Weekend

No homework for the weekend.  Sixth graders can complete their worksheet "Volume by Water Displacement" if not already done; this page is due on Tuesday.  Also, they have a Study Guide, for a test in the next week or so, which they can start answering.. 

Seventh Graders: no homework.  We'll continue with our activity on internal anatomy on Monday.

One of my favorite holidays is Global Handwashing Day on October 15. Why? In our country, not washing your hands can lead to getting sick.  In other parts of the world, many diseases spread by poor sanitation, such as inadequate handwashing, lead to diarrhea that contributes to  one in every five child deaths, around 1.5 million a year. That's over 4,100 children dying every day!  Take a look at : Lather Up for Global Handwashing Day, Posted on: October 14, 2011 8:00 AM, by The Pump Handle.  Author: Jay Graham.

Scientists in Great Britain examined thousands of cell phones and hands, They found that, depending on location, between 16% and 44% of the phones and hands were contaminated with e.coli bacteria indicating the presence of fecal matter.  'Fecal matter' is the nice adult way of saying 'poop'.   (Now Wash Your Hands - And Your Mobile, Fergus Walsh, BBC News, 10/13/11 at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15284501)  Hand washing is the most effective and economical means of stopping bacterial and viral infections.


So wash your hands!