COACH TONEY'S 8th GRADE SCIENCE CLASSES  May 12-16, 2008

MONDAY : PACT PREPARATION ACTIVITY---   Draw and summarize the parts of the Sun and the
                       STANDARDS 8.1.1-8.6.8 -Study Preparation                                                     direct impact that the Sun has on the Planet Earth.

TUESDAY;   PACT--- Language Arts

WEDNESDAY;   PACT-- Language Arts

THURSDAY:  PACT--  Mathematics

FRIDAY:      Science Notebook----------  Activities Relating to Stars and Galaxies. PP.149-162.
                                                                Vocabulary, Main IIdeas, Properties of Stars, The Sun's Layers,
                                                                Classifying Stars  SCIENCE TEXTBOOK _---  PP.378-403--
                                                                CHAPTER 13.

IMPORTANT DATES:

PACT TESTING       __________________________  May 12-23, 2008

                                      OBJECTIVES/STANDARDS

8.4.1  Summarize the characteristics and movements of objects in the solar system
          ( including planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and meteors ).

8.4.2  Summarize the characteristics of the surface features of the Sun; photospere,
          corona, sunspots, prominences, and solar flares.

8.4.9  Recall the Sun's position in the universe, the shapes, and composition of galaxies,
          and the distance measurement unit ( light year ) needed to identify star and galaxy
         locations.

                                                           KEY CONCEPTS

Solar System--  planet, moon, asteroid, meteor/meteroid/meteorite

Sun--                 photosphere,corona,sunspots,prominences,solar flares, solar wind,auroras

Movements--   revolution, rotation,day,axis,year,seasons,equinox,elliptical orbit

Moon--             phases of the Moon, eclipses,solar/liunar/eclipses,tides,spring/neap tides,

Gravity--   mass, weight

Galaxies--  elliptical,spiral,irregular,light year

TOOLS--     telescopes,satellites,space probes,spectroscopes