1/31

7th Science - Bean growing reflection, and talked about why some unusual spots and growths were on our beans.  Students should create a theory for why these spots have formed (due Thursday - 2/6):
dirty hands - Clay
2 different parents - Lukas
bad plant - Jason
Not enough air - James
mold - Josh
not enough water - Brennan
chemicals in the napkin - Julia
Outer layer of the bean - Zach
bean mutation - Sarah
something in the water - Brooke
from the bag - Anna
wrong temperature - Lilly

8th Science - No science - volleyball and basketball games for National Lutheran Schools Week

7th Religion - Quiz over Matthew 11 & 12; new memory for Monday - Matthew 13:44-46

World Religions - Began watching The Frisco Kid to learn more about Judaism

1/30

7th Science - Bean growing reflection, and talked about why some unusual spots and growths were on our beans.  Students should create a theory for why these spots have formed (due Thursday - 2/6):
Mold - Ethan
Over-watering - Atlin
Dirty Hands - Evan/Kayla
From the air - Luke
Dirty Napkins - Payton/Jessica
Chlorine - Blake/Sam
Danger Zone - Ryan

8th Science - We reviewed electron levels in different elements.

7th Religion - Discussed questions over Matthew 11 & 12

1/29

7th Science - Science fair report rough drafts were due today. Students reviewed each other's papers and gave suggestions for improvement before the final draft which is due next Wednesday (2/5).

8th Science - 8th grade project reports were due today. Students also took the pretest for periodic table test #5a over elements 1-45; the test will be next Wednesday (2/5).

1/28

7th Science - Students had time to work on their science fair reports in class after taking measurements of their beans.

8th Science - We reviewed the information about subatomic particles and looked at how different families or groups of elements are similar within the periodic table.

7th Religion - Discussion questions over Matthew 11 & 12 due Thursday (1/30)

1. John the Baptist was a great person, Jesus said, but still questioned whether Jesus was really the Messiah.  Have you doubted God in your life?  How do you handle this doubt?

2. Who in your life would be most blessed by hearing these words of Jesus right now, “Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”?

3. Jesus dealt with some correct and incorrect views of the Sabbath.  How do you keep the third commandment about honoring the Sabbath Day?  What does it mean to you that God wants you to rest once in a while?

1/27

7th Science - Students had time to work on their science fair reports in class after taking measurements of their beans.

8th Science - We reviewed the information about subatomic particles and looked at how different families or groups of elements are similar within the periodic table.

7th Religion - Pretest over Matthew 11 & 12

1/24

7th Science - Students had time to work on their science fair reports in class after taking measurements of their beans.

8th Science - We reviewed the information about subatomic particles, took a quiz, and allowed students time to work on the reports that are due on Wednesday (1/29).

7th Religion - Quiz over Matthew 9 & 10; new memory due Monday (1/27) Matthew 11:28-30

World Religions - We discussed some Jewish items using this website: http://www.jewfaq.org/signs.htm

1/23

7th Science - Students had time to work on their science fair reports in class after taking measurements of their beans.

8th Science - We reviewed the information about subatomic particles, took a quiz, and allowed students time to work on the reports that are due on Wednesday (1/29).

7th Religion - Discussion of Matthew 9 & 10 questions.  Quiz tomorrow.

1/22

7th Science - worked on science fair reports - rough draft due next Wednesday (1/29)

8th Science - worked on 8th grade science project reports - due next Wednesday (1/29)

1/21

7th Science - We measured our beans and learned more about the life cycle of a plant.

8th Science - We took a quiz over protons, neutrons, and electrons, and completed a worksheet diagramming where electrons are in different elements.

7th Religion - Discussion questions over Matthew 9 & 10 are due Thursday (1/23)

1. Matthew says that Jesus had compassion on people when he saw that they were “harassed and helpless.”  Different people have different levels of compassion for different groups of people or different causes.  What are the people or causes that you have the most compassion for, and why?
2. How can you be “shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves” like Jesus said, and be both of those things at the same time?
3. Jesus says some very tough things in chapter ten, things that are hard to understand and hard to believe.  What teaching from chapter ten was really hard for you, and how do you make sense of what Jesus is trying to say?

World Religions - We discussed some common Jewish practices, and we watched the wedding scene from Fiddler on the Roof.

1/17

7th Science - We took new measurements of our beans and compared the changes, hypothesizing what is happening in the beans.  We also watched a video about plants.

