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Paperless Earth Day
===We can't wait to have our paperless day. I hope that we all learn from this experience. Tell me what ideas you have for how we can avoid using paper throughout our day. Remember, Earth Day is not just at school. Put your ideas on our Discussion Board.===

Click on the link and look at this huge eruptive prominence on the sun! It was recorded a couple of days ago. Prominences are cooler clouds of plasma that hover above the Sun’s surface.
NASA - Sun Video

Check out this video about the erupting volcano in Iceland.
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Welcome back from Spring Break. The next 10 weeks of school are going to be packed with so many activities -

 * ==creating eco-columns==
 * ==building electromagnets==
 * ==experimenting with tomato seeds flown on the International Space Station==
 * ==editing your videos==
 * ==interviewing scientists the Jason project==
 * ==going to the Symphony - April 13==
 * ==field trip to Aquarena Springs - April 19==
 * ==Visit to Bush Middle School - May 12==
 * ==NASA videoconferences - May 14==
 * ==Wax Museum - May 26==
 * ==5th grade party - May 28==

Soon you'll be taking TAKS -

 * == Math - Tuesday, April 6 - DONE! ==
 * == Reading - Wednesday, April 7 - DONE! ==
 * == Science - Wednesday, April 28 ==

To help you relax, take a virtual trip to Japan and visit the second largest aquarium in the world!
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Check out these jellyfish! media type="youtube" key="8nGfr2hdUZw" height="505" width="853"