What causes Earth's Seasons

Some of you seemed interested when I posted the information on why we have different seasons. I think you will enjoy this video which clearly shows how the rays of the sun hit the Earth during the year. I hope you like it!

Food Groups

Let's play some games! Today we began building our own Food Pyramids. Let's see if that information helps you win when playing these games.

Watch this Video

I have found this very interesting video which is perfect for your Check up test on Tuesday! Thanks to neoK12 for publishing these educational videos. I am sure it will help you study.

Primary and Secondary Sources

Today we were looking at Primary and Secondary sources historians use. We even played a game. Here is the site we used in class. Why don't you continue the game and see if you can reach the end?

Did you know?

On Sunday besides being Father's Day, it was the first day of winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

It is said that it is the shortest day of the year. This is because the sun rises late and sets early. It is the day we have least day light. Why does this happen?

"Have you ever heard of a solstice? There are two solstices every year, one in June and one in December. On about June 21, the North Pole is tilted farther toward the Sun than it is at any other time of the year and the South Pole is tilted farther away from the Sun. The June solstice is the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The Northern Hemisphere gets more sunlight on the June solstice than on any other day of the year. On the same day, it’s the beginning of winter and the shortest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.

On about December 21, the positions of the North and South poles are reversed. The December solstice marks the beginning of summer in the Southern Hemisphere. That’s why Australians can celebrate Christmas sunbathing on the beach! The same day marks the start of winter in the north."

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More Photos

I have posted the photos we took when you made the presentations on Michelangelo. I have placed them in our Wiki. You can click on the link there is here on the right.

Enjoy them!

What do you think about just before going to sleep?

One of the nights when Jamie and Claudia were in the museum, Claudia tells Jamie to think about Michelangelo and the statue. Jamie finds this hard to do. So Mrs Frankweiler writes:

"But lying in bed just before going to sleep is the worst time for organized thinking; it is the best time for free thinking. Ideas drift like clouds in an undecided breeze, taking first this direction and then that." (Konigsburg, 1967)

What do you think about just before going to sleep? Are your thoughts organized or just free thinking? Answer the poll and write a comment telling me what you think about.