Here, I will share some of the things that I am learning in 8th grade science.

Our monthly goals will also be described. The goal for August and September was curiosity. Activities we did for this were the wonder journals, hungry hungry sphero challenge, microscopy lab, using Ipads, fake articles, and water testing.

My favorite activity was the hungry hungry spheroes challenge.

I think I learned a lot in these last three months. Out of all the projects we did, I liked using the Spheros. I think I learned a lot about how the earth formed and continues to change today. I also enjoyed water testing and how we can record our own data. One skill I can grow is quizzes. I can study more so I can get perfect quizzes. The project I learned the most from is the SSB project. It showed me new ways that people use to defend against earthquakes. Overall, I have enjoyed the past three months in this class and look forward to a fun and beneficial year.

Some things we did in the past three months are the Geology book creator, Newton's Cradle, Build a launcher challenge, and the RVR experiment. My favorite was the Build a launcher challenge even though we didn't do too well. I think it was fun but our launcher did not work well. I also liked the stream table. I thought it was a good demonstration of weathering and erosion. I think I did well with the Ohio toxic spill poster.

I learned a lot in these past few months. One project we did was the alien genetics gizmo. I liked learning about genetics and it was pretty easy. We also did punnett squares. The Rock Pocket mouse project was my favorite project during the past few months.

I enjoyed working with spheros this year. I also liked doing engineering challenges. I feel like I learned a lot over the year. My least favorite thing to do was take notes. In the future, I hope to learn even more about science.