The Birth of Jesus: Assignment

We have been discussing the story of Jesus' birth in class.  We have read some scripture and watched some film highlighting the story.

Write a response to the following question:

Q:  Who were the important "players" in the story of Jesus' birth?  Explain each player's role in a few sentences each.

Players:
Mary
Joseph
King Herod
The 3 Wise Men
Mary's Parents
Caesar
the Angel Gabriel
Elizabeth and Family
Zechariah the Prophet

Homework

Essay:  Friday

Math Quiz:  Thursday

Science Test (Gr 8):  Thursday

Religion:  Due tomorrow

Concert is tomorrow.  Kids should be here for 6:10 or 6:15 for the night performance.  Don't forget your costumes!!

Homework

Science:  Lab tomorrow, test on Thursday

Math:  AFQ due tomorrow

Essay:  Due Friday

Concert on Wed

This Week in 7/8R

I can't believe it is Christmas already!  I feel like we just started the school year!

As we enter into this week, I find myself taking a giant breath.  Our week is jam packed between Christmas Concerts, assemblies, and concerts!  It is important not to get caught up in the excitement and take a few minutes every day to remember what we are truly preparing for...the celebration of the birth of Christ.

Having said that, here is what our week looks like:

Monday:  Histograms, stem and leaf plots, interpreting data
                Practicing Christmas Concert
                Bible Study:  The birth of Jesus
                Essay writing:  the conclusion

Tuesday:  scatter plots, line and bar graphs, circle graphs
                 Practicing Christmas Concert
                 Bible Study
                 Essay writing

Wednesday:  Math mini quiz
                      Christmas Concert 1:30 and 6:30

Thursday: Math Quiz
                  Science Test
                 The Nativity Story

Friday:  Assembly
             Volleyball Game:  student/teacher
             SR student dance
             Farewells until the New Year!

Homework

Science Lab:  Due Tuesday, Test on Thursday

Essay:  Due Friday Dec 18th

Math:  Grade 8:  Page 218 #2, Gr 7:  Page 182 #2

Can Drive

Christmas Concert  December 16th 1:30 and 6:30

Homework

Lab due Tuesday Dec 16

Essay due Dec 18

Math:  AFQ

Science Test on Thursday, the 17th

Homework

Science:  Lab due Tuesday, Dec 15, Test on the 17th

Essay:  Due the 18th

Math:  Page 200 #3 (Gr 7)  Page 214 #7 (Gr 8)

Homework

English:  Begin writing your three main body paragraphs!

Science:  Lab can be handed in as soon as you are finished, at the latest on Tuesday, December 15
               FOR TOMORROW:  DEFINE THE TERMS DISCUSSED IN CLASS FOR TOMORROW
               All info can be found in your text in the lesson based on unicellular and multicellular                            organisms.

Begin gethering your concert costume together!  Boys:  All black.  Girls:  Elf inspired attire.  Red, green and white.

Endocytosis and Exocytosis: Videos Used in Class

Today we started studying Endo and Exocytosis.  Below are some videos used in class.  

Enodo and Exocytosis Video.  Click on the link.

Endocytosis

Exocytosis

Homework

Science:  Lab due Dec 11th

Essay due December 18th

Concert on the 16th

10 Commandments Quiz tomorrow

Can Drive Dec 7-17

What's On The Docket For This Week

Literacy:  Essay outline on three main body paragraphs due Monday.  We will continue to work on our essays throughout the next two weeks.  The essay is due the last day before the Holiday Break.

Math:  We continue our unit on data.  So far we have covered:

• Census and Sample
• Primary and Secondary Data
• Biased and Reliable survey questions

Coming up:  How to choose the right graph to represent the data, how graphs can appear to be misleading, how to make inferences from a graph, how to calculate the appropriate intervals for a graph, calculating central tendency

Science:  Multi and unicellular organisms, endo and exotosis, review and a unit test at the beginning of next week.

Religion:  Advent and the 10 Commandments

Phys-Ed:  rehearsing for the Christmas Concert

Osmosis Egg Lab: Outline and Rubric

The Osmosis Egg Experiment

Purpose/Question:  “How do different water concentrations affect the turgor pressure and mass of animal cells?”

Hypothesis:

What will happen to the egg in…..

Vinegar:

Tap Water:

Corn Syrup:

Materials:

• beakers
• eggs
• vinegar
• tap water
• corn syrup
• scale

Diagram:

Procedure:

1. Take an egg.  Weight it.
2. Soak it in vinegar over night (until the shell dissolves)
3. Take the egg out of the vinegar and weigh it.  Record results.
4. After weighing the egg, place it in a beaker filled with tap water over night.
5. Take the egg out of the tap water, observe the changes, and weigh it again.  Record results.
6. After weighing the egg, place it in the beaker and cover the egg with corn syrup over night.
7. Take the egg out of the corn syrup and weigh it.  Record your results.

