4/30

7th Science - We worked through crayfish dissections in class today

7th Religion - Discussion questions for Matthew 23 &24 are due Thursday (5/2)

1. In Matthew 23 Jesus is very harsh with the Pharisees, calling them hypocrites for making laws they wanted other people to follow but did not follow themselves.  How do you react to someone who is acting like a hypocrite, telling people to do one thing while choosing to do the opposite, themselves?
2. When thinking about the end of the world, some people are excited to see Jesus come in His glory while others are more fearful as they think about many scary events happening then.  Do you look forward to Jesus coming while you are still alive, or would you rather he come after you have died?
3. What is something you would like to do or accomplish before Jesus comes back at the end of the world?

4/29

8th Science - Periodic Table Pretest - Final Periodic Table Test Thursday (5/2); we also spent time with chemistry simulations from this website:

http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/chemistry

7th Religion - Pretest over Matthew 23 & 24

4/26

7th Science - Dissected a grasshopper and studied its external anatomy

7th Religion - Quiz over Matthew 22

4/25

8th Science - Continued our study of atoms and elements.

7th Religion - Discussion questions were due.  Quiz over Matthew 22 tomorrow.

4/24

8th Science - Preparing for the Grand Canyon trip

7th Science - Preparing for our space camp trip

4/23

7th Science - We learned about invertebrates and dissected an annelid worm in class

7th Religion - Discussion questions over Matthew 22 due Thursday (4/25)

1. One of the customs of weddings at the time of Jesus was that the host would provide nice clothes for the guests.  What are some customs at weddings these days that you think are very meaningful and why?
2. Jesus said the greatest commandment was to Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind, strength... Explain why this commandment might be 'better' than some of the other good commandments God gave us.
3. The question about paying taxes really has to do with whether we should obey a government we don't agree with.  How do you think we should handle situations when we don't agree with our U.S. government?

4/22

8th Science - Continued our work with elements, and the location of subatomic particles

7th Religion - Pretest over Matthew 22