Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

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
  • Thurs., May 26: Instrumental Music Festival featuring guitar/bass students, violin students/orchestra, and ukulele club.
  • Eighth Grade Project resource page updated 4/27, including project deadlines through the end of the project. Page will be updated as I get new information.
  • Download Ukulele Club documents (links fixed) here.

Math:
    Grade 7 & 8
  • Nada

Language Arts:
  • Nada

Social Studies:
  • Quiz Friday, 5/27: On recent Renaissance topics, particularly power structures of Florence, the rise of the Medici family and the Gozzoli fresco.

Science:

Moment of Zen:

13 Ways of Looking at a Jellyfish


There's a certain character to scientific illustrations, particularly those of a certain vintage. It seems I'm not alone in my fascination, as someone has devoted a Tumblr account to particularly interesting examples of scientific illustrations, ranging as far back as the 1600s. Click above to see many more.

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