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Abbreviations
Abbreviations
ES = Pearson Elevate Science: Course 3 (2018)
IS = Pearson Interactive Science: Grade 8 (2017)
Old ES = HST Earth Science (2001)
Old LS = HST Life Science (2001)
FME = HST Forces, Motion, and Energy (2002)
2024-2025
2024-2025
The current unit is updated weekly for Mr. Bright's 8th-grade science classes.
Quarter 3
Quarter 3
Objectives
Objectives
MS-ESS1-4. (Chapter 3) - Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth's 4.6 billion-year-old history.
MS-LS4-1. (Chapter 2) - Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
Explain how Earth materials, such as rock, fossils, and ice, show that Earth has changed over time.
Summarize how scientists measure the relative ages of rock layers.
Identify gaps in the rock record.
Describe how geologists use a geologic time scale to divide Earth's history.
*Non-Contact Forces
MS-PS2-3. (Chapter 7, 8)
MS-PS2-5. (Chapter 7, 8)
Other Years
Other Years
2020-2021
2020-2021
Semester 2
Semester 2
Genetics, Inheritance, & Change-over-time
Rock Cycle
Earthquakes with Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes
Semester 1
Semester 1
Metric System and Measurement Review — Sep 21, 2020 10:24:46 PM
First Week - Welcome Back — Sep 1, 2020 7:59:04 PM
2019-2020
2019-2020
Genetics, Inheritance, & Change-over-time — Apr 8, 2020 8:56:11 PM
History of the Earth — Mar 2, 2020 3:27:07 PM
Motion and Energy — Jan 16, 2020 1:43:23 AM
The Solar System — Dec 6, 2019 2:55:20 AM
Moon Landing — Nov 25, 2019 2:42:34 PM
History of Astronomy — Nov 6, 2019 1:36:17 AM
Making Science Words — Oct 25, 2019 2:19:11 AM
Scale of the Universe — Sep 30, 2019 10:39:45 PM
Welcome Back to Hurricanes! — Aug 31, 2019 12:32:52 AM
2018-2019
2018-2019
Change Over Time, Inheritance, and Genetics — May 2, 2019 11:46:17 PM
Earth History — Mar 2, 2019 1:00:35 AM
Force and Motion — Jan 28, 2019 11:42:33 PM
Reasons for the Seasons and Tides — Jan 7, 2019 11:43:27 PM
The Solar System — Nov 30, 2018 9:59:30 PM
Scale of the Universe — Nov 6, 2018 3:44:57 PM
History of Astronomy — Oct 17, 2018 11:07:13 PM
Making Science Words — Oct 10, 2018 1:32:26 PM
Travel to the Moon — Sep 27, 2018 3:36:50 PM
Welcome Back — Aug 29, 2018 10:55:56 PM
2017-2018
2017-2018
Making Waves to the End — Jun 5, 2018 4:25:30 PM
Inheritance — May 9, 2018 10:45:47 PM
DNA and Change over Time, 2018 — Apr 2, 2018 3:19:48 PM
Earth History — Jan 29, 2018 10:59:56 PM
Force and Motion — Dec 5, 2017 1:36:24 AM
Gravity and Inertia — Nov 13, 2017 7:09:56 PM
Solar System 10/16 to 11/14 — Oct 11, 2017 6:21:27 PM
Science Words - 10/10 to 10/12 — Oct 10, 2017 12:18:03 AM
Scale of the Universe — Sep 26, 2017 12:28:08 AM
Welcome Back - 9/6 — Sep 6, 2017 7:11:21 AM
2016-2017
2016-2017
History of the Earth - 6/1 to 6/15 — May 30, 2017 7:27:19 PM
Mountains and Volcanoes - 5/16 to 5/30 — May 22, 2017 2:46:56 PM
Earthquakes & Earth Layers 4/20 - 5/15 — Apr 20, 2017 5:41:21 PM
Waves 4/7 to 4/15 — Apr 7, 2017 5:55:29 PM
Climate 3/13 to 4/7 — Mar 13, 2017 11:51:14 PM
Water-Cycle and Weather 2/17 to 3/17 — Feb 20, 2017 11:13:26 PM
Atmosphere and Winds - 2/1 to 2/16 — Feb 3, 2017 7:23:56 PM
January 18 t0 27 - Atmosphere and Gas Laws — Jan 20, 2017 7:15:38 PM
Seasons, Moons and Tides - 12/13 - 1/17 — Dec 12, 2016 8:13:33 PM
The Sun and Planets — Nov 16, 2016 6:45:21 PM
Models of the Solar System - 10/19 to 11/4 — Oct 17, 2016 11:33:45 PM
