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
How Does Your Garden Grow 89
Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration Notes 90
Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration Notes 91
Life - Plants 92
Starters 93
Starters 94
Cellular Respiration 95
CHC Ch 2 S 2 96
Introduction to Ecosystems 97
It's Called Cellular Respiration 98
Energy Flow in Ecosystems 99
Energy Flow in Ecosystems 100
Matter Cycles 101
Matter Cycles 102
Matter Cycles 103
Biomagnification Notes 104
Biomagnification Notes 105
Biomagnification Notes 106
Starters 107
Starters 108
Starters 109
Photosynthesis Virtual Lab 110
Photosynthesis & Respiration Quiz 111
Resource Distribution & Use Notes 112
Resource Distribution & Use Notes 113
Ecology Quiz 114
Species Interactions Notes 115
Species Interactions Notes 116
Populations & Biomagnification Quiz 117
Symbiosis Worksheet 118
Global Climate Change Notes 119
Global Climate Change Notes 120
Deer Predation 121
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Posts

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 12/18

 

Thursday, 12/18/2025

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

●         1. Write “Prepare notebook.” Label pages 61 and 62 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 63.

Agenda

●         Hall Passes May now be turned in for Extra Credit

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 7th

Lesson: RISE Benchmark 8.2.4

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 12/16

 

Tuesday, 12/16/2025

Starter: On pages 51 and 52 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Hall Passes May now be turned in for Extra Credit

●         Notebook Check #5 Dec 17th

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 7th

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 12/15

 

Monday, 12/15/2025

Starter: On pages 51 and 52 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         12. Take the wave from Starter 11 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

●         Waves Quiz Dec 16th

●         Notebook Check #5 Dec 17th

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 7th

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 12/12

 

Friday, 12/12/2025

Starter: On pages 51 and 52 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         11. 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 16th

●         Notebook Check #5 Dec 17th

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 7th

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 12/11

 

Thursday, 12/11/2025

Starter: On pages 51 and 52 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         10. 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 16th

●         Notebook Check #5 Dec 17th

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 7th

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 12/10

 

Wednesday, 12/10/2025

Starter: On pages 51 and 52 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

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

Agenda

●         Extra Credit Concerts

o   Band Dec 10th 6:00 pm

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 7th

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 12/9

 

Tuesday, 12/9/2025

Starter: On pages 51 and 52 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         8. 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 8th 6:30 pm

o   Orchestra Dec 9th 6:00 pm

o   Band Dec 10th 6:00 pm

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 7th

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 12/8

 

Monday, 12/8/2025

Starter: On pages 51 and 52 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         7. What do waves carry? Energy or Matter

Agenda

●         Extra Credit Concerts

o   Choir Dec 8th 6:30 pm

o   Orchestra Dec 9th 6:00 pm

o   Band Dec 10th 6:00 pm

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 7th

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 12/5

 

Friday, 12/5/2025

Starter: On pages 51 and 52 write down the starter. 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, if you put your classes Return pile in the Turn in slot they will be thrown away)

Agenda

●         Extra Credit Concerts

o   Choir Dec 8th 6:30 pm

o   Orchestra Dec 9th 6:00 pm

o   Band Dec 10th 6:00 pm

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 7th

Lesson: Force & 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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Agenda 12/4

 

Thursday, 12/4/2025

Starter: On pages 51 and 52 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         5. In what mediums have you observed waves?

Agenda

●         Force & Motion Quiz Dec 5th

●         Extra Credit Concerts

o   Choir Dec 8th 6:30 pm

o   Orchestra Dec 9th 6:00 pm

o   Band Dec 10th 6:00 pm

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 7th

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 56 – 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 12/3

 

Wednesday, 12/3/2025

Starter: On pages 51 and 52 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Force & Motion Quiz Dec 5th

●         Extra Credit Concerts

o   Choir Dec 8th 6:30 pm

o   Orchestra Dec 9th 6:00 pm

o   Band Dec 10th 6:00 pm

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 7th

Lesson: Practical 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 12/2

 

Tuesday, 12/2/2025

Starter: On pages 51 and 52 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

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

Agenda

●         Force & Motion Quiz Dec 5th

●         Extra Credit Concerts

o   Choir Dec 8th 6:30 pm

o   Orchestra Dec 9th 6:00 pm

o   Band Dec 10th 6:00 pm

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 7th

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 12/1

 

Monday, 12/1/2025

Starter: On pages 51 and 52 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

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

Agenda

●         Force & Motion Quiz Dec 5th

●         Extra Credit Concerts

o   Choir Dec 8th 6:30 pm

o   Orchestra Dec 9th 6:00 pm

o   Band Dec 10th 6:00 pm

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 7th

Lesson: Energy & 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 11/25

 

Tuesday, 11/25/2025

Starter: On pages 51 and 52 write down the starter. Answer in complete sentences!!!!

●         No Starter

Agenda

●         Force & Motion Quiz Dec 5th

●         Extra Credit Concerts

o   Choir Dec 8th 6:30 pm

o   Orchestra Dec 9th 6:00 pm

o   Band Dec 10th 6:00 pm

●         All work for 2nd term due Jan 7th

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