8th Grade Science week 1 qrt 1
8/26 Hand out books safety forms, learning objective *safety comes first, *become familiar with classroom procedures & rules, * recognize importance of staying on task and following procedures homework , h1 cover books get safety forms signed.
8/27 What Not to Do Laboratory hndt, learning objective, apply common sense to situations that could possibly lead to serios injury of yourself or others, homework, h2 Safety in the Science Classroom hndt, questions must be answered in complete sentences for full credit.
8/28 Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) ammonium chloride hndt, course criteria hndt. learning objective, become familiar with the format and information common to all MSDS sheets and how to act and report situations in the appropriate manner. homework h3 pg 10-18 read & take notes, pg 18 ques 1-3, questions must be answered in complete sentences for full credit, course criteria signed and returned by 9/5.
8/29 Lab Safety Awareness Video, learning objective, become familiar with a real classroom situation that involves not only your safety awareness and attitude toward safety but every one else's perception of the situation. homework h4 no homework over the holiday weekend.
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8th Grade Science week 2 qrt 1
9/2 Laboratory Safety Sheets hndt, Applying Scientific Method hndt, review for safety quiz, learning objective, become familiar with appropriate science vocabulary for safety procedures and equipment in a science lab, familiarize students with steps in the scientific method and how that applies to the laboratory experiments they will perform in grad 8 science class. homework h 5 study for safety quiz tommorow
9/3 Safety Quiz, Nature of Science, Chap 1 Vocabulary, What is Science hndt, learning objective, concluding lesson on lab safety with written assessment, become familiar with concepts and vocabulary as it applies to the scientific method. homework h 6 pg 18-25 read & take notes, work sheet 1-1 hndt
9/4 The Scientific Method/Steps to a Successful Experiment hndt, school pictures, to the auditorium, learning objective , students will understand how the steps in the scientific method are interconnected and that careful formulation of the problem statement and hypothesis sets the stage for the remainder of the experiment and write-up, homework h7 Going One Step Further/A Scientific Method Hunt hndt
9/5 Mobius Circle Lab, learning objective, students obtain first hand experience with applying the scientific method write-up to an experiment that are performing that requires a prediction and then drawing a conclusion, homework h 8 Complete the lab write-up.
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Grade 8 Science week 3 qrt 1
9/8 The Scientific Method/Steps to a Successful Experiment hndt, Going One Step Further/A Scientific Method hndt, How Scientists Work, What is the Scientific Method? Video, learning objective , students become familiar with connecting operations they perform in the lab with the writing of the steps in the scientific method, homework h9 How Scientists Work Series hndt
9/9 Independent & Dependent Variables hndt, The Scientific Method - A Way of Problem Solving hndt, learning objective, students will make the connection between dependent variable being controled or influenced by the independent variable and how the problem statement question and the prediction are inter-connected. homework h 10 The Scientific Method/"Gotta Problem" hndt
9/10 Practice Metric Units of Length hndt, Organizing Data hndt, learning objective, studnets become familiar with metric system prefixes and units of measure, students gain experience with organizing data, constructiong data tables and graphs, homework h 11 pg 29-36 read & take notes, pg 36 m/c, t/f, pg 37 concept mastery 1-5, answers must be in complete sentences for full credit
9/11 Measuring Lengths Metrically hndt, Measure Boys and Girls by period and construct data table, learning objective , students become familiar with using a meter stick and creating data tables, homework, h12 The Scientific Method, Optical Illusions/ Scientific Measurement, The Metric System
9/12 Lseeon Two:: Scientific Measurment Video, Construct Graph of girls and boys heights by class, Answer questions on graph interpretation hndt, learning objective, students become familiar with and gain experience from graphing data they have collected, homework h 13 pg 38-43 read & take notes, Metric Mania hndt
SAFETY , SCIENTIFIC METHOD & METRIC TEST ON TUESDAY 9/16
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Grade8 Science week 4 1st qrt
9/15 Review for Safety, Scientific Method & Metric Test, Getting Familiar with Metric hdnt,Practice Metric Units of Length hndt, Metric Units and Decimals hndt, Little Millie Metric hndt, The Metric System hndt, learning objective, students become familiar and by practice become proficient with metric system prefixes of centi, milli, and kilo and metric units of measure for length, mass and temperature. homework h 14 study for science test
