2014-15 8th Grade
Science Directory ...
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..notes

Week 1
Sept 2-5:   
“Getting to Know You”

Day 1 Welcome:ppt
Me Myself & Science:
ppt
My Science Coat:ppt
Lab Safety:ppt

Citizenship Rubric: pdf
Student Notebook:pdf
Me Myself & Science: pdf
My Lab Coat: pdf
Safety Little Booklet:pdf

Email Me for Tuesday Night for extra credit!
MrsG9064@aol.com

Parent / Student info sheet Due: Friday.
Turn in early for extra credit!

Notebook or folder due Mon
Signed Safety Booklet due Monday.

...........................8th Grade CA State Science Standards: Investigation and Experimentation
..............................................Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations.
As a basis for understanding this concept and addressing the content in the other three strands, students should develop their own questions and perform investigations. Students will:

1. Plan and conduct a scientific investigation to test a hypothesis.
2. Evaluate the accuracy and reproducibility of data.
3. Distinguish between variable and controlled parameters in a test.
4. Recognize the slope of the linear graph as the constant in the relationship y=kx and apply this principle in interpreting graphs constructed from data.
5. Construct appropriate graphs from data and develop quantitative statements about the relationships between variables.
6. Apply simple mathematic relationships to determine a missing quantity in a mathematic expression, given the two remaining terms
....................... (including speed = distance/time, density = mass/volume, force = pressure × area, volume = area × height).
7. Distinguish between linear and nonlinear relationships on a graph of data

Week
Powerpoints
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Additional Notes

Week 2
Sept 8-12:
The Scientific Metho
d
ABC's of Science
Wed Night is Open House!

Video Library:click here

Popcorn Powerpoint & Videos:ppt / ppt/pdf
OPEN HOUSE PPT: ppt
OPEN HOUSE Handout: pdf
ABC's: Day 1: ppt / ppt / pdf
Video Library: click here

Popcorn Little Bk: pdf
Popcorn Lab Results:Pd 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / 6
ABC day1 Notes:pdf

Smile Lab/LengthyLimbs Lab: pdf
Smile Lab results: 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / 6

Lab Day: Block day 1 : Girls bring your shirts
Popcorn lab due next Tues/Wed:Blk day1 (9/16&17)
Smile Lab Due Block Day1 next week (9/16&17)
Lengthy Limbs Due Blk Day1 next week (9/16&17)
Week 3
Sept 15-19

Watermelon Lab: ppt / ppt / pdf
Watermelon Video! click here
ABC's: Day 2: ppt/ ppt / pdf

Watermelon Handout: lab
ABC day2 Notes: pdf

Popcorn Lab, DUE Block Day 1 (Tues/wed)
Watermelon Lab, Smile / Lengthy Limbs Lab and ABC lecture notes due FRIDAY
Safety/Sci Method Quiz THIS Friday 9/19
.........................................CA State Standards : Structure of Matter:
..........................Each of the more than 100 elements of matter has distinct properties and a distinct atomic structure.
.................. .................All forms of matter are composed of one or more of the elements. As a basis for understanding this concept:
1.Students know the structure of the atom and know it is composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
2. Students know that compounds are formed by combining two or more different elements and that compounds have properties that are different from their constituent elements.
3. Students know atoms and molecules form solids by building up repeating patterns, such as the crystal structure of NaCl or long-chain polymers.
4. Students know the states of matter (solid, liquid, gas) depend on molecular motion.
5. Students know that in solids the atoms are closely locked in position and can only vibrate; in liquids the atoms and molecules are more loosely connected and can collide with and
.................. move past one another; and in gases the atoms and molecules are free to move independently, colliding frequently.
6.Students know how to use the periodic table to identify elements in simple compounds.
Week
Powerpoints
Handouts/Worksheets
Additional Notes

Week 4 Sept 22-26
Chp2: Properties of Matter
Holt BLUE Book: Pg 34-57

Chp 2 Video Library: click here

lect1 matter: download ppt / ppt / pdf
lect2: matter: download:ppt / ppt / pdf
lect3: density: download:ppt / ppt / pdf


