Current Events:
What do you call this year…”twenty ten” or “two thousand ten”? We had quite a discussion on this subject this morning. Think about other years, such as 1906 or 1776 or 1492 or 1800. Just kind of interesting how numbers are read differently, depending on their usage.
Which twin will have bragging right…the twin who was born on Dec. 31, 2009 at 11:59 PM or the one who was born Jan. 1, 2010 at 12:01 AM. Can you imagine having twins born on not only different days, but different years and decades.
The tallest building was open this past week. Can you find out how tall it is (in both feet and miles) and how many stories tall it is? Also, how long it takes to get up by way of an elevator and how fast it travels?