After the 4 day weekend we should all be well rested and ready to get back to work. This week we will be wrapping our brains around the issue of Global Warming. We look forward to seeing you bright and early Monday morning !! (Don't forget, we have a vocabulary test on Friday)

EXTRA CREDIT
Also, just a reminder that your child can at any time, complete extra credit work by reading a book from our Milwood library that comes from the 500's and/or the 600's section and pertains to science. If the book has a dot on the side of it, it is an Accelerated Reader book. Take the Accelerated Reader computer test, bring me your test score of 80% or better and I will give you the extra credit points for it. If the book is not an Accelerated Reader book, write a one page edited book report on it and I will give you the extra credit points. Continue to watch for other ways to also earn extra credit, but you can always get extra credit this way too.

Monday 11/27/06

• Science

Vocabulary Word boxes are due today. Don't forget to bring them to class. Also I will be grading the questions you did on gasoline (How it's made. Where it comes from. Etc.) from the previous week. So be sure you have that with you as well. Today we will do a quick review on the 4-stroke engine and discuss the different "states" or "phases" that an element can take. This will prepare us for our discussions on Global Warming and how the burning of fossil fuels contributes to it.

• Creation Station

For our first day in this new class, we will work on some projects that will help us to get to know one another. We will also work on creativity mapping and do a creativity inventory.

Tuesday 11/28/06

• Science

Today we will dive into some chemistry as we discuss "matter and it's properties" and how the combustion reaction in a 4-stroke engine works.

Wednesday 11/29/06

• Science

We will take a very close look at global warming as we begin watching an important movie on the subject. We will be stopping the movie at specific points to have class discussions on specific topics and to add to our note taking journals. Be prepared to pay close attention and use your brains to think through these tough ideas.

• Creation Station

Today we will be working on a couple of different projects. "Inside and Out Creativity" and "You are Unique".

Thursday 11/30/06

• Science

Today we will continue to discuss and watch the movie on global warming. We will be looking for your thoughts and ideas on how we can help to slow down this process. We will also discuss the future troubles that continued global warming may cause. Be sure to have your note taking journals with you when you show up for class.

Friday 12/01/06

• Science

Vocabulary test today !! After our vocabulary test, we will spend the remainder of our class time organizing our thoughts on global warming. We will go over what we have learned and try to summarize the main ideas/concepts. This should help to prepare you for when we eventually take our "final exam" on the transportation module we have been studying.

• Creation Station

Today we will finish the "You are Unique" project.