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Tests were passed back from Chapt 5.

We've been watching a rather long movie entitled Darwin's Darkest Hour. The vocabulary is excellent as is some of the scenery depicting his travels, however the majority of the action is in England. I think after today we will put it on hold and save it for an after school activity for those who would like to see the the remainder.
New books are being passed out and we will cover Sect 1, Chapter 1 by the end of the week. By Friday students will be responsible for the key terms as they apply to characterizing what makes something living and what are its basic needs.(See page 43, Key ideas and Key Terms- Section 1).

In addition we will begin an interdisciplinary project involving English, Science, and Keyboarding. During their long period, each class will be given an article about Balto and the Iditarod. For Science they must first highlight or underline key phrases and then refine it to a paper and pen product. This seems to give them a sense of ownership. All words and phrases must be in the order that they appear in the article. My objective is to have them practice their note taking skills. Once I proof their rough drafts, they can create a finished product in keyboarding and pass in a hard copy to me which can then be saved for their poetry anthology for Mrs Udstuen. If they choose to do their typing at home, they must save it as they would in school. In keyboarding they will be following the Iditarod on line.