Homework and Notes from 1/12/15

Homework:

Math:

Choose intervals from the data set and construct a histogram to represent the data
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Hours Spent Exercising per Week
3, 0, 9, 1, 4, 2,0, 3, 6, 14, 4, 2, 2, 5,3, 7, 3, 0, 8, 3, 10

Social Studies

Machines of the Industrial Revolution

Writing Prompt in COMPLETE SENTENCES

Do you think that the inventions of the Industrial Revolution had an overall positive or negative effect? Give a reason for you answer.

Notes:


In Current Events we read an article from DogoNews entitled Having a Snow Day? Enjoy It While It Lasts. Every year around this time, schools districts in the Eastern and Midwestern regions of the United States brace themselves for the inevitable "snow days" - school closures forced by the freezing Arctic blasts that dip temperatures to as low as 40 below in states like Iowa. While a great favorite amongst students, the unscheduled holidays are a big nuisance for educators. That's because in order to complete the State mandated 180 days of student instruction, they have to compensate for the unscheduled holidays by cancelling teacher enrichment days, long weekends and in extreme cases, even cutting short spring and summer vacations. However, with advances in technology those worries may soon be a thing of the past. That's because many schools are in the process or have already converted "snow days" into "e-learning days." That means that instead of frolicking in the white stuff, students are expected to attend school virtually, using their laptops or tablets. (DogoNews)