Mr. Rott's Classroom Blog January 17-20

Hello Space Travelers… 

Well I will confess, last night I was sure, completely sure we were going to have a snow day that I – in keeping with the Space theme for the year, I watched Transformers The Dark Side of the Moon… oh very cool movie! But sad to say we did not have a snow day… shoot!  Tonight we are supposed to get 1 inch … perhaps that will make enough snow so you can stay home and play in the snow!

This week.. we will be working on getting ready for the state math test… today we worked on rounding whole numbers and decimals.. remember the rules! 

The homework this week will be you studying the packet that I will give you tomorrow if we have school… you are to review it every night for at least 20 mins… just like if you had homework to turn in.  Next week… test time!

Remember you are amazing wonderful people!! Do something great today!

Adding Subtracting Decimals

If your having a hard time with adding or subtracting decimals MAKE sure you check out  the class notes for 1/9/12!  They are way cool!  Mr. Rott

REMEMBER to notice if your homework equation is addition or subtraction.  YOU do NOT borrow if its addition!

Mr. Rotts Blog for the week of 1/13/12

Welcome Space Travelers!

 Now isn’t it nice to back at school?  Come on.. I know you couldn’t wait until you were able to hang out with your friends, talk, tell each other what you got for Christmas!..... it sure seemed like you were all excited about getting back to school by all the chatter in the hallways... 

THIS WEEK: We have started to work on percents and decimals, we will continue that this week and then start to get ready for our State Math Test... OH BOY!... 

CALCULATOR !!!  YOU really want to make sure you purchase a calculator that can do fractions, it needs to have an ABC button on it!  Trust me you’re going to want a fraction calculator!!

SPACE  FACT: Space Suits

We all know that clothes are important, in fact there is a saying that goes, clothes makes the man... meaning that what a person wears can say a lot about the person.  Astronauts also need space clothing for when they go out and work on the shuttle or even walk on the moon!

Spacesuits help astronauts in several ways. Spacewalking astronauts face a wide variety of temperatures. In Earth orbit, conditions can be as cold as minus 250 degrees Fahrenheit. In the sunlight, they can be as hot as 250 degrees. A spacesuit protects astronauts from those extreme temperatures.

The reason that spacesuits are white is because white reflects heat in space the same as it does here on Earth. Temperatures in direct sunlight in space can be more than 275 degrees Fahrenheit.

Putting on a spacesuit takes 45 minutes, including the time it takes to put on the special undergarments that help keep astronauts cool. After putting on the spacesuit, to adapt to the lower pressure maintained in the suit, the astronaut must spend a little more than an hour breathing pure oxygen before going outside the pressurized module.

A spacesuit weighs approximately 280 pounds on the ground -- without the astronaut in it. In the microgravity environment of space, a spacesuit weighs nothing.

Astronauts wear orange spacesuits called "launch and entry suits" during launch and landing of the space shuttle. In space, these suits can be worn only inside the shuttle.

An EVA is a spacewalk that takes place outside of a spacecraft. EVA stands for "extravehicular activity."

Alan Shepard is the only person to hit a golf ball on the moon. During the Apollo 14 mission, he fitted an 8 iron head to the handle of a lunar sample collection device and launched three golf balls. They are still there!

Each Apollo mission required 15 suits to support the mission. For the main, or prime, three-man crew, each member had three suits: one for flight; one for training; and one as a flight backup in case something happened to the flight suit. Thus, the prime crew had a total of nine suits. The backup three-man crew each had two suits: one for flight and one for training.

The Sonny Carter Training Facility including the Neutral Buoyancy Lab provides controlled neutral buoyancy operations to simulate the microgravity or weightless condition that is experienced by spacecraft and crew during spaceflight. For the astronaut, the facility provides important prefflight training for extravehicular activities and with the dynamics of body motion under weightless conditions.

Putting a spacesuit on is called "donning" the suit. Removing the suit is called "doffing."  

Thermofoil heaters are attached inside each of the fingertips in one of the layers of the glove. The heaters are located approximately over each of the crew member’s fingernails. The heaters have an on-off switch near each of the gloves' wrists.

No difference exists in a male's or female's suit, though the female astronaut usually requires a smaller size.
BLOG QUESTIONS: See the Space Facts and also the link for Click able Space Suit

Space Suit

1) Add the amount that you weigh plus the weight of the Space Suit and what is that total____?

