Science 7/8

This year the Science 7/8 class will be learning the Science 8 curriculum. We will focus on the 5 unit as described in the course outline. I will be teaching these classes for the first semester only and then will pass the classes off to Mr. Kozak for the second semester.

Check out the course outline below to see what we are planning to do this school year.

Note: In the course outline are ways for you to be sure you can stay on top of your student's homework using my teacher webpage. Please see below the course outline for information to help your student be the best student he/she can be!

Science 8 Outline 2020.pdf

Here is what is coming up for assignments and tests for the dates Jan. 18 - 20:

  • Monday, Jan. 18 - Unit C Section 2.0 Review Questions are DUE TOMORROW. Midterm exam is this Thursday. Students should have already started studying for their upcoming exams...and continue to do so!

  • Tuesday, Jan. 19 - Unit C Section 1.0 and 2.0 QUIZ is TOMORROW. Midterm exam is this Thursday. Students should have already started studying for their upcoming exams...and continue to do so!

  • Wednesday, Jan. 20 - Midterm exam is this TOMORROW. Students should be studying for that tonight.

*MORE* The Science MIDTERM is Thursday, January 21. I have already sent an email to all the parents/guardians in regards to this. Please email if you need any questions answered or clarification on what happens during midterm exams.

All due dates and test dates are posted in the Google Classroom as well. Student reminders are set to got to every student's school email address at 3:15 so they remember to bring their material home. It is up to the students to set up their notifications on their device so they get the reminders.

The textbook as well as worksheets are posted in Google Classroom, too. In the event a student forgets his/her text or sheets at school, he/she still has the opportunity to complete the work by either printing off another copy or completing the work on a separate piece of paper. And most videos we watch in class are in the classroom, too! These will help with review for upcoming exams.

Here is what is coming up for assignments and tests for the dates Jan. 11 - 14:

  • Monday, Jan. 11 - Unit C Section 2.1 and 2.2 notes are due tomorrow.

  • Wednesday, Jan. 13 - Unit C Section 2.3 - 2.5 notes are due tomorrow.

*NOTE* The Unit C section 1.0 and 2.0 quiz is Wednesday, January 20.

*MORE* The Science MIDTERM is Thursday, January 21. I have already sent an email to all the parents/guardians in regards to this. Please email if you need any questions answered or clarification on what happens during midterm exams.

All due dates and test dates are posted in the Google Classroom as well. Student reminders are set to got to every student's school email address at 3:15 so they remember to bring their material home. It is up to the students to set up their notifications on their device so they get the reminders.

The textbook as well as worksheets are posted in Google Classroom, too. In the event a student forgets his/her text or sheets at school, he/she still has the opportunity to complete the work by either printing off another copy or completing the work on a separate piece of paper. And most videos we watch in class are in the classroom, too! These will help with review for upcoming exams.

Here is what is coming up for assignments and tests for the dates Jan. 4 - 8:

  • Monday, Jan. 4 - Check and Reflect page 181 is due tomorrow.

  • Wednesday, Jan. 6 - Unit C Section 1.1 and 1.2 notes are due tomorrow.

  • Thursday, Jan. 7 - Pages 186 (1-4) and 187 (1-4) questions are due tomorrow.

  • Friday, Jan. 8 - Unit C Section 1.0 Review is due Monday.

All due dates and test dates are posted in the Google Classroom as well. Student reminders are set to got to every student's school email address at 3:15 so they remember to bring their material home. It is up to the students to set up their notifications on their device so they get the reminders.

The textbook as well as worksheets are posted in Google Classroom, too. In the event a student forgets his/her text or sheets at school, he/she still has the opportunity to complete the work by either printing off another copy or completing the work on a separate piece of paper. And most videos we watch in class are in the classroom, too! These will help with review for upcoming exams.

Here is what is coming up for assignments and tests for the dates Dec. 14 - 18:

  • Monday, Dec. 14 - We are starting our unit review as our EXAM is on THURSDAY. The unit review is on page 169 of the text and the students will be completing the following questions: 3 - 8, 10 - 14, 16 - 19, 23. These are due Wednesday. We will also be having a section 3.0 RETEST tomorrow. All students will write it and they can take their best mark of either quiz.

  • Tuesday, Dec. 15 - Section 3.0 RETEST is today. Once students are done the quiz they can continue to work on completing their unit review that is DUE TOMORROW.

  • Wednesday, Dec. 16 - We will mark the unit review today and go over material for the UNIT TEST TOMORROW.

  • Thursday, Dec. 17 - UNIT TEST!!!


All due dates and test dates are posted in the Google Classroom as well. Student reminders are set to got to every student's school email address at 3:15 so they remember to bring their material home. It is up to the students to set up their notifications on their device so they get the reminders.

The textbook as well as worksheets are posted in Google Classroom, too. In the event a student forgets his/her text or sheets at school, he/she still has the opportunity to complete the work by either printing off another copy or completing the work on a separate piece of paper. And most videos we watch in class are in the classroom, too! These will help with review for upcoming exams.

Here is what is coming up for assignments and tests for the dates of Dec. 7 - Dec. 10:

  • Monday, Dec. 7 - There will be a test on Wednesday on Unit B Section 3.0. Although it is open book, the test will not be easy (or short!) so students should prepare for the test like they would any other in school exam.

  • Tuesday, Dec. 8 - Students are to complete questions on p. 164 (1-4) and p. 165 (1-5) for Thursday. REMINDER that the SECTION 3.0 TEST is tomorrow.

  • Wednesday, Dec. 9 - be sure questions on p. 164 (1-4) and p. 165 (1-5) assigned on Tuesday are done for tomorrow.

