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Ten eighth graders from Saint Joseph School presented original science projects at the state meeting of the Junior Academy of Science held May 16-18th at Penn State University, State College, PA. To participate, each student first completed an individual science research project and competed at the regional level receiving a first place. Teachers, college professors, and college students judge the ten-minute presentations. The goal of PJAS is to stimulate student interest in science. Their sponsor is Margaret Alford. Those students receiving first awards at the state level were:
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Saint Joseph School Camp Week 2010
Each year the sixth grade of Saint Joseph School attends a environmental camp experience. This year the sixth grade attended the Sunship Earth program at McKeever Environmental Learning Center in Sandy Lake from April12-16.
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Twenty-six eighth graders from Saint Joseph School presented original science projects at the regional meeting of the Junior Academy of Science held February 28 at Slippery Rock University. To participate, each student first chooses a project, researches known facts, formulates a hypothesis, collects and analyzes data and then states a conclusion. Teachers, college professors, and college students judge their ten-minute presentation. Students participating receive a first, second , third award or Honorable Mention Award. Their sponsor is Margaret Alford, science teacher.
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The seventh grade just finished dissecdting cow eyes in the science lab. They also have abserved diffusion through a semipermeabvle membrane using iodine, cornstarch and sausage casing.  Their nexdt big project will be individual lab research involving the growth of bean plants.
Bean project!
Today was turn in day for the beans. After verifying their height, each student then measured their stem width and root length. They then estimated the number of main roots and massed the biomass of the plants.
They need to save the ok I put on their scrap spreadsheets.
Their projects will be graded using the following list:
Name_________________Mrs. Alford
Date _______________________
Title sheet—proper set up 10Research information 20 Beans and your tested variableHypothesis— 10
General statement what and why
Specific variablesMaterials 5
Procedures 10
Spreadsheets (6) Bean ok 60
Individual graphs (6 total) 60
Individual conclusions 20
In general what and why
Specific variables what and why
Practical application
ChangesBibliography sheet 5
Total points______/200Grade______________
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6th grade Chicken MummificationJ
The sixth grade class is working on
mummifying raw chickens in science. They 
are also leaning about Ancient Egypt in
history and art. In science they have been
salting, washing, and ageing the chickens
for at least six weeks. After they wash of
the salt they weigh the chickens to see the
weight difference each week. Then they
will put each organ into a canopic jar, which
they're also making in art. They are in the
process of ageing and dehydrating the
chickens. Afterwards they will wrap it and
put it in the sarcophagus, which they are
making in art. We are making items to put
into the sarcophagus. These items include
coins, jewelry, furniture, canopic jars, food,
and shawabtis. Shawabtis are clay mummies
that the pharaoh believed would be his
servant(s) in the after life. They will
unwrap them in eighth grade. They are
very excited about this project!
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