1. 9/20/13 19th Day of School Learning Goal: I will be able to demonstrate my ability to describe and explain the composition, properties, and the structure of Earth’s atmosphere. Due Today: Science notebook Evening Assignment: None

2. Atmosphere Test Cores 1 & 2 Log into Haiku. Go to today’s page. Click on the test. Read the questions carefully and choose the best answer. When finished begin the next assignment quietly: read about one man’s leap from space.

3. Do Now Read the title and first section of the article about Felix Baumgartner. Then summarize the section by writing 4 key points in bullet format in your own words (don’t copy word- for-word from article).

4. Leap From Space Now that you know more about the structure of Earth’s atmosphere you might be curious as to how a person could travel to other layers besides the troposphere. Read the following news article about an Austrian skydiver who completed a free fall from the Stratosphere. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/felix-baumgartner-didn- feel-broke-sound-barrier-article-1.1183735 Summarize the article in your own words. You may use bullets to note the important details. Add these to a sheet of notebook paper. Save! You will use this information to create a news article, cartoon, or children’s story book about the event.

5. Summarizing Read the rest of the article about Felix Baumgartner. Summarize each section by writing at least 4 key points in bullet format in your own words (don’t copy word-for-word from article). 1 st Section Phases picture Pressure suit & helmet picture Summarize the video Rest of the article

6. Evening Assignment None “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.” ― Mahatma GandhiMahatma Gandhi