Grade 8 Science
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Week of 3/19-3/23
Monday-Thursday: MISA TESTING TAKES PLACE
Monday: Famous Female Scientist project - create a powerpoint
Tuesday: Work on project
Wednesday: Work on project/presentations
Thursday: Presentations
Friday: Presentations
Monday-Thursday: MISA TESTING TAKES PLACE
Monday: Famous Female Scientist project - create a powerpoint
Tuesday: Work on project
Wednesday: Work on project/presentations
Thursday: Presentations
Friday: Presentations
Famous Scientist project assignment and rubric | |
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Women Scientist slide breakdown | |
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Week of 3/5-3/9
Monday: finish Unit web assignment, summative grade
Tuesday: Review for Benchmark 3 exam
QUIZLET VOCAB REVIEW quizlet.com/_3htkwl
Wednesday: Begin review of Earth and Space/Environmental Science for MISA. In class assignments and resources will be from Discovery Ed
Thursday: Continue review of Earth and Space/Environmental Science for MISA
Friday: Continue review of Earth and Space/Environmental Science for MISA
See MISA Review Links for resources to review for all science subjects: Earth and Space science (6th grade), Life science (7th grade), and Physical science (8th grade)
Monday: finish Unit web assignment, summative grade
Tuesday: Review for Benchmark 3 exam
QUIZLET VOCAB REVIEW quizlet.com/_3htkwl
Wednesday: Begin review of Earth and Space/Environmental Science for MISA. In class assignments and resources will be from Discovery Ed
Thursday: Continue review of Earth and Space/Environmental Science for MISA
Friday: Continue review of Earth and Space/Environmental Science for MISA
See MISA Review Links for resources to review for all science subjects: Earth and Space science (6th grade), Life science (7th grade), and Physical science (8th grade)
MISA Review Links | |
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Week of 2/29-3/2
Monday: Electromagnetic Spectrum jigsaw assignment
READ www.e-missions.net/elabs/style/doc/WavesReadingPassage.pdf
SUMMARIZE www.e-missions.net/elabs/style/doc/Journal.pdf
Tuesday: Light Energy Quiz, Electrmagnetic Spectrum puzzle/diagram (see EM Spectrum PPT for clarification to complete diagram in Monday assignment)
Wednesday: EM Spectrum webquest (see EMS webquest fill in, EMS webquest chart)
Use www.darvill.clara.net/emag
Thursday: Review Light Energy and Waves
Friday: Review all content for final benchmark exam next week
Monday: Electromagnetic Spectrum jigsaw assignment
READ www.e-missions.net/elabs/style/doc/WavesReadingPassage.pdf
SUMMARIZE www.e-missions.net/elabs/style/doc/Journal.pdf
Tuesday: Light Energy Quiz, Electrmagnetic Spectrum puzzle/diagram (see EM Spectrum PPT for clarification to complete diagram in Monday assignment)
Wednesday: EM Spectrum webquest (see EMS webquest fill in, EMS webquest chart)
Use www.darvill.clara.net/emag
Thursday: Review Light Energy and Waves
Friday: Review all content for final benchmark exam next week
EM Spectrum PPT | |
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em_spect_chart.pdf | |
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em_spect_fill_in.pdf | |
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Week of 2/20-2/23
Tuesday: Transmission and Absorption Discovery Ed board assignment (see Transmission and Absorption board)
Wednesday: Properties of Waves Discovery Ed board assignment (see Properties of Waves board)
Thursday: Types of Waves reading with vocab, waves and energy notes (see Types of Waves reading w vocab; waves and energy notes)
Friday: Intro to EM Spectrum
Tuesday: Transmission and Absorption Discovery Ed board assignment (see Transmission and Absorption board)
Wednesday: Properties of Waves Discovery Ed board assignment (see Properties of Waves board)
Thursday: Types of Waves reading with vocab, waves and energy notes (see Types of Waves reading w vocab; waves and energy notes)
Friday: Intro to EM Spectrum
Week of 2/12-2/16
Monday: Benchmark 2 exam
Tuesday: Finish Benchmark, intro to Light Energy; DE assignment (see Light Energy)
Wednesday: Finish intro to Light Energy
Thursday: Refraction reading and demonstration (see Refraction reading)
Questions from Refraction reading:
1.What is white light made of?
