APRIL 22, 2008

Grade 6 - History
1. Many students had not finished with their ISATS, so instead of presenting new material, we had a study period. Students worked on their newspaper articles for Louis' Death {WHICH ARE DUE TOMORROW). A few students finished up some assignments they had not finished previously.

Grade 6 - Science
1. We worked on understanding what a dichotomous key is.
2. We worked as a class.
3. No Homework.

Grade 7 - Science
1. Class did not meet because of ISATS.

Grade 8 - Science
1. Due tomorrow: Paper on Denmark's Contribution To Alternative Energy
2. Since this is all part of one paper, you will need a transition paragraph or sentence to get you to this next section of your paper. A suggested sentence that you may use is: One country that took the 1973 Oil Embargo seriously and decided to work toward a serious alternative enegy policy is Denmark.
3. The following questions give you an idea of the information you should include, but are not limited by, in your report.
a. How dependent was Denmark on foreign oil in 1973?
b. For which alternate energy form are they "famous"?
c. How are Danish attitudes toward energy consumption shown in their own personal household use of electricity?
d. What did the Danish government do to focus the Danes' attention on reducing their energy consumption?
e. How has their energy independence affected the wealth of their country?