8th Grade Science
2/3/20 - Finished Motion and Velocity Analysis.
1/31/20 - Notes on Motion, Reference Points, Velocity and Scalar/Vector measurement. Velocity Video Analysis activity.
1/30/20 - Took notes on Criteria and Constraints/Limiting Factors in science and engineering. Football phenomenon and drew a model of forces in football hits.
1/29/20 - Watched IDEO shopping cart video and applied the Engineering Design Process.
1/28/20 - Warm Up review of Law of Conservation of Mass. Engineering Design Process.
1/7 - Endothermic / Exothermic Device Design due tomorrow.
12/16 - Chemistry Test Friday. Study session 8:15 Friday morning.
Study Guide - Periodic Table, Law of Conservation of Mass, Chemical Reactions12/10 - Reading Quiz tomorrow - Chemical Reactions
12/2 - Complete Reading "Periodic Table - Parts of the Atom." There will be a reading quiz on Wednesday. Students with long hair will need a hair elastic starting at the end of this week.
11/21 - Test tomorrow. Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes in Matter with an emphasis on density as a physical property. Study session 8:15 optional.
10/24 - Properties of Matter Notes
2018 Properties of Matter.ppt10/22 - Warm Drinks lab report is due 10/25. Yosemite campers due 11/1.
10/14 - 10/18 - Thermal Insulators and Conductors. Engineering a better thermal insulator.
Thermal Insulators and ConductorsNotes for test next Friday.
Copy of States of Matter SlidesCopy of Scientific Modeling8/29 - Scientific Measurement. Start student designed experiment. No Homework.
8/28 - Experimental Analysis in class. No homework unless you did not finish in class.
Back to School Night 2019 8/27 - Finished Rainbow lab and handed in. Started Scientific Measurement.
8/26 - Rainbow lab in class today. It is NOT homework. I will give 10 minutes in class tomorrow to complete conclusion questions. Homework - make sure you have a composition book and other materials.
8/23 - If you did not get your Guidelines and Requirements signed, please have it by Monday. There is a copy on the home page of this website. Today in class we took notes on basic measuring tools used in science. If we don't finish in class today, we will finish on Tuesday.
Measurement 2018 (not volume)8/22 - Reviewing class guidelines and requirements (copy on home page). Please get signed by Monday and detach the bottom portion.
8/21 - Welcome to class. Why are questions important in science? Observation of a phenomenon with student questions. Homework: Get composition book if you don't have one already.