FALL Reg Syllabus: CHP 2,3,4: pdf
lect 1&2: pdf ......lect 3&4: pdf
Lab: Gummy Bear Measuring Lab: pdf
Lab: Volume Measuring Lab: pdf

READ: Blue Holt Book: Chp2 pg 34-57 pdf
Chp 2: Little Book of Matter: pdf
Chp 2:  Little Book home work due dates:
Hwk: Pg 1-6 due Blk day 2: Sept
Hwk: Pg 13-16 due Blk day 1 next week: Sept
Hwk: Pg 7-10 due Blk day 2 next week: Sept

Week 5 : Sept 29-Oct 3
Chp2: Properties of Matter
Holt BLUE Book: Pg 34-57
Chp 2 Video Library: click here

lect 4: bouyancy:download ppt / ppt / pdf
LB Virtual Lab: why do things float: click here
Crushing lab site: click here
Density Cube Answers: here
Density Problem Answers: here

Density Lab Handout:pdf
Density/Bouyancy Problems:pdf
Crushing Lab : pdf
Chp2 Notebk Cover Sheet: pdf

Chp 2:  Little Book home work due dates this week
Hwk: Pg 13-16 due Blk day 1:
Hwk: Pg 7-10 due Blk day 2:
Chapter 2 Lecture/LAB NB DUE Mon

Week 6: Oct 6-10
Chp3: States of Matter 
Holt BLUE Book:Pg 58-79

Chp 3 Video Library: Click here

lect 1: 5 states of matter:ppt/download / pdf
lect 2: Changes of State:ppt / download / pdf
Lect 3: Slime Lab:ppt / download / pdf
Lect 4: Ice Cream Lab:ppt / download / pdf
Charles lab links; Click here: link A / link B
Boyle Law Links: Click here: link A / link B

Lect 1: pdf
Lect 2:pdf
Slime Lab:pdf
Ice Cream Lab:pdf
BrainPops:pdf
Rock Candy Extra Credit:pdf

Chp 3 Little Book Hwk:ALL CLASSES:
Pg 1-7 for Fri, Pg 8-12 for Mon
Handouts NOT for extra credit, but here if you need them!
Chp 3 Little Book: pdf.
Chp3 Reading: pdf

Week 7: Oct 13-17
Chp 4:Elements Compounds & Mixtures   
Rock Candy Extra Credit:pdf

Chp 4 Video Library: Click here
Chp 2,3 & 4: Study Guide : pdf
Virtual Matter Review: pdf / doc

Chp4 Powerpoints
Lect1:Elements& Compds:ppt / downld / pdf
Lect2: Mixtures:ppt / downld / pdf
Lect3: Homo/heterogenous:ppt / downld / pdf
Bite Size Lab Little Book: click here

Review: Links:
1: click / 2. click / 3. click /
4. click / 5. click / 6. click / 7. click /
8. click / 9. click

..........Extra credit Printing!
Chp4 Lect:Lect 1 / 2 /3
Brain Pops/video notes/mini lab: pdf
Labs: Messing with Mixtures Lab: pdf
Lab: Mystery Powders: pdf
Chp 3 & 4 Notebk Coversheet:


Mystery Powder answers:
A: Powdered Sugar B: Cornstarch
C: Baking Powder D: Baking Soda

Chp3 Little Book Hwk: Pg 8-12 due Tue/Wed Blk1
Chp4 Little Book pgs 1-6 Due Fri this week
Pg 7-8 Due next Tues/Wed (Oct 21/22)BlkDay1
Unit Exam next Week: Chp 2-3-4
Lab/Lect NB Chp3/4 Due onTest DayBlk Day 1
Handouts NOT for extra credit,
.......but here if you need them!

Chp 4 Little Book: pdf ......
Chp4 Reading: pdf


Week 8: Oct 20-24
UNIT FINAL EXAM! CHP 2-3-4 
NB DUE On Test Day!

