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Welcome to 8th Grade Science!
This year we will be studying physical, life and earth/space science. We will be conducting several labs and working on many group and individual projects. My goal is to keep learning as hands-on as possible and to pique students' interest and curiosity in science.
Google Classroom Codes
JogNog Codes
Our units of study this year will be:
1) Scientific Inquiry 2) Chemistry 3) Physics 4) Astronomy 5) Earth's Systems 6) Genetics & Evolution 7) MCAS Review 8) Climate Change
Click here for 2019-2020 Class Outline/Contract
Click here for Mrs. Ferreira’s Correction Option Policy
CANCELED: March 16- Dr. Jim Gates talk at Barnstable High (6:45-7:25pm Student Q&A; 7:30-8:30pm Talk)
CANCELED: March 19 - optional evening field trip to Werner-Schmidt Observatory in Yarmouth with Cape Cod Astronomical Society, 7-8pm
Due Wed 3/18: Period 1 only Astronomy Test
Due Tue 3/17: Astronomy Test (visual test - see sample visuals and questions and study guide and Class Notes on Google Classroom) - except Period 1
Due Mon 3/16: No homework
Due Fri 3/13: Be ready for in-class open response on Seasons (see Google Classroom for the question)
Due Thu 3/12: Periods 1 & 6 - 2 JogNogs (Earth's Movements)
Due Wed 3/11: Periods 3, 4, 7 & - 2 JogNogs (Earth's Movements)
Due Tue 3/10: No homework
Due Mon 3/9: No homework
Due Fri 3/6: 5 JogNogs (Tides & Moon Phases)
Due Th 3/5: No homework
Due Wed 3/4: Fields of Science - Astronomy (assignment #25 on Google Classroom)
No school on Tuesday, March 3
Due Mon 3/2: No homework
Due Fri 2/28: Orbital Velocity Lab (periods 1 & 6); submit topic for Fields of Science - Astronomy
Due Thu 2/27: no homework
Due Wed 2/26: Orbital Velocity Lab (periods 3, 4, & 7)
Due Tue 2/25: No homework
Due Fri 12/14 - No homework (except Period 3 - JogNog)
Due Thu 2/13: 3 JogNog Quizzes (Period 3 - due Friday)
Due Wed 2/12: No homework
Due Tue 2/11: No homework
Due Mon 2/10: No homework
Due Fri 2/7: Final Written Assessment (graph & 3 paragraphs) and your completed packet for the Car Design Project
Due Thu 2/6: Final Written Assessment (graph & 3 paragraphs) and your completed packet for the Car Design Project - Period 7
Due Wed 2/5: Any science cash you want put towards Term 2; otherwise, no homework
Due Tue 2/4: Speed/Velocity Worksheet if it hadn't been completed yet; All revisions from Fields of Science Assignment
Due Mon 2/3: No homework
Due Fri 1/31: No homework
Due Thu 1/30: No homework
Due Wed 1/29: No homework
Due Tue 1/28: No homework
Due Mon 1/27: JogNog (3 quizzes) - Motion of Objects
Due Fri 1/24: No homework
Due Thu 1/23: No homework
Due Wed 1/22: Fields of Science-Physics is due for all classes (put Works Cited in MLA format at the bottom of the document with your 3 paragraphs, submit on www.turnitin.com, create a colored hand-drawn picture/diagram to go along with your topic)
Due Tue 1/21: Study for quiz (periods 1 & 7)
Due Fri 1/17: Study for quiz (periods 3, 4 & 6); Period 4 finish Collision Lab
Due Thu 1/16: No homework
Due Wed 1/15: No homework; Students who didn't do a voice over for the roller coaster video must submit their written paragraph by today
Due Tue 1/14: Submit a topic for Fields of Science on Google Classroom
Due Mon 1/13: No homework
Due Fri 1/10: No homework
Due Thu 1/9: Chemistry Test Corrections
Due Wed 1/8: JogNog (2 quizzes - potential & kinetic energy)
Due Tue 1/7: Finish Roller Coaster Project (video, graph & packet) - Period 1 this is due on Wednesday
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Due Wed 12/19: No homework
Due Tue 12/17: No homework
Due Mon 12/16: Period 1 -study for Chemistry Test Part 2; no homework for all the other classes
Due Fri 12/13: Study for Chemistry Test Part 2
Due Thu 12/12: Study for Chemistry Test (bring a pencil and your notebook - I'm going to do a notebook check)
Due Wed 12/11: Period 4 - 2 open responses (#18)
Due Tue 12/10: 2 open responses (assignment #18 on Google Classroom)
Due Mon 12/9: Period 1, 6, & 7 - finish questions from Chemical Reaction Stations Lab
Due Fri 12/6: No homework (start looking over the study guide for the test)
Due Thu 12/5: Periods 1 & 3 - 2 JogNogs (Physical & Chemical Changes)
Due Wed 12/4: JogNog (2 quizzes)- Physical & Chemical Changes
Due Tue 12/3: No homework
Due Wed 11/27: No homework
Due Tue 11/26: No homework for any class until after Thanksgiving break. Enjoy your time off! Happy Thanksgiving!
