Objectives Week 23 2/8 - 2/12 Monday 2/8 - Enjoy your trip to TAMU. Get excited about college!! Tuesday 2/9 - Students will demonstrate ability to correctly use the CPO physics equipment including the timers, stands, and cars by completing the photogate lab with at least 80% accuracy. Wednesday 2/10 - Students will demonstrate application of dimensional analysis processes by completing the dimensional analysis review with at least 80% accuracy. Thursday 2/11 - Students will demonstrate understanding of speed by completing the speed lab with at least 80% accuracy. Friday 2/12 - Students will demonstrate an ability to apply the concepts of speed to real-world situations by calculating speed, distance, and time correctly at least 80% of the time. Week 22 2/1 - 2/5 Monday 2/1 Tuesday 2/2 Wednesday 2/3 Thursday 2/4 Friday 2/5 Week 21 1/25 - 1/29 Monday 1/25 - Students will demonstrate application of balancing chemical equations by completing equations on the ActiveBoard with at least 80% accuracy Tuesday 1/26 - Students will demonstrate understanding of the types of chemical reactions by acting out the types of reactions. Wednesday 1/27 - Students will demonstrate understanding of what happens in chemical reactions, the types of chemical reactions, and balancing reactions by completing a sample quiz in preparation for the quiz tomorrow. Thursday 1/28 - Students will demonstrate understanding and application of chemical equations by completing the quiz with at least 80% accuracy. Friday 1/29 - Students will demonstrate knowledge of the types, purpose, and issues of nuclear reactions by completing an ActiveQuiz with at least 80% accuracy. Week 20 1/18 - 1/22 Monday 1/18 - Holiday Tuesday and Wednesday 1/19 and 1/20 - Students will identify the characteristics of chemical changes as part of the chemical changes lab. Thursday 1/21 - Students will demonstrate understanding of the characteristics of a chemical reaction including identifying reactants and products. Students will also begin identifying the various types of chemical reactions thru a matching exercise. Friday 1/22 - Science and social studies benchmarks. Week 19 1/11 - 1/15 Monday 1/11 - See Friday 1/8 Tuesday 1/12 - Students will demonstrate application of the rules of formula mass and molecular mass by completing the exercise with at least 80% accuracy. Wednesday 1/13 - Students
will demonstrate knowledge of the types of chemical bonds, how valence
electrons are drawn, and naming conventions of compounds by completing
the Chapter 19 test review with at least 80% accuracy. Thursday 1/14 - Students will demonstrate knowledge of the types of chemical bonds, how valence electrons are drawn, and naming conventions of compounds by completing the Chapter 19 test with at least 75% accuracy. Friday 1/15 - Students will demonstrate application of the indicators of chemical changes by completing the chemical changes lab with at least 80% accuracy. Week 18 1/5 - 1/8 Tuesday 1/5 - Students will review chapter 18 to remind them of chemistry concepts learned before the break. They will use the ActivExpressions and complete the activity with at least 80% accuracy. They will also demonstrate ability to use their periodic tables to complete the Elements by the numbers activity with at least 80% accuracy. Wednesday 1/6 - No science today Thursday 1/7 - Students will demonstrate the ability to correctly document valence electron configurations using various methods and well as identify the various types of chemical bonds that occur. They will do this by completing an activity on the white boards with at least 80% accuracy. Friday 1/8 - Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the rules for naming binary covalent compounds by correctly naming at least 80% of the compounds identified. Week 17 12/14 - 12/18 Monday 12/14 - Students will demonstrate knowledge of characteristics of metals and non-metals by developing a t-chart of characteristics based on their lab from Friday. Tuesday 12/15 - Thursday 12/18 - Students will demonstrate knowledge Week 16 12/7 - 12/11 Week 15 11/30 - 12/4 Week 14 11/23 - 11/27 Week 13 11/16 - 11/20 Week 12 11/9 - 11/13 Monday 11/9 - Students will demonstrate knowledge of Week 11 11/2 - 11/6 Monday & Tuesday 11/2&3 - Students will demonstrate application of the idea that matter is made up of multiple parts by completing the Chromatography lab with at least 80% accuracy.
