Battle of The Books

The Thing With Feathers - Toronto Star book review article

You and a partner read the interview with Noah Stryker on his book - The Thing With Feathers.  I have attached a copy of the article and a video on the link below.  The gr. 5 and 6 students are to refer to the article when completing their assignments:
Gr. 5 - Compare the digestive system of a turkey vulture to the digestive system of a human being.  Use the animation of the human digestive system below as well and any background research you feel is necessary.
Gr. 6 - Tie in the life of a specific bird to biodiversity.
\http://goo.gl/on8ehR

HUMAN DIGESTIVE SYSTEM (GR. 5)

BIODIVERSITY AND INVASIVE PLANTS (GR. 6)

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Open the link below and click on a particular species of plant on the left hand side.  Watch the video of the invasive plant and then create a post to tell me:
1. The characteristics of the plant.
2. The types of problems the plant is creating for the environment.
*Be sure to include examples from the video.
http://goo.gl/oN7OBG

Earth Hour - 2014

What does Earth Hour mean to you? Come up with five ways that you could support Earth Hour tomorrow. Do you plan on following through with any of your ideas? Post your responses.

True Grit: The Best Measure of Success

Watch the TED talk on grit.  What is your opinion on grit and success?  Use examples from the video and your own opinion.  Post your response.

Density

We will watch the above video in class & discuss.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day - Where In The World - Due Fri. March 21st.

  Have any of you been here?

Create a Flavour Contest - Lays

Watch the above video clip. What kind of sales techniques do you think Lays is using to sell their product? If you could suggest a new flavour for Lays chips what would it be and why? Remember you will have to check if your desired flavour already exists.

What happened?

Watch the above clip. Research and see if you can find out what happened with the asteroid? Write a brief summary of what occurred? (Post your response.)

Writing Contest - Write For A Better World

Make sure to go to our Writer's Forum Blog to check out a new writing contest.

Google Doodle Livestream from March 5th

Video streaming by Ustream

Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Tuesday

Post one thing you learned about Shrove Tuesday. Try not to repeat a previous fact.