  • Section 4.0 assignment on the google classroom is due tonight at 6:00. The google form is submitted through the google classroom.


All due dates and test dates are posted in the Google Classroom as well. Student reminders are set to got to every student's school email address at 3:15 so they remember to bring their material home. It is up to the students to set up their notifications on their device so they get the reminders.

The textbook as well as worksheets are posted in Google Classroom, too. In the event a student forgets his/her text or sheets at school, he/she still has the opportunity to complete the work by either printing off another copy or completing the work on a separate piece of paper. And most videos we watch in class are in the classroom, too! These will help with review for upcoming exams.

Even though we are home learning now I will still post our homework.

Here is what is coming up for assignments and tests for the dates of November 30 - Dec. 4:

  • Monday, Nov. 30 - 3.2 and 3.3 review questions DUE TOMORROW (Tuesday) (google form is online)

  • Wednesday, Dec. 2 - 3.4 and 3.5 notes are DUE TOMORROW (Thursday)

  • Friday, Dec. 4 - 3.0 Review questions (google form is online) AND Page 153 (2-8) textbook questions DUE MONDAY, Dec. 7.


All due dates and test dates are posted in the Google Classroom as well. Student reminders are set to got to every student's school email address at 3:15 so they remember to bring their material home. It is up to the students to set up their notifications on their device so they get the reminders.

The textbook as well as worksheets are posted in Google Classroom, too. In the event a student forgets his/her text or sheets at school, he/she still has the opportunity to complete the work by either printing off another copy or completing the work on a separate piece of paper. And most videos we watch in class are in the classroom, too! These will help with review for upcoming exams.

Here is what is coming up for assignments and tests for the dates of November 23 - 27:

  • Monday, Nov. 23 - 3.1 review questions AND the 2.0 test corrections are DUE TOMORROW (Tuesday)

  • Wednesday, Nov. 25 - The lab we did in class today (page 138) is DUE TOMORROW (Thursday)

  • Thursday, Nov. 26 - 3.2 and 3.3 notes are DUE TOMORROW (Friday)


All due dates and test dates are posted in the Google Classroom as well. Student reminders are set to got to every student's school email address at 3:15 so they remember to bring their material home. It is up to the students to set up their notifications on their device so they get the reminders.

The textbook as well as worksheets are posted in Google Classroom, too. In the event a student forgets his/her text or sheets at school, he/she still has the opportunity to complete the work by either printing off another copy or completing the work on a separate piece of paper. And most videos we watch in class are in the classroom, too! These will help with review for upcoming exams.

Here is what is coming up for assignments and tests for the dates of November 16 - 19:

  • Monday, Nov. 16 - The students will be receiving a Cells and Systems Review sheet. This is DUE TOMMORROW. (note - test Wednesday on section 2.0)

  • Tuesday, Nov. 17 - The students should be studying for their Unit B Section 2.0 exam tonight. Their TEST is TOMORROW.

  • Thursday, Nov. 19 - The students will be receiving notes to complete for Unit B Section 3.0. These are DUE MONDAY.


All due dates and test dates are posted in the Google Classroom as well. Student reminders are set to got to every student's school email address at 3:15 so they remember to bring their material home. It is up to the students to set up their notifications on their device so they get the reminders.

The textbook as well as worksheets are posted in Google Classroom, too. In the event a student forgets his/her text or sheets at school, he/she still has the opportunity to complete the work by either printing off another copy or completing the work on a separate piece of paper. And most videos we watch in class are in the classroom, too! These will help with review for upcoming exams.

Here is what is coming up for assignments and tests for the dates of November 9 - 13:

  • Monday, Nov. 9 - Two things for homework today. The 'Build Your Own Cells' assignment is DUE tomorrow. As well, students will be getting their Section 1.0 quiz back to complete their test corrections. These corrections are DUE TOMORROW.


(It is mandatory that all students that received less than 50% do their corrections. Everybody else can choose to do the corrections if they would like. For every correction that is completed, correct, AND with and explanation as to WHY the new answer is correct on the test, students will receive half marks that will be added to the total of their exam.) (Exam marks are posted in PowerSchool)
  • Friday, Nov. 13 - Students will have two things DUE on MONDAY. First are their 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5 notes for Unit B. Second are the Assess Your Learning questions on page 125 (#1, 2, 4, 6)

  • NOTE: Students will have a Unit B Section 2.0 test on Wednesday, Nov. 16.


All due dates and test dates are posted in the Google Classroom as well. Student reminders are set to got to every student's school email address at 3:15 so they remember to bring their material home. It is up to the students to set up their notifications on their device so they get the reminders.

The textbook as well as worksheets are posted in Google Classroom, too. In the event a student forgets his/her text or sheets at school, he/she still has the opportunity to complete the work by either printing off another copy or completing the work on a separate piece of paper. And most videos we watch in class are in the classroom, too! These will help with review for upcoming exams.

Here is what is coming up for assignments and tests for the dates of November 2 - 6:

  • Tues, Nov. 3 - Unit B Section 1.0 Review Questions due

  • Wed, Nov. 4 - Unit B Section 1.0 Quiz

  • Thurs, Nov. 5 - Microscope Quiz (parts of the microscope and their function)


All due dates and test dates are posted in the Google Classroom as well. Student reminders are set to got to every student's school email address at 3:15 so they remember to bring their material home. It is up to the students to set up their notifications on their device so they get the reminders.

The textbook as well as worksheets are posted in Google Classroom, too. In the event a student forgets his/her text or sheets at school, he/she still has the opportunity to complete the work by either printing off another copy or completing the work on a separate piece of paper. And most videos we watch in class are in the classroom, too! These will help with review for upcoming exams.