August
August 11: Welcome to Mr. Trace's Class. Lab: Cup Tower Challenge.
August 12: Lab: Cup Tower Challenge.
August 13: Lab: Mystery Blocks.
August 16: Social Contract.
August 17: Lab: Bouncing into Inquiry due Friday.
August 18: Lab: Bouncing into Inquiry due Friday.
August 19: Lab: Bouncing into Inquiry due Friday.
August 20: Collect Lab: Bouncing into Inquiry. Technology Introduction.
August 23: Lab: Bouncing into Inquiry Post Lab and Redo due tomorrow. Honors Curiosity Quest #1: Become and Expert.
August 24: Notes: Scientific Inquiry due tomorrow.
August 25: Collect Notes: Scientific Inquiry. Brainpop: Scientific Inquiry due Monday.
August 26: Lab: How Many Drops? due Monday.
August 27: Mini Challenge: Scientific Inquiry. Lab: How Many Drops? due Monday.
August 30: Mini Challenge: Scientific Inquiry Make Up. Submit Lab: How Many Drops? Submit Brainpop: Scientific Inquiry. Honors Curiosity Quest #1: Become and Expert.
August 31: Simpson's Controls and Variable due Friday.
September 01: Lab: What's Most Popular due Friday. Simpson's Controls and Variable due Friday.
September 02: Lab: What's Most Popular due Friday. Simpson's Controls and Variable due Friday.
September 03: MIni Challenge: Scientific Inquiry Retake. Submit Lab: What's Most Popular. Submit Simpson's Controls and Variable.
September 06: No School, Labor Day.
September 07: Vocabulary: Force and Motion due tomorrow.
September 08: Collect Vocabulary: Force and Motion. Catchup day. Honors Curiosity Quest#1: Become and Expert.
September 09: Brainpop: Newton's Laws of Motion due today.
September 10: Notes: Newton's Laws of Motion due Monday.
September 13: Collect Notes: Newton's Laws of Motion. Roller Coaster Research due Friday. Mini Challenge #2: Newton's Laws of Motion Friday.
September 14: Roller Coaster Research due Friday. Mini Challenge #2: Newton's Laws of Motion Friday.
September 15: Roller Coaster Research due Friday. Mini Challenge #2: Newton's Laws of Motion Friday.
September 16: Roller Coaster Research due Friday. Mini Challenge #2: Newton's Laws of Motion Friday.
September 17: Submit Roller Coaster Research due Friday. Mini Challenge #2: Newton's Laws of Motion.
September 20: Project Roller Coaster. Roller Coaster Blueprint/Plans due today.
September 21: Lab: Fossil Exploration.
September 22: CK12.org: Earth's History and Clues from Fossils due tomorrow.
September 23: Webquest: Earth's History due Monday.
September 24: Webquest: Earth's History due Monday.
September 27: Catch up day. Missing work. Honors Curiosity Quest #1: Become and Expert.
September 28: Notes: Earth's History due tomorrow.
September 29: Collect Notes: Earth's History. Lab: Dating the Fossil Record due Thursday.
September 30: Lab: Dating the Fossil Record due Thursday.
October 01: Mini Challenge #3: Earth's History due today. Catch Up Dat (do missing work). Honors Curiosity Quest #1: Become and Expert.
October 04: Brainpop: Forces and Motion due today.
October 05: Force and Motion Practice due tomorrow.
October 06: Force and Motion Practice due today. Lab: Newton's Third Law due Friday.
October 07: Lab: Newton's Third Law due tomorrow.
October 08: Collect Lab: Newton's Third Law. Missing work. Honors Curiosity Quest #1: Become and Expert.
October 11: No School.
October 12: Project Roller Coaster due Monday.
October 13: Project Roller Coaster due Monday.
October 14: Project Roller Coaster due Monday.
October 15: Project Roller Coaster due Monday.
October 18: Project Roller Coaster due tomorrow.
October 19: Project Roller Coaster evaluations.
October 20: All missing work due today. Challenge: IS#1: Objects Move and Collide Study Guide due tomorrow.
October 21: Correct Challenge: IS#1: Objects Move and Collide Study Guide.
October 22: Challenge: IS#1: Objects Move and Collide.
October 25: Video Cosmos: A Sky Full of Ghosts. Honors Curiosity Quest #1: Become and Expert due Friday.
October 26: Brainpop: The Universe.
