Unit 0: What is Science?/ Lab Safety

Unit 1: Forces and Energy

Unit 2: Matter

Unit 3: Waves

Hi! My name is Miss Harms, and I am teaching 8th grade science this year. I am very excited to get to know you all and to teach you, learn with you, and have fun!

A little about me:

• I graduated from Illinois State University in December 2022

• I grew up 3 hours away in Red Bud, IL which is close to St. Louis, MO

  • I am a huge Blues fan

• I love musical theater! My most recent production was Seussical the Musical. My favorite show to ever be in is Shrek the Musical.

• I am also one of the NJHS sponsors!

★ Please read and sign the lab safety contract ★

Safety is extremely important in a science classroom! We will be sending home a lab safety contract full of important rules to keep everyone safe during an experiment/lab. Students will NOT be allowed to participate in labs without a signed lab safety agreement. 

Purposeful misbehavior regarding lab safety can result in alternate assignments for the safety of the rest of the class.

Please read through the lab safety contract with your student before signing!

All science notebooks and workbooks should stay in my classroom. There will be a shelf for each class to stack their notebooks and their workbooks.

There is a new school-wide policy on grading. 

Assessments: 60%

• Labs, Projects, and Quizzes/Tests

Classwork: 30%

• Worksheets, Stations, Vocab, Journal Activities

Homework: 5%

• Website Vocab

Starter Activity (Bellringer): 5%

• Daily Question