8th Grade Science

Course Description

Welcome to 8th grade science! I will post on here regularly and if you would like to be notified immediately of updates click on the subscribe button on the side of the page. Here I will also be including the Table of Contents for the class. To find out what class materials are required please check the Grade Level Supply list.
 
 
Table of Contents Page Number
Title Page 1
Disclosure 2
Disclosure 3
Table of Contents 4
Instead of IDK 5
Starters 6
Starters 7
Standard I Vocabulary 8
Atomic Theory Notes 9
Atomic Theory Notes 10
History of the Atom 11
Science Fair 12
ITM Ch 4 S 2 13
Subatomic Particles and Properties 14
Starters 15
Starters 16
Atomic Theory Quiz 17
Atom Model Drawing 18
Disclosure and Rules Quiz 19
Periodic Table 20
B.N. Atoms and Molecules 21
Atomic Structure Worksheet 22
Chemical Reactions Notes 23
Chemical Reactions Notes 24
Chemical Reactions Notes 25
Atomic Quiz 26
The Law of Conservation of Mass 27
Balancing Chemical Reactions 28
Plastic Scavenger Hunt 29
Starters 30
Starters 31
Plastic All Around Us 32
Atoms and Molecules Booklet 33
States of Matter & Mixtures Notes 34
States of Matter & Mixtures Notes 35
PHET Phase Change lab 36
States of matter Worksheet 37
States of Matter Quiz 38
Heat Notes 39
Heat Notes 40
Starters 41
Starters 42
Phases of H2O 43
FME Ch 6 S 2 44
FME CH 6 S 3 45
Heat Transfer Worksheet 46
Matter Test 47
Standard II Vocabulary 48
FME Ch 2 S 3 49
B.N. Motion 50
Marble Roll Lab 51
Paper Roller Coasters 52
Momentum Worksheet 53
Starters 54
Starters 55
Wave Formations 56
Spring Waves Lab 57
Drawing Waves I 58
Wave Simulation Fun & Waves Webquest 59
Drawing Waves II 60
Wave Quiz 61
Making Sound Waves 62
Starters 63
Starters 64
Table of Contents 65
Force & Motion Quiz 66
Wave Behavior Doodle 67
Force Motion & Waves Test 68
Thinking About Light 69
Exploring Light Properties 70
BN Light Optics 71
Bending Light Simulation 72
Sound Waves Webquest 73
The Behavior of Light 74
Starters 75
Starters 76
Longitudinal Wave Lab 77
Light & Sound Quiz 78
Analog and Digital 79
Transmitting Information 80
Seven Segment Display 81
Analog & Digital Signals notes 82
Analog & Digital Signals notes 83
Sampling & Graphing 84
Lights, Sounds, Signals Test 85
Standard III Vocab 86
Plant Time Lapse 87
Starters 88
Starters 89
How Does your Garden Grow 90
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Notes 91
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Notes 92
Life - Plants 93
Photosynthesis Virtual Lab 94
CHC Ch 2 S 2 95
Cellular Respiration Lab 96
It's Called Cellular Respiration 97
Introduction to Ecosystems Notes 98
Energy Flow in Ecosystems 99
Energy Flow in Ecosystems 100
Matter Cycles 101
Matter Cycles 102
Matter Cycles 103
Starters 104
Starters 105
Starters 106
Photosynthesis & Respiration Quiz 107
Biomagnification Notes 108
Biomagnification Notes 109
Biomagnification Notes 110
Resource Distribution & Use Notes 111
Resource Distribution & Use Notes 112
Ecology Quiz 113
Deer Predation 114
Population & Biomagnification Quiz 115
Species Interactions Notes 116
Species Interactions Notes 117
Symbiosis Worksheet 118
Global Climate Change Notes 119
Global Climate Change Notes 120
Natural Hazards Notes 121
Natural Hazards Notes 122
Natural Hazards Notes 123
Natural Hazards Notes 124
Natural Hazards Notes 125
Resources & Climate Change Quiz 126
Natural Hazards Quiz 127
Catastrophe Preparation Plan 128
Starters 129
   
   
 

Posts

Agenda 3/5

 

Tuesday, 3/5/2024

Starter: On pages 88 and 89 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         4. Using Wave properties what does it mean when plants are green?

Agenda

●         Hall Passes may now be turned in for extra credit.

●         All work for 3rd term due March 13th

●         Photosynthesis and Respiration Quiz Mar 15th

●         Notebook Check #8 Mar 20th

●         Ecosystem Quiz Mar 22nd

●         Population and Biomagnification Quiz Mar 29th

Lesson: Photosynthesis Virtual Lab

Standard: Life Systems store and transfer Matter and Energy.
Objective: Explore how photosynthetic organisms use energy to transform matter.

●         https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gQny68AhgigAtvBtp4kKPunzWGEEuC5v/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

●         Simulator https://amrita.olabs.edu.in/?sub=79&brch=16&sim=126&cnt=4

Agenda 3/4

 

Monday, 3/4/2024

Starter: On pages 88 and 89 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Hall Passes may now be turned in for extra credit.

●         All work for 3rd term due March 13th

●         Photosynthesis and Respiration Quiz Mar 15th

●         Notebook Check #8 Mar 20th

●         Ecosystem Quiz Mar 22nd

●         Population and Biomagnification Quiz Mar 29th

Lesson: Life Plants

Standard: Life Systems store and transfer Matter and Energy.
Objective: Explore how photosynthetic organisms use energy to transform matter.

●         https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3excdh 7th 14:58, 8th 15:04, 9th 16:00

●         https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ugvc5EgLW5DjoRSv3nQkRHVXAKAo8BxK/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 3/1

 

Friday, 3/1/2024

Starter: On pages 88 and 89 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         3. What process do plants use to get energy for their growth and development?

