New Pyramid Discovered

Read the article and answer the questions below.

Archaeologists discover pieces of ancient civilizations all over the world. If you were an archaeologist, what kind of discoveries would you want to make?

Roles in the Classroom

What is your most important job as a student? What is a teacher's most important job in the classroom?

Read this article and then post your response to the following questions.
What are your ideas for how President-elect Obama can help this country? What qualities do you think are most important in a good leader?

The Fear Place

What is something you are afraid of? Why are you afraid of it? What could you do to get over your fear?

Perseverance

What does perseverance mean? Tell me about a time you showed perseverance and how you felt after you had persevered.

Hubble Images

Look at the image to the right and write a short description of it.

Fire Safety

What is your reaction to the FACE class that we had today with Ms. Moore? What did you learn about arson? What did you learn about accidents and their results? If you see a friend making an unsafe choice, how could you handle it? Are the consequences for committing arson reasonable? Why or why not?

America's First Astronauts

Watch the video below and then post a comment to answer the following questions. How did the space race affect humans' exploration of space? What do you think would have happened if the Soviet Union had not put a man in space? How do you think the end of the space race affected our exploration of space?

Watch the video on Mrs. Urbanek's blog and leave a comment to describe your thoughts as you were watching it. Make sure to include the following in your responses: What would have it been like to be there? How do you think the astronauts felt? What do you think the scariest part of the mission would have been and why? If you were a part of the NASA mission, would you like to be an astronaut or someone left down on Earth? Why? Why was this mission so important to the United States?

Leads and Endings

What makes a good lead? What makes a good ending? Why is it important to have a good lead and ending?

Science Experiment

What is different about the crystals today? Why is this happening?

Volcanoes

Describe the events that happen before, during, and after a volcanic eruption. Be sure to put your number at the end of your answer.

Science Experiment

What did you observe today? What do you think you will see tomorrow?

Among the Hidden

What do you think is going to happen at the end of Among the Hidden? Why are you making that prediction?

Seed Story

How is your personal narrative similar to a narrative written by your favorite author?

Interactive Class Blog

Parents: I will now be using this blog as an interactive tool for use with the students. For classroom information, announcements, and homework, please check my webpage on the Hopkins website.