Thursday, December 16, 2010

Week of 12/16 until Christmas Break

The snow days were certainly a welcome surprise, but they wreaked havoc on my lesson plans! Seventh grade was given a take home test yesterday. They will receive class time to get started on it, and it will be due on Friday, Dec. 17.

Eighth grade is starting a new chapter - chemical bonding. Hopefully some hands-on activities will make this very abstract concept more concrete for them.

Have a blessed Christmas! Celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus!

Monday, December 6, 2010

Week of 12/6

Eighth grade is finishing up their periodic table chapter. There is a test this week. Also, by the end of the week, they should be able to identify the main elements in most everyday objects. Element projects are due Friday.

Seventh grade is working on the creation unit. This is a lot of discussion and debate. The unit will end next week sometime with a take home essay test. The Answers in Genesis website is a great resource for this topic. There is a link on the right side of this page.