Chp 12: Atoms

Chp 12 video Library: click here

Chp 12 Powerpoints:
Lect 1: ppt / download / pdf
Lect 2: ppt / download / pdf
Lect 3: ppt / download / pdf
Little Book Links: Bite Size / Timeline

Chp 2-3-4 FINAL EXAM!
Test Review: pdf
Test review ANSWERS: pdf
Chp 3/4NB Due On Test Day 
Chp12 Notes for Extra Credit
lect 1 / Lect 2/3 / BrainPops
Fri Class notes: pdf

Lab/Lect NB Chp 3 & 4 Due On Blk day1 (test day)
Little Bk Chp 12 Pgs 1-6 Due  Friday Oct 24
HWK: Little Bk pgs:7-12 Due  Mon
Oct 27
Handouts NOT for EC,but here if you need them!
CHp 12 Little Book: pdf
Chp12 Reading: pdf
Week 9: Oct 27- Oct 31
Chp 12: Atoms
Chp 13: Periodic Table


Lect 4: ppt / download / pdf
Chp13:Periodic Table: ppt / download / pdf

Lect 4: pdf
Chp 13 Notes: pdf

Chp 13 Reading: pdf
Chp 13 Little Book:pdf

......................................8th Grade CA State Science Standards: The Periodic Table
......
Periodic Table:  The organization of the periodic table is based on the properties of the elements and reflects the structure of atoms.
1. Students know how to identify regions corresponding to metals, nonmetals, and inert gases.
2. Students know each element has a specific number of protons in the nucleus (the atomic number) and each isotope of the element has a different but specific number of neutrons in the nucleus.
3. Students know substances can be classified by their properties, including their melting temperature, density, hardness, and thermal and electrical conductivity.

Week
Powerpoints
Handouts/Worksheets
Additional Notes

Week 10: Nov 3-7
Chp 13 Video Library: click here
Chp 14: Chemical Bonding
Rock Candy Extra Credit Fun : PDF
Chp 14 Video Library: click here additional videos for lect 3: here

Chp14: Chem Bonding Powerpoints
Lec 1:to watch / download / pdf
Lec 2:to watch / download / pdf
Lec 3: to watch / download / pdf
Chp 14 Video Library: click here

Additional Videos for Lect 3: click here

Extra credit Printing!.
Lect 1 / Lect 2 / Lect 3 / Flame Lab
.Little Bk Chp 13: Due on Mon Nov 3
.Little Bk Chp 14 Due on test day

Handouts NOT for EC,but here if you need them!
Chp 14 Little Book:pdf
Chp 14 Reading: pdf
Chp 14 little bk bonding examples: click here

Week 11: Nov 10-14
No School Tues: Veterans Day Nov 11
Thanks to our Military & their Families
Chp 12, 13 and 14 Final Exam
Block Day 1
Notebook Due: on Test Day

Review ppt: to watch/ download/pdf Flame Lab Answer: here
Final review HO:pdf
Chp 12,13,14 Notebook Coversheet:
 

Week 12: Nov 17-21
GPS Week

We need parent helpers!! Please contact Mrs Gillum if you can help!!    
No Homework over Thanksgiving Vacation!

......................................8th Grade CA State Science Standards:Chemical Reactions
.........Chemical Reactions: Chemical reactions are processes in which atoms are rearranged into different combinations of molecules.
1. Students know: Reactant atoms and molecules interact to form products with different chemical properties.
2. Students know: The idea of atoms explains the conservation of matter: In chemical reactions the number of atoms stays the same no matter how they are arranged, so their total mass stays the same.
3. Students know: Chemical reactions usually liberate heat or absorb heat.
4. Students know: Physical processes include freezing and boiling, in which a material changes form with no chemical reaction.
5. Students know how to determine whether a solution is acidic, basic, or neutral

Week
Powerpoints
Handouts/Worksheets
Additional Notes
Week 13:
Dec 1-5
Chp 15: Chemical Reactions

Chp 15: Video Library: here
Lect 1: to watch / download / pdf
Lect 2&3: to watch / download / pdf
New Syllabus: pdf
Lect 1: pdf
Lect 2&3: pdf
Brain Pops: pdf
Lab: Bond with Me: pdf
Chp 15 Little Book: pdf
Chp 15 reading: pdf

Week 14:
Dec 8-12
Acids, Bases, Salts (chp16)
Chp 16 Video Library: here

Lect 1: to watch / download / pdf Alien Juice Lab Site: click here
Additional Sites to help! click here Little Bk Site: click here

Lect 1: pdf
Cabbages in Chem: Lab pdf
Alien Juice Bar Virtual Lab: pdf

Chp 16 Little Book: pdf
Chp 16: reading: pdf
Week 15:
Dec 15-19
Final Unit Exam:
     

Games & Puzzles!

