mini-report and family trees

On Friday, I handed out instructions for doing a mini-report for science. It should be self-explanatory, but I will clarify a few points. This is NOT a major report which requires a title page, bibliography, etc. That one will come later. This is about one page of information about a disease that is of interest to the student for whatever reason. Even though a formal bibliography is not required, there does need to be a list of resources that the student used. Even if the student already knows a lot about this disease, the purpose is to do research to learn something new, and then share what was learned in the report. It is due November 22, in case the student did not write that down. But I would encourage getting it done earlier, if possible, since there are several other "home" assignments to do this month. These include recording what you eat for a day, interviewing a smoker, and an experiment with bread, which is coming home this week. Each of these activities will be assigned and given a due date, but I am making you aware that they are coming.

Students will also be getting forms to fill out for Family Tree Day, which is not until spring. This is family tree information that we will be sharing in class. I hand them out early because the holiday season can be a great time to get information from relatives we may not get to see very often.

I can answer questions about either of these projects at your consultation this week. We look forward to seeing you all!