Write an email to Mayor Newsome about the elephant situation at the zoo. Some people say that the zoo is not a healthy place for the animals. You may be in favor of keeping the elephants at the zoo or in favor of sending them to a sanctuary. Use reasons that we talked about in class yesterday. send the email to gavin.newsome@sfgov.org or call at 415-554-6160. Try to find more information about elephants by looking up the information in yahoo or google. Use this information in your letter of phone call.
See if you can catch a live glimpse of one of the elephants.
Choose one elephant from that web page and tell the class about him.
2. learn about the Bay to Breakers race. Answer the questions with a partner.
3. Many museums offer free days every month. Make a list for the school of the free days at local musuems. Include the Museum of Modern Art, The Yerba Bueana Museum, the Asian Art Museum, The Exploratorium, the Legion of Honor Museum, California Academy of Sciences, Mexican Museum, the Museo Italo Americano, the San Francisco African American Historical/Cultural Society, and the San Francisco Craft & Folk Art Museum.Cable Car Barn Museum, Chinese Culture Center,Jewish Museum, North Beach Museum, San Francisco Fire Department Museum,Treasure Island Museum, and any others you can think of. We will give the list to all the classes and put it on the bulletin board. Please include the address and the normal price of admission.
Bay to Breakers search
1. How long is the race?
2. Where and when does it start?
3. Where is the costume contest?
4. How many bands will play along the way?
5. Is drinking allowed?
6. Is naked running allowed?
7. When will the list of the runners be published?
8. How much is registration?
9. What do you get for registration?
10. Which organizations get money from the race?
11. If you were running, who would you donate to?
12. What is the greater body expo and how much does it cost?
13. When did the race start?
14. What are some strange traditions of the race?
15. Is your registration fee tax deductible?
16. How many people were in the first race?
17. How many toilets are there for the race?
18. How many people usually get sick or need medical attention?
19. Who were the best runners last year?
20. How can you volunteer?
21. look for some photos at www. yahoo.com or www.google.com
22. Think of a good costume.
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