1. Encounters Olivia Riojas Sam Houston Elementary April 2013-2014

2. Pyramid  First we got a piece of paper and cut four triangles then we got straws  Next we got tape it together and take it home.

3. Cube  We made a cube out of straw and paper clips. We were suppose to try to hold beads, nails, pennies or books.  My cube held 202 beads and it fell when we put an iPad on it. I learned that the cube will hold more stuff when we put the triangle in the middle.

4. Column  We made columns out of clay, a roll from napkins, wax paper, toothpicks, designs, and flour.  I made a ionic column because I like the swirls on the top.

5. Column  We made a column and it looked 3-D. first we had to make two papers the same. Then we folded one in front and glued it. Then finally we painted it and hung it outside on the wall.

6. Bridge  We had to build a paper bridge that will hold fifty pennies. We used two books the same size, another two books different sizes, and fifty pennies.  First we put two books the same size standing up straight. Second we used the other two books for support and got to fold the paper any way we wanted. Then finally tried to fit fifty pennies on top of the paper.

7. Eiffel tower  First we got popsicle sticks and we made one side of the tower.  Then Mrs. Reed hot glued them together.  Next we made the other three sides.  Finally we put all the sides together.

8. Downtown tour  we went on a walk downtown and got to look at a lot of structures.  We walked three miles then we went to discovery green park and ate lunch and played on the playground.

9. Children's museum  We went to the children's museum and got to do a lot of fun things.  Then we went to go eat lunch at peter pipers pizza

10. Best Christmas pageant ever  We went to watch a play called the best Christmas pageant ever. It was my favorite field trip because it was very funny.  Then we went to go eat lunch at peter pipers pizza. We got to play a lot of games and get prizes.

11. Skyscraper First we got newspaper and rolled it up. First we got newspaper and rolled it up. Next we cut it and put books so it will hold. Next we cut it and put books so it will hold. Finally we blew on it to see if it would fall.  Me blowing my skyscraper.

12. Eiffel tower First we got popsicle sticks and made the first side and Mrs. Reed glued it. Then we made the other sides and she glued all the sides together.

13. dome  First we got spice drops and tooth picks  Then we made a dome out of them.  It was very fun.  What our dome looked like.