Are you smarter than a 5th grader?
In 5th grade they are being tested on the names & location of the 50 states and capitols. So far Paige has received 100% on each test. They started out with about 8 states in the N.E. and they add to them each week. The 5th graders are also doing a "Road Trip Across the U.S.A." project. They are in groups of 5 and Paige's group is planning a trip from Portland, OR to New York City. They have to make postcards, welcome billboards, and they have to research 8 different points of interest along the route. This weekend Paige worked on their first point of interest, Crater Lake National Park, in Southern Oregon. I was lucky enough to camp at this park with my Dad and Uncle Bud on a road trip home from Oregon after they returned from a deer hunting trip one fall. I think I was about Paige's age at the time. Paige learned some interesting facts about Crater Lake. Did you know that Crater Lake is the 7th deepest lake in the world? It is the deepest lake in the United States at 1,943 feet deep. Have you heard about "The Old Man" of Crater Lake? Well it's not really a man, it is a hemlock log that has been floating upright in the lake for more than 100 years. It is carried around the lake by the winds and current. The lake is so cold that the log has stayed preserved.
So there you go a little information to remember just in case you every find yourself competing against a 5th grader.
In 5th grade they are being tested on the names & location of the 50 states and capitols. So far Paige has received 100% on each test. They started out with about 8 states in the N.E. and they add to them each week. The 5th graders are also doing a "Road Trip Across the U.S.A." project. They are in groups of 5 and Paige's group is planning a trip from Portland, OR to New York City. They have to make postcards, welcome billboards, and they have to research 8 different points of interest along the route. This weekend Paige worked on their first point of interest, Crater Lake National Park, in Southern Oregon. I was lucky enough to camp at this park with my Dad and Uncle Bud on a road trip home from Oregon after they returned from a deer hunting trip one fall. I think I was about Paige's age at the time. Paige learned some interesting facts about Crater Lake. Did you know that Crater Lake is the 7th deepest lake in the world? It is the deepest lake in the United States at 1,943 feet deep. Have you heard about "The Old Man" of Crater Lake? Well it's not really a man, it is a hemlock log that has been floating upright in the lake for more than 100 years. It is carried around the lake by the winds and current. The lake is so cold that the log has stayed preserved.
So there you go a little information to remember just in case you every find yourself competing against a 5th grader.
1 comment:
Great report Paige! Looks wonderful! Sounds even better! Crater Lake is a one of a kind that is for sure and just as beautiful as it looks in pictures... Have a great week at school, Auntie Shann:)
Thanks for sharing Sis, Love ya Shann
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