Observations:

Egg Mass (grams)	Solution	General Observations
	VINEGAR
	TAP WATER
	CORN SYRUP

Analysis/Conclusion:

What were the results of the experiment and why?  Use the theory of osmosis and any and all scientific vocabulary to support your answer.

Application:

Questions assigned from the textbook

The Lab Report Expectations

Lab Reports are given 7 days to complete.  They should be typed.  Class time will be provided.

This lab was assigned Friday, December 4th.  It is due Friday, December 11th.

All Labs must include all 8 elements of the Scientific Method:

Purpose:  The reason you are conducting the experiment

Hypothesis:  A guess as to what you think will happen

Materials:  What “stuff” did you use?  Record this in point form.

Procedure:  What were the steps of the experiment?  This is to be done in point form.

Observations:  Always recorded in a chart.  This is done in point form. Tell me what you “see”

Diagram:  Done with pencil and coloured pencil.  Lines are drawn with a ruler

Analysis:  Explain what happened and why. Use the theories and vocabulary taught in class. This section is the bulk of your mark. It should be at least half a page in length.

Application: Questions from the textbook

	4	3	2	1
Purpose/Materials/ Procedure	all of these sections are thoroughly completed neatly and where necessary in point form	most of these sections are  completed neatly and where necessary in point form	some of these sections are thoroughly completed neatly and where necessary in point form	few of these sections are thoroughly completed neatly and where necessary in point form
Hypothesis	formed to include all testing aspects of the experiment	formed to include most testing aspects of the experiment	formed to include some testing aspects of the experiment	formed to include few testing aspects of the experiment
Observations	detailed notes on what the student “saw” completed in point form and in a chart.  May include  diagrams throughout	detailed notes on most of what the student “saw” completed in point form and in a chart.	notes on some of what the student “saw” completed in point form and in a chart.	sparse notes on little of what the student “saw” completed in point form and in a chart.
Diagram	includes all materials and steps of the experiment	includes most materials and steps of the experiment	includes some materials and steps of the experiment	includes few materials and steps of the experiment
Application	all questions are answered in detail.	most questions are answered in detail.	some questions are answered in detail.	few questions are answered in detail.
Analysis	demonstrates a thorough understanding of the reason why the experiment was conducted, and its importance to the concept being studied	demonstrates a considderable understanding of the reason why the experiment was conducted, and its importance to the concept being studied	demonstrates some understanding of the reason why the experiment was conducted, and its importance to the concept being studied	demonstrates a limited understanding of the reason why the experiment was conducted, and its importance to the concept being studied
Overall Mark

Alternate Assignment

Write a paper explaining what you did in your experiment.  Answer the following questions:

Why did you do this experiment?

What were you testing?

What did you do?

What did you see?

What were the results?

Draw a diagram to accompany your paper.  

	4	3	2	1
Knowledge and Understanding	paper answers all of the required questions	paper answers most of the required questions	paper answers some of the required questions	paper answers few of the required questions
Thinking and Inquiry	Diagram is planned to include all materials and steps of the assignment	Diagram is planned to include most materials and steps of the assignment	Diagram is planned to include some materials and steps of the assignment	Diagram is planned to include few materials and steps of the assignment
Communication	uses all the correct science terminology and his/her own words throughout the paper	uses most of the correct science terminology and his/her own words throughout the paper	uses some of the correct science terminology and his/her own words throughout the paper	uses limited correct science terminology and his/her own words throughout the paper
Application	demonstartes a thorough knowledge of the meaning of the experiment	demonstartes a considerable knowledge of the meaning of the experiment	demonstartes some knowledge of the meaning of the experiment	demonstartes a limited knowledge of the meaning of the experiment

The Latest and Greatest From 7/8R

This week we engaged in a plethora of activities, both academic and extra-curricular.  We observed osmosis through eggs, planned a can drive, walked to Holy Names to listen to a fabulous motivational speaker, had a volleyball photo shoot, practiced for our Christmas concert, won a championship, went to the University for a Math competition, started a new unit in Math, started writing our first essay, had an Art competition based on the colour wheel, and the list goes on.  Here are a few shots of the week:

The Osmosis Egg:  Stage 1

 The Art Competition

Crowning Mrs. Reyner

Preparing for our Can Drive

Osmosis Egg:  The Final Stage...

 Volleyball Photoshoot