Mrs. Elizabeth Cheyne
8th Grade Integrated Science
CheyneLi@cgschools.org
CheyneLi@cgschools.org
LESSON PLANS: This is a way for me to give you an idea of what we will be working on during each class period and what you must complete for homework.
INFORMATION: Class Requirements, Policies, Grading, Syllabus, Bell Schedule, and other important links: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uVNJaRj_KxPTKXb9NL5ifbkkaFcy6_jFEr-XnVUHWcI/edit?usp=sharing
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MONDAY ~ 8th Grade Promotion details. Chromebook turn in. Surprise ice cream truck. No homework.
TUESDAY ~ Promotion photo, please bring your gowns and wear your promotion t-shirt. Then yearbook distrubution and signing. No homework.
WEDNESDAY ~ Promotion at the High School. Be there between 1:45 and 2:00 at the high school. Please check parent emails for details. Promotion is at 2:30.
THURSDAY ~ 5-7 grades last day of school
MONDAY ~ Work on Mineral Identification Lab. No homework.
TUESDAY ~ Field Trip!
WEDNESDAY ~ Complete the work on the Mineral Identification Lab. No homework.
THURSDAY ~ HS Biology Assessment.
FRIDAY ~ Caves. No homework.
MONDAY ~ Discuss minerals and their properties. Homework is to complete the reading informational text called "What are Minerals?".
TUESDAY ~ Understanding Mohs Hardness scale activity. Homework is to complete the reading informational text called "What are the Properties Used to Identify Minerals?".
WEDNESDAY ~ Identify minerals by properties activity. Homework is a Google Form on Minerals. Don't forget to use your resources to answer the questions correctly.
THURSDAY ~ Work on Mineral Identification Lab using real minerals. Homework is a Google Form #2 on Minerals. Don't forget to use your resources to answer the questions correctly.
FRIDAY ~ Work on Mineral Identification Lab. No homework.
MONDAY ~ No School for Memorial Day Break.
TUESDAY ~ No School for Memorial Day Break.
WEDNESDAY ~ The Coaster Caper Mystery activity. No homework.
THURSDAY ~ Lesson outline on Minerals. First, complete your copy by reading the section on minerals and then input answers into the online copy for checking. Homework is to complete the reading informational text on What Makes Up the Earth's Surface? Make sure to look at the diagrams closely.
FRIDAY ~ (Dorney Park Music Trip) Lesson outline on Rocks. First, complete your copy by reading the section on rocks and then input answers into the online copy for checking. Homework is to watch a short BrainPop video and then answer the corresponding Google Form questions.
MONDAY ~ Bonding Application part of the quiz. No homework.
TUESDAY ~ Counting Atoms color by number. No homework unless you do not complete your classwork.
WEDNESDAY ~ Assembly. No homework.
THURSDAY ~ No School for Memorial Day Break.
MONDAY ~ Discuss the quiz on Friday and the application quiz on Monday. Hand out study guide. Review how to count molecules, elements, and atoms. Homework is a Quick Check on Counting Atoms.
TUESDAY ~ Practice the chemical formulas that we have been working on with the MolyMod models. Homework is a reading informational text on chemical formulas.
WEDNESDAY ~ Practice the application of electron dot diagrams. The format used will be the same on Monday's quiz. Homework is a reading informational text on chemical equations.
THURSDAY ~ Practice the application of electron dot diagrams. The format used will be the same on Monday's quiz. Homework is to study your MolyMod lab information for your quiz tomorrow.
MONDAY ~ NJSLA Testing. Math in the morning and ELA in the afternoon. No homework.
TUESDAY ~ NJSLA Testing. Math in the morning and ELA in the afternoon. No homework.
WEDNESDAY ~ NJSLA Testing. Math in the morning and ELA in the afternoon. No homework.
THURSDAY ~NJSLA Testing. Science in the morning and also in the afternoon. No homework.
