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 

Mr. Rotts Classroom Blog 11/14/11

Welcome Space Travelers!
Today is Veterans day!  There is NOTHING that we enjoy in this country that was not secured by someone who fought to provide us with the freedom that we enjoy every single day!  So I want to say a HUGE, BIG - THANK YOU!

THIS WEEK:   We will launch into a new area..how do we make improper fractions into mixed numbers and adding and subtracting those pesky things!... time off is over so now we are going to get back to work!

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

Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin

SPACE  FACT: Landing on the Moon - Apollo 11 
A race was on to put a man on the moon. President Kennedy had challenged the nation. It was the mission of Apollo 11 to land two men on the moon, then return them safely to Earth. It was one of the most historic events. It demonstrated what man can do with effort and ingenuity

In President Kennedy's speech to Congress, on May 25, 1961, he expressed a concern that the United States was falling behind the Soviet Union in technology and prestige. He challenged the nation to put a man on the moon before the end of the decade.

On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 launched from the Kennedy Space Center.
On July 20, 1969, Commander Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon. He said the historic words, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

Apollo 11's journey to the moon took three and a half days.

During that time the astronauts "just kind of gazed out the window at the Earth getting smaller and smaller, did housekeeping things, checking the spacecraft," Aldrin recalled.

A camera in the Lunar Module provided live television coverage as Neil Armstrong climbed down the ladder to the surface of the moon.

The Lunar Module "Eagle" consisted of two parts: the descent stage and the ascent stage.

The descent state provided the engine used to land on the moon. It had four legs, a storage area for experimental gear, and a ladder for the crew to climb down to the moon's surface. The descent module also served as the launch platform for the ascent module when it came time to leave.

The ascent module carried the crew back to the Command Service Module.

To walk on the moon's surface, the astronauts needed to wear a space suit with a back mounted, portable life support system. This controlled the oxygen, temperature and pressure inside the suit.

On the surface, the astronauts had to get used to the reduced gravity. They could jump very high compared to on Earth.

The crew spend a total of two and a half hours on the moon's surface. While on the moon's surface, the performed a variety of experiments and collected soil and rock samples to return to Earth.

An American flag was left on the moon's surface as a reminder of the accomplishment.
 
Armstrong and Aldrin logged 21 hours on the moon—spending the last and longest portion of it trying to sleep in the frigid lander. Then they lifted off to rendezvous with Collins and Columbia for the return voyage.

The Command Service Module "Columbia" consisted of two parts. The Command Module is the cone at the top, or front in this picture. The Command Module held the three man crew. It was the control center during the mission. It also was the re-entry vehicle for returning back to Earth.

The Service Module at the bottom, or back in this picture, provided the propulsion and maneuvering capability for the space craft.

After re-entering the Earth's atmosphere, parachutes opened to safely lower the Columbia into the Pacific Ocean. After landing in the Ocean, the crew were retrieved by a helicopter and taken to the recovery ship, the "USS Hornet."

The crew and lunar samples were placed in quarantine until their health and safety could be confirmed.

The Command Module "Columbia" returned to Earth on July 24, 1969, the crew splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969—and they were immediately put into a three-week quarantine. . Apollo 11 had successfully completed its mission. President Kennedy's objective to land men on the moon and return them safely to Earth had been accomplished. 

BLOG QUESTIONS: SEE SPACE  FACT: Landing on the Moon - Apollo 11

 1) How long has it been since the first time we landed on the moon_______?
2) How long was the “journey” to the moon___________?  How many hours were the astronots in Apollo 11 until they landed on the moon_____?
3) How many hours were Armstrong and Aldrin on the moon______?   What were they doing the last few hours of their time on the moon______?
4) How many weeks were the Astronauts in quarantine(meaning they were in a hospital room to be cared for)_____?  How many weeks were left in year after the weeks the Astronauts stayed in quarantine______(you have to know how many weeks are in a year!)?
                 GONZAGA MENS BASKETBALL           
 

I just set up my Google Calendar so that it has all of the Zags games on it way COOL... if you have a Google calendar you can down load it by going Google and searching for ZAG Calendar!
This will get you all set up!  Games start... YIPPEE!

