Blue Moon Tonight- Happy New Year

Don't take me literally! The moon won't actually be blue. Read about the blue moon.
There will also be a partial lunar eclipse tonight, but you will only be able to see it if you happen to be spending the new year in Africa, Asia or Europe!
Read more.
Why won't we see the eclipse here?

Volcano Mayon

There is some interesting stuff happening in the Phillipines with the volcano Mayon.  The CNN link below mentions the Ring of Fire.
 
Click here to learn more.

Teacher Topic:

I hope you enjoyed the movie today. For your Teacher Topic, please reflect on the following:


1. When the kids end up out in the yard, they state that since they are 1/2 inch tall and they are 64 feet from the house, that would be the equivalent of 3.2 miles. How do you think they came up with that number?

2. The kids also state that the relative size of the butterfly's wingspan would be 42 feet in length. How could they figure this out?

3. If the kids were originally about 60 inches tall and they are now, 1/2 inch tall, what scale factor was used to shrink them?

4. If a human was really reduced to 2 inches in height, do you think that our bodies would still be able to function in the same way? Why or why not?

Read and Respond

Read and respond to the nanotechnology article that you were given today.

Aid Memory: Scale

Create something tonight to help you to remember what we are learning about scale.
Ratio Math Challenge

Expand Vocabulary

This week's words:

Relative Scale
Scale Factor
Scale
Proportion
Ratio

Any remaining math task work is due to me by the beginning of class tomorrow!

Math Tasks Due at the End of the Period Monday

Make sure you work on your tasks this weekend!

Work on Math Tasks

Make sure to work on your math tasks for at least 30 minutes tonight!

Lady Lava and Friends

Check out the videos that our students produced!!!!

For our timeline!

Check out this cool website. It should be useful for our timeline!

Trailblazing Timeline

To the finish...

You will have one more hour tomorrow to work on your rock cycle projects. I am so excited about the work I have seen so far. We will have a magazine, a music video, a claymation, and several songs presented on Monday and Tuesday. I can't wait!

Take responsibility for your actions and learning...

I've been a broken record lately. You guys are doing a great job staying on track and on task. Keep it up. Remember that you should have your research completed for your rocks by tomorrow, and you should have begun your word problem.

Begin Unit 3 Tasks and Rock Cycle Project

Today, we began our rock cycle projects by researching rock types and rocks. Students worked with their partners to determine a game plan for the week. They are working on setting their own deadlines to accomplish tasks.

Three Main Rock Types
More on three main rock types...
USGS Search
Type in your rock name and search for specific information about your rock.