Last Day of School

Welcome to the last day of school! If you're viewing this blog on Friday, May 22, that means that your class has finished the movie. You will be visiting a couple websites today.

• Map Games (Try level two and level three first)
• Map Game (if the link above doesn't work)
• Free Rice (for every correct answer, food will be donated to less fortunate people throughout the world. Feel free to change the subject of the questions at the top of the page.)

NY Regents

Today you are going to do a practice exam online.  While it is a useful resource, it is from a school in New York.  The North Carolina Standard Course of Study focuses on some things that are similar, and some things that are different.

Take quizzes 1-8.  Click here to begin the New York Regents Prep (online quizzes).  The quizzes are labeled "interactive questions," and are found on the left side of the screen.

"How it Works" Docs Assignment

Today you will begin the "How it Works" Docs Assignment.  Parts of the assignment will be added throughout the week.  The whole thing will be due at the end of class on Friday.  Click here to get started.

Recycling

Today you will view a few websites dealing with recycling. Check out the following links. When you are done, completely answer questions 1-6 in your blog.

• City of Fayetteville Recycles
• Cumberland County Recycling Centers
• Recycling: The Big Picture
• Why Recycle? (scroll to the bottom of the page)

1. How can Fayetteville residents recycle? How about other Cumberland County residents (outside of Fayetteville, i.e. Hope Mills and Spring Lake).

2. Where is the closest recycling drop-off center to your house? (or our school)

3. Give 2 reasons why it makes sense to recycle.

4. Most people agree that recycling is a good thing. List 9 things that recycled plastic can be made into.

5. What is the benefit of recycling glass?

6. List 5 things that recycled metal can be turned into once it has been melted down.

R-Time Quizzes

Today you are going to take 2 quizzes for R-Time. Don't worry, you won't fail R-Time if you fail the quizzes.

• What American Accent Do You Have?
• Citizenship Quiz

The Accent Quiz soooo got me right! Answer the questions honestly!

Best/Worst MPG

Using Yahoo! Autos, answer the three questions in your blog:

1. Which five 2009-model cars get the best overall MPG?
2. Which five 2009-model cars get the worst overall MPG?
3. If your parent asked you for advice in picking out a new car, which car would you recommend? What criteria did you use? (you don't have to tell me what you think I want to hear)

Power Grid Simulation

Today you are going to learn about the power grid: what it is and how it works. You will work with a partner to answer some questions on the provided Power Grid Simulation worksheet. Here's the link.

Fuel Efficiency Project

Today you and your partner will begin working on the Fuel Efficiency Project.  It is due at the end of class on Wednesday.  Click here for the project guidelines.