Here you will find all the review resources, for Grade 8 Science, that are given in class. Copies of notes and assignments are distributed in class. My Notes/Assignments can be found here: Grade 8 Science Notes Page
Click here if you are looking for the Science Project Options and Rubric
An important note: Unit 2 and Unit 3 have been switched. All Unit 2 materials will be labelled as Unit 3 and vice versa!
You may also find some course updates and the like... so check back often!
Some websites to help you:
The link for the student textbook is below. Click the link, go to Student Center and then put the Username and Password in. http://www.discoveringscience.ca
User: DiscSci8
Password: Student8
Ch 2 - Wave Simulation Activity
Ch 8 - More Density Practice Problems(with answers!)
Ch 10 - Virtual Microscope Lab
Assessment and Evaluation Plan:
Some Videos:
Unit 1 - Water Systems
Ch 1
The Water Cycle - NASA (1 min)
The Water Cycle - Bill Nye (32 mins)
Ch 2
Where did Ocean Water come from? (4 mins)
Coriolis Effect (2 mins)
Wind (8 mins)
Ocean Currents (1 min)
Water Density: Hot v. Cold, Salt v. Fresh (1 min)
Daniels Harbour Landslide (1 min)
Ch 3
Convection Cells in a Teapot (3 mins)
Atmospheric Circulation (22 mins)
El Nino (4 mins)
La Nina (3 mins)
El Nino/La Nina Explained (8 mins)
Invasive Species (25 mins)
Fishing for the Future (28 mins)
The Largest Oil Rig in the World (20 mins)
Unit 2 (the old Unit 3) - Fluids
Ch 7
Bill Nye - Phases of Matter (32 mins)
Bill Nye - Fluids (23 mins)
Bill Nye - More Matter (41 mins)
Viscosity Experiment (5 mins)
How Temperature Affects Viscosity (1 min)
Viscosity of Oil (7 mins)
Ch 8
Density Experiment (5 mins)
Density = Compactness (6 mins)
EUREKA! Volume and Density (5 mins)
Density for Middle School (10 mins)
What is Density? (5 mins)
5 Facts about Density (3 mins)
Density Song (3 mins)
Ch 9
Bill Nye - Buoyancy (22 mins)
Unit 3 (the old Unit 2) - Optics
Ch 4
A History of Light - Waves and Photons (8 mins)
The Story of Light 1954 GE Company (8 mins)
Bill Nye - Light Optics (23 mins)
Bill Nye - Light and Color (23 mins)
Unit 4 - Cells
Ch 10
Bill Nye - Cells (22 mins)
Cell Theory (8 mins)
Preparing a Wet Mount (7 mins)
Whats in your Chicken McNugget? (3 mins)
Life in One Drop of Water (3 mins)