8th Grade Science

Course Description

 
 
 
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.
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Table of Contents Page Number
Title Page 1
Disclosure Page 1 2
Disclosure Page 2 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
Atomic Theory Quiz 14
Subatomic Particles and Properties 15
Periodic Table 16
Atom Model Drawing 17
B.N. Atoms & Molecules 18
Starters 19
Starters 20
Atomic Structure Worksheet 21
Chemical Reactions Notes 22
Chemical Reactions Notes 23
Chemical Reactions Notes 24
Balancing Chemical Equations 25
Law of Conservation of Mass 26
Atoms & Molecule Booklet 27
Atomic Quiz 28
Plastic Scavenger Hunt 29
Atoms & Molecules Test 30
Starters 31
Starters 32
Plastic All Around Us 33
States of Matter & Mixtures Notes 34
States of Matter & Mixtures Notes 35
PHET Phase Change Lab 36
States of Matter Worksheet 37
Starters 38
Starters 39
Phases of H2O 40
Heat Notes 41
Heat Notes 42
States of Matter Quiz 43
FME Ch 6 S 2 44
FME Ch 6 S 3 45
Heat Transfer 46
FME CH 2 S 3 47
Matter Test 48
Standard II Vocabulary 49
BN Motion 50
Starters 51
Starters 52
Marble Roll Lab 53
Paper Roller Coasters 54
Momentum Worksheet 55
Wave Formations 56
Force & Motion Quiz 57
Spring Waves Lab 58
Drawing Wavs I 59
Drawing Waves II 60
Starters 61
Starters 62
Table of Contents 63
Wave Simulation Fun & WebQuest 64
Waves Quiz 65
Making Sound Waves 66
Wave Behavior Doodle Sheet 67
Thinking About Light Sketch 68
Behavior of Light 69
Force, Motion & Waves Test 70
Exploring Light Properties 71
BN Optics 72
Bending Light Simulator 73
Sound Waves WebQuest 74
Starters 75
Starters 76
Longitudinal Wave Lab 77
Sound vs Light 78
Light & Sound Quiz 79
Analog and Digital 80
Transmitting Information 81
Seven Segment Display 82
Analog & Digital Signals Notes 83
Analog & Digital Signals Notes 84
Sampling & Graphing 85
Lights, Sound Signals Test 86
Standard III Vocabulary 87
Plant Time Lapse 88
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Agenda 2/12

 

Thursday, 2/12/2026

Starter: On pages 75 and 76 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         8. What are the reactants of Photosynthesis? (If you tell me you don’t know what reactants mean you are perilously close to earning your class vocabulary pop quizzes)

Agenda

●         Midterm Progress Report Due

●         Notebook Check #7 Feb 24th

Lesson: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Notes

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

●         Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration notes on pages 90 & 91 (7th ?, 8th ?, 9th ?)

●         https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nNIa7iy2ibcGn3X-CIxSyw4eXnJMD1Tg/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 2/11

 

Wednesday, 2/11/2026

Starter: On pages 75 and 76 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Midterm Progress Report Due February 12th

●         Notebook Check #7 Feb 24th

Lesson: Standard III Vocabulary / Plant Time Lapse / How Does Your Garden Grow

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

●         Standard III Vocabulary page 87

●         Plant Time Lapse page 88

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

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Be0xfs8xT-l6bMvFRGdMeBduwfwDQnMa/view?usp=sharing

Agenda 2/10

 

Tuesday, 2/10/2026

Starter: On pages 75 and 76 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Behavior Expectations

o   In-class

o   Before School

o   Hallways

o   Recess

●         Midterm Progress Report Due February 12th

●         Notebook Check #7 Feb 24th

Lesson: Lights Sound Signals 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 2/9

 

Monday, 2/9/2026

Starter: On pages 75 and 76 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Midterm Progress Report Due February 12th

●         Notebook Check #7 Feb 24th

Lesson: Lights Sound Signals Test

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 2/6

 

Friday, 2/6/2026

Starter: On pages 75 and 76 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

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

Agenda

●         Lights Sound Signals Test Feb 9th

●         Notebook Check #7 Feb 24th

Lesson: Lights Sound Signals 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/document/d/1jvuDVhEm8nkgwBNHtosS4GC7pe8buxPj/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 2/5

 

Thursday, 2/5/2026

Starter: On pages 75 and 76 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         6. What system do we rate cameras in?