2) How many suits does each Apollo mission require____?  If there were 25 missions in ten years how many total suits would have been used______?   

3) How many golf balls were hit on the moon__?  And where are they today______?

4) How many parts are there to a space suit_____?  See the Space Suit link.

5) How long does it take to put on a space suit___?  If you were an astronaut and had to put on and take off your space suit three times in one day... how much time would you have spent in one day getting into your suit___?

GONZAGA MENS BASKETBALL           

The team is doing great!  They will be playing some tough teams...
Fri, Nov 11 Eastern Washington Spokane, Wash. W 77 - 69
Mon, Nov 14 Washington State Spokane, Wash. 9 p.m. W 89-81
Sat, Nov 26 Western Michigan (Spokane Arena) 1 p.m. W 78-58
Wed, Nov 30 Notre Dame Spokane, Wash. 8:15 p.m. W 73-53
Sat, Dec 03 Illinois Champaign, Ill. 12:15 p.m. L 82-75
Sat, Dec 10 Michigan State Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m. L 74 - 67
Thu, Dec 15 Oral Roberts Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m. W 67 - 61
Sat, Dec 17 Arizona (Battle In Seattle) Seattle, Wash. 1 p.m. W 71 - 60
Tue, Dec 20 Butler Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m. W 71-55
Thu, Dec 22 Air Force Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m. W 70-60
Wed, Dec 28 Portland * Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m. W 90-51
Sat, Dec 31 Xavier Cincinnati, Ohio 5 p.m. W 72-65
Thu, Jan 05 Pepperdine * Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.  W 73-45
Sat, Jan 07 Santa Clara * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m.
Thu, Jan 12 Saint Mary's * Moraga, Calif. 8 p.m.
Sat, Jan 14 Loyola Marymount * Los Angeles, Calif. TBA
Thu, Jan 19 San Francisco * Spokane, Wash. TBA
Sat, Jan 21 San Diego * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m.
Thu, Jan 26 Portland * Portland, Ore. 8 p.m.
Thu, Feb 02 BYU * Provo, Utah 7 p.m.
Sat, Feb 04 Pepperdine * Malibu, Calif. TBA
Thu, Feb 09 Saint Mary's * Spokane, Wash. 8 p.m.
Sat, Feb 11 Loyola Marymount * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m.
Thu, Feb 16 Santa Clara * Santa Clara, Calif. 8 p.m.
Sat, Feb 18 San Francisco * San Francisco, Calif. TBA
Thu, Feb 23 BYU * Spokane, Wash. 8 p.m.
Sat, Feb 25 San Diego * San Diego, Calif. TBA

Remember MATH is OUT OF THIS WORLD!   

Mr. Rotts Room Blog for week ending 12/16/11

Welcome Space Travelers!
Hard to believe that this is the WEEK!... 4 days and counting... until Christmas Vacation!  2 WHOLE weeks to rest and enjoy some time off!  I hope that you will have a wonderful break and come back refreshed, healthy and ready to work on percents and decimals!  THERE WILL BE NO HOMEWORK THIS WEEK...PLEASE work on papers that have very low scores... so that you can turn them in after break to receive more points!

THIS WEEK:   This week in class we will be finishing fractions... not that we will leave them forever, they will poke their head out during percents and decimals but nothing like what we have been working on for the last month!

CALCULATOR !!!  YOU really want to make sure you purchase a calculator that can do fractions, it needs to have an ABC button on it!  Trust me you’re going to want a fraction calculator!!

SPACE  FACT: Welcome to NORAD Tracks Santa
Here is a great site to visit for tracking Santa.... take a peak!

All the preparations for this year are in place! Come back each day to discover new surprises in the Kids' Countdown Village, where we'll offer a new holiday game every day until December 24th
       
Tracking Santa Go to the Kids’ Countdown Village link and you’ll find this ..... Welcome to the North Pole! Santas helpers are getting gifts ready for delivery to the good boys and girls around the world. Can you find which shop in the village is busiest today? When you do, click on that shop to discover a fun activity inside!

GONZAGA MENS BASKETBALL           
Don't  give up on the team... they are working hard  and it will show!!!  They have just played some tough teams... getting ready for conference play!  YOU GOTTA BELIEVE!
 
