Monday, February 26, 2007

Week 4 Social Studies

Please read this article and comment on the following:

Who is Joe Lieberman? Summarize what he says about the war in Iraq.


http://opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110009715


Here are this week's words:
1. Establishment—
2. Prohibiting—
3. Abridging—
4. Press—
5. Assemble—
6. Petition—
7. Redress—
8. Grievances—
9. Regulated—
10. Infringed—

Monday, February 12, 2007

Week 3 Social Studies

Pleases read the following article and comment on the following:
1. Explain what "Brown vs. The Board of Education" case was and how it affected our country.

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/news/story/0,6260,636640,00.html

Here are this weeks words (taken from the US Bill of Rights):

Vested, Numerous, Apportioned, Vacancies, Impeachment, Composed, Vacated, Resignation, Inhabitant, Presides, Candid, Posterity

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Week 2 Social Studies

Please complete the news quiz on this site:

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/quiz/index.html

Who is Rudolph Guiliani and what did he do, according to the article?

Here are this week's words:
Justice Union Ordain Posterity Defense Tranquility Domestics Blessings Welfare Secure

Rotational symmetry

Working in pairs please go through this tutorial on rotational symmetry:
http://www.learner.org/channel/courses/learningmath/geometry/session7/part_b/index.html