Thursday - Sep 8, 2016

Civics

• When dad gets here - lets plan your mayoral race
• Work on your tourism poster for Richmond
• Check the Times Dispatch Website for this week 
• What articles have been posted about the mayor's race?
• Paste the links in a google doc (share this doc with me)
• Pretend you need to interview one of the candidates for Richmond's Mayor
• Pick one of the candidates
• on a FSP - write out the questions you would like to ask
• Run these by dad

Math

• TBD - review based on WS from Tues and Wed

Language Arts

• This week's spelling words:
• http://schoolinlilah.blogspot.com/2016/08/spelling-sept-6.html
• Make a cartoon using at least 6 of the spelling words - any story you like

Spanish

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Language Arts

• Read the story The Mad Moon by Stanley G. Weinbaum
• http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0604211h.html
• Print and do this worksheet: https://go.hrw.com/resources/go_sc/hst/HSTAFAM1.PDF 

Science 

• Yesterday's stuff:
• Complete the KWL Chart
• https://go.hrw.com/resources/go_sc/bpe/HA8CDKWL.PDF
• Topic: Planets
• Ignore Discovery Science  - you can read this article instead: 
• See me on how to take notes
• http://www.universetoday.com/34577/inner-and-outer-planets/
• On a FSP - 
• Take notes on the lesson (using cornell style - have me look at them)
• List the inner planets
• Which planet is most like Earth (the surface)?
• Which ones have an atmosphere?
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• Watch the video - Phoenix Mars Landing: Nerves and Joy
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH5pNFROlYU 
• On a FSP 
• Look at the website: http://www.universetoday.com/13860/guide-to-space/
• Create a T-Chart to compare/contrast Earth and Mars
• On the back of your T-Chart answer:
• What are the defining characteristics of Mercury?
• What are the defining characteristics of Venus?

Other

• Lets do the garden order today

Homework

• Review spelling words - quiz tomorrow!
• Make up 6 math equations to solve and give the answers