Wednesday 11/4 - Students will demonstrate application of accurate measurement techniques by completing the measurement lab.
Thursday 11/5 - Students will demonstrate understanding of the states of matter by answering questions while completing notes in their folder.
Friday 11/6 - Students will demonstrate application of the states of matter of water by completing the water curve on the ActivBoard. Week 10 10/26 - 10/30 Monday 10/26 - Students will demonstrate understanding of the astronomy concepts in the movie Contact by actively participating in a discussion following the end of the movie. Tuesday 10/27 - Students will demonstrate understanding of astronomy by completing the comprehensive astronomy assessment with at least 80% accuracy. Wednesday 10/28 - Students will complete the district science assessment #2. Thursday 10/29 - Students will see their astronomy unit come to life by participating in the Sky Dome activity. Friday 10/30 - Students will demonstrate understanding of matter by completing the matter tree diagram. Week 9 10/19 - 10/23 Monday 10/19 - Tuesday 10/20 - Wednesday 10/21 - Thursday 10/22 - Friday 10/23 - Week 8 10/12 - 10/16
Monday 10/12 - Holiday Tuesday 10/13 & Wednesday 10/14 - Students will demonstrate understanding of how the HR diagram works and will apply that knowledge by completing their own HR diagram with at least 80% accuracy. Thursday 10/15 - Students will demonstrate knowledge of star topics by completing the review for the test on Friday. Friday 10/16 - Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the components of stars, uses of spectroscopy, universal address, lifecycle of a star and creating and using the HR diagram by completing the Star test with at least 80% accuracy. Week 7 10/5 - 10/9 Monday 10/5 - Students will demonstrate understanding of the components of stars and how scientists use spectroscopy to determine the components of stars and how far away they are. Students will demonstrate this by completing the spectroscopy lab with at least 80% accuracy. Tuesday 10/6 - Students will demonstrate understanding of where the Earth is in relation to other objects in space by completing their universal address. Wednesday 10/7 - Students will apply the rules of operations using numbers in standard scientific notation. Thursday 10/8 and Friday 10/9 - Students will demonstrate understanding of the life cycle of a star by completing the diagram in their folder notes and answering questions with at least 80% accuracy. Week 6 9/28 - 10/2 Monday 9/28 - Students will demonstrate understanding of how the moon affects tides by correctly answering guided questions with at least 80% accuracy.
Tuesday 9/29 - The student will demonstrate application of astronomy concepts by completing the ActiveExpressions review for the quiz tomorrow. Thursday 10/1 - The student will demonstrate understanding of why scientific notation is necessary in astronomy and will use scientific notation to complete problems with very large and very small numbers with at least 80% accuracy. Week 5 9/21 - 9/25 Monday 9/21 - No science today; only math Tuesday 9/22 - The student will demonstrate knowledge of our solar system by completing the solar system diagram in order to show what they know. Wednesday 9/23 and Thursday 9/24 - The student will update their knowledge about our solar system through exploration of BrainPop and UnitedStreaming videos, vocabulary lookup, and completing a worksheet. Friday 9/25 - The student will reflect their new knowledge of our solar system by updating their diagram to reflect what they have learned. Week 4 9/14 - 9/18 Monday 9/14 and Tuesday 9/15 - The student will demonstrate application of dimensional analysis concepts by completing the dimensional analysis skill sheet with at least 80% accuracy. Wednesday 9/16 - The student will demonstrate application of dimensional analysis concepts by creating their own dimensional analysis problems