Science Words 10/17 to 10/19 — Oct 14, 2016 7:20:56 PM
The Universe - 9/22 to 10/13 — Sep 23, 2016 5:57:05 PM
Welcome Back! 9/7 to 9/22 — Sep 1, 2016 9:41:12 PM
2015-2016
2015-2016
Atmosphere, Weather and Climate June 1 to 15 — May 25, 2016 7:22:06 PM
Earth's History 3/28 to 4/25 — Mar 29, 2016 5:03:57 PM
Rock Cycle 3/3 - 3/17 — Mar 2, 2016 8:12:39 PM
Weathering and Erosion 2/9 - 2/26 — Feb 6, 2016 1:13:58 AM
Asteroid Lab - 2/2 to 2/9 — Jan 28, 2016 6:57:47 PM
January 11 to 25 - Seasons, Moon and Tides — Jan 8, 2016 11:56:11 PM
January 5 to 8 - Virtual Lab — Jan 7, 2016 12:24:20 AM
Space Exploration to the Moon and beyond - 11/30 to 12/18 — Nov 30, 2015 2:39:13 PM
Models of the Solar System - 11/3 to 11/20 — Nov 4, 2015 3:42:55 PM
Science Words - 10/29 to 10/30 — Oct 29, 2015 2:38:59 PM
Galaxies, Stars and Space - 10/14 to 10/26 — Oct 14, 2015 5:32:25 PM
Metric Measurements and Density - September 23 to 10/17 — Sep 24, 2015 3:52:31 PM
Welcome Back! - 9/9 to 9/22 — Sep 3, 2015 11:48:46 PM
2014-2015
2014-2015
May 11 to 27 - Earthquakes and Earths Interior — May 11, 2015 5:51:00 PM
April 23 to May 4 - Minerals and the Rock Cycle — Apr 23, 2015 5:08:19 PM
April 6 to April 17 - Absolute Dating and Natural History — Apr 6, 2015 11:24:30 PM
March 30 to April 3 - OAKS Testing — Mar 30, 2015 5:19:35 PM
March 10 to 20 - Relative Dating and Geologic Change — Mar 10, 2015 7:36:39 PM
February 13 to March 6 - Earth's Surface — Feb 19, 2015 5:51:39 PM
February 3 to 12 - Crater Lab — Feb 4, 2015 1:17:53 AM
February 2 - Scientific Inquiry Review — Feb 2, 2015 6:09:59 PM
January 27-29 - Greek and Latin Word Parts — Jan 27, 2015 6:08:11 PM
Jan 5 - Jan 22 - Objects in the Solar System — Dec 17, 2014 10:02:16 PM
12/5 to 12/19 - Models of the Solar System, Seasons and Tides — Dec 8, 2014 8:36:18 PM
December 4 - Preview to Unit 2 — Dec 4, 2014 6:08:43 PM
The Universe - Nov. 13 to Dec. 1 — Nov 12, 2014 11:51:47 PM
Moon, Meteorites and Space Travel - 10/16 to 10/31 — Oct 16, 2014 5:11:59 PM
Density Review - 10/2 to 10/15 — Oct 2, 2014 6:04:44 PM
Maps as Models - Sept. 18 to Sept. 30 — Sep 19, 2014 6:04:29 PM
Measurement and Scale - 9/10 to 9/18 — Sep 10, 2014 7:23:23 PM
Class Intro - 9/3 to 9/9 — Sep 1, 2014 11:07:13 PM
2013-2014
2013-2014
May 19 to June 11 - Earth History — May 24, 2014 3:56:58 PM
May 2 - Ms. Lawson has the Class — Apr 30, 2014 11:53:19 PM
April 17 to 30 - Plate Tectonics, Mountains and Volcanos — Apr 16, 2014 5:55:11 PM
April 1 to 15 - Earthquakes and Interior of the Earth — Mar 31, 2014 8:37:52 PM
March 14 to 21 - Wave Basics — Mar 17, 2014 11:14:34 PM
March 6 to 12 - Climate — Mar 5, 2014 9:06:43 PM
Feb. 19 to Mar. 5 - Weather — Feb 25, 2014 12:46:54 AM
February 3 to 18 - Atmosphere & Wind — Feb 5, 2014 8:56:10 PM
January 14 - Quiz and H20 — Jan 14, 2014 12:34:25 AM
January 13 to 17 - 2nd Period Advanced Science — Jan 13, 2014 5:03:16 PM
January 13 - Review Seasons, Phases, and Tides — Jan 13, 2014 3:25:48 PM
January 9 to 10 - Moon and Tides — Jan 8, 2014 9:57:11 PM
January 7 & 8 - Reason for the Seasons — Jan 7, 2014 6:51:48 AM
January 6 - Happy New Year! — Jan 3, 2014 9:54:14 PM
December 20 - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year — Dec 19, 2013 11:18:05 PM
December 19 - Putting it all together — Dec 18, 2013 8:56:59 PM
December 18 - Outer Planets — Dec 17, 2013 11:49:34 PM
December 17 - Outer Planets — Dec 16, 2013 8:49:51 PM
