Mrs. Rand’s classes Homework:

January 28, 2026

6th Religion: Today was our class mass!

6th Science: No class today. All in Social Studies.

7th Science: Check Martian soil experiment and update your notes. Complete IN pp. 40,41,42(write answers to the discussion questions on 40 & 42)

8th Science: Complete IN pp. Read & annotate A1,9, read & annotate B1-B2,10,12

Nature Appreciation - Winter:

January 27, 2026

6th Religion: Today we worked on a rough draft of something very special.

6th Science: Complete IN pp. 62,63. Turn in your IN. If I don’t have your IN, I will enter zeros for you.

7th Science: Check Martian soil experiment and update your notes. Complete IN pp. 33,34,37,38,39

8th Science: No class today due to the Talent Tuesday special classes.

Nature Appreciation - Winter: Complete the Hibernation/Torpor posters and then work on Winter art.

January 26, 2026

6th Religion: Today we watched Josh and the Big Wall (Veggie Tale)!

6th Science: Complete IN pp. 55,56,57,60,61. INs will be collected tomorrow at the end of class. Make sure you have everything done.

7th Science: Check Martian soil experiment and update your notes. Today we read 2 articles from the January issue of Science World (The Slippery Secrets of Polar Bear Fur and No Snow? No Problem!) and did Check your Understanding papers for each article. If you didn’t finish the second worksheet, you will complete it in class tomorrow.

8th Science: Natural Selection Unit:Complete IN pp. 6,7,8,read & annotate A1.

Nature Appreciation - Winter: We worked on our Hibernation posters. Tomorrow you will finish those up and then start on some “winter art” since you will be in another classroom with another teacher.

January 22, 2026

6th Religion: Complete pp. 156,157,159 to complete Ch. 7. Then in Ch. 8, do pp. 162,163

6th Science: Today we read 2 articles from the January issue of Science World (The Slippery Secrets of Polar Bear Fur and No Snow? No Problem!) and did Check your Understanding papers for each article.

7th Science: Check Martian soil experiment and update your notes. Complete IN pp. 29,30,31,32

8th Science: Today we read 2 articles from the January issue of Science World (The Slippery Secrets of Polar Bear Fur and No Snow? No Problem!) and did Check your Understanding papers for each article. We will start a unit on Natural Selection next!

Nature Appreciation - Winter:

January 21, 2026

6th Religion: We had Mass today.

6th Science: Complete IN pp. 53,54 Writing an Argument to Support a Diagnosis.

7th Science: Check Martian soil experiment and update your notes. Complete IN pp. 26,28

8th Science: Today we finished up The Momentum of Colliding Objects Lab by doing the Conclude and Apply questions. For #2, you will have to write out each of Newton’s 3 laws of motion and then tell how those were shown in this lab.

Nature Appreciation - Winter:

January 20, 2026

6th Religion: Read pp. 149-155. Do pp. 150,151,152,153,155.

6th Science: Complete IN pp. 48 (If you were absent today, read the article about the Nervous System on the J pages in the back of your IN),50,52(write your diagnosis of what Elisa’s condition is under her test results).

7th Science: Check Martian soil experiment and update your notes. Complete IN pp. 19,21,22,23,reread A1-A2 & top of A3,24

8th Science: Today we worked on The Momentum of Colliding Objects Lab by learning how to create a graph from data we entered on a spreadsheet. Have that done for tomorrow.

Nature Appreciation - Winter: Today we worked on our Hibernation/Torpor posters.

January 16, 2026

6th Religion: We read the Venture magazine and then we worked in our groups on the Old Testament timeline.

6th Science: Complete Lesson 2.6 Guess My Model Game for levels Green, Blue and Purple. Then do IN pp. 46,47

7th Science: Complete IN pp. 17, read & annotate A1-A4,18

8th Science: Today we worked on The Momentum of Colliding Objects Lab.

