Countdown to Halloween: (not Thanksgiving - Thanks JM, NS, and class) -4 days. 
7th graders: homework 5 star note questions with your notes from 10/25 or earlier, plus: on  an SSP, answer questions 1.c. and 3 as to your second experiment. 


6th Graders: you have a current event due tomorrow.  Use this article: Scary thought: A Halloween without pumpkins , found at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45016975/ns/technology_and_science-science/.  Don't forget: in your current event you must write:
1. Title of article: ___________________________________

2. Author’s name: ________________________________________
3. Source (what newspaper, magazine, or website published it?): ______
4. Date of article: ________________________________________
5. Summary – read article, and using complete written sentences, briefly :
     a. Focus on the main idea of the article (what is important in the article);
     b. Strengthen it with supporting details (3 or more):
     c. USE YOUR OWN WORDS!!! Don't just repeat what the author wrote - that does not show me what you've understood and it will get you a 0.