916 Safety, Scientific Method & Method & Metrics Test, learning objective, students are being assesed with a written test on units covered since the beginning of the year.homework h 15 pg 44-51 read & take notes pg 52 ques 1-4 questions must be answered in complete sentences for full credit
9/17 Abercombie and Metric Lab ,learing objective, students gain experience in combining concepts and procedures from scientific method and measuremnet skills in performing an experiment and write-up of a lab report, homework h 16 Nature of Science Chap1 Work sheet 2-1
9/18 Graduated Cylinder demonstration, Graduated Cylinder Exercises hndt, Using Labatory Measuring Devices/ Measuring Liquid Volume hndt Mr. Z's Graduated Cylinder Worksheet hndt, Mr. Z's Water Displacement Method Wroksheet hndt, learning objective, students become familiar with reading the menicus and interprelating reading on various sizes of graduated cylinders, homework h17 Figuring Volume/ Volume hndt
9/19 Balance Demonstration , Triple Beam Balance Exercise hndt, Using the Balance, Reading the Triple Beam Balance hndt, learning objective students become familiar with operation and care of a triple beam balance, homework, h 18 Mass Measurement Questions, answers must be in complete sentences for full credit
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Grade 8 Science week 5 qrt 1
9/22 Dr. Dads ph3 Two: Buoyancy video or Bill Nye Pressure/Buoyancy video, A Unique Design/My Creative Side hndt, Density/Calculating Density hndt, A Matter of Density hndt, learning objective, students will begin to understand the concept of mass divided by volume is connected to objects floating or sinking in water, homework h19 pg 52-61, read & take notes, m/,c t/f, concept mastery ques 1-6, answers must be written in complete sentences for full credit
9/23 Volume, Mass & Metric Quiz, Density Drill hndt, Finding Densities/Critical Thinking and Application hndt , learning objective, students will become familiar with manipulating the density formula and perfoming calculations using metric units, homework h20 Density Crossword hndt
9/24 Density Demonstration, Classroom Exercise, Density Problems-11 hndt, Density Problems hndt, learning objective, students becoming familiar with more complex density problems by manipulating formulas and using metric units, homework h21 Metric Number Crossword Puzzle hndt
9/25 Volume/Mass Determination Lab, learning objective, students apply techiques of scientific method, measurement and graphing skills with a graduated cylinders, triple beam balances and water as they determine the density of water, homework h 22 finish lab write-up
9/26 Thats Incredible hndt, Dimensional Analysis hndt, English or Metric/Conversion Challenge hndt, learning objective, students utilize algebraic system of canceling unit fractions, becoming familiar with conversion factors and units and practicing with common conversions, homework h 23 Metric Weight Crossword Puzzle hndt.
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Grade 8 Science week 6 qrt 1
TEST ON TUESDAY OCT 7, 2008 on Density, Dimensional Analysis and Metric Conversions
9/29 Scientific Method Lab Activity, complete dimensional analysis work sheets, learning objective, students apply scientific method to written laboratory situations in order to pick out variables, predictions, conclusions and observations, students achieve success in working with chaning units from one system to another. homework h 24 No Homework
9/30 No School Rosh Hashanah holiday
10/1 Review of dimensional analysis, density problems hndt, learning objective students will master changing from one unit system to another by using conversion fractions, students will connect the conecpts of the density of water equals 1gm/cm3 with floating and sinking, homework h 25 Metric Length/Metric Capacity hndt
10/2 Early Dismisal, Teacher Professional Development, Go over the volume determination lab, Density/Comparing Volume, Density, and Weight hndt, learning objective, students will determine techniques useful to successful lab write-ups, students wil combine higher level thinking and density skills with written density problems, homework h 26
10/3 Density Determination Lab, learning objective students will apply the scientific method and dimensional analysis skills to solving a practical problem. homework, h 26 finish lab write-up
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Grade 8 Science week 7 qrt 1
10/6 Review for Density, Metric, Dimensional Analysis Test, study guide hndt, learning objective, students will prepare organize skills and procedure to be able to solve word and number problems. homework h27 study for test on Monday Oct 6, 2008
From this point forward, my school notes can be found on the sms web page .
Go to staff directory and scroll down to my name and click.
The new web site for now will look just like school notes here.
Thank you for your continued interest and support. Mr. Formica
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