History Classes 26 May 2008

Current Events

The following headlines made up the current events portion of today’s classes:

• A French man is hoping to complete is record setting parachute jump from the Stratosphere to earth in North Battleford Saskatchewan today. Michael Fornier will use a helium balloon to ascend 40,000 metres before sky diving back to earth.
• NASA’s Phoenix Mars lander has arrived on Mars and is transmitting pictures back to earth. The station will look for sign of life in the Martian soil for the next three months. A Canadian built weather station will investigate the Martian atmosphere.
• deadly storms swept across the US from Texas to Minnesota; hail, heavy rain and tornadoes. At least seven people were killed including a toddler, dozens were injured, and some are still missing.
• Fears of flooding as heavy rain hits Sichuan province in China. There was also a 6.0 aftershock at 68,000 are confirmed dead from the 7.9 earthquake two weeks ago. There are concerns that a dam may burst and cause large scale flooding.
• Obama has received the pledged support of three more super delegates and is 49 short of securing the Democratic nomination.

Period One: History 30

Following current events the class worked in room 105 on their Forces of Nationalism groups assignment.

Period Two: History 20

Following current events the class completed the jigsaw on Cold War Confrontation.

Period Three: History 20/Band

There was a home work check on the first page of the Detente and Resistance jigsaw. The four people who had completed their first page worked together to complete the assignment. There will be a jigsaw quiz on Wednesday.

Period Four: History 30

Following current events the class worked in room 105 on the Forces of Nationalism assignment.

Period Five: History 10

The class started with a current events quiz followed the regular current events. This was followed by time to prepare for tomorrow’s exam on unit three.