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7th Science - We learned about Darwin's trip to the Galapagos Islands and his theory of natural selection.  Students created their own description for natural selection for a species other than finches.

8th Science -  We started talking about heat and temperature; we watched a video that introduced these concepts and took notes.  We also did a short worksheet on types of graphs.

7th Religion - Discussion questions over Matthew chapter 5:

1. The Bible says that we should let our lights shine.  Who is someone in your life who has done a great job of ‘letting their light shine’ by being who they are, who God created them to be?
2. Matthew 5 has some laws that Jesus looks at, and then describes the heart of them: murder, adultery, divorce, taking oaths, and revenge.  What are some other rules, especially rules that you may not like? 
3. What is the ‘heart’ of those rules you listed, the reason behind them that shows the care God has for us and the care He wants us to have for others, too?