Preparing & Res to Ref - Unit 7

This week we were able to see a Super Blood Moon lunar eclipse.  Our sky was a bit cloudy, but we were able to sneak in a few pics. 

Preparing Hearts for His Glory

We learned that God showed Pharaoh there was only one true God by sending a series of plagues.  The kids couldn't believe how stubborn the Pharaoh was and just how much he tested God.

This week we learned how Moses lead the Israelite slaves out of Egypt.  God prepared him for what was to come by allowing him to be raised in the Pharaohs palace and then by training him for life in the desert. 

God gave Moses The Ten Commandments on top of Mt. Sinai as a guide for the people to follow. The kids did a great job with their artwork this week.  We learned that Moses didn't think he was the right guy for the job but, knew God was in control and trusted him. 

I showed the kids a portion of the movie, The Exodus. They loved being able to relate it to what we read. 

Our creative writing in poetry this week was fun. The kids have struggled with this but seem to be getting the hang of it.  It's silly and they tend to enjoy that part!  

Our vocabulary words were famine, exodus, & hostile. I love these vocab sheets for them to record their definitions.  

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We learned that in Egypt the Pharaohs built pyramids to show their greatness and for the tombs for their bodies. We learned that pyramids were made from limestone, were often white, and would glisten in the sunlight.  We made our own pyramids from paper. 

We found the instructions for the pyramid in the Heart of Dakota guide to be a bit confusing and later discovered a post with this above awesome template. I thought I'd share it with you and save you the tears and frustration that we nearly had in our class.  :) 

Next, the kids used a watered glue paste to paint over their pyramid and drizzled sugar on top to make it shine. 

We tried salt, but the sugar seemed to shine much better. 

Next, the kids used a flashlight to shine as the sun onto the pyramid. They outlined the shadow their pyramid made on their paper. 

Then, they shaded the shadow in with their pencil. 

The kids added brown and yellow to be the sand around their pyramids. These turned out great and they had fun making this project. 

This week in Science the kids learned how dew is formed and how it is very helpful in keeping plants and animals alive especially in the desert.

Our experiment was to put ice in a glass, add room temperature water and a bit of food coloring.  We waited a short time and condensation began to form on the outside of the glass. When we wiped the glass the condensation water was clear.  We recorded our results.

The kids also learned about reptiles this week in Science.  They drew a snakes eyes as they would look during the day and at night. 

Resurrection to Reformation

It's so hard for me to capture steps of projects with my ds who excels on his own with the HOD guide.  The above is his painted finished shield as used by the Holy Roman Empire.  He added the German eagle emblem. I'd love to say he drew this but, after much frustration he used his resources, googled, printed, and cut this one out on his own. 

Charlemagne, who was the grandson of "Charles the Hammer",  became King of the Franks when his father died.  He fought and conquered the Saxons and attacked the Lombard's capital city of Pavia at the Popes request. Pope Leo crowned Chalemagne as emperor of the Western Empire. Charlemagne was a strong leader, warrior, and ruler. 

This week the map was The Empire of Charlemagne.  

Geometry with MathUSee has been a great fit for our 8th grader. He is doing great.  Love to give 100's when I'm grading!!

We had such a rainy week but, we tried to make the best of it.  The kids enjoyed walking around outside the library between rainfalls before it opened.   We have made a habit of a weekly library visit and the kids love to check out books.

We also made an impromptu trip to the Richmond Science Museum. The kids enjoyed the day exploring inside out of the rain.

The ds was excited to point this carbonized fish fossil out at the museum which is what he was studying this week in Science.


Hope you had a great week too!  
See you next week! 

Be blessed!