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
Disclosure and Rules Quiz 13
ITM Ch 4 S 2 14
Subatomic Particles & Properties 15
Atom Model Drawing 16
Atomic Structure Worksheet 17
Atomic Theory Quiz 18
Starters 19
Starters 20
Periodic Table 21
BN Atoms and Molecules 22
Atomic Quiz 23
Chemical Reactions Notes 24
Chemical Reactions Notes 25
Chemical Reactions Notes 26
Law of Conservation of Mass 27
Balancing Chemical Equations 28
Starters 29
Starters 30
Atoms and Molecules Test 31
Plastic Scavenger Hunt 32
Atoms and Molecules Booklet 33
States of Matter and Mixtures Notes 34
States of Matter and Mixtures Notes 35
Plastic All Around Us 36
PHET Phase Change Lab 37
States of Matter Worksheet 38
Starters 39
Starters 40
Phases of H2O 41
States of Matter Quiz 42
Heat Notes 43
Heat Notes 44
FME Ch 6 S 2 45
FME Ch 6 S 3 46
Heat Transfer 47
Matter Test 48
FME Ch 2 S 3 49
Standard II Vocab 50
BN Motion 51
Starters 52
Starters 53
Marble Roll Lab 54
Paper Roller Coasters 55
Momentum Worksheet 56
Force & Motion Quiz 57
Wave Formations 58
Spring Waves 59
Drawing Waves I 60
Drawing Waves II 61
Wave Simulation Fun & WebQuest 62
Starters 63
Starters 64
Table of Contents 65
Waves Quiz 66
Making Sound Waves 67
Wave Behavior Doodle 68
Thinking About Light Drawing 69
Force Motion & Waves Test 70
Behavior of Light 71
Exploring Light Properties 72
B.N. Optics 73
Bending Light 74
Sound Waves WebQuest 75
Starters 76
Starters 77
Longitudinal Wave Lab 78
Sound vs Light 79
Light & Sound Quiz 80
Analog & Digital 81
Transmitting Signals 82
Seven Segment Display 83
Sampling & Graphing 84
Analog & Digital Signal Notes 85
Analog & Digital Signal Notes 86
Standard III Vocabulary 87
Plant Time Lapse 88
Lights, Sound, Signals Test 89
Starters 90
Starters 91
How Does Your Garden Grow 92
Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration Notes 93
Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration Notes 94
Life - Plants 95
Photosynthesis Virtual Lab 96
CHC Ch 2 S 2 97
Cellular Respiration Lab 98
Introduction to Ecosystems 99
It's Called Cellular Respiration 100
Energy Flow in Ecosystems 101
Energy Flow in Ecosystems 102
Photosynthesis & Respiration Quiz 103
Matter Cycles 104
Matter Cycles 105
Matter Cycles 106
Starters 107
Starters 108
Biomagnification Notes 109
Biomagnification Notes 110
Biomagnification Notes 111
Resource Distribution & Use Notes 112
Resource Distribution & Use Notes 113
Deer Predation  114
Species Interactions Notes 115
Species Interactions Notes 116
Symbiosis Worksheet 117
Population & Biomagnification Quiz 118
Global Climate Change 119
Global Climate Change 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
Yellowstone 128
Starter 129
Ice Age Death Trap 130
 

Posts

Agenda 1/27

 

Monday, 1/27/2025

Starter: On pages 63 and 64 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         9. What is the Doppler Effect, give one example in your explanation.

Agenda

●         Drink Policy Update

●         Notebook Check #6 Jan 28th

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Jan 31st

●         Light & Sound Quiz Jan 31st

Lesson: Wave Show

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the cause and effect relationship in particle motion, temperature, density and state.

●         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjy-eqWM38g Light: Crash Course (7th 2:20, 8th 0, 9th 2:10)

●         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRBfpBPELmE&ab_channel=CrashCourse Light is Waves: Crash Course

●         https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=77&v=3zoTKXXNQIU Mechanical Wave

●         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2awbKQ2DLRE 2D Ruben’s tube

Agenda 1/24

 

Friday, 1/24/2025

Starter: On pages 63 and 64 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #6 Jan 28th

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Jan 31st

●         Light & Sound Quiz Jan 31st

Lesson: Sound Waves Discussion / Wave Show

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the cause and effect relationship in particle motion, temperature, density and state.

●         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iuv6hY6zsd0 Double Slit Experiment

●         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4OnBYrbCjY&ab_channel=AltShiftX Doppler Effect

●         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjy-eqWM38g Light: Crash Course

●         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRBfpBPELmE&ab_channel=CrashCourse Light is Waves: Crash Course

●         https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=77&v=3zoTKXXNQIU Mechanical Wave

●         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2awbKQ2DLRE 2D Ruben’s tube

Agenda 1/23

 

Thursday, 1/23/2025

Starter: On pages 63 and 64 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         8. What happens when you shine a light through a prism? (8th grade answer)

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #6 Jan 28th

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Jan 31st

●         Light & Sound Quiz Jan 31st

Lesson: Sound Waves WebQuest

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the cause and effect relationship in particle motion, temperature, density and state.

●         Worksheet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NJHz_qNi9w0hSvBp7wSXvw1XJowDkgSJ/view?usp=sharing

●         Links

o    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9ezMbDpIHI

o    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce7AMJdq0Gw

o    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV4lR9EWGlY

o    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPYt10zrclQ

Agenda 1/22

 

Wednesday, 1/22/2025

Starter: On pages 63 and 64 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #6 Jan 28th

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Jan 31st

●         Light & Sound Quiz Jan 31st

Lesson: BN Optics / Bending Light Simulator

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the cause and effect relationship in particle motion, temperature, density and state.

