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PLEASE TURN IN FINAL PAYMENT FOR THE DC TRIP !!! Welcome to Blue Tide Science ! I hope you are ready to think scientifically and do science! Eighth grade science explores matter and chemistry, the hydrosphere, earth history, and microbiology! You will need a one inch binder and a set of dividers. A few page protectors will be useful. Remember to bring a pen and pencil with you to class! See flashcards below the links for vocabulary help throughout the year! Look forward to a great year! Mr. Morris WEEK 23 Homework packet due Wednesday, Feb. 10 Monday, Feb. 8 Water quality programmed notes from class (get handouts); SAS curriculum water quality virtual stream. Complete charts and graphs in class. Tuesday, Feb. 9 Eutrophication animation; Fish Kill Mystery Wednesday, Feb. 10 Check Packet and conservation activity Thursday, Feb. 11 Water Traveler Activity Friday, Feb. 12 Quiz on water quality terms; Determine water quality in lab groups of water from two sources WEEK 22 HW: Homework packet on water quality from Ch. 2 and Ch. 3 due Feb. 10 (an extension due to snow days) - try to complete as we cover the topic in class ! Do not wait until the last minute. Monday, Feb. 1 SNOW DAY Tuesday, Feb. 2 SNOW DAY (Happy Groundhog's Day) Wednesday, Feb. 3 SNOW DAY Thursday, Feb. 4 Complete Posioned Waters video questions Friday, Feb. 5 Virtual tour of water treatment plants WEEK 21 Homework: Writing response to environmentalists assigned on Thursday (see last Thursday's assignment for the prompts) and due Wed., Jan. 27; Homework packet on water quality from Ch. 2 and Ch. 3 due Feb. 5 - try to complete as we cover the topic in class ! Do not wait until the last minute. Tuesday, Jan. 26 HW packet assigned - due Feb.5; urban and rural drinking/waste water foldable (notes) Wednesday, Jan. 27 Point/Non-point pollution; groundwater demonstration Thursday, Jan. 28 Poisoned Waters video questions Friday, Jan. 29 Read p. 114-123 on freshwater pollution and answer questions on p. 123 #1-3; pollution info. jigsaw WEEK 20 Homework: Quiz on food webs and biological magnification on Friday, Jan. 22; writing response to environmentalists assigned onThursday and due Wed., Jan. 27 Tuesday, Jan. 19 Complete biological magnification; begin Minamata activity of mercury pollution in the food chain Wednesday, Jan. 20 Minamata activity of mercury pollution in the food chain Thursday, Jan. 21 Rachel Carson ppt. and reading in class; Chief Seattle's speech; assign writing responses (Choose one and write a paragraph or two stating your opinion - Due Wed., Jan. 27. Prompts: 1. Why is it important to be a good steward of our planet's ecosystems? or 2. Why do some people have negative perceptions of environmentalists? How can these perceptions be changed?) Friday, Jan. 22 Quiz on food webs and biological magnification; complete environmentalist study with environmental awareness posters WEEK 19 Quiz on Friday - estuaries Monday, Jan. 11 Wetland activity and video; Complete ocean worksheets; Tuesday, Jan. 12 Salt marsh rap and video with questions Wednesday, Jan. 13 Estuary activities and food webs Thursday, Jan 14 Estuary food webs; biological magnification Friday, Jan. 15 Quiz and blue diamond assessment; WEEK 18 HW:Complete Ocean Zones worksheets by Friday. Test on Friday - water properties and motions of the oceans! HAPPY NEW YEAR! Monday, Jan. 4 Review water properties and motions of the oceans; Exploring oceans activity; Draining the Oceans video if time Tuesday, Jan. 5 Ocean bottom worksheet; Ocean technology time line and class worksheet Wednesday, Jan. 6 Ocean Zones - going out - intertidal, neritic, open ocean; going down - surface, transitional, deep; Video clips for the Deep Blue; 200 meters down song; 2 worksheets for homework Thursday, Jan. 7 Review for test; complete concept map; review game if time Friday, Jan. 8 Test (40 questions) water properties and motions of the oceans; EC puzzle
WEEK 17 Bring in $3.00 for pizza party on Friday!! (Homework: Motion of the Ocean packet due Thursday, Dec. 17) Monday, Dec. 14 Tide graphs and handouts; begin currents Tuesday, Dec. 15 Currents - density, surface and upwelling; El Nino and La Nina currents in the Pacific Wednesday and Thursday, Dec 16 and Dec. 17 Remote sensing of the oceans; Gulf Stream Class Reading and questions Friday, Dec. 18 Holiday Science Trivia/ Pizza Party and film. Happy Holidays to all of my students and their families !
