This week in ELA class, the seventh grade learned about the Greek Gods and Goddesses that were made to explain the explainable. First, we learned about how the gods created the earth and life. We needed to draw symbols for the gods and goddesses and write their names below them. Then we had to write the similarities and differences between Greek creation and Catholic creation. I was surprised to see how many similarities there were between both creations. There are many Greek gods, but only one Catholic god. Zeus was the god of lightning and thunder. Hades was the god of the underworld. Poseidon was the god of the ocean and everything in it. Hera was Zeus's wife. Athena is the goddess of war and wisdom. Apollo was the god of the sun, music, and poetry. Artemis was the goddess of the moon, hunting, and chastity. Ares was the god of war. Hephaestus is the god of the disabled. Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty. Hermes was the god of science and invention. Hestia was the goddess of family and home. Demeter was the goddess of the crops and harvest. And Dionysus was the god of wine. Gabriella and I were chosen to write about Hestia, the goddess of the hearth and family. She did not go on any adventures so she was not that exciting. Although there was not that much information about her, Gabby and I still completed the assignment with ease. http://www.greekmythology.com/
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This Wednesday in Science class, the seventh grade did an experiment on strawberries to extract their DNA. We did not use bananas because the strawberries DNA is easier to extract. Even though it wasn't the right season, Mr. Jones still bought the strawberries. First we answered a couple of questions about strawberries and DNA. Then we received some beakers, bags, and finally... strawberries! We put the strawberries into the plastic bags, then we started to squish the strawberries with all our might. Then, Davin told Clare to zip it tighter but it actually broke the bag! Mr. Jones helped us though and we continued on the project. We received a cup and a cheesecloth to excess the strawberry juice. We had to wait ten minutes for the strawberry excess to fill the cup. But, luckily it was lunch time. When we got back to class, after lunch, Mr. Jones came around with alcohol to put in the beaker we got. He finally got to us and filled our beaker with the alcohol. Then he explained what we needed to do. We took the cheesecloth off and Davin took the cup of juice. Then he carefully poured the juice into the beaker. We waited five minutes. Strings of DNA formed and started floating to the top. We were absolutely amazed. The strings kept on coming and they soon mushed up into a giant, fluffy, pink ball. Then we wrote and answered more questions and turned in our papers to Mr. Jones.
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