●         https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5r3wjc (7th 18:00,

●         https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/bending-light

●         Worksheet https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lk9x94zFhAISAjRV4wJFwDtp46lPRaUk/view?usp=sharing

Agenda 1/21

 

Tuesday, 1/21/2025

Starter: On pages 63 and 64 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         7. What property of light do we take advantage of to make eye glasses work?

Agenda

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Jan 31st

●         Light & Sound Quiz Jan 31st

Lesson: BN Optics

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the cause and effect relationship in particle motion, temperature, density and state.

●         https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5r3wjc

●         Worksheet https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qmkgeP660UCvKrlxybhTU2TD-OVGWxpB/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 1/17

 

Friday, 1/17/2025

Starter: On pages 63 and 64 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         6. What properties of light did your finger exhibit?

Agenda

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Jan 31st

Lesson: Exploring Light Properties

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the cause and effect relationship in particle motion, temperature, density and state.

●         Lab https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CZT_0NvOqpuplrFQdmzoA0kWLC9sSdC3/view?usp=sharing

●         Resource Page https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nF21R47IYauKyCXlDEwZdpaqvolkCkQF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 1/16

 

Thursday, 1/16/2025

Starter: On pages 63 and 64 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         5. Empty the Return Slot (Update the Table of Contents, Tape things into your notebook, anything not picked up will be thrown away at the end of class)

Agenda

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Jan 31st

Lesson: Exploring Light Properties

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the cause and effect relationship in particle motion, temperature, density and state.

●         Lab https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CZT_0NvOqpuplrFQdmzoA0kWLC9sSdC3/view?usp=sharing

●         Resource Page https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nF21R47IYauKyCXlDEwZdpaqvolkCkQF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 1/15

 

Wednesday, 1/15/2025

Starter: On pages 63 and 64 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         4. What happens to your image when you see it in a mirror?

Agenda

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Jan 31st

Lesson: Behavior of Light

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the cause and effect relationship in particle motion, temperature, density and state.

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W53sIt3RWSfcuhVqvIITOpfGvXvfFf0W/view?usp=sharing

Agenda 1/14

 

Tuesday, 1/14/2025

Starter: On pages 63 and 64 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         3. Why did the amplitude decrease in the waves that we saw, when they hit a boundary and formed two waves?

Agenda

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Jan 31st

Lesson: Force Motion and Waves Test Corrections

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the cause and effect relationship in particle motion, temperature, density and state.

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Agenda 1/13

 

Monday, 1/13/2025

Starter: On pages 63 and 64 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●          

Lesson: Force Motion and Waves Test

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the cause and effect relationship in particle motion, temperature, density and state.

●          

Agenda 1/10

 

Friday, 1/10/2025

Starter: On pages 63 and 64 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Force Motion and Waves Test Jan 13th

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Jan 31st

Lesson: Thinking About Light

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the cause and effect relationship in particle motion, temperature, density and state.

●         Utah Compose

Agenda 1/9

 

Thursday, 1/9/2025

Starter: On pages 63 and 64 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Missing Work

●         Force Motion and Waves Test Jan 13th

Lesson: Wave Behavior / Force Motion and Waves Test Review

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the cause and effect relationship in particle motion, temperature, density and state.

●         https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RLWpTuXUmH89V2Z-Y3nnSmzV5KrbJ6ua/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/18oV-9-V0QLzIsNTcNOmXkw0dL4Ao_dbl/view?usp=sharing

●         https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ifHQkwacvoEtdkorFsXkJEvF0-AJ446h/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 1/8

 

Wednesday, 1/8/2025

Starter: On pages 63 and 64 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Tests/Quizzes

●         Hall Passes may now be turned in for extra credit

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 8th

●         Force Motion and Waves Test Jan 13th

Lesson: Wave Behavior

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the cause and effect relationship in particle motion, temperature, density and state.

●          https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RLWpTuXUmH89V2Z-Y3nnSmzV5KrbJ6ua/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/18oV-9-V0QLzIsNTcNOmXkw0dL4Ao_dbl/view?usp=sharing

Agenda 1/7

 

Tuesday, 1/7/2025

Starter: On pages 63 and 64 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         2. What happened to the sound when you made the string shorter?

Agenda

●         Assignments setup-Turn in

●         Hall Passes may now be turned in for extra credit

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 8th

●         Force Motion and Waves Test Jan 13th

Lesson: Making Sound Waves II

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the cause and effect relationship in particle motion, temperature, density and state.

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yTrbS3WmORoDpde5BJNEiMdnRMA2HhhT/view?usp=sharing

●         Absence Makeup https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xJKfPWLA_OoPBAkdPmriCUYtW3gKtcYv/view?usp=sharing

Agenda 1/6

 

Monday, 1/6/2025

Starter: On pages 63 and 64 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         1. Write “Prepare notebook.” Label pages 63 and 64 as Starters, number pages 63 to 78 with the evens on the left and the odds on the right. Then get a new Table of Contents from the Front Table, trim it to fit and tape it onto page 65.

Agenda

●         Locker Use

●         Hall Passes may now be turned in for extra credit

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 8th

Lesson: Making Sound Waves

Standard: Matter and Energy interact in the Physical World
Objective: Describe the cause and effect relationship in particle motion, temperature, density and state.

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yTrbS3WmORoDpde5BJNEiMdnRMA2HhhT/view?usp=sharing

●         Absence Makeup https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xJKfPWLA_OoPBAkdPmriCUYtW3gKtcYv/view?usp=sharing