There were so many excited students today that couldn't wait to tell me and the class their experience with the "Blood" moon last night. So great to feel the excitement! Period 1 and 2 are working on their Seasons Poster Project. They should have completed section A which gives evidence of our oval orbital pattern around the sun. Students need to make this new piece of information a part of their poster. Tomorrow we will look at another fact about the Earth and its revolution around the sun. Period 3 worked on finding averages for their Sun's Angles experiment. The data looks really good and is graphing well. It will be fun to see what our whole class average is and if we can really say, yes! The equator is hotter than the poles. The North StarPolaris is located in the constellation of Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. It sometimes also goes by the name “Stella Polaris.” The seven stars from which we derive a bear are also known as the Little Dipper. Polaris, the North Star lies at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper, whose stars are rather faint. The entire northern sky wheels around Polaris. Some assume it’s the brightest star in the sky. In fact, Polaris ranks only 50th in brightness. Navigator's have relied on this star for years to guide them to destinations. This time lapse picture clearly shows how the axis of the Earth follows this single star as we rotate. Pretty cool huh? Social StudiesMr. Scheerer's class has started the Hieroglyphics Unit. Today they even tried their own hand at writing some Egyptian symbols.
In Mrs. Taylor's class we took a quiz on Egypt and Kush. Grades for both classes will be posted tomorrow.
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Mrs. TaylorI love science! Everything about the world is interesting and never boring. I love to study plants, animals, insects, and people. My favorite subjects are my students who are the most unique organisms on the planet! Categories |