and assisting their classmates in solving them. Thursday 9/17 - The student will demonstrate knowledge and application of dimensional analysis concepts by completing the test with at least 80% accuracy. Friday 9/18 - The student will show what they know about universe astronomy by completing the pre-test. Students who pass the pre-test with at least 85% accuracy will be allowed to complete an independent study project instead of sitting with the class for astronomy discussions. Week 3 9/7 - 9/11 Monday 9/7 - Labor Day Holiday Tuesday 9/8 - The student will demonstrate knowledge of manipulating quantities and rates by completing the Skill Builder worksheet Wednesday 9/9 - The student will demonstrate application of solving rate problems and the 5-step problem solving method by completing the Problem Solving with Rates skill sheet. Thursday 9/10 - The student will demonstrate understanding of dimensional analysis by completing activities on the Dimensional Analysis flipchart. Friday 9/11 - The student will demonstrate application of dimensional analysis by completing the Dimensional Analysis worksheet with at least 80% accuracy. Week 2 8/31 - 9/4 Monday, Aug. 31 - The student will demonstrate knowledge of the metric system and application of the appropriate units for measuring volume, mass, and distance. Tuesday, Sept. 1 - The student will demonstrate application of methods of converting within the metric system by completing the metric units and decimals activity with at least 80% accuracy. Wednesday, Sept. 2 - The student will demonstrate knowledge of the metric system and how to convert within the metric system by completing the metric system quiz with at least 80% accuracy. Thursday, Sept. 3 - The student will demonstrate understanding of how to solve problems with rates by completing the first part of the worksheet with at least 80% accuracy. This will set the stage for dimensional analysis. Friday, Sept. 4 - The student will demonstrate application of solving scientific problems involving rates by completing the whole worksheet with at least 80% accuracy. Week 1 8/24 - 8/28 Monday, August 24 - Students will get to know each other and their teachers thru team-building activities Tuesday, August 25 - Students will continue to get to know each other and build team spirit via more team-building activities and a rodeo. Remember to bring a change of clothes, water guns, and materials to decorate your stick horse. Wednesday, August 26 - Students will learn about their areas of intelligence, share information about their use of technology,and complete housekeeping chores. We will also talk about what to expect in Math and Science this year by reviewing the syllabus. Students will get their lockers today. Thursday, August 27 - Students will complete housekeeping and team-building tasks. Friday, August 28 - Students will demonstrate knowledge of proper safety procedures in the science lab by identifying improper procedures and offering correct procedures and by scoring a 100 on the Flynn Scientific Safety Quiz. Students will also begin their Lunar Moonth Calendar project. | Agenda & Homework Week 23: Monday 2/8 - B day. Trip to Texas A&M. Whoop!!! Tuesday 2/9 - A day. Begin physics. Photogate lab. Homework: Complete Ch. 1 & 2 vocab. Wednesday 2/10 - B day. Debrief photogate lab. Review dimensional analysis. Homework: complete dimensional analysis problems. Thursday 2/11 - A day. Speed lab. Homework: None. Friday 2/12 - B day. Debrief speed lab. Speed problems. Homework: Complete speed problems. Week 22: Monday 2/1 - A day. Finish review of Science benchmark and last quiz. Homework: Begin working on review for the test.
Tuesday 2/2 - B day. Groundhog day. Nuclear and carbon reactions. Homework: Continue working on review.
Wednesday 2/3 - A day. Review for the test. Homework: Continue studying for the test.
Thursday 2/4 - B day. Review for the test. Homework: Final chance to study.