EXCITING!
Fri, Oct 28 Carroll College (exhibit.) Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m. 95-51
Fri, Nov 11 Eastern Washington Spokane, Wash. TBA
Mon, Nov 14 Washington State Spokane, Wash. 9 p.m.
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) 1pm
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

Welcome Space Travelers!
Ok so this has to be like the shortest week of school EVER!!  Two days... wow..and then in just a week or so you’ll get 2 more days off for Thanksgiving!... Ya gotta love November.  This week we will be having parent teacher conferences, and I look forward to seeing your parents, and getting to know them better, BUT what I really hope to be able to do is to let your parents know what amazing, smart and fun kids they have!  Encourage your parents to come out to parent conferences!   You have, I am guessing noticed the video I put up on our blog. 

A few months ago, while I was waiting to see a movie at the movie theater, this short video about food came was shown.  Even though its an add for a restaurant, I thought wow, it sure made me think about what I eat, where my food comes from and how we are caring for the animals that provide our food.  Hopefully it will make you think!  It sure made me think about food in a different way.  Enjoy!


THIS WEEK:   This week we will be working on Improper fractions and turning them into mixed numbers... does that sound mixed up.. Hahahah get it mixed up!!! Mixed numbers???  It’s not as bad as it sounds...

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

SPACE  FACT: NO SPACE FACT OR BLOG QUESTIONS THIS WEEK!

 

GONZAGA MENS BASKETBALL       
 Ok so here we go.. Only a few days till Eastern Washington!! It’s always exciting to see what the boys from Gonzaga will be doing.  This is NO cupcake schedule and with the addition of BYU to the conference, the Zags will need to work harder!  I have no doubt that the season will be a BLAST!
Fri, Nov 11 Eastern Washington Spokane, Wash. TBA
Mon, Nov 14 Washington State Spokane, Wash. 9 p.m.
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

 Welcome Space Travelers!

Here we are already in November, you know my favorite astronauts that we will be traveling at warp speed through November and then into December.  In December we are only in school for a few weeks and then VACATION!!! That’s as exciting as walking in space!  Oh and by the way we have parent conferences in a few weeks, I look forward to talking with your parents about what great students each of you are!  Stay the course and keep your lazar gun on stun as we encounter strange creatures along our journey!

THIS WEEK:   This week we continue to work on fractions, multiplying and finding equivalent fractions.  Remember always ask yourself can I shrink - simplify the fraction when im done with it!

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

SPACE  FACT: Millennium Falcon Lego Star War Set

  Kids ages 9 to 14 will be happy the old man got the tractor beam out of commission when they blast off with the Millennium Falcon LEGO Star Wars Set. Straight from the Death Star escape scene of Episode IV: A New Hope, this replica of Han Solo's iconic starship is crafted from more than 1,200 LEGO pieces for a detailed, articulating display. With twin flick missiles, rotating laser cannons, and detachable cockpit cover, this Millennium Falcon set's got more than a few surprises left in it.

Detailed Design Features Articulating Panels and Turrets

The numerous details on this modified Corellian Engineering Corporation YT-1300 freighter would impress even Luke Skywalker. Measuring more than 15 inches wide and 4 inches tall when completed, this model accurately depicts the famous Millennium Falcon, from its distinctive round shape to its right-hand cylindrical cockpit.

Rotating top- and bottom-mounted quad-laser turrets, detachable cockpit cover, and firing twin flick rockets are just some of the cool features included in this model.

Let Kids Recreate Scenes

This set includes LEGO mini-figures of Han Solo, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa, and Darth Vader, so you can replay your favorite scenes from the movie.

Place figures outside the ship to have Obi-Wan and Vader duel, or place them inside the opening hull to play chess, hide in the smuggling compartments, or observe Luke's remote training. For enhanced play, the set includes three light sabers, three blasters, and one crossbow.

Building Your Own Millennium Falcon

With 1,254 LEGO pieces, the Millennium Falcon took more than four hours for our testers to construct. Split between two adult builders, these hours provided a fun time to reminisce about favorite Star Wars moments.

