Science 8th Grade (Period 7) Assignments

May 14-22

Health Curriculum 

One lesson per day.  Students will receive daily credit for their participation in the activities on a daily basis.  

ALL MAKEUP WORK AND EXTRA CREDIT IS DUE MAY 20!!!

May 10-13

RE Ch. 5

p. 53-58

p. 59-62

Classwork

Lewis Dot Diagram Bonding Atoms

Classwork for May 1-2

Google Classroom: Power of the Periodic Table

RE p. 75-79

Extra Credit RE p. 80-84 (will be collected on next test)

• Three Major Categories of Elements
• A World Famous Table

Finish Science State testing.

WS: Major Categories of Elements (use the textbook pages 295-297)

 

WS: A World Famous Table

*****Both sheets due Monday*****

Science State Testing April 25-26.

CW: (Stamp today)

RE p. 85-88

RE p. 89-92

 

Complete tonight at home if you need more time.

POP Quiz:

How to Read the Periodic Table.

Video: The Periodic Table, Properties of Elements

Finish Periodic Table (color)

 

Homework

WS: Organization of the Periodic Table p. 11,17

Reading the Periodic Table

HW: 

Read chapter 7.1, p. 290-299

Test: Understanding Atoms (ch. 4)

CW: April 4-5

WS: 

Work on Makeup work

CW: April 1-2

Notes:  Ions vs Isotopes

 

HW:

RE p. 48-52 due today.

 

Quizlet: Take quiz for credit

Understanding Atoms

WS: Identifying Electron Configuration 

(use RE p. 46)

 

RE p. 48-52 (due 3/28/19)

WS: Which Atom is Which?

(Use periodic table in agenda or p. 6.1 in text.)

Foldable: CB p. 

Subatomic Particles of an Atom:

Due today: Finish Atom 2D model

Google Classroom

Bill Nye: Atoms and Molecules

Homework

RE p. 39-41

Classwork (March 18-19)

Build a 2D Atom Model

 

Homework Due March 20

RE p. 39-41

Grade Reports sent home on March 14.  

Must be reviewed, signed and returned by March 18.

Turn in Vocab. Understanding Atoms

 

Classwork (March 14)

Glencoe Science Notebook

Chapter 4.1, Pages 37-40

Work on PBL 

Get your community service projects ready for the Showcase on March 26 1:30-2:30.

Illustrated Vocabulary: Understanding Atoms (Due March 14)

March 8-11

1. Skimmer Lab #2

Testing Mass

2. Collect data CB p. 21A

3. Conclusion for Skimmer Test 1

    See Google Classroom: All questions are on the Skimmer Lab Template.

CW:

1. Finish Test

2. WS: Bill Nye Phases of Matter 

    Video on Google Classroom

 

HW: Cartoon "A story of Changing Matter"

Test: Solids, Liquids and Gases

A Story of Changing Matter

CW: RE p. 68-74

CW: 2/26-27

WS: p. 15, 17

Accommodated assignments p. 11,12

CW: 2/25-26

Google Classroom Power point

Notes: Solids, Liquids and Gases

            highlight notes and answer the questions.

 

CW: 

Use the videos on Google Classroom, Reading Essentials and p. 20 in the Composition book to answer the questions on the worksheet "Describing States of Matter"

 

 

1. Get CB: p. 20 "States of Matter" stamped.

 

2. RE: p. 63-67

 

HW. Still missing some Skimmers

CW

This assignment was started on Feb. 19 and should have been completed on the 20th.  

 

CB: p. 20 "States of Matter" (we are using both left and right side)

Illustrated Vocabulary: States of Matter

Passed out on February 14.  Due February 19.

All Skimmers that have been turned in have been given their scores.  Missing your Skimmer will bring your grade down drastically.  They are now late.

Because of the rain, we have moved our race day to February 14th.  

Get your Skimmer turned in right away to get partial credit.

 

HW: Illustrted vocabulary: States of Matter (due 2/14/19)

 

CW: Google Classroom

Legends of Learning review Forces, Laws of Motion and metric units.

Test: Nature of Force (CH. 2)

 

Make sure you use all of the resources to study for the test.

CW: 

Continue with Chapter 2 notes, "Nature of Force"

 

Homework daily:

Study for the test Friday

CW:

1. Finish PH and NASA Simulation.

2. Google Classroom Power Point "Nature of Force" Ch. 2

    Notes: Nature of Force and Newton's Three Laws of Motion.  

CW: NASA Bottle Rocket Simulation

CW: 

1. Check in RE (all of chapter 2 should be complete at this time.)

2.  PH: Action and Reaction p. 18-21 

     Textbook pages 56-64

CW:

1. Foldable:  Balanced and Unbalanced Forces (RE p. 13)

Use pages 88-94 to get images and take notes about each force.

CB. p. 18A (right) Titles and date

       p. 18B (left) images of each example with labels

       p. 18B (right) at least four bullet notes of each type of force.

 

HW:

1. Quizlet: Nature of Force

2. RE p. 21-26

CW: 

1.  Turn in RE

 

2. Types of Forces: Tug of War

(Google Classroom) watch the world championship tug of war competition.

