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Learning Goal: Today we will have a comprehensive review of the last unit for tomorrow's district test and practice CST.

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Mrs. Parnell's Class will watch the following presentations created by their fellow students.

Small Bodies in the Solar System.

The Life Cycle of Stars


Outer and Inner Planets

Galaxies


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Mr. Denton's class will be researching lightyears. You will make a Prezi that answers the following questions in a presentation.

1. What is a lightyear? (with a video)
2. How do you calculate a lightyear? (with a video)

You will also read the following worksheet and answer the questions beneath it. Put each question in a bubble in your Prezi.

(The following is a worksheet from an online source! I will give you the link after you complete the assignment to get the correct answers!)
While the sun is often referred to as the most important star within our solar system, it is certainly not the only one. There are too many stars for us to even begin to count. See how many you can count while gazing up at the sky on a clear night. Not only are there too many stars to count but, the stars are beyond our imagination as to how far away they are. They are so far away that standard units of measurement like miles and kilometers are awkward to measure these distances, therefore a unit known as the light year is used.
A light year is defined as the distance that light travels in one Earth year. Light moves extremely fast, 300,000 km/s or 180,000 miles/second. In one second light can travel around Earth almost four times. Nothing travels faster, establishing light as the ultimate speed limit. In 31,536,000 seconds--or one year--light will travel a distance of 9.46 trillion kilometers or 5.86 trillion miles, or 240 million times around Earth. This distance equals one light year.
Because light travels so very fast, everything appears to happen instantly in our everyday experience. If we are watching the Baltimore Ravens kick a field goal, we assume that the ball was kicked right at the moment that we saw it. In actuality we must see the light that is being reflected from the ball, and it does take time for the light to travel from the ball to our eyes. If the distance from the ball to our eyes were 10 m, the light reflecting off the ball would take only 300 millionths (.000003) of a second to reach our eyes, thus making it seem instantaneous.
Stars are millions and millions of kilometers away. To see a star, that star’s light must travel across space to our eyes. If the star is 5 light years away, then the light we are seeing from that star took five years to travel to our eyes. It also means that what we see happening at that star is actually what happened five years ago, not what is happening in the star’s present.

1.) Imagine that there is a planet with intelligent beings on it that's 20 light years away from Earth. These beings have an extremely powerful telescope and can actually make out details of what is happening on Earth. If they aim their telescope at the White House in Washington, DC, who would they find living there as the president and first lady?

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2.) Suppose that a child is born on Earth in the year 2000.You are on an imaginary planet that is 94.6 trillion kilometers away from Earth and looking through a very high powered telescope and you witness this child’s third birthday party. How old is that child on Earth at the time you are watching the child’s third birthday party? (Hint: Calculate the number of light years this planet is from Earth.)

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3.) On another imaginary planet in the year 2000, someone is looking through a high powered telescope aimed at Earth, and is observing America’s Bicentennial celebration in Boston, Massachusetts. How many light-years away is the planet from Earth? How far away is this planet (in kilometers)?
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4.) Are any of the 9 planets within our solar system a light year or more from Earth? Support your response by giving the distances between the planets.

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Mr Gonzalez class will be creating a presentation to review tomorrow's test.

galaxies

the cycle of a star

outer and inner planets

Scientific Investigation

The U.S Constitution

the giver by Lois lorry essay by Jason Mendoza

the giver is about a boy named Jonas who has to change the world of sameness until the ceremony of 12 then he gets picked to be the receiver of memories then he learns that the utopia is a living hell so he runs off with Gabriel a little baby  and he also learns that release means death here is some stuff about Jonas. Sensitive and intelligent, with strange powers of perception that he doesn’t understand, Jonas is chosen to be the new Receiver of Memory for his community when he turns twelve. Even before his training, Jonas is unusually thoughtful, expresses great concern for his friends and family, and thinks it would be nice to be closer to other people. After his training begins, Jonas’s universe widens dramatically. His new awareness of strong emotions, beautiful colors, and great suffering makes him extremely passionate about the world around him and the welfare of the people he loves, though on the whole he remains level-headed and thoughtful.

   so Jonas takes his dads bike and takes Gabriel to else where to live.but it proved too difficult and they almost died.

     to asher from jonas the world is not as it seems they will kill you im running off asher so please join me and gabe sincerely jonas

  re asher i will not it is too dangerous i will not rat you out do not run away sincerely asher

The Giver -  The old man known in the community as the Receiver of Memory. The Giver has held the community’s collective memory for many years and uses his wisdom to help the Committee of Elders make important decisions, even though he is racked by the pain his memories give him and believes that perhaps those memories belong in the minds of everyone in the community.

Jonas’s father  -  A mild-mannered, tenderhearted Nurturer who works with infants. He is very sweet with his two children. He enjoys his job and takes it very seriously, constantly trying to nurture children who will stay alive until the Ceremony of Names. However, even if he is attached to a child, he will release it if that seems to be the best decision. He has an affectionate, playful relationship with his two children, usually referring to them by silly nicknames, and he likes playing childish games with the children he nurtures.Jonas’s mother -  A practical, pleasant woman with an important position at the Department of Justice. Jonas’s mother takes her work seriously, hoping to help people who break rules see the error of their ways. She frequently gives Jonas advice about the worries and fears he faces as he grows up.

Lily -  Jonas’s seven-year-old sister. She is a chatterbox and does not know quite when to keep her mouth shut, but she is also extremely practical and well-informed for a little girl.Gabriel -  The newchild that Jonas’s family cares for at night. He is sweet and adorable during the day, but has trouble sleeping at night unless Jonas puts him to sleep with some memories. He and Jonas become very close.

Asher -  Jonas’s best friend. Asher is a fun-loving, hasty boy who usually speaks too fast, mixing up his words to the exasperation of his teachers and Jonas. He is assigned the position of Assistant Director of Recreation.Fiona -  Another of Jonas’s friends. She has red hair, which only Jonas can see, and works as a Caretaker in the House of the Old. She is mild-mannered and patient. Jonas’s first sexual stirrings come in the form of an erotic dream about Fiona.

Larissa -  A woman living in the House of the Old. Jonas shares pleasant conversation with her while he gives her a bath during his volunteer hours. Like many inhabitants of the House of the Old, she enjoys gossip and looks forward to her release.The Chief Elder -  The elected leader of Jonas’s community. She to shows genuine affection for all of the children at the Ceremony of Twelve, knowing of their names and an anecdote about each one.