8th Grade Science

3rd  Hour

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Semester Test will be Dec 20th from 10:10 to 11:42.  It will cover Lab Safety test, Harnessing Human Energy test,  and Force and Motion test material. You should study these tests in google classroom to prepare for the Semester test.


Our Science series is called Amplify Science. 

Lesson Plans

May 12-17

Monday-review

Tuesday-Semester Tests hours 1,3, 5, 7

Wednesday-semester tests hours 2, 4, 6, 7

Thursday-make up tests, SEL Olympics-Awards

Friday-shortened classes early out


May 6-10

Monday-review

Tuesday-Chapter Test

Wednesday-Friday-Watch October Skies


April 29-May 3

Monday-3.1

Tuesday-3.2

Wednesday-3.3

Thursday-3.4

Friday-Post Test Amplify Science/Vocabulary Test


April 22-26

Monday-SEL

Tuesday-Moon Phases Lab

Wednesday-finish lab

Thursday-Moon Watch Assessment, Vocabulary Test

Friday-No school


April 15-19

Monday-2.1

Tuesday-2.2 and 2.3

Wednesday-2.4

Thursday-2.5

Friday-2.6/2.7

Friday-finish lab, start Tides of War 

April 2nd to 5th 

Monday-No school

Tuesday-pretest Earth, Moon, and Sun Amplify Science, finish up vocabulary terms

Wednesday-Do Exploration of Eclipse

Thursday-finish and go over

Friday-Explanation of eclipses


March 22-29

Monday-SEL

Tuesday-lab

Wednesday-lab

Thursday-Chapter Test

Friday-No School 


March 18-22

Monday-3.5 based on score for 3.4

Tuesday-3.6 Explaining Austrailia's  Skin Cancer

Wednesday-Light Wave Vocabulary Test, go over 3.4

Thursday-4.1 Analyzing Evidence

Friday-Post Test Amplify Science


March 4th to 8th

Monday-Exploration of Waves

Tuesday-lesson 3.1 Following the Path of Light-lab/sim

Wednesday-finish 3.1 start 3.2 reading article

Thursday-finish 3.2 start 3.3 reflection, transmisison and energy

Friday-critical junction 3.4/finish light lab 


Feb 26 to March 1st

Monday-lesson 2.4 Effects of Different Types of Light

Tuesday-lesson 2.5 Analyzing Evidence

Wednesday-finish 2.5/ start optics and Light Notes

Thursday-Finish notes

Friday-Light lab


Feb 19-20

Monday-no school

Tuesday-MSU fieldtrip

Wednesday-do lesson 2.1 light waves

Thursday-do lesson 2.2 light wave

Friday-do lesson 2.3 light waves



Feb 12-16

Monday-do pretest, finish vocabulary terms

Tuesday-1.2 

Wednesday-1.3

Thursday-1.4

Friday-Slinky Lab



Monday-SEL

Tuesday-Magnetic Field Lab

Wednesday-finish lab, go over concepts

Thursday-Post Test 4.4

Friday-Magnetic Forces Chapter Test 


Jan. 29-Feb 2

Monday-Magnetic Leviator races

Tuesday-3.3

Wednesday-3.3

Thursday-3.4 critical junction

Friday-3.5 -im Amplify-based on 3.4


Jan. 22-26 

Monday-2.3

Tuesday-2.4

Wednesday-3.1

Thursday-3.2Friday-3.2, start mag lev 


Jan 15-19

Monday-No School

Tuesday-Magnetic Fields chapter 2 lesson read and annotate articles

Wednesday-finish reading and annotating articles

Thursday-chapter 2 lesson 2

Friday-Magnetic Fields Vocabulary test


Jan 8-12th

Monday-1.5 Modeling Magnetic Field Line

Tuesday-1.6 Modeling Laucher alignment

Wednesday-Start Explanation of Electric and Magnetic Force

Thursday-finish up Explanation, Watch utube magnetic field lines