Nature Appreciation - Winter: Today we finished learning background information about hibernation, torpor, and migration. We then chose an animal from our area who hibernates or experiences torpor. We’ll make a poster.

January 15, 2026

6th Religion: Complete the Unit 2 Review pp. 145-147. Then we worked in our groups on the Old Testament timeline.

6th Science: Today we did the Written Response portion of the Critical Juncture Assessment.

7th Science: Complete IN pp. 12,13,14,15

8th Science: Today we gathered data for The Momentum of Colliding Objects Lab.

Nature Appreciation - Winter:

January 14, 2026

6th Religion: Mass was today.

6th Science: *The Critical Juncture Assessment for the Metabolism unit Written Response questions will be tomorrow, Thursday the 15th.

7th Science: Complete IN pp. 11 and start 12

8th Science: Today we completed the Motion of a Bowling Ball Lab and started to talk about the next Lab we will start tomorrow.

Nature Appreciation - Winter:

January 13, 2026

6th Religion: We worked on the Old Testament timeline project today.

6th Science: *The Critical Juncture Assessment for the Metabolism unit Written Response questions will be done on Thursday the 15th. (Tomorrow, the 14th, you will all be in Social Studies.)

7th Science: Today we took the End of Unit Assessment for the Plate Motion unit.

8th Science: Today we turned in the Motion Review worksheet. Then we started a Motion of a Bowling Ball Lab. *If anyone can bring a baseball to school for a Lab we’ll do this week, PLEASE do so! We must have one of each by Wednesday or we cannot do the Lab.

Nature Appreciation - Winter: Today we talked about tracking and then started to talk about hibernation.

January 12, 2026

6th Religion: This morning before Advisory, we got into our Old Testament timeline groups and started to color the pictures. If you were absent, you are in a group, but will join in on the activity when you are back.

6th Science: *The Critical Juncture Assessment for the Metabolism unit will start tomorrow, Tuesday, January 13! We will do this in parts since it will be your first experience with this kind of test: Multiple Choice questions will be done on the 13th and Written Response questions will be done on the 15th. (On the 14th, you will all be in Social Studies.) Today we played the “Guess My Model” game in Lesson 2.6. We have to continue this on Friday.

7th Science: Chemical Reactions unit: Complete IN pp. 6,8,9.

*The End of Unit Assessment for Plate Motion will be tomorrow, Tuesday, January 13!

8th Science: *If anyone can bring a baseball and a softball to school for a Lab we’ll do this week, PLEASE do so! We must have one of each by Wednesday or we cannot do the Lab. Today we read 2 sections in the Physical Science textbook: Gravity and Newton’s Third Law of Motion. Then we completed the worksheet that we started last Friday.

Nature Appreciation - Winter: Today we replenished our bird/squirrel wreaths.

January 9, 2026

6th Religion: Today we read and discussed the Venture magazine.

6th Science: Today we reviewed some more for next week’s Critical Juncture Assessment. Please read the articles on pp. G1-G3, H1-H3, and I1-I3. Those articles are about the Circulatory, Respiratory, and Digestive systems and were never assigned for us to read. They may be helpful when preparing for the test. *The Critical Juncture Assessment for the Metabolism unit will start next Tuesday, January 13! We will do this in parts since it will be your first experience with this kind of test: Multiple Choice questions will be done on the 13th and Written Response questions will be done on the 15th. (On the 14th, you will all be in Social Studies.)

7th Science: Today we revamped or restarted our notes/log for the Martian Soil plant experiment., and then discussed our upcoming End of Unit assessment for the Plate Motion unit.

*The End of Unit Assessment for Plate Motion will be next Tuesday, January 13!

8th Science: Complete the Acceleration problems packet and start the Motion Review page. *If anyone can bring a baseball and a softball to school for a Lab we’ll do next week, PLEASE do so!

Nature Appreciation - Winter: Today we made bird/squirrel wreaths and put them out in the garden!