December 16 - Inner Planets — Dec 16, 2013 4:07:00 PM
December 13 - Planets to Scale — Dec 5, 2013 11:15:26 PM
December 5 - Introduction to the Planets — Dec 4, 2013 8:57:39 PM
December 4 - The Sun Part 3 — Dec 4, 2013 5:52:31 PM
December 3 - The Sun Part 2 — Dec 2, 2013 9:23:19 PM
December 2 - The Sun Part 1 — Dec 2, 2013 9:15:35 PM
Nov. 21 & 22 - Planetary Motion & Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation — Nov 20, 2013 1:23:24 AM
Nov. 20 - Copernican Revolution — Nov 20, 2013 1:18:58 AM
Nov. 14 to Nov. 19- Greek and Latin Word Parts — Nov 20, 2013 1:11:09 AM
Nov 13 - Unit 2 Test — Nov 12, 2013 9:35:13 PM
Nov 12 - Life Cycle of a Star — Nov 12, 2013 9:17:17 PM
Nov. 8 - Life Cycle of Stars — Nov 8, 2013 12:32:01 AM
Nov. 7 - Life Cycle of Stars — Nov 8, 2013 12:26:55 AM
Nov. 6 - H-R Diagram — Nov 8, 2013 12:23:13 AM
Nov. 5 - Galaxy Zoo — Nov 5, 2013 1:36:26 AM
November 4 — Nov 5, 2013 1:24:40 AM
November 1 — Nov 5, 2013 1:21:57 AM
Oct 23 to Oct 31 - How do Meteorites Form Craters — Nov 5, 2013 1:17:04 AM
Oct. 22 — Oct 22, 2013 3:54:09 PM
Oct. 21 - Computer Lab A-7: Forming the Question and Hypothesis — Oct 21, 2013 3:09:15 PM
Oct. 18 - Meteors and Comets — Oct 18, 2013 11:33:06 PM
Oct. 17 - Line Graph — Oct 17, 2013 11:16:46 PM
Oct. 16 - Density of Spheres — Oct 16, 2013 7:48:00 PM
Oct. 15 - Small bodies in space — Oct 15, 2013 10:35:55 PM
Oct. 14 - Asteroids — Oct 15, 2013 10:31:06 PM
Oct. 7 to 10 — Oct 10, 2013 8:52:21 PM
Oct. 4 - Density Review 2 — Oct 4, 2013 11:17:22 PM
Oct 3 - Density Review 1 — Oct 4, 2013 11:10:24 PM
Oct 2. - Science Variables — Oct 4, 2013 11:05:43 PM
Oct. 1 - Hypothesis — Oct 4, 2013 11:01:05 PM
September 30 - Measurement, Metric, Maps Test — Sep 27, 2013 7:57:01 PM
September 27 - Review science measurements — Sep 27, 2013 7:51:25 PM
September 26 - Review Science Measurements — Sep 27, 2013 7:49:26 PM
September 25 - Volume Measurement — Sep 24, 2013 10:28:12 PM
Sept. 24 - Mass measurement — Sep 23, 2013 11:08:47 PM
Sept. 23 - Cause of Earth's Magnetic Field — Sep 23, 2013 10:25:46 PM
September 20 - Magnetic Declination — Sep 23, 2013 10:25:32 PM
September 19 - Magnetic Fields — Sep 19, 2013 5:34:33 PM
September, 12 - Scale of the Universe — Sep 11, 2013 3:07:26 PM
Wednesday, September 11 - Scientific Notation — Sep 10, 2013 11:34:55 PM
Tuesday, September 10 - SI Units — Sep 10, 2013 11:26:05 PM
Monday, September 9 — Sep 6, 2013 11:01:44 PM
Friday, September 6 - Safety — Sep 6, 2013 10:58:13 PM
Thursday, September 5 — Sep 4, 2013 11:20:59 PM
Sept. 4 - Welcome Back! — Sep 4, 2013 10:37:59 PM
2012-2013
2012-2013
May 15, 2013 - In A-7 with Mr McCown — May 14, 2013 2:06:14 PM
Untitled Post — Apr 26, 2013 7:55:29 PM
April 24 — Apr 23, 2013 11:19:20 PM
April 23 — Apr 23, 2013 10:10:50 PM
April 22, 2013 - In computer lab A-7 — Apr 22, 2013 3:41:08 PM
February 28 - In computer lab A-7. — Feb 28, 2013 1:52:56 AM
January 31 — Jan 30, 2013 11:12:33 PM
January 30 - Early Release — Jan 30, 2013 4:32:53 PM
January 29 - First Day of Second Semester — Jan 29, 2013 1:19:45 AM
January 24 - Last day of the Semester! — Jan 25, 2013 12:48:06 AM
January 23, 2013 — Jan 23, 2013 11:03:18 PM
January 22, 2013 — Jan 22, 2013 4:37:44 PM
Jan 7, 2013 Happy New Year! — Jan 8, 2013 4:05:19 PM
Nov. 7, 2012 — Nov 7, 2012 4:16:15 PM
Nov 2, 2012 Earth Science — Nov 5, 2012 10:05:13 PM
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