Wednesday, 3/22/04 -- Early Release Schedule.
Warm Up. Copy (1-5) into notebook. * could be vocabulary.

1. * villain : hate :: hero : ____________
2. * optimistic : hopeful :: pessimistic : __________
3. * "farewell say person" = ____________
4. *  expensive : expense :: suspend : ________
5. * ruler : dictator :: payment : __________
6. ________ not going to know ___________ OK unless we call. (There, were)
7. Mrs. ________ job is more difficult than _________. (Jones, theres)

Go over yesterday's warm up. Go over Vocabulary Homework.
Vocabulary Pretest. You may use words more than once. Do not copy.  skeptical, improvise, venerate, fastidious, impulsive, haughty, smug, benevolent, embroider, exasperate

1. The Mafia is not a _________ organization; they are in it for the money.
2. Mr. Coward was very ___________ about Frankie's story that his dog ate his homework.
3. To make his story sound better, he __________(ed) reality, making himself the hero.
4. He was very _________ about his excellent performance on the test.
5. People in China _________ their elders much more than we do in the US.
6. Aldo __________(ly) wiped his fingers on the napkin...and folded it neatly.
7. Tommy is a very ___________ kid who has trouble controlling his urges.
8. The guitarist was very good at _________(ing) solos. He could make up great melodies off the top of his head.
9. Mr. Coward often gets _______(ed) with his first period class when they don't pay attention.
10. Don't get _____________ with me young man; you’re no king!
11. dark : bright :: plain : ___________(ed)
12. After the earthquake, many of the rich who were once __________ were now humbled, and standing in line like everyone else.

Correct Workbook Homework  p344-345.. (10) | Reading Check. (8)

1. Which of the following instruments will probably not be used for the activities in this lesson?  a) ruler.  b) thermometer.  c) scale.  d) microscope.  e) clock.  f) All will probably be used.
2. SI is an abbreviation for...
3. Why is SI important to science? a) The number 10 is easy to calculate with.  b) Because the earliest scientists needed a way to measure.  c) So scientists can share information.  d) All of the above.  e) None of the above.
4. Which is not an objective for this lesson?  a) To learn the scientific units of measurement.  b) To practice using the units of measurement.  c) To learn some of the tools used to make measurements.  d) To learn about the history of scientific measurement.  e) They are all objectives of the lesson.
5. The root for the word decimal is deca, which means _____. (Hint: Think of the word decade.)
6. How many millimeters are in a centimeter?
7. Thirty five microliters is ________ of a liter.  (Use a fraction. Bonus: reduce!)
8. Why is the word meter boldfaced on p345?