Friday 2/5 - A day. Comprehensive chemistry test. Homework: None. Have a great weekend. Week 21: Monday 1/25 - B day. Balancing chemical equations. Homework: Balancing chemical equations exercise. Tuesday 1/26 - A day. Types of chemical equations. Homework: Types of reactions and sentences. Wednesday 1/27 - B day. Sample Ch 20 & 21 quiz. Homework: Study for Ch 20 & 21 quiz. Thursday 1/28 - A day. Ch 20 & 21 quiz. Homework: Ch. 22 vocab. due Monday. Friday 1/29 - B day. Nuclear reactions. Homework: None. Have a great weekend. Week 20: Monday 1/18 - MLK holiday. Enjoy your time off. Tuesday 1/19 - B day. A.M. - Math benchmark, P.M. Chemical change lab. Homework: Work on your periodic table project, if needed. Wednesday 1/20 - A day. A.M. Reading benchmark, P.M. Chemical changes lab. Homework: Work on your periodic table project, if needed. Complete chapter 20 & 21 vocabulary, if not completed. Thursday 1/21 - B day. Chemical reactions - products, reactants, and types of chemical reactions. Homework: Complete your periodic table project, if needed. Friday 1/22 - A day. Science benchmark in the morning - begins during Stream. Social studies benchmark in the afternoon. Periodic table project is due today. Week 19: Monday 1/11 - Tuesday 1/12 - See previous week. Wednesday 1/13 - Review for Ch. 19 Test. Homework: Study for Ch. 19 test Thursday 1/14 - Ch. 19 test. Homework: Ch. 20 & 21 vocab. Friday 1/15 - Chemical changes lab. Homework: None Week 18: Tuesday 1/5 - Ch. 18 review, valence electrons, oxidation numbers. Homework: Elements by the numbers and Ch. 19 vocab. due on Thursday. Wednesday 1/6 - No science today Thursday 1/7 - Lewis dot diagrams, ionic and covalent bonding, writing compound formulas, naming compounds. Homework: Lewis dot/ox. # and predicting chemical formulas. Friday 1/8 - Tuesday 1/12 - Polyatomic ions, polyatomic naming, binary covalent naming, formula mass and Avogadro's number. Homework: Naming binary covalent compounds and formula mass practice. Because of the GeoBee and the Guthrie Center trip, students will have three days (or parts of three days) to complete all this work. All homework will be due on Wed. 1/13. Week 17: Monday 12/14 - Metals and Non-metals. Homework: None for science. Study for Speech and BCIS finals. Tuesday 12/15 - Review for Ch. 18 test on Thursday. Homework: Study for the math final. Wednesday 12/16 - No science. Math final. Homework: Study for science and LA/SS finals. Thursday 12/17 - Chapter 18 test. Homework: None.
Week 16: Monday 12/7 - P.T. organization. Homework: finish the Missing Family member questions. Tuesday 12/8 - P.T. groups, periods, and families. Homework: None Wednesday 12/9 - Metals and non-metals characteristics. Homework: None Thursday 12/10 - District Science Assessment #3. Homework: Complete categories 1 - 6 on periodic table. Friday 12/11 - Periodic table project #1 due. Rubric categories #1 - #6 should be completed. Week 15: Monday 11/30 - Tuesday 12/1 - Wednesday 12/2 - Field trip to see A Christmas Carol. Isotopes. Homework: None Thursday 12/3 - Atom Building Game/Isotopes. Homework: None Friday 12/4 - Istotopes and average atomic mass. Homework: Elements by the numbers/Avg. atomic mass Week 14: Wednesday - Friday 11/25-27 Holiday!!!! Week 13: Monday 11/16 - Boyle's law and Charles' law. Viscosity of fluids. Homework: Skill sheet 17-D Tuesday 11/17 - Debrief skill sheet 17-D Homework: None Wednesday 11/18 - Early dismissal. Chapter 17 quiz. Homework: None Thursday 11/19 - Review for test. Homework: Study for the test Friday 11/20 - Chapter 16 & 17 test. Homework: None Week 12: Monday 11/9 - Ch. 16 Quiz Homework: Chapter 17 vocabulary Tuesday 11/10 - Properties of solids and intro to density Homework: None Wednesday 11/11 - Density lab. Homework: skill sheet 17-A, sections 1, 2, and 3 Thursday and Friday 11/12 & 11/13 - Density of fluids and buoyancy; Archimedes principle. Homework: skill sheet 17-C Week 11: Monday 11/2 - Begin Chromatography lab; Start Roundhouse diagram Homework: Roundhouse diagram due Wednesday.