2.What is refraction?
3.How does a rainbow form?
4.What is Rayleigh Scattering?
5.Why is the sky blue?
6.Why does the sun look yellow at midday?
7.What does ROYGBIV stand for?
8.Why are sunsets red?
Friday: Reflection lab
Supplemental resource can be used in place of an assignment, use the internet to find answers
Light Energy | |
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Refraction reading | |
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SUPPLEMENTAL: Light Notes | |
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SUPPLEMENTAL: Light Properties | |
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Week of 2/5-2/9
Monday: Roller Coaster Physics reading, design a roller coaster online
Tuesday/Wednesday: Quiz on Static, Magnetism, PE, and KE, heat and temperature text reading, video, article, and questions (see Heat and Temp Stations)
Thursday/Friday: Benchmark II exam study guide--all topics covered so far this year
Monday: Roller Coaster Physics reading, design a roller coaster online
Tuesday/Wednesday: Quiz on Static, Magnetism, PE, and KE, heat and temperature text reading, video, article, and questions (see Heat and Temp Stations)
Thursday/Friday: Benchmark II exam study guide--all topics covered so far this year
Heat and Temp Stations | |
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SUPPLEMENTAL Roller Coaster Physics | |
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Week of 1/29-2/2
Monday: Electricity and Magnetism Study Guide (see Electricity and Magnetism SG)
Tuesday: Potential Energy Discovery Education assignment (see PE Board)
Wednesday: Kinetic Energy Discovery Ed assignment (see KE Board)
Thursday: Solar Oven lab in class activity - making smores (see Solar Oven Smores)
Friday: PE and KE Study Guide, identifying examples of PE and KE picture sort and homework (see PE KE study guide, PE KE Sort Part 1&2, Energetic Activities)
Monday: Electricity and Magnetism Study Guide (see Electricity and Magnetism SG)
Tuesday: Potential Energy Discovery Education assignment (see PE Board)
Wednesday: Kinetic Energy Discovery Ed assignment (see KE Board)
Thursday: Solar Oven lab in class activity - making smores (see Solar Oven Smores)
Friday: PE and KE Study Guide, identifying examples of PE and KE picture sort and homework (see PE KE study guide, PE KE Sort Part 1&2, Energetic Activities)
Electricity and Magnetism SG | |
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PE Board | |
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KE Board | |
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KE PE Study Guide | |
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KE PE Sort PART 1 | |
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KE PE Sort PART 2 | |
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Homework: Energetic Activities | |
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File Type: | energetic activities |
Week of 1/22-1/26
Monday: Close read article with comprehension questions
Tuesday: Magnets assignment; resources on DE board MAGNETISM (see Magnets Stations)
Wednesday: continue magnets assignment
Thursday: You be the Chemist challenge test
Friday: Magnetism book assignment
Monday: Close read article with comprehension questions
Tuesday: Magnets assignment; resources on DE board MAGNETISM (see Magnets Stations)
Wednesday: continue magnets assignment
Thursday: You be the Chemist challenge test
Friday: Magnetism book assignment
Magnets stations | |
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SUPPLEMENTAL Electric charges | |
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Week of 1/15-1/19
Tuesday: Read, Watch, and See static electricity
Wednesday: Finish Monday assignment, review answers, static electricity demonstrations
Thursday: Positive of Negative lab activity
Friday: Ben Franklin's kite experiment, reading and watching MythBusters experiment
Tuesday: Read, Watch, and See static electricity
Wednesday: Finish Monday assignment, review answers, static electricity demonstrations
Thursday: Positive of Negative lab activity
Friday: Ben Franklin's kite experiment, reading and watching MythBusters experiment
SUPPLEMENTAL Static Electricity | |
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SUPPLEMENTAL Static Fill in | |
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Week of 12/18-12/20
Monday: Create a pamphlet summarizing seatbelt safety (see SLP Pamphlet)
Tuesday: Work on pamphlet
Wednesday: Catch up day, finishing any incomplete assignments for SLP
