Students should record their homework in their agenda books.
In addition, homework will be posted here each evening.
11/30:
C: skeletal system portion of DRW
B D: create a Venn diagram comparing series and parallel circuits
quiz end of the week on electricity - optional study guide can be found under
8th grade uploaded files
11/24:
All classes: check teacherease for any missing work and have a great break!
11/23:
D C E: check teacherease for any missing work and have a great break!
11/20:
B: "Night Night" worksheet
A: none
C: Discovery Eduucation simulation "Bones on the Move"
11/19:
E D A: "Night Night" worksheet
11/18:
C: study for quiz this Friday on the Integumentary System and Body
Organization - an optional study guide can be found under 7th grade uploaded
files.
B and D: page 489 #1,2,5,7,8,12
11/17:
A: page 432 #2,3 and page 439 # 1,2,4 and finish Blobz guide to electricity
(link can be found under "links")
E: page 432 #2,3 and page 439 # 1,2,4 and finish Blobz guide to electricity
(link can be found under "links")
B: page 489 #1,2,5,7,8,12 and finish Blobz guide to electricity
(link can be found under "links")
11/16:
D E: finish scooter questions and take 2nd quarter pre test by Wednesday.
C: study for quiz this Friday on the Integumentary System and Body
Organization - an optional study guide can be found under 7th grade uploaded
files.
11/13:
B A: take 2nd quarter pre test by Tuesday
C: bring in folder with brads by end of next week for Owner's Manual
finish gluing skin diagram labels using information from page 535
11/12:
E D A: compete the "Charge" worksheet
11/11:
C: take 2nd quarter discovery pretest by Friday
B and D: 2nd quarter vocab words 1 - 4. blank vocab chart and list can be
found under 8th grade uploaded files
11/10:
A and B: read chapter 17 section 2
E: none
11/9:
D and E: read chapter 17 section 2
C: page 150 # 1,2,3,6,7
11/5:
A B D E: work on scooter questions (a copy can be downloaded from 8th grade
uploaded files)
C: have a good weekend - you took your assessment today
11/4:
E D A: work on scooter questions
B block: assessment 11/5
C block: assessment 11/5
11/3:
Prepare for quarterly assessment:
A block: assessment 11/4, study guide due 11/2, vocabulary crossword due
11/2, vocabulary lists due 11/4
B block: assessment 11/5, study guide due 11/2, vocabulary crossword due
11/2, vocabulary lists due 11/5
C block: assessment 11/5, study guide due 11/3, vocabulary crossword due 11/3
D block: assessment 11/3, study guide due 10/30, vocabulary crossword due
10/30, vocabulary lists due 11/3
E block: assessment 11/4, study guide due 11/2, vocabulary crossword due
11/2, vocabulary lists due 11/4
11/2:
Prepare for quarterly assessment:
A block: assessment 11/4, study guide due 11/2, vocabulary crossword due
11/2, vocabulary lists due 11/4
B block: assessment 11/5, study guide due 11/2, vocabulary crossword due
11/2, vocabulary lists due 11/5
C block: assessment 11/5, study guide due 11/3, vocabulary crossword due 11/3
D block: assessment 11/3, study guide due 10/30, vocabulary crossword due
10/30, vocabulary lists due 11/3
E block: assessment 11/4, study guide due 11/2, vocabulary crossword due
11/2, vocabulary lists due 11/4
10/30:
Prepare for quarterly assessment:
A block: assessment 11/4, study guide due 11/2, vocabulary crossword due
11/2, vocabulary lists due 11/4
B block: assessment 11/5, study guide due 11/2, vocabulary crossword due
11/2, vocabulary lists due 11/5
C block: assessment 11/5, study guide due 11/3, vocabulary crossword due 11/3
D block: assessment 11/3, study guide due 10/30, vocabulary crossword due
10/30, vocabulary lists due 11/3
E block: assessment 11/4, study guide due 11/2, vocabulary crossword due
11/2, vocabulary lists due 11/4
10/29:
Prepare for quarterly assessment:
A block: assessment 11/4, study guide due 11/2, vocabulary crossword due
11/2, vocabulary lists due 11/4
B block: assessment 11/5, study guide due 11/2, vocabulary crossword due
11/2, vocabulary lists due 11/5
C block: assessment 11/5, study guide due 11/3, vocabulary crossword due 11/3
D block: assessment 11/3, study guide due 10/30, vocabulary crossword due
10/30, vocabulary lists due 11/3
E block: assessment 11/4, study guide due 11/2, vocabulary crossword due
11/2, vocabulary lists due 11/4
10/28:
Prepare for quarterly assessment:
A block: assessment 11/4, study guide due 11/2, vocabulary crossword due
11/2, vocabulary lists due 11/4
B block: assessment 11/5, study guide due 11/2, vocabulary crossword due
11/2, vocabulary lists due 11/5
C block: assessment 11/5, study guide due 11/5
D block: assessment 11/3, study guide due 10/30, vocabulary crossword due
10/30, vocabulary lists due 11/3
E block: assessment 11/4, study guide due 11/2, vocabulary crossword due
11/2, vocabulary lists due 11/4
10/27:
C: complete front of Chemistry of Life worksheet using textbook
B and D: complete vocabulary chart for the following words:work, simple
machines, inclined plane, pulley, lever, mechanical advantage
10/26:
A E B: Mechanical Advantage worksheet
10/23:
D: Today we took our quiz.
