6th Grade Homework Due Wed January 15th

6th Grade Students,
    Please click this link to read the article associated with the new homework Article-CLICK.

    After reading the article you must write a well-written 2 paragraph essay to explain your stance on the following question... Should college athletes be paid to play their sports?
Feel free to find other articles that give you information on this topic and include them in the homework.  There is no right or wrong answer, but you willbe graded on how well you prove your point.

Thank you,
Mr. Goldstein

5th Grade Health Project

Students,
   Posted here is the 5th grade health project.  Each class has a particular due date which has been stated in class.  Make sure to answer these questions on a seperate sheet of paper neatly and clearly state where you found your answers. 
THIS PROJECT IS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE YOUR GRADE SO MAKE SURE TO COMPLETE IT IN A TIMELY MANNER... NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS ARE ACCEPTED!

Name_____________________

Body Systems Health Project

Due on

Answer the following questions in complete sentences!  Carefully research your system; any wrong answers will be penalized!  This project will be a large percentage of your health grade!

1)    Which body system are you choosing for this project?

a.     Muscular                        b. Skeletal                 d. Respiratory

e.   Nervous                    f. Circulatory    

2)    Why did you pick the system that you chose?  Why does it interest you so much?  What is this system responsible for?  Use at least 4-5 sentences to answer this question.

3)    What are the main parts/organs of this system (bones or lungs for example)?

4)    Pick one organ from this system and explain what it does and why.  What would happen if this organ stopped working?  Use at least 4 sentences to answer this question.

5)    How can you best take care of this organ and keep it healthy?  Use two examples and explain each to answer this question.

6)    Write a list of the sources that you used for your project (books, encyclopedias or websites for example)

Suggestion- www.kidshealth.org would be a great resource to use for this project.

Bike Race Results

Students,
   As you know I love cycling and ride my bike all over North Jersey and New York.  I do compete in races from time to time and am copying the results from my last race.  I got 7th place out of 17, that is not bad, but with good training I know I can better.

SCCX #2
.			30 November 2013
.			Presented by:
.			Team Bulldog and Skylands Cycling
.	Men D (Cat 5)
.	First Name	Last Name	Place	Laps	City	State	Team	Time	Rider #
.	Glenn	Hartrick	1	4	Jersey City	NJ	Team HB Hilltop	28:11.6	300
.	Morgan	Elliott	2	4	Fairview	PA		28:44.7	313
.	Joe	Van Dyke	3	4	North Brunswick	NJ		29:13.4	309
.	Calvin	Rocchio	4	4	Brooklyn	NY	Cicli Devotion	29:27.5	302
.	Harry	Hamilton	5	4	Madison	NJ	Team Marty's	30:40.3	305
.	Mark	Foley	6	4	Westwood	NJ		31:58.9	319
.	Aaron	Goldstein	7	4	wayne	NJ		32:01.9	318
.	Craig	Brace	8	4	North Brunswick	NJ		32:12.3	307
.	jeff	baringer	9	4	middletown	NY	team bicycle doctor	32:15.4	310
.	will	hannis	10	4	westfield	NJ	Jay's Cycle Center	32:58.3	308
.	Anthony	Utitus	11	4	Westfield	NJ	Liberty Cycle	33:59.9	311
.	Dan	Arnstein	12	4	Madison	NJ	Team Marty's	33:52.6	304
.	David	Wolter	13	4	Summit	NJ		34:17.9	306
.	Andrew	Gamper	14	4	Wyckoff	NJ		35:49.6	316
.	john	freeman	15	3	ny	NY	cicli devotion	23:36.3	312
.	frank	cirillo	16	3	madison	NJ		28:21.7	314
.	Matt	Ford	17	3	Cranford	NJ	Team Hb Hilltop	28:53.4	315
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