Monday: Create a pamphlet summarizing seatbelt safety (see SLP Pamphlet)
Tuesday: Work on pamphlet
Wednesday: Catch up day, finishing any incomplete assignments for SLP
SLP Pamphlet | |
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Seatbelt Survey Data Pics | |
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Week of 12/11-12/15
Monday: Newton's Laws mini project, create a poster/skit/song
Tuesday: Begin Service Learning Project - research seatbelt safety. Send home data collection survey, due Thursday (see SLP Research)
Wednesday: Finish/review research
Thursday: Analyze collected data. Write a letter to Gov. Larry Hogan (see SLP Letter Directions)
Friday: Discovery Ed video and article review. Discovery Education board is called "Seatbelt Science" (see SLP Board Guide)
Monday: Newton's Laws mini project, create a poster/skit/song
Tuesday: Begin Service Learning Project - research seatbelt safety. Send home data collection survey, due Thursday (see SLP Research)
Wednesday: Finish/review research
Thursday: Analyze collected data. Write a letter to Gov. Larry Hogan (see SLP Letter Directions)
Friday: Discovery Ed video and article review. Discovery Education board is called "Seatbelt Science" (see SLP Board Guide)
SLP Research | |
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SLP Letter Directions | |
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SLP Board Guide | |
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SUPPLEMENTAL: Seatbelts Reading | |
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Week of 12/4-12/8
Monday:
Tuesday: Hour of Code
Wednesday: Forces Quiz, Intro to Newton's First and Second Law
Thursday: Newton's 3 Laws of Motion (see Newton's Laws Notes and Newton's Laws Reading)
Friday: Newton's Laws and NHL Hockey
Monday:
Tuesday: Hour of Code
Wednesday: Forces Quiz, Intro to Newton's First and Second Law
Thursday: Newton's 3 Laws of Motion (see Newton's Laws Notes and Newton's Laws Reading)
Friday: Newton's Laws and NHL Hockey
Newton's Laws Notes | |
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Newton's Laws Reading | |
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SUPPLEMENTAL: Newton's Laws and Basketball | |
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SUPPLEMENTAL: Newton's Laws | |
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Week of 11/27-12-1
Monday: Introduction to Forces (see Intro to Forces notes)
Tuesday: DE Board assignment Forces and Interactions (see Forces Board)
Wednesday: Inertia, Gravity (see Forces Most Important)
Thursday: Gravity and Air Resistance (see Falling in Style and Air Resistance Crash Course)
Friday: Making parachutes activity
Monday: Introduction to Forces (see Intro to Forces notes)
Tuesday: DE Board assignment Forces and Interactions (see Forces Board)
Wednesday: Inertia, Gravity (see Forces Most Important)
Thursday: Gravity and Air Resistance (see Falling in Style and Air Resistance Crash Course)
Friday: Making parachutes activity
Intro to Forces notes | |
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Force Board | |
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Forces: Most Important | |
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Falling with Style.pdf | |
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Air Resistance Crash Course.pdf | |
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Supplemental: Forces | |
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Week of 11/12-11/17
Monday: Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions (see reading with questions, summary worksheet, and video with questions)
Tuesday: Book review for Benchmark I exam
Wednesday: Kahoot game review for Benchmark https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/0ad1c58d-50ce-4c95-b0b4-0d24f41fb06a
Thursday: Nearpod interactive review share.nearpod.com/vsph/OiEhrLxC7H
Friday: Benchmark I exam
Monday: Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions (see reading with questions, summary worksheet, and video with questions)
Tuesday: Book review for Benchmark I exam
Wednesday: Kahoot game review for Benchmark https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/0ad1c58d-50ce-4c95-b0b4-0d24f41fb06a
Thursday: Nearpod interactive review share.nearpod.com/vsph/OiEhrLxC7H
Friday: Benchmark I exam
Endothermic Exothermic Video w Questions | |
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Endothermic Exothermic reading | |
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Comprehension Questions from article:
1.What is an exothermic reaction?
