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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
 

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Agenda 11/5

 

Tuesday, 11/5/2024

Starter: On pages 39 and 40 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         3. What is the name for when a substance goes directly from a solid to a gas?

Agenda

●         Matter Test Nov 14th

Lesson: Heat Notes

Standard:

Objective: I will be able to describe the nature of matter from its smallest form.

●         Heat notes on pages 43 & 44 (7th 10, 8th 9, 9th 9)

●         https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nOBYNFm6VkooY4G40jmsuW71sj_ZFeMi/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 11/4

 

Monday, 11/4/2024

Starter: On pages 39 and 40 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         2. What type of materials transfer heat quickly and easily?

Agenda

●         Matter Test Nov 14th

Lesson: Heat Notes

Standard:

Objective: I will be able to describe the nature of matter from its smallest form.

●         Heat notes on pages 43 & 44 (7th 10, 8th 9, 9th 9)

●         https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nOBYNFm6VkooY4G40jmsuW71sj_ZFeMi/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 11/1

 

Friday, 11/1/2024

Starter: On pages 39 and 40 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         1. Write “Prepare notebook.” Label pages 39 and 40 as Starters, number pages 39 to 55 with the evens on the left and the odds on the right.

Agenda

●         Matter Test Nov 14th

Lesson: States of Matter Quiz

Standard:

Objective: I will be able to describe the nature of matter from its smallest form.

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Agenda 10/31

 

Thursday, 10/31/2024

Starter: On pages 29 and 30 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Halloween Dance Extra Credit

●         States of Matter Quiz Nov 1st

●         Matter Test Nov 14th

Lesson: Plotting Points and Graphing Lines

Standard:

Objective: I will be able to describe the nature of matter from its smallest form.

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Agenda 10/30

 

Wednesday, 10/30/2024

Starter: On pages 29 and 30 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 10, Be the teacher 5, Table of Contents 3 Pages numbered 10, Titles 10, Page content 10 (29-38) Total 57 pts

Agenda

●         Halloween Dance Extra Credit

●         States of Matter Quiz Nov 1st

●         Matter Test Nov 14th

Lesson: Notebook Check #3

Standard:

Objective: I will be able to describe the nature of matter from its smallest form.

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Agenda 10/29

 

Tuesday, 10/29/2024

Starter: On pages 29 and 30 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         10. What are the particles doing in a liquid as they vaporize?

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #3 Oct 30th

●         Halloween Dance Extra Credit

●         States of Matter Quiz Nov 1st

●         Matter Test Nov 14th

Lesson: Phases of H2O

Standard:

Objective: I will be able to describe the nature of matter from its smallest form.

●         https://interactives.ck12.org/simulations/chemistry/phases-of-matter/app/index.html?screen=sandbox

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hGLwxH7-J9kij-wfpRMacAzV1_peiNqk/view?usp=sharing

Agenda 10/28

 

Monday, 10/28/2024

Starter: On pages 29 and 30 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         9. Draw a solid with 9 particles that shows the distance and spacing of the particles.

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #3 Oct 30th

●         Halloween Dance Extra Credit

●         States of Matter Quiz Nov 1st

●         Matter Test Nov 14th

Lesson: States of Matter Worksheet

Standard:

Objective: I will be able to describe the nature of matter from its smallest form.

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/16CyuzT45GXsKSs9ssyZAEdDRmVZEAGPf/view?usp=sharing 

Agenda 10/25

 

Friday, 10/25/2024

Starter: On pages 29 and 30 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #3 Oct 30th

●         Halloween Dance Extra Credit

●         States of Matter Quiz Nov 1st

●         Matter Test Nov 14th

Lesson: States of Matter PHET Simulation

Standard:

Objective: I will be able to describe the nature of matter from its smallest form.

●         Simulator https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/states-of-matter-basics/latest/states-of-matter-basics_en.html

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/13oYvg3ykanRPE-S-JYq__xkp17aniTvN/view?usp=sharing

Agenda 10/24

 

Thursday, 10/24/2024

Starter: On pages 29 and 30 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         8. Open to your States of Matter and Mixtures Notes.

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #3 Oct 30th

●         Halloween Dance Extra Credit

●         States of Matter Quiz Nov 1st

●         Matter Test Nov 14th

Lesson: States of Matter and Mixtures / States of Matter PHET Simulation

Standard:

Objective: I will be able to describe the nature of matter from its smallest form.

