Henderson's Green Thumb

Check out Mr. Henderson's math garden! Our 10 x 10 garden helped us understand decimals and also allowed the students to make fun of their teacher. You were such non-believers! Look! I created life!

Poetry is Fun!

Now that we have had fun creating Haikus, give us your poem that you created in class today based on your found and circle poems.

The Price of Friendship

In 1609, Samuel de Champlain becomes friends and allies with the Huron. The Huron ask Champlain to hep them in a battle against their long-time enemies, the Iroquois. Champlain and the Huron defeat the Iroquois, signaling a long friendship with the Huron and starting a long war with the Iroquois.

1. What were the benefits for both the First Nations groups (Huron, Algonquin and Montagnais) and for the French by becoming allies? What did each group get out of the friendship?

2. What do you foresee as some of the problems?

Let's Blow Stuff Up!

Base on the experiments we were conducting today, try changing the variables at home (adding more baking soda, changing the acid, etc.) and see what combinations produce the best "rocket" or production of CO2. Let us know what happened! Be sure to where safety goggles and don't point your rocket at anyone or anything.

Water: Guess the Physical States!

Based on what you know of the physical states of matter, explain, from a molecular perspective, what is happening to the matter (glacier on top of the volcano) in this case.

Flights all over Europe have been canceled due to the ash being spewed into the atmosphere.

For more info, read and watch the article from the BBC.

Pancake Madness!

Watch the video below on how I make pancakes. I forgot to add eggs, so if you want to try this at home, be sure to add an egg to the mixing bowl.

1) What is the sum of the flour and milk, in cups?
2) Is there a physical or chemical change to the substances? Is it reversible or irreversible? Why?

Apps-olutely Fabulous!

Given we have 5 ipod touches in the class now, do some research on a really cool app that will help us attack the curriculum. It can be a game, but make sure that it helps us research ideas or practice skills.

Be sure to use complete sentences and check your spelling and conventions.

Dare to be Different!

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