October 27: Webquest: The Universe due Friday.
October 28: Webquest: The Universe due Friday.
October 29: Webquest: The Universe due today. Submit Honors Curiosity Quest #1: Become and Expert presentations.
November 01: Brainpop: The Milky Way due today.
November 02: CK12.org: The Big Bang due today.
November 03: Lab: Gizmos Gravity Pitch due tomorrow.
November 04: Lab Gizmos Gravity Pitch due today.
November 05: AI Summit.
November 08: Planet Presentations due Wednesday.
November 09: Planet Presentations due Wednesday.
November 10: Planet Presentations due today.
November 11: No School. Veteran's Day.
November 12: No School. Non-student Day.
November 15: The Solar System Planet Comparison dye Wednesday.
November 16: Lab: Football Field Solar System
November 17: CK12: Planets of the Solar System due today.
November 18: Make up day.
November 19: Quiz: The Universe. Extra Credit Brainpop: The Solar System due December 6.
November 29: Notes: Earth, Moon due tomorrow.
November 30: Notes: Earth, Moon due today.
December 01: Get the Gist: Earth, Moon, Sun due today.
December 02: Quiz: The Universe due today. Webquest: Seasons due Monday.
December 03: Quiz: The Universe Retake due today. Webquest: Seasons due Monday.
December 06: CK12: Lunar Phases and Seasons due tomorrow.
December 07: Collect CK12: Lunar Phases and Seasons. Webquest: Lunar Phases due Thursday.
December 08: Webquest: Lunar Phases due tomorrow.
December 09: Collect Webquest: Lunar Phases. CK12: Eclipses and Tides due tomorrow.
December 10: Collect CK12: Eclipses and Tides. Quiz: Earth, Moon, Sun. Test: The Universe Study Guide.
December 13: Quiz: Earth, Moon, Sun retake in eKadence. Correct Test: The Universe Study Guide (answers in eKadence). Study for Test: The Universe.
December 14: Test: The Universe in eKadence. All missing work due tomorrow.
December 15: The Universe 1-Pager.
December 16: Video.
December 17: Video. Have a great Winter Break.
Semester 2
January 03: Brainpop: DNA due today.
January 04: Notes: DNA due end of class Wednesday.
January 05: Finish/Collect Notes: DNA.
January 06: Lab: DNA Model due Monday. Honors Lab: DNA Model due Monday.
January 07: Lab: DNA Model due Monday. Honors Lab: DNA Model due Monday.
January 10: Review: DNA due at the end of class tomorrow.
January 11: Quiz: DNA. Complete/Submit Review: DNA.
January 12: Lab: Take a Class Survey due Friday.
January 13: Lab: Take a Class Survey due tomorrow.
January 14: Collect Lab: Take a Class Survey. Notes: Heredity due Monday.
January 17: No School.
January 18: Brainpop: Genetics due today. Quiz: Genetics Tuesday.
January 19: Genetics Vocabulary Practice due tomorrow.
January 20: Collect Genetics Vocabulary Practice. Punnett Square Practice due Monday.
January 21: Punnett Square Practice due Monday.
January 24: Collect Punnett Square Practice. Lab: Make the Right Call due Wednesday.
January 25: Quiz: Genetics. Lab: Make the Right Call due tomorrow.
January 26: Collect Lab: Make the Right Call. Bikini Bottom Genetics due tomorrow.
January 27: Collect Bikini Bottom Genetics. Lab: Genetic Traits Pictures due tomorrow.
January 28: Collect Lab: Genetic Traits Pictures. Honors Curiosity Quest #2.
January 31: Zombie Apocalypse Slideshow due Fri. .
February 01: Zombie Apocalypse Slideshow due Fri. .
February 02: Zombie Apocalypse Slideshow due Fri. .
February 03: Zombie Apocalypse Slideshow due Fri. .
February 04: Submit Zombie Apocalypse Slideshow. Brainpop: Evolution.
February 07: Notes: Evolution due tomorrow.
February 08: Collect Notes: Evolution. EdPuzzle: Bill Nye Evolution due today.
February 09: Western Registration.
February 10: Lab: Nature at Work due Tuesday.
February 11: Lab: Nature at Work due Tuesday.
February 14: No School.
February 15: Finish/Collect Lab: Nature at Work.
February 16: Quiz: Evolution. Webquest: Evolution due tomorrow.
