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2. I need help! I am coordinating one of Missouri’s eight Regional Science Olympiad competitions. About 300 students from regional middle school, junior high, and high schools will be on campus Saturday, February 18, for the competition. I depend on volunteers to supervise over 40 different events.

3. I need volunteers to assist; could involve a few hours on the 18 th (general- purpose help not requiring lots of preparation); or could involve taking over an event. It’s a lot of fun. Generally not too much work. Your reward for volunteer work at the Science Olympiad will be warm fuzzy feelings and plenty of free food.* Please e-mail me if you might be interested. Also be patient if I don’t get back to you immediately. Some events where I need someone to “take over:” Compute This, Dynamic Planet, Forestry, Meteorology, Optics, Water Quality, Robot Arm, Thermodynamics. *Except I would “trade” your running an event for either your Issue or one Lab.

4. Things to think about when you watch a video in Physics 6. Who made it? Why did the make it?  to make money?  to have fun?  to tell a story?  to inform?  to influence your opinions or beliefs? How did they try to make their points?  facts that you could check?  claims that are not easily checked?  fancy language?  all the debate tricks: straw man, red herring, ad hominem attacks, etc.?  music?

5. Write a paragraph or two (but definitely no more than a page) about the video. Examples of some things to write about:  what did you learn?  or how did it make you feel?  or how the video relates to current environmental issues?  or what "tricks" did you see used to influence your thinking?  does this video have any relevance today? Turn in a “paragraph” for each video as part of your homework. For the first video, the short about the Tacoma Narrows Bridge does not “count.” Comments:  longer is not better  don’t copy/paste information from the Internet—it will take you longer to do that, plus I want to hear your thoughts.