Class Glogs

http://pepidobber.edu.glogster.com/glog-the-book-thief/

http://pepidobber.edu.glogster.com/somebody-elses-summer/

National Geographic - Kids Site

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/national-geographic-kids-almanac-2012/
Click on the above link and explore. Find something that piques your interest and write a brief one page report on it.

Where in the World? Due - Friday, Feb. 17th

The Underground Railroad Link

http://www.blackhistorycanada.ca/events.php?themeid=21&id=6

The Underground Railroad In Canada

Math - POW - due 2012.02.10.

Problem

Farmer Brown wants to fence a field for his 4 cows. They require 100 square
metres of pasture.
(a) Determine the dimensions of all possible rectangular fields which would meet
these requirements and have sides which are whole numbers.
(b) Are all of these choices sensible? Explain.

Extension
If fencing costs $10 per metre, which of these fields would be least expensive to
fence? What is the shape of this field?

Writing Prompts

1. Samantha deeply inhaled the fragrance from the strange flower. Its pink and purple petals curled back. The glowing yellow centre fluttered as she breathed in again. Suddenly, she felt a strange feeling overcoming her. She dropped the flower and closed her eyes.

3. The storm had raged all night, and now the warnings were severe.
"Come on," urged Jake. "The river's never been this high before. We've got to check it out. What are you, chicken?"