May 25-May 29
Grade 8 Digital Learning Activities
ELA
ELA
May 25 - 29, 2020
Day 1
Title: Sensory details in "One Last Time"
Teacher Cover Sheet: Teachers, review this cover sheet to prepare for this activity.Teacher Cover Sheet Day 1, Day 2, & Day 3
Instructions: Open the activity in Google Slides to see the directions for today. All directions and translations can be found on slide 2.
Link to Interactive Google Slides: Week of 5/25 - 8th ELA Interactive Slides Day 1
Teacher Cover Sheet: Teachers, review this cover sheet to prepare for this activity.Teacher Cover Sheet Day 1, Day 2, & Day 3
Instructions: Open the activity in Google Slides to see the directions for today. All directions and translations can be found on slide 2.
Link to Interactive Google Slides: Week of 5/25 - 8th ELA Interactive Slides Day 1
May 25 - 29, 2020
Day 2
Title: Sensory details in "One Last Time" (Part 2)
Teacher Cover Sheet: Teachers, review this cover sheet to prepare for this activity.Teacher Cover Sheet Day 1, Day 2, & Day 3
Instructions: Open the activity in Google Slides to see the directions for today. All directions and translations can be found on slide 2.
Link to Interactive Google Slides: Week of 5/25 - 8th ELA Interactive Slides Day 2
Teacher Cover Sheet: Teachers, review this cover sheet to prepare for this activity.Teacher Cover Sheet Day 1, Day 2, & Day 3
Instructions: Open the activity in Google Slides to see the directions for today. All directions and translations can be found on slide 2.
Link to Interactive Google Slides: Week of 5/25 - 8th ELA Interactive Slides Day 2
May 25 - 29, 2020
Day 3
Title: Tone in "One Last Time"
Teacher Cover Sheet: Teachers, review this cover sheet to prepare for this activity.Teacher Cover Sheet Day 1, Day 2, & Day 3
Instructions: Open the activity in Google Slides to see the directions for today. All directions and translations can be found on slide 2.
Link to Interactive Google Slides: Week of 5/25 - 8th ELA Interactive Slides Day 3
Teacher Cover Sheet: Teachers, review this cover sheet to prepare for this activity.Teacher Cover Sheet Day 1, Day 2, & Day 3
Instructions: Open the activity in Google Slides to see the directions for today. All directions and translations can be found on slide 2.
Link to Interactive Google Slides: Week of 5/25 - 8th ELA Interactive Slides Day 3
May 25 - 29, 2020
Day 4
Title: Narrative Writing
Teacher Cover Sheet: Teachers, review this cover sheet to prepare for this activity.Teacher Cover Sheet Day 4
Instructions: Use the Narrative Writing Document to complete your narrative writing assignment.
Writing Prompt: Week of 5/25 - Narrative Writing Document
Teacher Cover Sheet: Teachers, review this cover sheet to prepare for this activity.Teacher Cover Sheet Day 4
Instructions: Use the Narrative Writing Document to complete your narrative writing assignment.
Writing Prompt: Week of 5/25 - Narrative Writing Document
Newcomers/ELD
Newcomers/ELD
Week of May 25 - 29, 2020
Title: Protecting Water with Watersheds and Wetlands
Teacher Cover Sheet: Teachers, review this document to prepare for the week
Day One
- Instructions: Day 1: Today, you will learn key vocabulary that you will use this week. You will also learn about sources of water and sources of water pollution.
- Link to Interactive Assignment: Google Slides
Day Two
- Instructions: Day 2: Today, you will learn about watersheds. Think about the three questions below as you watch videos, read the text, and look at images and maps about watersheds.
- 1.What is a watershed and why is it important?
- 2. How do watersheds get polluted (dirty)?
- 3. How can we protect watersheds?
- Link to Interactive Assignment: Google Slides
Day Three
- Instructions: Day 3: Today, you will learn about wetlands and why they are important. You will watch videos, read a text, and look at images and maps. You will use what you learned to write an argumentative paragraph. You will explain if you agree or disagree with the author that wetlands are important and need to be protected. You will provide three reasons to support your answer.
