Welcome back into 8th grade
Week of Aug. 31-Sept. 2:
Tues: Read hand book and have parents sign all paperwork to be return Wed.
Wed: Read sec 1, Do questions 1-4 on page 24.
Thurs: define voc. words: geologist, rock, geology, constructive force, distructive force, continent, seismic wave, pressure, crust, basalt, graite, mantle, lithosophere, asthenosphere, outer core, inner cord.
Fri:
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Week of June 14-18:
Mon: Warm-ups are due Tues.
Tues: Collect items needed for races.
Wed: Collect items
Thurs: no homework
Week of June 7-11:
Mon: no homework
Tues: think about your boat design and what you will need make a design
Wed:no homework
Thurs:
Fri:
Week of June 1-4:
Mon: No homework
Tues: Do questions 1-4 on page 38.
Wed: warm-ups due Th.
Thurs: Study for ch 1 Matter test Friday. Study guide is the review at the end of the ch.
Fri: NO homework this weekend enjoy the free time.
Week of May 24-28:
Mon.: reread ch 3 go over your study guide
Tues.: Study for Ch 3 test
Wed.: no homework
Thurs.:no homework, field day Friday
Fri.: Voc. words" atom, Molecule, Chemical bond, AND READ pages 29-38 for Monday
Week of May 17-21:
Mon: No homework, get a good nights sleep and bring a book and snack for after testing
Tues: Same as above
Wed:No homework take the night off great job on the testing for the past 2 days
Thurs: worksheet based on the movie on elements that we saw today. Otherside is Matter
Fri:
Week of May 10-14:
Mon: Voc. words Ch 3 in the book chemical building blocks
element, compound, atomic mass, periodic table, nucleus proton, neutron, electron, atomic mass unit, atomic number, chemical symbol, group, family, period, valence electron, alloy, transition metals, halogenfamily, nobel gas, metalliod semiconductor,
Tues: Alien Periodic table, page 102-103, it is hard do what you can, LOOK for the clues, which are all in the book, I would use index cards first then move them around. As I said this will take time. Good Luck.
Wed: get a good nights sleep math testing Thurs.
Thurs: get a good nights sleep math testing Friday.
Fri: Go over your folder work reread the work!!!
Week of May 3- 7th:
Mon.: No HOMEWORK !!!!!!
Tues.: Studey guide
Wed.: do studey guide
Thurs.: Studey for Ch.Test on Friday.
Fri.:Worksheet on forces and heat transfer
WARM -UPS due WED. MAY 12
Week of April 26-30:
Mon: Life science packet Due Tues.
Tues: Heat, Read sec 1 and 2 and do ques. 1-5 on pages 170 and 175
Wed: Heat, Read pages 181-190 and do ques. on pages 186 and 190.
Thurs: No Homework
Fri:
In Class we took our third and last performance assessment before the MCAS - The Algebra of the Arches. We also began to work on our Super Sizzlin' Weekend Science MCAS Review packet.
Homework: Complete the Super Sizzlin' Weekend Science MCAS Review Packet.Also study for the Chapter 6 chapter test, next Friday the 7th of May.
Week of April 12-16:
Mon: Voc Words: energy, kinetic energy, potential energy, elastic potential energy, gravitational potential energy, mechanical energy, thermal energy, chemical energy, electrical energy, electromagnetic energy, nuclear energy, energy conversion, law of conservation of energy, fossil fuel,
Tues.: Question on pg 145 1-4 and pg 153 1-4
Wed.: Questions on pg 157,1-4 and pg 162, 1-5
Thurs: Spring packet due April 26th is on-line
Fri: spring packt due April 26th
Week of April 5-9:
Mon. review the study guide and worksheets
Tues: study the question and voc words chapter test Wed
Wed: no homework
Thurs: No Home work Trouble with the system,
Fri: Take home open response Questions packet due Monday!
Week of March 29- April 2,:
Monday: Bring a book in to read after taking MCAS test.
Tues: Brina a book in to read after taking MCAS test.
Wed: Warm-ups due Th.
Thurs: Open response questions
Week of March 22 - 26:
Mon: Voc words, Motion, reference point, International system of units, meter, speed, velocity, acceleration
Tues: Read and do questions 1-4 on page 25 and read and do questions 1-4 on page 38
Wed: Read and do questions 1-4 on page 49
Read and do questions 1-4 on page 54
Read and do questions 1-4 on page 61
Read and do questions 1-4 on page 69
Thurs: bring in bottle caps and 1 bottle
Fri: open response questions
1. Why are there relatively few 3-level consumers like bears in a ecosystem?
2. Explain how cotinental drift contributed to the evolution of new species.
3. Explain why the populations of a predator and its prey often follow regular cycles.
4. Explain how a group of organisms that is separated from the rest of its species can evolue different traits.
Week of March 15-19:
Mon: Correct the ch 4 test, write the question, restate the sentence.
