Puzzling Over Pluto


A funny cartoon by Gary Brookins of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, a newspaper in Virginia.

More political cartoons about Pluto can be found here. I wonder if my students can come up with any of their own?

Red Rover, Red Rover!

This week, sixth-graders are learning about rovers, those special robots that have allowed us to learn so much about Mars!

How does a rover actually work? Visit this NASA site to find out about the parts that help Spirit and Opportunity do their jobs.

How do you help the rover land safely on the planet's surface? Go here to experiment with what kind of parachute works best.

Now that you have a better understanding of the technical details, it's time to design your own space mission. Send me a postcard!

Homework for the Week of March 2, 2010

213:
Wednesday: Read "Icy Red Planet" and answer questions in your notebook.
Thursday: Write out the purpose, hypothesis, and procedure sections of your lab notes.
Friday: Read Chile earthquake news article and complete two-column main idea notes.

215:
Tuesday: Read "Icy Red Planet" and answer questions.
Wednesday: Read Chile earthquake news article and complete two-column main idea notes.

223 & 225
Your only homework this week is to work on your Interplanetary Travel Agency project! 225 due date: end of class Thursday, March 4. 223 due date: end of class Friday, March 5.
Over the weekend, read Test Stress: Conquer Test Day Panic.


8A:
Tuesday: Complete lab notes for battery building lab.
Wednesday: Answer question at the bottom of C36. Read C42-C46 and answer question #1 on page C46.

8B:
Thursday: Complete lab notes for battery building lab.
Friday: Answer question at the bottom of C36. Read C42-C46 and answer question #1 on page C46.
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