Atomic Structure
   * Jefferson Lab's "Element Math Game" -
guess the number of protons, neutrons, &
electrons in an atom
http://education.jlab.org/elementmath/
index.html
    * Quia's "Atomic Structure Jeopardy" -
play with 2 people or against yourself
http://www.quia.com/cb/36842.html
   * Quia's "Atomic Structure Hangman"
http://www.quia.com/hm/110454.html
    * DragonFly TV's Nanobots:
Practice opposite charges
http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/games/game
_nano.html

Periodic Table of Elements
   * School of Element Game: Sort the elements into their family!
http://mint.ua.edu/games/school-of-elements/
    * "The Periodic Table of Comic Books" - Relax, sit back, and read through these entertaining stories involving the elements.
http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/
   * Name the Elements Quiz: List as many
of the elements as you can in 10 minutes!
Stinks & Bangs: Match the elements by family.
http://www.jetpunk.com/quizzes/name-the-elements.php
    * Quia's "40 Element Symbols" -
Matching, Flashcards, Concentration
http://www.quia.com/jg/65539.html
    * Quia's "Element Hangman" -practice
matchingthe element symbol with its name
http://www.quia.com/hm/110455.html
    * Quia's "Periodic Table Jeopardy"
http://www.quia.com/cb/153305.html
    * Quia's "Element Battleship"
http://www.quia.com/ba/57617.html
    * Quia's "Element Scavenger Hunt" -
use two web sites to answer the questions
http://www.quia.com/sh/9629.html?AP_
rand=1207714243

Bonding & Compounds
    * Glencoe Science: Chapter 5: Combining Atoms and Molecules
Match valence electrons & Lewis dot structures.
http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078741858/
student_view0/unit2/chapter5/interactive_tables.html
   
* Glencoe Science - Virtual Lab: How can a molecular
model be built?
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_
assets/science/virtual_labs/grade6/E02/E02.html
    * Glencoe Science - Interactive Tutor:
Combining Atoms & Molecules Matching
http://www.glencoe.com/olc_games/game_
engine/content/gln_sci/fops_06_ca/grade
08/chapter05/text_id/
  
* Glencoe Science - Concentration Game:
Chemical Bonds & Atomic Structure
http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078778344/student_
view0/chapter1/interactive_tutor.html#
click on : Concentration Game
    * DragonFly TV's Nanobots: Practice opposite charges
- ionic bonds!!!
http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/games/game_nano.html

Chemical Reactions
   * Four Types of Chemical Reaction Animations: A tutorial of the 4 types of reactions
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=AP13004      Endothermic & Exothermic Videos
http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vis_sim/cim05 _pg90_endotherm/cim05_pg90_endotherm.html
Glencoe Science - Interactive Tutor: Chapter 8 -
Chemical Reactions
http://www.glencoe.com/olc_games/game_
engine/content/gln_sci/fops_06_ca/grade08/chapter08/text_id/
Glencoe Science - Vocabulary eFlashcards:
Chemical Reactions
http://www.glencoe.com/qe/efcwin.php?qi=10243  
Quia's Types of Chemical Reactions: Rags to Riches
http://www.quia.com/rr/192785.html
      Nova's Fireworks: read about combustion, a fifth type of reaction, and how its responsible for fireworks
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/science-fire.html
      Nova Virtual Lab on Combustion & Fireworks
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/science-fire.html
      Chem Balancer - try to balance the chemical equations by choosing the correct coefficient
http://funbasedlearning.com/chemistry/chemBalancer/ques1.htm

