This morning I got back from being out in town and heard my neighbor whistling to me. (We have a special whistle) I ran over to him and found him and Elijah. Elijah was holding my BB gun in one hand and a squirrel in the other. Tate had just walked inside to get a knife.
Elijah shot his first squirrel this morning and cooked it for lunch, seasoned it and made a good snack of it. He is very excited and is ready to get another one.
In Pennsylvania this week, we had a fun time at our Uncle’s house. We visited the Herr’s Potato Chip factory and the Sikorsky Helicopter factory. We ate hoagies and cheese steaks. I ordered everything possible on my hoagie. We left our uncle’s house on Wednesday morning around eight and got home around one o’clock at night (the next morning). We had a good trip and are happy to be back safely for Christmas.
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| What will be the name of the theme park? Why was this name selected? | World Wide Wonders will be the name of the theme park. This name was selected because the theme park will make you feel like you're in another country. |
| Provide a general description of the theme park. | The theme park will have six roller coasters for older people and six for younger people each one representing different countries. |
| Who will be in charge of running the theme park? | The committee will be in charge of running the theme park. |
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| Where will the theme park be built? Be sure to include the name of the major population center or centers it will be near. | The theme park will be built in Keystone Heights, Florida. The major population centers near it are Jacksonville, Lake City, Palatka, Ocala, Starke, Orange Park, Gainesville. |
| Describe the geography of the area (coastal, hilly, flat, etc.) Include actual names of landforms or bodies of water. | This area is grassy and sandy slightly hlly and there are many lakes. |
| Provide a brief explanation why this location was selected. What are the advantages of this location over other locations? | This location was selected because it is close to home and will provide business for the town. The advantages of this location is that this area is surrounded by many major towns. |
| How easy will it be to get to the theme park? What will need to be done to improve travel to and from the theme park? | It will be fairly easy to get to the theme park since there is a two lane highway near it. If we want to improve transportation we should make the highway have four lanes. |
| What infrastructure other than transportation will be needed to support the theme park at this location? | We will probably need water lines and a more advanced power source. |
| What climate or environmental challenges exist at this location? What will be done to make sure theme park is environmentally-friendly? | The climate that exists at this location that will challenge it is rain and lightening storms. To make sure the theme park is environmentally friendly we will support and advertise recycling. |
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| The building of the theme park will create thousands of new jobs. What evidence can you find that shows there will be enough new workers at this location? | The unemployment rate in our state is close to ten percent the food banks our overcrowded with people and there are thousands of people with out jobs. People are coming from over 15 miles away just to work in a drug store. I am sure we will have enough workers. |
| Literacy rate can affect the quality of new workers. What is the host country’s literacy rate? What will need to be done to prepare workers for jobs at theme park? How will highly skilled technical workers be attracted to work at theme park? | Our literacy rate is over 90%. To prepare workers for this job they will go through a special training to get a certificate that will certify them to work here. Highly skilled technicians will be attracted to the theme park because it will be a job for theme that they will enjoy. |
| What will be the primary currency used and accepted at theme park? Explain why. | The primary currency will be U. S. dollars because the park is in the United States. |
| What will be the cost, if any, to enter theme park? How will this amount be determined? | The cost will be $60 dollars per person because there are six different countries represented in the theme park. |
| Who will be the primary visitors to theme park? How will advertising money be spent to attract additional visitors? | The primary visitors will be people from the surrounding area and tourists. Other people are invited as well. The advertising money will be spent on TV ads and also on bill boards. |
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| List the name and theme of each of the six sections, or lands, to be included in theme park. | The six sections 1. Interesting India 2. Illustrious Italy 3. Picturesque Panama 4. indomitable Israel 5. Awestruck America 6. Indescribable Indonesia
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| Creativity is needed to make sure that each section tells the “story” of the different world region and culture it represents. Describe at least one thing a visitor should learn about the world region in each of the six sections of the theme park. | The visitor should learn how the people live compared to our country. For instance in Asia some people have to grind corn for there bread and go to wells for their water. The visitor should be able to experience it. |
| What will need to be done to prepare the site before construction can begin? | Some trees will need to be cut down in certain areas others we will leave standing. |
| Various attractions, such as rides, theaters or exhibits, make a theme park entertaining. Describe at least one interesting attraction and the section of theme park it will be found. What will be the name of this attraction? | The name of this attraction will be Gold Rush. It will be located in the Awestruck America section. It will be a water ride. |
| A logo provides an easy-to-recognize symbol, such as golden arches or mouse ears. Describe the logo for the theme park. Give a brief explanation why this logo was selected. | My logo will be a circle with the letters WWW in the center the W’s represent world wide wonders which is the name of the theme park. Also around the W’s will be the names of the six different countries. This logo was selected because it would be almost like the w's in front of a URL. |
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| Do you think this theme park will make enough money to stay in business. | Yes, I think this theme park will be a great success |
For those of you in Keystone World Wide Wonders is not coming there. This is pretend.This is more information
In the entrance to Picturesque Panama their will be monkeys made out of moss hanging from wires under the sign that says Picturesque Panama. Also there will be banana trees lining about 200 feet.
