I live in the fluffiest of clouds over a colorful, party-all-day, but small city called New York. I eat the tiniest of squid you can find in the ocean and the delicious, juicy carrots of the carrot field below my home. My two special powers are to sniff out a carrot from a hundred miles away and to be able to fly for half a year long. My weakness is the scent or taste of candy. I eat candy everyday. My human-like qualities are that I sometimes wear clothes, shoes, and accessories around my cloudy home. I also like to type on my computer and can talk. I have a fuzzy head like a bunny and rainbow colored fish scales that cover my body. Red with rainbow dotted butterfly wings are on my back and I have a long,orange fox tail with a white tip. Can you find me?
My Haiku
The Birth of a Butterfly
By Lailani
on a small branch
a butterfly emerges from its cocoon…
as the sun sets
A Golden Duckling
By Lailani
on the greenest of grass in the daffodil meadow
a warm-hearted, golden duckling sat in the grass
the sun rises as spring starts
A Friendship
By Lailani
a butterfly sits on a leaf
as a ladybug flutters by…
as the sun sets
Bamboo
By Lailani
a joyful panda hangs on the bamboo
in the colorful bamboo forest
as the sun awakens the forest creatures
A Biography About Abigail Adams
Pretending to be a Grandma
A Story From the Big, Bad Wolf’s Point of View
One day I was wandering a forest doing what all other wolves do. I saw a little house and I was getting hungry and tired so I went in. There was a grandma sitting on her bed then she said,” Hey wolf get out of my home my granddaughter is about to be here with muffins cause I’m not feeling well today and I don’t want you here because yo stick and eat people as food. You all so are the worst creature in the world.So,goodbye wolf! So long!”
I got so mad at that old bat that I growled at her and said,” I will stay in here old bat and you are not going to stop me.”
“How do you know wolf”, the grandma said angrily.
“Because i’m going to trap you in this closet and block it with that wood over there on the ground.”, I replied.
“Ah that won’t be necessary.”, grandma said as I closed the closet and blocked it with the wood. That old bat kept banging on the closet door. Then I heard a knocking on the door and so did the old bat then she screamed,” That must be Red open the door.”
“If you scream one more time i’ll throw you out ,okay .”, I said to that wrinkly thing.
I quickly jumped into the bed and in my best grandma voice I said,”Come in sweetie oh you brought muffins for me how lovely.”
“Um, grandma what big nose you have.”, Red said frightened.
I replied,” The better to smell the muffins.”
Red responded scared,”What big teeth you have.”
I replied,”The better to chew the muffins.”
Red said terrified,” What big feet you have.”
I said,” The better to walk eating those muffins.”
“ Um ‘grandma’ you look very different,”Red said like I wasn’t her grandma.
I chased Red out of the forest then went back to that grandma’s home and sat at the table then ate the muffins along with the pie sitting on the counter. Oh no while I was chasing Red ,grandma got out and called the huntsman over, “ Where is that wolf Ms.Hood oh never mind I see him. He will be gone In a flash.” I ran away never to return again.
My Science Fair Project
Salt or Soda?
Lailani Lewis
Ms. Adams
4th Grade
February 8, 2017
Question
Which dissolves better in water salt or baking soda?
Hypothesis
If I put water and salt in one cup and water and baking soda in another, then salt will dissolve better.
Bibliography
- https://prezi.com/7vl6dcj3y-gy/salt-or-baking-soda/
- https://www.reference.com/science/dissolves-better-water-salt-baking-soda-d5d899876594eaf1
Background Information
Table salt is more soluble in water than baking soda because of the difference in polarity, bond types and compound size. Salt, or sodium chloride, is bound by ionic bonds and is considered extremely polar. Water, or H2O, is also very polar.
When sodium chloride, or NaCl, is dissolved in water, it is easily broken into individual Na+and Cl-ions.
Baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, consists of a Na+ ion bound to a larger bicarbonate ion. Although this compound is polar, it is less polar than sodium chloride. This means it is less soluble than NaCl. Also, although the Na+ ions easily disassociate in a polar solvent such as water, the bicarbonate ion never truly dissolves. Bicarbonate, or HCO3-, is an organic molecule composed of covalent bonds. Covalent compounds do not dissolve in polar solvents. The HCO3- ion takes a hydrogen atom from water to form carbonic acid, which then decomposes to form CO2 gas and water.
Procedures
- Gather my materials
- Fill both cups with 8 ounces of water
3. Put 2 teaspoons of salt in one cup and stir 5 times
4. Put 2 teaspoons of baking soda in the other cup and stir 5 times
5. Look to see which one dissolved - Record results
- Repeat steps 2-6 two more times
- Record results
Materials
- 2 plastic 12 ounce cups
- Salt
- Baking soda
- Water
- A spoon
- Measuring cup
- Teaspoon
Conclusion
Based on my results I found out that my hypothesis was incorrect. Baking soda dissolved better than salt in water after stirring 5 times and waiting for about 5 minutes. In each trial baking soda dissolved better because it was clearer to see through than the salt was. Based on my results I learned that the amount of water and salt or baking soda might affect which dissolves better. I also learned that baking soda takes less time to dissolve than salt.
DATA/ RESULTS
Trials | Amount | Water | Time | Results |
Trial 1 | ||||
Baking Soda |
2 tsp
|
12 oz. | 5 Min. | Clear |
Salt | 2 tsp | 12 oz. | 5 Min. | Cloudy |
Trial 2 | ||||
Baking Soda |
2 tsp
|
12 oz. | 5 Min. | Clear |
Salt | 2 tsp | 12 oz. | 5 Min. | Cloudy |
Trial 3 | ||||
Baking Soda |
2 tsp
|
12 oz. | 5 Min. | Clear |
Salt | 2 tsp | 12 oz. | 5 Min. | Cloudy |
Hello World I’m Lailani (AKA Lai-Lai)
Hello people! I am Lailani and I’m gonna tell you a little bit about myself.
First of all, I love drawing and other art activities. When I draw I like to draw flowers, people, and animals. I am also in the fourth grade with many friends. In the fourth grade I think that spelling, math, and art are my favorite subjects so far. My favorite animals are giraffes, bunnies, puppies, kittens, pandas, and piglets. I even like jewelry, but I don’t wear it very often. I especially like necklaces and earrings mostly because necklaces are decorative and colorful. Earrings are pretty and express what you love. My favorite flowers are tulips, roses, daisies, marigolds, daffodils, and sunflowers. My favorite colors are purple, red violet, hot pink, gold, and light blue. I usually draw things with these colors and wear clothes with them as well. My favorite sport is soccer because I like being defender and offence to shoot goals and block them. I even used to be on a soccer team and scored goals. The foods I like best are spaghetti, lasagna, pizza, nachos, chicken, and macaroni and cheese. I LOVE candy some of my favorites are cotton candy, Skittles, peppermint, Starburst, lollipops, Nerds, Tootsie Rolls, Fun Dip, and Sour Patch Kids. I think I love all of them. I hope you enjoyed learning a little about me. I hope to be posting more and hope you’ll love my writing I hope to be posting more and hope you’ll love my writing style.