A large percentage of the pieces come in shades of gray, and approaching construction requires a bit of organization and discipline. Detailed step-by-step instructions help ensure that construction is a relatively straightforward process, despite the complexity of the finished model.

As impressive as the finished model may be, our testers noted a few minor oversights worth mentioning. For starters, there are no mini-figures of C-3PO or R2D2 included, making the scene reconstruction feel incomplete. Also, only Han Solo and Chewbacca are capable of fitting in the cockpit. However, considering the amount of overall detail included in this model, any Star Wars fan would be delighted to proudly put it on display.

What's in the Box

LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon set (1,254 pieces), two instruction booklets, and sticker sheet.

Product Description

Straight from the Death Star escape scene of Episode IV: A New Hope, the all-new LEGO Millennium Falcon features stunning details, like hull plates that open to reveal a detailed interior, twin flick missiles, rotating quad laser cannons and detachable cockpit cover. Featuring Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, Ben Kenobi, Princess Leia Organa and Darth Vader, can you rewrite history and help Ben Kenobi defeat his evil nemesis from the dark side?

 

BLOG QUESTIONS: SEE SPACE FACT: Millennium Falcon Lego Star War Set

1) How many pieces are there in the Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon set_______?  Write that out in expanded form__________.

2) How many hours did it take the testers to build the Millennium Falcon set_________?  If it takes 1 person the same amount of time, and two people can work twice as fast, then how long would it take two people to build the Millennium Falcon_________?

3) How many miniature figures comes with the set____________?  Of the miniature figures what is the fraction of animals to people - write out the numerator and denominator.  Remember the numerator is part of the enchilada and the denominator is the WHOLE enchilada!

4) What is the difference between the ages of those who will be happy to have this set_______?

GONZAGA MENS BASKETBALL   

COUNT DOWN... 12 days till the first game... is on the 28th ... how EXCITING!

Fri, Nov 11 Eastern Washington Spokane, Wash. TBA

Mon, Nov 14 Washington State Spokane, Wash. 9 p.m.

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

Classblog for October 24 - 28th

Welcome Space Travelers!

Wow... another month is almost over with... class time is moving so fast!  Now that we have started fractions, I would encourage you to make sure you are taking time to go over your notes, set aside time for your homework, it is HARDER and will continue to be harder.  If you pay attention in class, take notes, ask questions and do your homework I have no doubt that all of you can and will do excellent!

THIS WEEK:   This week we start multiplying fractions.  Along with multiplying fractions we will also continue to improve our skills with simplifying, remember any time you work with factions you HAVE to simplify.... reduce.. Shrink... letting the witch doctor lead you.

CALCULATOR !!!  Trust me your going to want a fraction calculator!!

SPACE  FACT:  FIRST AMERICAN TO ORBIT THE EARTHCape Canaveral, Fla., Feb. 20 -- John H. Glenn Jr. orbited three times around the earth today and landed safely to become the first American to make such a flight. The 40-year-old Marine Corps lieutenant colonel traveled about 81,000 miles in 4 hours 56 minutes before splashing into the Atlantic at 2:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time.
He had been launched from here at 9:47 A. M.

The astronaut's safe return was no less a relief than a thrill to the Project Mercury team, because there had been real concern that the Friendship 7 capsule might disintegrate as it rammed back into the atmosphere.

There had also been a serious question whether Colonel Glenn could complete three orbits as planned. But despite persistent control problems, he managed to complete the entire flight plan.

Lands in Bahamas Area 

The astronaut's landing place was near Grand Turk Island in the Bahamas, about 700 miles southeast of here.

Still in his capsule, he was plucked from the water at 3:01 P. M. with a boom and block and tackle by the destroyer Noa. The capsule was deposited on deck at 3:04.

Colonel Glenn's first words as he stepped out onto the Noa's deck were: "It was hot in there."

He quickly obtained a glass of ice tea.

He was in fine condition except for two skinned knuckles hurt in the process of blowing out the side hatch of the capsule.

