Play Kahoot!

Here are the links for the Kahoots that we played today in Social Studies.

https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=a8e7ecc2-e7af-4b9e-91b5-471d053c9229


https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=47ce60a9-23e7-4aa9-833f-b9f15b25fefe

Here's an Idea for February Vacation

Although it seems impossible after all of these recent snow days, we will be having February vacation next week. Being house-bound, I started to search the internet for activities, and this one seemed particularly appropriate for what we have been studying in science. The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA currently has a lunar art exhibit. In addition, beginning on Monday 2/20, the museum is hosting lunar-themed activities during the school vacation week. Along with building lunar modules, designing a lunar colony, and making lunar collages, each day also has a special moon activity such as movies and meeting NASA astronauts. Follow this link to find out more:

http://www.pem.org/calendar/event/1687-lunar_landing_2_0

And don't forget, the North Shore Amateur Astronomers Club will be presenting a Star Party to view stars, planets, and more right at Proctor School on Tuesday, 2/28 after the break. Hope to see you there!

What did we use that toilet paper for anyway?

Thank you, parents, for letting your students raid your closet to get a roll of toilet paper. So what did we use it for anyway? We built a scale model of our solar system, of course! Using a 1 centimeter cube to represent the sun, we calculated, to scale, each planet's orbit of the sun, then measured and labeled them on the roll of toilet paper. It was fascinating to think that the earth would not even be the size of a pin prick on this model. Truly mind-boggling. For another thought-provoking view of making a scale model of the solar system, check out this video from NPR:

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/09/18/441400933/planets-transit-the-desert-in-7-mile-scale-model-of-the-solar-system

On a more local scale, check out our own scale models.