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 12/20

 

Friday, 12/20/2024

Starter: On pages 52 and 53 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Hall Passes may now be turned in for extra credit

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 8th

Lesson: RISE Benchmark

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 12/19

 

Thursday, 12/19/2024

Starter: On pages 52 and 53 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 13, Be the teacher 5, Table of Contents 3 Pages numbered 11, Titles 11, Page content 11 (52-62) Total 63 pts

Agenda

●         Hall Passes may now be turned in for extra credit

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 8th

Lesson: Notebook Check #5

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 12/18

 

Wednesday, 12/18/2024

Starter: On pages 52 and 53 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Hall Passes may now be turned in for extra credit

●         Notebook Check #5 Dec 19th

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 8th

Lesson: Waves Quiz

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 12/17

 

Tuesday, 12/17/2024

Starter: On pages 52 and 53 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         13. Take the wave from yesterday and redraw it with a reduced frequency of 1.5. (I suggest you make one set of Axis that you will use for multiple days of starters.)

Agenda

●         Hall Passes may now be turned in for extra credit

●         Waves Quiz Dec 18th

●         Notebook Check #5 Dec 19th

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 8th

Lesson: Wave Simulation Fun & WebQuest

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

●         https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/wave-on-a-string/latest/wave-on-a-string_en.html

●         https://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/Demos/waves/wavemotion.html

●         http://zonalandeducation.com/mstm/physics/waves/partsOfAWave/waveParts.htm

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QBLuFJCax3f_bSCaOqUNe3MmEUa35NpA/view?usp=sharing 

Agenda 12/16

 

Monday, 12/16/2024

Starter: On pages 52 and 53 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         12. Using a ruler draw a wave with a frequency of 3, a wavelength of 3 cm and an amplitude of 3 cm. (I suggest you make one set of Axis that you will use for multiple days of starters.)

Agenda

●         Waves Quiz Dec 18th

●         Notebook Check #5 Dec 19th

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 8th

Lesson: Wave Simulation Fun & Webquest

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

●         https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/wave-on-a-string/latest/wave-on-a-string_en.html

●         https://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/Demos/waves/wavemotion.html

●         http://zonalandeducation.com/mstm/physics/waves/partsOfAWave/waveParts.htm

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QBLuFJCax3f_bSCaOqUNe3MmEUa35NpA/view?usp=sharing  

Agenda 12/13

 

Friday, 12/13/2024

Starter: On pages 52 and 53 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         11. Using a ruler draw a wave with a frequency of 2, a wavelength of 4 cm and an amplitude of 2 cm. (I suggest you make one set of Axis that you will use for multiple days of starters.)

Agenda

●         Waves Quiz Dec 18th

●         Notebook Check #5 Dec 19th

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 8th

Lesson: How to Draw a Wave 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://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=9AAkxCq0gF4&ab_channel=AnneSchmidt

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gv1mMKrhaIWCyQqTonfUuYJA7r9rcMpX/view?usp=sharing

Agenda 12/12

 

Thursday, 12/12/2024

Starter: On pages 52 and 53 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         10. What is the term for when an incident wave hits an object and bounces off at a symmetrical angle?

Agenda

●         Extra Credit Concerts

o   Choir Dec 12th (5th 6:00 pm, Middle School 7:00pm)

●         Waves Quiz Dec 18th

●         Notebook Check #5 Dec 19th

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 8th

Lesson: How to Draw a Wave

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?app=desktop&v=9AAkxCq0gF4&ab_channel=AnneSchmidt

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_hWpuWmXXvYiVYMSbT6MJILR5ftzxNto/view?usp=sharing

Agenda 12/11

 

Wednesday, 12/11/2024

Starter: On pages 52 and 53 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         9. What is it called when a wave loses energy into the environment, getting smaller and smaller until it completely disappears?

Agenda

●         Extra Credit Concerts

o   Choir Dec 12th (5th 6:00 pm, Middle School 7:00pm)

o   Band Dec 11th (5th/6th 6:00 pm, 7th/8th/Percussion 7:00 pm)

●         Waves Quiz Dec 18th

●         Notebook Check #5 Dec 19th

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 8th

Lesson: Spring Waves Lab day 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/10dpqaE51upR3-_54y4N2qYerVxRkzqq9/view?usp=sharing

Agenda 12/10

 

Tuesday, 12/10/2024

Starter: On pages 52 and 53 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         8. What do waves carry? Energy or Matter

Agenda

●         New Seating Chart

●         Extra Credit Concerts

o   Orchestra Dec 10th (5th/6th 6:30 pm, 7th/8th 7:30 pm)

o   Choir Dec 12th (5th 6:00 pm, Middle School 7:00pm)

o   Band Dec 11th (5th/6th 6:00 pm, 7th/8th/Percussion 7:00 pm)

●         Waves Quiz Dec 18th

●         Notebook Check #5 Dec 19th

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 8th

Lesson: Spring Waves Lab day I

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/10dpqaE51upR3-_54y4N2qYerVxRkzqq9/view?usp=sharing

Agenda 12/9

 

Monday, 12/9/2024

Starter: On pages 52 and 53 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         7. In what mediums have you observed waves?