Fri, Nov 11 Eastern Washington Spokane, Wash. W 77 - 69
Mon, Nov 14 Washington State Spokane, Wash. 9 p.m. W 89-81
Sat, Nov 26 Western Michigan (Spokane Arena) 1 p.m. W 78-58
Wed, Nov 30 Notre Dame Spokane, Wash. 8:15 p.m. W 73-53
Sat, Dec 03 Illinois Champaign, Ill. 12:15 p.m. L 82-75
Sat, Dec 10 Michigan State Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m. L 74 - 67
Thu, Dec 15 Oral Roberts Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Sat, Dec 17 Arizona (Battle In Seattle) Seattle, Wash. (KeyArena) 1 p.m.
Tue, Dec 20 Butler Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Thu, Dec 22 Air Force Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Wed, Dec 28 Portland * Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Sat, Dec 31 Xavier Cincinnati, Ohio 5 p.m.
Thu, Jan 05 Pepperdine * Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Sat, Jan 07 Santa Clara * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m.
Thu, Jan 12 Saint Mary's * Moraga, Calif. 8 p.m.
Sat, Jan 14 Loyola Marymount * Los Angeles, Calif. TBA
Thu, Jan 19 San Francisco * Spokane, Wash. TBA
Sat, Jan 21 San Diego * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m.
Thu, Jan 26 Portland * Portland, Ore. 8 p.m.
Thu, Feb 02 BYU * Provo, Utah 7 p.m.
Sat, Feb 04 Pepperdine * Malibu, Calif. TBA
Thu, Feb 09 Saint Mary's * Spokane, Wash. 8 p.m.
Sat, Feb 11 Loyola Marymount * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m.
Thu, Feb 16 Santa Clara * Santa Clara, Calif. 8 p.m.
Sat, Feb 18 San Francisco * San Francisco, Calif. TBA
Thu, Feb 23 BYU * Spokane, Wash. 8 p.m.
Sat, Feb 25 San Diego * San Diego, Calif. TBA

Remember MATH is OUT OF THIS WORLD!

As always, you are amazing, incredible people with the whole world waiting to be changed by YOU!

Mr. Rott

Mr. Rotts Classroom Blog for the week ENDING on December 9

Chuck Yeager - First person to fly faster than sound

Welcome Space Travelers!
 
The week has flown by like we broke the sound barrier!  That means we went from subsonic to supersonic!  You can see by the picture that when a plane breaks the sound barrier a lot can happen!  I hope you have had a good week, we will be working hard as we look forward to Christmas Break in a few weeks!

THIS WEEK:   By now you have recognized that with fractions they just keep building and building.  We will continue with dividing fractions and as always simplifying... can I shrink that crazy thing??

CALCULATOR !!!  YOU really want to make sure you purchase a calculator that can do fractions, it needs to have an ABC button on it!  Trust me you’re going to want a fraction calculator!!

SPACE  FACT: 
The sound barrier and Supersonic flight
In aerodynamics, the sound barrier (The sound barrier, in aerodynamics, is the point at which an aircraft moves from transonic to supersonic speed) isa physical boundary (like a wall) stopping large objects from becoming supersonic (Supersonic speed is a rate of travel of an object that exceeds the speed of sound (Mach 1). The term came into use during World War II when a number of aircraft started to encounter the effects of compressibility- being squeezed, and fell out of use in the 1950s when aircraft started to routinely "break" the sound barrier.        

As a plane approaches the speed of sound, the way air flows around its surfaces changes and it becomes a compressible fluid (like a cloud).  Along with a number of changes in the way that the airplane handles, is generated, this change also gives rise to a rapid increase in drag - what slows down the plane, known as the wave drag.

At first the exact nature of the wave drag was not well understood. It appeared that there was a huge increase, as it does for a limited range of speeds. With only the limited power of piston engines to drive them, planes could not overcome this rapid increase in drag, and even large increases in power would result in only tiny increases in performance. It appeared that an endless amount of power would be needed to reach supersonic speeds, and thus everyone started talking about the sound barrier and jet engines. 

Supersonic flight is one of the four speeds of flight. They are called the regimes of flight. The regimes of flight are subsonic, transonic, supersonic and hypersonic.