February 17: Finish/Submit Webquest: Evolution.
February 18: Quiz: Evolution Makeup. Evolution Illustrations due Tuesday.
February 21: No School: Presidents Day.
February 22: Collect Evolution Illustrations. Notes: Evidence of Evolution due tomorrow.
February 23: Collect Notes: Evidence of Evolution. CK12: Evolution Evidence due tomorrow.
February 24: Collect CK12: Evolution Evidence. Theories of Evolution due tomorrow.
February 25: Collect Theories of Evolution. EdPuzzle: Evidence of Evolution due today.
February 28: Animal Adaptations Research due at the end of class tomorrow.
March 01: Finish/Collect Animal Adaptations Research.
March 02: Create an Animal due at the end of class tomorrow.
March 03: Finish/Collect Create an Animal.
March 04: Test: Genetics/Evolution Study Guide due Monday.
March 07: Correct Test: Genetics/Evolution Study Guide. Honors Curiosity Quest #2 due Wednesday.
March 08: Test: Genetics/Evolution due today.
March 09: Video: Earth the Making of a Planet. Honors submit Curiosity Quest #2.
March 10: Video: Earth the Making of a Planet. Honors Curiosity Quest #2 presentations.
March 11: Video: Earth the Making of a Planet.
March 14: Brainpop: Human Impact due today.
March 15: CK12: Population Growth Limits due today.
March 16: Webquest: Human Population and Carrying Capacity due Monday.
March 17: Webquest: Human Population and Carrying Capacity due Monday.
March 18: Webquest: Human Population and Carrying Capacity due Monday.
March 21 - 25: No School: Spring Break
March 28: CK12: Future Human Population Growth due today.
March 29: Human Impact Slideshow due Friday.
March 30: Human Impact Slideshow due Friday.
March 31: Human Impact Slideshow due Friday.
April 01: Quiz: Human Impact. Human Impact Slideshow due today. Human Impact Slideshow Presentations.
April 04: Brainpop: CAST 6 Grade Science Review due today.
April 05: Brainpop: CAST 7th Grade Science Review 1 due today.
April 06: Brainpop: CAST 7th Grade Science Review 2 due today.
April 07: CAST 8th Grade Practice Test.
April 08: CAST 8th Grade Training Test.
April 11: CAST 8th Grade Science Test.
April 12: CAST 8th Grade Science Test.
April 13: CAST 8th Grade Science Test.
April 14: CAST 8th Grade Science Test.
April 15: CAST 8th Grade Science Test.
April 18: Brainpop: Magnetism due today.
April 19: Notes: Magnetism and Signals due tomorrow.
April 20: Collect Notes: Magnetism and Signals. Lab: Gizmos Magnetism due end of class Friday.
April 21: Lab: Magnet Exploration due end of class tomorrow.
April 22: Quiz: Magnetism and Signals due today. Lab: Gizmos Magnetism due today. Lab: Magnet Exploration due today.
April 25: Notes: Waves and Energy due tomorrow.
April 26: CK12: Waves due Friday.
April 27: Brainpop: Waves due today.
April 28: Lab: Properties of Waves due tomorrow.
April 29: Collect CK12: Waves. Lab: Properties of Waves.
May 02: Collect Lab: Properties of Waves. Quiz: Waves and Energy due today. EdPuzzle: Bill Nye Waves due today.
May 03: Notes: Light due tomorrow.
May 04: Collect Notes: Light. Lab: Refraction Investigation due tomorrow.
May 05: Collect Lab: Refraction Investigation. Brainpop: Light due today.
May 06: EdPuzzle: Bill Nye Light and Color due today.
May 09: Quiz: Light due today. Lab: Reflection Investigation due today.
May 10: EMS Superhero due Friday.
May 11: EMS Superhero due Friday.
May 12: EMS Superhero due Friday.
May 13: EMS Superhero due Monday.
May 16: Collect EMS Superhero. Test: Light and Waves Study Guide due tomorrow.
May 17: Correct Test: Light and Waves Study Guide. Kahoot Light and Waves.
]May 18: Test: Light and Waves due today.
May 19: All work due today. Lab: Microscope Scavenger Hunt.
May 20: Lab: Discovery of Cells due today.
May 23: Avatar.
May 24: Avatar.
May 25: Avatar.
May 26: 8th Grade Promotion activities.