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December 20, 2005

Enjoy the holidays!!

We are busy finishing up the second nine weeks this week!  Students will have two grades taken this week, and both grades will be on the third nine weeks' report card.  Those two grades are the chapter 20 test and their NASA mission project.

Monday:
1.  Finish study guide
2.  Review for test

Tuesday:
1.  Take chapter 20 test
2.  Space shuttle graph

Wednesday:
1.  Project Presentations

Thursday:
1.  Project Presentations
2.  Review Jeopardy (time allowing)

December 13, 2005

Two weeks left!

Remember that your NASA mission project is due on the 21st!  If you aren't going to be here on the 22nd, please let me know ahead of time!  Here's the plan for this week:

Monday:
1.  Planet Research

Tuesday:
1.  Finish your planet research
2.  Create an alien adapted to your planet

Wednesday:
1.  Finish your alien creation
2.  Work on your mission guidelines worksheet

Thursday:
1.  Finish your mission guidelines worksheet
2.  Turn in your planet packet

Friday:
1.  Review for Tuesday's test
2.  Planet video

December 05, 2005

12/5-12/9 Assignments

Students have now had two days in class to work on their NASA mission project.  Now, it is up to them to finish it at home and prepare a two minute presentation.  Here is what is on tap for this week:

Monday:  Catch up day!
1.  Work on final copies of your planet poem
2.  Finish workbook pages 241-248  (will be graded on Weds.)
3.  Complete the planet weight/age worksheet

Tuesday:
1.  "Moons of Jupiter" slide show and whole class activity
No Homework!

Wednesday:
1.  Check workbook pages
2.  Notes over Comets/Asteroids

Thursday:
1.  Read section 6 in class
2.  Read/Complete the "You Decide" at the end of secton 6

Friday:
Debate Day