WEEK 16 (HOMEWORK: Quiz on water properties and distribution- Tuesday; Complete water activity story -due Wednesday; Motion of the Ocean Packet - due Dec. 17) Monday, Dec. 7 Water Cycle Activity - Create a story of your journey as a water molecule; due Wed. Tuesday, Dec. 8 Quiz on water properties and distribution (study foldables and ppt notes); Clips from our river basin! Wednesday, Dec. 9 Receive Motion of the Ocean packet- due Dec. 17; Waves - wind vs. tsunami Thursday. Dec 10 IMAX field trip to kick off our study of the oceans; (alternate assignment from the textbook - Chapter 5 ocean questions - if you remain behind) Friday, Dec. 11 Waves and tides presentation; tide graphs WEEK 15 (HW:Complete lab sheets and foldables that are not finished in class) Monday, Nov. 30 Go with the flow water demonstrations; complete surface tension, cohesion, adhesion foldables; complete water properties worksheet Tuesday, Dec. 1 Demonstrations on solubility, capillary action, Cartesian diver- buoyancy; complete lab sheets Wednesday, Dec. 2 Water on earth activity; ice clips; (early release) Thursday, Dec. 3 Specific heat of water and sand; create a graph of the data Friday, Dec. 4 Complete Water distribution ppt and foldables WEEK 14 Monday, Nov. 23 Complete and turn in E=mc2 video notes Tuesday, Nov. 24 Water properties foldable notes; surface tension demos! WEEK 13 TRIMESTER EXAMS Homework: Study for exams Monday, Nov. 16 Review for science exam; create a question activity Tuesday, Nov. 17 Science Exam Wednesday, Nov. 18 Water Properties KWL; water molecule polarity - Mickey Mouse Molecule activity; molecule animation Thursday, Nov. 19 Water on Earth activity; video clip - precious water; Water properties video Friday, Nov. 20 Blue Day- Students make up missing work or get a reward for being current; E=mc2 video clip
WEEK 12 Homework: Chemical Reactions Test (Ch. 16) on Thursday; Complete study guide Monday, Nov. 9 Balancing chemical equations; E=mc2 clip; study guide Tuesday, Nov. 10 Test Review with concept map; Go over study guide Wednesday, Nov. 11 Veteran's Day - No school Thursday, Nov. 12 Test on Chemical Reactions Friday, Nov. 13 E=mc2 clip; Begin to Review for Trimester Exam (Nov. 17)
WEEK 11 Homework: Quiz on chemical formulas Wed., balancing equations worksheets that are not completed in class during the week Monday, Nov 2. Review chemical formulas; complete reaction type notes; oxidation handout and wrap up your steel wool lab; begin balancing chemical equations Tuesday, Nov. 3 LAB single and double replacements Wednesday, Nov. 4 Quiz on chemical formulas; balancing equation worksheets Thursday, Nov. 5 Blue Diamond Assessment 2; More balancing equations Friday, Nov. 6 Study guide for chemical reactions; Video clips from E=mc2 WEEK 10 Complete Homework packet and correct test from last week Monday, Oct. 26 Begin Steel Wool Lab observations; Chemical formula activity and worksheet; Carbon video - episode I Tuesday, Oct. 27 Check homework packet; Chemical reactions notes; Carbon video - episodes II and III Wednesday, Oct. 28 Chemical reaction video and handout; Carbon video - episodes IV and V Thursday, Oct. 29 Lab - Decomposition Lab; Conservation of matter Lab demo. (6th period and 7th periods turn in notebooks to be graded) Friday, Oct. 30 Teacher Workday!!