Agenda

●         Progress Reports due by Mar 1st

●         All work for 3rd term due March 13th

●         Photosynthesis and Respiration Quiz Mar 15th

●         Notebook Check #8 Mar 20th

●         Ecosystem Quiz Mar 22nd

●         Population and Biomagnification Quiz Mar 29th

Lesson: Life Plants

Standard: Life Systems store and transfer Matter and Energy.
Objective: Explore how photosynthetic organisms use energy to transform matter.

●         https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3excdh 7th ?, 8th ?, 9th ?

●         https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ugvc5EgLW5DjoRSv3nQkRHVXAKAo8BxK/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 2/29

 

Thursday, 2/29/2024

Starter: On pages 88 and 89 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         2. What are the reactants for photosynthesis?

Agenda

●         Progress Reports due by Mar 1st

●         All work for 3rd term due March 13th

Lesson: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Notes

Standard: Life Systems store and transfer Matter and Energy.
Objective: Explore how photosynthetic organisms use energy to transform matter.

●         Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Notes 91 and 92 (7th 9, 8th 9, 9th 9)

●         https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1w2y73FksNxaZLYmcTj_OnL2-PERasM-C/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 2/29

 

Wednesday, 2/28/2024

Starter: On pages 88 and 89 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         1. Write “Prepare notebook.” Label pages 88 and 89 as Starters, number pages 88 to 105 with the evens on the left and the odds on the right.

Agenda

●         Progress Reports due by Mar 1st

Lesson: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Notes

Standard: Life Systems store and transfer Matter and Energy.
Objective: Explore how photosynthetic organisms use energy to transform matter.

●         Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Notes 91 and 92 (7th 9, 8th 9, 9th 9)

●         https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1w2y73FksNxaZLYmcTj_OnL2-PERasM-C/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 2/27

 

Tuesday, 2/27/2024

Starter: On pages 75 and 76 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         (Do not write this) Fill out your notebook check score sheet at the front of your notebook check with today’s date, the notebook check worth and the pages of the notebook check. Then get a green notebook check slip off the front counter and start totaling up your notebook. Condition 4, Score sheet 5, Starters 9, Be the teacher 5, Table of Contents 3 Pages numbered 13, Titles 13, Page content 13 (75-87) Total 65 pts

Agenda

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Lesson: Notebook Check #7

Standard: Life Systems store and transfer Matter and Energy.
Objective: Explore how photosynthetic organisms use energy to transform matter.

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Agenda 2/26

 

Monday, 2/26/2024

Starter: On pages 75 and 76 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         9. Where does a plant get the material to build itself?

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #7 Feb 27th

Lesson: Plant Time Lapse / How Does your Garden Grow

Standard: Life Systems store and transfer Matter and Energy.
Objective: Explore how photosynthetic organisms use energy to transform matter.

●         Plant Time Lapse page 87

o    https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Z-iPp6yn0hw&ab_channel=mortrek

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sJ4xKZecz6VIStulgQFN7NpRvWTrBj2t/view?usp=sharing

Agenda 2/23

 

Friday, 2/23/2024

Starter: On pages 75 and 76 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         8. Empty the Return Slot, update your table of contents and tape the papers onto the assigned pages.

Agenda

●         Decades day Dance Extra Credit Feb 23rd

●         Notebook Check #7 Feb 27th

Lesson: Standard III Vocabulary

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the structure of an atom, the subatomic particles and models.

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Agenda 2/22

 

Thursday, 2/22/2024

Starter: On pages 75 and 76 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Decades day Dance Extra Credit Feb 23rd

Lesson: Staff/Student Basketball Game

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the structure of an atom, the subatomic particles and models.

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Agenda 2/21

 

Wednesday, 2/21/2024

Starter: On pages 75 and 76 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Decades day Dance Extra Credit Feb 23rd

Lesson: Lights, Sounds, Signals Test Corrections

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the structure of an atom, the subatomic particles and models.

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Agenda 2/20

 

Thursday, 2/15/2024

Starter: On pages 75 and 76 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Decades day Dance Extra Credit Feb 23rd

Lesson: Lights, Sounds, Signals Test

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the structure of an atom, the subatomic particles and models.

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Agenda 2/15

 

Thursday, 2/15/2024

Starter: On pages 75 and 76 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Decades day Dance Extra Credit Feb 23rd

Lesson: Inspirations

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the structure of an atom, the subatomic particles and models.

●         MB S10 E 10

Agenda 2/14

 

Wednesday, 2/14/2024

Starter: On pages 75 and 76 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         7. What kind of signal is Morse code over the telegraph?

Agenda

●         Decades day Dance Extra Credit Feb 23rd

Lesson: Lights, Sound, Signals Test Review

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the structure of an atom, the subatomic particles and models.

●         https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TKCjfVmR6KbxzdGY2UZf20dElAp1BPGg/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 2/13

 

Tuesday, 2/13/2024

Starter: On pages 75 and 76 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         6. Prepare pages 82 and 83 for notes.

Agenda

●         Lights, Sound, Signals Test Feb 20th

Lesson: Analog & Digital Signals notes

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the structure of an atom, the subatomic particles and models.

●         Analog & Digital Signals notes pages 82 & 83

●         https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zxIyfmNEp8socLB7blU-DxbsBT8Fm2wc/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 2/12

 

Monday, 2/12/2024

Starter: On pages 75 and 76 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         5. What system do we rate cameras in?

Agenda

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Feb 9th

●         Lights, Sound, Signals Test Feb 20th

Lesson: Sampling & Graphing

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the structure of an atom, the subatomic particles and models.

●         https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QjeFKCYHSZILmkxtwDbJ3sfyNLjNxwle/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true