January 8, 2026

6th Religion: Read pp. 140-142. Do pp. 140,141,143. (You can also start on the Unit 2 Review pp. 145-147. The Unit 2 Review isn’t homework. We will complete it another day.)

6th Science: Today we reviewed some more for next week’s Critical Juncture Assessment. *The Critical Juncture Assessment for the Metabolism unit will start next Tuesday, January 13! We will do this in parts since it will be your first experience with this kind of test: Multiple Choice questions will be done on the 13th and Written Response questions will be done on the 15th. (On the 14th, you will all be in Social Studies.)

7th Science: Today we did a revamp of our Martian Soil plant experiments to see if we will get better results. Tomorrow for part of the class, we will revamp or restart our notes/log for this experiment.

*The End of Unit Assessment for Plate Motion will be next Tuesday, January 13!

8th Science: Today we complete the Newton’s Second law Quick Lab. Then we worked on the packet of Acceleration problems.

Nature Appreciation - Winter: Tomorrow we will start making the Bird/Squirrel wreaths.

January 7, 2026

6th Religion: Today was mass.

6th Science: Complete IN pp. 42 (only do the questions in the column of the condition that you have read about),43 *The Critical Juncture Assessment for the Metabolism unit will be next Tuesday, January 13!

7th Science: Complete IN pp. 123,124.

*The End of Unit Assessment for Plate Motion will be next Tuesday, January 13!

8th Science: Do the Newton’s Second Law of Motion Quick lab. If you missed class, you will be excused from doing this one.

Nature Appreciation - Winter: On Friday, we will start making the Bird/Squirrel wreaths.

January 6, 2026

6th Religion: We completed the Epiphany worksheet. In the Religion book, read pp. 133-139. Do pp. 134,135,139. *If you have any missing work from before our Christmas Break, that must be turned in tomorrow!

6th Science: Complete IN pp. 37,38,39,40,41. *If you were absent before our Christmas Break, PLEASE make sure that you are all caught up with the work that the rest of the class has done!

7th Science: Complete IN pp. 118,119 (Reasoning Tool sheet), 121,122-123(write your argument).

*The End of Unit Assessment for Plate Motion will be next Tuesday, January 13!

8th Science: Today we went over Newton’s First and Second Laws by using the Physical Science textbook.

Nature Appreciation - Winter: On Friday, we will start making the Bird/Squirrel wreaths.

January 5, 2026

6th Religion: We started on an Epiphany worksheet this morning before Advisory. If you are in my Advisory group, I emailed an excerpt from a book for you to read. Sorry that it is sideways. That is how it was sent to me.

6th Science: In the December Science World magazine, read pp. 2-7 (7 Science News articles) and then do the multiple choice worksheet that goes with the articles. If you were absent today, the articles have been put in Google Classroom. You will get the worksheet to do when you are back in school. It must be done in class and cannot be done for homework at home. *If you were absent before our Christmas Break, PLEASE make sure that you are all caught up with the work that the rest of the class has done!

7th Science: In the December Science World magazine, read pp. 2-7 (7 Science News articles) and then do the multiple choice worksheet that goes with the articles. If you were absent today, the articles have been put in Google Classroom. You will get the worksheet to do when you are back in school. It must be done in class and cannot be done for homework at home. *If you were absent before our Christmas Break, PLEASE make sure that you are all caught up with the work that the rest of the class has done!

*The End of Unit Assessment for Plate Motion will be next Tuesday, January 13!

8th Science: In the December Science World magazine, read pp. 2-7 (7 Science News articles) and then do the multiple choice worksheet that goes with the articles. If you were absent today, the articles have been put in Google Classroom. You will get the worksheet to do when you are back in school. It must be done in class and cannot be done for homework at home. *If you were absent before our Christmas Break, PLEASE make sure that you are all caught up with the work that the rest of the class has done!

Nature Appreciation - Winter: Tomorrow we will take a walk to Techny Prairie!