Star Wars AND Bird Day!
Fun Fact:
Today is known as National Star Wars Day. Telling everyone you meet today "May the Fourth (or Force) be with you!" is a fun way to celebrate! According to National Day Calendar website, Americans were not the first to coin the phrase, however:
Star Wars fans didn’t first introduce the often quoted phrase on May 4th. It was 1979, and Britain elected the first female Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. On May 4th, the day she took office, the Conservative Party placed an advertisement in The London Evening News, which read, “May the Fourth Be with You, Maggie. Congratulations.”
We get a little history with our fun fact today *wink*!
Fun Fact #2
Today is also known as Bird Day. Established in 1894 by Charles Babcock, this holiday celebrates birds of all kinds in North America. Spring is a great time to look for a variety of birds as they start nesting. The photo was taken on the trail at Oakland Park. You can go to greatmissouribirdingtrail.com for more information.
Fun Fact #3
If you combine both holidays today, you get names like Millennium Falcon and Ebon Hawk - both spaceships from Star Wars! LOL!
Happy Monday!
Today is a "D" day, so here is a special "HELLO" to the students in these classes:
Ms Davis 3rd grade, Ms Hassemer 4th grade, Ms Cummings 5th grade, Ms. Blume Kindergarten, Ms Johnson 1st grade, and Ms Heath 2nd grade!
RADCAB
RADCAB is an acronym created to help you remember what to look for when you are doing research. Today we'll focus on A: Authority
How important is it that information you find is true or not? It is very important! You may be looking up facts about your health, and you do not want incomplete or out of date data. Or perhaps you are building a house - you will need to follow the correct blueprints and codes.
You need to be able to trust the writer of the information. What are their qualifications? Is the author associated with a company, organization, or government agency? Knowing this information will help you determine how authoritative or credible their words are.
The Chandra space observatory website that I am trusting for my research information was created by NASA, a government agency. There is an email address and street address that I can use to ask questions. The website is created by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. I recognize those names. I trust their authority, or credibility, in writing.
Tomorrow we'll talk about B: Bias
Kindergarten and First Graders: I want to make certain that the information that I read about kinkajous is true. I will want to trust that the person writing the information knows what they are talking about. They are the Authority on kinkajous!
The National Geographic Society has been investigating and reporting on animals for many years, so this website, written by people at the National Geographic Society, has credible information. The website also has contact information if I have questions. I trust it.
That is all for today! See you tomorrow.
I miss you!