Vehicles that fly at supersonic speeds are flying faster than the speed of sound. The speed of sound is about 768 miles per hour (1,236 kilometers per hour) at sea level. These speeds are referred to by Mach numbers. The Mach number is the ratio of the speed of the aircraft to the speed of sound. Flight that is faster than Mach 1 is supersonic. Supersonic includes speeds up to five times faster than the speed of sound, or Mach 5. 

In 1947, Air Force Capt. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager became the first person to fly an aircraft faster than the speed of sound.

A bullet fired from a gun is an example of an object that flies at supersonic speeds. Military fighter aircraft also fly this fast. The space shuttle orbiter flies at supersonic speeds during portions of its mission.

The Concorde

An airplane called the Concorde was the most notable passenger airplane to travel at supersonic speeds. The Concorde's maximum speed was more than twice the speed of sound. It could fly people from London to New York in less than 3 1/2 hours. That is about half the amount of time it would take typical airliners to fly the same distance. The Concorde is no longer in use. It flew for the last time in 2003.

What Is a Sonic Boom?


A sonic boom is a loud, thunder-like noise heard by a person on the ground when an aircraft flies overhead at supersonic speeds. Air reacts like a fluid to supersonic objects. As objects travel through the air, the air molecules are pushed aside with great force. This force forms a shock wave, much like the wave created by the front, or bow, of a boat moving in water.

The shock wave forms a cone of pressurized air. A sharp release of pressure after the buildup of a shock wave is heard as a sonic boom. It is similar to the sharp release of pressure when a pin pops a balloon and makes a loud noise.

NASA is studying and testing devices that could be used on aircraft to lessen the noise and window-rattling effects of supersonic flight.

BLOG QUESTIONS:  Read - Space Fact: The sound barrier and Supersonic flight
1)  If you were traveling at the speed of sound, and you were flying around  the  world, which  is 24906 miles... how long would it take_____?

2) How many years has it been since the Concorde flew_______?


4)  What do  you think the pilot things when he or she is breaking the sound barrier_________?
 

GONZAGA MENS BASKETBALL 
Well we are off to a great start!  Saturday will be a tougher game against Illinois!  Then Michigan State... Arizona and Butler will be no walk in the park, BUT the guys will do great and give it their all!  Watch for updated scores, and keep cheering on the ZAGS!          
The team is doing great!  They will be playing some tough teams...
Fri, Nov 11 Eastern Washington Spokane, Wash. W 77 - 69
Mon, Nov 14 Washington State Spokane, Wash. 9 p.m. W 89-81
Sat, Nov 26 Western Michigan (Spokane Arena) 1 p.m. W 78-58
Wed, Nov 30 Notre Dame Spokane, Wash. 8:15 p.m. W 73-53
Sat, Dec 03 Illinois Champaign, Ill. 12:15 p.m.
Sat, Dec 10 Michigan State Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Thu, Dec 15 Oral Roberts Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Sat, Dec 17 Arizona (Battle In Seattle) Seattle, Wash. 1 p.m.
Tue, Dec 20 Butler Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Thu, Dec 22 Air Force Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Wed, Dec 28 Portland * Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Sat, Dec 31 Xavier Cincinnati, Ohio 5 p.m.
Thu, Jan 05 Pepperdine * Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Sat, Jan 07 Santa Clara * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m.
Thu, Jan 12 Saint Mary's * Moraga, Calif. 8 p.m.
Sat, Jan 14 Loyola Marymount * Los Angeles, Calif. TBA
Thu, Jan 19 San Francisco * Spokane, Wash. TBA
Sat, Jan 21 San Diego * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m.
Thu, Jan 26 Portland * Portland, Ore. 8 p.m.
Thu, Feb 02 BYU * Provo, Utah 7 p.m.
Sat, Feb 04 Pepperdine * Malibu, Calif. TBA
Thu, Feb 09 Saint Mary's * Spokane, Wash. 8 p.m.
Sat, Feb 11 Loyola Marymount * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m.
Thu, Feb 16 Santa Clara * Santa Clara, Calif. 8 p.m.
Sat, Feb 18 San Francisco * San Francisco, Calif. TBA
Thu, Feb 23 BYU * Spokane, Wash. 8 p.m.
Sat, Feb 25 San Diego * San Diego, Calif. TBA
Remember MATH is OUT OF THIS WORLD!  
As always, you are amazing, incredible people with the whole world waiting to be changed by YOU!