We took notes on work and simple machines from chapter 8 (an organizer for
notes can be found under 8th grade uploaded files)
Homework: start bringing in recyclable supplies for Newton Scooters.
C: Today we studied the connection between photosynthesis and cellular
respiration (a worksheet can be found under 7th grade uploaded files).
Homework: label the drawing on the back of your worksheet using pages 88-90.
E: Today we took our quiz.
We took notes on work and simple machines from chapter 8 (an organizer for
notes can be found under 8th grade uploaded files)
Homework: Finish Chapter 8 notes and start bringing in recyclable supplies for
Newton Scooters.
10/22:
B: Today we took our quiz. We watched a video from Discovery Science on
Tools and Machines (video has been assigned to students under their Discover
Education accounts). We completed Work and Simple Machine notes on chapter 8.
Homework: start bringing in recyclable supplies for Newton Scooters.
A: Today we took our quiz.
Homework: start bringing in recyclable supplies for Newton Scooters.
C: Today we took our quiz and then reviewed the Organization of Life
worksheet from last class.
Homework: Comparing Plant and Animal Cells worksheet (can be found under 7th
grade uploaded files)
10/21:
E: Today we enjoyed the Hispanic Month Assembly.
Homework: Conscious Communting worksheet - take Newton's 1st Law for a ride!
Study for quiz 10/23 on: forces, gravity, friction, and Newton's 3
Laws - an optional study guide can be found under 8th grade uploaded files.
D: Today we watched a video from Discovery Science on Tools and Machines
(video has been assigned to students under their Discover Education accounts)
Homework: Conscious Communting worksheet - take Newton's 1st Law for a ride!
Study for quiz 10/23 on: forces, gravity, friction, and Newton's 3
Laws - an optional study guide can be found under 8th grade uploaded files.
A: Today we did calculations with Newton's 2nd Law and completed a worksheet
called "Which Law is Which?" (both documents can be found under 8th grade
uploaded files).
We watched a video from Discovery Science on Tools and Machines (video has
been assigned to students under their Discover Education accounts)
Homework: Conscious Communting worksheet - take Newton's 1st Law for a ride!
Study for quiz 10/22 on: forces, gravity, friction, and Newton's 3
Laws - an optional study guide can be found under 8th grade uploaded files.
10/20:
C: Today we shared our Cell City Projects. Students completed a Cell City
BCR and a worksheet on Organization of Life (both documents can be found under
7th grade uploaded files).
Homework: Study for a quiz next class on the microscope. An optional study
guide can be found under 7th grade uploaded files).
B:
Today we did calculations with Newton's 2nd Law and completed a worksheet
called "Which Law is Which?" (both documents can be found under 8th grade
uploaded files)
Homework: study for quiz 10/22 on: forces, gravity, friction, and Newton's 3
Laws - an optional study guide can be found under 8th grade uploaded files.
D:
Today we did calculations with Newton's 2nd Law and completed a worksheet
called "Which Law is Which?" (both documents can be found under 8th grade
uploaded files) We also completed our vocabulary chart for the following
words: forces (balanced and unbalanced), mass, weight, friction, inertia ,
Newton’s 1st Law, Newton’s 2nd Law, Newton’s 3rd Law (blank vocabulary charts
can be found under 8th grade uploaded files)
Homework: Conscious Communting worksheet - take Newton's 1st Law for a ride!