The attraction that “tells a story” about the world region of Panama will be the Jeep Ride. Jeeps travel around an area with live animals and trees. The person driving the jeep will be telling the people in the jeep about the animals’ life and what they eat. The driver will talk about Balboa the man who sighted the Pacific Ocean and Henry Morgan the pirate that destroyed a old church. The driver will also talk about Darien national park and how in one day you can see both the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean just by driving in a car across the short stretch of land. The driver will be filling the people in the ride with the information I just provided so they when they go home they will not just think about the ride but also about the history of panama. To keep the people safe the animals will not be wild but will be trained Panamanian jungle animals.
Panama Party Menu
Main Meal
1. Empanadas $5.00
2. Banana Bowl $2.50
Panama Gift Shop
1. Mola; artwork made from layers of material that are cut to make a picture. $10.00 Per Mola
2. Machete; Looks like a long knife curved at the top. $7.99 Per machete
3. Replicas of wooden crosses made by Panamanian boys in missionary workshops. $4.99 each
4. Stuffed Sloth’s $5.49 Per sloth
5. Small Wooden Canoes. $2.00 each
6. Straw Hats $5.00 on all sizes
7. Jungle Hats, made out of metal. $12.00 each
8. Canal Kit, a kit that helps you build your own panama canal. $18.00
9. Real Panamanian coffee beans ready to grind. One bag $6.00
10. Build your own wooden Thatcher Ferry Bridge. $14.99
Exhibit of my choice
The exhibit of my choice is a simulator that helps you feel what it is like to travel through the jungle on a jeep with all the wild animals around you. This ride is like the ride at the Seaworld in San Diego except you are not going through the artic. Instead you are experiencing the panama canal the jungles the people and everything in panama. The seats in this room are meant so they can rock or pitch forwards so you feel like you are in the jeep even though you are just looking at it on a screen.
For FLVS I needed to supply my instructor with information on one of my favorite games. Here is the information I supplied her with:
I, Noah Cook, would like to explain one of my favorite games, which is Chess. It uses medieval type pieces. The goal of the game is to capture the King by cornering him to the point where he has no place to move without being taken by the opponent’s pieces.
Chess is played on a board similar to the checkerboard. The pieces are the King, Queen, two Bishops, two Rooks, two Knights (which are horses) and eight pawns. Each piece has its own way it has to move. For example, the pawns can usually only move forward. When they attack the other opponent, pawns move diagonally going forwards. When a piece is attacked, it is taken out of the game and set aside. The time playing chess varies depending on the ability of the players.
