Joshua Spain

WELCOME TO THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR

MIDDLETON - 8th Grade Physical Science and Physical Science Honors

Welcome to my class. Please use this page for information regarding my classes. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Class Syllabus:

Please see the attached pdf documents posted below. Make sure to read ALL documents (Syllabus, Lab Safety Contract, and Classroom Behavioral Management). You may then sign the Electronic Signature Page by clicking the link below and filling in the Google Form:

REGULAR Classes (1st, 5th, 7th): https://forms.gle/XSpnE1QtPxrj1Rhm7

HONORS Classes (2nd, 3rd, 4th): https://forms.gle/XSpnE1QtPxrj1Rhm7

By signing this document, you and your parent are indicating you have read ALL documents noted on the Electronic Signature Page.

Please Make sure to have the following supplies with you daily!

Science Folder

Pens, pencils, and highlighters

Wired Headphones

Colored pencils

Sharpie

Calculator (One will be required for all math classes so the same can be used for science, as well)

Please use the calendars below (Or your Google calendar once you are set up in Google Classroom)for all classwork, assignments, and tests. If you are absent, please check Google Classroom Stream Page for the most up to date information.

We will be using google classroom for important information and assignments.

The most up to date information will be posted on Google Classroom!!

Please make sure you have your Chromebook with you daily and make sure it's charged!

Students login by using their google email address and the password is (what they changed it to when assigned their chromebooks).

Parents wanting to access their student's GC, will need to log in using their child's information.

IF YOU ARE ABSENT...

Please log into your Google Classroom and read through the Daily Agenda for any days missed.

Read the information for both classwork and homework for the day(s) you are absent

Any homework assignments/paperwork given out in class can also be found using the "Classwork" tab in Google Classroom

PLEASE NOTE: Any computer assignments with pre-assigned dates will be due on that date even if you are absent.

The assignment automatically closes on it assigned time/date. There is always plenty of time to complete these assignments both in class and at home. There is NO LATE CREDIT.

MCGRAW HILL SCIENCE TEXTBOOK INFORMATION

Student Sign In Instructions:

Please log in using Clever. Click on McGraw Hill.

Students will have access from their google classroom account for our class. When creating an account, Please include your first name and last inital in your username. You must also remember your password. I recommend that you use the same password as your chromebook log in. I can not change or access your passwords.

All class codes to join a class are posted in your class period Google Classroom. You can find the class code on the Classwork page under "website Information"

YOU MUST BE LOGGED IN UNDER YOUR CLASS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CREDIT!

HOW TO EARN EXTRA CREDIT WITH QUIZLET (Available with every unit)

Complete all activities (except Gravity) and earn a 100% on the Pratice test-5 extra credit points will be added to your vocab test

SKYWARD -

Skyward is our online gradebook that can be accessed at any time by both students and parents.

Students have their own username and password:

USERNAME: Same user name as school computer (first initial followed by student ID number)

PASSWORD: Same one they have been using on the VCS computers. (IF STUDENTS CHANGE THEIR PASSWORD AT SCHOOL...IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY CHANGE ON Skyward)

NEW!!! Skward Password reset...from anywhere

Please use this link and follow directions to reset your student Skyward password.

https://sites.google.com/a/tvcs.org/change-windows-password/windows-password-reset

Chromebook Issues

Please visit the media center connection page for basic issues regarding your Chromebook.

The Villages Charter School has also established a new tech support line for parents and students. Call 352-259-6888 Monday - Friday (7:30 am - 4:30 pm)

OTHER HELPFUL WEBSITES:

Chemistry Labs and Help:

https://phet.colorado.edu

http://virtuallabs.nmsu.edu/

Balancing Chemical Equations:

https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/balancing-chemical-equations/latest/balancing-chemical-equations_en.html

https://education.jlab.org/elementbalancing/

httphttp://funbasedlearning.com/chemistry/chemBalancer/://funbasedlearning.com/chemistry/chemBalancer/

Periodic Table Resources:

http://www.americanelements.com/

http://www.chemicalelements.com/

http://www.ptable.com/

http://www.periodictable.com/

http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/chemistry--of-life/electron-shells-and-orbitals/a/the-periodic-table-electron-shells-and-orbitals-article

Cool Science News and Information:

https://student.societyforscience.org/additional-science-resources?pid=310

http://student.societyforscience.org/sciencenews-students

https://www.sciencenews.org/

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/

http://www.khanacademy.org/

http://www.fcatexplorer.com

Science Games

http://www.usatestprep.com/Member-Login?logout=1 go to the acrade and play games on standards we are currently studying for extra help and practice.

http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/kidsite/#activity-slider

Alien Juice bar Acidic or Alkaline - http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/kidsite/portfolio/alien-juice-bar/

The pH factor - https://web.archive.org/web/20160806011308/http://www.miamisci.org/ph/default.html

Science Is Fun 2 - 1st site for Chemistry Scavenger Hunt http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/ChemTime/ChemTime.html

Chem4Kids - 2nd site for Chemistry Scavenger Hunt http://www.chem4kids.com/files/atom_structure.html at same site click on Names/Naming to get the next anwers

Quia! Chem Games - 3rd site https://www.quia.com/mc/65904.html

http://www.edheads.org/

http://www.uen.org/7-12interactives/science.shtml