Study for quiz 10/23 on: forces, gravity, friction, and Newton's 3
Laws - an optional study guide can be found under 8th grade uploaded files.
D:
10/19:
A: Today we finished notes on Newton's 3 Laws (power point can be found under
8th grade uploaded files) and completed a lab on Newton's Laws.
Homework: Conscious Communting worksheet - take Newton's 1st Law for a ride!
Complete a vocabulary chart for the following words: forces (balanced and
unbalanced), mass, weight, friction, inertia , Newton’s 1st Law, Newton’s 2nd
Law, Newton’s 3rd Law (blank vocabulary charts can be found under 8th grade
uploaded files)
Quiz 10/22 on: forces, gravity, friction, and Newton's 3 Laws - an optional
study guide can be found under 8th grade uploaded files
E: Today we finished our Newton Lab, did calculations with Newton's 2nd Law
(calculation worksheet under 8th grade uploaded files)
Homework: Conscious Communting worksheet - take Newton's 1st Law for a ride!
Complete a vocabulary chart for the following words: forces (balanced and
unbalanced), mass, weight, friction, inertia , Newton’s 1st Law, Newton’s 2nd
Law, Newton’s 3rd Law (blank vocabulary charts can be found under 8th grade
uploaded files)
Quiz 10/23 on: forces, gravity, friction, and Newton's 3 Laws - an optional
study guide can be found under 8th grade uploaded files.
B: Today we completed a lab on Newton's Laws and a vocabulary chart for the
following words: forces (balanced and unbalanced),mass,weight,friction,inertia
,Newton’s 1st Law,Newton’s 2nd Law ,Newton’s 3rd Law (blank vocab charts can
be found under "8th grade uploaded files")
Homework: : Conscious Communting worksheet - take Newton's 1st Law for a ride!
Quiz 10/22 on: forces, gravity, friction, and Newton's 3 Laws - an optional
study guide can be found under "8th grade uploaded files"
10/15:
D and E: Interim Data Analysis sheet
C: Cell City project due Tuesday
10/14:
B A C: Interim Data Analysis sheet
10/13:
E D A: "Newtons First Law of Motion" activity worksheet
D: finish notes on Newtons Laws in foldable
10/12:
D: "A Weighty Problem" worksheet
B: page 139 # 1,2,3,5,6,10
C: "Using the Microscope" worksheet
10/9:
A E B: "A Weighty Problem" worksheet
10/8:
C: work on cell city project, get project paper signed
D: page 133 # 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
E: page 132 # 1, 6, 7, 15, 20
10/7:
C: study for a quiz 10/8 on cell theory and cell parts. An optional study
guide can be found under "7th grade uploaded files"
B and A: finish conclusion statement from lab
10/6:
A and E: have a good evening - you took your quiz today
D: Read pages 128 to 133 and take notes on friction
10/5:
C: study for a quiz 10/8 on cell theory and cell parts. An optional study
guide can be found under "7th grade uploaded files"
B and D: have a good evening - you took your quiz today
10/2:
A B D E: study for quiz on 10/5 on Measuring Motion. A study guide has been
uploaded to "8th grade uploaded files"
10/1:
C: Cell Poems worksheet
E: page 132 # 5,12,16,17,19
D: study for quiz on 10/5 on Measuring Motion. A study guide will be
uploaded to "8th grade uploaded files" on Friday
9/30:
C: A Magic Square of Cells
A: page 132 # 5,12,16,17,19
B: finish Let's Move lab if not already done and Bug Race worksheet
9/29:
A E: Bug Race worksheet
D: have a good evening - we will finish our lab next class
9/25:
D: Bug Race worksheet
B: Chapter 5 Directed Reading Worksheet due Wednesday
C: Chapter 3 Directed Reading Worksheet due Wednesday and
finish virtual cell worksheet if not done so already
9/24:
A and E: Chapter 5 Directed Reading Worksheet due Tuesday
B: Chapter 5 Directed Reading Worksheet due Wednesday
9/23:
C: Chapter 3 Directed Reading Worksheet due next Wednesday.
D and E: Chapter 5 Directed Reading Worksheet due Tuesday
9/22:
B A: study for quiz, on forms of energy, energy conversions and the
parts of a well designed investigation. An optional study guide will be
uploaded under "8th grade uploaded files." Also, study chapters 9 and 10 of
your textbook, class notes, and the parts of a well designed investigation.
