Math:
Working with Exponents Word Problems
Science:
Finish Columbia Space Shuttle Writing Prompts
What type of person do you think
would make a good astronaut? Write about the characteristics that you think a
good astronaut should have.
What are some of the qualities and
skills that you think a good NASA engineer should have? Write about what a
person might need to do to prepare for a career at the space center.
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English:
Finish
classwork and questions from Chapter 18 of Red Badge of Courage
Who was shot?
Why might there have been confusion about the location of
a stream?
What does this final sentence suggest about Henry and
Wilson's perception of what happens in war?
Compare the earlier assessment of the 304th's fighting
prowess given by the lieutenant with the assessment in this paragraph.
Why do you think Henry and Wilson did not share the fact
that the officers think they will be annihilated?
Notes:
In Science today we learned about the Columbia Space Shuttle. In the 1960s, the Space Shuttle program was in
the planning stages. Scientists envisioned a vehicle for space transportation
that could make dreams come true. It would have the capability to orbit the
Earth and then return just like a jet plane - ready to go again. It would carry
satellites into space, and it would even carry astronauts back and forth to a
space station. By
the 1970s, the first shuttles were being built. The first one, Enterprise,
was an experimental model. After that, five more were built: Columbia,
Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavor. Over
the years, the shuttles had many successful flights. Still, NASA engineers were
concerned about the safety of each mission. Blasting off into outer space was
always dangerous. (EdHelper)
In Current Events we read an article from NewsEla entitled Baseball worries fan are singing "Take me out to the faster ball game" For 150 years, baseball has been played without a clock. It is the only major
sport without a time element, but that could change soon. Football
has a play clock, and basketball has a shot clock. Now, Major League Baseball
(MLB) is testing new clock rules in the Arizona Fall League (AFL), a minor
league run by the MLB. Baseball
could have a pitch clock, a pitching-change clock, and an inning-break clock.
Umpires could soon penalize pitchers with automatic balls and batters with
automatic strikes. The rule changes are intended to address the increasing
periods of inactivity during the game that some fear could turn away younger
viewers. (NewsEla) We answered these questions.
Questions:
1. How would you change baseball to
shorten the game?
2. Why do you think games being too
long are a problem?
3. What does Clint Hurtle mean when
he says ““If it’s all about a clock, go watch another sport.”?
In Social Studies we talked about the expansion of the United States by adding Alaska, We read a chapter from EdHelper "Alaska For Sale" The
United States was growing. In the second half of the 1800s, many people felt
that it was the "manifest destiny" of the United States to spread
from the East Coast all the way to the West Coast. A few people had even bigger
dreams. Secretary of State William H. Seward was one of them. He hoped to see
the U.S. expand to the northern edge of the continent too. So, you can imagine
that when he heard that Russia might be interested in selling Alaska, he jumped
at the chance. He
negotiated a purchase price with Edouard de Stoeckl, the Russian diplomat. They
settled on $7,200,000. This came to 12.5 cents per acre for a plot of land
twice the size of Texas. (EdHelper)
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