MONDAY ~ Work on MolyMod Lab. Identify chemical formula by name. Match their descriptions with the chemical name. Continue to fill out the MolyMod Model Lab paper. Homework is a reading informational text called What are Elements?
TUESDAY ~ Work on MolyMod Lab. Can you identify the MolyMod model? Complete MolyMod conclusion questions after you fill out the two data charts on your MolyMod Model lab paper. Homework is a reading informational text called What are Elements?
WEDNESDAY ~ (afternoon classes relocated to media center)Complete MolyMod Model lab. Complete Great Combinations. Draw and identify the two challenge molecules. Homework is to complete your MolyMod lab.
THURSDAY ~ NJSLA-S PLATFORM REVIEW (all classes relocated to media center)
FRIDAY ~ NJSLA-S PLATFORM REVIEW (all classes relocated to media center)
MONDAY ~ Let's discuss missing work, absent work, and completing work. You need to complete the missing work a day after it is missing. All absent work must be made up. Absences do not excuse you from the work. You should complete any classwork that you do not finish in class for homework. We will continue with the electron dot diagrams and balancing equations. Please keep your worksheets and bring them to class. Homework is to complete the classwork.
TUESDAY ~ Some notes for our interactive notebook. We will learn how to count atoms, molecules, and elements. Homework is a Google form on how to count atoms, molecules, and elements. You will have an assessment next week on Tuesday, April 30. I will give you a list of items from this assessment.
WEDNESDAY ~ Begin our MolyMod building lab. This lab will help you to visualize all of the information we have learned. Homework will be to complete the Google Form on MolyMods Lab - Elements or Compounds?
THURSDAY ~ MolyMod Lab day 2. Homework will be to complete the Google Form on MolyMods Lab - Name that Chemical Formula.
FRIDAY ~ MolyMod Lab day 3. Homework will be to complete the Google Forms on the MolyMods Lab - What is it? and Name that Model.
MONDAY ~ How to use the Periodic Table to understand how atoms bond. Fill in the scaffolded note chart as we discuss each atom. Demonstrate moving elections with the plasma energy ball. Homework is a simple crossword on the Element Symbols.
TUESDAY ~ Continue with electron dot diagrams and chemical bonding. Demonstrate how some elements show off color when heated. Make sure to complete the exit ticket on which element you think made which color. Homework is to complete a student survey.
WEDNESDAY ~ Foldable and notes. Please bring your notebook to class. Review vocabulary. Review element vs. compound. List out the MolyMod lab elements and compounds. No homework.
THURSDAY ~ How to count atoms, elements, and molecules. Homework is a Quick Check on Counting Atoms, Elements, and Molecules.
FRIDAY ~ Discuss the Law of Conservation of Matter. Balancing equations. Demonstrate an equation using magnesium. No homework.
MONDAY ~ We have a lot to talk about. NJ earthquakes and the partial solar eclipse. Do not look directly at the sun. No homework.
TUESDAY ~ Hunting the Elements video and worksheet final part. Then review the worksheet with the corresponding Quizlet. Check your answers carefully and make all changes necessary. Homework is to complete the classwork.
WEDNESDAY ~ What do some elements look like? Let's look at some real samples. Check out our atom, element, and compound models. A quick check will be done at the end of the lesson. Homework is to complete the Quick Check.
THURSDAY ~ Electrons and Energy Levels. Lesson Outline 1. Read and fill in the scaffolded notes. Transfer your notes to the TeacherMade to be checked. Homework is to complete the lesson outline and the TeacherMade version.
MONDAY ~ Practing using the Periodic Table with the Simply Symbols and Periodic Table texting. Hand in when completed. There should be no homework as work is to be completed in class.
TUESDAY ~ Hunting the Elements video and worksheet. No homework.
WEDNESDAY ~ Hunting the Elements video and worksheet part 2 .No homework.
THURSDAY ~ Hunting the Elements video and worksheet part 3. End of Marking Period #3. No homework.
FRIDAY ~ Good Friday - No School
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MONDAY ~ Complete Quick Check to help study for Friday's Unit Test. Understanding Isotopes. Homework is to watch the BrainPop video on Isotopes and then answer the corresponding Google Form questions about Isotopes.