D and E quiz on 9/23 and A on 9/24.
C: study for quiz, 9/23, on the six characteristics of lving things and the
parts of a well designed investigation. An optional study guide will be
uploaded under "7th grade uploaded files." Also, study the Chapter 2 directed
reading worksheet we went over in class, class notes, and the parts of a well
designed investigation
9/21:
E D A: study for quiz, on forms of energy, energy conversions and the
parts of a well designed investigation. An optional study guide will be
uploaded under "8th grade uploaded files." Also, study chapters 9 and 10 of
your textbook, class notes, and the parts of a well designed investigation.
D and E quiz on 9/23 and A on 9/24.
9/18:
B: finish analysis questions from Kinetic and Potential Energy lab if not
done so already.
D: page 253 answer questions 1, 2, 6, 8, 9 in complete sentences
C: study for quiz, 9/23, on the six characteristics of lving things and the
parts of a well designed investigation. An optional study guide will be
uploaded under "7th grade uploaded files." Also, study the Chapter 2 directed
reading worksheet we went over in class, class notes, and the parts of a well
designed investigation
9/17:
A and E: page 240 answer questions 1, 6, 7, 19, 24 in complete sentences.
finish potential and kinetic energy lab analysis if not done so in class.
B: page 253 answer questions 1, 2, 6, 8, 9 in complete sentences
9/16:
All classes: take your quarter one pre-test on Discovery Education by 9/16.
Remember - it is a pre-test, it is expected that you will not score high. DA
power point for instructions can be found under "Uploaded Files"
E: "Feel the Heat" worksheet
D: oops - I forgot to give you a homework sheet - you will get it next class
C: finish sense and respond to change lab analysis questions
9/15:
All classes: take your quarter one pre-test on Discovery Education by 9/16.
Remember - it is a pre-test, it is expected that you will not score high. DA
power point for instructions can be found under "Uploaded Files"
A and B: "Feel the Heat" worksheet
C: "Amazing DIscovery" worksheet
9/14:
All classes: take your quarter one pre-test on Discovery Education by 9/16.
Remember - it is a pre-test, it is expected that you will not score high. DA
power point for instructions can be found under "Uploaded Files"
A E D: take notes on conduction, convection and radiation using chapter 10
section 2. An optional graphic organizer can be found under "Uploaded Files"
9/11:
All classes: take your quarter one pre-test on Discovery Education by 9/16.
Remember - it is a pre-test, it is expected that you will not score high. DA
power point for instructions can be found under "Uploaded Files"
B D: (due next class) Take notes on Chapter 9, section 1. You can download
an optionalorganizer for your notes under "8th grade uploaded files." Answer
review questions on page 221 #1,2,3,4 in complete sentences.
C: Have a good weekend!
9/10:
A E: (due next class) Take notes on Chapter 9, section 1. You can download
an optionalorganizer for your notes under "8th grade uploaded files." Answer
review questions on page 221 #1,2,3,4 in complete sentences.
B: (due Tuesday) Take notes on Chapter 9, section 1. You can download an
optional organizer for your notes under "8th grade uploaded files." Answer
review questions on page 247 #3,5,6,7,9 in complete sentences.
9/9:
D and E: "Performing an Experiment" worksheet. Cover your textbook and take
good care of it at home!
C: Take notes on the six characteristics of living things in the foldable you
made in class. Use Chapter 2 section 1 from your textbook to take notes.
If you need help with your foldable, see me during CORE+ tomorrow.
9/8:
A and B: "Performing an Experiment" worksheet. Cover your textbook and take
good care of it at home!
C: study for safety quiz next class - use back of "safety rules"
worksheet and green safety resource page to study. Cover your textbook and
take good care of it at home!
9/3:
All classes: study for safety quiz next class - use questions on back of
"safety rules" worksheet and pictures on green safety resource page to study
9/2:
B: study for safety quiz next class - use back of "safety rules"
worksheet and green safety resource page to study
C and D: bookmark teacherweb site, visit one link from teacherweb page
and write a short summary of the site you visited (3-5 sentences)
share syllabus and letter with parents/guardians
9/1: A E B: bookmark teacherweb site, visit one link from teacherweb page
and write a short summary of the site you visited (3-5 sentences)
share syllabus and letter with parents/guardians
8/31: All blocks:
Return all signed and completed forms (emergency and drug/alcohol policy)
tomorrow; complete student interest survey if you did not do so in class