Wednesday, 5/6/09 - Weird
STAR Schedule for STAR MATH (Periods 4, 5, 6 only - 43 minutes)
No clickers today. We will be grading the piece of paper. This sheet
goes into your research folder with the research handout you received yesterday.
Warm Up.
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What piece of information, if you can find it, should always be first in
the work cited (bibliography) entry?
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(2) When you find a book related to your topic, where should you start
reading?
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(2) The following is an excerpt from a research paper on the effects of
watching too much tv.
a) What is Jones?
b) What is 51?
"...either way, this means that a student leaving high school after four
years has spent more time in front of the television than in the classroom
(Jones 51). Therefore..."
Write OK if the statement is a good thesis statement (not
whether you think it's true). Rewrite the not-so-good ones.
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Global warming is a myth.
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If we do not do something to stop global warming now, the effects on our
earth will continue to get worse and more dangerous.
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There is a holiday for Cesar Chavez.
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Gandhi had a significant impact on society because he spread peace and
prevented violence throughout the world.
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Mary Kay had a significant impact on society today because she was the
first woman to start and own her own business.
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The ancient Egyptians built pyramids.
Good Source or Not? Topic: Are any UFOs really spaceships?
If not, explain why not.
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Alien Autopsy on Fox TV. Air date: 2006. a) good b)
not
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Area 51, a Discovery Channel investigation into the famous Area
51 where the Air Force supposedly hid an alien spacecraft. a) good
b) not
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Mysteries of Mind, Space, and Time, an encyclopedia of research
about "paranormal" events. a) good b) not
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The web site An Unseen World.com, "Gateway to the Supernatural from
a Biblical Perspective" by Reverend Fred "Sonic" Smith, last updated 4/5/05.
a) good b) not
Topic Talk/Problem Topics
Notes into Paper:
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Began 1968, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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"White Bicycles"
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Use for free/leave for next person
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1 month: most stolen/thrown in canals
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Other tries
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Milan, Italy
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Portland 1994
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"Yellow Bike Project"
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Thieves/vandals again
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Since then programs require payment
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1995 - Copenhagen, Denmark
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1,100 locked bikes
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Coins unlocked/money back when bike returned
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Theft still a problem
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Switched to funny looking bikes that needed special tools
to take apart
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Program still active today
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Today more high-tech
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credit cards
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"smart" cards/electronic rack
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text messages with code
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fewer vandals/thieves because some personal info is kept