Site for Beth Ahearn

Your weekly work is posted here, the flight plan.  Remember in-flight adjustments may be taken. Your Clay Connections is still the most accurate source of homework.

Directions on accessing your text book online are under General Resources to left. 

Mon. May 20  Rube Goldberg is in the House!  Cartoon due tomorrw

Tues. May 21  Rube Goldberg planning sheet due tomorrow

 Wed. May 22 Rube Goldberg Project description sheet due tomorrow will have class time to work on it tomorrow

 Thurs. May 23 Proj. Description turned in at end of class

 Fri.   May 24 Have a Memorial Day  weekend

Need information on the solar system?  Check out these website:http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm

http://discovery.nasa.gov/education/eduKids.cfml

 Here is link to world time clock: www.timeanddate.com/worldclock

Check out the night sky, you can see the following now: Mercury is too close to the sun to be seen, the moon is near Venus, Venus is visable low in eastern horizon at sunrise, Mars is visible but low over western horizon at sunset, Jupiter will rise after sunset and be visible all night, Saturn will rise after midnight and be high above soutern horizon at sunrise.

 Here are some good read I've enjoyed this year:

What Came from the Stars by: Gary Schmidt

Wonder by: R.J. Palacio

Okay for Now by: Gary D. Schmidt

Wonderstruck by : Brian Selznick

The Unforgotten Coat  by: Frank Cottrell Boyce

The Forgotten Prince

Take a walk or bike ride in your neighborhood, have fun outdoors.

Make a box of tinkering supplies: old small applicances (be sure Mom and Dad have said ok), building supplies;lego, blocks, wood scraps, duct tape, nails, tools you have permission to use, bubble wrap, old toys and toy parts, pvc pipe, string, rope, bungee cords.  See what you can create. Have fun!

 http://education.ars.society.org  this site will update you on the latest news from Mars

http://1.usa.gov/TcsPUj will help you calculate sunrise, sunset, solar noon, and solar position for any place on earth.

 http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/tonights_sky/

 This interactive site will show you what NASA is up to right now: http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/globalexplorationroadmap/

Explore the FLOW installations at the IMA 100 Acre Park or any of the other sites from Butler to White River State Park

  Here is a good search engine to use when doing research:  http://www.sweetsearch.com/

This will give you much better and refined information than google.

Looking for summer ideas? Here is a link to some summer camps at Ball State:

 www.bsu.edu/academy/summercamps

Visit:  www.takemeoutside.ca  Then heed the call!