Welcome to 8th Grade Science!
I am excited for a year of learning and exploring the world of science with all of you. Below you will find our classwork and any homework for the current week. You can also scroll down to find assignments and lessons from previous weeks.
If you ever have questions, comments, or ideas, please feel free to email me at [email protected].
I am excited for a year of learning and exploring the world of science with all of you. Below you will find our classwork and any homework for the current week. You can also scroll down to find assignments and lessons from previous weeks.
If you ever have questions, comments, or ideas, please feel free to email me at [email protected].
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Week 1:
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- Monday 3/9 - No School -- Teacher Workday
- Tuesday 3/10 - Go over Argumentative Essay Outline and Rubric, Work on Hunger Games Essay
- Homework - Hunger Games Essay due Friday
- Wednesday 3/11 - Work on Hunger Games Essay
- Homework - Hunger Games Essay due Friday
- Thursday 3/12 - Work on Hunger Games Essay
- Homework - Hunger Games Essay due Friday
- Friday 3/13 - Work on Hunger Games Essay with Peer Edits
- Homework - None
Week 28:
- Monday 3/2 - BOP, Check Bacteria Lab, Achievements in Biotechnology, Start Biotechnology Slides with Notes
- Homework - GM Mosquitoes due Friday
- Tuesday 3/3 - BOP, Food Biotechnology, Finish Biotechnology Slides with Notes, Heal, Feed, Sustain with Questions
- Homework - GM Mosquitoes due Friday
- Wednesday 3/4 - BOP, Mr. Green Genes, Finish Bacteria Lab, Paul Root Wolpe TedTalk
- Homework - GM Mosquitoes due Friday
- Thursday 3/5 - BOP, Farm to Table, Go over Disease Quiz, Complete Shad Pre-Survey, Work on GM Mosquitoes
- Homework - GM Mosquitoes due tomorrow
- Friday 3/6 - BOP, Begin Hunger Games Essay
- Homework - Hunger Games Essay due Friday, March 13
Week 27:
- Monday 2/24 - Infectious Disease Slides with Notes with Textbook pp 498-501, Work on Study Guide for Disease Quiz
- Homework - Study for Disease Quiz (Friday)
- Tuesday 2/25 - Bacteria Lab, CDC: Solve the Outbreak with Questions
- Homework - Infectious Disease Homework, Study for Disease Quiz (Friday)
- Wednesday 2/26 - Check Bacteria Lab, Pandemic 2 with Questions
- Homework - Prepare one question you have about a career in science or engineering, Study for Disease Quiz (Friday)
- Thursday 2/27 - NC Science SciMatch Guest Speaker: Ms. Sandra Stangeland-Molo
- Homework - Study for Disease Quiz (tomorrow)
- Friday 2/28 - Check Bacteria Lab, Disease Quiz, Disease Detectives
- Homework - None
Week 26:
- Monday 2/17 - No School -- President's Day
- Tuesday 2/18 - No School -- Teacher Workday
- Wednesday 2/19 - Finish Google Slide for I.D.E.A., Complete I.D.E.A. sheet
- Homework - Complete I.D.E.A. sheet (due Friday)
- Thursday 2/20 (3-Hour Early Release due to Snow Day) - Immunity and Vaccines Video, Notes with Textbook pp 498-501, Eyes of Nye: Antibiotics with Questions
- Homework - Complete I.D.E.A. sheet (due tomorrow)
- Friday 2/21 - No School -- Snow Day
Week 25:
- Monday 2/10 - BOP, Turn in Test Corrections and Coronavirus Article with Quiz and Writing Prompt, Virus Lab
- Homework - Small, Small World due Friday
- Tuesday 2/11 - BOP, Research Microorganisms
- Homework - Viruses and Bacteria Homework, Small, Small World due Friday
- Wednesday 2/12 - BOP, Go over Viruses and Bacteria Homework, Finish and Discuss Research Microorganisms
- Homework - Health and Fungi Homework, Small, Small World due Friday