Due Mon 11/25: No homework for any classes
Due Fri 11/22: Period 1 JogNog -Mixtures & Pure Substances; all other classes no homework
Due Thu 11/21: Two JogNog quizzes for Periods 1 & 6 (Mixtures & Pure Substances and Mixtures & Pure Substance- TERMS)
Due Wed 11/20: Two JogNog quizzes for Periods 3, 4, & 7 (Mixtures & Pure Substances and Mixtures & Pure Substance- TERMS); Period 4 finish your Mixture Lab
Due Tue 11/19: No homework
Due Mon 11/18: No homework
Due Fri 11/15:
Due Thu 11/14: Period 7 - Fields of Science; Period 6 - complete post lab question about Properties Lab (if you don't know an answer, take an educated guess - you won't be penalized for wrong answers); Period 1- complete the question about the presentation that is on Google Classroom. This is a homework grade.
Due Wed 11/13: Fields of Science for all periods (except period 7, yours is due Thursday) - turn in paragraphs and works cited (MLA) on turnitin.com & bring in your hand-drawn picture to class for a small group presentation
Due Tue 11/12: Period 1, 4 & 6 -keep working on Fields of Science; Period 3 & 7- Properties Lab Post Lab Questions & continue working on Fields of Science; P
Due Fri 11/8: Period 4 only - finish Properties Lab Post Lab Questions & fill in the blank skeletal notes
Due Tue 11/5: 3 JogNog Quizzes (Periodic Table-TERMS, Heat Energy & Particle Motion, and Heat Energy & Particle Motion-TERMS); Element Quiz corrections
Due Mon 11/2: No homework due
Due Fri 11/1: No homework due
Due Thu 10/31: Project Reflection (assignment #12 in GC)
Due Wed 10/30: For the groups that didn't present, come prepared to present. Also, Periods 1, 6, & 7 will be taking their element quiz on Wednesday (a quiz on your element).
Due Mon/Tue 10/28 & 10/29: ELEMENT PROJECT!! (Periods 1 & 3 due Monday, Periods 4, 6, & 7 due Tuesday)
Due Fri 10/25: Periods 3 & 4 only - Element Quiz (questions on your element); All periods - work on project (your group has determined what your homework is - will vary by group)
Due Thu 10/24: Work on project (your group has determined what your homework is - will vary by group)
Due Wed 10/23: Work on project (your group has determined what your homework is - will vary by group)
Due Tue 10/22: Work on project (your group has determined what your homework is - will vary by group)
Due Mon 10/21: No formal homework, but suggested that you complete the Compounds Worksheet and make a blueprint of your poster (what will be included & where will you put it, including what pictures & diagrams)
Due Fri 10/18: Quiz corrections for Periods 4 & 6; Periods 1, 4, 6, & 7 - complete the Element Research & Planning Form
Due Thu 10/17: Quiz Corrections for Periods 1, 3 & 7
Due Wed 10/16: Finish Molecules in Motion Lab (Periods 1, 4, & 7); Complete Element Choice (Periods 1, 3, 4, & 7)
Due Wed 10/16: Period 1 - lab report revisons
Due Tue 10/15: Period 7 - lab report revisions; no homework for other classes
Due Thu 10/10: Study for Chemistry Quiz (study guide on Google Classroom)
Due Wed 10/9: No homework; Period 7- quiz (see above; study guide is on Google Classroom)
Due Tue 10/8: 2 JogNog quizzes (assignment #10 in GC) - volume, mass & density; Period 3 your lab report revisions are also due
Due Mon 10/7: Period 4 - 2 JogNog quizzes (assignment #9 in Google Classroom)
Due Fri 10/4: Periods 1, 3, 6, & 7 -- 2 JogNog quizzes (assignment # 9 in Google Classroom)
Due Thu 10/3: Periods 1 & 6 "Say It With The Periodic Table" (assignment #8); Periods 3, 4, & 7 no homework
Due Wed 10/2: "Say it with the Periodic Table" (assignment #8)
Due Tue 10/1: Come prepared for the field trip to Wellfleet!
Due Mon 9/30: No homework
Due Fri 9/27: No homework for anyone!
Due Thu 9/26: No homework for periods 1, 3, & 7; Final Lab Report due for Periods 4 & 6
Due Wed 9/25: Periods 1, 3 & 7 Final Lab Report is due; Periods 4 & 6 your final lab report is due on Thursday. See assignment #7 in Google Classroom.
Due Tue 9/24: Periods 1, 4, & 7 your written result & conclusion section (rough draft) are due; Periods 3 & 6 - your graph is due
Due Mon 9/23: Graph for the Result section of your lab report; Period 3 your graph will be due on Tuesday (Materials and Method section are due Monday for you); If you haven't brought in your field trip permission slips please do so.
Due Fri 9/20: Materials and Method Section of Lab Report (see Google Classroom, assignment #4 -except Period 3, yours will be due on Monday); Field Trip Permission Slips due
Due Thu 9/19: Quiz corrections (be sure to follow the correction option protocol - answer on a separate piece of paper with correct answer, explanation of why that answer is correct, and another sentence as to why you got it wrong; this should all be stapled to the original quiz and handed in)
Due Wed 9/18: No homework
Due Tue 9/17: Mythbusters & Scientific Method (see Google Classroom)
Due Mon 9/16: Science Quiz for period 6; No homework for other classes
Due Fri 9/13: Science Quiz for all classes except period 6
Due Thu 9/12: No homework
Due Wed 9/11: Per. 1 & Per. 3 only - lab corrections
Due Tuesday 9/10: Lab corrections (will be due Wed 9/11 for Per. 1 and Per. 3)
Due Monday 9/9: