We got to record our WEX writing stories on Garage Band and it was interesting. We had to keep on going back to fix and delete parts of our story to make it better. Then, we got to go back and add effects and change the tone if we wanted to.

    Who founded Arbor Day/Who is J. Sterling Morton:
    Well, Julius Sterling Morton founded Arbor Day. Julius Morton was born on April 22, 1832 and died April 27, 1902. Julius Morton built a mansion with 52 rooms that is now currently the Arbor Lodge State Historical Park. His biggest achievement was founding Arbor Day. He first got the idea to have Arbor Day on January 4, 1872 The exact date was set for April 10th, 1872. He offered prizes to counties and individuals for planting the most number of trees on that day. On the first Arbor Day a lot of trees were planted, maybe even 1 million!!! J. Morton was fascinated with trees and plants and so he planted many rare plants and apple trees around his mansion. J. Morton wanted to help people learn the techniques of farming and forestry because he loved the outdoors.
    What is Arbor Day?
    Arbor day is a day when people and communities come together to plant trees. Most countries celebrate Arbor Day or a holiday similar. The day that Arbor Day is celebrated is different in some countries becuase of the temperature.

Two days ago it was Earth Day. We got to go outside and observe plants and see the buds. Some bushes and trees had buds coming in and in some places flowers were blooming! We should all recycle and keep our Earth clean!!!

How do eel grass use water?

Drinking and eating: Eel grass use/drink water to survive.

Keeping Clean: No Answer

Playing: No Answer

Other: Eel grass did provide food for the Seri Native American tribe. Also, eel grass was used as insulation for houses and sometimes people had eel grass roofs, which were very durable. Eel grass has also been used as packing material and as stuffing for mattresses and cushions. For tiny marine animals eel grass is a small food factory. Eel grass provides food for many invertebrates.

All organisms need water to survive. Even though a cactus can survive without much water, it still needs water.

So, what are 5 ways that living things need and use water?

1. All living organisms need water to survive. Without it they would dehydrate and die of thirst. Humans need lots of water because we can dehydrate pretty fast.

2. Living organisms use water to keep clean. We wash our hands and take showers, using water to keep clean. Some animals groom themselves with saliva, like cats and use their saliva (which is partly water) to clean themselves.

3. We use water to play in and some other organisms play also. We play in pools, use water guns, and water balloons. Polar bears love to play and swim in water also.

4. Aquatic organisms need water to survive. Fish and all other marine animals, like sharks, whales, ect, live in water for their whole life, therefore the water becomes part of them, because they rely so much on it. They breathe in water to get oxygen.

5. We use water to cook, also. Some food needs to be boiled in hot water before it can be eaten, like noodles, broccoli, and some other vegetables can be boiled.

The British colonies were very popular because there was much land for homes and the land was cheap. Many people liked it because in Europe land could only be afforded by the rich. Also, more land meant you could support your families. You could have a farm and trade, buy, and sell goods at the market.