Thursday, June 16, 2016

Day 9: GAETI - Geologic Time and the TP Roll, Art, and other fun things!


Today we started out working on a Geologic Time Scale Model using a roll of receipt tape:

It ends up being 1560 inches long, or 130 feet long.

Weather Forecasting was covered in foreign languages and we created a weekly forecast.

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 109. West northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 109. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 91. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 88. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
 
Mississippi History and Civil Rights, specifically the civil rights struggle in Starkville:
The website has a tachers resources section with Lesson Plans

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