Day 124: Today - The Leap Day
By Mr. G on Feb 29, 2008 in Physical Science
Class began with the conclusion of the Rock Cycle graphic organizer guided notes. This only took the first 15 minutes of class or so. We then discussed the significance of today’s date; February 29th: The leap day.
Since we had just closed the unit on Astronomy, and considering that the calendar’s “year” is dictated by the length of time it takes the Earth to travel around the sun, the discussion of how we end up with this extra day every four years was appropriate for this week.
Students worked solo or in pairs to complete three discussion questions related to an online article about the leap day. These written responses were due at the end of the hour.
Homework: None.