7th-8th Grade: Week of March 2-6

Hello,
My apologies for causing the snow last week. I said spring is here on Thursday and Mother Nature reminded me that spring is a time of unpredictable weather. Our Mystery Class unit will get much more interesting on Friday, March 27 when each mystery class will begin sending us cultural, historical, or geographical clues (in addition to the sunrise/sunset data). We will be finishing up electricity this week (and starting magnetism). The homework and DUE dates are as follows:

Tuesday, March 3: Complete the Section 5 Assessment Questions 1a, 1b, and 1c in complete sentences.

Friday, March 6: Go to the Solar Folklore page at http://solar-center.stanford.edu/folklore/#mesopotamia. Various cultures explained the sun and seasons in (what appeared to them) logical ways. Pick one of the these cultures (Indigenous American · Indigenous Australian · Mesopotamia · Judeo-Christian · Other Cultures) and read about how they explained the sun. Summarize your reading into a 5+ sentence paragraph.