Astronomy - Constellations

• Name of the constellation
• How to find it in the Sky
• History or legend of the constellation
• Major stars in the constellation
• Any nebulae, galaxies, or other objects in that area
• Any other information regarding the constellation

We will begin presentations on Friday (9/14).

8/31

7th Science - Took our 6-4-5 quiz; began working through chapter 3 about cells (pages 56-65)

7th Religion - Quiz over Eve; new memory is due Monday: Esther 4:14 & Hebrews 12:1-2

Food Science - Baking

Flouring the pan and separating eggs

Using a tool to separate the eggs

Separating the eggs with the shells

Sifting and folding the batter

The finished chocolate cake rolls

8/30

8th Science - Students presented their models in class.  We went over the section review on page 43 as a class.  The periodic table test over row 1 will be on Thursday (9/6).

7th Religion - We discussed the answers for Eve.  Quiz tomorrow.

8/29

7th & 8th Science: Reviewed ideas with students.  We are trying to determine a direction for science fair projects at this point.

8/28

7th Religion - Electronic versions of the data we graphed should be turned in by Thursday.  Also, there will be a quiz over the 6-4-5 on Friday (8/31): 6 characteristics, 4 needs, and 5 building blocks of all living things

7th Religion - Eve questions are due Thursday (8/30), #'s 2, 3, and 4

Food Science - Chocolate Roll Cake

Groups for baking a roll cake will be:

A - Blake, Trevor, Josh, Luke
B - Erich, Ethan, Jason, Zach
C - Kate, Ann, Bridget, Olivia
D - Carley, Julia, Lilly, Payton

For class on Thursday (8/30), each group is responsible for bringing in the following ingredients (utensils and other supplies will be provided):

8 eggs
8 tablespoons of Cocoa (1/2 cup)
16 tablespoons of sugar (1 cup)
2 tablespoons of flour



Official Recipe



                           Chocolate Roll Cake

Serving Size  : 16  

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  8               each  egg
  8        tablespoons  cocoa powder
  16       tablespoons  sugar
  2        tablespoons  flour
  2        tablespoons  margarine
  1         tablespoon  flour

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Butter the jelly roll pan, place parchment paper on pan, and butter paper using 1 tablespoon flour to flour paper in pan.

Measure sugar; place in bowl.
Measure flour; place in a separate bowl.
Measure cocoa; place in flour bowl and mix.

Separate egg yolks from whites; place in separate bowls.

Mix 2/3 of the sugar with egg yolks; whip until smooth and lemon colored.

Whip egg whites to soft peaks; add remaining sugar and whip until firm.

Fold egg yolk mixture into egg whites.

Place cocoa flour mix into mesh strainer; sift over egg mixture slowly; sift and fold at the same time.

Pour cocoa egg mixture into prepared pan; smooth and level cake batter.

Bake at 400 degrees for aproximately 15-18 minutes; cake will spring back and pull away from corners of pan.

Remove from oven; pass knife around sides of pan to loosen cake from sides.

Turn the pan over onto cooling rack covered with dish towel or cloth. The cake should come out with paper on it; leave paper attached to cake and allow to cool.

Yield:
  "16 servings"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 110 Calories; 4g Fat (33.5% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 15g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 106mg Cholesterol; 52mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates.

8/27

8th Science - Models are due on Thursday (8/30), the first periodic table pretest will also be on Thursday

7th Religion - Question over Eve are due Thursday:

2. What does being "one flesh" in marriage mean, both physically and spiritually?
3. As the serpent tries to tempt Eve, what desires and fears in her does he appeal to?
4. What desires and fears make you vulnerable to temptation?

8/23

8th Science - We looked at a practical school problem to solve with safety and traffic flow.  Students had time to think of possible solutions.

• Monday 8/27, students will be given 30 minutes of work time to discuss solutions and make a model to show their solution
• Thursday 8/30, models of their group's solution are due in class

7th Religion - We discussed the three questions in class today.  Quiz over Adam tomorrow.

8/22

7th & 8th Science - Introduction to science fair: we began to think of good ideas.  Good science fair ideas tend to:

• help someone or some group of people
• be interesting to the one doing the project and to those learning about the project
• solve a problem
• address contemporary issues in the natural world

Great science fair ideas incorporate multiple or all these aspects.

A calendar of science fair dates can be found on Mr. Luehmann's Homework page.

8/21

7th Science - Started the lab on page 688.  We will complete the graphs and discussion on Friday.  No homework.

7th Religion - Men of the Bible: Adam.  Questions 1, 3, and 6 on page 21 are due on Thursday (8/23).  They can also be found on this blog on day 8/20.

8/20

8th Science -  We took a quiz over chapter 1 in the science textbook and practiced with measurements on a lab - pages 28 & 29 in our textbook.  We will complete the work for this lab on Thursday.

7th Religion - We took a pretest over Adam, read through Genesis 1 and took note of important features.  This week's discussion questions for Adam (due Thursday) are circled:

8/17

7th Science - Introduction to life science, received textbooks, went over safety in the science lab

7th Religion - Know the categories for the books of the Bible.  We will begin with Men of the Bible's Adam on Monday.

Memory - Lamentations 3:22-23 & 1 Corinthians 15:55-57

8/16

8th Science - Look over the review material in chapter one (pages 6-27).  Be ready to answer some basic questions about science, the scientific process, models, and measurements.

7th Religion - Took notes on the types of books in the Bible.  First memory assignment will be due on Monday (8/20).

Weather Station

We have our own weather station!  Just this summer a new weather station was installed on the roof of the Next Generation Center which is broadcasting weather information for our school!  It's not the weather downtown, and it's not the weather at the airport - this is the weather right where we are!

Here is the link for the live information.
http://www.weatherlink.com/user/stjls/index.php?view=main&headers=0

It should look a little like this: