April 29 - May 5

Attention Honors Students
There is no MESPOW this week.

Monday
Students will take notes as Benson explains solar activity.

Tuesday
We will go over the scale model activity and then students will do a WS.

Wednesday
We will watch a video (NOVA: Asteroid).

Thursday
TBA

Friday
No school due to Vigilante Parade.

April 22-26

Attention Honors Students
MESPOW this week is #48.

Monday
Students will do a WS.

Tuesday
Students will take notes as Benson explains Earth-Moon phenomena.

Wednesday
We will finish the notes and then do this Online Moon Phase Exercise.

Thursday
Students will take notes as Benson explains several aspects of the Sun.

Friday
Students will do a scale model activity (Solar System).

April 15-19

Attention Honors Students
MESPOWs this week are #108 and #130.

Monday
We will finish the video (Failure is Not an Option). If you were gone, get the handout and watch the first 65 minutes.

Tuesday
Students will take notes as Benson explains NASA through the years.

Wednesday
We will have a guest speaker here to talk about the Missouri Breaks National Monument.

Thursday
We will watch a video: Birth of the Earth.

Friday
Weather-permitting, we will launch rockets.

April 8-12

Optional Replacement Assignment for March
This is due on April 30. Your score on this assignment can be used to replace your lowest assignment score (does not replace the debate project or science circus project). For periods 1-4-5, do 1-22 on page 359. For periods 3-6, do 1-10 on pages 376.

Attention Honors Students
MESPOWs this week are #102 and #106.

Monday
Benson will explain the historical context of the movie and then we will continue watching it (October Sky).

Tuesday
We will finish the movie.

Wednesday-Friday
Students will make rockets.

April 1-5

Attention Honors Students
MESPOWs this week are #36 and #50.

Monday
After a brief introduction students will do a WS (Principles of Geology).

Tuesday
We will a video called "The First Face of America". If you were gone, watch it here (53 minutes), and read this article.

Wednesday
Benson will explain how radiometric dating works, and then students will do an assignment called "Dating Deep Blood Kettles". If you were gone . . .
1. Watch the video posted below.
2. Read this web page: Radiometric Dating at a Bison Kill Site
3. Print out the "Dating Deep Blood Kettles" handout here or get a copy from Benson.
2. View the PowerPoint Presentation. Do as instructed.

Thursday
We will go over the WS from Monday, and then start a video (October Sky).

Friday
Benson will explain the historical context of the movie and then we will continue watching it (October Sky).

Video of the Week