Engineer Your Life: A Guide to Engineering for High School Girls

Website - Engineer Your Life: A Guide to Engineering for High School Girls

Below is some information from the website that is posted above:
In 2004, members of the engineering community formed a coalition to encourage academically prepared girls to enroll in engineering programs. After extensive research revealed some of the reasons girls were not interested in pursuing engineering, the coalition developed and tested new messages that emphasized how varied and creative engineering can be and what a difference engineers make in the lives of others. The messages—creativity has its rewards, explore the possibilities, and make a world of difference—are now part of a national campaign designed to encourage college bound girls to explore engineering. The Engineer Your Life Web site is the centerpiece of the national campaign, and is meant for high school girls and the adults in their lives (parents, counselors, teachers, and other educators) who want to learn more about what life and work are like for engineers. The campaign will:

• Introduce high school girls to young women
engineers who embody these messages.

• Showcase engineering careers and illustrate that
an education in engineering is both desirable and
within their reach.

• Help school counselors and teachers better
understand engineering and give them the
resources and training they need to advise
students.

• Mobilize America’s more than one million
engineers with compelling resources, training, and
messages to use in their ongoing outreach efforts.

8th Grade Strip Stroll!!!

After reading the Novel The Macaroni Boy, 8th Graders at CMS were offered an opportunity to tour the Strip District in Pittsburgh on April 26th and 27th.

Calendar Enrichment/Bonus

Bonus (Optional): Although many societies base their calendars on the movements of the sun or the moon, a calendar's starting date is often linked to cultural or religious traditions.  For example, both the Muslim and the Hebrew calendars are based on the phases of the moon, but they differ in a number of significant ways.  Research a calendar used by another culture and find out the cultural significance of the calendar's starting date, the number of days per month, and the number of days per year.  Write a short paragraph to explain your findings.  

English 8 and Advanced English 8: "The Diary of Anne Frank" Act Two

The vocabulary list is posted for "The Diary of Anne Frank" Act Two. You may access the Quizlet website by clicking the link.

Canon-McMillan Highlights March Edition

The Highlights Online Magazine

English 8 and Advanced English 8: "The Diary of Anne Frank" Act One, Scenes Four and Five

The vocabulary list is posted for "The Diary of Anne Frank" Act One, Scenes Four and Five. You may access the Quizlet website by clicking the link.

Raging Planet: Severe Weather Videos

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Science Class: April 14th - 15th

Some of the Supernova students will be missing class on Thursday and Friday of this week due to a band trip or another activity. The students were given the work that they will miss while they are gone. Below is a quick summary of the instructions for the students that will miss science class.

Thursday:
Complete the notes titled, "CH 16-3: Severe Weather". Here is a quick link to the PowerPoint presentation to assist you while completing the notes: .

Friday:
1. Log on to Quia and complete: "Chapter 16 - Sections 3 & 4 Online Quiz". You are permitted to attempt the quiz two times. Only your best score will be counted for a grade. You are permitted to use your notes, book, and the internet.

2. After the quiz, complete: .

CH 16-3: Severe Weather (Notes)

Weather Websites and Yesterday's Weather Map

Edheads - Weather: This website will introduce you to basic weather reporting and forecasting techniques.

National Geographic - Forces of Nature: This website allows you to explore interactive information on hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes, and earthquakes.

Station Model Link : This website provides some information on how to interpret a station model on a weather map.

Weather World: This informative weather website contains forecasts and other features produced by Penn State University.

Yesterday's Weather - April 4th, 2011 (about 7 P.M.):
Yesterday started out as a relatively warm and humid day due to the warm air mass that originated from the south. The warm front symbol on the weather map signals the boundary of the warm air mass on the surface.

You may have noticed that intense thunderstorms went through our area last night. Also, when you woke up this morning, the air temperature was much colder. The intense precipitation and colder weather was a result of the cold front that you see on the weather maps that were taken from the weather channel at about 7 P.M. last night.

English 8 and Advanced English 8: "The Diary of Anne Frank" Act One, Scenes 1-3

The vocabulary list is posted for "The Diary of Anne Frank" Act One, Scenes 1-3. You may access the Quizlet website by clicking the link.