Mr. Rott

Mr. Rott's Room Blog for November 28th -- December 2

Welcome Space Travelers!
Hello my fellow space travelers!  I had a great Thanksgiving, I hope you did too!  Also, I have to say that you guys rocked it with all that you brought for our Thanksgiving basket, and the OUT OF THIS world decorations you put on the box.  Just think how happy we made a very special family  BIG - THANK YOU!

THIS WEEK:   We are going to be working on adding and subtracting mixed numbers for most of the week and then start dividing fractions.. We will be working on dividing fractions this week and next.

CALCULATOR !!!  Trust me you’re going to want a fraction calculator!!

SPACE  FACT: Space Food
What's the Top 10

You can't expect an average meal on the International Space Station (ISS) to be like a night at the Ritz, but no one's complaining -- the ambiance of orbital dining apparently more than compensates for lackluster meals. But astronauts have a few standby favorites as well as the occasional special treat.
10. Japanese Takeout
The addition of Japan's laboratory to the space station not only provided a huge new module for science experiments, it also opened the orbital outpost to Japanese culture -- including a nice assortment of new beverages and foods. In 2008, the shuttle Endeavor astronauts were happy to serve as guinea pigs for a variety of new dishes, including negima (a Japanese beef and scallions dish), okonomi, tofu with hoisin sauce and udon noodles. 
9. Swedish Meatballs
Celebrity chef Rachael Ray whipped up Swedish meatballs, a Thai chicken dish and vegetable curry for the crew of space shuttle Discovery in December 2006. It wasn't the first time a celebrity chef tried to perk up astronaut cuisine, though -- Emeril Lagasse's spicy green beans, which were among five dishes flown to the space station earlier that year, apparently held up well in zero-gravity. 
8. Yogurt
Bone loss is a problem during long-duration spaceflights, so a calcium-rich food like yogurt is a popular menu choice. Astronauts can choose from blueberry-raspberry, peach and strawberry. The Russians go one better with garlic- and herb-studded cheeses. For the picky eater, there's always yogurt-covered granola bars. 
7. Chicken Soup
Feeling a bit under the weather? There's no one to make chicken soup for rundown astronauts. The next best thing might be chicken consomme. Just add hot water and don't worry about using a spoon.
6. Tortillas
With a relatively long shelf life and few crumbs, tortillas are the bread of the space program. One of the favored fillings: good old peanut butter and jelly. On special occasions, astronauts have managed to bring up other yeasty specialties, including bagels (imported from the family bakery of Canadian-born astronaut Greg Chamitoff) and German pumpernickel bread.
5. Shrimp
Among the lessons six-time flier Story Musgrave passed along to rookie astronauts: Eat shrimp cocktail. The dehydrated crustaceans, coated in a spicy sauce, are the most requested food item in NASA's space pantry. Musgrave ate them at every meal -- including breakfast.
4. Hot Sauce
A squirt of hot sauce can do wonders to wake up taste buds deadened by weightlessness, a phenomenon currently blamed on the redistribution of body fluids in microgravity. There are, however, plenty of easy solutions to the problem: salsa, barbecue sauce, sweet and sour sauce, garlic paste, Thai hot sauce, Tabasco...
3. M&Ms
They're "candy-coated chocolates" candies or "chocolate-covered peanuts" in NASA parlance, but you and I would call them M&Ms. It'd be a tough call whether astronauts like eating them or playing with them best. What we do know is that the colorful orbs show well on TV.
2. Dried produce
Fresh fruits and vegetables are a rarity in space, so astronauts make do with a variety of canned and dried offerings. Russian cuisine presents another option: raw onions and garlic. It may sound a little intense for American palates, but after a few months in orbit, apparently folks will try anything to break up the monotony.
1. Mystery Meals
Space station flight engineer Garrett Reisman kept the cameras rolling while he sat down to dinner with his Russian crewmates and visiting shuttle astronauts in June 2008. Among the offerings: a can labeled "Appetizing Appetizer." Nothing like a little mystery to spice up your life.
BLOG QUESTIONS: SEE SPACE  FACT:  What's the Top 10 Space Food?
1) How long has it been since a famous chef designed a meal for the astronauts__?

