Student Blog entries

Welcome to our blog page. Fourth graders have been gathering information on different topics to write a blog entry.  Each week students were given an assignment on a topic and were required to write one fact about the subject.  Each week we shared the facts in class and were amazed that we learned so much.  After several weeks of researching different topics, students worked in teams to compile the facts gathered into a blog entry.  Check back often, we will continue to add entries.  Thanks.

The Battle of Gettysburg

Did you know the Battle of Gettysburg had more casualties than any other battle in the Civil War? The generals who led their men to battle were George G. Meade (Northern General) and Robert E. Lee (Southern General). George M. Meade led about ninty thousand men to battle. Robert E. Lee led about seventy five thousand men to battle. Forty three thousand men died in this battle. Twenty three thousand of Robert E. Lee's men died mostly because Lee decided to charge directly to the union's center.

by Matt. C. and Cameron

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Stone Mountain

Stone Mountain is a huge, rounded mass of light gray granite, about 16 miles east of Atlanta, Georgia. It is the largest stone mountain in North America. At its highest point it rises over 700 feet above the surrounding terrain. It measures about 2 miles long and 1 mile wide. In 1923, an ambitious sculpturing project was undertaken on Stone Mountain. Henry A. Lukeman worked on Stone Mountain. The work was discontinued in 1928 because of lack of funds. The three men of the confederacy, Stone Wall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and Jefferson Davis images are carved in Stone Mountain.

by Ericka and Seth S.

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Mt. Saint Helens

Mt. St. Helens is a mountain in Washington, state U.S.A. Mt.St. Helens elevation is 8,365 feet. On May 18th 1980 at 8:32 A.M. Mt.St. Helens erupted. Mt.St. Helens caused many deaths and enormous damage in southwestern Washington after erupting in 1980. Mt. St. Helens has erupted many times in the last 4,500 years, but it was inactive from 1857 until 1980. Hot ash and rocks from the1980 eruption started forest fires and melted snow covering the upper slopes of the mountain.

by Adam B. and Tyler A.

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Vietnam Memorial

The Vietnam Memorial is located in Washington D.C. It was designed by Maya Ying Ling. She also designed the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, AL. When The Wall was built, there were 57,159 names on the Vietnam Memorial. It contains 140 black granite panels. Eight women are listed on the wall. The first death dates back to 1956. The death of each soldier is in order from the date they died. The wall is 10 feet high. It is founded by Jan Scruggs who served in Vietnam from 1969-1970. There are more than 58,000 members of the United States armed forces who died in the Vietnam War.

by Mweyeria, Brooklyn, and Dalton H.

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The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg was a marval of the Zepplin airship design. The Hindenburg was a German passenger airship. The Hindenburg was a blimp that blew up May 6, 1937. The Hindenburg would carry a gas volume of 7,062,000 cubic feet. The gas that maybe made the Hindenburg blow up was hydrogen. The actual cause of the fire was never determined. They think the material they used to hold all the hydrogen in the Hindenburg caused a static spark which easily caused the hydrogen to ignite and it burned the Hindenburg down. Out of 97 people 35 people died in the crash. The Hindenburg was named after Paulvon Hindenburg, the president of Germany. It was the largest aircraft ever. The Hindenburg could go up to 84 miles per hour. The Hindenburg was 803.8 feet long and 135.1 feet wide.

by Jaret C. and Katie D.

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Crazy Horse

Did you know that the Crazy Horse Memorial was built by Korzak Ziolkowki? The Crazy Horse Memorial began on June 3,1948. It is in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The Crazy Horse Memorial is not a state or federal funded project. Crazy Horse was a legendary Lakota leader. The head of the Crazy Horse Memorial will be 87 feet high. By comparison of the four U.S. Presidents at Mount Rushmore which are 60 feet high.

by Logan B., Kareen B. and Jacob M.

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Mt. Saint Helens

Mt. Saint Helens is located in Washington State U.S.A. Mt. St. Helens is a volcano .One of the
Indian names for Mt. Saint Helens was Fire Mountain. It is 40,000 years old. On May 18, 1980, Mt. Saint Helens erupted, shaken by an earthquake measring 5.1 on the richer scale. It's elevation after the eruption was 8,364 feet. Mt. Saint Helens is in the Cascade Moutain Range.

by Savannah S., Connor P., and David W.

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The Vietnam War Memorial

The Vietnam War Memorial is a wall with soldiers names that lost their life in the Vietnam War. It was founded by Diane Carlson Evens. It is located in Washington D.C. It is made up of two black granite walls. They are 246 feet & 9 in. long. The wall was designed by Mia Ying Lin. 58,256 names are on the wall today & also 1,200 of these names have a cross beside them, which means they are missing in action. It was dedicated in 1982.

by Peytan D. and Savannah L.
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Stone Mountain

Stone Mountain is granite dome is Georgia. It measures about 2 miles long and 1 mile wide.
Stone Mountain is the result of the upwelling magma from within the earth's crust.
The elevatation of Stone Mountain is 1,683 feet and it is more than 5 miles in circumference.
Three figures of the Confederate states of Amercia are carved in the mountain Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis. The carving was begun by Gutzon Borglum but was finished by Walter Kirtland.

by Juwan B. and Tanner S.