Tuesday 11/3 - Finish Chromatography lab. Homework: Roundhouse diagram due Wednesday. Wednesday 11/4 - Measurement lab. Homework: Let's go to the beach
Thursday 11/5 - States of matter. Homework: None
Friday 11/6 - Heat curve of water/sublimation. Homework: None Week 10: Monday 10/26 - Finish Contact movie; ask questions for test. Homework: Study for astronomy test Tuesday 10/27 - Astronomy test Wednesday 10/28 - Science district assessment #2 Thursday 10/29 - Sky Dome. Homework: Chapter 16 vocabulary Friday 10/30 - Matter Week 9: Monday 10/19 - Galaxies Tuesday 10/20 - Finish galaxies; start constellations Wednesday 10/21 - Finish constellations Thursday 10/22 - Origins of the universe Friday 10/23 - Watch Contact movie Week 8: Monday 10/12 - Holiday Tuesday 10/13 & Wednesday 10/14 - Tues. a.m. - PB take Explore test in Math/Science. Wed. a.m. - RP take Explore in Math/Science. HR diagram lab. Wed. Homework: Complete lab documents if you didn't finish in class. Thursday 10/15 - Review for test on Friday 10/16. Homework: Study for the test. Friday 10/16 - Star test. Homework: None Week 7:
Monday 10/5 - Spectroscopy lab Homework: None
Tuesday 10/6 - Spectroscopy lab / Universal address Homework: Operations with scientific notation Thursday 10/8 - Lifecycle of a star Homework: Fill in the notes and crossword puzzle Week 6 9/28 - 10/2 Monday 9/28 - Tides, moon phases, seasons, and eclipses. Homework: None
Tuesday 9/29 - Review for the quiz tomorrow. Homework: study for the quiz tomorrow. Thursday 10/1 - Light years, astronomical units - why scientific notation? Homework: Evens (R.P.) or Odds (P.B.) sci. not. questions (front side only) Week 5 9/21 - 9/25 Monday 9/21 - No science today.
Tuesday 9/22 - What do I know about the solar system? Week 4 9/14 - 9/18 Monday 9/14 - Review Rates Homework; Pick up your quiz re-takes from your folder Tuesday 9/15 - Review Dimensional Analysis homework Thursday 9/17 - Dimensional Analysis Test Week 3 9/7 - 9/11 Monday 9/7 - Labor Day Holiday - enjoy your day off Tuesday 9/8 - 1/2 the class with review the Conversions quiz; the other 1/2 will study quantities and rates. Binder check. Wednesday 9/9 - Mrs. Becker's and Mrs. England's birthdays are today. Problem solving with rates. Thursday 9/10 - Dimensional analysis practice - finish for homework Friday 9/11 - Conversions re-quiz and More dimensional analysis. Moonth calendar check. Week 2 8/31 - 9/4 Monday 8/31 - Metric system - units for volume, mass, and distance Homework: Keep up with your moonth calendar. Tuesday 9/1 - Converting within the metric system Homework: Keep up with your moonth calendar. Wednesday 9/2 - Homework: Study for the quiz tomorrow; Keep up with your moonth calendar. Thursday 9/3 - Quiz on metric system units and conversions Homework: Keep up with your moonth calendar - project check tomorrow.. Friday 9/4 - Problem solving with rates Homework: Keep up with your moonth calendar. Week 1 8/24 - 8/28 Monday 8/24 - First day of school teambuilding activities Homework: Return your signed first day papers Tuesday 8/25 - Second day of school teambuilding activities Homework: Return your signed first day papers, if you haven't already. Wednesday 8/26 - Introduction to 8th Grade Math and Science Homework: Return your syllabus. Thursday 8/27 - Complete introduction to Math and Science, Homework: None Friday 8/28 - Safety and intro to Moonth project Homework: Keep up with your moonth calendar. |