Tues: Water packet 1 due Thurs.
Wed: Water Packet 2 due Thurs.
Thurs: No homework Science Fair night starting at 5 p.m.
Fri: Worksheet on 4 open response questions.
1. Define the term fossil fuel and give several examples. Discuss threee reasons why it is important for the United States to become less dependent on fossil fuels.
2. Does the Earth's surface look the same today as it did 250 million years ago? Explain your answer using the theory of plate tectonics.
3. Explain the energy transfers involved when you rub yuor hands together to keeep them warm. (Hint: Start with the food you eat!). How can you extend this explanation to show that the energy originated from the sun?
4. Describe 5 main differences between a plant and an animal cell. Make sure that you refer to their organelles by name, describing both their function and location in the cell.
Week of March 8-12:
Mon.: No homework
Tues.: No homework
Wed.: Study for ch. 4 test
Thurs.: No homework
Fri.:
Week of March 1-5:
Mon.: Concept map
Tues.: Ques. 1-10 on page 142
Wed.: Ques. 18-25 on page 143
Thurs.: Study for ch. 4 test. and have warm-ups
Fri.: Work on science Fair project it is due Monday all parts and journal
Week of Feb. 22-26:
Mon.: Worksheet on Relative and radioactive dating of rocks.
Tues: Ket terms crossword puzzle.
Wed.: no school snow day!!!!
Thurs: reading and ans. ques. on life & earth's atmosphere
Fri: Sci fair and travel brochure
Looks like a ch 4 test Wed March 3 warm-ups due Fri. March 5th.
Week of Feb.8-12:
Mon: No homework
Tues: Read sec 1 of ch 4
Wed: Read sec 4 of ch 4
Thur. Project repport
Fri: Work on sci fair project and travel brochure report
Week of Feb. 1-5:
Mon: Worksheet flow chart on key concepts, study guide passed out too.
Tues: Study for ch 3 test
Wed: Fill form B
Thurs: no homework enjoy
Fri: Science Fair paper work, bring all your information to class Monday, Also, warm-ups are due Monday too.
Week of Jan. 25-29:
Mon: Read and do an outline of sec. 1 & 2 forch. 3 pg.66-81.
Tues: Read and do an ouline of sec. 3 & 4 for ch. 3 pg. 85-93.
Wed: Voc words: Runoff, rill, gully, stream, river, tributary, drainage basin, divide, flood plain, meander, oxbow lake, alluvial fan, dalta, groudwater, stalactite, stalagmite, karst topography
Thurs: Voc words: Energy potential energy, kinetic energy, abrasion, load, friction, turbulence, glacier, valley glacier, continental glacier, ice age, plucking, till, moraine, kettle,
Fri: Worksheet on water erosion and deposition
Week of Jan. 19-22:
Mon.: No school, please work on science fair project
Tues: Reading and anwering worksheet
Wed: Study for ch2, test
Thur: Warm-ups are due Friday
Fir: Voc. words: erosion, sediment, deosition, mass movement
Week of Jan 11-16:
Mon: Read sec 1 of ch 2, do ques. 1-5 on page 45
Tues: Read Sec. 2, do ques. 1-5 on page 55.
Wed: Read sec 3, do ques. 1-4 on page 60.
Th: So questions 1-5 and 11-16 on page 62.
Fri: Do questions 19,21,23,,24,25,26, on page 63. Rock shake Lab due Tues and answer question Might have pop qize o voc words
Looks like we will have a ch 2 test next Th Jan. 21, Warm-ups Fri.
Week of Jan 4-8:
Mon: Work sheet on topo maps
Tues: finish lab paper
Wed: Study for Ch 1 test
Th: warm-ups are due Fri
Fri: Ch 2 voc words weathering, erosion, mechanical weathering, abrasion, ice wedging, chemical weathering, permeable.
Week of 12/21-12/23:
Mon: Fill in the areas of your poject paper.
Tues: redo areas that need to be fix on the project paper.
Wed: Enjoy the time off, start your project.
Week of 12/07-12/18:
Mon.: Science fair project 15 page template DUE FRIDAY
Tues: Read sec 1 and 2 in Earth surface. Do questions 1-5 on pg.18 and ques. 1-4 on pg 24.
Wed: Read sec 3 and do ques. 1-4 on pg. 28.
Thurs: make sure you have the paper work for science fair
Fri: Fill in the section on your research for Mon.
Week of 12/07-12/11:
Mon.: Study for ch test that could not take today You get an extra day to study
Tues: Fill out form 1B Problem and Hypothesis only
Wed: Snow day On line paper write your Materials and Procedure
Thur: See Wed homework
Fri: Voc words: topography, elevation, relief, moutain, moutain range, plateau, lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrospher, biosphere, map, globe, scale, symblos, key, equator, hemisphere, longitude, map projection.
