John Locke & Human Rights (State of Nature)

https://drive.google.com/a/battlegroundps.org/file/d/0B0es5vvp7VWZc3VwM08xWFN2Nmc/view?usp=sharing

 

NHD WEBSITE - ISABELLA BIRD BISHOP

http://97096518.nhd.weebly.com/

Want a Summer Job??

Will you be 14 by June 27th?  How about July 25th?

Go to this website and follow the directions exactly:

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/eyc/swro.html

Work for the Washington State Ecology Youth Corp!

Making a Difference One Piece of Litter at a Time

The Ecology Youth Corps (EYC) is Washington's largest youth employment program. EYC has removed litter and promoted recycling and litter abatement throughout the state since 1975. During this time, EYC employed more than 12,000 youths. Annually, we hire more than 300 teens statewide to provide an important service to their communities. EYC members earn minimum wage while gaining valuable job skills, teamwork experience, and safety awareness. On average, our crews pick up 1,200,000 pounds of litter per year and recycle just under 200,000 pounds of materials.

2015 results

EYC crews worked 67,211 hours (totals include spring and fall median crews):

• Picking up 1,115,866 pounds of litter
• Recycling 98,544 pounds of litter collected
• Cleaning 5,244 miles of road

Hyperbole and a Half

Just have to share a hilarious blog:

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/09/party.html

Enjoy!!!  (& I hope you laugh close to as much as I did...)

Google Expeditions for Teachers

My 7th graders are are going to Jerulasem:
 

NAME OF EXPEDITION

PANORAMA TITLES

LOCATION

DESCRIPTION

Holy Places of Jerusalem

1 - Jerusalem 2 - Chruch of the Holy Sepulchre 3 - The Stone of Anointing 4 - Western Wall at Night 5 - Inside the Wilson Arch 6 - Over Mount of Olives

Jerusalem, Israel

Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike revere Jerusalem, Israel's capitol and one of the world's oldest cities. For thousands of years, Jerusalem, which contains hundreds of major holy sites, has been a destination of sacred pilgrimage for millions of people from around the world. Paradoxically, this hallowed city has also been a focal point for war and political and social unrest. Join this Expedition to take in some of modern-day Jerusalem’s atmosphere and some of the history laid down in its ancient and sacred structures.

& the 8th Graders are going to:
 

NAME OF EXPEDITION

PANORAMA TITLES

LOCATION

DESCRIPTION

Environmental Change in Borneo

1 - Prisitne Rainforest 2 - Land clearance and Deforestation 3 - Palm Oil 4 - Land encroachment 5 - Sandakan Development 6 - Supermarket

Borneo National Park, Malaysia

You begin your journey in ancient rainforest that once covered all of Borneo. You start by climbing up into a canopy viewing station that overlooks the horizon of this virgin rainforest. You can see what this land would have looked like before modern human developments started to influence the landscape. Everywhere you look is an ecosystem that has evolved over millions of years, with species co-adapting into an integrated and complex web of life that provides resilience and strength.

 
 

Here's a link to a website that explains more about Google Expeditions:

google.com/edu/expeditions

Easy CBM website

http://cspbgps.wa.easycbm.com/