meet some of your future teachers.  I had a  lot of fun during summer school. I met some new people and played some fun games. The Summer school expiriance really helped me because I got familiar with the school. 
           Another one of the good memories that I have was not too long ago. When our Drama club finally put on our performance. This was a big deal to us because we had been working on it for so long and put so much time into it. We had finally performed in front of people. For me this was one of the first times that I have performed in front of people.         
         

-       The Maya was a civilazation that thrived in Mesoamerica. They were known for their huge cities with grand pyramids, but most of all because of their calanders. Because of the fact that their calanders stopped in 2012, people thought the world was going to end. The Maya suddenly colapsed. No one knows exactlly why they fell, but we have some thoughts. 
        I think that warfare was the main reason why they feel. They had bloody wars that consisted or capturing prisoners. I think that because of the need to feed more people and pay for warfare, they fell. During the times of war, many of the farmers went to war. This made it hard to get food that were provided by the farmers