From the 8th Grade History Worktext

“We have staked the whole future of American civilization, not upon the power of government, far from it.  We have staked the future of all political institutions…upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God.” 

James Madison

Cell Model

The 5th grade girls did a great job of creating their own animal cell out of playdough.  I quizzed them after they were finished and was VERY impressed on their i.d. of the organelles and their "jobs".  Great crew to teach!

Lesson Plans for November 18-22

Lesson Plans for 11/18

Lesson Plans 11/11-11/15

Where the Truth is Taught

I am so blessed to work in a school where I am able to share the truth with my students especially when it comes to our founding as a country.  We are finishing up the American Revolution in 8th grade history and I was able to share these videos with my students.  I first saw these videos a couple years ago on the Fox News Channel and they opened my eyes.  After watching them I felt cheated in my instruction on American history.  Please take a moment to watch them and know our founders were true Christian patriots.  Many did give up their lives and fortune so I may be free today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uODn4bRvI4g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwYUvz3YppQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OauNPiyzUjE

BTW...The book mentioned, Lives of the Signers, is currently being read in my 8th grade classroom.

Lesson Plans for 11/4 - 11/8

Lesson Plans for 11/4 - 11/8

Odds and Ends

 

Sorry for the delay in posting for awhile.  It has been busy in and out of the classroom.  Our Egg-ceptional Experiment ended last week with some colorful eggs.  We soaked them in water dyed red which turned the eggs red and then turned around and placed these red eggs into clear water...the result is in the picture above.  Great, great experiment for learning about osmosis.  BTW...we started with 5 eggs and finished with 3.  Thankfully they broke on the table!

 

 

Our praying mantis passed away.  The kids were shocked that I just threw it in the trash...I think they were wanting a funeral with burial.  Well, the mantis left us with a gift...an egg casing (ootheca).  We researched that we could be expecting babies at the end of March.  I've also read that it might be empty if there was no mate.  Wait and see I guess.  

 

The 5th and 6th graders finished the day on Thursday by making elephant's toothpaste.  It was a reaction involving hydrogen peroxide, yeast, dish soap, and food coloring.  The 5th graders are learning about physical changes and chemical changes.