Journal Moon

2/4/6 due Thursday, May 3

Imagine that no one on Earth used a calendar.  You need to develop a new calendar to make sense of the chaos. For your new calendar development you need to include the following: 1- describe the system you would use to organize days/months/years (for example our calendar organizes time based on the Earth’s rotation and revolution), 2-how and when would the different season occur, and 3- how time would be established (night and day). 

OR

There are parts of the Earth (Arctic and Antarctic Circle-Iceland, Sweden, Russia, NW Canada, etc) that experience “Midnight Sun” (sun never falls below the horizon- 24 hours sunlight) and “Polar Night” ( sun does not rise).
Would you rather live through the “Midnight Sun” or “Polar Night” for 6 months? Explain your choice! 

Journal Planet/ Exploration 
1/3/7 Due Thursday, May 10th

Due date changed because of early release scheduled on Wednesday, May 9th to incorporate Finding Kind

Compare and contrast the inner and outer planets.  Information about each of the eight planets (you do not need to include Pluto) needs to be included either in the inner planets, outer planets, or similarities section of the Venn diagram.  The attached Venn diagram (given in class) can be used to complete this entry. 

Inner Planets                                Similarities                                           Outer Planets 

5 ideas in complete                    3 ideas in complete                              5 ideas in complete

sentences                                     sentences                                             sentence


OR

There has been much debate and budget reductions within NASA.  Should we as United States citizens continue to fund (with tax money) space explorations? Or should these funds be used to stimulate our economy? Explain your decision.