.....................................................8th Grade CA State Science Standards
Reactions
5. Chemical reactions are processes in which atoms are rearranged into different combinations of molecules. As a basis for understanding this concept:
a. Students know reactant atoms and molecules interact to form products with different chemical properties.
b. Students know the idea of atoms explains the conservation of matter: In chemical reactions the number of atoms stays the same no matter how they are arranged, so their total mass stays the same.
c. Students know chemical reactions usually liberate heat or absorb heat.
d. Students know physical processes include freezing and boiling, in which a material changes form with no chemical reaction.
e. Students know how to determine whether a solution is acidic, basic, or neutral.
Chemistry of Living Systems (Life Sciences)
6. Principles of chemistry underlie the functioning of biological systems. As a basis for understanding this concept:
a. Students know that carbon, because of its ability to combine in many ways with itself and other elements, has a central role in the chemistry of living organisms.
b. Students know that living organisms are made of molecules consisting largely of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur.
c. Students know that living organisms have many different kinds of molecules, including small ones, such as water and salt, and very large ones, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and DNA.

Week
Powerpoints/Schedule
Handouts/Worksheets
Lecture notes/Labs ec printing
Additional Notes

Jan 5-9: Week 16:
Organic Chemistry

Video Library: here


Mon: Lect1 Organic Chem: ppt to watch /download /pdf
Blk1:Lect 2: Biomolecules: ppt to watch /download /pdf
Wed/Thu:Blk 2: Lab: Knot your average yeast lab Day1: pdf
Lect3:Drawing BioMolecules: ppt to watch /download /pdf
Fri: Finish Knot your average yeast lab: Cook pretzels

Additional Organic Chem Reading Chp11: pdf
Chem Reading Chp 16: pdf (just read the organic chem section)
Additional Cheat Sheet for test: pdf

Organic Chem Syllabus: pdf
Hwk: Carbon Project BooK: download doc
    Pages: 3-4-5 Due this Fri Jan 9
    Pages: 6-10 Due this Fri Jan 9
Entire Book Due: Tues Jan 20 7:30 am
Cheat sheet page of questions: pdf
Lect 1: Organic Chemistry Lect notes: pdf
Lect 2: Biomolecules: Lect notes: pdf
Lab: Knot your average yeast lab: pdf
Lect 3: Drawing Biomolecules: pdf

There is NO LITTLE BOOK for this section, but there is a cheat sheet that needs to be finished prior to the final exam.
The only homework is the Carbon Project Book: Download Doc
Organic Chem Reading Chp11: pdf
Chem Reading Chp 16: pdf (just read the organic chem section)
Cheat Sheet for test: pdf

Jan 12-16 Week 17:
Organic Chemistry
Min Day: ThursJan 15

Minimum day Thurs

DUE Thurs: Hwk: Read Online Chp 11 PLUS
Cheat Sheet: pdf & Carbon Project Bk: 6-10: Download Doc

Mon: Computer Lab: How can models of carbon be built:click here
Tue/Wed:Blk Day1: Labs:Fats & Starches:pdf/Making Butter pdf
Wed/Fri Blk Day 2- Carbon Book Work Time
Thurs/Minimum Day All Classes: Presentations of Fly Your Ride: Flying Car Project / Form Teams

Lab: How can models of carbon be built: pdf
Labs: Fats & Starches & Making Butter: pdf

Fly Your Ride: Flying Car Project: pdf

Great Review Videos: Click here

The only homework is the Carbon Project Book: Download Doc
Organic Chem Reading Chp11: pdf
Chem Reading Chp 16: pdf (just read the organic chem section)
Cheat Sheet for test: pdf

Jan 20-23
Week 18:
No School Mon: 1/19
OChem Final: Tues/Wed

. ...............ALL STUDENTS:
Carbon Project Bk Due Before School by 7:35am TUES
Carbon Lab/Lect Notebk Due Before School by 7:35am WED

Organic Final Exam: Tues: Pd 2,3,4 / Wed: Pd 5 & 6

Organic Chem Lab/Lect Notebook Cover: pdf

Great Review Videos: Click here

 