TUESDAY ~ Complete Quick Check to help study for Friday's Unit Test. Understanding Ions. Homework is to watch the BrainPop video on Ions and then answer the corresponding Google Form questions about Ions.
WEDNESDAY ~ Complete Quick Check to help study for Friday's Unit Test. Relationships between subatomic particles test practice. Homework is to study for tomorrow's unit test.
THURSDAY ~ Atoms Unit Test. Practice for tomorrow's part of the Atom Unit Test.
MONDAY ~ Complete a Quick Check to help you practice element names. Practice how to count protons, neutrons, and electrons by using a diagram of particles. Homework is a Google Form on Atomic Theory Scientists - use your yellow foldable.
TUESDAY ~ Complete a Quick Check to help you practice element names. Practicing counting subatomic particles; protons, neutrons, and electrons. Homework is to complete your classwork.
WEDNESDAY ~ Practicing counting subatomic particles; protons, neutrons, and electrons. Homework is to complete your classwork. Complete a Quick Check to help you practice element names.
THURSDAY ~ Drawing out Bohr Models of atoms. Complete a Quick Check on understanding the atom. Homework is to complete your Bohr Diagrams.
FRIDAY ~ Element Name QUIZ. No homework. Complete a Quick Check on understanding the atom.
MONDAY ~ Lesson outline 2. Work on the scaffolded reading notes on protons, neutrons, and electrons. Homework is to transfer notes correctly on the TeacherMade assignment.
TUESDAY ~ Discuss the element names and symbols that need to be known for both the correct symbol and spelling of the element name. Complete Quick to practice the element symbols. Homework is to watch the short BrainPop video and answer the corresponding Google Form questions.
WEDNESDAY ~ Complete Quick Check to practice Element symbols. Discuss the basics of what are atoms. Complete one Reading of Informational Text on Atoms. Homework is to complete your classwork if needed and to study for your quiz.
THURSDAY ~ Complete Quick Check to practice element symbols. Review for tomorrow's quiz on element symbols. Complete the short Reading Informational Text and questions called, Show What You Know? Homework is to complete your classwork if needed and to study for your quiz.
FRIDAY ~ Element Symbol QUIZ. No homework. Complete Quick Check to help your spelling the element names.
MONDAY ~ Complete CER lab from Friday. Use your notebook to complete your Quick Check. Homework is to prepare for your quiz on Friday.
TUESDAY ~ Continue presentation of scaffolded notes on the Atomic Theory Scientists. Use your notebook to answer the Quick Check. Homework is to prepare for your quiz on Friday.
WEDNESDAY ~ Continue the presentation of Atomic Theory Scientists by drawing out their models. Use your notebook to answer the Quick Check. Homework is to prepare for your quiz on Friday.
THURSDAY ~ (1/2 day schedule for Staff PD). Use your notebook to answer the Quick Check. Complete the color-by-number activity. Homework is to prepare for your quiz on Friday.
FRIDAY ~ Atomic Theory Scientists QUIZ. No homework.
MONDAY ~ President's Day - No School.
TUESDAY ~ No School.
WEDNESDAY ~ Introduction to the atom. Scaffolded reading lesson outline notes. Work on your copy and then transfer work to the TeacherMade. You have a copy of the needed textbook copy posted under today's date. Homework is to complete your classwork.
THURSDAY ~ Discuss the Atomic Models and the scientists responsible. Put notes into our interactive notebook. Homework is to watch the BrainPop on Atomic Scientists and answer the questions on the Google Form.
FRIDAY ~ Heat Transfer CER lab. Using heat transfer, explain the claim, evidence, and reasoning behind the phenomena. You should be able to complete your work in class, but if not, you must complete it for homework.
MONDAY ~ Complete Quick Check. Any questions about tomorrow's quiz? This quiz will be moved if Tuesday is anything other than a regularly scheduled full day. Hand out some grade papers for portfolio. Homework is to study for tomorrow's quiz on Heat Transfer.
