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End of October...Where does the time go?

Science-Focus on Environments and Ecology
1. Create biomes- Research (thanks Kristen!)
2. Build a virtual biome
3. Ecosystems
4. Practice Vocabulary
~For those Interested: Cells ALIVE! (Eddie)
*Oh my goodness, gracious! Check out the sand bacteria, GROSS, but cool! :-)
* Take a quiz if you'd like.
*What's smaller than the tip of a pin? WOW, who knew?
Reading sites:
1. Into the book
2. Comprehension Interactive
3. Study Zone
4. Latin/Greek Roots to challege your self :-)
MATH/Social Studies: Today we leaned about the purpose of a census. Check out some cool sites to read some mathematical statistics. One of my favorites-Appromimate $ earned per level of education. See you tomorrow!!!
What did you read for your 30 minutes?

Biomes Mix & Match

Biomes Mix & Match

Current Event Sites

1. Technology
2. Australia- See the Great Barrier Reef live!
3. Environment

 Roentgen Satellite or ROSAT, will tumble to Earth sometime in early November

 Track it! Sorry guys, it's already down..

Friday we discussed briefly the impact of natural disasters, specifically, Hurricane Katrina. Some of you expressed interest in seeing more of the Make It Right website.
Have a great weekend!  

October

Geography Locations:
Spain
Portugal
Germany
Denmark
Want to go to Paris?
Science-Quarter 2-Focus on Environment & Biomes
Learning about our Earth-Preservation, conservation & future
Biomes
Just for fun!
Virtual Science Lab

"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do,"

"If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on." Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, R.I.P.  1955-2011

Digestive System

Explore more information about what we have learned. Take a quiz! (Reading these pages can count as your 30 minutes!)  :-)
EWWWW Gross Check this out-Microbe World
Did you know:
1. Americans eat about 700 million pounds of peanut butter.
2. Americans eat over 2 billion pounds of chocolate a year.

3. In your lifetime, your digestive system may handle about 50 tons!!
GEOGRAPHY
Quarter Two Locations INCLUDE:
Countries in EUROPE & ASIA
Europe Games

Want to buy books before Monday? 
See this link: Walker's Scholastic Book Fair

Last week of September!

Weather
Antarctica web cam
Track Hurricanes & Tropical Storms
Adel and Julian would like to share some webcam views.
1. New York City-Time Square
2. NY's new WTC
3. Want to pretend you are on a beech half way around the world?
See a live camera of a beach in Australia! It's night during the day here, why? ;-) 
*BUDDY CLASS- BEN'S BELLS PROJECT

LIVE REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING AND PREDICTIONS: UARS

Rumor has it, UARS is down...Just waiting for NASA to confirm.  Videos of fireball taken from backyard in Washington  on  space.com

REAL TIME SATELLITE TRACKING AND PREDICTIONS: UARS 

ALL EYES ON THE SKY TONIGHT!!!! As of on Sept. 23, 2011, the orbit of UARS Re-entry (UARS finally hitting Earth), is expected between 11 p.m. Friday and 3 a.m., Saturday morning.  During that time period, the satellite will be passing over North America, more specifically, Canada, then, Africa and Australia, as well as vast areas of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. 
          * The risk of getting hit by this satellite is 1 and 3200, very unlikely! Don't be scared....   ;-)


Track with Google Earth: http://www.n2yo.com/ if you keep trying, you'll be able to see it.  

  ~Try This Link It has worked well in our class,  you just have to click "refresh" a lot.
*Learn more about SPACE
*Keep us posted!
           Comment Below! :-)
UARS was launched in 1991 by the Space Shuttle Discovery. It is 35 feet long, 15 feet in diameter, weighs 13,000 pounds, and carries 10 instruments. UARS orbits at an altitude of 375 miles with an orbital inclination of 57 degrees. Designed to operate for three years, six of its ten instruments are STILL functioning! UARS measures ozone and chemical compounds found in the ozone layer which affect ozone chemistry and processes. UARS also measures winds and temperatures in the stratosphere as well as the energy input from the Sun. Together, they help answer the question, what is the role of the upper atmosphere in climate and climate variability?
CHECK OUT:
* CNN Heroes, vote for who you think deserves to win. :-)

Week of 9/19-9/23

SCI-JINKS Science
1. Review of Circulatory System

2. Review Cells-We'll be using microschopes to compare what they actually look like soon!
3. Virtual Body
4. Take a Quiz
5. See a virtual heart!
6. Games
7. Knee joints-Mr. McConnell taught us all about this!
*Additional Human Body Links