Friday-do Exploration of Electric and Magnetic Forces 

Jan 1st to 5th

Monday-No School

Tuesday-No School

Wednesday-Magnetic Fields cahpter 1 lesson 2

Thursday-finish 1.2, do 1.3

Friday-Magnetic Fields chapter 1 lesson 4, start lesson 5



Dec. 18-22

Monday-Rock Transformation vocabulary terms

Tuesday-pretest Rock Transformation

Wednesday-Semester test

Thursday-no class

Friday-any make up work 


Dec. 11-15

Monday-Velocity lab

Tuesday-Velocity lab

Wednesday-Watch Despicable Me do Force, Motion, and Newton's Law of Motion worksheet

Thursday-continue watching

Friday-Force  and Motion Unit Test


Dec 4th - 8th

Monday-SEL

Tuesday-Force and Motion Summary

Wednesday-Graph Walking Dead

Thursday-finish Walking Dead lab

Friday-Velocity lab


Nov 27-Dec 1st

Monday-Newton's Law of Motion lab

Tuesday-finish up lab

Wednesday-start Walking Dead lab

Thursday-Newton's Law Escape

Friday-Walking Dead lab 


Nov 20-23

Monday-Inertia Force Discovery Lab

Tuesday-finish lab

Wednesday-Thanksgiving SEL activities

Thursday/Friday-Thanksgiving Break


Nov 13-17

Monday-Hess Friction lab

Tuesday-Hess Speed lab

Wednesday-go over responses to online work

Thursday-Newton's Laws of Motion Explanation

Friday-Net Force Quiz then do Newton's 1st Law of Motion lab with dominoes


Nov 6-10

Monday-finish Balanced and Unbalanced Forces lab

Tuesday-Motion Commotion lab

Wednesday-Net Forces Exploration in google classroom

Thursday-Net Forces Explanation in google classroom

Froday-no school


Oct 30-Nov 3

Monday-Do Force and Motion Vocabulary Test/ do 4.1

Tuesday-4.4 Post test

Wednesday-Exploration of Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

Thursday-Net Force Exploration

Friday-Motion Lab  


Oct 23-27

Monday-3.1

Tuesday-3.2

Wednesday-3.3

Thursday-3.4

Friday-vocabulary test, finish up 3.4


Oct. 16-18

Monday-SEL

Tuesday-go over critical junction

Wednesday-redo 2.4 Critical Junction

Thursday/Friday-no school


Oct 9-13

Monday-Force and Motion lesson 2.1

Tuesday- F/M lesson 2.2

Wednesday-F/M lesson 2.3

Thursday- F/M lesson 2.4 critical junction

Friday-F/M lesson 2.5


Lesson Plans for 

Sept 25-29

Monday-No School

Tuesday-Inquiry

Wednesday-Exploration

Thursday-Chapter Test

Friday-pretest


Sept 18-22

Monday-Swinging Pendulum lab

Tuesday-finish pendulum lab

Wednesday-Kesler Potential and Kinetic Energy activity

Thursday-Marble Run

Friday-Finish Marble Run


Week of Sept 5-8

Monday-No School

Tuesday-SEL

Wednesday-Popsickle catapult

Thursday-2.1

Friday-2.2 


August 17-19

Wed-expectations, Getting To Know You, Letter to parents

Thursday-I Have, Who Has, Review

Friday-Lab Safety Escape 


Aug 22-26

Monday-set up google classroom 

set up Amplify Science

start work on safety poster

Tuesday-finish work on poster

Wednesday-present poster

Thursday-Safety Test

Friday- Harnessing Human Energy Vocabulary 


Aug 29-Sept 2nd

Monday-Chapter 1 Lesson 1 Harnessing Human Energy (HHE)

Tuesday-Chapter 1 Lesson 2 HHE

Wednesday-Chapter 1 lesson 3 HHE

Thursday-Chapter 1 lesson 4 HHE

Friday-Build a Popsicle Stick Catapult


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