TUESDAY ~ SNOW DAY!!!!!
WEDNESDAY ~ Happy Valentine's Day Escape Room. Homework is to study for tomorrow's quiz.
THURSDAY ~ Heat Transfer QUIZ. No homework.
FRIDAY ~ Finish the Valentine's Day Escape Room puzzle. No homework.
MONDAY ~ Complete Quick Check. Finish the Heat Transfer project from Friday. Reading Informational Text on Conduction. Homework is to finish your classwork.
TUESDAY ~ Complete Quick Check. Insert pyramid notes into our Interactive Composition notebook. Reading Informational Text on Convection. Homework is to complete your classwork.
WEDNESDAY ~ Complete Quick Check. Reading Informational Text on Radiation. Insert notes on conductors vs. insulators into our Interactive Composition Notebook. Homework is to complete your classwork.
THURSDAY ~ Complete Quick Check. Review conductors and insulators with Conductors vs insulators Seek and Sort.
FRIDAY ~ Yearbook Picture. Complete Quick Check. Classifying conductors vs. Insulators using a tile sort activity. Edpuzzle to review conductors vs Insulators. Homework is to complete your classwork.
HEAT TRANSFER QUIZ ON TUESDAY ~ 2/13/24
MONDAY ~ Clean up our portfolios from the first semester. Introduce Quick Checks. These are small Google Forms of 3-5 questions about the current material. Quick Checks will replace journal writing for the remainder of the year. Review some posted notes on Heat Transfer. No homework.
TUESDAY ~ Quick Check will be done first. Discuss the late assignment policy to remind students of the requirements for completing work on time. Tile Sort activity on heat transfer. Homework is to complete the tile sort activity. Make sure to submit it by the due date for credit.
WEDNESDAY ~ Quick Check. Seek and Sort on heat transfer. Make sure to color-code it correctly. Read the directions. BrainPop video and questions on Heat Transfer. Homework is to complete your classwork when not completed in class.
THURSDAY ~ Color by number Heat Transfer Activity. EdPuzzle to review the heat transfer. Homework is to complete your classwork before the due date.
FRIDAY ~ Heat Transfer Drawing Project. Draw me three pictures - one for conduction, one for convection, and one for radiation. No homework - this project is an in-class project.
MONDAY ~ Study for the Earth Unit Information Test with a study game. Homework is to use resources to study for tomorrow's portion of the Earth Unit Test ~ the information.
TUESDAY ~ EARTH UNIT TEST - information part only. Homework is to use resources to study for Thursday's portion of the Earth Unit Test ~ the diagrams.
WEDNESDAY ~ Study for the Earth Unit Diagram Test with a study game. Homework is to use resources to study for Thursday's portion of the Earth Unit Test ~ the diagrams.
THURSDAY ~ EARTH UNIT TEST - diagrams portion. No homework.
FRIDAY ~ Beginning of Marking Period 3. Complete the Moon Phase Plate Project. No homework.
MONDAY ~ No School in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
TUESDAY ~ Study guide will be handed out for next week's Earth Unit Test. Discuss the additional study tools available on Google Classroom that can be used to help prepare for the unit test. Complete a moon phase diagram. Explain the Moon Phase Plate Project. Homework is to use resources to begin to study for next week's Earth Unit Test.
WEDNESDAY ~ Complete a moon phase diagram. Work on Moon Phase Plate Project. Homework is to use resources to begin to study for next week's Earth Unit Test.
THURSDAY ~ Work on Moon Phase Plate Project. Homework is to use resources to begin to study for next week's Earth Unit Test.
FRIDAY ~ Complete the Moon Phase Plate Project. Homework is to use resources to begin to study for next week's Earth Unit Test.
EARTH UNIT TEST ON 1/23/24 AND EARTH UNIT DIAGRAMS TEST ON 1/24/24.