- Thursday 2/13 - BOP, Go over Health and Fungi Homework, Begin Microbiology Slides with Notes
- Homework - Small, Small World due tomorrow
- Friday 2/14 - BOP, Finish Microbiology Slides with Notes, Begin I.D.E.A. with Google Slide
- Homework - None
Week 24:
- Monday 2/3 - Finish Chemistry Test, Test Corrections, Coronavirus Article with Quiz and Writing Prompt
- Homework - Test Corrections due Friday, Coronavirus Article with Quiz and Writing Prompt due Friday
- Tuesday 2/4 - Diseases and Biotechnology Standards, Zombies Are Real! Text Annotation and Discussion
- Homework - Test Corrections due Friday, Coronavirus Article with Quiz and Writing Prompt due Friday
- Wednesday 2/5 - Zombie Ant Video, Zombies Are Real! Movie Poster
- Homework - Test Corrections due Friday, Coronavirus Article with Quiz and Writing Prompt due Friday
- Thursday 2/6 (2-Hour Early Release due to Tornado Warning) - Monsters Inside Me
- Homework - Test Corrections due tomorrow, Coronavirus Article with Quiz and Writing Prompt due tomorrow
- Friday 2/7 - No School -- Tornado Warning
Week 23:
- Monday 1/27 - FAD Day and Chemistry Unit Review
- Homework - FAD Day continues tomorrow, Study for Chemistry Test (Friday) by completing Chemistry Unit Review
- Tuesday 1/28 - FAD Day and Chemistry Unit Review
- Homework - FAD Day continues Thursday, Study for Chemistry Test (Friday) by completing Chemistry Unit Review
- Wednesday 1/29 - No School -- Teacher Workday
- Thursday 1/30 - FAD Day and Chemistry Unit Review, Chemistry Practice Quizzes
- Homework - Study for Chemistry Test (Friday) by completing Chemistry Unit Review
- Friday 1/31 - Chemistry Test
- Homework - None
Week 22:
- Monday 1/20 - No School -- Martin Luther King Jr Day
- Tuesday 1/21 - BOP, Chemistry in a Bag
- Homework - FAD Day begins Friday, Progress reports with missing/make-up work due Friday
- Wednesday 1/22 - BOP, Law of Conservation of Mass Slides with Notes, Law of Conservation of Mass Practice
- Homework - Law of Conservation of Mass Practice due tomorrow, Come prepared for lab tomorrow (hair tie and closed-toe shoes), FAD Day begins Friday, Progress reports with missing/make-up work due Friday
- Thursday 1/23 - BOP, Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide Lab, Exploring Balancing Equations with Balancing Act
- Homework - Finish Balancing Act, FAD Day begins tomorrow, Progress reports with missing/make-up work due tomorrow
- Friday 1/24 - BOP, FAD Day and Chemistry Unit Review
- Homework - FAD Day continues Monday, Study for Chemistry Test (Friday 1/31)
Week 21:
- Monday 1/13 - BOP, Elements Quiz #4, Periodic Table Basics with Cards
- Homework - Finish Periodic Table Basics with Cards
- Tuesday 1/14 - BOP, Periodic Table Sweet 16 Tournament, Prepare Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids Poster for Gallery Walk
- Homework - None
- Wednesday 1/15 - BOP, Finish Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids Poster for Gallery Walk
- Homework - None
- Thursday 1/16 - BOP, Gallery Walk, Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures Slides with Notes
- Homework - Complete #2-4 of Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures Notes
- Friday 1/17 - BOP, Chemical Reaction Slides, Nuts and Bolts Activity, Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures Practice
- Homework - None
Week 20:
- Monday 1/6 - BOP, Classification of Elements Reading
- Homework - Periodic Table Practice due Friday
- Tuesday 1/7 - Identify Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids, Periodic Table Families Slides with Notes and Periodic Table to Color