7th Religion - Quiz over Matthew 8.  New Memory assigned for Tuesday (1/21):
Deuteronomy 6:4-9

1/16

7th Science - We took new measurements of our beans and compared the changes, hypothesizing what is happening in the beans.  We also watched a video about plants.

8th Science - We reviewed the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in elements; the assignment was to complete a worksheet diagramming the shell layers of several atoms of different elements.

7th Religion - Discussion Questions over Matthew 8.  Also, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on this coming Monday, we watched an animated version of his I Have a Dream speech found on this website: http://www.freedoms-ring.org/?view=Speech

1/15

7th Science - Started working on the data table and graph for the science fair report.  Here is a video review.

Science fair report rough draft is due 1/29 (link to a sample report below)

Joys of Noise - Sample Science Fair Report Google Document

8th Science - 8th Grade Project Reports Due 1/29

8^th Grade Project Reports

Title Page (1)

Summary of Project (0.5)      

Question/Hypothesis – What you wanted to do and what you expected from your testing (0.5)

Procedure – Step by step instructions how someone could repeat your project (1)            

Variables – What you changed, what you measured, what stayed the same (0.5)  

Connections to other ideas in science – background information (1)          

Results (table/graph/pictures) (1)                                         

Conclusion – What you learned (0.5)

                                   

Project reports should be about six pages in length and explain what you did and how you did it.  You should use your experience of doing science fair projects to this report, and it should serve as a basis for the display (board, powerpoint, video, etc.) that you will develop about you science projects.

If you did one project, then I would expect a very detailed report explaining this one project.  If you did several projects, then I would expect a more abbreviated explanation of each project, yet with enough information that those unfamiliar with your work would understand what you did in your project.

Project reports should be turned in on Wednesday - January 29 to Mr. Luehmann for review, and they will accompany presentations that you will complete during the month of February.

1/14

7th Science - We measured our beans and prepared them for germination

8th Science - We reviewed information about atomic theories and completed a worksheet on protons, neutrons, and electrons

7th Religion - Discussion Questions over Matthew 8 due Thursday (1/14)

1. Describe a time when a sickness made a big impact in your life.  This might be a sickness you had or someone else had.  It might be a sickness that was cured, or one that did not result in healing.
2. Has following Jesus ‘cost’ you anything?  Have you had to sacrifice friendships, experiences, money, or anything else to follow Jesus?
3. When Jesus calmed the storm, he was a little upset with his disciples.  They wanted Jesus to help them scoop water out of their sinking ship, but Jesus fixed the problem in a different way.  Describe a time when God answered a prayer differently than what you were asking.

Word Religions - Seeing Judaism in Fiddler on the Roof song Tradition

1/13

7th Science - We measured our beans and prepared them for germination

8th Science - We reviewed information about atomic theories and completed a worksheet on protons, neutrons, and electrons

7th Religion - Pretest over Matthew 8

1/10

7th Science - 2nd Quarter reflections, what does a bean need to grow?

8th Science - 2nd Quarter reflections, introductions to atomic theories

7th Religion- We made a timeline of significant Biblical people; Memory due Monday (1/13) Hebrews 11:1 & Ephesians 2:8-9

World Religions - Introduction to the three big monotheistic religions of the world

1/8

7th Science - Science Fair Project Conclusion:

11. An accurate reaction to the hypothesis as compared to the resulting data

(What was your hypothesis?  Was it correct or not?)

22.  What happened - explanations to tell what the resulting data 'means'

(What numbers did you get for your results?  What do those numbers mean?)

33.  Explains whether the experiment results were/were not supported by the research

(What did your research say would happen?  Which sources told you that?)

44.  Inferences are suggested to describe why the results may have happened

(Why do you think those results happened?)

55.  Provides information about what was learned as a result of this project

(What do you know now that you did not know in August?)

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66.   Student shows awareness of reliability / accuracy of data – How accurate are the results compared to other people who might do the same tests?

(If everyone did the same science fair project as you, would they all get the same results?  Close?  Why or why not?)

77. How thorough was this project?  What possibilities were considered to make it accurate?

(What did you do so that people could trust your results?)

8.  Ideas for a future related study are proposed

(Now that you learned information from this project, what else could you study about and test that is related to your project?)

9 9. Impact on society and/or the environment

(What can you project teach people? How could your project be a benefit to the world around us?)






8th Science - Periodic Table Test #4 Review, Reflection worksheets on science projects.