5-8 Memory Verse for Lesson 6

"God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love -- not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins" (1 John 4:9, 10).

5-8 Memory Verse for Lesson 5

"Listen! The LORD'S arm is to weak to save you, nor is his ear too deaf to hear you call. It's your sins that have cut you off from God. Because of your sins, he has turned away and will not listen anymore" (Isaiah 59:1, 2).

Note that the test for this memory verse will be on Thursday October 2, 2008.

Fish Tank in the Works.

This past Sunday the 9th grade class and myself went on a little field trip to PetCo to see what we could find to put in the fish tank in the classroom.

They came up with a list of fish that they liked. Now we just need to test the tank to make sure that it survived the trip from Idaho to Alaska. Next we will work on decorating the tank and stabilizing it and go get some fish for the tank.

5-8 Memory Verse for Lesson 4

"Then God said, 'Let us make human beings in our image, to be like ourselves. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.'
"So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them" (Genesis 1:26, 27).

Cell Division

Here are some video clips that help demonstrates the division of a cell division.

This clip is labeled mitosis but I believe that it is actually meiosis

5-8 Memory Verse for Lesson 3

"Then there was war in haven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and his angels. And the dragon lost the battle, and he and his angels were forced out of heavent" (Revelation 12:7, 8)