7/8 Science Spring 2009 Homework and Assignments

Homework and Assignments

Homework	Resources
Week of 4/20/09 Earth Day is April 22nd!!! -Read Vernal Pool reading and study (use study guide or take notes) -Quiz on Tuesday 4/28/09 on the Vernal Pool reading - Get started on Challenge Boards! - Have fun, get rest, GO OUTSIDE!! (and don't spend too much time on science homework!	Vernal Pool Reading! History of Earth Day
Week of 4/13/2009 Debate Week! *Thanks for a great week last week! Looking forward to this week!	Check out pictures from the Alstead 2005 flood here! Nutria Information
Challenge Board Update! Daniel- Compass School Water Consumption Lydia- Local Water-borne Diseases Aurora- News Article Hope- Katrina- Reflection and insight from experience Julia- Interview a local expert Lindsay- Research, collect, photo interesting water insects/amphibians Adam- Fishing in Southern Vermont Isaac- Pencil Sketches and watershed study Miah- Watercolors and watershed study (poems?) Remy- Watercolor and watershed study (Bellow Falls focus?) Chris T- Poems Chris D.- I have an idea I'd like to run by you :) Faith, Julien and Muriel- Let's talk about the video/photography and how to divide, or how strongly we want this option. Will- I don't have your choices, but aquatic insects might be fun for you to study!
Week of 4/6/2009	Real-Time water data website: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/rt
For Monday: Bring in Water Sample (one tap and one outdoor water source if possible) Look at Challenge Board assignments Optional Journal enrty: Look for signs of life near your the watershed near you. Plants, insects, animals. What do you see? Note the date, time and temperature. -Journal Entry 1 should have been handed in by now. - Rube Goldberg Reflection Papers should also have been handed in.	Find where your water comes from: Vermont Drinking Water info