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Cornell Notes: Updated August 19, 2010

7th Grade Vocabulary Test Schedule: Little Red Riding Hood   ************************************************************************************* 7th grade Group Web Page       The Same Page, Another Look Web pages must contain the following elements for full credit:     Name (5 points)     Title (5 points)     Background (10 points)     3-5 graphics (40 points)     At least 10 links that relate directly to your page topic (4 points for each working link) Free Backgrounds for your webpage Animated GIF's for your webpage ************************************************************************************* Treasure Hunt   Sea World Budget Test Aquarium Spreadsheet Data Download     Batter Up Spreadsheet Data Download WMS Party Poopers Party Poopers Test Family Budget   Family Budget Test Online Virtual Museum Tours 1. What museum did you visit? 2. What is the URL for that museum? 3. What types of things does the museum have on display? 4. What exhibit or section did you like best? Why? 5. Would you recomend this museum website to someone else? Why? 6.  What is the most interesting thing you learned on this site? 7. What multimedia events did the site use to present its contents? Daylight Saving Time 1. In 2010, on what dates will Daylight Saving Time begin and end? 2. Name two U.S. states that do not observe DST. 3. At what geographical point on earth are day and night almost the same length all year?    (Countries along this point usually don’t observe DST.) 4. According to  a study done by the U.S. Department of Transportation in 1975, by how much  does DST     reduce the entire country's  use of electricity  each day? (What percent?) 5. Who first came up with the idea of DST during his sojourn as an American delegate to Paris? 6. Who was the first man in the U.S. to sense the growing need for time standardization?      Hint: He was an amateur astronomer.    Go to google.com to find the answers to these questions about one of the following ancient cultures:   India: China: Rome: Greece: Egypt:Aztecs: Mayans: Incans     1. What URL did you visit?     2. What culture did you study?     3. List three interesting things you found out about this culture.     4. Where did these people live?     5. During what time period did these people reach their highest point of achievement?         (Keywords: Golden Age, height)     6. What did the pictures on this website tell you about these people?     7. What did you learn about this ancient culture that surprised you the most?     8. What caused the decline of this ancient culture? Judy Blume 1. What college did Judy Blume attend? 2. What series of books was her favorite as a child? 3. What is  Judy Blume’s favorite color? 4. One of Judy Blume’s middle grades books is called    Here's to You,  R----- R------- 5. What was her favorite subject in school? 6. How many children does Judy Blume have? 7. Which of her characters is based on her son Larry as a toddler? 8. What three things is Judy Blume afraid of? 9. What was her first published book? 10. What  does I.S.A.F. stand for in Fudge-a-mania?