Anna's class had their first project due on Monday. There are six such projects throughout the year. We were even given the list of projects and their due dates the first week of school. This project was to research, report and construct a landform. The students were assigned a landform by Mrs. Fussell. Being Zyriek....we could only anticipate what Anna would be assigned. She was thrilled to get fjord. What's a fjord you say? That is exactly what I said when she came home on that Friday afternoon last month! According to Webster, a fjord is "a long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs: usually formed by glacial erosion." Well. that just clears it right up! Anna was glad to get something she could learn about. Gary had already said he would help with the craft portion of the project which was a relief to me because I am not crafty!
Anna and Gary did a great job researching, locating a great picture to use, and building the actual model of a fjord. They used the recipe for dough that the teacher sent home. Gary said he was going to bake the fjord in the oven when Anna brings it back home! Yuck!!
Glad we started early and paced ourselves. That was a relief to not have to worry about it the final weekend. Anna told us about her favorites in the class which included a swamp with real dead bugs, a clif with real water and a marsh that was actually grown by another student in the class. On to project #2, which I think is just a book report!
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| kneading the dough |
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| not so pretty at this point |
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| the dough in the carboard containers set out to dry |
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| the fjord, complete with various paint schemes for the cliffs and the greenery and the snow plus the water in between from the glacier! |
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I am very impressed with the fjord. I am going to call Gary for advice if we are ever given such a project!
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