Corey wrote a research report today on inventions of the Sumerians…….
The ancient Sumerians invented many important things that are still used today. One of the most significant inventions was a system of canals to irrigate their fields. They could provide water to their cattle and catch fish. They also made the irrigation canals to control floods.
The irrigation canals lead to city-states because each city-state had its own source of water. City-states are cities that govern themselves. They build walls around the city so it’s protected from enemy cities. Each city-state has its own King. A major benefit of a city-state is that the people could create there own freedom.
The shaduf was another one of their important inventions. It was a bucket on a long stick. The stick was balanced on a tripod of sticks. The farmer would then lower the bucket into the water and then pull on the stick to bring it out of the water. He would then swivel it around and pour it on his crops.
Their inventions benefit us today. We improved them to meet our needs. They were very smart in all fields of the mind.
We are making a scarecrow for the Bates Nut Farm Contest. The winner receives $250! He will be a rapper. I painted gold grills. He has a $ necklace. His boxers are showing. And his name is Pump’Kin Daddy!
Monday night was the first “party” at Mr. Benjamin’s. The kids had to dress up, and the boys had to wear a tie and a sweater or sports coat. The kids had to dance more and parents were encouraged to walk right up to their kids in the middle of the dance floor and take photos. Mr. Benjamin referred to our cameras as “Parental Tools of Embarrassment”. He also explained to the kids how to properly pose for a photo. They were not allowed to duck, turn away, or let go of each other. And all were required to smile. He did a great job of explaining to them why these pictures would be important to them in a few years.
And the encouragement resulted in this great photo….
Today our friend Deron took us to the Ruben H. Fleet Science Center at Balboa park. We saw an Imax movie. It was called Animalopolis. It was about funny stuff animals do. One of the animals would touch his hip and then the guys who made the movie would rewind and fast forward. So it would look like he was dancing
We also played in the Science Center. I made a circuit work in one minute while this 20 year old guy could not get it to work in ten minutes. He said, “Show off,” and then “just kidding.” The whole day was fun!!
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