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 1/22

 

Thursday, 1/22/2026

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

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

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 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 1/21

 

Wednesday, 1/21/2026

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: 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 (8th 19:00, 9th Eyeball/Internal Reflection)

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

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

Agenda 1/20

 

Tuesday, 1/20/2026

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

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

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: 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 (7th 18:00,

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

Agenda 1/16

 

Friday, 1/16/2026

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

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

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: Exploring Light Properties 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.

●         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

 

Thursday, 1/15/2026

Starter: On pages 61 and 62 write down the starter. 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

●         Notebook Check #6 Jan 27th

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Jan 30th

●         Light & Sound Quiz Jan 30th

●         Lights Sound Signals Test Feb 6th

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 1/14

 

Wednesday, 1/14/2026

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

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

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: 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 1/13

 

Tuesday, 1/13/2026

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

●         3. Why did the amplitude decrease in the waves that we saw (in the Wave Behavior video with the slinkies), when they hit a boundary and formed two waves?

Agenda

●         Hall Passes (8th)

●         Gum Email

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Jan 30th

●         Force, Motion & Waves Test Jan 12th

Lesson: Force Motion & 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 1/12

 

Monday, 1/12/2026

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

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Hall Passes

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Jan 30th

●         Force, Motion & Waves Test Jan 12th

Lesson: Force Motion & 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.

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Agenda 1/9

 

Friday, 1/9/2026

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

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Start of Class

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Jan 30th

●         Force Motion & Waves Test Jan 12th

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 1/8

 

Thursday, 1/8/2026

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

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Missing Work

●         Wave Machine Extra Credit by Jan 30th

●         Force Motion & Waves Test Jan 12th

Lesson: Wave Behavior / Force Motion & 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 1/7

 

Wednesday, 1/7/2026

Starter: On pages 61 and 62 write down the starter. 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 today

●         Force Motion & Waves Test Jan 12th

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 1/6

 

Tuesday, 1/6/2026

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

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

Agenda

●         Assignment Setup/Turn in

●         Hall Passes May now be turned in for Extra Credit

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 7th

●         Force Motion & Waves Test Jan 12th

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

Agenda 1/5

 

Monday, 1/5/2025

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

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Locker Use

●         Hall Passes May now be turned in for Extra Credit

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 7th

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

Agenda 12/19

 

Friday, 12/19/2025

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

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Hall Passes May now be turned in for Extra Credit

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 7th

Lesson: Assembly

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

 

Friday, 12/19/2025

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

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Hall Passes May now be turned in for Extra Credit

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 7th

Lesson: Assembly

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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