Agenda

●         Extra Credit Concerts

o   Orchestra Dec 10th (5th/6th 6:30 pm, 7th/8th 7:30 pm)

o   Choir Dec 12th (5th 6:00 pm, Middle School 7:00pm)

o   Band Dec 11th (5th/6th 6:00 pm, 7th/8th/Percussion 7:00 pm)

●         Waves Quiz Dec 18th

●         Notebook Check #5 Dec 19th

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 8th

Lesson: Wave Formations

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

●         Wave Formations page 58 – Write down observations, on what is a wave, how they start, what constructive interference is and destructive interference

●         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pir_muTzYM8&ab_channel=Veritasium

●         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUPLRe5PHvE&ab_channel=FlippingPhysics

Agenda 12/6

 

Friday, 12/6/2024

Starter: On pages 52 and 53 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         6. Empty the Return Slot (If you are here today and do not pick up your papers they will be thrown away before the end of class)

Agenda

●         Extra Credit Concerts

o   Orchestra Dec 10th (5th/6th 6:30 pm, 7th/8th 7:30 pm)

o   Choir Dec 12th (5th 6:00 pm, Middle School 7:00pm)

o   Band Dec 11th (5th/6th 6:00 pm, 7th/8th/Percussion 7:00 pm)

●         Waves Quiz Dec 18th

●         Notebook Check #5 Dec 19th

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 8th

Lesson: Force and Motion Quiz

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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Agenad 12/5

 

Thursday, 12/5/2024

Starter: On pages 52 and 53 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Force and Motion Quiz Dec 6th

●         Extra Credit Concerts

o   Orchestra Dec 10th (5th/6th 6:30 pm, 7th/8th 7:30 pm)

o   Choir Dec 12th (5th 6:00 pm, Middle School 7:00pm)

o   Band Dec 11th (5th/6th 6:00 pm, 7th/8th/Percussion 7:00 pm)

●         Waves Quiz Dec 18th

●         Notebook Check #5 Dec 19th

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 8th

Lesson: Practical Science Help for High School

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/document/d/1WlTrKCfDTid4ZTTYcVjul1X5XeWIboKH/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 12/4

 

Wednesday, 12/4/2024

Starter: On pages 52 and 53 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         5. Draw a model where you can show the Potential Energy at max and the Kinetic Energy at max.

Agenda

●         Force and Motion Quiz Dec 6th

●         Extra Credit Concerts

o   Orchestra Dec 10th (5th/6th 6:30 pm, 7th/8th 7:30 pm)

o   Choir Dec 12th (5th 6:00 pm, Middle School 7:00pm)

o   Band Dec 11th (5th/6th 6:00 pm, 7th/8th/Percussion 7:00 pm)

●         Waves Quiz Dec 18th

●         Notebook Check #5 Dec 19th

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 8th

Lesson: Momentum Worksheet

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/document/d/1vNsCw1K-RVnGbLaxtcVx9RinbnLfmInd/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 12/3

 

Tuesday, 12/3/2024

Starter: On pages 52 and 53 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         4. How did you get the Marble to roll through your coaster faster?

Agenda

●         Force and Motion Quiz Dec 6th

●         Extra Credit Concerts

o   Orchestra Dec 10th (5th/6th 6:30 pm, 7th/8th 7:30 pm)

o   Choir Dec 12th (5th 6:00 pm, Middle School 7:00pm)

o   Band Dec 11th (5th/6th 6:00 pm, 7th/8th/Percussion 7:00 pm)

●         Waves Quiz Dec 18th

●         Notebook Check #5 Dec 19th

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 8th

Lesson: Energy and Force

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

●         Energy and Force I (clips speed 9:00)

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WNEzvQLZLRH9z_7ffm1lG5SjkgCYsjAE/view?usp=share_link

●         Energy and Force II (clips Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy 15:08)

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zDbqjz07dQx3ZBq5X3fjQXXfrZoMOjAm/view?usp=share_link

●         Modeling Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy

Agenda 12/2

 

Monday, 12/2/2024

Starter: On pages 52 and 53 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         3. Get your Roller Coaster out of the cubbies, CAREFULLY!

Agenda

●         Force and Motion Quiz Dec 6th

●         Extra Credit Concerts

o   Orchestra Dec 10th (5th/6th 6:30 pm, 7th/8th 7:30 pm)

o   Choir Dec 12th (5th 6:00 pm, Middle School 7:00pm)

o   Band Dec 11th (5th/6th 6:00 pm, 7th/8th/Percussion 7:00 pm)

●         Waves Quiz Dec 18th

●         Notebook Check #5 Dec 19th

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 8th

Lesson: Converting Potential Energy to Kinetic Energy (Paper Roller Coasters)

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/document/d/1PU0sLBn9JKvsokHDAR224M4m9xQ-7qP2/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true