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Current Events for September 12, 2013Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 10:04 am
Looking For An Exotic Classroom Pet? Professor Bechtel May Be Able To Help!
How cool would it be if instead of learning about exotic animals like Patagonian maras (large rodents that resemble rabbits) and bearded dragons from textbooks you could do it by touching, feeling and maybe even breeding them? That is how the students fortunate enough to be taught by Michael Bechtel at Saydel High School in Des Moines, Iowa experienced biology for many years.
Dallas Zoo Baby Cheetahs Get An Unusual Cage Mate
Two eight-week old male cheetahs are about to start their new life at the Dallas Zoo with an unusual cage mate - An eight-week-old male black Labrador retriever puppy named Amani.
Video Of The Week - Are You Ready For Some (Bubble) Football?
We have heard of artists becoming famous after launching themselves on YouTube, but a whole new sport being born off a video? That has to be a first. However that apparently is how 'Bubble Football', a combination of soccer and zorbing (a sport that involves rolling downhill whilst encased in an orb), has gained popularity not just in its birth country of Norway, but also, all across Europe.Current Events for January 24, 2013Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 2:52 pm
Laura HeikkilaHello!Please read BOTH articles and complete the worksheet. You must use full sentences to get any credit!!!!When you have finished Please visit this site (copy and past in the address bar) www.harcourtschool.com/activity/basketball/index_pre.htmlWrite your score at the top of the paper next to your name
Distressed Dolphin Seeks Out Help From Human Divers
On January 11th, professional diver and excursion expert, Keller Laros and his team did what they do every night - Lead a group of tourist divers into the ocean off the Hawaiian island of Kona, to experience the stingrays, up close. While that in itself was a magical experience, what happened that night, was even more unforgettable!
Why Are Food Throwing Festivals So Popular In Spain?
Spain is host to some of the world's most fun and crazy festivals - Events like Pamplona's Running of the Bulls and Castrillo de Murcia's El Colacho or Baby Jumping. But, what the Spanish seem to enjoy the most, is pelting food at each other, the most famous example of which is of course, La Tomatina. However, they have a few others that you have probably never heard of and if you thought throwing tomatoes at people was odd, wait till you read what gets thrown during these two annual celebrations.
cl58347about 11 yearscool beans but ouch to the people getting hit that leads to danger in the mind zone 34 which is death.
Current Events for January 22, 2013Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 6:53 am
Laura HeikkilaWe will read the article together and take notes. Be ready to focus ;)
Who Was . . . . Martin Luther King Jr.?
Minister, saint, hero, civil rights activist - These are the words often used to describe Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - However, in light of President Barack Obama's second-term inauguration ceremony this morning, the word that seems to fit the bill perfectly, is visionary - The man who had the foresight to see that America could one day transform into a nation where everyone is equal, regardless of race, color or creed. So who was this amazing man that single handedly spearheaded America's civil rights movement?Current Events for January 18, 2013Friday, January 18, 2013 at 6:39 am
Laura HeikkilaYour job today is to read the first and last article and to complete the worksheet. This will be your third grade in the grade book. The Prank in the middle is for fun. Just because it's Friday ;)Make sure you have headphones if you watch the prank. 2nd hour please be polite!!!!Have a GREAT 3 day weekend!!!
Ireland's Loughareema Lake Plays Mind Games By Randomly Vanishing
You may have encountered instances when you could have bet your life about something you had seen or done, but yet when you revisited, either the thing has vanished or the chore, left undone. If you happen to visit Ireland you may encounter the same feeling at the Loughareema Lake - However, in this case it is not your mind playing games with you, but the lake itself, which seems to sporadically appear and disappear.
A New Super Hero Everyday? You Better Believe It!
If you are a super hero fan you are probably wishing that someone would think up of a new character - After all how many iterations of Superman, Batman and Ironman can one watch? And, while putting them together like they did in The Avengers is fun, that too can get a tad boring! But fear not, because Pixar artist Everett Downing has been sketching brand new 'Supers' as he likes to call them, with all kinds of incredible powers - So far, he has dreamt up over 300 of them, and he is not done yet!
Video Of The Week - 'Ghost' Magician Pranks Drive Thru Staff
The drive-thru window of a fast-food restaurant is probably the least fun place to work at - All the staff do is open the window, dish out bags of food to someone they cannot even fully see, say something polite and then wait for the next car to drive up! But what if a car drove up with nobody at the wheel?- cl58347over 11 yearswow this is a messed up prank this is wrong to do to a human being! "but i love it!"
