7 WESTERS... WE BELONG @ NIPHER... U BELONG @ NIPHER!
FANTASTICO... another quality school year is complete! We hope you learn something, did some thinking, were loved by someone and had some FUN...
Decide which list you were on... LOVED more, the same or loved less...
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Consider this... I do not think that I know what I do not know. Socrates
Check out 350.org ... Global Warming. Global Action. Global Future.
We all contribute to global warming every day. The carbon dioxide you produce by driving your car and leaving the lights on adds up quickly. You may be surprised by how much C02 you are emitting each year. Calculate your personal impact and learn how you can take action to reduce or even eliminate your emissions of carbon dioxide.
We PRACTICE good CHARACTER @ NIPHER...
READ THIS, mis amigos... this might be a THEME for the year...
"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity"
Martin Luther KING 1963
What do you think MLKing was saying with this statement?
7Westers are going to AVOID "...sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity"
God forbid that India should ever take to industrialism after the manner of the west... keeping the world in chains. If [our nation] took to similar economic exploitation, it would strip the world bare like locusts. ~Mahatma Gandhi
TEN Things we want our students to KNOW:
1.TREAT OTHER PEOPLE AS YOU EXPECT TO BE TREATED...
2.ATTITUDE is a choice...
our most important CHOICE... A. C. E.
3.HONESTY is still the BEST policy...
even in the 21st century...
4.There is no substitute for HARD WORK...
5.KIND WORDS cost little, but earn much...
6.Good people build their lives on a foundation of RESPECT...
7.Life is HARD... and, not always FAIR...
8.Success is more than making MONEY...
9.Your body needs good NUTRITION AND EXERCISE...
10.In life, you have to GIVE SOMETHING TO GET SOMETHING!
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Daily entries with “starters”... entries should be numbered & dated. Be prepared to “think-on-paper” and expand the depth & details of your responses.
Independent entries + W.O.W.s
During Q4, you must include a minimum of 8 IEs + 8 W.O.W.s of your own choice & design. NOTE: During Q4, you will have the option of doing a BOOK reading, in place of I.E.s... see the Req guide and/or WEB for details THINK GLOBALLY... ACT LOCALLY... you will need to enter your action plan for reducing your CARBON footprint... 2 I.E.s can be directed to C-footprint..see the Req guide and/or WEB for details!
Diagrams & illustrations... all types of entries should be considered for the use of diagrams & illustrations. You are expected to include these extensions as frequently as possible; labels, color codes & explanations are expected on all diagrams. Use your right brain... Create ORIGINAL drawings!
Bibliography... During Q4, your journal must include @ least FIVE different references/resources from outside of class. Some of the possibilities are as follows: books, newspapers, magazines, personal interviews, media, computer/web sites. Use these resources to expand your journal entries/independent entries. You are REQUIRED to include at least five different types of resources; i.e. book, magazine, newspaper, media, web site
Personal Reflection... The final section of your JQ4 must be a personal reflection. The Q4 reflection should include a discussion of the journal entries, your thoughts about the Q, What if ?s and any other personal comments you choose to make; write thoughtful, detailed and in-depth reflections using complete sentences! NOTE: To achieve level 4, you must write a thoughtful, in-depth reflection with connections to your learning and the BG planet...
N - O - P ... Neatness - Organization - Presentation You are expected to recopy (ink, cursive) or word process the final copy of your journal. Tables of Contents aid organization, however are not required for a completed JQ. Use of recycled materials is ALWAYS encouraged!
JQ4 Due DATES =
LOOK HERE for IE/W.O.W ideas...
IE(Independent Entry) Ideas...
CARBON Footprint... Have you stated/started your ACTION plan to reduce your Cfootprint? Check out your Cfootprint packet
NOVA StL P-D
Check out npr.org... a cool interactive Sounds Wild segment... navigate to the Health & Science area
Earth's Trees reading background/information resource/IE resource distributed in class... use as a resource for IEs
Invisible INK?... do the LEMON juice writing from Bill NYE=The H2O Cycle
... test the CLEVER Snuffer @ HOME ... change the variable of the wire
Stringin' a LIQUID... change the variable... different liquids... different "strings"
Do a BANANA FLOAT with @ least FIVE different kinds of FRUIT/veggies
Investigate Solstices(x2) and the Vernal Equinox... use stardate in favorites or eSky
Check out "Windows to the Universe"...http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Life/classification_intro.html
Investigate Carolus LINNAEUS... the father of binomial nomenclature... taxonomy
@ home DNA extraction... search strawberries + DNA extraction... http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/activities/extraction/
Visit http://www.stlouisgreen.com/ ...a local website for living and building a green lifestyle
Investigate the Mississippi FLYWAY bird migration route...http://earthday.wilderness.org/backyard/flyways/mississippiroutemap.htm
POLYMERS... where are polymers found in your daily life? Create a chart of polymers, uses
Investigate the super absorbent polymer... where in REAL life is a super absorbent polymer used!
Participate in the games...get your family involved... write a response to the activities... What part do you play in the changes we need to make on the planet?
Investigate the peanut plant...http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ecoph8b.htm
Goto www.marketplace.org access the link labeled Consumer Consequences Take the challenge! Write a response...
Check out www.cleanair-stlouis.com What can you do to help "clean" the air?
Check out www.birdday.org www.urbanbirds.org/
Check out www.planetgreengame.org Play the game... write a response...
Check out... www.stepitup07.org Global warming/Earth Day or www.kidsfootprint.org info on your Earth "footprint"
Check out... www.bigpicturesmallworld.com Wow! Powerful videos about "10seconds" on the globe... in the environment!
Access www.loe.org LISTEN to an mp3 download about LOE
Investigate the EarthWays House @ www.earthwayscenter.org 314-577-0220
LIVE GREEN... begin to seek ways you and your family can LIVE GREEN
W.O.W.(Wonderful Outdoor Wandering) ideas...
Make night sky observations... check stardate.org
View and observe a MOONshadow :-) see me for details
Visit Emmenegger Park... across 270 from Powder Valley... accessible via the outer road bridge over 270 directly across from Powder Valley... check out the Meramec River
Visit the Meramec Highlands Quarry... W on Marshall Rd from Big Bend, just across the RR bridge... check out the info area and the rock slabs...
Take a walk in the rain and make general observations of your surroundings, backyard, neighborhood... Use the 10x info point format
Participate in the e-BIRD...access the Cornell Lab of Ornithology website... www.birdsource.org GO OUTSIDE and observe/COUNT the birds in your backyard/neighborhood!
Observe a local tree... do a bark rubbing... ID the tree... How is the tree prepared for winter?
Find a FUNGI... in your backyard... in the park... ID... illustrate... respond... investigate a spore print
Observe the current MOON phase... respond... the moon looks great in the night sky
If you do NOT like my ideas, you are welcome to find and use your OWN ideas...
REMEMBER... Outstanding Journals exhibit "depth and detail" in all areas... explanations, descriptions, illustrations, IEs, personal reflection, bibliography...
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