Charlie Brown: I got a rock Math POW #3 - due Fri. Nov. 4th

Having made it safely back home from trick or treating, it's now time to check out your haul. You are to find the top 5 chocolate bars that you have collected. To aid you in this venture create a Tally Chart to record the tasty items. After having recorded tallies, it is now time to display them on a bar graph. Be sure to title your graph and label your axes. No need to worry, you don't have to record the rocks. Happy Hallowe'en!

Design Your Own Robot

http://www.mos.org/robot/robot.html

Click on the above site and build your own robot.

Monsters in a Jar - October 2010

Where in the World ?

Astronomic! Exhibition at Krannert Art Museum (Virtual Tour)

Take a virtual tour of the Astronomic Exhibition at Krannnert Art Museum. Find an example of a scientific image that you consider art. Make a copy of the image and explain why you think it is art. (Due Thursday, Oct. 20th)

Minecraft In School - Student Work

Do you think Minecraft should be used as an educational tool? Using Minecraft and the Science themes of: Gr. 6 - The Solar System & Gr. 5 - Conservation of Energy & Resources, can you come up with an educational and interesting activity? How has Minecraft been used to explore the world of Harry Potter?

Human Rights and Responsibilities

When Jesus was here on Earth he taught about many important ideas. One of those ideas was Human Rights and Responsibilities. View the following video and write a comment on what you think human rights are.

Who is Jean Vanier?

A Man and his Vision from L'Arche Canada-Communications on Vimeo.

Watch the above video and research the life of Jean Vanier. What Christian virtues does he exhibit?

Where in The World? - due Friday, October 14th

http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/home.do

Explore the above site and answer the assigned questions.
Tell me what you see when you observe the South view of the Legislative Chamber.

Batman The Dark Knight - LIVE Performance

Watch the above video. What instruments did you notice in the performance?
What feelings did the music evoke?

Superheroes Music Video 2

Create a list of the superheroes and their superpowers from this video.

Superman music video [kryptonite]

Identify 5 character traits that Superman possesses. Rank the top three that would be most important for being a superhero.

Math - POW #2 - due Oct. 6th

http://www.mathplayground.com/mathvideos.html
Go to the above site (Math Playground) and watch the video, How do you round numbers?
After watching the video complete the following question -
Round the number 3 572 280 to the nearest million, hundred thousand, ten thousand, thousand, hundred, and ten. (Make sure you round 6 different times.)