To conclude our school year, on Tuesday we began our class discussions about soil. We looked at the various layers and materials that go into soil and talked about what exactly makes good soil. After speaking about this for some time, I then challenged my students to create their own soil that would provide the…
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This past week we wrapped up our topographic discussions by holding a topography lab. In this lab students were given topographic maps from various areas in Northwest Arkansas, they were asked a variety of questions that required them to use latitude, longitude, townships, and range lines. Students used these lines to located various landforms. As…
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The Soft Pack is your band of the week. The San Diego based band was originally named The Muslims, but later changed the name of the band due to its questionable name. Having released records through labels such as 1928 Recordings, Sweet Tooth Records, Caspian Records and I Hate Rock n’ Roll, the band is…
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Lesson One – Student Choice Each week I come up with three lessons learned in great education to serve as talking points to close out our week at school…however though, some weeks are harder than others…kinda like this week. So what I decided to do was rely on my students to complete lesson one this…
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This week while listening to an episode of This American Life, my favorite podcast, and stumbled upon a story that was so great that I felt like I needed to share it on my own blog. The story is about a four mile long bridge in Naan-jing China, which is famous for how many people…
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History and My Story is maintained by Ms. Buell who teaches 9th grade world history at Weymouth High School in Massachusetts. Ms. Buell is a self proclaimed story teller that enjoys telling a wide variety of stories that include very interesting takes on current events and issues in education…such as her latest post. In her…
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Students, once you have finished your assignment on topo maps go ahead and complete the hometown task that is shown below. Task 1: Your Hometown Go to TerraServer – USA and request a map by entering your home city name and state in the area labeled Street, City and State Example: I chose Tallmadge Ohio,…
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Cory Branan is your artist of the week. Cory Branan is an American singer-songwriter who was born in Southaven, Mississippi. In his early 20’s he began to explore the music of John Prine; a move which urged him to pick up a guitar and start writing songs. In 2000, the Memphis chapter of NARAS awarded…
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Lesson One – Adopt a Species Our favorite Spanish teacher has decided to jump on board with the recent fundraising frenzy. Mrs. Barron and her Spanish II have been reading a story that takes place in the jungles of South America, in this story there are many animals that her students were not familiar with….
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