Homework and Notes from 11/17/14

Homework:

Math:

Scientific Notation worksheet
Turning larger numbers into short hand numbers.

English:

Finish Chapter 21 Questions of Red Badge of Courage

1. Why might Henry feel he has the right to look down on his fellows?
2. Which officer attempted to defend the actions of the 304th?
3. Summarize what was said in this paragraph.
4. Explain in your own words why Wilson and Henry are suddenly so happy based on a rumor of a conversation. What importance would this hold for them?

Science:

Crater of Doom
(Vocabulary Activity)
Circle the correct spelling of the word
25 questions

Notes:


In Science we read an article entitled The Crater of Doom from EdHelper. Have you ever seen a shooting star? Shooting stars, also called meteors, are pieces of dust and rock that burn as they fall through Earth's atmosphere. Many of them are as small as a grain of sand. Larger chunks that don't burn up completely are called meteorites when they land on Earth's surface. Earth gets many of these surprise visitors each day! How many? Thousands of tiny, sand-grain-sized meteorites fall on Earth's surface every day. About 100 larger ones, maybe the size of a soccer ball, fall every year. On average, one meteorite about the size of a house hits the Earth about every 100 years. These make pits in the ground called craters. At different times in Earth's past, a really big meteorite has hit the Earth. One of these is thought to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago. (EdHelper)




Field Trip
On tomorrow, Tuesday November 18th, our class will be going to Roosevelt Field Mall for Orienteering Activity run by Gersh Academy Transition Department. Can't wait!!

In Current Events, we read an article entitled Central London Hotel Draws Harry Potter Fans With "Wizard Chambers" from Dogo News. Though the last book of the spectacular Harry Potter series was released seven years ago in 2007, the young wizard continues to be extremely popular with both kids and adults. Over the years, Potter fans have been able to experience numerous aspects of the young wizard's life, right down to his favorite drink - Butterbeer. Now thanks to a British hotel, they can also spend a night in the wizard's Hogwarts Castle dormitory room. The four-star Gregorian Hotel in Central London, which recently revealed its two "Wizard Chambers", is ideally suited to reproduce J.K. Rowling's school of wizardry.That's because the hotel, which is still run by the descendants of the original owners, dates all the way back to 1851. And though it has been retrofitted with modern amenities, not much has been done to its external appearance. (Dogo News)