8th Grade Science period 4 Assignments
- Instructor
- Edwin Saramosing
- Term
- 2016 - 2017 School Year
- Department
- Science
- Description
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This class is based on the CA State Content Standards with the integration of the Next Generation Science Standards and the Common Core State Standards that include Investigation and Experimentation, Motion and Forces, Density and Buoyancy, Structure of Matter, an introduction to the Periodic Table, Chemical Reactions, Life Chemistry, and Our Solar System and the Universe. The mission of this course is to provide a challenging, college preparatory educational experience where students will engage in critical thinking and use analytical skills to answer thought-provoking questions and solve problems. By the time you leave this class, it is my expectation that you will become effective problem solvers, good note-takers and acquire critical thinking skills such as close reading and evidence-based writing, in order to succeed in all your future academic endeavors.
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Cornell notes pages 472 to 479 due: Tuesday
Test on Investigation 1 and 2 this Tuesday.
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Chemistry Units Exam on Thursday.
Review Units 2, 3 and 4. Study review science quiz links.
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Formal lab report on the pH Lab due: Tuesday
Chapters 9 Chemical Reactions and 10 Chemical CompoundsTest on Tuesday.
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Balancing Equation Quiz
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Cornell notes due tomorrow
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Work on your final blue print and do data gathering.
Chapter 8 Test on Wednesday. Study Chemical Bonding link.
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Chapter 8 Test on Chemical Bonding and study the link.
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3D Atomic Model Due: February 27, Monday.
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Chapter 6 and 7 Test. Answer study guide.
Atom Project Due: Monday
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Cornell notes pages 194 to 208. Due: Tuesday
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Cornell notes pages 172 to 178. Due: Tuesday
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Chapter 5 Test on Friday
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Read Chapter 6 Section 1 pages 164 to 170 and answer graphic organizer front and back. Due: Wednesday
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Cornell notes pages 142 to 147 due: Friday
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Do Cornell notes pages 230 to 241. Due: Wednesday.
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Cornell notes pages 134 to 141. Due: Tuesday.
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Chapter 4 Test
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Answer in complete sentences Chapter 4 Review questions pages 124 to 125. Due: Tuesday
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Complete Make a Statement sheet. Due: tomorrow.
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Do Chapter 4 cornell notes pages 110 to 119.
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Classifying Substances Formal Lab Report due: Tuesday
Refer to the template for your guide.
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Cornell notes Chapter 3 section 3 pages 90 to 95. Include topic with pages, essential question and summary of the section.
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Cornell notes pages 384 to 390. Due: Wednesday
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First Semester Final Exams.
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First Semester Final Exam Study Guide Due on Wednesday.
Show your work and explanation of your choice of answers on a separate sheet of paper. No credit is given if no explanation is given to support answers.
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Chapter Review Study guide due: Monday
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Chapter 13 Test ( Gravity and Newton's Laws)
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Cornell notes pages 370 to 382.
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EXTRA CREDIT.
Write a narrative essay on 19th Annual JPL Invention Challenge Regional Competition this November 19, 2016 at Hawkins High School. See attached flyer for details.
To earn 50 points under project component, you should describe the 3 project designs in detail and how they work with photo evidence. Explain why you think these projects are the best designs in the competition. This due on the first day back to school on November 28, Monday. No extra credit work will be accepted after this due date.
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Formal Lab report on Factors Affecting Friction due.
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Test on Forces and Friction. Study pages 344 to 355.
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Toy Car Project Testing on Tuesday and reflection paper due Thursday. Refer to the guide questions.
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Directed Reading on Friction pages 137 to 138.
Bring supplies for the Toy Car Project.
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1) Cornell notes pages 350 to 355.
2) Notebook and binder check tomorrow.
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Answer Acceleration Calculations. Show your complete solution for each problem.
Bring your team assigned supplies for the team roller coaster project.
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Motion and Speed Test.
Add the following terms in your vocabulary list. Define and a draw a picture for each term: stationary, positive acceleration, negative acceleration, inertia, net force, centripetal acceleration, weight, Newton. Write answers in your classroom assignment section of your notebook.
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1) Answer describing motion sheet.
2) Bring hot wheels or matchbox toy car in class per lab team for Monday's lab.
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Cornell notes pages 344 to 349
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Formal Lab Report on Density of Marbles. Follow the template.
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Cornell notes pages 336 to 342. Due: Wednesday
Complete brainpop units: Metric Units, Scientific Methods and Buoyancy. Watch the video clip and answer the quiz. Due: Monday
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Test on Density.
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Work on the following brainpop units:
1) Under Scientific Inquiry: Do Metric Units and Scientific Method
2) Under Motion, Forces and Time: Do Buoyancy
Do the movie and review quiz. This task will checked for completion.
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Answer Density questions. Show your complete solution for the problem questions.
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Measurement Test
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Cornell notes pages 78 to 89. Follow the format.
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Measurements in Food labels due. Collect 5 food labels showing various measurements. Identify and encircle these measurements.
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Pendulum Laboratory Report. Follow template in writing formal lab reports. Include graphs and lab data sheet completed in class.
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Cornell notes pages 42 to 48. Follow format in taking notes.
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Test on Scientific Methods and graphing.
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Complete the Control and Variables worksheet. Finish answering the guide questions on the Pendulum lab.
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Do Cornell notes pages 56 to 61. Include the topic which the title of the section and essential question of the unit. Follow the format and do the summary at the end of your work.
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Answer packet pages 23 to 27. Use your textbook to answer the questions and answer in complete sentences.
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The following suggested supplies will be used in class: calculator, graph papers, protractor and drawing compass.
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1) Finish working on the Cornell notes chapter 1 section 2 pages 14 to 20.
2) Safety and Lab Equipment test on Friday.
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Think of a danger or hazard in or outside the laboratory that does not have a safety symbol. Design a safety symbol for that hazard. Use 8 1/2" by 11" (standard white paper), write a caption or description and color your work.
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1) Reply slip and supplies
2) Science News Article Task
3) Science binder with 4 dividers/tabs
4) Completed coat of arms at the backside of the front cover of the Science notebook.