Agenda

●         Lights Sound Signals Test Feb 9th

●         Notebook Check #7 Feb 24th

Lesson: Sampling & Graphing

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/1yiLX3w54YghKuQhO8pD7tlm05lW3SEo_/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true 

Agenda 2/4

 

Wednesday, 2/4/2026

Starter: On pages 75 and 76 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         5. Prepare pages 83 & 84 for notes.

Agenda

●         Lights Sound Signals Test Feb 9th

Lesson: Analog & Digital Signal Notes

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

●         Analog & Digital Signals notes pages 83 & 84 (8th , 9th )

●         https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fT-nmCCCLbhuOZi_lnRBwwgByvX04ZaN/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 2/3

 

Tuesday, 2/3/2026

Starter: On pages 75 and 76 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         4. What is the oldest method to track time in a day?

Agenda

●         Lights Sound Signals Test Feb 9th

Lesson: Seven Segment Display

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

●         Link to clocks https://www.mathsisfun.com/time-clocks.html

●         https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vnjf3UncVLJ22Lr7Ner346qhmcIH6zPI/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 2/2

 

Monday, 2/2/2026

Starter: On pages 75 and 76 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         3. How do we convey information to people who are not near to us?

Agenda

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Jan 30th

●         Lights Sound Signals Test Feb 9th

Lesson: Transmitting Information

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

●         Article https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FZxyG0yoCvbqKMIIk4QCK00LtNAQei3g/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

●         Homework https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e7TiunQPXYF8ulMk1qIVf80f4w4CGKoE/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112244829939701416426&rtpof=true&sd=true

Agenda 1/30

 

Friday, 1/30/2026

Starter: On pages 75 and 76 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Jan 30th

●         Lights Sound Signals Test Feb 9th

Lesson: Light & Sound 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 1/29

 

Thursday, 1/29/2026

Starter: On pages 75 and 76 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         2. How did the density of the material (how close the dominoes were) affect the speed of the wave?

Agenda

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Jan 30th

●         Light & Sound Quiz Jan 30th

●         Lights Sound Signals Test Feb 9th

Lesson: Longitudinal Wave Lab / Sound vs 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/1b8zBN8oayS7BECl-5o9j3fM7TkLzVNuB/view?usp=sharing

●         https://drive.google.com/file/d/18wQQMrY4rAjfyQiCrVzhNBFbT5TiJ6Te/view?usp=sharing

Agenda 1/28

 

Wednesday, 1/28/2026

Starter: On pages 75 and 76 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         1. Write “Prepare notebook.” Label pages 75 and 76 as Starters, number pages 75 to 90 with the evens on the left and the odds on the right.

Agenda

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Jan 30th

●         Light & Sound Quiz Jan 30th

●         Lights Sound Signals Test Feb 9th

Lesson: Longitudinal Wave Lab

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/1b8zBN8oayS7BECl-5o9j3fM7TkLzVNuB/view?usp=sharing

Agenda 1/27

 

Tuesday, 1/27/2026

Starter: On pages 61 and 62 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         (Do not write this) Fill out your notebook check score sheet at the front of your notebook 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 14, Titles 14, Page content 14 (61-74) Total 68 pts

Agenda

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Jan 30th

●         Light & Sound Quiz Jan 30th

●         Lights Sound Signals Test Feb 9th

Lesson: Notebook Check #6

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 1/26

 

Monday, 1/26/2026

Starter: On pages 61 and 62 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

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

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #6 Jan 27th

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Jan 30th

●         Light & Sound Quiz Jan 30th

●         Lights Sound Signals Test Feb 6th

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 3:38, 8th 0:45, 9th 4:24)

●         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

 

Friday, 1/23/2026

Starter: On pages 61 and 62 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Notebook Check #6 Jan 27th

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Jan 30th

●         Light & Sound Quiz Jan 30th

●         Lights Sound Signals Test Feb 6th

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 (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