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We were asked to make a מידרש, wich is a gap in the torah where nobody knows what happend so we make a guess, about yakov’s journey from be’er shevah to charan.

 

יַעֲקֹב הוֹלֵךְ לְחָרָן. בַּדֶּרֶךְ, הוּא רָאָה גָּמָל. הַשֵּׁם שֶׁל הַגָּמָל הָיָה בּוֹבּ. בּוֹבּ אוֹהֵב לֶאֱכֹל גְּזָרִים. בּוֹבּ הִצִּיעַ נוֹתֵן לוֹ נְסִיעָה.יַעֲקֹב אוֹמֵר לוֹ, אֲבָל הוּא שָׁאַל אוֹתוֹ לָלֶכֶת אִתּוֹ. הֵם לָלֶכֶת בִּדְמָמָה. יַעֲקֹב חָשַׁב לְאָן הוּא עָלוּל לָלֶכֶת. הוּא חָשַׁב גַּם עַל הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה שֶׁלּוֹ. פִּיתוֹם, הוּא הִבְחִין שֶׁהוּא צָמֵא. הֵם לָלֶכֶת, וְלָלֶכֶת, עַד שֶׁהִגִּיעוּ לַמִּזְרָקָה. הֵם הִמְשִׁיכוּ לָלֶכֶת עַד חָרָן.

Hey y’all! I’m gonna tell you ’bout the new unit. And because of the title, you already know. LEGENDS AND MYTHS!!!!!!!

So once I read too many legends, I began the creative side. I created a legend, with a wolf. Here it is:

About 1.2 billion years ago, Lake Superior was formed near a forest. In the process, a wolf’s home was destroyed. This wolf’s name was Temper, and this is why. Unlike you and me, this wolf lost his temper very quickly. Temper had grey-brown fur, and dazzling blue eyes. Temper’s home got flooded, and he got mad. He would snap at the bottom of any person’s feet, and drag them under. Before long, a smelly foul wolf came under water. They created a family, and that family grew, and grew, and grew. About 3 years later, a human came. He had clean, white skin, and a dark brown unibrow. He was 32, but he still wore silver armour, and bore a sword. He fought hard, but Temper was immortal. He protected his pups, though the man got to them. He slew all 13 pups, and the she-wolf. Now, Temper sits alone under the Lake Superior waters, sleeping. But when he awakens, and when he is hungry… You are a tasty treat. So now you know about Temper the wolf, and where all those children went. So if I were you, I wouldn’t swim in Lake Superior.

 

Here is the origin of Temper the wolf:

Temper the wolf was created 1.7 billion years ago, when some humans destroyed his home. But Temper was actually created by accident. Varuna, Hindu god of water, was attempting to make a new underwater animal, in his underwater palace, so vicious that kids would not swim in their territory. Varuna had blue eyes, a merman tail, and long, wavy, silver hair. It did turn out vicious, but not scary enough, so they abandoned it. Temper was sad to be left by his master, but he found a home. And Lake Superior was created.

I added pictures, and turned it into a book, which now sits in the OJCS library.

I unfortunately do not have the book right now, so I am unable to take pictures of it to show you.

Welp, thats it for my ridiculously long (x-tra short) blog post! Byyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeee!

I love rocks. They are probably my favourite thing to do research on. So let’s get right to it! Opals are 1 kind of rock/gem*. They come in many different colours, like red, white or light blue. But what makes the “Opal ” special, is that when you hold it up to the light, it glows different colours! The “Opal ” is also the second strongest material on earth. The “Opal” is most commonly found in Coober Pedy, Australia. 

The ”Amethyst” is a purple variety of quartz, which you will learn about later, and owes its violet colour to irradiation, impurities of iron and in some cases other transition metals, and the presence of other trace elements, which result in complex crystal lattice.

The heaviest “amethyst” ever mined weighed 2.5 tonnes. That’s about as heavy as 5 grand pianos!

“Quartz” is also an energy source. The electrical reaction can be created by applying a charge, physical stress, or heat. Quartz is also distinguished as a gem that is capable of triboluminescence, or the ability to create light under pressure. Some different kinds of “quartz” are “strawberry quartz” and “milk quartz”. The heaviest quartz ever mined was 14,100 kg. That’s about 3 and a half hippopotamuses! Isn’t that awesome?

”Emerald” is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl colored green by trace amounts of chromium and/or sometimes vanadium. Beryl has a hardness of 7.5–8 on the Mohs scale. Most emeralds are highly included, so their toughness is classified as generally poor. The heaviest emerald ever mined was 1,505 g. That’s as heavy as 2 bricks! It gets cooler every time!

 “Turquoise” is an opaque, blue-to-green mineral that is a hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, with the chemical formula CuAl6(PO4)4(OH) 8· 4H2O. It is rare and valuable in finer grades and has been prized as a gemstone and ornamental stone for thousands of years owing to its unique hue. The heaviest turquoise weighed 225 kg. That’s as heavy as a bit less than 2 horses! Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminium oxide with trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, vanadium, or magnesium. The name sapphire is derived from the Latin “saphirus” and the Greek “sappheiros”, both of which mean blue. Diamond is a solid form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. At room temperature and pressure, another solid form of carbon known as graphite is the chemically stable form of carbon, but diamond converts to it extremely slow.

  *Gem is short for gemstone

For more information, visit these different websites…

Gia.com

List of gems

Geology.com

National geographic kids 

Steven Universe Wiki

To end this blog post, I would like to say that I had a lot of fun gathering these facts. Thank you for reading!

