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Reminder: Survey

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ICE-02

In class on Fri Mar 6 we listened to President Kennedy and Tasmin Archer.  As an in-class exercise, I would like you to complete the following assignment.  It should only be a handful of paragraphs and is meant to engage you creatively.

H030-001A: Instructions
H030-001B: Text of President Kennedy’s Address to the Joint Session of Congress
H030-001C: Lyrics [...]

The great state of Illinois weighs in on the Pluto debate

From Bad Astronomy:
The government of Illinois, an an obvious attempt to distract America from Blagojevich’s hair, has declared that Pluto is a planet.
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that as Pluto passes overhead through Illinois’ night skies, that it be reestablished with full planetary status, and that [...]

Protected: Unit 05 Articles: Planetary Formation

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Replacing Reading Quizzes

As mentioned in class, I am no more fond of giving reading quizzes as you are of taking them.  They consume class time, my time to write and to grade, and your time to prepare.  All that being said, they do serve a purpose:  They associate a direct cost with failing to do the reading.  [...]

Protected: First Blog Assignment

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