WEEK 9 HW: Study for test, element quizzes; complete chemical reaction packet by Monday, Oct. 26; organize notebooks (esp. 6th and 7th periods) Monday, Oct. 19 Test Review; concept map and key terms; crossword of families Tuesday, Oct. 20 Test - CH 15 Periodic Table (homework packet distributed in class - due Monday); 3rd and 5th period notebooks collected Wednesday, Oct. 21 chemical bonds notes; Quiz 3 on elements and symbols - study flash cards at the bottom of this site (early release day - 11:55 a.m.) Thursday, Oct. 22 writing chemical formulas; worksheet on formulas; Quiz 4 on elements and symbols - use flash cards on this site Friday, Oct. 23 writing chemical formulas - student element bonding game WEEK 8 Next Test - Periodic Table - Oct. 20 Monday, Oct. 12 Metals, Nonmetals, Metalloids (continued from Friday) video clips; two worksheets; all classwork handouts should be complete!! Tuesday, Oct. 13 Periodic Table Families - PPT. - Color coding the table; complete family chart; Homework - crossword puzzle on families Wednesday, Oct. 14 Quiz on elements and symbols; Powerpoint review sheet Thursday, Oct. 15 Drawing Bohr diagrams; review atomic structure PPT; use example sheet and sketch some atoms in class; Homework - periodic puzzler - look for patterns Friday, Oct. 16 Another Quiz on elements and symbols; More Bohr diagrams; 3rd period turn in notebooks for a quiz grade! All other classes have your notebook ready to be turned in soon! WEEK 7 Return Interim Reports, correct tests Monday, Oct. 5 Return tests; reteach matter powerpoint; changing ideas about the atom notes; atomic structure worksheet; video clip parts of the atom Tuesday, Oct. 6 Modeling something you cannot see; Video clips- history of the atom Wednesday, Oct. 7 Meet the elements - 3 handouts to complete in class; element song and elements clips, begin studying 45 elements to know - quizzes next week Thursday, Oct. 8 Using the Periodic Table; two worksheets on finding information on the periodic table; HW: organizing the elements worksheet Friday, Oct. 9 Metals/nonmetals/metalloids worksheets in class!
WEEK 6 Matter Packet Due Wed. Sept. 30 Monday, Sept. 28 Teacher Work Day Tuesday, Sept. 29 Virtual Chemistry Lab; Matter review worksheet in class Wednesday, Sept. 30 Check homework; Blue Diamond Assessment #1 Thursday, October 1 Review for Test on Matter "clicker" game Friday, October 2 Test on Matter Ch. 13.1-13.2, 14.2
WEEK 5 Homework assigned Monday, Sept, 21; Due Sept. 30 Read Ch, 13.1-13.3 and 14.2 - Complete Matter packet Monday, Sept. 21 Review for Test - review game Tuesday, Sept. 22 Test on Science and Safety - see calendar notes Wednesday, Sept. 23 Early Release; Properties of Matter Powerpoint- take notes Thursday, Sept. 24 Matter video clips; matter handouts for class; matter vocabulary Friday, Sept. 25 Chemical and physical changes in matter class demonstrations; worksheet on these changes WEEK 4 First Test on Sept. 22 (see calendar for details) Monday, Sept. 14 Review scientific method and measurement in class; take a quiz on metric conversion; SI worksheet, Homework: read CH1 sections 1 through 3 in your textbook by Wednesday Tuesday, Sept. 15 "Cricket" simulation of scientific method; Review worksheets Wednesday, Sept. 16 -Density demonstrations in class; measurement pre-lab sheet Thursday, Sept. 17, - Density problems and video clip Friday, Sept. 18 - Density lab; turn in for a grade WEEK 3 Monday, Sept. 7 - No school - Labor Day Tuesday, Sept. 8 - Process graphing from lab; measurement (video clip) and significant digits; practice on measurements; get measurement foldable; Homework: scientific method worksheet and measurement worksheet (due Thursday) note: 3rd period is a day behind due to a team meeting today with Mr. Brite. Wednesday, Sept. 9 - Pasta Lab (Due Friday) Thursday, Sept. 10 Measurement and SI units; Measurement worksheet for homework Friday, Sept. 11 Measurement Lab - turn in at end of class! WEEK 2 Monday, August 31 - Complete "Think like a Scientist"; observations - quantitative and qualitative; error worksheet for homework (try!!) Tuesday, Sept. 1 - Scientific method video; handout and worksheet; complete worksheet for homework Wednesday, Sept. 2- Graphing in science - video clip; graphing notes; and graphing activity (bacteria) to finish at home if needed (due WED). Thursday and Friday, Sept. 3,4 - Graphing Module in the Bates Computer Lab; no homework WEEK 1 Homework: Get supplies and return signed forms! Return signed student/parent handbook verification form in the front of the handbook to your homeroom teacher. Tuesday, August 25 - What is Science? Get notebook set up and return signed textbook form. Wednesday, August 26 - Textbook screen cast; Science Lab Safety - safety rules! Get rules signed ; Sponge Bob's experiments; safety quiz Friday Thursday, August 27 - Safety video; worksheet C for homework Friday, August 28 - Safety quiz; "Think like a Scientist" handout
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