●         States of Matter and Mixtures notes on pages 34 & 35 (7th 11, 8th 12, 9th 12) https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tpjrUYi3Ri0axBjNBt7V2dp1ieAi8Cao/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

●         Simulator https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/states-of-matter-basics/latest/states-of-matter-basics_en.html

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/13oYvg3ykanRPE-S-JYq__xkp17aniTvN/view?usp=sharing

Agenda 10/23

 

Wednesday, 10/23/2024

Starter: On pages 29 and 30 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         7. What makes something a solid?

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #3 Oct 30th

●         Halloween Dance Extra Credit

●         States of Matter Quiz Nov 1st

●         Matter Test Nov 14th

Lesson: Natural vs Synthetic Materials, Composite (Compound) Materials / States of Matter and Mixtures

Standard:

Objective: I will be able to describe the nature of matter from its smallest form.

●         States of Matter and Mixtures notes on pages 34 & 35 (7th ?, 8th ?, 9th ?) https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tpjrUYi3Ri0axBjNBt7V2dp1ieAi8Cao/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 10/22

 

Tuesday, 10/22/2024

Starter: On pages 29 and 30 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         6. Get your Atoms and Molecules Booklet and Plastic All Around Us Worksheets out.

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #3 Oct 30th

●         Halloween Dance Extra Credit

●         States of Matter Quiz Nov 1st

●         Matter Test Nov 14th

Lesson: Plastic All Around Us presentations / Natural vs Synthetic Materials, Composite (Compound) Materials

Standard:

Objective: I will be able to describe the nature of matter from its smallest form.

●         Links for Plastic WebQuest

o    https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-polymer-605912

o    https://www.thoughtco.com/plastic-chemical-composition-608930

o    https://www.americanchemistry.com/chemistry-in-america/chemistry-in-everyday-products/plastics

●         Composite Materials https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w73zCQY1bQ&ab_channel=OneEnergy

Agenda 10/16

 

Wednesday, 10/16/2024

Starter: On pages 29 and 30 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         5. Empty the Return Slot.

Agenda

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Lesson: Plastic All Around Us presentations

Standard:

Objective: I will be able to describe the nature of matter from its smallest form.

●         Links for Plastic WebQuest

o    https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-polymer-605912

o    https://www.thoughtco.com/plastic-chemical-composition-608930

o    https://www.americanchemistry.com/chemistry-in-america/chemistry-in-everyday-products/plastics

Agenda 10/15

 

Tuesday, 10/15/2024

Starter: On pages 29 and 30 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         5. Empty the Return Slot.

Agenda

●         Science Fair Awards Night Oct 15th 6-7 pm (Extra Credit Opp.)

Lesson: Plastic All Around Us, Final day or Work Day

Standard:

Objective: I will be able to describe the nature of matter from its smallest form.

●         Links for Plastic WebQuest

o    https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-polymer-605912

o    https://www.thoughtco.com/plastic-chemical-composition-608930

o    https://www.americanchemistry.com/chemistry-in-america/chemistry-in-everyday-products/plastics

10/14

 

Monday, 10/14/2024

Starter: On pages 29 and 30 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Hall Passes may now be turned in for Extra Credit

●         Work for 1st term is due Oct 14th

●         Project Display Board for the fair on Oct 15th

●         Science Fair Awards Night 6-7 pm extra credit option

Lesson: Science Fair – How to

Standard:

Objective: I will be able to describe the nature of matter from its smallest form.

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Agenda 10/11

 

Friday, 10/11/2024

Starter: On pages 29 and 30 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         4. At what point is your type of plastic toxic?

Agenda

●         Hall Passes may now be turned in for Extra Credit

●         Science Fair Abstract due by Oct 13th

●         Work for 1st term is due Oct 14th

●         Project Display Board for the fair on Oct 15th

●         Science Fair Awards Night 6-7 pm extra credit option

Lesson: Plastic All Around Us

Standard:

Objective: I will be able to describe the nature of matter from its smallest form.

●         Links for Plastic Webquest

o   https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-polymer-605912

o   https://www.thoughtco.com/plastic-chemical-composition-608930

o   https://www.americanchemistry.com/chemistry-in-america/chemistry-in-everyday-products/plastics