..............................8th Grade CA State Science Standards: PHYSICS
Motion
1. The velocity of an object is the rate of change of its position.
As a basis for understanding this concept, students know:
a. position is defined relative to some choice of standard reference point and a set of reference directions.
b. average speed is the total distance traveled divided by the total time elapsed. The speed of an object along the path traveled can vary.
c. how to solve problems involving distance, time, and average speed.
d. to describe the velocity of an object one must specify both direction and speed.
e. changes in velocity can be changes in speed, direction, or both.
f. how to interpret graphs of position versus time and speed versus time for motion in a single direction.
Forces
2. Unbalanced forces cause changes in velocity.
As a basis for understanding this concept, students know:
a. a force has both direction and magnitude.
b. when an object is subject to two or more forces at once, the effect is the cumulative effect of all the forces.
c. when the forces on an object are balanced, the motion of the object does not change.
d. how to identify separately two or more forces acting on a single static object, including gravity, elastic forces due to tension or compression in matter, and friction.
e. when the forces on an object are unbalanced the object will change its motion (that is, it will speed up, slow down, or change direction).
f. the greater the mass of an object the more force is needed to achieve the same change in motion.
g. the role of gravity in forming and maintaining planets, stars and the solar system.
Week Powerpoints / Videos
additional notes for understanding
Handouts/Worksheets
Lecture notes ec printing
Additional Notes

Week 19:
Jan 26-30:
Chp 5:
Motion & Forces
Holt:pg:104-135

Lect1: Distance,Time, Speed: ppt to watch / download / pdf
Lect2:Forces: ppt to watch / download / pdf
Video Directory for Chp 5 & 6 powerpoints: click here
Additional reading for greater understanding of graphing: pdf
position timegraphs_notes:pdf speed timegraphs_notes:pdf

Chp 5 & 6 Unit Syllabus : pdf
Lect 1: Distance,Time, Speed: pdf
Lect 2: Forces:pdf
Video Notes: pdf
Brain Pops: Chp5: pdf
Lab: Speed Machines: pdf

Little Bk Chp5:pdf
(for reference)
Chp5 Reading: pdf
Little Book Drawings: pg 13 : a / b
pg 14, pg 15, pg 16
Chp5 Little Book Answers: here


Week 20:
Feb 2-6

Chp5 & Chp 6:
Motion & Forces
Flying Cars Week

Lect3:Motion Graphs and Motion Math: to watch /download/ pdf
Lect 4: Friction:watch /download/ pdf
Lecture 5/6: Watch /download / pdf
Video Directory for Chp 5 & 6 powerpoints: click here
Additional reading for greater understanding of graphing: pdf
position timegraphs_notes:pdf speed timegraphs_notes:pdf

 

Lect 3:Motion Graphs and Motion Math: pdf
Lect 4: Friction: pdf
Lect 5 : Gravity: pdf
Labs: Bubble Gum Physics / Acceleration: pdf
Labs: Paper Airplanes: & Science Friction: pdf
BrainPops: Chp 6: pdf

Entire Chp5 Little Book Due Fri
CHp6 reading Chp6: pdf
Chp6 Little Bk: pdf (do not print!)
Force Flip Book:instructions/pdf
due: Mon: Feb24th

Week 21:
Feb 9-12
(Pres. B-day 2/13)

Newton’s Laws Chp 6

Lect 6b:  Newton's 1st & 3rd Laws: watch / download
Lect 7: Newton's 2nd Law :watch / download
Lect 8: Force & etc:watch / download

Video Directory for Chp 5 & 6 powerpoints: click here

Lect 6b:  Newton's 1st & 3rd Laws:pdf
Lect 7: Newton's 2nd Law:pdf
Lect 8: Force & etc:pdf
 
Week 22:
Feb 17-20
(Pres. B-day 2/16)
Newton’s Laws  Chp6
Tues/Wed: Flying car racing
Wed/Thurs: Speed Lab: pdf
Additional reading for greater understanding of graphing: pdf
position timegraphs_notes:pdf speed timegraphs_notes:pdf

