Rules at Recess?

After reading the Scholastic News magazine respond to the following question:

University of Nebraska researchers believe too many kids stand around during recess. They think kids would be more active if teachers told them what to do. They say this would increase kids' activity and keep them healthy. Others say kids should be allowed to do what they want during recess. Should there be rules at recess?

Declaration of Independence

Please go to the following links then respond to the questions:

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/index.htm Read the first two sections of the Declaration of Independence. What words and phrases do you think are most important from these sections? Explain why you think this.

http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/signers/index.htm Pick one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and click on his name to read a short biography. Then post a comment to tell about the person you picked. Where were they from? Why did they sign the Declaration of Independence? How old was he when he signed?

Inaguration

What was your response to today's Presidential Inaguration? What were some things you were thinking while you were watching? What questions did you have?

What did you think about President Obama's speech? What were some important things you got out of it?

Revolutionary War

Watch the segments "Events that led to the Revolution" and "Six Revolutionary War Figures and Their Important Roles" from the video in the following link. When you are done watching these post a response you had as you were watching these and also a question that you had.

http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=794BF460-A898-49DB-BBCA-D72C9FF9C952&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

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The Early Colonies

Watch the video segment "The Early Colonies" and write a comment about what you watched.

http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=F2252618-49B8-4246-A1FC-863999740228&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

Colonization

Answer the following questions:
1. What hardships did people suffer to reach the English colonies?
2. For what reasons did people make the voyage to North America?