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Battle of Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg lasted three days. The days were July 1st though July 3rd of 1863. Abraham Lincoln was the president. The confederates had a total of 46,457 soilders, and in war 4,708 were killed, 12,693 were wounded and 5,830 were captured or missing. After the war, Lincoln gave the Gettyburg Address.

by Kaleigh F. and Grant B.

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Mt. Rushmore

October 4,1927 through October 31,1941 a man named Gutzon Borglum and 400 workers started to create Mt.Rushmore. Mt.Rushmore removed over 8,000 pounds of stone. Over 90% of Mt.Rushmore was carved by using dynamite. The location of Mt.Rushmore is in South Dakota. It took 14 years to carve the four faces of four presidents which are Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and George Washington.

by Matt R. and Tad B.

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Mt. Rushmore

Mt.Rushmore is in South Dakota and represents people with ideas that changed the world. The sculptor of Mt.Rushmore was Gutzon Borglum. After Mr.Borglum died his son finished the mountain.
Mt.Rushmore is a huge carving on a granite cliff. The carving of Mt.Rushmore actually began on August 10,1927, and spanned a length of 14 years. Only six and a half years were spent carving the mountain. The rest of the time was spent on weather debays. Mt.Rushmore has the faces of 4 presidents carved into the mountain. They are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.

by Justin S. and Sarah K.

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The Battle of Gettysburg

The most famous and most important Civil War Battle occured over 3 hot summer days. July 1 to July 3, 1863 around the small market town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. General George G. Meade led a Northern army of about 90,000 men to victory against General Robert E. Lee's Southern army of about 75,000,. Four months after the battle, visiting journalists reported that the Earth at Gettysgurg remained blood-soaked in places. It stopped the last attempt of confederate forces to invade the North. The battle of Gettysgurg had over 162,000 men in it.

by Julian P. and Sergio F.
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The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg was the largest aircraft ever built. During it's second year of service it was destroyed by a fire while landing at Lakehurst Navel Air Station in New Jersey. Thirty five people died in the horrible fire. The Hindenburg's nick name was the Titanic of the sky. It was 804 feet long. The Titanic is only 78 feet longer. The Hindenburg was named after Paul Von Hindenburg, the Presedent of Germany.

by Akela G. and Zac G.

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Stone Mountain

Stone Mountain is a granite dome located in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Stone Mt. was started by Gutzon Borglum. It was finished by Walker Kirtland Hancock. It rises more than 700 feet. It measures about 2 miles long and 1 mile wide. On the sculpture of Stone Mt. are the faces of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewell Jackson on horses backs. In Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech he mentions Stone Mt. ... Let freedom ring from Stone Mt. of Georgia.

by Mikaela M., Abbey W. and Keely S.
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Crazy Horse

Did you know the Crazy Horse Memorial is a mountain monument in the black hills of South Dakota? Crazy Horse Memorial has been in progess since 1948 and is still far from completion. Korezak Ziolkowsi began craving Crazy Horse Memorial . It is a mountain that is still in the craving stage and needs 16.5 millon dollars to keep going. Crazy Horses head is 87 feet & 6 inches high.

by Dalton W. and Taylor B.

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The Hindenburg

Did you know that the Hindenburg was 804 feet long?
On May 6, 1937 the Hindenburg was approaching its landing station when it mysteriously burst into flames.
The Hindenburg was 804 feet long and 135 feet wide.
When the Hindenburg blew up it killed 35 people either by the people jumping off or being burned by the flames.
Of the 97 people on board only 62 lived.

by Symber L., Tanner B., and Emanuel K.

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Vietnam Memorial

Did you know that there is a model of the Vietnam Memorial that is shown all over the U.S. ?
But the real Vietnam Memorial is located in Washington D.C. and honors men and women who fought and died in the Vietnam war.
The designer of the Vietnam Memorial is Maya Lin. It is made of black granite.
At the Vietnam Memorial there is more than three million visitors a year.
When there is a cross by the engraved name that means they are still missing in action. If there is a diamond by their name it means their body has been recovered.

Madasyn G. and Jeremy B.

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Mt. Saint Helens

Did you know that Mt. Saint Helens is a volcano in Washington State?
It's last eruptian was in 2004. Mt. Saint Helens caused many deaths and enormous
damages in Southwestern Washington after erupting in 1980. Mt. Saint Helens eruption
killed 57 people .

by: Jordan W. and Matt B.

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Crazy Horse

Crazy Horse is a monument in South Dakota. It was made in the honor of the Native American Crazy Horse. When finished it will be the largest sculpture ever made. It will be Crazy Horse on his horse pointing his finger in the distance. The creator of the sculpture, Crazy Horse, was sculpturer Korzack Ziolkowski. The Crazy Horse Monument was started in 1948. When it is finished it will be 641 feet wide and 563 feet high.

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Jackson B.

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Mt. Rushmore

Mt.Rushmore is a mountain that has four presidents sculpted on it. They are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. Gutzon Borglum was the sculpter of Mt.Rushmore. He began drilling in 1927. He sculpted for 14 years but he died and his son took over, but never finished. Mt.Rushmore is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Mt.Rushmore is named after prominent New York lawyer Charles E. Rushmore.
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Andrew F. and Braiden H.

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