Wednesday, March 7, 2012

General Announcements:

• If you ever notice something missing or wrong on the blog, comment to let me know about it - I don't always have the whole picture. -Grace
• Fri., 3/2 - Prisms Coffeehouse!

Humanities:

• Study for Civil War test on Friday, 3/9
• Due Mon., 3/12: Read Lyddie, ch. 10-19 and complete reading log.
7th Grade Research Paper
• Due Mon., 3/5: 500 words of rough draft
• Deadlines for 7th Grade Abolitionist Research Paper (updated 1/31)

Math:

• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
• Grade 7
• Due Th., 3/8: On p. 6-11, do #1 and #8. You will need graph paper.
Grade 8
• Due Fri., 3/9: Using π = 3.14, answer 1-4 Add'l Practice.
• Algebra A
• Due Thurs., 3/8: #1, 2
Algebra B
• Math's Mates Test TBA

Science:

• Due Thurs., 3/8: Answer questions 1/6 on Energy handout
• NOTE: you can watch these video clips a few times for free, then you must register to get full access

8th Grade Project:

• Due Wed., 3/14: Final outline due with details from notes
• Meeting with mentor
Complete list of project due dates (as of 1/25) here.

Speaking of gravity... Titanic Sunk by "Supermoon" and Celestial Alignment?

"R.M.S. Titanic went down on a moonless night, but the iceberg that sank the luxury liner may have been launched in part by a full moon that occurred three and a half months earlier, scientists say."