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.