6th grade - Volcano Alert!

A volcano is ready to erupt in the Philippines....go to www.cnn.com to find out more information.

Science fair Projects

7th and 8th grade students are expected to complete their experiments and data collection during Christmas break. Students will turn in a final copy of their experiment procedures and all data collected on Wednesday, January 6.

If interested students (not required, but some students have asked) can begin the preliminary sections of the research report. This includes:
1. Write one page about how you came up with your topic and what questions you came up with.
2. Write one page about what you learned from your three research articles.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, kristy.vena@earthlink.net

December Above & Beyond

The Star of Bethlehem

This makes a fascinating web search! So many theories out there about what the wise men really saw and why it drove them to seek a newborn king. Could it have been a comet or an arrangement of planets or a supernova? If you have clear nights mid-December, get outside and look for the Geminids Meteor Shower display.

Here's what you need to do:
1. Google the terms, “Star of Bethlehem” . Read at least 2 articles on this subject.
2. Go to this website: http://www.unmuseum.org/bstar.htm
3. Look for the meteor shower…..look at this site: http://stardate.org/nightsky/meteors/
4. Write a summary of all that you learned!

This is due by Friday, January 8.

8th Grade Update

I will no longer be accepting late work from the 8th grade class. All work must be turned in on the due date. Failure to turn work in on time will result in zero points for that assignment.