8th Grade Science
February 25th-March 1st
M-BrainPOP/do review sheet HW: 9 weeks test Thurs T-Review HW: 9 weeks test W-VSVS lab HW: 9 weeks test tomorrow Th- 9 weeks exam HW: none F- Field Trip/catch up day HW: none February 4th-8th M-Finish Hidden Figures HW: none T-Lab demo and start Earth science notes HW: none W-Vocab HW: finish vocab Th-Finish notes, rock cycle activity HW: none F-Catch up/review HW: none January 28th-Feb 1st M-Space Technologies sheet HW-vocab quiz Thursday T-Brainchild space video HW-quiz Thursday W-Review HW-Quiz bumped to Friday Th-Review sheet/Quizlet review/start Hidden Figures HW-quiz tomorrow F-Quiz/Hidden Figures movie HW-none January 14th-18th M-W: Gravity/Space/Tides mini menu HW: all assignments in menu due by Wed Th-Solar System Webquest HW: Vocab quiz tomorrow F-Vocab quiz and Constellations graphing activity HW: none December 10th-14th M-Fossils and Natural Selection test/Review sheet for Benchmark Exam HW: Benchmark on Thursday T-Review for exam HW: Benchmark exam on Thursday W-Review for exam HW: Benchmark exam tomorrow Th-Benchmark exam HW: all make-up work due next week F-Science Fair video HW: all make-up work due next week December 3rd-7th M-Vocab Ch 15 (didn't do last week) HW-none T-Natural Selection lab HW-none W/Th-Galapagos Islands webquest and finches graphing activity HW-finish graphing activity and Fossils/Natural Selection test on Monday F-Cladograms and Review sheet HW-none November 26th-30th M/T-Fossil tasks/stations partner activities HW-fossil quiz Wednesday W-Fossil quiz/Pre-Reading Ch 15 HW-none Th-Vocab Ch 15 HW-none F-Catch up and extension assignment HW-none November 19th-20 M-Finish Fossils PPt notes, Pre-Reading Ch 14 HW-none T-Finish any classwork/catch up day HW-have a wonderful Thanksgiving! November 13th-16th T-F This week will be busy with MAP schedules; some classes have different hours than normal, and some days I won't see some classes at all. We also have a field trip on Wednesday. I will be starting a mini unit on fossils this week that will involve thinking maps, Powerpoint and notes, a video/and or stations. There will be no homework assigned this week. Students are expected to finish any classwork during class as we get to it, and classes may be at different points in the unit depending on schedule. November 5th-9th M-Finish menu T-Parent Conferences W-Lab Day with VSVS Th-Field Trip/Catch up Day F-Catch up Day October 29th-November 2nd M-F-Menu assignment for Waves and Electromagnetic Spectrum October 22nd-26th M-Pre-test and Pre-Reading over Ch 3 HW-none T-Vocab Ch 3 (words, definitions, pictures) HW-finish vocab W-Lab with Vanderbilt students HW-none Th-Field trip/waves packet HW-none F-Waves packet/Chapter Review HW-none October 1st-5th M-Momentum Video/Review sheet for Benchmark Exam HW-Benchmark exam on Fri T-Newton's laws poster HW-Benchmark exam on Fri W-Nanotechnology and Magnetism lab with VSVS HW-Benchmark exam on Fri Th-Review for exam HW-Benchmark exam tomorrow F-Benchmark exam September 24th-28th We have a menu assignment with daily tasks and quizzes that I sign off as students complete. We will have a Ch 2 Test on Friday! September 17th-21st M-Return/go over tests, Circle Thinking Map/Intro to Magnetism, Magnetism Inquiry Activity HW-none T-Pre-Reading Ch 2, Vocab Ch 2 Lessons 1 and 2 HW-finish vocab W-Notes over the atom and magnetism HW-none Th-Circle Thinking Map on Electricity, text based reading over electricity, remaining Ch 2 vocab HW-finish vocab F-Videos reviewing electricity and magnetism concepts HW-none September 4th-7th T-Intro to Speed/Velocity, Pre-Reading sheet, start Ch 1 Vocab HW-finish Ch 1 vocabulary (word, definition, picture) W-Bubble Gum Physics lab HW-none Th-speed/velocity practice problems HW-none F-finish speed/velocity practice problems HW-none August 27th-31st M- Gravity intro video and predictions, gravity reading from text, Mass vs Weight video and song HW-none T-Gravity lab exploring different amounts of gravitational pull on planets HW-none W-Gravity videos and notes HW-none ***Scientific method quiz retakes today during lunch*** Th-IB Focus Day HW-none F-Have a great Labor Day weekend! August 20th-24th M-Slender Tower Challenge and lab sheet HW-none T-Cardboard and Cup Challenge and lab sheet/write reflection paragraph HW-none W-Measurement Pre-Reading and Vocab HW-finish vocab Th-Measurement notes HW-none F-Measurement lab and word sort activity HW-none (classwork subject to change due to MAP testing schedule and activity schedule) August 13th-17th M-Candle Lab and scientific method vocabulary (word, definition, picture) HW-finish vocab T-SM notes and Bart Simpson controls/variables sheet HW-SM quiz Fri W-Penny drop lab HW-SM quiz Fri Th-SM review sheet and review HW-SM quiz tomorrow F-SM quiz/Engineering video HW-none (classwork subject to change due to MAP testing schedule) August 7th-10th T-Welcome and syllabus HW-Bring syllabus sheet back signed W-Go over class rules and procedures HW-Bring syllabus sheet back signed Th-Rules/Procedures activity and IB learner reflection HW-quiz tomorrow over rules and procedures F-Rules/Procedures quiz and 9 weeks pre-test HW-none |
In 8th Grade Science...
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Welcome to 8th grade Science! I am excited about a great year!
Please bring back that syllabus sheet with both a student and parent signature. We will spend this first week going over class rules and procedures and will begin learning about scientific method and inquiry next week! |