November

1 - Edwin Hubble's Birthday

American astronomer Edwin Hubble was born on November 20, 1889. He was best known for his development of the concept that our universe is constantly expanding. The Hubble Space Telescope, that allows us to see outer space, was named after him.

Take a look at some awesome pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope at this site. Click on any of the photos at the top to read a caption below. http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/BestOfHST95.html

Open a Claris Works word-processing document. Imagine you are looking at the sky with a hubble Telescope. Type a detailed description of what you see. Remember to add lots of adjectives including color words to paint a vivid picture of what you see.

2 - Around the World in 72 Days

On November 14, 1889, newspaper reporter Nellie Bly attempted to break an imaginary hero's record of traveling around the world in 80 days (79 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds to be exact).

Nellie Bly beat the record, making it around the world in 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes, and 14 seconds. By how many days, hours, minutes, and seconds did Bly beat the record? Write your answer on the top of the Virtual Voyage to Paris sheet.

Imagine that you could travel to any country in the world. Which country would you choose? If your choice was Paris, you are in luck because you are going to take a Virtual Voyage to Paris. There are many things you will need to do to prepare for you cybertrip to Paris. Follow the directions on the Virtual Voyage sheets. Have a good trip!

First, complete the Getting There sheet using these Web pages.

HOW FAR IS IT? - http://www.indo.com/distance/

Use one of these sites for time zone help - http://www.yahooligans.com/School_Bell/Reference/Time/Time_Zones/

In order to buy anything on your trip, you will need to know how to convert American dollars to French francs. Complete the Currency page using this Web page.

CURRENCY CONVERSION - http://www.xe.net/cgi-bin/ucc/convert

 

You will need to know what the weather is like in Paris to pack for your trip. Complete the Rain or Shine sheet using these two Internet sites.

Bookmark: PARIS, FRANCE - weather

Bookmark: LONELY PLANET - http://www.lonelyplanet.com.au/conv.htm#tem

Bookmark: WEIGHTS AND MEASURES - http://141.106.68.17/wtmeas.html

3 - American Education Week

Observed the first full week proceeding the fourth Thursday in November, this event places emphasis on the importance of public education.

In school, you have the opportunity to learn about many new and exciting topics. In honor of education week, you will choose any topic you would like to learn more about. It might be a famous person, sport, author, place, or anything you would like to learn more about. Your job is to find 2 Internet sites about your chosen topic and complete a Site review sheet for both sites. Be creative in your search and try to learn some new facts about your topic.

Use the Yahooligans search engine. - http://www.yahooligans.com/

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