2) How many meals were designed for the space station___?  What did Emeril Lagasse's create___?

3) Out of all of the meals listed above how many do you like__?  Now make a fraction with the numerator representing the number of space foods you like and the denominator representing the total number of space foods_____.

GONZAGA MEN'S BASKETBALL           

Ok... we are into our third game!  So far, so good... The team is getting ready for some really hard games, Notre Dame will be tough, then Illinois, in fact their schedule is never easy - peasy, but they can handle it!  GO Zags!!!!!!!
Fri, Nov 11 Eastern Washington Spokane, Wash.  W 77-69
Mon, Nov 14 Washington State Spokane, Wash. 9 W 89-81
Sat, Nov 19 Hawaii W 73 - 54
Sat, Nov 26 Western Michigan (Ronald McDonald House Charities) Spokane, Wash. (Spokane Arena) 1 p.m.
Wed, Nov 30 Notre Dame Spokane, Wash. 8:15 p.m.
Sat, Dec 03 Illinois Champaign, Ill. 12:15 p.m.
Sat, Dec 10 Michigan State Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Thu, Dec 15 Oral Roberts Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Sat, Dec 17 Arizona (Battle In Seattle) Seattle, Wash. (KeyArena) 1 p.m.
Tue, Dec 20 Butler Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Thu, Dec 22 Air Force Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Wed, Dec 28 Portland * Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Sat, Dec 31 Xavier Cincinnati, Ohio 5 p.m.
Thu, Jan 05 Pepperdine * Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Sat, Jan 07 Santa Clara * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m.
Thu, Jan 12 Saint Mary's * Moraga, Calif. 8 p.m.
Sat, Jan 14 Loyola Marymount * Los Angeles, Calif. TBA
Thu, Jan 19 San Francisco * Spokane, Wash. TBA
Sat, Jan 21 San Diego * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m.
Thu, Jan 26 Portland * Portland, Ore. 8 p.m.
Thu, Feb 02 BYU * Provo, Utah 7 p.m.
Sat, Feb 04 Pepperdine * Malibu, Calif. TBA
Thu, Feb 09 Saint Mary's * Spokane, Wash. 8 p.m.
Sat, Feb 11 Loyola Marymount * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m.
Thu, Feb 16 Santa Clara * Santa Clara, Calif. 8 p.m. Sat, Feb 18 San Francisco * San Francisco, Calif. TBA
Thu, Feb 23 BYU * Spokane, Wash. 8 p.m.
Sat, Feb 25 San Diego * San Diego, Calif. TBA

Remember MATH is OUT OF THIS WORLD!

As always, you are amazing, incredible people with the whole world waiting to be changed by YOU!

Mr. Rott

This is our list of goodies for our Thanksgiving Box.... if you are able to bring something for the box please do so by Wednesday!  Together we can help a family that needs some help!

This week we will be giving a Thanksgiving Box full of goodies along with a turkey to a family that could use our help!  BUT!!! I need your help in providing goodies for this box!  We will talk about what we can bring this week but we only have a few days to put our box together!!

We will find a good home for this Turkey and all of our goodies!

Mr. Rotts Room Turkey week blog

Welcome Space Travelers!
Another short week!  I know that not all of you celebrate Thanksgiving, but I believe all of us have things to be thankful for, right?  Maybe it’s your family, friends, a job or the fact that you have a school to go to, we all have something to be thankful for.... for a moment think about what you are thankful for!

THIS WEEK:   We will continue to work on mixed numbers and improper fractions, and switching back and forth! 

CALCULATOR !!!  YOU really want to make sure you purchase a calculator that can do fractions, it needs to have an ABC button on it!  Trust me you’re going to want a fraction calculator!!

SPACE  FACT: Are there turkeys in space?  And are turkeys all the same?
Ok so as far as I know no turkeys have ever been launched into space but you never know.. Some day you may be taking your pet turkey ( and that does not mean your younger sibling!) To space with you! 

Though many competing claims exist, the most familiar story of the first Thanksgiving took place in Plymouth Colony, in present-day Massachusetts, in 1621. More than 200 years later, President Abraham Lincoln declared the final Thursday in November as a national day of thanksgiving. Congress finally made Thanksgiving Day an official national holiday in 1941.

