In math, we reviewed line plots and introduced bar graphs. A line plot is a visual description of a data set that only has an x-axis. It looks a little like this:
A bar graph on the other hand uses both the x and y-axis to visually describe a data set. It looks like this:
Awesome! Isn't math cool? Already we have two ways of distributing our data!
Dr. Morse used the Smart Board to demonstrate how to create bar graphs. Smart Boards are ridiculously cool! You can display an Excel document and then draw on the projection as if it were a white board - AND the drawn information can be saved into that Excel/Word/PP document. Technology is amazing!
In SS, we celebrated Constitution Day (9/18) a little early this year. We learned that the Constitution is the document that gives us rights as citizens of the United States. Ms. Conrad explained that many countries do not offer the same rights to their citizens - the students were OUTRAGED to find out that in some countries women can't vote and other countries do not allow for religious freedom. I wonder how they would react if they found out that the US didn't allow women to vote until 1920 (the 19th Amendment).
Fun Constitutional facts:
The Bill of Rights encompasses the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
The first three Articles of the Constitution define the three branches of government:
Article 1: Legislative Branch (House & Senate)
Article 2: Executive Branch (The President)
Article 3: Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
In Science, students tested out their straw/paperclip/index card structures against the weight of dictionaries. The structure needed to pass a minimum of 6 dictionaries stacked upon it. the record for today: 34! The students had so much fun with this activity and supported each other as the towers got higher and higher.
Homework: Correct students' Challenge exercises. Start to work on lesson plan for next Wednesday. Topic: Elements of Fiction Setting.
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