Back Week Date Due Title 1 Aug. 25 Eclipse 2 Sept. 1 Ears 3 Sept. 8 Rainforest 4 Sept. 22 Body Buddies 5 Sept. 29 Are Zoos Bad News? 6 Oct. 5 Ending Shamu Stunts 7 Oct. 13 Should We Have Zoos? 8 Oct. 19 Look Who's Talking! / Head Count 9 Oct. 27 Pumpkin Time in Zoos 10 Nov. 3 Soldier's Account of the Trail of Tears 11 Nov. 9 Mayflower Myths 12 Nov. 17 The First Thanksgiving 13 Dec. 1 Native American Cultures of the Midwest 14 Dec. 10 History of Christmas 15 Dec. 17 History of Christmas Lights 16 Jan. 5 The Dark Ages, Middle Ages or Medieval Times? 17 Jan. 12 Top Inventions of the Middle Ages 18 Jan. 26 Absolute Monarchs: The Kings and Queens Who Ruled Europe 19 Feb. 2 Primary Sources: The Black Death, 1348 20 Feb. 9 Comparing Governments 21 Feb. 16 What is Citizenship? 22 Feb. 23 What are Human Rights? 23 Mar. 2 Purpose of Government 24 Mar. 9 State and Local Power 25 Mar. 16 Freedom of the Press 26 Mar. 23 Student Journalists 27 Apr. 6 Money Matters 28 Apr. 20 Money Origins 29 May 4 Trade in Ancient Greece 30 May 11 Art and Architecture in Ancient Greece 31 May 18 Food and Agriculture in Ancient Greece 32 May 25 How the Greeks Colonized Ancient Mesopotamia