- cl58347over 11 yearsthats a lot of mc donalds XD " i would look at it then toss the bag of food in and say {have a nice day sir. this prank will never work on me =D}
- cl58347over 11 yearsO_O omg dog man "pets doggy" i love dogs but he is not super hero stuff just house pet.
Current Events for January 9, 2013Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 10:58 am
Current Events for January 9, 2013Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 6:29 am
Laura Heikkila1) We will take notes on "Chips, The Bobcat Who is Just to Nice!" together as a class.2) You will need to pick one of the remaining articles and practice your note taking skills. 3)Then read the final article and leave ONE interesting fact as a comment. Make sure it is also an important fact or you will not receive credit. No rando comments please ;)
Chips, The Bobcat Who Is Just Too Nice!
Chips is like any other bobcat. She has black-tipped pointed ears, yellow eyes with black pupils, sharp hearing and vision and can even climb trees, as well if not better, than any other member of its species. But, she has one big problem - She is just too nice to be a bobcat! While that may be a good thing in most other species in her case, it is a kiss of death!
Photographer's Quest To Seek Out Nature's Best Camouflage Artists
With their almost perfect camouflage, these animals are some of the Earth's best masters of disguise. However, while they can hide from their predators they cannot escape the sharp eyes of American photographer Art Wolfe, who has been on a quest to capture them on camera, since the early 1990's
Video Of The Week - Think Your Winter Is Cold?
Many parts of the Northern Hemisphere have experienced a rather severe winter this year. However, very few can be compared to that felt by the residents of some parts of Russia where the temperatures have dipped as low as -50°Ç - Some of the lowest recorded in the area in the last 50 years!
ks57462over 11 yearswether can be really cool and more stuff
cs91180over 11 yearsthe picture is really cool i found all the animals but the one in the ocean
bj60241over 11 yearswooooooooow
pw60285over 11 yearsfrog and owls are some of the Earth's best masters of disguise.
cd57436over 11 yearswather can be realy cool- jb61104over 11 yearsyou can see the frog in the flower pic
- cl58347over 11 yearsi love my music that i listen to also i like this but i would NEVER go there EVER
- jw60745over 11 yearsthats cool
mm61789over 11 yearsart wolfe toke this pictures- cl58347over 11 yearssweet! i could see them all i love the birds! the woodowl was so cute so was the turtle dove!
- cl58347over 11 yearshe looks like my aunts cats he is so cute!!! ;)
- cl58347over 11 yearsi love camo for hunting! and the art is nice too.
Current Events for January 4, 2013Friday, January 4, 2013 at 7:04 am
Laura HeikkilaYour Job today is to read both articles and to complete the Informationworksheet on one. On the back write a short summery of the other. Remember a summery should tell me Who, What, Where When, Why, and How!
The Saga of Peter Parker AKA 'The Amazing Spiderman' Ends With A Dramatic Twist!
Ever since Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created Spiderman, the nerdy bespectacled teenager/superhero in 1962, comic book lovers all over the world have eagerly awaited the release of each of his 699 adventures. And, while they knew that it would have to come to an end some day, nobody could have imagined the dramatic twist that current writer Dan Slott would come up with, in the 700th and final issue of the 'The Amazing Spiderman'. Spoiler Alert - If you are an avid fan who has yet to get the comic book do not read further!
Montreal Animation Design Students Concoct The Best Internet Hoax Ever!
On Tuesday December 18th, the web was abuzz with some sensational news - A toddler playing in a park in Montreal, Canada had been suddenly scooped up by a massive golden eagle, taken for a quick spin and then, dropped back safely - All in broad daylight ! Of course, to prove that it really happened the whole incident was caught on camera and downloaded on YouTube!
st57548over 11 yearsi knew it was fake the penguin looked like clay- st57548over 11 yearsi did't like it at all
tawer209over 11 yearsreally you didn't like it????
bs58255over 11 yearsi dont read comics!!!!!!- cl58347over 11 yearsi dont read comics!!!!!
- cl58347over 11 yearsweird i never watched it and still wont work with me. oh well
- mm61789over 11 yearsi bet that kid was scared
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