Use the textbok pages 96-104 (table on p. 102 for properties) and Google search to fill in the image and the table on the worksheet .

 

HW:

1.  Study by using the Quizlet: Nature of Force

2.  Finish Tug of War if needed.

CW: 

CW:  collect notes

         Makeup work

CW: 

 

CW January 17-18

Inferring questions 1-8 CB p. 17

CW January 15

Learning to write a procedure using the question "How to tie a shoe?"

 

CW January 16

Students assess procedure, recommend changes and answer conclusion questions.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

I hope you are enjoying your long weekend.  

Remember that you need to finish building, assembling and decorating your Skimmer and have it ready to turn in Monday.  I you did not pick up the instructions, I have it posted on Google Classroom.

CW: Notes: Scientific Inquiry 

                       -4.  Collect and Interpret Data

                       -5.  Conclusion

                       -6.  Communication (Peer Review)

HW Finish questons 1-8

CW: Notes: What is Physical Science

        Scientific Inquiry Steps:

           4. Collect ad Interpret Data

           5. Drawing Conclusions

           6. Communication (Peer Review)

Finish questions #1-7, 9-10.

For the week of January 7-10, there was no homework.

CW: Notes:    What is Physical Science/Scientific Inquiry?

        -Observe, Infer, Predict

        -Scientific Inquiry Steps

               1.  Pose an question

               2.  Form a Hypothesis

               3.  Design an Experiment

        -Answer questions 1-6

Holiday Homework:

This week we had three major assignments that stated us for semester 2.  

If you did not finish the assignments in class, you are responsible for finishing at home.

Classwork 12/11/18

Mathwise and Forces p. 1

Answers in the composition book p. 16

       Make sure you show your work by following the steps below:

When you finish numbers 1-6, go to the second page page.

 

 

Classwork: 12/10/18

Illustrated Vocabulary: Nature of Force

Use Google Classroom powerpoint: Nature of Force

Closing Grade Book

All makeup must be turned in by 4pm.

 

Classwork:

Legends of Learning: Forces and Newton's Three Laws of Motion 

Legendsoflearning.com

 

1. CLasswork:

Worksheet Combining Forces p. 13, 19 (Due in class)

 

2. All assignments that you are responsible for this semester are now on the portal.  They do not show up in red becaue they have not been graded yet.  Make sure you have completed all makeup work as well as all those assingments on the portal and turn in tomorrow. 

1. Google Classroom:
   1. Scroll down to "Force and Newton's Three Laws of Motion"
   2. Click on "Forces Ch. 2"
   3. Start with "Friction, Gravity and Elastic Forces" (slides 6-17)
      Read thought the slides.
   4. CB. p.15... write the  answers to #1-10 in a complete sentence.
2. Finish CB; pgs. 11,12,13
3. Get work stamped.

Print or email (to me and I can help you print Monday) any images that can be used for CB pages 11, 12, 13

Classwork Only...

Classwork:  Newtons Three Laws of Motion

CB: p. 11, 12, 13

 

On each composition book page, you need to include the following:

For homework, you need to read through pages:

also go to Google Classroom and review the power point "Nature of Force" for Newtons three laws which start on slide 20.

 

 

Grade Report went out today.  Parents/Guardians must sign grade report and you need to return it Thursday.  Make sure you continually check the portal to ensure all makeup work is completed by December 7.

Check student portal and complete makeup work.  

EXtra Credit RE p. 132-137

Test: Our Solar System

Flocabulary: Space Rocks 

Make sure you get through the Space and Flight programs for credit. 

Page 10 CB: Make sure you have created your 12 questions.

     -4 comets

     -4 meteors

     -4 asteroids

The deadline for the questions is Monday (11/26).. 

The deadline for the computer work is Sunday (11/25)..

Homewrok: Read text p. 489-493

RE p. 138-140

Classwork:

Google Classroom Bill Nye: The Moon

Use the video to answer the worksheet #1-9  

Use page 474 in the text to sketch the phases of the moon and label each phase.

 

EXtra credit RE pages 132-137

 

Homework: Read pages 489-493

RE pages 138-140

PBL schedule:

Classwork: Finish CB pages 7-9

Classwork 11/9:

Foldable The Sun and the Planets

CB. p. 8  

 

Use the tables below to gather the information that goes with each planet (we will skip the Sun for now).

 

Table                      pages

1                             463

2                             466

3                             479

4                             481

5                        486-487

 

Finish for homework over the weekend.

Classwork: Keplar's Laws of Planetary Motion

Foldable CB. p. 9

Use pages 464-465 from the textbook

Include the following

Homework

Check the Student portal on a daily basis.

Homework assigned Thursday 11/8

RE p. 129-131 will be stamped Friday.

Classwork on November 7: "Distance in Our Solar System" drawn in Composition Book p. 7 (left an right side) due 11/8/18.  Sketch the sun, planets and the Astronaumical Unit scale.  Make sure you color and label the planets (dark) and shade the space behind.  