Week of 11/30-12/4:
Mon.: Ques. 1-15, on page 142
Tues.: Ques.-22-26, on page 143
Wed.: Finish the packet
Thur.: Do ques. 1-15 on page 172
Fri.: Have parents sign science fair paper work..... Study for ch 4 & 5 test. Use your notes and homework papers.
Week of 11/23/25:
Look for information on Science Fair projects, Literary Research must have 3 sites.
Week of 11/16-11/20
Mon: Read Ch 4 do ques 1-4 on page 132 and ques 1-5 on page 138
Tues:voc words: texture, grain, igneous rock, sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, intrustive rock, extrustive rock, porphritic texture.
Wed. Reading Ch 5 pages 146-158
Thur: Reading ch 5 pages 159-169
Fri: Monday I will be collecting the warm-ups get parents sign off on your project.
Week of 11/09-11/13:
Mon.: no homework if you have turned in a science fair project idea.
Tues: Thank-you cards 2 people. Due Th.
Wed: no school, no homework
Th:voc. words: mineral, inorganic, crysal, element, compound, Mohs hardness scale, streak, luster, cleavage, fracture, fluorescence
Fri:
Week of 11/02/09:
no homeork this week. We are in Washington D.C.
bring folders into school Monday Nov. 9
Week of 10/26-30/09:
Monday: no homework!!!!!!!
Tuesday: no homeork, yet you should be looking at science fair project ideas.
Wed:voc. warm-ups due th
Th: worksheet
Weekend: sci fair ideas
Week of 10/19-23/09:
Monday: Worksheet
Tuesday: worksheet
Wed.: warm-ups are due Th
Thur: Study for ch 3 test on Friday
Fri.: Worksheet on Science Fair project ideas, read and ans. the guided questions.
Week of 10/13-15/09:
Monday: no school
Tuesday: Worksheet,Volcanoes and Plate Tech.
Wednesday: Worksheet, Vocanic Activity
Thursday: Worksheet, Properties of Magma
Friday: Worksheet, Landforms
Week of 10/05-09/09
Mon. Read Sec 4 of Ch 2, do ques. 1-5, on page 84
Tues: Study for Ch 2 test
Wed:Voc. words: Volcano, magma lava, Ring of Fire, island arc, hot spot, magma chamber, vent, crater, silica, pahaehoe, hot spring, geyser, pyroclastic, flow acitive, dormant, extinct, geothermal
Thurs: Ch 3. Read pages 88-91, Ans. questions 1-4 on page 91
Fri:Read Sec 2 pages 93-102 ans questions 1-4, on page 102
Week of 9/29-10/02
Mon. No school work on Earth cut away project due Wed.
Tues: Draw 3 stypes of faults. Label each fault. State the type of plate movement that creates each fault and write a brief statement.
Wed. Voc. words, Liquefaction, aftershock, tsunamis, base-isolated building.
Thur.: Read sec. 3 pages 72-77. Do ques. 1-4 on page 77.
Fri.: Create a poster to promote earthquake safety. Poster should focus on onte of the following: preparig for an earthquake, what to do during an earthquake, OR what to do fter an eathquake.
Week of 9/21-25
Monday: Read sec. 1 on Ch 2, then do an outline of the section
Tuesday: Do the questions 1-4 at the end of Sec. 1 on pg. 61
Wednesday: Worksheet
Thursday: If students did not finish the journal writing they are to finish at home. Write a brief explanation in your own words of why Earthquakes are so common and so often violent along the San Andreas fault. WARM_UPS ARE DUE FRIDAY.
Friday: Finish the Project of Earth Due Tuesday 9/29 Remember watch Scale of the layers and a key. Voc. words: focus, epicenter, seismic waves, P wave, S wave, surface waves, seismograph, magnitude, Mercalli scale, Richter scale, moment magnitude scale.
Week of 9/14-18 Looking like we will have a ch. 1 test on Friday.
Monday 9/14: Worksheet Convection and the Mantle
Tuesday9/15: Do question form Section 1 2. 3. 4. 5. in Chapter 1.
Wednesday: 9/16:
Thursday: 9/17: Review for test Friday study guide
Friday:9/18: Voc. words: Earthquake, stress, shearing, tension, compression, deformation, fault, normal fault, hanging wall, footwall, reverse fault, fault & block, Mt., folds, anticline, platequ, syncline,
Week of September 8-11
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 8th Voc. words,
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9th Worksheet inside earth
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10th Review & reenforce Earth's interior
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11th voc. words: Heat Transfer, Radiation, Conduction, Convection, Density, Convection Current, Pangaea, Continental Drift, Fossil, Mid-Ocean Ridge, Sonar, Sea-Floor Spreading, Deep Ocean Trench, Subduction