SEVERAL RESOURCES ARE POSTED UNDER THE RESOURCE SECTION OF THE CLASSROOM.
MONDAY ~ Earth Shadows diagram. Work on Eclipse Project. Homework is to complete any classwork that is not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
TUESDAY ~ Complete the Eclipse Project and the two slides. Homework is to complete your project if it is not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
WEDNESDAY ~ Delayed Opening. Reading Informational Text, diagrams, and questions. Homework is to complete any classwork that is not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
THURSDAY ~ (Assembly 9 am) Color by Number activity on Moon Phases. Foldable moon phase notes. Homework is to complete any classwork that is not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
FRIDAY ~ Moon phase notes #1 and #2. Homework is to complete any classwork that is not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
EARTH UNIT TEST ON 1/23/24 AND EARTH UNIT DIAGRAMS TEST ON 1/25/24. RESOURCES WILL BE POSTED UNDER THE RESOURCE SECTION OF THE CLASSROOM.
MONDAY ~ New Year's Day - No School.
TUESDAY ~ Hand back some graded papers. Discuss the winter solstice. Quick review on the Earth's tilt causing the change of the seasons. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork that is not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
WEDNESDAY ~ Discuss the project on eclipses. What is a Solar Eclipse? Reading informational text and diagram analysis. Work on the project. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork that is not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
THURSDAY ~ What is a Lunar Eclipse? Reading informational text and diagram analysis. Work on the project. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork that is not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
FRIDAY ~ BrainPop video on eclipses. Watch the video again before you answer the corresponding Google Form questions. Work on the project. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork that is not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
MONDAY ~ Brainstorming pages will be collected at the beginning of the period. Use notes and other resources to answer some questions about your Earth-Sun Cycle Project. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork that is not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
TUESDAY ~ Seasons questions. Using diagrams to identify data. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork that is not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
WEDNESDAY ~ CSI on the Solar System. Complete the investigation data chart, official report, and Google Form of your investigation conclusions. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork that is not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
THURSDAY ~ Critical thinking game. Locker cleanout. Please get rid of food and drink items in your locker. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork that is not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY!
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2024.
MONDAY ~ Watch the BrainPop video on Seasons. Complete the corresponding Google form with the BrainPop questions on Seasons. Check over the Reading Informational Text from Friday. Make any corrections needed. Work on Brainstorming Project Pages. Work on the Earth-Sun Cycle Presentation Slides. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork that is not completed in class. Don't forget to work on your Earth and Sun Cycle Project. Check your mini-due dates. Late assignments will lose credit.
TUESDAY ~ Work on Brainstorming Project Pages. Work on the Earth-Sun Cycle Presentation Slides. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork that is not completed in class. Don't forget to work on your Earth and Sun Cycle Project. Check your mini-due dates. Late assignments will lose credit.
WEDNESDAY ~ Work on Brainstorming Project Pages. Work on the Earth-Sun Cycle Presentation Slides. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork that is not completed in class. Don't forget to work on your Earth and Sun Cycle Project. Check your mini-due dates. Late assignments will lose credit.
THURSDAY ~ Complete the Reason for the Seasons TeacherMade assignment. Work on Brainstorming Project Pages. Work on the Earth-Sun Cycle Presentation Slides. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork that is not completed in class. Don't forget to work on your Earth and Sun Cycle Project. Check your mini-due dates. Late assignments will lose credit.
FRIDAY ~ Complete the quick check on the Earth-Sun Cycle Google Form questions. Work on Brainstorming Project Pages. Work on the Earth-Sun Cycle Presentation Slides. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork that is not completed in class. Don't forget to work on your Earth and Sun Cycle Project. Check your mini-due dates. Late assignments will lose credit.
MONDAY ~ Solar System Sleuth challenge. EdPuzzle on the Solar System. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork that is not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit. Don't forget to work on your Earth Model.
TUESDAY ~ Data analysis of planets. BrainPop video and Google Form questions. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork that is not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit. Don't forget to work on your Earth Model.