- Homework - Study for Elements Quiz #1 (tomorrow), Periodic Table Practice due Friday
- Wednesday 1/8 - BOP, Elements Quiz #1, Atomic Structure Practice with Ions and Isotopes Slides
- Homework - Finish Atomic Structure Practice, Study for Elements Quiz #2 (tomorrow), Periodic Table Practice due Friday
- Thursday 1/9 - BOP, Elements Quiz #2, Periodic Table Basics with Cards
- Homework - Study for Elements Quiz #3 (tomorrow), Periodic Table Practice due tomorrow
- Friday 1/10 - BOP, Elements Quiz #3, Periodic Table Basics with Cards
- Homework - Study for Elements Quiz #4 (Monday)
Week 19:
- Monday 12/30 - NO SCHOOL -- Winter Break
- Tuesday 12/31 - NO SCHOOL -- Winter Break
- Wednesday 1/1 - NO SCHOOL -- Winter Break
- Thursday 1/2 - NO SCHOOL -- Winter Break (Teacher Workday)
- Friday 1/3 - NO SCHOOL -- Winter Break (Teacher Workday)
Week 18:
- Monday 12/23 - NO SCHOOL -- Winter Break
- Tuesday 12/24 - NO SCHOOL -- Winter Break
- Wednesday 12/25 - NO SCHOOL -- Winter Break
- Thursday 12/26 - NO SCHOOL -- Winter Break
- Friday 12/27 - NO SCHOOL -- Winter Break
Week 17:
- Monday 12/16 - BFF Chemistry Gossip, The Periodic Table Song, Elements Article
- Homework - Finish Elements Article
- Tuesday 12/17 - Interactive Periodic Table
- Homework - Work on Interactive Periodic Table (come to class with 5 families complete)
- Wednesday 12/18 - Finish Interactive Periodic Table and Discuss, Periodic Table Word Art
- Homework - None
- Thursday 12/19 - Atomic Basics
- Homework - Complete Atomic Basics #15-16
- Friday 12/20 - Periodic Table Battleship
- Homework - Signed progress report due after Winter Break
Week 16:
- Monday 12/9 - Continue CSI Mystery Powder Lab (3 Stations)
- Homework - Elements Weekly Packet due Friday
- Tuesday 12/10 - Finish CSI Mystery Powder Lab (2 Stations), Complete CSI Mystery Powder Lab Analysis Questions and Identify the Mystery Powders
- Homework - Complete CSI Mystery Powder Lab Analysis Questions and Identify the Mystery Powders, Bring your own device and mouse for Minecraft Education tomorrow, Elements Weekly Packet due Friday
- Wednesday 12/11 - Minecraft Education: Atomic Structure
- Homework - Bring your own device and mouse for Minecraft Education tomorrow, Elements Weekly Packet due Friday
- Thursday 12/12 - Finish and Discuss Minecraft Education: Atomic Structure
- Homework - Elements Weekly Packet due tomorrow
- Friday 12/13 - Atoms Family, Meet the Elements with Questions
- Homework - None
Week 15:
- Monday 12/2 - BOP, Solubility and Solutions Video Clip, Solubility Notes with Solubility Slides
- Homework - Wear closed-toed shoes and hair pulled back for lab tomorrow, Matter Weekly Packet due Friday
- Tuesday 12/3 - BOP, Specific Heat Lab
- Homework - Finish Specific Heat Lab, Matter Weekly Packet due Friday
- Wednesday 12/4 - BOP, Discuss Specific Heat Lab, Physical versus Chemical Properties Slides with Notes and Learning Checks
- Homework - Matter Weekly Packet due Friday
- Thursday 12/5 - BOP, Exploring How Matter Changes Stations
- Homework - Matter Weekly Packet due tomorrow
- Friday 12/6 - BOP, Discuss Exploring How Matter Changes Stations, Begin CSI Mystery Powder Lab (1 Station)
- Homework - None
Week 14:
- Monday 11/25 - Turn in Change of State Lab, Begin Matter Webquest
- Homework - None
- Tuesday 11/26 - Phase Change Pop Quiz, Finish Matter Webquest, States of Matter Cartoon, Walking Rainbow Activity
- Homework - None
- Wednesday 11/27 - No School -- Thanksgiving Break
- Thursday 11/28 - No School -- Thanksgiving Break
- Friday 11/29 - No School -- Thanksgiving Break
Week 13:
- Monday 11/18 - BOP, Hunting the Elements with Questions
- Homework - Test Corrections (due Thursday)
- Tuesday 11/19 - BOP, Hunting the Elements with Questions
- Homework - Test Corrections (due Thursday)
- Wednesday 11/20 - BOP, Hunting the Elements with Questions, Introduction to Chemistry Standards, Chemistry Word Sort
- Homework - Finish Chemistry Word Sort, Wear closed-toed shoes and hair pulled back for lab tomorrow, Test Corrections (due tomorrow)
- Thursday 11/21 - BOP, Begin Change of State Lab
- Homework - None
- Friday 11/22 - BOP, Finish and Discuss Change of State Lab (complete line graph, conclusion and LOL)
- Homework - Finish Change of State Lab
Week 12:
- Monday 11/11 - No School -- Veteran's Day
- Tuesday 11/12 - FAD Day and Hydrosphere Test Review
- Homework - Prepare for FAD Day (continues tomorrow), Study for Hydrosphere Test (Thursday)
- Wednesday 11/13 - Hydrosphere Kahoot, FAD Day and Hydrosphere Test Review
- Homework - Study for Hydrosphere Test (tomorrow), FAD Day and Hydrosphere Test Review due tomorrow
- Thursday 11/14 - Hydrosphere Test
- Homework - Work on Test Corrections
- Friday 11/15 - Finish Hydrosphere Test (if needed), Finish FAD Day (if needed), Work on Test Corrections
- Homework - Test Corrections (due Thursday)
Week 11:
- Monday 11/4 - Complete Section II of Ocean Quiz Study Guide, Begin Ocean Slides with Guided Notes
- Homework - Ocean Questions with Textbook pp 176-185 and pp 154-159 due Wednesday, Study for Ocean Quiz (Thursday)
- Tuesday 11/5 - Complete Section III of Ocean Quiz Study Guide, Finish Ocean Slides with Guided Notes, Begin Ocean Zone Foldable Picture Notes
- Homework - Ocean Questions with Textbook pp 176-185 and pp 154-159 due tomorrow, Study for Ocean Quiz (Thursday)
- Wednesday 11/6 - Complete Section I of Ocean Quiz Study Guide, Finish Ocean Zone Foldable Picture Notes
- Homework - Study for Ocean Quiz (tomorrow), Finish Ocean Quiz Study Guide, Finish Ocean Zone Foldable Picture Notes
- Thursday 11/7 - Take Ocean Quiz, The Shape of the Ocean Floor
- Homework - Work on The Shape of the Ocean Floor, Prepare for FAD Day (begins tomorrow), Study for Hydrosphere Test (Thursday)
- Friday 11/8 - Finish The Shape of the Ocean Floor (if needed), FAD Day and Hydrosphere Test Review
- Homework - Prepare for FAD Day (continues Tuesday), Study for Hydrosphere Test (Thursday)
Week 10:
- Monday 10/28 - 200 Meters Down Song with Lyrics and Questions using Textbook pp 187-203, Work on 200 Meters Down Project with Rubric
- Homework - 200 Meters Down Project and 200 Meters Down Questions due Wednesday
- Tuesday 10/29 - 200 Meters Down Song with Lyrics and Questions using Textbook pp 187-203, Work on 200 Meters Down Project with Rubric
- Homework - 200 Meters Down Project and 200 Meters Down Questions due tomorrow
- Wednesday 10/30 - 200 Meters Down Song with Lyrics and Questions using Textbook pp 187-203, Work on 200 Meters Down Project with Rubric
- Homework - 200 Meters Down Project and 200 Meters Down Questions due tonight at 11:59pm (1st period, 2nd period, 5th period, 6th period)
- Thursday 10/31 - Present 200 Meters Down Projects, Halloween Science
- Homework - None
- Friday 11/1 - No School -- Teacher Workday
Week 9:
- Monday 10/21 - BOP, Who Dirtied the Water? Lab Day 1 (Storytelling and Dirtying the Water)
- Homework - Test Corrections and Signed Progress Reports with missing/makeup work due Friday
- Tuesday 10/22 - BOP, Who Dirtied the Water? Lab Day 2 (Filtration System Plan and Design)
- Homework - Test Corrections and Signed Progress Reports with missing/makeup work due Friday
