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    1. Homework
    2. Intro to Physical Science
      1. Sect. 1 Exploring Physical Science
      2. Sect. 2 Scientific Methods
      3. Section 3 Scientific Models
      4. Sect 4: Tools, Measurement, Safety
    3. Atomic Structure
      1. Development of Atomic Theory
      2. The Atom
    4. The Period Table
      1. Arranging the Elements
      2. Grouping the Elements
    5. Interactions of Matter
      1. Electrons & Chemical Bonding
      2. Ionic Bonding
      3. Covalent & Metallic Bonds
      4. Outside book sources for chem. bonding
    6. Matter In Motion
      1. Measuring Motion
      2. Forces
      3. Friction
      4. Gravity
    7. Forces and Motion
      1. Gravity and Movement
      2. Newton's Laws of Motion
      3. Momentum
    8. Forces in Fluids
      1. Fluids and Pressure
      2. Buoyant Force
      3. Fluids in Motion
    9. Work and Machines
      1. Work and Power
      2. What is a Machine?
      3. Types of Machines
    10. Roller Coasters and Ramps
    11. Introduction to Electricity
      1. Electric Charge and Static Electricity
      2. Electric Current and Electrical Energy
      3. CURRENT, VOLTAGE, AND RESISTANCE
      4. Electric Circuits
    12. Electromagnetism
      1. Magnets & Magnetism
      2. Magnetism from Electricity
      3. Electricity from Magnetism
    13. Waves
      1. The Nature of Waves
      2. Properties of Waves
      3. Wave Interaction
    14. The Nature of Sound
      1. What is Sound?
      2. Properites of Sound
      3. Interactions of Sound Waves
      4. Sound Quality
    15. The Nature of Light
      1. What is Light?
      2. The Electromagnetic Spectrum
      3. Interactions of Light Waves
      4. Light & Color
    16. Classification (of Living Things)
      1. Sorting it All Out Sect. #1
      2. Domains and Kingdoms Section #2
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Homework

 

If you are reading this, then you know what your, or your student's homework and due dates are--thank you!

Please double check to make sure that your, or your child's, agenda is updated and current!

You may access the online book using your myhrw code, or anyone can use the interactive text (no code needed) that I have posted on my class page!

 

UPCOMING DATES:

 

Begin our unit on Classification Book C; Chapter 7

MAIN IDEAS OF SECTION #1
 
•In classification, organisms are grouped according to the characteristics the organisms share. Classification lets scientists answer important questions about the relationship between organisms.
• The eight levels of classification are: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order,family, genus, and species.
 
Daaa King Phillip Came Over For Great spaghetti  (notice that spaghetti is NOT capitalized!
 
•An organism has one two-part scientific name.  Genus species
• A dichotomous key is a tool for identifying organisms that uses a series of paired descriptive statements.
 
Card words: classification, taxonomy, dichotomous key
 
 
MAIN IDEAS OF SECTION #2
 
•In the past, organisms were classified as plants or animals. As scientists discovered more species, they found that organisms did not always fit into one of these two categories, so they changed the classification system.
•Today, domains are the largest groups of related organisms. The three domains are Archaea and Bacteria, both of which consist of prokaryotes, and Eukarya,which consists of eukaryotes.
•The kingdoms of the domain Eukarya are Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.
 
Card words: Archae, Bacteria, Eukarya, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
 
 

 

Friday (6/12)

8th graders at Canobie!  So, we can't have science class class!

Have a great last weekend of middle school!

 

Monday (6/15)  Happy BIRTHDAY to Mr. Bergang!

Mr Bergang is stealing 8A for graduation practice.  Make sure that I give you back your tests from last Thursday!

8B:

Lab on Voyage of the USS Adventure

Wrap up and final thoughts.....  I am so sorry that we didn't get to build a rollar coaster or machine this year!

 

Tuesday (6/16) 

Field day!

Good luck at graduation tonight!

 

 

 

 

Report card grading is as follows:

 

 

                     A  +    98-100                           
                   A        95 - 97                         
                 A -      93 - 94                       

                B +     91 - 92                      
                B        87 - 90                      
                B -      85 - 86                      

                 C +     83 - 84                      
              C        80 - 82                   

C -      78 - 79    

             

               D +    76 -   77                  

                   D        72 - 75                       

D -     70 - 71     

                      

F        Below 70

 
 
 
 

 

 
Web Links:
  1. Amusement Park Physics Amusement Park Physics
  2. Cool Games from Teach-ology Cool Games from Teach-ology
  3. Eureka! on Gravity Eureka! on Gravity
  4. How to Make a Good Poster link to P.P. slides How to Make a Good Poster link to P.P. slides
    This has some good information on how to make a poster for any class!
  5. How to Succeed in Science Class How to Succeed in Science Class
  6. HW on electical charges and forces HW on electical charges and forces
  7. Roller Coaster--How Stuff Works Roller Coaster--How Stuff Works
  8. Scientific Notation Explained 5 mins Scientific Notation Explained 5 mins
  9. The Law of Falling Bodies The Law of Falling Bodies
  10. time line link for scientist project time line link for scientist project
File Attachments:
  1. 8 Science Syllabus WORD.doc 8 Science Syllabus WORD.doc
  2. Bill Nye Buoyancy WORD.doc Bill Nye Buoyancy WORD.doc
  3. gr8science_releaseditems.pdf gr8science_releaseditems.pdf
  4. Lab Report Template WORD.doc Lab Report Template WORD.doc
  5. Proj. for ELEMENT WORD.doc Proj. for ELEMENT WORD.doc
  6. Scientist writing project PDF.pdf Scientist writing project PDF.pdf
Author: Marilyn Knapp
Last modified: 6/27/2015 6:55 AM (EDT)