First thing today, I explained to them about what “peer reviewed research” and how it related to this article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/22/cern-light-speed_n_977014.html
I like to pull in news stories about science and remind them how science affects us every day. This article was a good way to reiterate how the scientific method spurs advancements and that everything we know about the planet comes from diligent research from many people over many years.
After that we reviewed the questions from Journey Along a Fieldline and reviewed for the quiz. The quiz threw some of the kids, but most did pretty well. I allowed second period to change seats and told them I’m trusting them with the new arrangement. If it becomes a problem, I’ll move them. We also had a surprise fire drill.