The colonel was transferred by helicopter to the carrier Randolph, whose recovery helicopters had raced the Noa for the honor of making the pick-up. After a meal and extensive "de-briefing" aboard the carrier, he was flown to Grand Turk by submarine patrol plane for two days of rest and interviews on technical, medical and other aspects of his flight.

Colonel Glenn first was set to wiggle out of the narrow top. But when difficulty was encountered in getting one of the bulkheads loose, the explosive side hatch was blown off, and the man from space stepped out on deck, apparently in excellent shape. He was soon afterward transferred to the carrier Randolph.

In the course of his three orbits, Colonel Glenn reported frequently to tracking stations at various points on earth and to the control center here. Invariably, he said that his condition was fine.

Shortly after Colonel Glenn was picked up by the Noa, he received congratulations on his feat from President Kennedy by radio telephone.

A situation that seemed at the moment to pose the greatest danger developed near the end of the flight.

Signal is ReceivedThe signal, received as the capsule was traveling between Hawaii and the West Coast, indicated that the heat shield had become unlatched from the main capsule body. This action was not intended to happen until the final stage of the parachute descent.

At that point, it would fall a few feet, and deploy, between it and the capsule base, a cloth landing bag to cushion the impact on the water.

Colonel Glenn was asked by radio to flip a switch to check whether the shield had, in fact, become unlatched. When the light did not go on, it appeared that the "unlatch" signal had been not working.

Colonel Glenn, apparently sensing possible serious trouble, asked: "What are the reasons for this? Do you have any reasons?'

Jettisoning was delayed today so that, in case the heat shield had become unlatched, the rocket-packet straps would hold the shield in place until this function was taken over by the force of re-entry into the atmosphere.

The package burned on re-entry. The heat shield did not drop away until it was supposed to. This indicated that the signal that had caused so much anxiety had, in fact, been a false one.

100,000 See LaunchingThe whole continent watched on television as Colonel Glenn's capsule was launched. The world listened by radio. And almost 100,000 persons had a direct view from here and the beaches around as the Atlas rocket booster bore the Project Mercury capsule upward with a thrust of 360,000 pounds.

The Friendship 7 was lofted into a trajectory that varied between a low point, of about ninety-nine miles, and a high point of 162 miles.

It traveled at a speed of about 17,530 miles an hour and went from day to night three times before whirling east across the Pacific on the final leg of the flight.

The elated astronaut on board radioed, "Boy, that was a real fireball of a ride!" as the capsule rammed back into the atmosphere.

Besides generating heat that gave him a spectacular moment of fireworks outside his capsule window, the re-entry ended Colonel Glenn's long hours of weightlessness and shoved him forcefully back against his contoured couch.

At 2:43 P. M., a sixty-three foot red-and-white parachute deposited the Friendship 7 on gentle Caribbean waters.

After the capsule had been picked up by the Noa and safely placed on her deck, Colonel Glenn emerged triumphant in his gleaming silver space suit.
 
He had a "bungee" chord -- a "king size rubberband" -- on which he was to pull, like an oarsman pulling oars, to see how his blood pressure was affected by exercise when he was in a weightless state.

He had a medical kit of spring-loaded needles with which he could give himself various injections. One was to suppress nausea or other symptoms of motion sickness. (Colonel Glenn reported frequently that weightlessness bothered him not at all.)

Under his flying suit Colonel Glenn wore a plastic tube and container for bladder relief.

As the sun rose, the low-hanging clouds disappeared, and left conditions here as ideal as anyone ever had seen them. The weather in key recovery areas at sea was equally perfect.

While waiting for the count to proceed, Colonel Glenn had a chance to talk by phone with wife Anna, his 16-year-old son David, and his 15-year-old daughter Lynn. They watched the proceedings on TV from their home in Arlington, Va.

Visually, there was nothing particularly memorable about take-off, at 9:47. Emotionally, the atmosphere was charged, because a man was going into orbit.

There were the usual cries of "Go! Go!" at take-off. Tears came to the eyes of some viewers, in the blockhouse, at the observer's stand two miles from the launching pad, and on the beaches. But, generally, the emotions were held in. Everyone waited.