WEDNESDAY ~ Reading informational text, diagrams, and questions on the Earth's motion. These notes will help with the project. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork that is not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit. Don't forget to work on your Earth and Sun Cycle Project. Check your mini-due dates.
THURSDAY ~ Reading informational text, diagrams, and questions on the day and night. These notes will help with the project. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork that is not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit. Don't forget to work on your Earth and Sun Cycle Project. Check your mini-due dates.
FRIDAY ~ Reading informational text, diagrams, and questions on the seasons. These notes will help with the project. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork that is not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit. Don't forget to work on your Earth and Sun Cycle Project. Check your mini-due dates.
MONDAY ~ Lesson Outline notes on the Inner Planets. Copy the words onto your scaffolded notes carefully. Complete the notes in class today and put your answers on the TeacherMade to be checked. Watch your spelling when copying words. Homework is to complete your journal writing and finish up the TeacherMade version of the scaffolded notes, if not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
TUESDAY ~ Lesson Outline notes on the Outer Planets. Copy the words onto your scaffolded notes carefully. Complete the notes in class today and put your answers on the TeacherMade to be checked. Watch your spelling when copying words. Homework is to complete your journal writing and finish up the TeacherMade version of the scaffolded notes, if not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
WEDNESDAY ~ Using your lesson outline scaffolded notes, answer the questions on the coloring page activity. Homework is to complete your journal writing and complete your coloring, if not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
THURSDAY ~ (Student Council Speeches) Homework is to complete your journal writing, if not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
FRIDAY ~ CSI Activity on the Solar System. Make sure to complete the data chart and the exit card for this activity. Homework is to complete your journal writing, if not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
MONDAY ~ (1/2 Day for Parent/Teacher Conferences) Quick hemispheres review. Go over grades from work for the quiz. Watch a video clip on the solar system. Homework is to complete your journal writing, if not completed in class, and study for your quiz. Late assignments will lose credit.
TUESDAY ~ (1/2 Day for Parent/Teacher Conferences) QUIZ on naming hemispheres and labeling the Planet names (in order). Homework is to complete your journal writing if not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
WEDNESDAY ~ (1/2 Day for Thanksgiving travel) Watch more of the video clip on the planets in our solar system. Homework is to complete your journal writing, if not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
THURSDAY ~ No school for Thanksgiving.
FRIDAY ~No school.
MONDAY ~ Finish up our two foldable notes and glue them into our Interactive Notebook. Then let's put the Informational Text on Hemispheres into our Interactive Notebook too. Homework is to complete your journal writing and finish the Hemispheres diagrams if they are not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
TUESDAY ~ Announce QUIZ on Tuesday 11/21/23 on naming hemispheres and labeling the Planet names (in order). Review the online Resources. The Sun 101. Planets in Our Solar System diagrams. Homework is to complete your journal writing and finish any class work not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
WEDNESDAY ~ Discuss the online Resource added to our Classroom. We will go through the Google Slides, but here is a copy you can use. Sun diagram and matching sun vocabulary. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any class work that is not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
THURSDAY ~ (1/2 Day for Parent/Teacher Conferences) Review hemispheres. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any class work not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
FRIDAY ~A Journey to the Edge of the Solar System. Homework is to complete your journal writing if not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
MONDAY ~ Finish up the Lesson Outline notes from Friday. Read the informational text and diagrams. Complete the questions. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
TUESDAY ~ Solar System foldable notes - Fill out scaffolded notes then color, cut, and paste into your composition book. Homework is a Quick Check Google Form on labeling the Solar System and do not forget to complete your journal writing if not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
WEDNESDAY ~ Complete the foldable notes and get them into your composition book. If there is time, review more of the Candy Challenge puzzle. Homework is to complete your journal writing if not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
THURSDAY ~ No school. NJEA Convention.
FRIDAY ~ No school. NJEA Convention.