- Link to Interactive Assignment: Google Slides
Day Four
- Instructions: Day 4: Today, you will read the last part of the text and learn about water quality. You will respond to text dependent questions. Finally, you will use what you learned this week to write an informative text about how and why people should protect watersheds and wetlands.
- Link to Interactive Assignment: Google Slides
Math
Math
Week of May 25 - May 29
- Title: Volume of Cones and Spheres
- Teacher Cover Sheets: Review these documents prior to the lesson
- Instructions: Follow the directions on the google slides.
- Link to Interactive Assignment: LINK
Science
Science
Week of May 25 - May 29
Title: Properties of Matter
Teacher Cover Sheet: Teachers review this document prior to the lesson.Teacher Cover Sheet Activity
Directions: General Instructions:Go through each slide. Read the information on each slide, and respond to the activities.
Throughout this slideshow, you will see yellow boxes.
These yellow boxes indicate something for you to do or complete. Be sure to either type your response or complete the task when you see one of these yellow boxes. Your teacher will be able to see your responses as you work on the assignment.
For more practice with the vocabulary for this unit, access the “Focus on Language” document from your Google Classroom.
If you need more help, click the links in the slideshow that say “Need Help?” or “Sentence Starters.”
Special Instructions
Slide 10: Indicate the correct answer(s) by dragging the yellow boxes that contain correct answers into the pink box.
Slide 17: Calculate the mass of the bag of glass based on the weight (F) shown. The measurement from the scale is given in the picture caption.
Slide 18: Calculate the weight of the rocks in the photo.
Slide 21: Choose the correct answer from each set of bolded yellow terms by moving the pink circles over the correct choice.
Slide 22: Indicate the correct answer by moving the pink circle over the letter.
Slide 25: Find the volume for this box using the formula for a rectangular prism.
Slide 27: Find the volume of the rock in the images on the previous slide by using the amount of water that it displaces in the formula below.
Slide 30: Write the following states of matter under the photo that shows that state: Solid, liquid, gas
Slide 36: Label the following properties as either a physical or chemical property. Write a “P” next to physical properties and “C” next to chemical properties.
Need Additional Help? Ask someone to read along with you.
Links: Interactive Slide Deck: Properties of Matter
Teacher Cover Sheet: Teachers review this document prior to the lesson.Teacher Cover Sheet Activity
Directions: General Instructions:Go through each slide. Read the information on each slide, and respond to the activities.
Throughout this slideshow, you will see yellow boxes.
These yellow boxes indicate something for you to do or complete. Be sure to either type your response or complete the task when you see one of these yellow boxes. Your teacher will be able to see your responses as you work on the assignment.
For more practice with the vocabulary for this unit, access the “Focus on Language” document from your Google Classroom.
If you need more help, click the links in the slideshow that say “Need Help?” or “Sentence Starters.”
Special Instructions
Slide 10: Indicate the correct answer(s) by dragging the yellow boxes that contain correct answers into the pink box.
Slide 17: Calculate the mass of the bag of glass based on the weight (F) shown. The measurement from the scale is given in the picture caption.
Slide 18: Calculate the weight of the rocks in the photo.
Slide 21: Choose the correct answer from each set of bolded yellow terms by moving the pink circles over the correct choice.
Slide 22: Indicate the correct answer by moving the pink circle over the letter.
Slide 25: Find the volume for this box using the formula for a rectangular prism.
Slide 27: Find the volume of the rock in the images on the previous slide by using the amount of water that it displaces in the formula below.
Slide 30: Write the following states of matter under the photo that shows that state: Solid, liquid, gas
Slide 36: Label the following properties as either a physical or chemical property. Write a “P” next to physical properties and “C” next to chemical properties.
Need Additional Help? Ask someone to read along with you.
Links: Interactive Slide Deck: Properties of Matter
Social Studies
Social Studies
Days 1-4
Title: Compromise and Conflict
Teacher Cover Sheet: docs.google.com/document/d/1T0jXf3jV4ngioUzEXN54O_VfNjBr9qWboXiMU0ReTZg/copy
Instructions:
Resources:
Teacher Cover Sheet: docs.google.com/document/d/1T0jXf3jV4ngioUzEXN54O_VfNjBr9qWboXiMU0ReTZg/copy
Instructions:
- Navigate the Google Slide deck, following all directions and completing all activities
Resources: