Welcome to 8th Grade Science
Eighth grade science is an integrated chemistry and physics class. Students will need to have a calculator for the class, as there is a lot of math involved in the class.
August 26-28
Wednesday - Brief overview of procedures
Thursday - Get books -do assignment related to text book
Friday - Go over class rules and safety rules
September 7 - 11
Monday - Labor Day
Tuesday - Completion of lab on water drops on a penny. Using different variables and predicting the outcome.
Wednesday - Go over the difference between dependent and independent variables in an experiment. Get 10 different scenarios to find the different variables.
Thursday - lab on Candles in a jar. Students decide on their problem to solve and the variables. They also must decide on what needs to be controlled in the lab.
Friday - Completion of the candles in the jar lab.
September 14 -18
Monday - Completion of the bubble lab where students must design their own problem to solve using bubbles
Tuesday - Completion of the writting of the lab and the graphs.
Wednesday - Communicating data orally. Using a mystery scenario students need to communicate clues and solve the mystery.
Thursday - Test on scientific method, safety, and metrics.
Friday - Start of chapter 2. doing the vocabulary for the unit.
September 21-25
Monday - Notes on matter
Tuesday - Mystery mass, by using the mass of one penny they must determine how many pennies are in a film canister.
Wednesday - Identify the difference between mass and weight of different objects and graph the results
Thursday - Complete the graphs for each of the previous mass labs. Discussion of density (mass/volume)
Friday - Lab on the density of five different kinds of balls.
September 28 -October 2
Monday - Density problems (20) calculators needed.
Tuesday - Density of 8 different balls - finding the volume and mass of 8 different balls and predicting whether of not they will float or sink in water.
Wednesday - Continuation of the density of ball lab.
Thursday - Lab on density of solids and liquids
Friday - Completion of lab on the density of solids and liquids.
October 5 - 9
Monday - Density test
Tuesday - Review of chemical and physical properties
Wednesday - Completion of the matter paragraph. Identifying chemical and physical changes and properties.
Thursday - Lab on chemical changes. Hydrogen peroxide and liver and the chemical reaction that takes place
Friday - Completion of lab and graphs
October 26 - 30
Monday - 20 questions on the states of matter
Tuesday - Notes on the states of matter
Wednesday - Lab on the conservation of mass and lab on the effects of temperature on gas.
Thursday - completion of labs
Friday - teacher conferences
Nov. 2 - 6
Monday - Continuation of change of state lab and questions
Tuesday - What causes the water to rise? Write a paragraph to explain the rise of water in a test tube.
Wednesday - Pressure lab "Imploding Cans"
Thursday - Gas laws - problems on Charles' and Boyle's laws
Friday - Continuation and completion of the gas law sample problems.
November 9 -13
Monday - Continuation and completion of the gas law sample problems.
Tuesday - Continuation and completion of the Charles' and Boyle's Laws
Wednesday - Going to Condordia for future freshman day
Thursday - review for the chapter 3 test
Friday - test of gas laws and chapter 3
November 16 -20
Monday - Completion of chapter 3 test and vocabulary for elements, compounds and mixtures
Tuesday - Notes from powerpoint on elements, compounds and mixtures
Wednesday - worksheet identifying elements, compounds and mixtures
Thursday - Lab on the differences between compounds and mixures
Friday - Completion of lab and crossword puzzle
Nov.30 - Dec. 4
Monday - Separation of mixtures (chromatography)
Tuesday - Completion of lab
Wednesday - Lab test on separating mixtures
Thursday - Lab test on separating mixtures
Friday - Lab test on separating mixtures
Dec. 7 -11
Monday - Vocabulary on chapter 11 and 12
Tuesday - Students will be gone all day for their service project
Wednesday - Notes on atoms and the periodic table
Thursday - Worksheet on protons, neutrons, electrons, atomic numbers and atomic masses.
Friday - Computer elements - students use the computers to identify 10 different points about a given element to make a complete periodic table.
April 26 - 30
Monday - Lab on Newton's First Law " Stops Hurt" Why you should wear seatbelts.
Tuesday - Completion of lab questions. Worksheet on Newton's Second Law. "How to choose the best football player"
Wednesday - Lab on the second law of motion using the Newton car.
Thursday - Continuation of Newton cars
Friday - Worksheet with problems relating to mass and acceleration.
May 3 - 8
Monday - Staff meetings - no school
Tuesday - Newton's laws of motion problems (20)
Wednesday - Lab activity on Newton's third law. Alka-seltzer rockets.
Thursday - Completion of lab and Jeopardy game if time permits.
Friday - Field Day
May 10 - 14
Monday - 8th grade final exam (open notes, bring a calculator)
Tuesday - 8th grade final exam
Wednesday - If needed an extra day to complete the exam. Turn in books
Thursday - Spring Musical practice
Friday - Possible Spring Musical practice or we aill go over the final exam results and questions. Have fun in Washington D.C.
May 24 -28
Monday - Lab on forces in fluids
Tuesday - Pool Party
Wednesday - Lab on viscosity of fluids - reward for the winning team
Thursday - Graduation Practice
Friday - End of School - Hope everyone stops by next school year to say hello and let me know how you are doing!! Enjoy your summer!!!