MONDAY ~ Introduction to Seasons. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
TUESDAY ~ 🎃It's Halloween🎃—critical thinking game. Homework is to complete your journal writing if not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
WEDNESDAY ~ Student portfolios for 1st marking period. Discuss grades, quiz grades, project grades, and overall grades. The end of the marking period is November 7th. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
THURSDAY ~ Draw some Earth diagrams for hemispheres and other important demarcation lines in our notebook. Then some TeacherMade practice. Make sure to copy spelling when given a word bank, including the capitalization of proper names. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
FRIDAY ~ Draw some diagrams of our Milky Way. Then some TeacherMade practice. Make sure to copy spelling when given a word bank, including the capitalization of proper names. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
MONDAY ~ Announce vocabulary quiz on Thursday. Glue two vocabulary foldables into the composition book. Review CSI activity from Friday. BrainPop on the Intro to the Scientific Method. Watch the video and answer the questions on the corresponding Google Form. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
TUESDAY ~ Review observations vs. inferences classwork. Qualitative vs. Quantitative Cheer - a cheer that will help you remember the difference. BrainPop on Scientific Method - a different version to help with vocabulary review. Watch the video and complete the corresponding Google Form. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
WEDNESDAY ~ Qualitative vs. Quantitative review. Set up science portfolios. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
THURSDAY ~ Vocabulary Quiz on Scientific Method, Observations, and Inferences. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
FRIDAY ~ Seasons Kahoot Challenge to pre-assess your prior knowledge. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
MONDAY ~ Review Chicka's Kidnapping. Review inferences and observations. Make corrections as needed. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
TUESDAY ~ How to create a bar graph. Complete the graph and turn it in. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
WEDNESDAY ~ How to create a pie graph. Complete the graph and turn it in. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
THURSDAY ~ How to create a line graph. Complete the graph and turn it in. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
FRIDAY ~ CSI stations about the Scientific Method. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
MONDAY ~ (1/2 day schedule ~ Staff InService) Spirit Wear: Wear your favorite jersey/sports attire to show that you are on Team Respect. Dinosaur Observations vs. Inferences activity. Homework is to complete your Dinosaur activity and your journal writing if you do not complete it in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
TUESDAY ~ Adding Scientific Method notes to our interactive notebook. Make sure to bring your composition book every day. Google Form on qualitative vs. quantitative observations. Homework is to complete your Google Form and your journal writing if you do not complete it in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
WEDNESDAY ~ Finish our notes and learn how to put them in our Composition Book using the "hinge method". Then a color-by-number activity that goes along with the notes. Google Form on qualitative vs. quantitative observations #2. Homework is to complete your Google Form #2 and your journal writing if you do not complete it in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
THURSDAY ~ Finish and turn in the color-by-number activity from yesterday. Then, Chicka's Kidnapping! Collect evidence and investigate the kidnapping of Chicka, the chicken nugget. Complete the data chart and name your suspect. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
FRIDAY ~ Reading Informational text. Scaffolded notes. Homework is to complete your journal writing and any classwork not completed in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
MONDAY ~ Wear your favorite hat to put a lid on bullying/being unkind! POE writing. Write out the phenomenon of what you observed. Review the Time Clues page from Mall Mystery. Start the Scientific Inquiry EdPuzzle and answer the 8 questions within the short video. Homework is to complete your journal writing and the EdPuzzle if you do not complete it in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
TUESDAY ~ Spirit Wear: Wear tie-dye to “keep the peace” at MMS! (Assembly) Review the description and clothing for our Mall Mystery. BrainPop video on critical reasoning. Complete the corresponding Google Form. Homework is to complete your journal writing and the BrainPop video/Google Form if you do not complete it in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
WEDNESDAY ~ Spirit Wear: Delayed due to Picture Day. Finish up the data chart for our Mall Mystery by using witness testimony to map out the trail within the Mall Map. Complete Google Form on Observations vs. Inferences. Homework is to complete your journal writing and the Google Form if you do not complete it in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
THURSDAY ~ Spirit Wear: Wear your favorite sweatshirt/sweatpants to show being respectful is no sweat! Map out the evidence on the Mall Map. Google Form on Observations vs. Inferences 2. Homework is to complete your journal writing and your Google Form if you do not complete it in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
FRIDAY ~ Spirit Wear: Wear Cedar Grove attire/colors to show that all students/staff of CG respect each other! Finish and turn in your Mystery at the Mall project. Complete the exit card. Homework is to complete your journal writing if you do not complete it in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
MONDAY ~ No school for observance of Yom Kippur.