Sarah Josepha Hale petitioned for a national Thanksgiving holiday for close to 40 years, believing that "Thanksgiving, like the Fourth of July, should be considered a national festival and observed by all our people."

The American Automobile Association (AAA) estimated that 42.2 million Americans traveled 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in 2010.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota is the top turkey-producing state in America, with a planned production total of 46.5 million in 2011. Six states—Minnesota, North Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri, Virginia, and Indiana—account for nearly two-thirds of the  248 million turkeys that will be raised in the U.S. this year.

The National Turkey Federation estimated that 46 million turkeys—one fifth of the annual total of 235 million consumed in the United States in 2007—were eaten at Thanksgiving.

In a survey conducted by the National Turkey Federation, nearly 88 percent of Americans said they eat turkey at Thanksgiving. The average weight of turkeys purchased for Thanksgiving is 15 pounds, which means some 690 million pounds of turkey were consumed in the U.S. during Thanksgiving in 2007.

Great article about what type of turkey to buy for Thanksgiving (click on  link the blue link -->) Great Turkey Article   Especially read about the types of turkeys
Basted or self-basted, 
Free range, 
Kosher, 
Heritage, 
Natural 
Organic. 
It comes down to this... you can buy a turkey from Safeway or Fred Meyers ... or from a store like Whole Foods... but you also have the option of buying a turkey from your local farmer. 

BLOG Questions - Answer in the comment section...
1) Do you celebrate Thanksgiving?
2) Do you know where your turkey has come from, does it even matter to you?
3)Does it matter what your turkey eats?  
4) What do you think they eat?
5) Do you  think a turkey from your local farmer taste different than from Safeway or some other store,  what do you think?
6) Where did your grandparents turkey come from... ask your grandparents or parents?
7) What is the lowest and highest range of costs for a Kosher Turkey (see the above blue article link)?
8) If you bought a heritage turkey that weighed 22 pounds how much roughly would it cost (see the above blue article link)? 

                                     GONZAGA MENS BASKETBALL           
The season is HEATING up!  Can't wait to see how it ends... of course as Division Champs! 
Fri, Nov 11 Eastern Washington Spokane, Wash. W 77 - 69
Mon, Nov 14 Washington State Spokane, Wash. 9 p.m. W 89-81
Sat, Nov 26 Western Michigan (Ronald McDonald House Charities) Spokane, Wash. (Spokane Arena) 1 p.m.
Wed, Nov 30 Notre Dame Spokane, Wash. 8:15 p.m.
Sat, Dec 03 Illinois Champaign, Ill. 12:15 p.m.
Sat, Dec 10 Michigan State Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Thu, Dec 15 Oral Roberts Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Sat, Dec 17 Arizona (Battle In Seattle) Seattle, Wash. (KeyArena) 1 p.m.
Tue, Dec 20 Butler Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Thu, Dec 22 Air Force Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Wed, Dec 28 Portland * Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m. Sat, Dec 31 Xavier Cincinnati, Ohio 5 p.m.
Thu, Jan 05 Pepperdine * Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Sat, Jan 07 Santa Clara * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m.
Thu, Jan 12 Saint Mary's * Moraga, Calif. 8 p.m.
Sat, Jan 14 Loyola Marymount * Los Angeles, Calif. TBA
Thu, Jan 19 San Francisco * Spokane, Wash. TBA
Sat, Jan 21 San Diego * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m.
Thu, Jan 26 Portland * Portland, Ore. 8 p.m.
Thu, Feb 02 BYU * Provo, Utah 7 p.m.
Sat, Feb 04 Pepperdine * Malibu, Calif. TBA
Thu, Feb 09 Saint Mary's * Spokane, Wash. 8 p.m.
Sat, Feb 11 Loyola Marymount * Spokane, Wash. 5 p.m.
Thu, Feb 16 Santa Clara * Santa Clara, Calif. 8 p.m.
Sat, Feb 18 San Francisco * San Francisco, Calif. TBA
Thu, Feb 23 BYU * Spokane, Wash. 8 p.m.
Sat, Feb 25 San Diego * San Diego, Calif. TBA

Remember MATH is OUT OF THIS WORLD!

As always, you are amazing, incredible people with the whole world waiting to be changed by YOU!

Mr. Rott