Hi people of the world (unless you’re reading from somewhere else), today I will tell you about my two self directed studies on rocks and minerals.

Getting ready for learning:

I did lots of research on agates, and fossils, but it didn’t take long to get me creating.

Setting Learning Goals:

I planned for both projects.

Engaging in the Learning Process:

I did a video for fossils, and a scrapbook for agates.

Fossils

OR

Scan this QR code.

 

Here I am, working on my scrapbook.

Evaluating Learning:

Here are my finished products:

Video for fossils

OR

Scan this QR code.

Here is my scrapbook:

Thanks for reading about my SUPER fun projects! Please leave helpful feedback on how I could do better.

Bye!

Hi guys! Today I will be talking about the country Afghanistan in Asia.

Population: 40.1 million people live in Afghanistan.

Religion: Most people’s religion are Islam. Other religions include Muslims and others.

Neighboring Countries: Iran, Pakistan, Tajikastan,Turkmedistan, and Uzbekistan.

Geographic Features: Geographic features include Irrigated land, Fertile river valleys, Deep gorges, Deserts, High Plateaus, and Snow covered mountains.

Climate: The climate is mostly Dry continental, with hot summers, and cold winters.

Popular food: Though there are many, the most popular food in Afghanistan is called Kabuli Pulao. It is made of steamed rice, raisins, carrots, and beef, or lamb.

Holidays: There are so many holidays in Afghanistan, but some include Liberation day, Eid al-Fitr, and Mujahideen.

Language: The three main languages are Pashto, Dari, and Lingua franca.

Thanks for reading my blog post! See you next time!

Hi guys, this is Oren, and I did a podcast project with NoaG18, eggbob2 and Gila. We did it about the book The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.

I loved this book, and it taught me the lesson to Open your heart.

I thought that our group worked very well together.

I enjoyed just talking and sharing my feelings about the book.

The only thing I would do differently, would be to talk louder.

To use it in school, I could make a summary of whatever project I am doing.

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Hi guys! It’s me, back here to talk about one of my favourite things; rocks and minerals. Today we were exavating cookies! But before that, I need to tell you about rocks and minerals. There are 3 main types of rocks, Sedimentery, Metamorphic, and Igneous. A Sedimentery rock is formed by sand, pebbels, and other materials. Metamorphic rock comes from metamorphis, and can be some kind of rock that has changed during it’s “life”. The change is due to high heat, high pressure or hot mineral change. Igneous rocks have two different types. Intrucive, and extrusive. Intrucive, also known as plutonic, is formed in the inside of the crust, giving it more time do form big crystals. Extrucive, is formed by lava from the surface rapidly cooling, giving little, or no time to form crystals, making the crystals (if there are any) much smaller. Now for the cookies. We excavated a soft cookie, and a hard cookie using toothpicks.

I found that the soft cookie was easier, because on the hard cookie, one small crack, and it all falls apart. Here are my chocolate chips that I excavated.

Before I did all this, I had to complete a sheet. Here it is.
Overall, I loved this expariment. I hope to do it again.

Hi guys! Today I will be talking about my Innovation Day project. We were asked to build a castle with a working drawbridge.

My Hypothesis

I will be making a drawbridge using pulleys and gears. I will make it like a kite. The pulley will be the string, and the gears will be for extending it.

Here is some information about the medeival times that I found on the way.

Now, for some information on pulleys and gears.

What is a pulley?

A pulley is a wheel with a groove. It has a string/rope hanging through it.

How does a pulley help us?

A pulley can reduce the force needed to lift the object.

Instead of pulling up, you pull down, and it is easier to apply force downwards, then upwards.

How do you use a pulley?

To use a pulley, simply apply force in the downwards direction, on the rope/string.

A video on pulleys.

Here is some work I did about pulleys.

What is a gear?

A gear is also a wheel, exept with teeth/spikes around it instead of a groove in the middle.

How does a gear help us?

A gear changes the direction in wich the force is directed.

How does a gear work?

You spin the driver gear, and the driven gear follows, in the opposite direction.

Here is some work on gears.

Here is a video on gears.

My Design

Procedure

 

 

 

 

Final Result

Rubric

 

Self Reflection

What I liked

I liked innovating and working around hard problems.

What I disliked

 I didn’t like how many materials we had, and sometimes, I couldn’t find what I needed.

So I hope y’all liked my post! See you next time!

Hi guys, it’s me, Oren.

Today, I will be talking about my stop motion film, and maybe how to make one. Once you get very good you might get to be like this.

The Task

We had to make a stop motion of the Wild Robot book, about the scene we

(our group ) thought was most important. We thought it was the scene where the boat crashes and Roz (the robot) happens.

Video

WARNING: The following contents do NOT contain sound. When you start asking me about it, don’t say I didn’t warn you!

Hi guys! Today I will be talking about making a poster board about the community, Iroquois.

Who did I do it with? I did it with Jonah and Jeremy. They are both my friends, and we all work well together.

What community did you research about? We researched about the community Iroquois.

How did your presentation go? I think it went pretty good. I would try not to look back at the poster too much, next time.

What went well? I think the smoothness of our talking (not umm… uh…) was pretty good on our presentation.

What would you do better next time? Like I said, I would try to not look at my paper a lot.

I loved this project, and hope to do something like it again soon.

That was my blog! Thank you for reading it!