12 days of evolution
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_jyHp3bmEw
The physics of things falling - is it dangerous to drop a penny off the empire state building 
​www.youtube.com/watch?v=16Ci_2bN_zc

later....

Dec 13, 2022

  • Earth Notes

dec 12, 2022

  • Quiz on Evolution and Natural Selection - open note / labbook

Dec 9, 2022

  • Highlight lab book for test on Monday
  • Review with Kahoot
  • Continue Ironman

Dec 8, 2022

Dec 7, 2022

  • Gizmo Human Skull - if not finished today, then it is homework.

Dec 6, 2022

  • Finish yesterday's video
  • Human Evolution Webquest - last one for the year!

dec 5, 2022

dec 2, 2022

dec 1, 2022

nov 30, 2022

nov 29, 2022

nov 28, 2022

  • Share what we did over break
  • Begin Inner Fish Video - wroksheet 

nov 18, 2022

  • Pass back papers, update lab book
  • Fossil Reveal - cut cup, return clay, recycle cup

nov 17, 2022

  • Fossil Day

nov 16, 2022

Nov 15, 2022

  • Grade book for Trimester 1 closes today
  • Continue working on timeline - work in your ASSIGNED seats today.

nov 14, 2022

  • LAST DAY TO TURN IN ANY MISSING WORK IS TOMORROW
  • Work on Geologic Time line - day 2. Neatness and Spelling count. 80 point project

nov 10, 2022

  • Work on Geologic time line (due Wed 11/16)
  • LAST DAY TO TURN IN MISSING WORK IS TUESDAY 11/15

Nov 9, 2022

Nov 8, 2022

  • Index Fossil worksheet
  • Geology Crossword

nov 7, 2022

  • "Finding Clues in Rock Layers" worksheet

nov 4, 2022

  • Assemble T-rex
  • Fossil Puzzle Part 2 

nov 3, 2022

  • Color Pop Up T-rex
  • You can move around a little bit but do not move chairs around
  • Music Day :)

nov 2, 2022

Nov 1, 2022

  • No School

oct 31, 2022

  • Continue Ice Age Movie - keep working on your assignments (due by end of class today)
  • Please no candy wrappers on the floor - be responsible and put it in the garbage. 

oct 28, 2022

  • Ice Age Movie - in the meantime, finish the assignments for the week 
  • Fossil Jostle (blue sheet) and Fossil Directed Reading (green textbook) 
  • We will continue this also on Monday (movie and work on assignments) 
  • All work due by end of class Monday

oct 27, 2022

  • Quiz on Rock Cycle
  • Fossil Directed Reading - green textbook 
  • Finish/turn in any assignments from this week

oct 26, 2022

  • How to become a fossil
  • ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-fossilize-yourself-phoebe-a-cohen
  • You should have turned in Rock Classification worksheet
  • Fossil Puzzle - page 43 in lab book
  • Fossil Jostle - blue sheet: go to Clever for Discovery Ed assignment
  • If all of this is completed then begin the following:
  • Fossil Directed Reading
  • The assignments listed above is the work for the week.
  • ​Quiz tomorrow

oct 25, 2022

  • Finish and turn in Rock Classification Gizmo
  • Fossil Puzzle - cut, color, glue in order from oldest to youngest
  • Show me your lab book when its done 
  • Fossil Jostle - chromebook / Discovery Ed (Clever) if you get that far

oct 24, 2022

  • Turn in webquest
  • Rock Classification Gizmo - begin today - finish in class tomorrow
  • Quiz on Thursday - open notebook pages 33 - 38

oct 21, 2022

  • Geologic Time Scale - hand out
  • Webquest - finish as HW if not finished in class​

oct 20, 2022

  • Suicide Prevention Guest Speaker

oct 19, 2022

  • Finish Rock Puzzle
  • These are the asteroids that we need to worry about (20 min)
  • ​youtu.be/4Wrc4fHSCpw
  • Kahoot to review

oct 18, 2022

oct 17, 2022

oct 14, 2022

  • The Day the Mesozoic Died Video and worksheet
  • Turn in lab books with Vocab completed (and colored)

oct 13, 2022

  • Finish Geology Vocab
  • Review vocab with a Powerpoint

oct 12, 2022

oct 11, 2022

oct 10, 2022

  • New Seats
  • Buoyancy Puzzler Activity

oct 7, 2022

  • Grade Level Assessment

Oct 6, 2022

  • Practice Measurement Assessment ​
  • Go over Measurement Test 

oct 5, 2022

  • Finish Metric Review worksheet
  • Bill Nye Buoyancy

oct 4, 2022

  • Sub Day - Gizmo on Archimedes Principle/Buoyancy

oct 3, 2022

  • Buoyancy bookwork

sept 30, 2022

  • Open Notebook Test covering everything from Day 1/Page 1
  • Bring your Chromebook charged and ready :)

sept 29, 2022

  • Review for BIG test tomorrow 
  • 50 points/25 questions - open notebook with your Chromebook

sept 28, 2022

  • Review for Unit Test on Friday 9/30

sept 27, 2022

  • Floating Grape Lab
  • 8th grade Assessment Test on Thursday 10/6

sept 26, 2022

  • Pass back papers
  • Finish the Metric Olympics lab write up
  • establish winners, get stickers!!
  • Finish Video - “Make Stuff Safer”

sept 23, 2022

  • Metric Olympics Lab - begin 

sept 22, 2022

sept 21, 2022

  • Finish Density Gizmo
  • Kahoot review / Quizlet live review

Sept 20, 2022

sept 19, 2022

  • Finish Mass and Volume Lab
  • Make a Density Bar Graph

sept 16, 2022

  • New Seats
  • Mass and Volume Lab 

sept 15, 2022

  • Sign into Gizmo
  • Notes on Triple Beam Balance and Graduated Cylinder
  • ​TBB Gizmo - due today

sept 14, 2022

  • Turn in signed Blue Lab Safety Sheet
  • Quiz 
  • Work on Poster
  • Poster is due tomorrow at beginning of class

sept 13, 2022

  • Quiz tomorrow: open notebook, 30 points, Chromebook
  • Lab Safety Rules

Sept 12, 2022

  • Measure Me Lab
  • 30 point Quiz on Wednesday - pages 4 - 12 in lab book (open notebook bring a chromebook for quiz)

Sept 9, 2022

  • Warm up on page 13
  • Set up Measure Me lab
  • Finish Video

Sept 8, 2022

sept 7, 2022

  • Stamp Notes
  • Go over assessment
  • Metric Staircase

sept 6, 2022

Sept 2, 2022

  • Scavenger Hunt - front side only​​

Sept 1, 2022

  • What is Science Video
  • ​​​Box Activity - using Scientific Method
    Mythbusters - goldfish     ​

Aug 31, 2022

Aug 30, 2022

  • Table of Contents taped in today
  • Number first 30 pages - ODD numbers on the left pages
  • Add in ABCDE and ABCDE Quiz
  • On page ___ in your lab book: title "Scientific Method"
  • Complete the definitions in Cornell Format.
  • Use Blue textbook: Define the following terms page 6 - 15: 
  • 1) Observing 2) Inferring 3) Predicting 4) hypothesis 5) Data              6) Conclusion  7) Draw the diagram on page 11 in blue book​
  • Stamp when completed. 

aug 29, 2022

  • Make sure you are ready to clear tape your cover for your lab book.
  • Any print out or artwork should have been done over the weekend​
  • Make sure you have your "first and last name", and "science/grade level" clearly written on the front cover
  • Table of Contents taped in today
  • Number first 30 pages - ODD numbers on the left pages 

Aug 26, 2022

  • ​Red Solo Cup activity​
  • Any more parent signature for ABCDE rules?
  • PBIS slides for all classes
  • ​ 1) Review expectation (respectful) and definition.;
    2) Share the “What” and “Why”; 
  • Every Period: Slides 1-4
    Period 1: Slides 5 and 6
    Period 2: Slides 7 and 8
    Period 3: Slides 9 and 10
    Period 4: Slides 11 and 12
    Period 5: Slides 13 and 14
    Period 6: Slides 15 and 16

Aug 25, 2022

  • Show Schoology
  • ABCDE Quiz
  • "+" Bonds activity
  • Finish "+" Bonds and take group photos
  • Draw and you group will come up and share your bond on big screen
  • HW: make sure you have a lab book - clear taping the cover in class on Monday

Aug 24, 2022

Welcome to 8th grade science
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Aug 23, 2022

  • Open Seating today
  • Take Roll
  • Hand out ABCDE rules (orange)
  • Intro to Science slide deck​​
  • HOMEWORK:
    • 1) Parent SIgnature on orange sheet,
    • 2) have a lab book (clear tape the cover on Monday)
    • 3) ABCDE quiz on Thursday (class average of at least 80% or entire class retakes quiz Friday)