Why do they call the green room green, when its not green?

So my mom is in florida and she is a helper for her friend thats works to sell these cookies. So I called her and she was in the green room and I asked "what's a green room" then she gave me an assignment. First let me explain what a green room means. A green room is a room where actors or actresses stay when they are waiting to get on stage. In whatever time period the term was made it was erased but now we have tons of theories about it. And this is one of the theories. Many actors are scared before the go on stage, a person with nausea is often said to look green, so the green room is where the actors wait before they go on stage. Thats one of the many theories. If you want to read  more of them, just click here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_room

Planet 9?

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Have founds signs of a very large object in space. It is 10 times the mass of the earth. Scientists are calling it "Planet 9", What they did was they pinpointed the location of the planet and millions of astronomers are now searching and hoping that they will be the first to spot it.

Dash

  This is Dash the robot. He is sooooooooo cute anyway I am getting him in a couple of days! I am so exited, how I found him was I was at the science museum I go to for classes and we did programing. But this programming is way cooler! They make it way more fun to program not a bunch of letters and numbers but games pretty cool right. when I get it I will blog post some videos.

The Life of Emperor Tamarins

     Do you know that out of the two hundred and sixty monkey types, there are only two that have claws instead of nails, and that give birth to twins? One of these is the emperor tamarin. These adorable monkeys have always been intriguing to me. Their habitat, diet, and unique physical features, are what make them so distinct. 

     New world monkeys, who live in the tropical and subtropical regions of Central and South America, includes emperor tamarin monkeys. These specific monkeys live in the dangerous northwest side of the Amazon River. One fascinating fact about the Amazon River is that in ancient times the river flowed backward, east to west, and now it flows west to east. During the day, these adventurous monkeys leap from branches and vines high up in the canopy layer of the jungle.  A tamarin troop, which typically has about nine members, make their homes in cozy tree holes where jungle sounds lull them to sleep. 

     Morning is the busiest time for tamarins. First, they wake up, drink some water and get right to work. Tamarins are omnivores. “Omni” in latin means “all or everything" and “vorer” means “to devour". So tamarins eat both plants and animals. The family divides jobs such as hunting for lizard, frogs, and crickets. While others gather fruit, sap, and nectar. The tamarins, who are very good sharers, provide food with the entire family. Like humans, a tamarin baby drinks milk from their mother, which is a trait of mammals. This is part of a typical day in the life of a tamarin.

     Emperor tamarins have many remarkable features, which makes them stand out from other monkeys. For example they are only one of the two types of monkeys that have claws, not nails. This is especially good because it makes climbing and gripping on to trees easy.  While most male and female monkeys differ in color or size, tamarin males and females look extremely similar. Monkeys also typically have one baby at a time, but tamarins don’t. Notably, tamarins give birth to one or two litters of twins a year.  However, the absolute best feature on the emperor tamarins is their mustaches and mohawks. This makes them look hilarious and laughable. These are some of the unique features tamarins posses that make them so special.

     These vivacious monkeys are in danger! Their habitat is becoming bleaker and bleaker. Millions of colossal trees, which make perfect homes, are disappearing faster then you can say “emperor tamarins are cute”. Learning about their habitat, diet and remarkable features is an important step in working towards protecting these creatures that God so wonderfully created.   

Bibliography

Braun, Eric & Donovan, Sandra. Tamarins. New York: Steck-Vaughn Company, 2002.

Dunn, Mary.  Tamarin Monkeys. Minnesota: Capstone Press, 2013

Zabludoff, Mark. AnimalWays Monkeys. New York: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2008 

Haikus

Haikus are a kind of Japanese poetry. Here is how to write a haiku: The first line has five syllables, second line seven, third five again. It's pretty simple. I wrote some Haikus and I hope you like them. The first one is about summer, the second one about spring, and the third is about winter.

Summer

Trucks with ice cream, yum

Sounds of people splashing

We know its summer.

Spring

Chattering babies

Sprouts sprouting, flowers bloom

Beautiful blossoms.

Winter

A hot coco feels good

When from coming outside

Mom's soup saves the day.

The Greatest Buddies

The Greatest Buddies

The Great Sphinx, which stands magnificently next to the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, is an ancient stone statue. The statue has a head of a man, which measures thirteen feet across, and is believed to be modeled after King Khafres. Although the head is of a man, the body is in the shape of a lion. The Great Sphinx is 240 feet wide and towers at 60 feet tall. Because the statue sits in the desert, it sadly has been eroded by sand, wind, and time. Since the 1800s, it has been covered neck high in sand four times. Although they have to unbury it, it still remains mostly intact. The Great Pyramid and the Great Sphinx have been sitting next to each other for 4,000 years, and hopefully they will sit next to each other for another 4,000.

Gladiators

Ancient Roman citizens watched gladiators in a very gruesome sport. Bravely, gladiators fought to the death in fights that took place in the amphitheater. There were two types of people who participated in the fights, those who volunteered and those who were forced.  Criminals, slaves and war prisoners were forced. Murderers were even forced to fight without any weapon at all! The volunteer gladiators, who were trained by the emperor, fearlessly entered the arena. Who or what did they fight? Bears, lions, crocodiles, and even each other!  After admitting defeat, the crowd decided the gladiators fate. Thumbs toward him meant keep him alive. And thumbs pointing away from him, meant he was to be killed. Gladiators who were successful in winning were considered Roman heroes. This may have seemed cruel, but the Roman people enjoyed watching this repugnant sport.