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| Official name of country: State of Israel |
| Popular name of country: Israel |
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| Capital City: Jerusalem |
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| Administrative Divisions: Israel has six administrative divisions. |
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| Other Major Cities: Tel-Aviv-Yafo; Haifa. |
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| Area: 20,770 sq. kilometers |
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| Boundaries: Lebanon; Syria; Jordan; Egypt; Gaza Strip; The Mediterranean Sea |
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| Landforms and terrain: desserts; plains; mountains; valleys |
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| Bodies of Water: Dead Sea; Jordan River |
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| Climate: hot and dry |
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| Natural Resources: sand; timber; copper ore; potash; natural gas; magnesium bromide; clays. |
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| Environmental Issues/Natural Hazards: sand storms in spring and summer; earthquakes; droughts. |
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| Population: 7.28 Million |
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| Language: Hebrew and Arabic |
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| Religion: Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and Druze |
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| Life Expectancy: 81 years |
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| Literacy: 97% can read and write |
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| Gross Domestic Product: $213.1 billion |
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| Per Capita GDP: $29,800 |
| Industry: diamond cutting; wood and paper products |
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| Exports: citrus fruits, clothing |
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Everyone in our house liked this recipe. This recipe feeds six people. I used the recipe from Buitoni.com. I changed the recipe just a little for we did not have all the ingredients. I used 16 ounces of ground beef instead of mushrooms. I put cornstarch on the cookie sheet so that the crust wouldn’t stick. After I put the sauce on the crust I sprinkled some basil and oregano for spice. I used four cups of cheese instead of 2 cups. We ate all of it since it was good.
“What’s in Your Pantry?” Buitoni.com. 28 June 2011
http://www.buitoni.com/Extraordinary-Meals/Tools/Five-or-Less.aspx
Ingredients:
One premade (12-inch) pizza crust
1/2 cup BUITONI Refrigerated All Natural Pesto with Basil
8 ounces white mushrooms, trimmed and thinly sliced. (I used ground beef.)
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions:
PREHEAT oven to 350° F.
PLACE pizza crust on baking sheet; spread with pesto. Top with mushrooms and cheese.
BAKE for 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
Today, I finished my BJU history, “To Know the Past.” I watched 76 twenty-eight minute long lessons. My teacher, Mrs. Moon, packed the videos with fun activities. She mentioned a Bible verse in each lesson which I was very happy about. I recommend it to anyone who is in fifth or sixth grade. The textbook explained the history very well. We started with the days of Abraham and worked all the way to the medieval times. The homework varied in how challenging it was. I was very well pleased with the quality of the Bible verse filled lessons and how Mrs. Moon was easy going through out the whole entire book.
On Mother’s Day we had a nice picnic lunch at Ravine Gardens in Palatka. It was Mama's idea to have the picnic because that is what her mother liked to do. We boys brought our baseball gloves and a baseball along with us. We had been playing catch for a while when our ball fell into a stream. The ball was swept along and sucked up into a pipe. We stopped playing catch and took a family picture on the swaying bridge.
After we were done at Ravine Gardens, we drove to Paynes Prairie near Gainesville. Paynes Prairie is a place where wild horses and wild bison live. We climbed up a lookout tower where, surprisingly Nehemiah and I saw a deer. We could tell it was a deer from the way it ran.
After we were done at Paynes Prairie we drove to a Starbucks where Papa, Mama, and Anne ordered frappuccinos. Papa had a coconut frappichino. Then Papa brought us to Taco Bell. I ordered a cheesy double decker, a soft taco with meat and melted cheese underneath a hard taco that was what you would normally get. It was very good.
When we got home we had cake and Jello . Elijah made the Jello and Nehemiah made the cake. I really enjoyed both of them.
As you can see the rest of the family and I had a wonderful Mothers Day.
(You will need a filleted fish.)
Ingredients:
Golden dip fish batter
one fish fillet
Hidden Valley Ranch dressing package
Vegetable oil (to fill deep fat fryer half way)
Make batter according to package directions. Cut fish into 2" pieces. Oil should be heated to the appropriate frying temperature. Dip fish in batter and place in hot oil. The fish is done when it floats to the top and is golden and crispy. You can serve it with Hidden Valley Ranch dip.
This recipe was taken from cooks.com http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1817,156183-238204,00.html