Speed Lab: pdf

Flying Car Times from class flights: pdf

Little Bk Chp5: Answers
ppt: to watch /to download / pdfLittle Bk Chp 6 Answers:
ppt: to watch / to download / pdf

Week 23:
Feb 23-28
FINAL EXAM
Science Fair Open House on Wed!
Force Flip Book Due Monday Feb 23 BEFORE School
Final Exam: Tues: Pd 1,2,4 Wed: Pd 5,6
Notebook due on test day

Notebook Cover Sheet: pdf  

8th Grade CA State Science Standards

Earth in the Solar System (Earth Sciences):
The structure and composition of the universe can be learned from studying stars and galaxies and their evolution..
a. Galaxies are clusters of billions of stars and may have different shapes.
b.The Sun is one of many stars in the Milky Way galaxy and that stars may differ in size, temperature, and color.
c. Know how to use astronomical units and light years as measures of distances between the Sun, stars, and Earth.
d. Stars are the source of light for all bright objects in outer space and that the Moon and planets shine by reflected sunlight,
....... not by their own light.
e. Know the appearance, general composition, relative position and size, and motion of objects in the solar system, including planets,
.......planetary satellites, comets, and asteroids.

Week Powerpoints / Videos
additional notes for understanding
Handouts/Worksheets
Lecture notes ec printing
Additional Notes
Week 23:
Feb 26-28
Chp 18:
A Family of Planets –
Month long Moon Journal starts this week !

Blk Day 2: Chp 18- Lect 1: .ppt to watch / download
Friday: Virtual labs about the Moon:
Virtual Lab1: / Virtual Lab2: /
Virtual Lab3: Virtual Reality Moon Phase Pictures /
moon diagram / The Moon’s Phases / ExploreLearning

Space Syllabus: pdf
Virtual Labs Handout: pdf
LB:site1: click here LB site2:click here
LB site3:click here
Chp18_Lect1 notes: Click hereBrainpops_Chp18:click here

Chpt 18 reading: pdf
Chp 18 Little Book.: pdf
(For reference only)
Be working on your: Moon Observation Project! Information: pdf

Wk 24: Mar 2-6 
Chapter 18 -
A Family of Planets –

Mon:Chp 18- Lect 2:.ppt to watch / download
Tue/Wed: Block Day2: Chp 18- Lect 3: .ppt to watch / download
Wed/Thurs: Video: If we had no moon
Fri: Chp17-1: Lect 4: .ppt to watch / download
.Chp 18: Video Directory: Chp 17: Video Directory:

Chp18_lect2 notes:click here
Chp18_Lect3 notes: click here
Chp 18_Lect 3 BrainPops: click here
Chp17_lect 4 notes:click here

If We Had No Moon Video Handout: pdf

Mrs Gillum and the NASA NEAT program: click here
Zero G FlightVideo: Click here.....
Zero G photos: click here
MrsG at the last Shuttle Launch: here

Wk 25: Mar 9-13: 
Chapter 18 -
A Family of Planets–  

Chp 17 -Formation of the Solar System–

Mon: Chp 17-2: Lect 5: .ppt to watch / download
Virtual Space Class: Black Holes: Link click here
Chp 19: Lect 6: ppt to watch/ download
Chp 19: Lect 7: (Sect 19-2:) ppt to watch / download

Site for Chp17 Little Bk: click here
Chp17_lect5 notes: click here
Virtual Lab Black Holes Handout: pdf
Chp 19: Lect6 notes: click here
Chp 19: Lect 7 notes: click here

Chp17 LB: pdf
Chp17 reading: pdf

Solar Flare EC Notes: click here
(Videos are in the Video Library)

Wk 26: Mar 16-20:
Chp 19 - The Universe & Beyond
Chp 17: Video Directory:
Chp 19: Video Directory

Star Composition & HR Diagram Virtural Lab: Website
Star Life Virtual Lab: click here
Chp 19: Lect 8: (Sect 19-3:):
Part 1: ppt to watch / download / pdf
Part 2: ppt to watch / download / pdf
Chp 19: Video Directory

