Beyond Our Solar System Webquest

Today you will complete the Beyond Our Solar System Webquest on a sheet of notebook paper.  Some of you will complete the Cavaliers version, while others of you will have the option of completing either the Cavaliers or Broncos version.  You can earn up to 110% for the Cavaliers version.

• Cavaliers version
• Broncos version

Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day, Earth (and all inhabitants)! Today your Earth Day project and annotated bibliography are due. Your presentation should be posted in blog (embedded), and your annotated bibliography should be printed off and dropped off in the appropriate tray. After you post (embed) your presentation, please indicate, in your blog, which slides you completed.

Earth Day 3-2-1
For your Earth Day! 3-2-1 blog post, you will choose someone else's presentation, and answer the 3-2-1 questions. Make sure you identify whose presentation you viewed. Please make sure that the presentation you choose for this assignment is of a different topic than your own.

3-2-1 Questions:
What are three things you learned?
What are two things you found interesting?
What is one question you still have?

Blogs Check #3

Our third quarter of the second semester ends this Wednesday. All blogs and class assignments are due no later than Wednesday. Please ensure that you have completed the following blog posts. As always, you will be graded based on completeness, correctness, and mechanics (spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.).

• Worst Weather Events (March 19)
• Earth Hour (March 26)
• Air Pressure (March 30)
• Air Pressure Maps (April 2)
• FIVE Astronomy Topics (April 7)
• Astronomy 2 Articles (April 10)
• 4 Essential Questions--See me if you need this blog post (April 16)

Chapter 22 Webquest

Today you will complete the Chapter 22 Webquest.  This time, however, there is a twist.  I have created two different versions of the same webquest.  Some of you will be required to complete the Pistons Version (with the possibility of earning extra credit), and some of you will have the option of choosing your webquest.

You will complete the webquest on a piece of notebook paper.  Please indicate your version on your paper.  Choose your version below:

• Pistons Version
• Celtics Version

Earth Day Collaborative Project

Today you will begin working on the Earth Day Collaborative Project.  Click here for the guidelines.

Astronomy Choice Project

Today you will begin the Astronomy Choice Project.  The project is due on Friday, May 1st.  While that date may seem far from now, it's only a couple weeks away.  This assignment will be done mostly out of class.  If accessing the Internet might be a problem, please see Mr. Dunn.  Do not procrastinate!! :)

Astronomy Choice Project Guidelines

This is an overview of the project.

Astronomy Choice Project Rubric

This is the rubric that I will use to grade your assignment.

Astronomy 2 Articles

Today you will read 2 Astronomy-related articles, and answer a few questions about both of them in your blog.

Here are the articles (pick any 2):

• Scientists Pinpoint the 'Edge of Space'
• Saturn's Moon Titan May Have Subsurface Ocean of Hydrocarbons
• Cool Stars Have Different Mix of Life-Forming Chemicals
• Finding Twin Earth is Harder Than Thought

Here are the questions (answer all of these for both articles):
1. Which article did you read?
2. When was it published?
3. What are 3 things you learned?
4. What are 2 things you found interesting?
5. What is 1 question you still have?