Rattlesnake Dissection

     Today we went to the Science Center to learn about rattlesnakes. Not only did we learn about rattlesnakes, but we dissected one. Our first activity was watching videos on how snakes move and a video on how snakes swallow such large animals. Snakes move with their thin muscles. It’s too bad they do not have arms and legs like people, but they still tend to move quickly! Our second activity was looking at a garter snake and a rattlesnake. There were four snakes on the cardboard: two garter snakes, and two rattlesnakes. Two of the four were cut open and flipped upside down. The instructor was using comparative anatomy to show the differences and similarities between the two snakes. Finally, it was time to dissect a rattlesnake. We received a very extensive and large snake. It was a male, so we checked the reproductive organs to see if it had a sperm. We started off by pinning the scaly, cut skin back, so it would not be in our way when we took out the insides. After Samantha and I finished pinning out the skin, we took out all the organs. We had a slippery time at the Science Center.

Renaissance Faire

The Renaissance Festival felt exactly like a reenactment of the Renaissance period. There were villagers walking around acting like they were peasants or royal types of person. All the royal ladies and lords had English accents because the Renaissance village was located in England. At the Renaissance Festival I saw a plethora of actors and actresses, and they all were a special someone in the Renaissance time. I loved the costumes, so I decided to dress up myself as a lord’s daughter; when I was all dressed up I looked exactly like a Renaissance child. At the petting zoo, we were allowed to pet the type of animals in the Renaissance period: sheep, cows, goats, bunnies, dogs, chickens, and even a goose named Maddie. At the Renaissance I had an amusing time.

Science Fair

On Saturday Mrs. Davis and I took a trip to the Arizona Science Center to present my science project about the salinity of various water habitats. When I first arrived at the Arizona Science Center I set up my project on a table that was prepared for me. The organization said I would be sharing my table with one other presenter. I was situated in the front row on the left side, so I was directly facing the walkway. My teacher told me to stroll around and look at all the fascinating projects, so that is what I did before the fair started. I learned a copious amount from the other projects, but I had very little time because guests were starting to arrive. I explained my project to many people. The people who observed my project were very kind, and when I gave the guests a quiz, they all learned a plethora about salt. After all the exciting guests came, there was a mother of a child who invents various types of three-dimensional electronics. The mother was surprised about my project and was encouraging. Mrs. Davis and I talked to her for a while and learned the son, Joey Hudy, met the president at a science fair. She was very humble to me, and right as she left my dad surprised me at my presentation. I started closing up my presentation to play with my dad and brother. We went to the second floor of the museum and played, but also learned. Soon it was time to go home, but I had an amazing time at my science fair.