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We are going to start a weekly homework assignment.  On Mondays you will choose a current events article relating to the topic we are studying and write a short summary that will be due on Thursdays.


We will practice with this article:
New Zealand Earth Quake

Here are the expectations for each weeks current events:
Current Events Outline

Trivia

Poll Everywhere

Space Race Challenge 1

Today we will build and launch balloon rockets. First, we must know the lingo and parts of a rocket.  Even a balloon can become a rocket.

Use the rocket lingo link to help define thrust and drag.
Rocket lingo

Use Newton's laws link to find out about his 3rd law.
Newton's laws

Entry 31

Sunrise: 6:40 AM
Sunset: 5:03 PM
Daylight: 10h 14m

Lunar Eclipse
The next lunar eclipse will be on June 15th.

Draw a picture of a lunar eclipse

Entry 30

Sunrise: 6:51 AM
Sunset: 5:00 PM
Daylight: 10h 09m

(Keep your journals out for class)

The moon is 400 times smaller then the sun.  The sun is 400 times farther away from Earth than the moon. So they appear about the same size from Earth.

Draw a solar eclipse. Label the Earth, Moon, and Sun.

We will use this Astrobiology link in class: Astrobiology

Electromagnetic Radiation

Today we are going to become more familiar with electromagnetic radiation.  These types of energy waves effect many aspects of our lives including; medicine, cell phones, and how we see the world.

Use the NASA website to complete the work sheet.  Hand it in at the end of class!! 

NASA Electromagnetic Radiation