- Wednesday 10/23 - Who Dirtied the Water? Lab Day 3 (Building Filtration System and Cleaning the Water)
- Homework - Water Filtration Lab Review (due tomorrow), Test Corrections and Signed Progress Reports with missing/makeup work due Friday
- Thursday 10/24 - BOP, 200 Meters Down Song with Lyrics and Questions using Textbook pp 187-203, Introduce 200 Meters Down Project with Rubric (Mr. Zirkle)
- Homework - 200 Meters Down Project and 200 Meters Down Questions due Wednesday, Test Corrections and Signed Progress Reports with missing/makeup work due tomorrow
- Friday 10/25 - BOP, 200 Meters Down Song with Lyrics and Questions using Textbook pp 187-203, Work on 200 Meters Down Project with Rubric
- Homework - 200 Meters Down Project and 200 Meters Down Questions due Wednesday
Week 8:
- Monday 10/14 - Finish Water Quality Indicators Slides with Guided Notes, Freshwater Studies Data Analysis
- Homework - Finish Freshwater Studies Data Analysis, Study for Freshwater Test on Thursday
- Tuesday 10/15 - Freshwater Study Guide
- Homework - Study for Freshwater Test on Thursday
- Wednesday 10/16 - Freshwater Kahoot, Freshwater Study Guide
- Homework - Study for Freshwater Test tomorrow
- Thursday 10/17 - Freshwater Test
- Homework - None
- Friday 10/18 - Freshwater Test Reflection, Go over Freshwater Test, Complete Test Corrections and Missing Work
- Homework - Test Corrections and Signed Progress Reports with missing/makeup work due Friday (10/25)
Week 7:
- Monday 10/7 - Bottled vs Tap Water Debate with Sentence Starters in the Fishbowl (Meet in the Classroom)
- Homework - None
- Tuesday 10/8 - BOP, How the Actions of Humans Threaten our Freshwater Video, Score Debates, Talk-to-the-Text with Water Pollution Slides
- Homework - None
- Wednesday 10/9 - No School -- Yom Kippur/Teacher Workday
- Thursday 10/10 - BOP, Parts Per Million Lab
- Homework - None
- Friday 10/11 - BOP, Stormwater Video with Questions, Begin Water Quality Indicators Slides with Guided Notes
- Homework - None
Week 6:
- Monday 9/30 - No School -- Teacher Workday
- Tuesday 10/1 - BOP (EPA Timeline), Turn in River Basins Project, The Shallows Song with Lyrics and Questions using Textbook (Chapter 3: Section 2 & Section 3)
- Homework - The Shallows Questions using due Friday, Signed Progress Reports with missing/makeup work due Friday
- Wednesday 10/2 - BOP, The Shallows Song with Lyrics and Questions using Textbook (Chapter 3: Section 2 & Section 3)
- Homework - The Shallows Questions due Friday, Signed Progress Reports with missing/makeup work due Friday
- Thursday 10/3 - BOP, The Story of Bottled Water, GOOD: Drinking Water, Bottled vs Tap Water Research Day
- Homework - The Shallows Questions due Friday, Prepare for Monday's Debate, Signed Progress Reports with missing/makeup work due tomorrow
- Friday 10/4 - BOP, Bottled vs Tap Water Research Day
- Homework - Prepare for Monday's Debate
Week 5:
- Monday 9/23 - BOP, NASA: Getting the Big Picture, Discuss Remote Sensing and Ground Truthing, Introduce River Basins Project with Booklet
- Homework - Water Cycle Poem with Travel Log due tomorrow, River Basins Project due Tuesday (10/1)
- Tuesday 9/24 - BOP (Find your River Basin), Work on River Basins Project with Booklet (Goal: Finish 4 activities per day)
- Homework - River Basins Project due Tuesday
- Wednesday 9/25 - BOP, Work on River Basins Project with Booklet (Goal: Finish 4 activities per day)
- Homework - River Basins Project due Tuesday
- Thursday 9/26 - BOP, Pass out Progress Reports, Work on River Basins Project with Booklet (Goal: Finish 4 activities per day)