2.Why are the products of an exothermic reaction likely to be warmer than the reactants?
3.Describe an example of an exothermic reaction.
1.What is an endothermic reaction?
2.Why is the temperature of products likely to be lower than the temperature of reactants in an endothermic reaction?
3.Describe an example of an endothermic reaction.
1.What is an exothermic reaction?
2.Why are the products of an exothermic reaction likely to be warmer than the reactants?
3.Describe an example of an exothermic reaction.
1.What is an endothermic reaction?
2.Why is the temperature of products likely to be lower than the temperature of reactants in an endothermic reaction?
3.Describe an example of an endothermic reaction.
Endothermic Exothermic Summary WS | |
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Week of 11/6-11-10
Monday: Researching an element to make a poster. First summative project for term 2. Project completed mostly in class, final posters due Wednesday 11/15 (see Element Wanted Poster file)
Wednesday: What are chemicals? Discovery Ed board with guiding questions (see Benefits and Risks Board file)
Thursday: Watching 'The Human Experiment' clips with discussion and CER response (see the Human Experiment CER file) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTZDmTI-kIQ *we are not watching the entire video*
Friday: Continuing research, creating posters for project
Monday: Researching an element to make a poster. First summative project for term 2. Project completed mostly in class, final posters due Wednesday 11/15 (see Element Wanted Poster file)
Wednesday: What are chemicals? Discovery Ed board with guiding questions (see Benefits and Risks Board file)
Thursday: Watching 'The Human Experiment' clips with discussion and CER response (see the Human Experiment CER file) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTZDmTI-kIQ *we are not watching the entire video*
Friday: Continuing research, creating posters for project
Element Wanted Poster | |
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Benefit and Risk Board | |
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Human Experiment viewing questions | |
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Human Experiment CER | |
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Week of 10/23-10/27
Monday: Answering CYE question "How does matter form different types of mixtures?", Penguin Conservation in class activity
Tuesday: Reviewing Matter Unit vocabulary quizlet.com/_3wrd1j
Wednesday: Answering Matter Unit essential questions "How does thermal energy affect particles? How can particles combine to produce a substance with different properties?" in CER Framework
Thursday: Take Home test
*Take Home Test is a summative grade, due on Wednesday November 1. Students may use notes or any other resources to help complete it.*
Friday: Introduction to the Periodic Table
Supplemental Materials:
Monday: Answering CYE question "How does matter form different types of mixtures?", Penguin Conservation in class activity
Tuesday: Reviewing Matter Unit vocabulary quizlet.com/_3wrd1j
Wednesday: Answering Matter Unit essential questions "How does thermal energy affect particles? How can particles combine to produce a substance with different properties?" in CER Framework
Thursday: Take Home test
*Take Home Test is a summative grade, due on Wednesday November 1. Students may use notes or any other resources to help complete it.*
Friday: Introduction to the Periodic Table
Supplemental Materials:
Matter Take Home Test | |
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Matter Quiz | |
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States of Matter StudyGuide | |
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Week of 10/16-10/19
Monday: Combining and Separating in class lab activity
Tuesday: Discovery Ed board
Wednesday: Discovery Ed board finish and review
Thursday: In-class worksheets
Supplemental materials:
Monday: Combining and Separating in class lab activity
Tuesday: Discovery Ed board
Wednesday: Discovery Ed board finish and review
Thursday: In-class worksheets
Supplemental materials:
Mixtures and Separation Particle Size.pdf | |
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Mixtures and Solutions.pdf | |
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Phys and Chem Changes/Mixtures.pdf | |
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