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Spring Forward! Don’t forget, on April 2nd the clocks will spring forward by one hour as Daylight Saving Time begins. First introduced in 1918 during World War I, Daylight Saving Time lasted then for only seven months. During World War II it reappeared, this time remaining for nearly three years. Finally, in 1966, the Uniform Time Act was passed making Daylight Saving Time an official part of U.S. time-keeping. While the law does not require that all states observe Daylight Saving Time, it does requires those who choose to do so to do it uniformly. To date, only three states have chosen not to observe Daylight Saving Time: Hawaii, Arizona and the Eastern Time Zone portion of Indiana. The reason behind Daylight Saving Time is simple: energy savings. The demand for electricity in our homes is directly related to when we go to bed and when we get up. In fact, in the United States, 25% of all electricity consumed in the home is for items used when we’re awake in the dark hours, such as lights, televisions, DVD players, computers, and stereos. By moving the clock forward by one hour, it makes it so that the average American family is inside the home using electricity during fewer dark evening hours. In this vein, The Energy Policy Act of 2005 made it so that, instead of starting on the first Sunday in April as it does now, Daylight Saving Time will begin in 2007 on the second Sunday in March. Thus, next year, Daylight Saving Time will begin one month earlier. |
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TAKS Testing Dates |
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Wednesday, April
19, 2006 Grade 4- Reading Grade 4 – Spanish Reading Grade 6 – Reading Grade 6 – Spanish Reading Grade 7 - Reading Grade 8 – Reading Exit Level – Math Thursday, April 20, 2006 Grade 5 – Science Grade 5 – Spanish Science Grade 8 – Science Grade 9 – Math Grade 10 – Science Exit Level – Science Friday, April 21, 2006 Grade 8 – Social Studies Grade 10 – Social Studies Exit Level – Social Studies |
Congratulations
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March 21, 2006
10 Science-Related Springtime Phenomena |
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| 1. | Butterflies. What happens during the fantastic metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | Trees. How quickly do trees sprout their new leaves? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Feeding. How do hummingbirds feed? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. | Birds. Where do birds build their nests and with what materials? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. | Sky. As the earth shifts on its axis, how does the nature of daylight change? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | Bugs. What do bugs eat? What sorts of plants do they feed on? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | Flowers. How long does it take a flower to bloom? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8. | Seeds. How do seeds germinate and grow into plants? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. | Wildlife. What do squirrels do now that they don’t have to stash all those nuts? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10. | Spring Equinox. How do Earth's orbit and tilt conspire to give us this day evenly split into light and dark? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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