Classwork: Bill Nye Worksheet "Outer Space"

 

Homework: read Textbook p. 462-470

RE 125-128

Newton's Three Laws of Motion Cp;pr by Numbers

Clues are found on the Google Classroom

Test: Motion

Study all materials on Google Classroom.  

Study notes given in class on Friday (10/26)

1.  Finish answering the questions on the notes page for "Acceleration".  Have them ready to correct Tuesday.  

2.  RE p. 8-10

     Be ready to correct in class. 

Answer the queations in the margin (and conclusion questions) of the notes for "Describing Motion, Speed and Velocity"

PBL Community Service 

Fill out the Google Form that you will find on the Google Classroom by midnight tonight. 

The code to join is     hqac2qi

Reading Essential p. 5-7

Illustrated Vocabulary was assigned on Tuesday during class and was given to take home Wednesday. Definitions and examples (drawings) are due Friday.

Classwork: Motion Notes: Motion, Force and Energy

 

Article:  Living In Space Harms Your Body

     1.   Read the questions at the end of the article.

     2.   Highlight the possible answers as you read through the article.

     3.   Answer the questions (in complete sentences) in your composition book, page 6.

Study for the Quiz on the SI metric scale and converting SI units.  

There are a few videos and a Quizlet on the Google classroom to help you study.

 

Gradebook closes for quarter 1.

1.  If you are going to retake the Measurement test, it must be taken by today.  You can retake it any day before today during lunch or after school.

2.  All revisions must be turned in by Friday. (Measuring liquid volume and mass packet)

Test: Lab symbols and equipment

Test: The rules of Lab Safety 

Zombie College: Five Rules of Lab Safety Quiz Game.

Complete the quiz game and either print the certificate or screenshot and email it to me.

1.  Minder Binder Check.

     Make sure that you are writing the agenda daily (in black) and getting your Minder Binder signed       daily.

2.  Laboratory Equipment Scavenger Hunt

     

CB. p. 5

Use your textbook (first page of the book) to add the name of each symbol and the Hazard into the Foldable.

 

If you finish, go on Quizlet: Lab Safety Symbols

Turn in all Lab Safety worksheets from lat week (late).

 

CB: p, 5 

Lab Safety Symbols. 

Cut all symbols and attach them to the foldable pages created in class, three per page.  

 

Google Classroom:  Zombie College... Five rules of Lab Safety

Google Classroom: Accident at Jefferson High School

1.  Turn in CB with completed Lab Safety Cartoon and questions.

2.  WS: Student Laboratory and Safety Guidelines"

     Highlight words you don't recognize while reading the rules. 

     Fill in the blanks on the back.  Turn in Thursday 9/20/18.

CB p. 4 Answer questions #1-10 from the Lab Safety Cartoon: "What Is Wrong With Picture?

          -pen (dark blue or black only)

          -right side only

          -legible writing

          -paste cartoon on left side of page 4

Finish tonight for homework.

1.  Science textbooks have been sent home.  You do not need to carry it daily.  Find a safe place to keep it for study and homework.  

 

2.  Lab Safety:  What is wrong with this picture?

     If you didn't finish in class, make sure you finish tonight.

Test: Measurements

Study the following materials:

Innovation Lab Day (Thursday):

Exploring how to measure mass and liquid volume.

 

HW:

Finish mass and Liquid Volume worksheets. Half should have been finished in class today.

Finish Notes:  Measurement

 

HW:  Answer all questions on both sides of notes page.

         Study for test (9/14)

Composition Book page 3

"International Metric System of SI Units"

cut, organize on scale and paste.

 

Study for test. 

Notes: measurement

start reviewing notes. 

1.  Check in Composition Books

2.  Google Classroom:  Bill Nye the Science Guy... Measurement

     Watch video while filling in the worksheet.  

 

Email me if you were absent.  I will send you the Google Classroom code.

Review Pretest

 

Back to school dance: per 6,7,1,2...

School House Rock

Finish Activity 4.1.1

1.  Create graph for data table.

2.  Conclusion questions #1-5

3.  Answer the Essential Question:

     "Should every country in the world use the same measurement system? 

     (Provide three reasons to suppose your position.  Minimum three sentences.)

Notes: Measurement

1. Measurement Activity procedure #3 and 4

2. Create a graph using the data table

1.  Rivera Behavior Matrix (pass out RMS Loot period 4)

2.  Continue with Measurement Activity

     Collect data tables and Article

1.  PPT: Early Measurement History

2.  Pros and Cons Table

     Each column needs to have 4 bullets.

 

Homework:

Finish the Pros and Cons table 

Class Lab Activity: History of Measurement

-groups of 3

-Read Instruction

-Take turns measuring the items on the data table.

 

***Period 7 had an assembly today***

Review and sign Reminder Binder pages 4-11 and agenda page 10-11.

1.  Finish Pretest.

2.  Read Article: Mars Probe Lost Due to MAth Error

 

 

Homework... Finish reading the article.

Pretest: The Metric System

Review Welcome Letter

Supplies List

-Required

-Donations

How to use the Minder Binder for Success in 8th grade.