- Homework - River Basins Project due Tuesday, Signed Progress Reports with missing/makeup work due Friday (10/4)
- Friday 9/27 - BOP, Great Pacific Garbage Patch Video, Work on River Basins Project with Booklet (Goal: Finish 4 activities per day)
- Homework - River Basins Project due Tuesday, Signed Progress Reports with missing/makeup work due Friday (10/4)
Week 4:
- Monday 9/16 - BOP, Essentials of Life on Earth Video Clip, Properties of Water Quiz Review
- Homework - Study for Properties of Water Quiz tomorrow
- Tuesday 9/17 - BOP, Properties of Water Quiz, Water Cycle Stations
- Homework - Water Cycle Poem with Travel Log due Tuesday
- Wednesday 9/18 - BOP, Distribution of Water on Earth, Read and Discuss Textbook pp 65-67 and complete Section Assessment Question #1 on page 73
- Homework - Water Cycle Poem with Travel Log due Tuesday
- Thursday 9/19 - Read and Discuss Textbook pp 72-73 and Complete Section Assessment Question #3 on page 73, Planet Earth: Freshwater with Questions
- Homework - Water Cycle Poem with Travel Log due Tuesday
- Friday 9/20 - BOP, Finish Planet Earth: Freshwater with Questions, Talk to the Text with Structure of the Hydrosphere Slides
- Homework - Water Cycle Poem with Travel Log due Tuesday
Week 3:
- Monday 9/9 - BOP, Discuss Gummy Bear Lab, Begin Density Discovery Education Board
- Homework - Make a Paperclip Float due Friday (*Upload Video Here*)
- Tuesday 9/10 - BOP, Density Demonstration Video, Finish Density Discovery Education Board
- Homework - Come prepared for lab tomorrow, Make a Paperclip Float due Friday (*Upload Video Here*)
- Wednesday 9/11 - BOP, Water's Molecular Structure, Penny Drop Lab
- Homework - Finish Penny Drop Lab (except LOL), Make a Paperclip Float due Friday (*Upload Video Here*)
- Thursday 9/12 - BOP, Complete LOL and Turn in Penny Drop Lab, Read and Discuss Textbook pp 46-51 with Shrinking Notes
- Homework - Complete Hydrosphere Standards, Make a Paperclip Float due tomorrow (*Upload Video Here*)
- Friday 9/13 - BOP, Mythbusters Clip, Penny Boat Challenge
- Homework - Study for Properties of Water Quiz on Tuesday
Week 2:
- Monday 9/2 - No school -- Labor Day
- Tuesday 9/3 - BOP, Complete LOL and turn in Scientific Method Lab Report, Discuss Length, Mass, and Volume, Begin Skills of a Scientist Lab
- Homework - None
- Wednesday 9/5 - BOP, Complete Skills of a Scientist Lab, Begin Gummy Bear Lab
- Homework - None
- Thursday 9/6 - No school -- Hurricane Dorian (Make-Up Day November 1st)
- Friday 9/7 - No school -- Hurricane Dorian (Make-Up Day December 20th)
Week 1:
- Monday 8/26 - BOP, Get to know Ms. Smith, Syllabus, Thinking Science Demos
- Homework - "About Me" Cover Sheet due Friday, Signed Syllabus due Friday
- Tuesday 8/27 - BOP, What Does a Scientist Look Like? Activity, Skills of a Scientist
- Homework - "About Me" Cover Sheet due Friday, Signed Syllabus due Friday
- Wednesday 8/28 - BOP, Safety Lesson, Safety Picture Activity, Safety Contract Discussion
- Homework - Signed Safety Contract due tomorrow, Safety Quiz tomorrow, "About Me" Cover Sheet due Friday, Signed Syllabus due Friday
- Thursday 8/29 - Safety Quiz, Scientific Method Lesson, Engineering Design Process Video, Student Science Notebook Format, Scientific Method Lab
- Homework - Prepare a hypothesis for Scientific Method Lab, "About Me" Cover Sheet due tomorrow, Signed Syllabus due tomorrow
- Friday 8/30 - BOP, Complete Scientific Method Lab using Data Table Template
- Homework - Finish Scientific Method Lab Report (except LOL) due Tuesday
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