Colonel Glenn apparently had a fine, exhilarating time, right from the start. He experienced some vibration along with acceleration force, as he climbed through the atmosphere.

Then it smoothed out; the rocket burning stopped; the acceleration switched abruptly to weightlessness; and the capsule automatically turned its blunt end forward for the almost five hours he was to be in orbit.

"Capsule is turning around," he radioed. "Oh, that view is tremendous."

He was the professional test pilot, and at the same time a human being experiencing pure joy. The tone was full of enthusiasm.

On the first orbit, over the Canary Islands, Colonel Glenn reported that "the horizon is a brilliant blue."

One after another of the stations in the eighteen-station world-wide tracking net locked its radar on the Friendship 7, and most of them established voice communications with the astronaut on board.

Colonel Glenn received a special greeting from the citizens of Perth, Australia, who turned on the lights all over town.

"Thank everybody for turning them on," he radioed. About there, too he tried the first of the special foods prepared for consumption in orbit, where there is no gravity to let liquids pour or meats stay on a dish. He ate tubes of food and meat, and malted milk tablets.

An odd phenomenon occurred when he was within range of Guaymas, Mexico. He reported "luminous particles around the capsule- just thousands of them- right at sunrise over the Pacific."
 
The moment of decision came near the end of the second orbit. Colonel Glenn was reporting continued erratic behavior of the controls, apparently even with the manual system- the alternative to the one that originally malfunctioned.

He also was reporting warning light indicating that hydrogen peroxide fuel for at least one of the systems was getting low.

To many experts listening to these events unfold, there seemed no alternative to bringing Colonel Glenn back at the end of the second orbit rather than risking another circuit.

But the astronaut thought he could handle the situation without excessive trouble.

Between the technical talk, there was time for joking- the exuberance of a man, who, no matter how experienced in combat and test flying, had never done anything quite like this.

Then he got down to the business of preparing himself for the critical firing of the braking rockets and the re-entry into the atmosphere.

Today's flight gave the United States, by any standards, its greatest day in space.

The achievement, however, could still not be considered quite up to what the Russians had done.

Colonel Glenn's flight was two orbits more than were flown by Maj. Yuri A. Gagarin, the Soviet space man, last April 12 but fourteen less than another Russian, Maj. Gherman S. Titov, flew on Aug. 6.

In addition, there was some technical respects in which both Soviet orbital flights appeared to observers here to have an advantage: the size of the capsule orbited (five tons as against a ton and a half); the reliability of automatic controls; and the cabin atmosphere in which the pilot had to work.

But Colonel Glenn's trip was considered by most observers here to have gone a long way toward erasing this nation's "second-best" look in space.

BLOG QUESTIONS: SEE SPACE  FACT: FIRST AMERICAN TO ORBIT THE EARTH

1) Colonel Glenn was 40 years old when he orbited around the earth, how old were his children son_________ daughter__________ how old was he when his oldest child was born_______.

2) In the word MERCURY what is the fraction of vowels to total number of letters______?

3) The Friendship 7 was lofted into a trajectory that varied between a low point, of about ninety-nine miles, and a high point of 162 miles.  What is the difference between the two heights________?

4)  The 40-year-old Marine Corps lieutenant colonel traveled about 81,000 miles in 4 hours 56 minutes before splashing into the Atlantic.  If we round the 4 hours 56 minutes to 5 hours, and if you divide the 81,000 miles by 5 hours, how many miles did Colonel Gleen travel every hour of his flight_______?


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Fri, Oct 28 Carroll College (exhibit.) Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.
Fri, Nov 11 Eastern Washington Spokane, Wash. TBA
Mon, Nov 14 Washington State Spokane, Wash. 9 p.m.
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.
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Thu, Jan 12 Saint Mary's * Moraga, Calif. 8 p.m.
Sat, Jan 14 Loyola Marymount * Los Angeles, Calif. TBA
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Thu, Jan 26 Portland * Portland, Ore. 8 p.m.
Thu, Feb 02 BYU * Provo, Utah 7 p.m.
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As always, you are amazing, incredible people with the whole world waiting to be changed by YOU!

Mr. Rott