HR Diagram Virtual Lab pdf: click here
Star Life Virtual Lab: Lab paper:pdf
Chp 19: Lect 8 notes: pdf
HR Diagram Classroom Lab: pdf


Chp19 LB: pdf
Chp 19 reading: pdf

How Many Stars Activity / Universe Scavenger Hunt: Website
How Many Stars Activity / Universe Scavenger Hunt: handout

Wk 27: Mar 23-27:
Finals Week
Final Exam: Pd 1,2,4 on Tuesday. Notebook due on Test Day
Final Exam Pd 5 on Wed, Pd 6 on Thurs.
Moon Journals Due on Thursday!  
Space Games
Glencoe Virtual Lab – What are the dimensions of the solar system? http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_
labs/E28/E28.html
Virtual Flight Through the Solar System
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/
visualizations/es2701/es2701page01.cfm
Astronomical Distance Calculator http://janus.astro.umd.edu/astro/distance/
Planet Information
* NASA's Solar System Exploration http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm
* Rader's Cosmos For Kids - Solar System http://www.cosmos4kids.com/files/solsyst_intro.html
* Brainpop.com – Space http://www.brainpop.com/science/space/
* National Geographic Solar System Info http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system
* Nineplanets.org http://nineplanets.org/
* NASA Space Place Solar System Game http://www.spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/solar-system/game.shtml
Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises over Texas Star Party http://vimeo.com/4505537
SPACE: Websites with tons of stuff
* NASA's Space Place http://www.spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/games.shtml
* BBC's Space Games http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/
* NASA's Solar System Games http://science.nasa.gov/kids/kids-solar-system/
* OLogy's Astronomy Page http://www.amnh.org/ology/astronomy#channel
* Windows to the Universe Games http://www.windows2universe.org/games/games.html
* Amazing Space Online Explorations http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/
* Kid's Astronomy http://www.kidsastronomy.com/fun/index.htm
* Quia's Space Games http://www.quia.com/shared/search
Specific activities
* Discovery Channel's Mission Control Game http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/nasa/mission-control/mission-control.html
* Glencoe Virtual Lab: Phases of the Moon http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/ES22/ES22.html
* Glencoe Virtual Lab: Star Classification http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/ES24/ES24.html
* Glencoe Virtual Lab: Dimensions of the Solar System http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/E28/E28.html
* Discovery Channel's Solar Symphony Game: Match the planet with its symphony! http://science.discovery.com/tv/space-week/solar-symphony/solar-symphony.html
* Solar System Trading Cards: Collect all of the planets! http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/trading/
* "8 Planets & a Dwarf" Space Sudoku http://www.windows2universe.org/games/sudoku/sudoku.html
* Quia's Planet Who Wants to be a Millionaire http://www.quia.com/rr/151395.html
* Quia's Sun Battleship http://www.quia.com/ba/140389.html
* Quia's Phases of the Moon Games http://www.quia.com/jg/1195600.html
* Quia's Space Jeopardy http://www.quia.com/cb/38857.html
* Solar System Memory: Put the planets in order http://science.discovery.com/interactives/memory/solarsystem/solarsystem.html
* Space Sense: How much do you know about space? http://www.windows2universe.org/games/space_sense_intro.html
* Surfing the Solar System: An online treasure hunt http://www.astrosociety.org/education/surfgame.html
* Zooming in from space to quarks: Molecular Expressions http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html
Life Cycle of a Star: Online video http://www.pa.msu.edu/~baldwin/carol/Lifecycleofstars.swf



 
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Powerpoints / Handouts/Worksheets Additional Notes- ec printing

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April 6-10

Roller Coaster Week:for webquest: click here Roller Coaster web quest handout:pdf

Week 29:
Apr 13-17

  Video: What is Matter: click here
Week 30:
Apr 20-24
   

Week 31
April 27-May1

   

REMEMBER: If you are sick, you are to contact me THE DAY you return for make up work.
All labs & lectures must be completed even if you were sick on the day we did it.

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