TUESDAY ~ Student Growth Objective for Life Sciences (SGO). Continue working on the Mall Mystery activity. SGO is a baseline of data collected to help drive instruction and NJSLA-S preparation. SGO grades are never posted on Genesis/Google Classroom. Homework is to complete your journal writing if you do not complete it in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
WEDNESDAY ~ Let's check on some of the notes you should be collecting for the data chart on our Mall Mystery. Let's review alibis, names, and grades. Make sure to make all corrections needed. Continue working on the Mall Mystery. Homework is to complete your journal writing if you do not complete it in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
THURSDAY ~ (1/2 day schedule for Back to School Night) Student Growth Objective for Earth Sciences (SGO). Continue working on the Mall Mystery. Homework is to complete your journal writing if you do not complete it in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
FRIDAY ~ POE - Let's see what happens if I do not water it over the weekend. Take your observations. Student Growth Objective for Physical Sciences (SGO). Homework is to complete your journal writing and finish the "Time Clues" part of the Mall Mystery are finished
MONDAY ~ Hand in the signed requirement packet. Get to Know Bingo Game. Find students who make the requirements on your bingo board. When completed, begin the deductive logic Back to School critical thinking game. Make sure o hand in all work to the Homework Box for credit. Homework is to complete your journal writing if you do not complete it in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
TUESDAY ~ The Rules game. Complete the data chart and conclusion questions. Hand in work when completed. Homework is to complete your journal writing if you do not complete it in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
WEDNESDAY ~ Discuss the Rules games data collected. Set up binder and composition book. Every day be prepared: a binder, composition book, pencil, Chromebook, and planner. Homework is to complete your journal writing if you do not complete it in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
THURSDAY ~ Introduction to notes and note taking. Then use the classroom textbook to fill in the missing term(s) in the scaffolded notes. Watch your spelling when copying. Homework is to complete your journal writing if you do not complete it in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
FRIDAY ~ Newspaper interest meeting right after school in room 308. Don't forget to stop by if you are interested in joining. In class, we will develop your POE writing: phenomena, observation, and explanation. Have you read the Daily Atom lately? We will check the notes and begin our Mystery deductive logic project. Homework is to complete your journal writing and your note check if you do not complete them in class.
MONDAY ~ Discuss Journal writing. Complete our first journal. Continue discussing class requirements and rules. Introduce The Daily Atom. Homework is to complete your journal writing if you do not complete it in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
TUESDAY ~ Some more class rules and requirements. Homework is to complete your journal writing if you do not complete it in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
WEDNESDAY ~ Cheating survey. What situations do you consider to be cheating? Discuss using classroom supplies. Do not break things just to break them. Homework is to complete your journal writing if you do not complete it in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
THURSDAY ~ Begin the All About Me activity. I want to get to know you and your learning style. Add some color to your work. Let me see your creativity. Homework is to complete your journal writing if you do not complete it in class. Late assignments will lose credit.
FRIDAY ~ Complete the All About Me project. Hand out the Parent packet. Homework is to complete your journal writing if you do not complete it in class. Please get the parent/guardian to sign the requirement packet. Late assignments will lose credit.
MONDAY ~ Labor Day ~ Schools and offices are closed.
TUESDAY ~ Teacher professional development and training. No students.
WEDNESDAY ~ Teacher professional development and training. No students.
THURSDAY ~ (1/2 Day Schedule) Students' first day of school. Introductions and welcomes! No homework.
FRIDAY ~ Rules and requirements for 8th Grade Integrated Science. No homework.