Unreal... more snow.

First day of Spring in Texas. Go figure!

Ms. Morgan's Island

So life seems to have a way of kicking butt an taking names lately. I'm not complaining or anything, merely recognizing that I am not always the one in control and am usually playing catch up. Case in point: Morgan's Survivor Island. She had a big project due for her Pre AP geography class a while back and due to various life events I'm just now getting around to sharing it. Basically, she had to create a themed island with 10 geographical features. She chose to do an island in the shape of a flower.
Here is her finished project. It was very specific in terms of what was required. Had to have a legend, compass, latitude & longitude, name of the ocean, etc. She spent many hours shaping, painting, and adding details to this project and I am very proud of her for seeing it all the way through, as well as having the vision in her mind to work towards. Ultimatly she divided the island into 5 distinct "petal regions" and the beach stem (made with sand we collected in Florida). Her regions are the town, farmland, forrest, flower fields, and volcano/mountains with a lake in the middle.

The base is the top of a styrofoam cooler from work. The island is made from a mixture of water, glue and toilet paper that she molded into her desired shape, allowed to dry, then painted.

The water is tissue paper and my favorite... Mod Podge

The houses are simply pieces of cardboard cut into squares with the "roofs" colored by markers.

I may have a slightly biased opinion, but I think she really deserved that 100% she got on this project! Very proud of my Morgan! Job well done, my dear!